<enum>I</enum><header>Clean energy technology deployment</header> <subtitle id="idA1A3A3C65E104ABC83B6155A09FF570D"><enum>A</enum><header>Clean energy financing</header> <section id="id899E38FDB2414BF1B2046B7AE294B9FD"><enum>101.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this subtitle is to promote the domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies required for the 21st century through the improvement of existing programs and the establishment of a self-sustaining Clean Energy Deployment Administration that will provide for an attractive investment environment through partnership with and support of the private capital market in order to promote access to affordable financing for accelerated and widespread deployment of—</text> <paragraph id="id1D2FA4EE79F9498886E3C3C39C9EEB9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>clean energy technologies;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB81CD425E31246F2846E5801EABD0F7C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>advanced or enabling energy infrastructure technologies;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id863497480FF243A29B773D32A6103F02"><enum>(3)</enum><text>energy efficiency technologies in residential, commercial, and industrial applications, including end-use efficiency in buildings; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC6C3E9942C444E07A829B34DD7613373"><enum>(4)</enum><text>manufacturing technologies for any of the technologies or applications described in this section.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="IDcb23041ecd69471b94a6f64a64c011df"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text> <paragraph id="IDd8cbc415213c42e688b7510fde0f0e57"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The term <term>Administration</term> means the Clean Energy Deployment Administration established by section 105.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID23ef37ba5deb42ebad881e432643d901"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Administration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID909fe500c7624acfb68fd7cf0969e877"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Advisory Council</header><text>The term <term>Advisory Council</term> means the Energy Technology Advisory Council of the Administration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9b438366db8e40db8b48e61806ff29bf"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Breakthrough technology</header><text>The term <term>breakthrough technology</term> means a clean energy technology that—</text> <subparagraph id="id675F7253D91344F6AF7D606FC19FA472"><enum>(A)</enum><text>presents a significant opportunity to advance the goals developed under section 104, as assessed under the methodology established by the Advisory Council; but</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7D2DB42E7F05455088A602BD26A7BF5D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has generally not been considered a commercially ready technology as a result of high perceived technology risk or other similar factors.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8de804a36f914f53bed9d07b98ce69a8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Clean energy technology</header><text>The term <term>clean energy technology</term> means a technology related to the production, use, transmission, storage, control, or conservation of energy that will—</text> <subparagraph id="IDadb99c4733ad452cbecef4a6183e3d71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduce the need for additional energy supplies by using existing energy supplies with greater efficiency or by transmitting, distributing, or transporting energy with greater effectiveness through the infrastructure of the United States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2521960ad9204f739d2083192e882526"><enum>(B)</enum><text>diversify the sources of energy supply of the United States to strengthen energy security and to increase supplies with a favorable balance of environmental effects if the entire technology system is considered; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E84CAEACFFE4F89B6FC6781F09C7D34"><enum>(C)</enum><text>contribute to a stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations through reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of energy-related emissions.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID55de337da8e24413a5717c805eb6f987"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Cost</header><text>The term <term>cost</term> has the meaning given the term in section 502 of the <act-name parsable-cite="FCRA90">Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990</act-name> (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd1c1d69b8eea433bada74fd139e46858"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Direct loan</header><text>The term <term>direct loan</term> has the meaning given the term in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idDB98C402ABF4418082AA7C54E57A0354"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Fund</header><text>The term <term>Fund</term> means the Clean Energy Investment Fund established by section 103(a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2dedcaf34f5d44f5a848fc90f8b635aa"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Loan guarantee</header><text>The term <term>loan guarantee</term> has the meaning given the term in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE4FCA745EEC0489C97DAB9963A0A676F"><enum>(10)</enum><header>National Laboratory</header><text>The term <term>National Laboratory</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd9acdca1d26644c09dd5da1a9a8be2e5"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDba14588699484bdba5ca723cdb9ef864"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Security</header><text>The term <term>security</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID914346B62C5D497EA7E427F09091F8FA"><enum>(13)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id7D4487FFAF5C4286BD7AC09C1865B6C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43F1B6B49F0E466C9C522FD1F0A8FAB6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of Columbia;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2DC9AD6A8D254B6987809AD967601384"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4912258B462B4AAD8DC29F5610699D3D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other territory or possession of the United States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID221a8bec31964a26aa78b0b0cc2b16a7"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Technology risk</header><text>The term <term>technology risk</term> means the risks during construction or operation associated with the design, development, and deployment of clean energy technologies (including the cost, schedule, performance, reliability and maintenance, and accounting for the perceived risk), from the perspective of commercial lenders, that may be increased as a result of the absence of adequate historical construction, operating, or performance data from commercial applications of the technology.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="IDb9e24413fc784b48aaf8db8751281139"><enum>103.</enum><header>Improvements to existing programs</header> <subsection id="ID11f3f841c782467e84c51988ba91147c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Clean Energy Investment Fund</header> <paragraph id="ID3b2979f2d9ac4306b704b315785042e2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund, to be known as the <quote>Clean Energy Investment Fund</quote>, consisting of—</text> <subparagraph id="id7ECFFB606D5046FA89B8CD65CE6304FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such amounts as have been appropriated for administrative expenses to carry out title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE17B38836F734B43929BE9B2478668A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such amounts as are deposited in the Fund under this subtitle and amendments made by this subtitle; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0DA423E25325453F9968A7BE5489C6C1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such sums as may be appropriated to supplement the Fund.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8e0f4082a27d4726b67e43a38aefef86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expenditures from Fund</header> <subparagraph id="id3970D7D985EA4AACBFEFBC91A747DC6C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 1705(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16516(e)), amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary for obligation without fiscal year limitation, to remain available until expended.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9724CABDFFA844AE9AEFD47A75CBECA6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header> <clause id="IDd27d572a1bee4cf6aa736c92423aad04"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>Fees collected for administrative expenses shall be available without limitation to cover applicable expenses.</text> </clause><clause id="IDe8b9d8e3ba364777b334b3c461d322d1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Fund</header><text>To the extent that administrative expenses are not reimbursed through fees, an amount not to exceed 1.5 percent of the amounts in the Fund as of the beginning of each fiscal year shall be available to pay the administrative expenses for the fiscal year necessary to carry out title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID990781DF86FA4B5A8ADACB8C3C4C49B3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transfers of amounts</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="IDEA15210E59234B4AB0176880E4E2B3F6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under this subsection shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Fund on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4937f050a6b74afbb054572460cf8f9c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cash flows</header><text>Cash flows associated with costs of the Fund described in section 502(5)(B) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)(B)) shall be transferred to appropriate credit accounts.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF3824F211E742E7A61FAAF06623B01E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Adjustments</header><text>Proper adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be transferred.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb485bb50ca264e2d8e3d53d6e24b4256"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revisions to loan guarantee program authority</header> <paragraph id="IDdc06a34387d44c1b9a9a64a369e27826"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of commercial technology</header><text>Section 1701(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7AA7D472A654E018775D4F7315B0D9A" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="ID6478a5da7f244df180faf95d7decc9e8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The term <term>commercial technology</term> does not include a technology if the sole use of the technology is in connection with—</text> <clause id="ID4bd20c086c894fe1a912c6a2f6d27319"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a demonstration project; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID1d6081acbd764c87807f7f1b02f1d65d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a project for which the Secretary approved a loan guarantee.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5c2e6ed7dac845dcbc486d777a346b64"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific appropriation or contribution</header><text>Section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDBC5250E85EA410E85C79A552E3229AE" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID82d69907f4764ff0a189300d59b057e4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specific appropriation or contribution</header> <paragraph id="ID9d72c55c0088402b8263d45f316b9518"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No guarantee shall be made unless sufficient amounts to account for the cost are available—</text> <subparagraph id="ID7e268c33d9cc4a97beebf633dd2b0f7e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in unobligated balances within the Clean Energy Investment Fund established under section 103(a) of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID80f4c5d54bc143a78fff5582e37488c5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as a payment from the borrower and the payment is deposited in the Clean Energy Investment Fund; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4C4EA7B3ADB54B729117D419EBA84B60"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in any combination of balances and payments described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9263416fdd434cc1a02e538ca17fba65"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The source of payments received from a borrower under paragraph (1)(B) shall not be a loan or other debt obligation that is made or guaranteed by the Federal Government.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID236dfdc010c44accb815795d9788597e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relation to other laws</header><text>Section 504(b) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661c(b)) shall not apply to a loan or loan guarantee under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9a9b8ffb3d98461bbfc8d4e752a24baa"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Subrogation</header><text>Section 1702(g)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512(g)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE47ABFDD1ABB43D8AD6EFAFA97E04AF1" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="IDd619594c4e5d414490adfe9ae016242f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Superiority of rights</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the rights of the Secretary, with respect to any property acquired pursuant to a guarantee or related agreements, shall be superior to the rights of any other person with respect to the property.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50E49EE5A2CE4D23B85C530379AB8C21"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><text>A guarantee agreement shall include such detailed terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to—</text> <clause id="id4A17012821C64DE69158DE5C514EE603"><enum>(i)</enum><text>protect the interests of the United States in the case of default;</text> </clause><clause id="id95ADC861AFA84D4F8155F2C788FE518D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have available all the patents and technology necessary for any person selected, including the Secretary, to complete and operate the project;</text> </clause><clause id="id74AC921AC10E4D439ADDB488E7EEF0E0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide for sharing the proceeds received from the sale of project assets with other creditors or control the disposition of project assets if necessary to protect the interests of the United States in the case of default; and</text> </clause><clause id="id6E08D1D2DBDD491AB82635036289F35D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide such lien priority in project assets as necessary to protect the interests of the United States in the case of a default.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDdf563261e47743359219876ae7673249"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>Section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512(h)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA184DE19D14048E0A74FF6CB8589D6DC" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDd54bd9241ba14d1daf21f8bc8bc86154"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Fees collected under this subsection shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID7a73d17e26124e59b5bfbfd1877dface"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be deposited by the Secretary in the Clean Energy Investment Fund established under section 103(a) of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID113a14acd6d84ee29984ffa116dc5737"><enum>(B)</enum><text>remain available to the Secretary for expenditure, without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, for administrative expenses incurred in carrying out this title.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5e1277f892d84daa81cf4595d1372d48"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text>The Secretary may adjust the amount or manner of collection of fees under this title as the Secretary determines is necessary to promote, to the maximum extent practicable, eligible projects under this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa77692aed0814006afa328ad442c8ea1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Excess fees</header><text>Of the amount of a fee imposed on an applicant at the conditional commitment stage, 75 percent of the amount shall be refundable to the applicant if there is no financial close on the application, unless the Secretary determines that the administrative costs of the Department have exceeded the amount retained.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2fb6200b1ea640959d9399852c5d2ebf"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Credit report</header><text>If, in the opinion of the Secretary, the credit rating of an applicant is not relevant to the determination of whether or not support will be provided and the applicant agrees to accept the credit rating assigned to the applicant by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive any requirement to provide a third-party credit report.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6e0f744bf1704caeab8277781c344bd7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Processing</header><text>Section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ADBB9020C194C059BFEB22565DFC6CD" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDa6604ec7611f4a089aeba5247d576c91"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Accelerated reviews</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with sound business practices, the Secretary shall seek to conduct necessary reviews concurrently of an application for a loan guarantee under this title such that decisions as to whether to enter into a commitment on the application can be issued not later than 180 days after the date of submission of a completed application.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDf03c2bc1ae6b4e2dbaf55980fd0fe8a8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Wage rates</header><text>Section 1705(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16516(c)) is amended by striking <quote>support under this section</quote> and inserting <quote>support under this title</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID8065165940d14351bf4926d777c7d6fc"><enum>104.</enum><header>Energy technology deployment goals</header> <subsection id="ID0c9230469da741d7ab77e94e9a02d592"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, after consultation with the Advisory Council, shall develop and publish for review and comment in the Federal Register near-, medium-, and long-term goals (including numerical performance targets at appropriate intervals to measure progress toward those goals) for the deployment of clean energy technologies through the credit support programs established by this subtitle (including an amendment made by this subtitle) to promote—</text> <paragraph id="IDb57a0a15c4914e9ea4be409efcfbf925"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sufficient electric generating capacity using clean energy technologies to meet the energy needs of the United States;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa858b86e58294b4e843be83d0ab43e6c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>clean energy technologies in vehicles and fuels that will substantially reduce the reliance of the United States on foreign sources of energy and insulate consumers from the volatility of world energy markets;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6c97a788504c4054abeb3dfe8bec96e3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a domestic commercialization and manufacturing capacity that will establish the United States as a world leader in clean energy technologies across multiple sectors;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID53c221756fd84661847b1c8c45ef8dbc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>installation of sufficient infrastructure to allow for the cost-effective deployment of clean energy technologies appropriate to each region of the United States;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc601b059a0e74b38820d22428b789d42"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the transformation of the building stock of the United States to zero net energy consumption;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2887797455844d7a9ac57ec0b8bed70a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the recovery, use, and prevention of waste energy;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID25c7dc10d4cd48ad849d224a7383734b"><enum>(7)</enum><text>domestic manufacturing of clean energy technologies on a scale that is sufficient to achieve price parity with conventional energy sources;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1eed3464cc7347f5ac7bf3f15a1ff453"><enum>(8)</enum><text>domestic production of commodities and materials (such as steel, chemicals, polymers, and cement) using clean energy technologies so that the United States will become a world leader in environmentally sustainable production of the commodities and materials;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb7426bd4aee24e5abe3cc44de3bbbcea"><enum>(9)</enum><text>a robust, efficient, and interactive electricity transmission grid that will allow for the incorporation of clean energy technologies, distributed generation, smart grid functions, and demand-response in each regional electric grid;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC9D8122560AE4DADBE896D18511996DF"><enum>(10)</enum><text>sufficient availability of financial products to allow owners and users of residential, retail, commercial, and industrial buildings to make energy efficiency and distributed generation technology investments with reasonable payback periods; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID843855a4ed304381bf41884e6818bff3"><enum>(11)</enum><text>such other goals as the Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Council, determines to be consistent with the purposes of this subtitle.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe3efbd6e17fe4c2795dbc2f693d06d3d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revisions</header><text>The Secretary shall revise the goals established under subsection (a), from time to time as appropriate, to account for advances in technology and changes in energy policy.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID0ab255900da24f50aa33b64e6e09049d"><enum>105.</enum><header>Clean Energy Deployment Administration</header> <subsection id="idE285350F754F44CA80D97CA40CE2A618"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header> <paragraph id="id7C9E69DE89A74F9D968937D38A456EB6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established in the Department of Energy an administration to be known as the Clean Energy Deployment Administration, under the direction of the Administrator and the Board of Directors.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1BD0FC04E6BE413F9FA93CF2D02A776D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Status</header> <subparagraph id="id2A03B391E0E54538831485F7CE9A2DC3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administration (including officers, employees, and agents of the Administration) shall not be responsible to, or subject to the authority, direction, or control of, any other officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Energy other than the Secretary, acting through the Administrator.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8CF864798D034305A292009EB4EEFC6B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exemption from reorganization</header><text>The Administration shall be exempt from the reorganization authority provided under section 643 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7253).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfc9ba325e744417388619a3c7792e85d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Inspector general</header><text>Section 12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—</text> <clause id="ID5c0b660acf4b4422975bc9ae83c9ff32"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>the Administrator of the Clean Energy Deployment Administration;</quote> after <quote>Export-Import Bank;</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID2668ca6276ba4b72a0edb54017478b51"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>the Clean Energy Deployment Administration,</quote> after <quote>Export-Import Bank,</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6D4A132C98974EE3840B419B963EB574"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Offices</header> <subparagraph id="idF9DA3DE5897444C88BC1255DB4C3D72A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Principal office</header><text>The Administration shall—</text> <clause id="id9FEBD481891949E0BD4B11A0020692A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>maintain the principal office of the Administration in the District of Columbia; and</text> </clause><clause id="id8B6F34B72FFA47F59DA8CABF46B016AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for purposes of venue in civil actions, be considered to be a resident of the District of Columbia.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF3595124BFAD405488F88BDC8465864F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other offices</header><text>The Administration may establish other offices in such other places as the Administration considers necessary or appropriate for the conduct of the business of the Administration.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbc6330542fae41e5aee724a1f9f4ddda"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrator</header> <paragraph id="ID72bcef639b09454b871f980e74badc11"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="id13F88E3CDCB9479090F9B4976DA24922"><enum>(A)</enum><text>appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a 5-year term; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56949271728E47CB8261C9FC54F3452F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>compensated at the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID71e2c15ee46445a98e4c8421c8989d71"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Administrator shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID21b5c38f1bad4a63b47f7addef2223ed"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Administration and Chairman of the Board;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0fb8e050bb4c4a3bb9482c81c69ecd23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that—</text> <clause id="ID2ca08f0bbb55456e8a291a83a82a13fb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Administration operates in a safe and sound manner, including maintenance of adequate capital and internal controls (consistent with section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7262));</text> </clause><clause id="ID4a9d04c2f1a4450fb4257cbc534b38d6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the operations and activities of the Administration foster liquid, efficient, competitive, and resilient energy and energy efficiency finance markets;</text> </clause><clause id="ID0fb3a1715446425a8c8ea794132468fb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Administration carries out the purposes of this subtitle only through activities that are authorized under and consistent with this subtitle; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID9412d1e09dbf422284d761032dd3ee88"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the activities of the Administration and the manner in which the Administration is operated are consistent with the public interest;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7a8c7dce819548d3ba5a773e72729a4f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop policies and procedures for the Administration that will—</text> <clause id="ID5174849d319b4f2988f09d1c37aeb0a3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>promote a self-sustaining portfolio of investments that will maximize the value of investments to effectively promote clean energy technologies;</text> </clause><clause id="IDcf1a8589fd8c4fe49577f6b6e0f937ca"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promote transparency and openness in Administration operations;</text> </clause><clause id="ID255d7055c66748b190097834b838cf46"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>afford the Administration with sufficient flexibility to meet the purposes of this subtitle;</text> </clause><clause id="IDd62cdf5fcaf74e0ea1dff4925b6648da"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide for the efficient processing of applications;</text> </clause><clause id="ID80172b2804cc464688b880e10d1d1cb7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>promote, consistent with the purposes of this Act, the participation of private financial institutions and other sources of private capital, on commercially reasonable terms, if and to the extent the capital is available; and</text> </clause><clause id="id41826D7A652A4F3E8B44E720CC507E3B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>promote the availability of financial products to small business through working with entities that have appropriate expertise extending credit or other relevant financial services to small companies developing clean energy technologies; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1f3246df59f14abbb104d81622020c58"><enum>(D)</enum><text>with the concurrence of the Board, set expected loss reserves for the support provided by the Administration consistent with section 106(a)(1)(C).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa7f045955c1748309425d081802309fe"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Board of Directors</header> <paragraph id="ID2e31fd7551944930b39b0bb4d7713c97"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board of Directors of the Administration shall consist of—</text> <subparagraph id="ID306d76ff581b407889ab94592804f8f5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary or the designee of the Secretary, who shall serve as an ex-officio voting member of the Board of Directors;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF208195160DA49F38497152B8C7FBDDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Administrator, who shall serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb7192ffecb0245549db3b138289fb2ef"><enum>(C)</enum><text>7 additional members who shall—</text> <clause id="ID1f5901ed7b5a403abff25b4c1f8d0695"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for staggered 5-year terms; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDbdad654d95b946269fb84b1a0b880390"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have experience in banking or financial services relevant to the operations of the Administration, including individuals with substantial experience in the development of energy projects, the electricity generation sector, the transportation sector, the manufacturing sector, and the energy efficiency sector.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID223f34fb50814382b404efa37852dc56"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Board of Directors shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID708fc799cd484bda81340f4e7527075d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>oversee the operations of the Administration and ensure industry best practices are followed in all financial transactions involving the Administration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa4758c495a064fc19bbf86878f421651"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consult with the Administrator on the general policies and procedures of the Administration to ensure the interests of the taxpayers are protected;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfa5c4e88a00c41e69dab7f54221b2df0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure the portfolio of investments are consistent with purposes of this subtitle and with the long-term financial stability of the Administration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBE2C11347DE54FEC89F6A49057FCE3E5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensure that the operations and activities of the Administration are consistent with the development of a robust private sector that can provide commercial loans or financing products; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1be3212940f843a7974d556980152f55"><enum>(E)</enum><text>not serve on a full-time basis, except that the Board of Directors shall meet at least quarterly to review, as appropriate, applications for credit support and set policies and procedures as necessary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4bdde22317d44f05b96e12e46ccce547"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>An appointed member of the Board of Directors may be removed from office by the President for good cause.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID660fc8d1cc2f4a10abc6a998c6aefced"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>An appointed seat on the Board of Directors that becomes vacant shall be filled by appointment by the President, but only for the unexpired portion of the term of the vacating member.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbfb814458ecd431d876f98040ee1d023"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Compensation of members</header><text>An appointed member of the Board of Directors shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Board of Directors.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID78b534bb23fe49b9bd491bad683e8a45"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Energy Technology Advisory Council</header> <paragraph id="id562F88055F064C2DA18D8D947F8CA6D7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administration shall have an Energy Technology Advisory Council consisting of—</text> <subparagraph id="id6A9041C676534C088CA49277D36EF8F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>5 members selected by the Secretary; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE05FAD6BC8848398AEACAA13C46B1E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>3 members selected by the Board of Directors of the Administration.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7C85D24A70DE471DBA201966EEF226E1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The members of the Advisory Council shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id6416EB1D8DAD4211BC30DF9C9ADE3405"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have relevant scientific expertise; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1C25116A2F014561A8C124A0EA510B53"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of the members selected by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A), include representatives of—</text> <clause id="id50C98741E3DC4233A65095BC444DBB13"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the academic community;</text> </clause><clause id="idE3756E0AC89E430C90B3AFAC665E093E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the private research community;</text> </clause><clause id="id692F67CE38C043A88DF5B835872D5687"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>National Laboratories;</text> </clause><clause id="idF39B4408276842C1AB6DF5764FF06EE2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the technology or project development community; and</text> </clause><clause id="id0C2E426A392F4D14A217E1CB99A9A8BF"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the commercial energy financing and operations sector.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID90fad34ada324f9aae859d39602b47f1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Advisory Council shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID620583dbb6c34ef38d09957a614c30bf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop and publish for comment in the Federal Register a methodology for assessment of clean energy technologies that will allow the Administration to evaluate projects based on the progress likely to be achieved per-dollar invested in maximizing the attributes of the definition of clean energy technology, taking into account the extent to which support for a clean energy technology is likely to accrue subsequent benefits that are attributable to a commercial scale deployment taking place earlier than that which otherwise would have occurred without the support; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD6795E90D44746798F0D8A17D50D702B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advise on the technological approaches that should be supported by the Administration to meet the technology deployment goals established by the Secretary pursuant to section 104.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa846ac2f6f274b358a6d6db3e3e0fbd9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Term</header> <subparagraph id="idDE7F6EC5A60D4D6E8E6F61FCCFF6B603"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Members of the Advisory Council shall have 5-year staggered terms, as determined by the Secretary and the Administrator.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4CE2D2B012B64F26A8C79180F49218D7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reappointment</header><text>A member of the Advisory Council may be reappointed.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDad70dd93c8da4067a9a941ae6801341a"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>A member of the Advisory Council, who is not otherwise compensated as a Federal employee, shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Advisory Council.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id576A71E6961A479D81CB670A85457382"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Staff</header> <paragraph id="id343C53F1B163422097923AE635B34911"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator, in consultation with the Board of Directors, may—</text> <subparagraph id="idC0CCF6FD4D214541915C292944BA4208"><enum>(A)</enum><text>appoint and terminate such officers, attorneys, employees, and agents as are necessary to carry out this subtitle; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD947E95F2CA24A1E93B0849F521B6BDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>vest those personnel with such powers and duties as the Administrator may determine.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id52401D0454D64039922293C157DFC074"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Direct hire authority</header> <subparagraph id="IDf571cba55d8f4163bc12f70d175caa6c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 3304 and sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States Code, the Administrator may, on a determination that there is a severe shortage of candidates or a critical hiring need for particular positions, recruit and directly appoint highly qualified critical personnel with specialized knowledge important to the function of the Administration into the competitive service.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc4ff5285e2af45859ac33d130bb6ef66"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The authority granted under subparagraph (A) shall not apply to positions in the excepted service or the Senior Executive Service.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID00eb39b474304a138046992d7a3da7ee"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In exercising the authority granted under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall ensure that any action taken by the Administrator—</text> <clause id="ID771ca1a3b7e549c0914c27f20e5f2f08"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is consistent with the merit principles of section 2301 of title 5, United States Code; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDe7d33802ad38488e90c6d0311b905485"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>complies with the public notice requirements of section 3327 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe458521e33f64fba96519295d16f3760"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Termination of effectiveness</header><text>The authority provided by this paragraph terminates effective on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2ed80aa253fb437e984829dea36e3eb9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Critical pay authority</header> <subparagraph id="ID526ea3d1cba14a3283a280fe76e9cd37"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 5377 of title 5, United States Code, and without regard to the provisions of that title governing appointments in the competitive service or the Senior Executive Service and chapters 51 and 53 of that title (relating to classification and pay rates), the Administrator may establish, fix the compensation of, and appoint individuals to critical positions needed to carry out the functions of the Administration, if the Administrator certifies that—</text> <clause id="ID30e163e5bd29410b911f908d106f7160"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the positions require expertise of an extremely high level in a financial, technical, or scientific field;</text> </clause><clause id="IDcc335b91c2ff4495967d4613b0640f4c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Administration would not successfully accomplish an important mission without such an individual; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID617302b4f209415bacae3069e34b57f2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>exercise of the authority is necessary to recruit an individual who is exceptionally well qualified for the position.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID16b9cda8a8d041229007816a08186990"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The authority granted under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to the following conditions:</text> <clause id="IDc9ca523c407a4d42b3e330070d089bca"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The number of critical positions authorized by subparagraph (A) may not exceed 20 at any 1 time in the Administration.</text> </clause><clause id="ID08064fc7fefc4f5f9cf93fee0233f1f6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The term of an appointment under subparagraph (A) may not exceed 4 years.</text> </clause><clause id="ID6c6f08dbc7ea490ba72645d871a6932b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>An individual appointed under subparagraph (A) may not have been an Administration employee at any time during the 2-year period preceding the date of appointment.</text> </clause><clause id="ID4b05bc998dfd4426919133cf1dfa5d19"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Total annual compensation for any individual appointed under subparagraph (A) may not exceed the highest total annual compensation payable at the rate determined under section 104 of title 3, United States Code.</text> </clause><clause id="ID2dc0501e30b04de586470ddcce1be96b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>An individual appointed under subparagraph (A) may not be considered to be an employee for purposes of subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a13749a57a74bccb2efad9ffd650ea7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Each year, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a notification that lists each individual appointed under this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID16b3809acd1644bc9f0f9ccf7320f927"><enum>106.</enum><header>Administration functions</header> <subsection id="IDdc19c0cb5da447ca9eec415cfa582259"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Operational units</header> <paragraph id="ID827a083f56d14edaa8a97df20dcfa942"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Direct support</header> <subparagraph id="ID3f0c11fbaed84510901b8782199c6f97"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administration may issue direct loans, letters of credit, loan guarantees, insurance products, or such other credit enhancements (including through participation as a co-lender or a lending member of a syndication) as the Administrator considers appropriate to deploy clean energy technologies if the Administrator has determined that deployment of the technologies would benefit or be accelerated by the support.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe0bc851eecda4eedb513151a9ccf1e58"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility criteria</header><text>In carrying out this paragraph and awarding credit support to projects, the Administrator shall account for—</text> <clause id="ID24fe663a992c4496b7eb5d12d0ea99fa"><enum>(i)</enum><text>how the technology rates based on an evaluation methodology established by the Advisory Council;</text> </clause><clause id="ID839577ab6fa242cf9d1fc3e1b17e7f45"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how the project fits with the goals established under section 104; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID75f6f57df62249f4af46f754dd29d7ff"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the potential for the applicant to successfully complete the project.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID736a763fddb04b1aab7812e8b9630699"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Risk</header> <clause id="ID6d56042e14e249aeb070b814e3c11271"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Expected loan loss reserve</header><text>The Administrator shall establish an expected loan loss reserve to account for estimated losses attributable to activities under this section that is consistent with the purposes of—</text> <subclause id="ID023662c65ace43bf86026d42d91ac22c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>developing breakthrough technologies to the point at which technology risk is largely mitigated;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id569570691A654089874FD37096AD5328"><enum>(II)</enum><text>achieving widespread deployment and advancing the commercial viability of clean energy technologies; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDdecdf9c1d03045e680b7d4f6dd12e985"><enum>(III)</enum><text>advancing the goals established under section 104.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID41f5f6df37044c38b5b3b7549326f431"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Initial expected loan loss reserve</header><text>Until such time as the Administrator determines sufficient data exist to establish an expected loan loss reserve that is appropriate, the Administrator shall consider establishing an initial rate of 10 percent for the portfolio of investments under this subtitle.</text> </clause><clause id="id403F89F6E2DE40C2B873A34BA7BCF62F"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Portfolio investment approach</header><text>The Administration shall—</text> <subclause id="IDaf54596aef6f49b4b134655b5e51084b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>use a portfolio investment approach to mitigate risk and diversify investments across technologies;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID11e61c8cf21940df8396594b477c24f2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with long-term self-sufficiency, weigh the portfolio of investments in projects to advance the goals established under section 104; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idF3F74532A65749E3B277DBBFBF4711F8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>consistent with the expected loan loss reserve established under this subparagraph, the purposes of this subtitle, and section 105(b)(2)(B), provide the maximum practicable percentage of support to promote breakthrough technologies.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID52844e7dbdf64d76b86ecf46789ccf9d"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Loss rate review</header> <subclause id="ID5d20a2eac9a447d0a309c6c220d9e5ea"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board of Directors shall review on an annual basis the loss rates of the portfolio to determine the adequacy of the reserves.</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID9328b099762d4ad78be88fa22d5eb70d"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the initiation of the review, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the review and any recommended policy changes.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9709397BCAC74F42A9135F599E6AC80D"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Application review</header> <clause id="idC4C9CC5678834262A4B64E9A3D82C9D5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with sound business practices, the Administration shall seek to consolidate reviews of applications for credit support under this subtitle such that final decisions on applications can generally be issued not later than 180 days after the date of submission of a completed application.</text> </clause><clause id="id2C5F14B627FB4D33817ABEBCF1BEA155"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Environmental review</header><text>In carrying out this subtitle, the Administration shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text> <subclause id="id93C47FBC91E6489AB3EC82FEB93F7FA3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>avoid duplicating efforts that have already been undertaken by other agencies (including State agencies acting under Federal programs); and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id072940EFC43442A2B27D91561B8A43E2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>with the advice of the Council on Environmental Quality and any other applicable agencies, use the administrative records of similar reviews conducted throughout the executive branch to develop the most expeditious review process practicable.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID62eb7af61f1946b9ac912f0cf43b1fbf"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Wage rate requirements</header> <clause id="idC66BDB903644409DAE8071C2F572AE7D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No credit support shall be issued under this section unless the borrower has provided to the Administrator reasonable assurances that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors in the performance of construction work financed in whole or in part by the Administration will be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a character similar to the contract work in the civil subdivision of the State in which the contract work is to be performed as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of part A of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code.</text> </clause><clause id="id6D242905774E4D4980AE4C63E5E9CF6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Labor standards</header><text>With respect to the labor standards specified in this section, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcd35c5eccc974cef9c10095ed65ac454"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indirect support</header> <subparagraph id="ID1e3fa7f028df4054818ba6006876f453"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administration shall work to develop financial products and arrangements to both promote the widespread deployment of, and mobilize private sector support of credit and investment institutions for, clean energy technologies by facilitating aggregation of small projects and by providing indirect credit support, including credit enhancement.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID478589c0a325449dad147a586d994b48"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Financial products</header><text>The Administration—</text> <clause id="id13647B0BBBEE4FA496C3C250580A916C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in cooperation with Federal, State, local, and private sector entities, shall develop debt instruments that provide for the aggregation of, or directly aggregate, projects for clean energy technology deployments on a scale appropriate for residential or commercial applications; and</text> </clause><clause id="idF147B484B01B4AAB978F9101ED4700B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may insure, purchase, and make commitments to purchase, any debt instrument associated with the deployment of clean energy technologies (including instruments secured by liens or other collateral related to the funding of clean energy technology) for the purposes of enhancing the availability of private financing for clean energy technology deployments.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID680e421ca76b4c9e986e721075e42106"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Disposition of debt or interest</header><text>The Administration may acquire, hold, and sell or otherwise dispose of, pursuant to commitments or otherwise, any debt associated with the deployment of clean energy technologies or interest in the debt.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID438714d3273b4b9a8ee97deede3875c8"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Pricing</header> <clause id="ID353cd2740a324bc6aba5a6ce60642f66"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator may establish requirements, and impose charges or fees, which may be regarded as elements of pricing, for different classes of sellers, servicers, or services.</text> </clause><clause id="IDaded226d7e134c458ed951f3872c8356"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Classification of sellers and servicers</header><text>For the purpose of clause (i), the Administrator may classify sellers and servicers as necessary to promote transparency and liquidity and properly characterize the risk of default.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID69b26782d7cf47658ec457f50578def1"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>The Administrator shall establish—</text> <clause id="id34AC1ED1923B4D4E83916236CAD21369"><enum>(i)</enum><text>eligibility criteria for loan originators, sellers, and servicers seeking support for portfolios of financial obligations relating to clean energy technologies so as to ensure the capability of the loan originators, sellers, and servicers to perform the functions required to maintain the expected performance of the portfolios; and</text> </clause><clause id="idDDC86B579DB448F585196BFA7BC1039D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such criteria, standards, guidelines, and mechanisms such that, to the maximum extent practicable, loan originators and sellers will be able to determine the eligibility of loans for resale at the time of initial lending.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID512cd35a927f4007a805e273620fb454"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Secondary market support</header> <clause id="ID8d113f4308104393b9385fb3278015ae"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administration may lend on the security of, and make commitments to lend on the security of, any debt that the Administration has issued or is authorized to purchase under this section.</text> </clause><clause id="IDd4a811b1fd3a4f0f81e7ad3525db9502"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Authorized actions</header><text>On such terms and conditions as the Administrator may prescribe, the Administration may, based on the debt and with the concurrence of the Board of Directors—</text> <subclause id="IDffe3333f4eef41508227aab6b9a958c6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>give security or guarantee;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDbfe2b5b0e803411c8e5b1b049b978536"><enum>(II)</enum><text>pay interest or other return; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDbc7b2994500d4d35a5eb2a99fc489a34"><enum>(III)</enum><text>issue notes, debentures, bonds, or other obligations or securities.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe44f1d91a7a447dfbb95032158c604d6"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Lending activities</header> <clause id="ID1d965ed1224c4afabacc35c1d5cd9587"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall determine—</text> <subclause id="ID7c9d725ecb324060a95ed3c7ae4b60d8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the volume of the lending activities of the Administration; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDe8feb254fa784c8188596eeb2af1d48e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the types of loan ratios, risk profiles, interest rates, maturities, and charges or fees in the secondary market operations of the Administration.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID80647cf1055e4dd8b3e8b56450f5aab1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>Determinations under clause (i) shall be consistent with the objectives of—</text> <subclause id="ID7a4ba8cd1d8c4597897d4d7efda8b1b9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>providing an attractive investment environment for clean energy technologies;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID05f4498f8d994fca9ea5b9c3baf48bfa"><enum>(II)</enum><text>making the operations of the Administration self-supporting over the long term; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID7c45d6bc326d4351b0d528842a6a500e"><enum>(III)</enum><text>advancing the goals established under section 104.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID49748c15d62946c0a7110ea3983602a5"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Exempt securities</header><text>All securities issued or guaranteed by the Administration shall, to the same extent as securities that are direct obligations of or obligations guaranteed as to principal or interest by the United States, be considered to be exempt securities within the meaning of the laws administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc3cfa1df541d48d494c45505b4de639e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other authorized programs</header> <paragraph id="ID7a02d75a11c74f1a86df5e1f30279ca4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may delegate to the Administration the provision of financial services and program management for grant, loan, and other credit enhancement programs authorized under any other provision of law.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7909701a51ad44378748f84721643fd7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In administering any other program delegated by the Secretary, the Administration shall, to the maximum extent practicable (as determined by the Administrator)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDe47e00b8abb144f2856147c828c6c115"><enum>(A)</enum><text>administer the program in a manner that is consistent with the terms and conditions of this subtitle; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDca8c53fc4935496aaffa5c6e18b5ba0d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>minimize the administrative costs to the Federal Government.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDbd9a009eaae4480f80ae1a2c9ec8f601"><enum>107.</enum><header>Federal Credit Authority</header> <subsection id="ID61616b3db9f24964b9f2a482efb124e2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer of functions and authority</header> <paragraph id="ID49e83330f6f8401dabafcfcd2d13b2f9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), on a finding by the Secretary and the Administrator that the Administration is sufficiently ready to assume the functions and that applicants to those programs will not be unduly adversely affected but in no case later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, all of the functions and authority of the Secretary under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.) and authorities established by this subtitle shall be transferred to the Administration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id94E23409A44E4E1087399C68F0F047A1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to transfer functions</header><text>If the functions and authorities are not transferred to the Administration in accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the reasons for delay and an expected timetable for transfer of the functions and authorities to the Administration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID66b1bc966287402fa2afb3927aff8e07"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect on existing rights and obligations</header><text>The transfer of functions and authority under this subsection shall not affect the rights and obligations of any party that arise under a predecessor program or authority prior to the transfer under this subsection.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5e48d94a328d41489d3c95c8ef77e4f9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transfer of fund authority</header> <subparagraph id="id91C09CE92E414E83B8E614E35B3C15C4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On transfer of functions pursuant to paragraph (1), the Administration shall have all authorities to make use of the Fund reserved for the Secretary before the transfer.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9dab4935b31f44229da296ff330d9c1d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator may make use of up to 1.5 percent of the amounts in the Fund as of the beginning of each fiscal year to pay administrative expenses for that fiscal year to carry out the purposes of this Act.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1e9451de73246eba4f85f1e10f16b75"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Use</header> <subparagraph id="id2864119D3E274C2F8DB9E96AB02EEBB0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Amounts in the Fund shall be available for discharge of liabilities and all other expenses of the Administration, including subsequent transfer to the respective credit accounts.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC4ACEED3FA294B58B97BDB71DCBBDB76"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>All activities of the Administration that could result in a liability for the United States shall be transparently accounted for and no obligation or liability may be incurred unless—</text> <clause id="ID4494f5a6f1ba433f9e1710b2294610a4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the appropriate amounts are transferred to credit accounts for activities pursuant to the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a); or</text> </clause><clause id="IDcf01b083c5d542f3b9776349297e332b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sufficient amounts are reserved within the Fund to account for such liabilities.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE8B66FB984954BA2A9EB14A3443B1E3F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Initial investment</header> <subparagraph id="idB23A6E735C054F3B9204016DC3C00EA1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On transfer of functions pursuant to paragraph (1), out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Fund to carry out this subtitle $10,000,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDDDB9AFAA4B2435EB9C6E3EA8D700BC2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Receipt and acceptance</header><text>The Fund shall be entitled to receive and shall accept, and shall be used to carry out this subtitle, the funds transferred to the Fund under subparagraph (A), without further appropriation. <added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe3344fc4532042ac8cc80fd06d24b6b5"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to funds made available by paragraphs (1) through (6), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums as are necessary to carry out this subtitle.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0b5a63ecd76846048e5360e72b8471d7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Payments of liabilities</header> <paragraph id="IDda7c5df18f3d46cb994cae7218427780"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any payment to discharge liabilities arising from agreements under this subtitle shall be made exclusively out of the Fund or the associated credit account, as appropriate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5338D5F05CC1443B89781E76D1C980A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Security</header><text>Subject to paragraph (1), the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged to the payment of all obligations entered into by the Administration pursuant to this subtitle.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID166063b0a5ef45bfbb41a97d2205ef6b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fees</header> <paragraph id="ID0893f5dd4ea04e74be9b79b4b303f3c7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Consistent with achieving the purposes of this subtitle, the Administrator shall charge fees or collect compensation generally in accordance with commercial rates.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb967d06e720e4a15893d729a4fb6b379"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of fees</header><text>All fees collected by the Administration may be retained by the Administration and placed in the Fund and may remain available to the Administration, without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, for use in carrying out the purposes of this subtitle.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa4bf8c8cd3fc45918c1c6b48eceb7695"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Breakthrough technologies</header><text>The Administration shall charge the minimum amount in fees or compensation practicable for breakthrough technologies, consistent with the long-term viability of the Administration, unless the Administration first determines that a higher charge will not impede the development of the technology.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3457966fa11e4db4a6f232dfee43e6d4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Alternative fee arrangements</header><text>The Administration may use such alternative arrangements (such as profit participation, contingent fees, and other valuable contingent interests) as the Administration considers appropriate to compensate the Administration for the expenses of the Administration and the risk inherent in the support of the Administration.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID728681deb30245bb8039c965c4b37e72"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cost transfer authority</header><text>Amounts collected by the Administration for the cost of a loan or loan guarantee shall be transferred by the Administration to the respective credit program accounts.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDb26ab46ca0004aa5b4deb841a5587733"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Supplemental Borrowing Authority</header><text>In order to maintain sufficient liquidity for activities authorized under section 106(a)(2), the Administration may issue notes, debentures, bonds, or other obligations for purchase by the Secretary of the Treasury.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id6CBE1CE78D064B4BAAC6FD20A89103A7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Public debt transactions</header><text>For the purpose of subsection (e)—</text> <paragraph id="idBF493CDEDB234BC2BF55E251BD0EAAEB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Treasury may use as a public debt transaction the proceeds of the sale of any securities issued under chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3BE06442BA2942868BC67D0D48B163BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the purposes for which securities may be issued under that chapter are extended to include any purchase under this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID10f95e5fd3804b818961f822aca3419f"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Maximum outstanding holding</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall purchase instruments issued under subsection (e) to the extent that the purchase would not increase the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding holdings of obligations under subsection (e) by the Secretary of the Treasury to an amount that is greater than $2,000,000,000.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID2b6ce3f9f66b425a91e9a8b74a7f3cd7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Rate of return</header><text>Each purchase of obligations by the Secretary of the Treasury under this section shall be on terms and conditions established to yield a rate of return determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be appropriate, taking into account the current average rate on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States as of the last day of the month preceding the purchase.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID9e18f558c43e48c3b6d07277d3059fe0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Sale of obligations</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury may at any time sell, on terms and conditions and at prices determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, any of the obligations acquired by the Secretary of the Treasury under this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID4abc1f6fd4cc4ebaabf8907f1bc08a22"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Public debt transactions</header><text>All redemptions, purchases, and sales by the Secretary of the Treasury of obligations under this section shall be treated as public debt transactions of the United States.</text> </subsection></section><section id="IDcca87bedbc7942978b49a9a99f17f5ee"><enum>108.</enum><header>General provisions</header> <subsection id="IDc2c8f7a731cd4befa8be5e9c9a443dc8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Immunity from impairment, limitation, or restriction</header> <paragraph id="id3A4DC401ED5F401E84A15F16C989AB8B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>All rights and remedies of the Administration (including any rights and remedies of the Administration on, under, or with respect to any mortgage or any obligation secured by a mortgage) shall be immune from impairment, limitation, or restriction by or under—</text> <subparagraph id="idED9B7A29272143AFA9E0AB2A91AEA773"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any law (other than a law enacted by Congress expressly in limitation of this paragraph) that becomes effective after the acquisition by the Administration of the subject or property on, under, or with respect to which the right or remedy arises or exists or would so arise or exist in the absence of the law; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3F102026460944BAA721EBEBA8EB2CC9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any administrative or other action that becomes effective after the acquisition.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id14C6C39F299140779C14C5BD8AB9C8C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State law</header><text>The Administrator may conduct the business of the Administration without regard to any qualification or law of any State relating to incorporation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBA4252A3BE444DD5A5007FF75DA9E9D3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of other agencies</header><text>With the consent of a department, establishment, or instrumentality (including any field office), the Administration may—</text> <paragraph id="id083D158531EF44BC93131B32B0462CE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use and act through any department, establishment, or instrumentality; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8BD78CDE86EA417496C21077F1B25020"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use, and pay compensation for, information, services, facilities, and personnel of the department, establishment, or instrumentality.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6efd8b34f4f1440a8a144d5a813b3876"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Procurement</header><text>The Administrator shall be the senior procurement officer for the Administration for purposes of section 16(a) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(a)).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID2d693d6a62484cdc977dddad053e73ee"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Financial matters</header> <paragraph id="idA6E0A65C779C48A9923C3ABF6D5A488E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Investments</header><text>Funds of the Administration may be invested in such investments as the Board of Directors may prescribe.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idCFE13199785D410AA7BCD7445110B8E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal agents</header><text>Any Federal Reserve bank or any bank as to which at the time of the designation of the bank by the Administrator there is outstanding a designation by the Secretary of the Treasury as a general or other depository of public money, may be designated by the Administrator as a depositary or custodian or as a fiscal or other agent of the Administration.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5b6c718ec6b7466e99bc115aca011c6f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text>Notwithstanding section 1349 of title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law—</text> <paragraph id="idE20EC1ACFA7849559D9513E042B0E8C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Administration shall be considered a corporation covered by sections 1345 and 1442 of title 28, United States Code;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0E860B897DCF42BFB6D17A24C47BBDCE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all civil actions to which the Administration is a party shall be considered to arise under the laws of the United States, and the district courts of the United States shall have original jurisdiction of all such actions, without regard to amount or value; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id793CA81F58EA404C8EFF11FEEE9C311D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any civil or other action, case or controversy in a court of a State, or in any court other than a district court of the United States, to which the Administration is a party may at any time before trial be removed by the Administration, without the giving of any bond or security and by following any procedure for removal of causes in effect at the time of the removal—</text> <subparagraph id="id5580184690CE49C5B52382A972CB45D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the district court of the United States for the district and division embracing the place in which the same is pending; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id522E6A2A42164412A7370B1D100A9969"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if there is no such district court, to the district court of the United States for the district in which the principal office of the Administration is located.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID37084e54c81842478c71fbc4b65b1f58"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Periodic reports</header><text>Not later than 1 year after commencement of operation of the Administration and at least biannually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that includes a description of—</text> <paragraph id="id00FBD37775F240ABB5ECF57CF3679140"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the technologies supported by activities of the Administration and how the activities advance the purposes of this subtitle; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1AD1734E53194E7881D819B96CE8E44B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the performance of the Administration on meeting the goals established under section 104.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDaef3991a7b224c66b0a12e14db78be22"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Audits by the Comptroller General</header> <paragraph id="id7EA59ADA1F6C4688B8653C11D53241AC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The programs, activities, receipts, expenditures, and financial transactions of the Administration shall be subject to audit by the Comptroller General of the United States under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3145C07137AC4FA986196955FB3EFE63"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Access</header><text>The representatives of the Government Accountability Office shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idF838CC87CD39440494BB5191A9C9C5D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have access to the personnel and to all books, accounts, documents, records (including electronic records), reports, files, and all other papers, automated data, things, or property belonging to, under the control of, or in use by the Administration, or any agent, representative, attorney, advisor, or consultant retained by the Administration, and necessary to facilitate the audit;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id07013D78AE574EF6A1F9B004B1192E6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be afforded full facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or securities held by depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2bca0b2ef0c445b181a90a091a65ae17"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be authorized to obtain and duplicate any such books, accounts, documents, records, working papers, automated data and files, or other information relevant to the audit without cost to the Comptroller General; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID594e6c82559d468e80a34b7865a1f021"><enum>(D)</enum><text>have the right of access of the Comptroller General to such information pursuant to section 716(c) of title 31, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id259F109845324D2494249127C3ADDF87"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Assistance and cost</header> <subparagraph id="id382A936B442F47909D99EEC755BEAB6B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the purpose of conducting an audit under this subsection, the Comptroller General may, in the discretion of the Comptroller General, employ by contract, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5), professional services of firms and organizations of certified public accountants for temporary periods or for special purposes.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47D1AE72FDDB49159A5037E8F2CF3190"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header> <clause id="idC16CBB9D8A3A4494867E6EA0EA980042"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On the request of the Comptroller General, the Administration shall reimburse the General Accountability Office for the full cost of any audit conducted by the Comptroller General under this subsection.</text> </clause><clause id="id9C71B79C80B443D9B4C8F60AA7EAFC94"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Crediting</header><text>Such reimbursements shall—</text> <subclause id="id84692A1774604275AE4FFB5917C9039D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be credited to the appropriation account entitled <quote>Salaries and Expenses, Government Accountability Office</quote> at the time at which the payment is received; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id82101ED2C4A04C74BC50682A2C10AD48"><enum>(II)</enum><text>remain available until expended.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4c1accec4ce84d9ebf4644c97b12f607"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Annual independent audits</header> <paragraph id="idD0C8AE2D6C664634A52F70A7F8420388"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id49FEA7C3C24F475D88AACB3AEAF91483"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have an annual independent audit made of the financial statements of the Administration by an independent public accountant in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id364B2E1FEA484D6D85F911F447EE2B98"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary the results of the audit.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7af7c4a06b0344ee89beccd31325927a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content</header><text>In conducting an audit under this subsection, the independent public accountant shall determine and report on whether the financial statements of the Administration—</text> <subparagraph id="idD329FF60CBF74034BA2D1F62A3E55965"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are presented fairly in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8AB84C34C09D4FD692A908DABEFFF6FD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>comply with any disclosure requirements imposed under this subtitle.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb64a37d373b341c98668cfda89e93175"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Financial reports</header> <paragraph id="ID1a5e29f3ce3f4ec0ac97857f14a2a995"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall submit to the Secretary annual and quarterly reports of the financial condition and operations of the Administration, which shall be in such form, contain such information, and be submitted on such dates as the Secretary shall require.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3c4be162e7f1466ebb35d52ffccbf8ce"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents of annual reports</header><text>Each annual report shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="IDa4ca414e789248708061c44cd52172c0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd5898c4e8c8648da8487a48be2a18824"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any supplemental information or alternative presentation that the Secretary may require; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4a7adcaea603428aa3093cba61489cda"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assessment (as of the end of the most recent fiscal year of the Administration), signed by the chief executive officer and chief accounting or financial officer of the Administration, of—</text> <clause id="IDb540ab65227f4e819dee215fd74cb996"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the effectiveness of the internal control structure and procedures of the Administration; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID2688476053a0450380392bf24f08335a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the compliance of the Administration with applicable safety and soundness laws.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDee523c0561464bbab0db0356072ca14a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special reports</header><text>The Secretary may require the Administrator to submit other reports on the condition (including financial condition), management, activities, or operations of the Administration, as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID83c9d7534dea43018fad9727524be2ed"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Accuracy</header><text>Each report of financial condition shall contain a declaration by the Administrator or any other officer designated by the Board of Directors of the Administration to make the declaration, that the report is true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of the officer.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idCFA62AE348DD4690B1430076F48D6D9B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Availability of reports</header><text>Reports required under this section shall be published and made publicly available as soon as is practicable after receipt by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe4f3b660c04644a0b891144dc2d747fc"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Scope and termination of authority</header> <paragraph id="id48535740F3EA4B97B942E7E994730959"><enum>(1)</enum><header>New obligations</header><text>The Administrator shall not initiate any new obligations under this subtitle on or after January 1, 2029.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8BCD79C31D894177BAD5D9A5C0215C00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reversion to Secretary</header><text>The authorities and obligations of the Administration shall revert to the Secretary on January 1, 2029.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id0BFC188B1FD3446CA8C533583D089455"><enum>B</enum><header>Improved transmission siting</header> <section id="id9833C08DEB194CF8AD9B205A2039AA1C"><enum>121.</enum><header>Siting of interstate electric transmission facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 216 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824p) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id631CDA135FA7484FBD0D204440B4D92E" style="OLC"> <section id="id982B19A1A5DF45ABA46DBDB018547DA5"><enum>216.</enum><header>Siting of interstate electric transmission facilities</header> <subsection id="ID7391f7c1b4d743ea9213a1399d0dbc52"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>It is the policy of the United States that the national interstate transmission system should be guided by the goal of maximizing the net benefits of the electricity system, taking into consideration—</text> <paragraph id="ID87abbe67fbe84de3bcab1d73ab34711e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>support for the development of new renewable energy generation capacity, including renewable energy generation located distant from load centers and other location-constrained resources;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8b984b89d8f24589b703568a9ba1776d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>opportunities for reduced emissions from regional power production;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8c314a375c2f4003bffee51174c10dfe"><enum>(3)</enum><text>cost savings resulting from—</text> <subparagraph id="ID73f839c3075842778516851113d9ce2a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduced transmission congestion;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcf2bb0f8c2534bf2a6c2492ee6e73119"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enhanced opportunities for intraregional and interregional electricity trades;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID99628b7d670b4491918aa2663f9c69b2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reduced line losses;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcd19a7206d524358b5a2c6afc15f317f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>generation resource-sharing; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf67462bdae09493a9c6f2a70ac6296a5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>enhanced fuel diversity;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID169dfbf56feb4a71be7c88f9e0e8557a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>reliability benefits, including satisfying reliability standards and guidelines for resource adequacy and system security;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf1baaabbca6844b3a58954d4dfab9ea7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>diversification of risk relating to events affecting fuel supply or generating resources in a particular region;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID829d9c36701b49ceb93c06ab98b4baae"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the enhancement of competition in electricity markets and mitigation of market power;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5c44eb0fcb034211b0f6a5070c00ef8d"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the ability to collocate facilities on existing rights-of-way;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb09b1ffb7fa44d08ade01ee0ef931d97"><enum>(8)</enum><text>competing land use priorities, including land protected under Federal or State law;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe9e0c5ae4e4c44d09095f583752dbae6"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the requirements of section 217(b)(4); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf982c968f2524c49b326d884350b1bb4"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the contribution of demand side management (including energy efficiency and demand response), energy storage, distributed generation resources, and smart grid investments.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID037101931f80425899eeb84992deb667"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="ID066e847094074db29813004f4c30b6e5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>High-priority national transmission project</header><text>The term <term>high-priority national transmission project</term> means an overhead or underground transmission facility, consisting of conductors or cables, towers, manhole duct systems, phase shifting transformers, reactors, capacitors, and any ancillary facilities and equipment necessary for the proper operation of the facility, that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDcfd9ba0511dc4d4bbd4d1c753e345487"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9BD563E7DE434BFC84E757AEF70D82D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>operates at or above a voltage of—</text> <subclause id="id34376B93073448D6AB4FBB7AB8051FCE" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>345 kilovolts alternating current; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id7DCF55BAB7664D89A802A742D750A63B" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>300 kilovolts direct current;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idC9E264961EE04B5398679CF33B06B26E" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is a very high current conductor or superconducting cable that operates at or above a power equivalent to the power of a conventional transmission cable operating at or above 345 kilovolts alternating current or 300 kilovolts direct current; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID576df4f9f52d46e980ab1e9266eee73e" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is a renewable feeder line that transmits electricity directly to a transmission facility under clause (i) or (ii); and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3e3ad839faf44af78a1d46cbbec3ab5e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is included in a regional plan pursuant to subsection (c).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id953BA72D01BB4821AF75CFF551EBA1B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian land</header><text>The term <term>Indian land</term> means land—</text> <subparagraph id="id1672B7CFB84944EC9F8911C3F47C15A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the title to which is held by the United States in trust for an Indian tribe or individual Indian; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0A58819859D34ABBB7BB4479CDF5B157"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that is held by an Indian tribe or individual Indian subject to a restriction by the United States against alienation or encumbrance.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID565f7aff9eb24db989fda7d230301e79"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation (as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2e29d3ec9679444bb2590f67bb53ffd2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Load-serving entity</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, the term <term>load-serving entity</term> means any person, Federal, State, or local agency or instrumentality, or electric cooperative that delivers electric energy to end-use customers.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF621CE749530471CBBD847938BC99384"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Location-constrained resource</header> <subparagraph id="id44E3A48D658F4147AEAC3B1D1371BD06"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>location-constrained resource</term> means a low-carbon resource used to produce electricity that is geographically constrained such that the resource cannot be relocated to an existing transmission line.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE96E565C273C4461AEC749A37A36CAFF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>location-constrained resource</term> includes the following types of resources described in subparagraph (A):</text> <clause id="IDea4df2ce6f554907b8108148418d1f02"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Renewable energy, including offshore resources.</text> </clause><clause id="ID54b1a95c540e41e1ba140de6581cdb4d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A fossil fuel electricity plant equipped with carbon capture technology that is located at a site that is appropriate for carbon storage or beneficial reuse.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID688508b4d21f47c9befbb8eea44c24ec"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Renewable energy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>renewable energy</term> means electric energy generated from—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50f45da7a83245499f065c38fd37343c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">solar energy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC38E2F9EC86A4D94842B949EF061E94D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">wind energy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID877f032a7a2f4b3ca007174c3cda95b0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF360DA43B2F544B9B1DA91AEA262744E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">geothermal energy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3f9eed8df67f4b35a5b8dd3ac0ed1091"><enum>(E)</enum><text>hydropower;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49ff69e6206a48808a1f7a55e209d35f"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">biomass; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID902c7fd7a13d4afea97141860b530741"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">landfill gas.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2c2286731f6f4b87a584fbf02f494bd3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Renewable feeder line</header><text>The term <term>renewable feeder line</term> means a transmission line that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0bda98d2c052404a8d737752428862d9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>operates at a voltage of 100 kilovolts or greater; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9a14af4a04174fdd8305aa6a0bab96dd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is identified in the applicable Interconnection-wide transmission plan or by the Commission as a facility that is to be developed to facilitate collection of electric energy produced by renewable energy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc879efc67ef84abdb6006ec6ed53301c"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID064bc4a2ea9749849ccb059364672acf"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plans for national interstate transmission system</header> <paragraph id="ID235d2827cd1f423cbf2db29320afdd70"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commission shall coordinate regional planning to ensure that regional plans are integrated into an Interconnection-wide transmission plan with respect to high-priority national transmission projects, that achieves the policy established under subsection (a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd347a82407dd408193afe7a2ee15745f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Planning principles</header> <subparagraph id="ID79c8817c67d7417694dcb2b32f727932"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>, the Commission shall issue, by rule, after notice and opportunity for comment, national electricity grid planning principles pursuant to the policy established under subsection (a).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID75a8ca3e8a5245f99a330059e1e38a64"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The principles shall—</text> <clause id="ID1ad4730e80114e0db25656ef7a37d0f2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>address how the utilities should fully incorporate consideration of the need for high-priority national transmission projects into planning efforts;</text> </clause><clause id="ID16c82883358a462599c4e880d1e7df39"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>address how the utilities should coordinate with each other, States, Indian tribes, and other planning efforts in the applicable Interconnection to effectively develop an Interconnection-wide analysis to identify needed additions or modifications to high-priority national transmission projects, with particular attention to identifying needs that can be most efficiently and effectively addressed with high-priority national transmission projects that cross multiple utilities, Regional Transmission Organizations, or Independent System Operators;</text> </clause><clause id="ID4b0ef76ef6454b61bd1b6d39cc04debd"><enum>(iii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id523D0213573949D78454E18061ACDBEB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>address alternatives to high-priority national transmission projects, based on the factors described in subparagraph (C)(iii); and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idA3EA87D10927481C96CE3F23EA96660C" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>determine whether alternative investments can provide a more expedient means of improving electricity system capacity or reliability or reduced costs for end-users; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID92d546a1fe5d4771b6f8a19dfc508d95"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>include mechanisms for soliciting input from the Secretary, Federal transmitting utilities, the Secretary of the Interior, States, Indian tribes, electric reliability organizations, regional entities, entities described in section 201(f), generators, load-serving entities, other interested parties, and the public.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa998c81ae8244ca888a96a7c18c8a9e1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>Plans for the development and improvement of high-priority national transmission projects into a national high-capacity transmission grid shall take into consideration—</text> <clause id="ID1d30f2f1e10342ebbf9be012ad54bb8e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the location of load centers;</text> </clause><clause id="ID7d2a629c6f8d41fe821206d0565d355f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the location of generation and potential generation development, including location-constrained resources;</text> </clause><clause id="ID394f1ecfee334507bd8baae0d92baf49"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>existing and potential demand side management (including energy efficiency and demand response), energy storage, distributed generation resources, and smart grid investments;</text> </clause><clause id="IDaf19ad0391bd4b4486613c05c62771a5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the plans of Regional Transmission Organizations, Independent System Operators, State authorities, Indian tribes, transmission owners, load-serving entities, and others in the region;</text> </clause><clause id="ID021d5fe6119f4c7c9cd8ebab4bee4465"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the needs and long-term rights described in section 217(b); and</text> </clause><clause id="idD6D892F331E14D89BB41466B544ACE13"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>costs to consumers of high priority national transmission projects, including considering the cost of reasonable alternatives.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID74625ca982dd47fdb1a6a377aebf8a51"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Submission of plans</header> <subparagraph id="id2F3609460712405A8878BB7913C0DFD5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header> <clause id="idC9A3FFEF298F4435A7F93CC56DCCA721"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>One or more public utilities, transmitting utilities, Regional Transmission Organizations, Independent System Operators, regional entities (as defined in section 215(a)), or other multistate organizations or entities (including entities described in section 201(f)) may develop a regional plan relating to 1 or more high-priority national transmission projects that is consistent with the planning principles established by the Commission.</text> </clause><clause id="idDC4E81EC18BB4C07B902D4EC3FEF4F86"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Other plans</header> <subclause id="idD4905B092F624B0E9588BE24213E3D28"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any public utility or transmitting utility that does not participate in 1 of the regional plans developed under clause (i) shall develop its own plan relating to any high priority national transmission project planned for the system of the utility.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id04BEA7694D3E4EA796D731C69E083A0A"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Planning principles</header><text>The plan shall be consistent with the planning principles established by the Commission.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id69748765BD794EF49A2E4389B35DAED2"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>Any plan developed under clause (i) or (ii) shall be submitted to the Commission—</text> <subclause id="id9C86AF318E9D48D88C2B669BCC58A457"><enum>(I)</enum><text>as soon as practicable, but not later than 2 years, after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idD6BE2EA633E940B19022C22444A574CC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>periodically thereafter as prescribed by the Commission.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9EF3F52A33964845B20033C9089720C8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Coordination</header> <clause id="id4DBB8E48C24A4EA58C946171C82B4C47"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Joint submissions</header><text>The requirements of subparagraph (A) may be satisfied by a joint submission.</text> </clause><clause id="id885EF3766A5E4F86AC204D886A10AEFB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Single Interconnection-wide plan</header><text>The Commission shall encourage coordination that would permit submission of a single Interconnection-wide plan for high priority national transmission projects.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBC8BF51588D14A858195DEBA18F13B10"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Modifications</header><text>The Commission may require modification of a submitted plan to the extent that the Commission determines that the modification is necessary—</text> <clause id="id7492DC53C10143E99AB330C136F43F8F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to reconcile inconsistencies between plans submitted; or</text> </clause><clause id="idCDB7D35CAC8B41DE9E21166FFB4987B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to achieve the policy goals established under subsection (a).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9cc62a0aedca4b999a5c7a9ddaaf8cf3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The transmission planning principles and requirements of this subsection shall apply to each transmission owner and transmission planning entity in the United States portion of the Eastern and Western Interconnections, including an entity described in section 201(f).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9ae4ca5bab4a442d94455a2038fcb6d1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Siting</header> <paragraph id="ID1043ed88d2fd4483bb32401b80372b54"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purpose of this subsection is to ensure that high-priority national transmission projects are in the public interest and advance the policy established under subsection (a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID520d0c03f6b24d0dadbcb28059b1a7da"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Designation of eligibility</header><text>The Commission may grant an applicant that submits an application for a proposed project a designation of eligibility for consideration under this subsection if the Commission finds that the proposed project is a high-priority national transmission project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf0b76f6b4e8e46739dde21767ef45743"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State review of project siting</header> <subparagraph id="IDf3f05d6540d7453ab496c4fae6e12aa0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No developer of a high-priority national transmission project may seek a certificate for construction under subsection (e) unless the developer first seeks authorization to construct the high-priority national transmission project under applicable State law concerning authorization and routing of transmission facilities.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc954c047dacd47f4ba1178b49153cf45"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal authority</header><text>The Commission may authorize, in accordance with subsection (e), construction of a high-priority national transmission project that the Commission finds to be in the public interest and in accordance with this section if a State—</text> <clause id="idF0B46E26EBB3408BBCEF75C9645CBAE0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>fails to approve construction and authorize routing of a high-priority national transmission project not later than 1 year after the date the applicant submits a completed application for authorization to the State;</text> </clause><clause id="idEDB5E4ECD36B4C5EA17E3EB358245B96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>rejects the application for a high-priority national transmission project; or</text> </clause><clause id="id0F0B62F6981749B397BBF085695F142C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>authorizes the high-priority national transmission project subject to conditions that unreasonably interfere with the development of a high-priority national transmission project contrary to the purposes of this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcdad8e4005bf4585bda2d83924d8b9b8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Construction</header> <paragraph id="IDba3476fc337d4478bf02e33b1cd3ee9c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application for certificate</header> <subparagraph id="IDbc1b852d2664462e90ac51ef7fb13596"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An applicant for a high-priority national transmission project may apply to the Commission for a certificate of public convenience and necessity with respect to construction of the high-priority national transmission project within a State affected by the high-priority national transmission project if the State—</text> <clause id="ID8e5d6a7abe7d4ef0b89598a7fd487319"><enum>(i)</enum><text>fails to authorize construction of the high-priority national transmission project under State law not later than 1 year after the date the developer submits a completed application for authorization to the State;</text> </clause><clause id="IDf47b6154629a4303a2f34e7f93c964ac"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>rejects the application for the high-priority national transmission project; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID514ba575929a4fc689455ba17137fba2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>authorizes the high-priority national transmission project subject to conditions that unreasonably interfere with the development of a high-priority national transmission project contrary to the purposes of this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFAA1848A4AB641859C06DDEF9F0D45EA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The application for a certificate shall be made in writing in such form and containing such information as the Commission may by regulation require.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID01a689fa8c6745d9b226b9f23fbb68c2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Hearing</header><text>On receipt of an application under this paragraph, the Commission—</text> <clause id="ID4ecded50448240f2a4d3ff6b07bf9742"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall provide notice to interested persons and opportunity for hearing; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID8ec90d508dc84455806715c32ffa6c43"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may approve (with or without conditions) or disapprove the application, in accordance with paragraph (2).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID42137d3fd1004c739eba5c1682f4748e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant of certificate</header> <subparagraph id="ID681a9515131545fcb193ce867a9c83fc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A certificate shall be issued to a qualified applicant for a certificate authorizing the whole or partial operation, construction, acquisition, or modification covered by the application, only if the Commission determines that—</text> <clause id="ID10bd4bc742b74de39c4db6e14b43155b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the applicant is able and willing—</text> <subclause id="IDec93a5b68443461c8e14620a0fb546b6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to do the acts and to perform the service proposed; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID56265816af6f4f7ba7c3dea94a4fc32c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to comply with this Act (including regulations); and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDa0ebd7b1c4d1496d903f36b9dff218b4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the proposed operation, construction, acquisition, or modification, to the extent authorized by the certificate, is or will be required by the present or future public convenience and necessity.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd749ab1bce66453d878fadac2f2fbb97"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><text>The Commission shall have the power to attach to the issuance of a certificate under this paragraph and to the exercise of the rights granted under the certificate such reasonable terms and conditions as the public convenience and necessity may require.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8c63097af9b0436ba782c542669e4329"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of State work</header><text>If 1 or more States reject or fail to act on a high-priority national transmission project and the Commission has siting authority for the high-priority national transmission project under this section, the Commission shall give due weight to—</text> <clause id="id749EBB45C7A14B1DA453E27B9F3BC991"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the environmental record and results of the siting process of a State that did complete the siting process of the State under this section; and</text> </clause><clause id="id9D9E47F122B34A758BB7FBA35D0E0B03"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the information that had been submitted by an applicant to the State under this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDff119fab225f4039aba15c158a927d6f"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Evaluation of abilities of applicant</header> <clause id="id57A57DE59B044892851B5B82B29CD584"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In evaluating the ability of an applicant described in subparagraph (A)(i), the Commission shall consider whether the financial and technical capabilities of the applicant are adequate to support construction and operation of the high-priority national transmission project proposed in the application.</text> </clause><clause id="IDf28300db450d4dc292c527ce8a7e04ec"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Joint ownership projects</header><text>In evaluating applications under paragraph (1), the Commission shall consider benefits from the greater diversification of financial risk inherent in the applications involving joint ownership projects by multiple load-serving entities.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeb02a1cc3bd04f22bb4c3b0dae623c4b"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Public convenience and necessity</header><text>In making a determination with respect to public convenience and necessity described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the Commission shall—</text> <clause id="IDce2ca45850a74b3986fb1e891371f39d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consider whether the facilities covered by an application are included in an Interconnection-wide transmission grid plan for a high-priority national transmission project developed pursuant to subsection (c); and</text> </clause><clause id="ID6aad196c26b04f2ea5dd62bc665b7e8d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>determine whether the facilities covered by the application are in the public interest.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0322276f667c44ed8652b31d9dcd9c76"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Right of eminent domain</header><text>If any holder of a certificate issued under paragraph (2) cannot acquire by contract, or is unable to agree with the owner of property on the compensation to be paid for, the necessary right-of-way to construct, operate, and maintain the high-priority national transmission project to which the certificate relates, and the necessary land or other property necessary to the proper operation of the high-priority national transmission project, the holder may acquire the right-of-way by the exercise of the right of eminent domain in—</text> <subparagraph id="ID8d5b29bed8ba4b3db59fbbea24fa8330"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the United States district court for the district in which the property is located; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8a1e17efa9d04e52a8054f78966d6f47"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a State court.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf60bae3956e342fbb74f16f97db40ffb"><enum>(4)</enum><header>State and tribal recommendations</header><text>In granting a certificate under paragraph (2), the Commission shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0af8734c618a47069178347305838e00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>permit State regulatory agencies and affected Indian tribes to recommend mitigation measures, based on habitat protection, environmental considerations, or cultural site protection; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9062e9a97b914888be389ec30642f90c"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id95C28A4EC3E44B60818035F035C988C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>incorporate those identified mitigation measures as conditions on the certificate; or</text> </clause><clause id="id871034D1729D459686BD408143507B30" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the Commission determines that a recommended mitigation measure is inconsistent with the purposes of this section, infeasible, or not cost-effective—</text> <subclause id="idCCAF6F417F704C77A845EC1B1786CCC4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>consult with State regulatory agencies and affected Indian tribes to seek to resolve the issue;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id48291EAEFCDF48C4A2F7B1CC6E62842C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>incorporate as conditions on the certificate such recommended mitigation measures as are determined to be appropriate by the Commission, based on consultation by the Commission with State regulatory agencies and affected Indian tribes, the purposes of this section, and the record before the Commission; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id54312B08F0524E35806F9B938B07C30D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>if, after consultation, the Commission does not adopt in whole or in part a recommendation of an agency or affected Indian tribe, publish a statement of a finding that the adoption of the recommendation is infeasible, not cost-effective, or inconsistent with this section or other applicable provisions of law.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe9b8a10e0bf343929c1db3b94bc494cc"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State or local authorizations</header><text>An applicant receiving a certificate under this subsection with respect to construction or modification of a high-priority national transmission project in a State shall not require a separate siting authorization from the State or any local authority within the State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7841b8569ce343cfac94db27a8a5f4b1"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Rights-of-way over Indian land</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (3), in the case of siting, construction, operation, and maintenance of a transmission facility to be located on or over Indian land, a certificate holder under this section shall comply with the requirements of Federal law for obtaining rights-of-way on or over Indian land.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8e88155758cf4d4fbcafd43f69174d5d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coordination of Federal authorizations for transmission facilities</header> <paragraph id="idCEF1D5698717456387444F6F54DE4D99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of Federal authorization</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>Federal authorization</term> means any authorization required under Federal law in order to site a transmission facility on Federal land, including such permits, special use authorizations, certifications, opinions, or other approvals as may be required under Federal law in order to site a transmission facility.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7d2278a84fa44083954713c7be22b38a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead agency</header><text>If a Federal authorization for a high-priority national transmission project involves land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and any other Federal agency, the Secretary of the Interior shall act as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all applicable Federal authorizations and related environmental reviews.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb097acb694e049ea99b43e92a76f0dd1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable under applicable Federal law, the Secretary of the Interior shall coordinate the Federal authorization and review process under this subsection with the Commission, and with any Indian tribes, multistate entities, and State agencies that are responsible for conducting any separate permitting and environmental reviews of the facility, to ensure timely and efficient review and permit decisions.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3ef225a436de4cba941b21790b3818e0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Milestones and deadlines</header> <subparagraph id="id9D42302F7DCB4912AC07A8A0B1A5B87F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As the lead agency, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Commission and any other agency responsible for Federal authorizations and, as appropriate, with Indian tribes, multistate entities, and State agencies that are willing to coordinate their own separate permitting and environmental reviews with the Federal authorization and environmental reviews, shall establish prompt and binding intermediate milestones and ultimate deadlines for the review of, and Federal authorization decisions relating to, the proposed high-priority national transmission project.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID27f4ee987adc477e9b986b0bce914907"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that, once an application has been submitted with such data as the Commission and the Secretaries with jurisdiction over the affected land consider necessary, all permit decisions and related environmental reviews under all applicable Federal laws shall be completed not later than 1 year after the date of submission.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID93b4a371a7a54186b151644c79ea4105"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Preapplication information</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Commission, shall provide an expeditious preapplication mechanism for prospective applicants to confer with the agencies involved to have each such agency determine and communicate to the prospective applicant not later than 60 days after the prospective applicant submits a request for such information concerning—</text> <clause id="IDa6cf57f962144f1788d5f1ba7a6854fd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the likelihood of approval for a potential facility; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDd420104fd6ea41998bf8a60cd1524c00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>key issues of concern to the agencies and public.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f3325f81a7149888c3d678185fb7930"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Environmental review document</header> <subparagraph id="id7FA5C1B4A31E4F8E930B12D958027F28"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As lead agency, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Commission and any affected agency, shall prepare a single environmental review document, which shall be used as the basis for all decisions on the proposed high-priority national transmission project under Federal law.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa5ba6236b3824a278bf7fd8d6409850c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Streamlining</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Commission, shall streamline the review and permitting of transmission within corridors designated under section 503 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1763) or section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15926) by fully taking into account prior analyses and decisions relating to the corridors.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa905c272f5684bcba6d7ca4724d14d1c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Comments</header><text>If the high-priority national transmission project includes Federal land that is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, the document shall include comments made by the Secretary with jurisdiction over the affected land on matters necessary for the protection of the land or required under applicable law.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID34d7ffdbca19439ea84ffed33f7d7832"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Issuance or denial of authorization by President</header> <subparagraph id="id603DAA378D5A46F194136FAD7E28ADE2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (7), if any agency has denied a Federal authorization required for a transmission facility within an energy right-of-way corridor on Federal land designated pursuant to section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15926), or has failed to act by the deadline established by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to this section for deciding whether to issue the authorization, the applicant or any State in which the facility would be located may file an appeal with the President, who shall, in consultation with the affected agency, review the denial or failure to take action on the pending application.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID53230a8702f7419e951582aa207b8ec5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Options</header><text>Based on the overall record and in consultation with the affected agency, the President may—</text> <clause id="ID22bab0ebdaa848619cec1cf8c986bdd2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>issue the necessary authorization with any appropriate conditions; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID5941125c92f2498bbaf2f9a18ba91a6d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>deny the application.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID97f7664cd5b44729b2be25418f942f77"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The President shall issue a decision not later than 90 days after the date of the filing of the appeal.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa263a46c0c0b4990a8c1f8a514b5d685"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Federal requirements</header><text>In making a decision under this paragraph, the President shall comply with applicable requirements of Federal law, including any requirements of—</text> <clause id="ID849e5297608542ea80b24f1c70624394"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="ID32184a680a474e2baabdf68238bb8c20"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the <act-name parsable-cite="ESA">Endangered Species Act of 1973</act-name> (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="IDe766a07cf1af4eebaf95775b5b299385"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the <act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water Pollution Control Act</act-name> (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="IDeca47d0473b54e3eb8b422ee173cfead"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and</text> </clause><clause id="ID7acfb979fd1547d0966c3950ba69c959"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the <act-name parsable-cite="FLPMA">Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976</act-name> (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f9108ee79d64b93ab41444eb4c8ea1f"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Issuance or denial of authorization by President</header><text>Paragraph (6) shall not apply to—</text> <subparagraph id="ID67f281185e4d4ee284d9df8ad6de3baf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a unit of the National Park System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1e8fbc363b1944fc8a86484ae79029d0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0ec5d8d04e264dcbaa9650e0a2def2e2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbde88f3a30eb4514a10da1ae8d0fa29f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a component of the National Trails System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb3635f784eca47deab3a57cda3d600f1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d44025d0d8c4634b360baf8e566d888"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a National Monument;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd6f9b0ee1efd4934bd4cafb6f76b9476"><enum>(G)</enum><text>any part of the National Landscape Conservation System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfecec2176d974d84a6f7ccbde00a27ec"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a National Preserve;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0932a42001f047c389ff75347f07d2dc"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a National Scenic Area; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf14c3c5624ae4ba4ab07bd240c76608c"><enum>(J)</enum><text>a National Recreation Area.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f4b42c906da42cba23e9c872626a3d5"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Energy right-of-way corridors on Federal land</header> <subparagraph id="id8D313E9B0D744556AD4FAE7507BA51B7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary with jurisdiction over the land shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use the energy right-of-way corridors designated in accordance with section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15926).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID558942a858b74ff0ab504fa736c316e8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional corridors</header><text>If the Secretary is unable to use an energy right-of-way corridor described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall establish an additional corridor in accordance with section 368(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15926(c)).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4bc953368f6a4a75bc4867cd3f132a41"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Duration</header> <subparagraph id="id136B6B8D758B4F5983CFA28B4447BD6A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each Federal land use authorization for an electricity transmission facility shall be issued—</text> <clause id="ID48a081f08b0c46239d915d3497f88518"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for a duration, as determined by the Secretary with jurisdiction over the land, commensurate with the anticipated use of the facility;</text> </clause><clause id="ID57815bcdc8ed49d6ae33dd241149f4ab"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with appropriate authority to manage the right-of-way for reliability and environmental protection; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDd3c3251dc805465389feb8c76bf95645"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>consistent with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and other applicable law.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1e6caf8c37a24dec9bdc943178787fb8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text>On the expiration of the authorization (including an authorization issued before the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>), the authorization shall be reviewed for renewal—</text> <clause id="id7A7CBF1DA092404D9A2A4E96D7511BCD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>taking fully into account reliance on the electricity infrastructure; and</text> </clause><clause id="idFA29AF9FEA494C6083BB10E53BB27F8A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recognizing the importance of the authorization for public health, safety, and economic welfare and as a legitimate use of Federal land.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDae2c0094ebee490d9d86271c61f2fece"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In exercising the responsibilities under this section, the Secretary of the Interior and the Commission shall consult regularly with—</text> <subparagraph id="ID63cb4d20676a41eab25ea30245d79b4b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>electric reliability organizations (including related regional entities) approved by the Commission;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID79f62fb65107428e93bb752f5155b10e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Transmission Organizations approved by the Commission; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaf6ee46e52f64cd48e338ffdcf5835b5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>transmission owners and users and other interested parties.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd5b0cbdaf82d4c1fb45a2fc37c533a82"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Implementation</header> <subparagraph id="id7AFED26A03E645899A82B25D6F5BC819"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>, the Secretary of the Interior and the Commission shall issue any regulations necessary to carry out this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID565f396520134b0fa124dd6d1215ec84"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal staff and resources</header><text>The head of each Federal agency with authority to issue a Federal authorization shall designate a senior official responsible for, and dedicate sufficient other staff and resources to ensure, full implementation of the regulations and memorandum required under this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5b89e6442984483ba577454021b0107a"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Evaluation and recommendations</header><text>The Commission shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID87ac26e7622449eb91913a09a589cb8f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>periodically evaluate whether high-priority national transmission projects are being constructed in accordance with the Interconnection-wide transmission grid plan for high-priority national transmission projects for both the Western and Eastern Interconnection areas;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID229eec66d6b1472caf29d4ad35faab03"><enum>(2)</enum><text>take any necessary actions, pursuant to applicable law, to address any identified obstacles to investment, siting, and construction of high-priority national transmission projects identified as needed under an Interconnection-wide plan; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID309e7a0097d34b4599ba0ac3ec4ed0e0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>, submit to Congress recommendations for any further actions or authority needed to ensure the effective and timely development of—</text> <subparagraph id="idBD998FA161A8499CA04895812AA59CDD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>high-priority national transmission projects; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd5d0dc4189724fb9a316ca245507663c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>transmission projects to access regional and offshore renewable energy generation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8482ca554998465cb3939b67805431b3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report of Secretary</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit to Congress recommendations for any further actions or authority needed to ensure the effective and timely development of—</text> <paragraph id="id036EA447A16F45FB9C1E19D9C54AF511"><enum>(1)</enum><text>demand response;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8E2ED62CCAC4462DAA5450D3FE6FFE52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>energy storage;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1B466BC320C1429AA326A8EC6B82A409"><enum>(3)</enum><text>distributed generation;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idCE6F5BDE52AA4194BAA59EC66273FFAD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>energy efficiency; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id69D97BC895D941C189C71942B8B04436"><enum>(5)</enum><text>other areas necessary to carry out the policy established under subsection (a).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8fa106c5ec234fd3bfaeceee14a89db6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Cost allocation</header> <paragraph id="IDac1ea9ef3e0c476aad679254906bbe29"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>, the Commission—</text> <subparagraph id="id182BFFA60891420A95FD822377CF77D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall establish by rule an appropriate methodology for allocation of the costs of high-priority national transmission projects, subject to the requirement that any cost allocation methodology, and any rates affected by the cost allocation methodology, shall be just, reasonable, and not unduly discriminatory or preferential;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID748ecae35e82461f93309282b7ba05f0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may permit allocation of costs for high-priority national transmission projects to load-serving entities within all or a part of a region, except that costs shall not be allocated to a region, or subregion, unless the costs are reasonably proportionate to measurable economic and reliability benefits;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd7e4cb4216af45119663f6d9d3731cfa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may permit allocation of costs to generators of electricity connected by a high-priority national transmission project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc539f3b7335742ca9741c5db4a9e3a56"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shall provide for due deference to cost allocation proposals supported by broad agreement among affected States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd83fe18bfdbc4ee18888f7f15b8e26eb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mechanism for collection of costs</header><text>The Commission shall adopt such rules and require inclusion of such provisions in transmission tariffs as are required to provide for—</text> <subparagraph id="idE71F564D8DEC422B8D16E9A70C4FA481"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the efficient collection of allocated costs for development and operation of high-priority national transmission projects; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAB4CA4055E4E4C6D93CC40F71A7C417B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the distribution of those revenues to owners of the high-priority national transmission projects.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2277dbaa22b14e138dec41ac630267b4"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Relationship to other laws</header> <paragraph id="IDe7e0aecff8974975b72dab8dd0fb7b45"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as specifically provided in this section, nothing in this section affects any requirement of an environmental or historic preservation law of the United States, including—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd08f0f9a3d694d3f8d748e9afe86439b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDedee28c243a24008b7b7ff919fd797dd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8069adc52b6a4454a2e30ee02dedc690"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8D4B30B6BF884D428AC34BD9DB9BD00A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State law</header><text>Nothing in this section precludes any person from constructing or modifying any transmission facility in accordance with State law.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb1db626566cd4384818018e3f4e111b9"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Transmission rights to support new generation development</header><text>Subject to section 217(b)(4), it is the policy of the United States that long-term transmission rights of firmness and duration sufficient to support generation investment (or equivalent tradable or financial long-term transmission rights), shall be available under appropriate terms and conditions to load-serving entities (as defined in section 217(a)(2)) for long-term power supply arrangements for new generation facilities using renewable energy.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id9DE81762FAEB4BC799CA5A34A3981FE7"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Resource assessments</header> <paragraph id="idDD4923F11A0048618715DC1995747CD9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct nationwide assessments to identify areas with a significant potential for the development of location-constrained resources.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0B93E6DA42B748B0A7AB83B45802592E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Formats</header><text>The resource assessments shall be made available to the public in multiple formats, including in a Geographical Information System compatible format.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB0DDA53634A844458FB0670A8AD7361C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idFFF8A96698234D27BE7A321307D2F040"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make the initial resource assessment required under this subsection not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD235E62AC84F452EA3712E7F55D0F391"><enum>(B)</enum><text>refine the resource assessment on a regular basis that is consistent with regional planning cycles.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6B2921BFEC904AD3B3F10FF5EFE8928A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to regional planning authorities, on request, to assist the authorities in carrying out this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id851CE429AA3945E9BD71F9876F1881EB"><enum>(m)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congestion studies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title> and every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with affected States and Indian tribes, shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71AAB8A986A441C1872561B62EA75A17"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a study of electric transmission congestion; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DD3C2BA0EDE437C8E297C92B6AAE480"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes the results of the study.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3F0D9AA0AC844FDA9801D2D8D6563854"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Applicability</header> <paragraph id="id4623A12F22FB48C19FA3947547004BA8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the authority of the Commission under this section to approve transmission plans and to allocate costs incurred pursuant to the plans applies to all transmission providers, generators, and users, owners, and operators of the power system within the Eastern and Western Interconnections of the United States, including entities described in section 201(f).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id31DC1797174B4021B3E0010758A0A6FB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regional planning entities</header><text>The Commission shall have authority over regional planning entities to the extent necessary to carry out this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idEEC650D88B444A75993E8015C2733556"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project developers</header><text>Nothing in this section precludes the development, subject to applicable regulatory requirements, of transmission projects that are not included in plans developed under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id95A6BE737A8849BD8782BE7A41DC36B8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Commission-approved planning processes</header><text>Nothing in this section affects the approval, siting, or cost allocation for a project that is authorized pursuant to planning processes that have been approved by the Commission.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5FECDA35A505440DA9A1CBEF79BC3BFE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>This section does not apply in the State of Alaska or Hawaii or to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, unless the State or the Council voluntarily elects to participate in a cost allocation plan under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></subtitle><subtitle id="id778761FDD26D4CCB943AA41D401AC813"><enum>C</enum><header>Federal renewable electricity standard</header> <section id="ID1f58ed71d28c4e26a30bf4b8a10069d9"><enum>131.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on renewable energy and energy efficiency</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should continue to support the use and expansion of renewable energy and energy efficiency in—</text> <paragraph id="ID1b1591a8ca3f4aa8832715930ea7bd55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the production and use of energy;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID32f18aaca9c84ae38c74fda41d95e08c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2b9fd97f49f14166bd1b307a39312012"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the reduction of dependence on foreign oil.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="idCD504CEA244A4FDA9C8B4353AC1ADB35"><enum>132.</enum><header>Federal renewable electricity standard</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF5C158B63564DF18637116971F364E9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1FF370D85B3D4EB98D9D2D1DA7F38EC0" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46a385d8673f4c69af51ba0810353c9c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>610.</enum><header>Federal renewable electricity standard</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa44c7cc6129740fc8178dcfaf2a5c609"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="IDc68617aabb7e44499061d7cee816f928"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Affiliate</header><text>The term <term>affiliate</term> when used with respect to a person, means another person that directly or indirectly owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, such person, as determined under regulations issued by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9e256613a91b4b8c897f4fed21dbf576"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Base quantity of electricity</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F4B0B163DBE4CFFAC00948260E038EA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>base quantity of electricity</term> means the total quantity of electricity sold by an electric utility to electric consumers in a calendar year.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3803154CAD41473E90E90D751395124E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>base quantity of electricity</term> does not include—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20f13831583d4ee7ba2db97f0ed9f451"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electricity generated by a hydroelectric facility (including a pumped storage facility but excluding qualified hydropower) owned by an electric utility or sold under contract or rate order to an electric utility to meet the needs of the retail customers of the utility;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05bc3891a7c544a4a6d12803e7ea5398"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electricity generated through the incineration of municipal solid waste owned by an electric utility or sold under contract or rate order to an electric utility to meet the needs of the retail customers of the utility;</text> </clause><clause id="IDaeabbd5500a64add868924731c777f78"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the quantity of electricity generated by a fossil-fuel facility that is equal to the proportion of greenhouse gases produced by such a unit that are captured and geologically sequestered; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID2cba9dfc9d724990b6ec6b9db842c5ee"><enum>(iv)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id05ED4250202E4A149752752597335151"><enum>(I)</enum><text>electricity generated by a nuclear generating unit placed in service after the date of enactment of this section; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="idB09ED5535CDA416C90D80F2F728DEB56" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>additional energy generated by an existing nuclear facility as a result of efficiency improvements or capacity additions made on or after the date of enactment of this section.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA5E0329777BE42F8AE13A2EAC94B4772"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Biomass</header><text>The term <term>biomass</term> has the meaning given the term in section 203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852(b)).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0fa6479280ee4622be88dcab30b0fa29"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Distributed generation facility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>distributed generation facility</term> means a facility at or near a customer site that provides electric energy to 1 or more customers for purposes other than resale other than to a utility through a net metering arrangement.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36d95f2dc9ad464290f3c211404a57aa"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Geothermal energy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>geothermal energy</term> means energy derived from a geothermal deposit (within the meaning of section 613(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6E94489614B44F2B97C0D765A2FF58AF"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Incremental cost of compliance</header> <subparagraph id="ID6fe4fee963344b56aec6a059051b961d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general </header><text>The term <term>incremental cost of compliance</term> means—</text> <clause id="id363B1F4989F344FDA81B83BCEC908A3D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the costs attributable to all retail sales of electricity incurred in a year by an electric utility to—</text> <subclause id="id601A35B0B3454A4399C5CA08E77FD314"><enum>(I)</enum><text>generate renewable energy eligible for Federal renewable energy credits;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id55F5106A2B5A438EA1BD58A9D6790BDB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>acquire Federal renewable energy credits; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id51F90594E8DD4F26961C0AFE369BBDE2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>make alternative compliance payments in order to comply with the requirements of subsection (b); less</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id45FB40971BDE4FAE952504108E47EE23"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id344E5FC1DE1B4AD38F38A61E605EAA6A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the costs the electric utility would have incurred to serve all of the retail customers of that electric utility in that year to generate or acquire additional electricity not eligible for renewable energy credits if the requirements of subsection (b) did not apply to the electric utility; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4699D3CCA44D4B7CA387386104BE9BC4" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the costs of compliance with any comparable State renewable requirement.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98022D2F93204B47A53F298B9051F001"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost of electricity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In calculating the incremental cost of compliance of an electric utility under this section, the Secretary shall take into account the reduction, if any, on the cost of electricity generated with fossil fuels associated with increased reliance on renewable electric energy generation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54229b180138412fac628b6a61baf35e"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Incremental geothermal production</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa610694006dd4093a02a25156b6cf37d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>incremental geothermal production</term> means, for any year, the excess of—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4489f9595a73449d8ee8c4ac61dbd5d0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total kilowatt hours of electricity produced from a facility (including a distributed generation facility) using geothermal energy; over</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf72e263061cd4ee588f6bc3b8d203874"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average number of kilowatt hours produced annually at the facility for 5 of the previous 7 calendar years before the date of enactment of this section after eliminating the highest and the lowest kilowatt hour production years in that 7-year period.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID051f4984dbfd4a378160a73c03621483"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A facility described in subparagraph (A) that was placed in service at least 7 years before the date of enactment of this section shall, commencing with the year in which that date of enactment occurs, reduce the amount calculated under subparagraph (A)(ii) each year, on a cumulative basis, by the average percentage decrease in the annual kilowatt hour production for the 7-year period described in subparagraph (A)(ii) with such cumulative sum, but not to exceed 30 percent.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61328AA9F74F47EF8C49B0F90049F4BC"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Incremental hydropower</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A3E76B44EE9427A96256990CD64C7CA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>incremental hydropower</term> means additional energy generated as a result of efficiency improvements or capacity additions made on or after January 1, 1992.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A6CB715DB4047B082DF9775C3899861"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>incremental hydropower</term> does not include additional energy generated as a result of operational changes not directly associated with efficiency improvements or capacity additions.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A8DA7612D45447CAA6086F0033797BC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Measurement and certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Efficiency improvements and capacity additions referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4F30CABA0604AAC8CAAB00262DEBDC5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">measured on the basis of the same water flow information used to determine a historic average annual generation baseline for the hydroelectric facility; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29961B56687045478E3BF66666B4EC37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certified by the Secretary or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4CA64365546447A583CC51725AE246AC"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Indian land</header><text>The term <term>Indian land</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf3ff4ec52046475ba044c74eede71525"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Qualified hydropower</header> <subparagraph id="idCDAD9B3A475F4E148AE174596F63248B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>qualified hydropower</term> means—</text> <clause id="id30DCAE1CC11E4482AF8C99EFBE460DC5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>incremental hydropower;</text> </clause><clause id="idB2B2357848AA4F59ABFB01EC4CB656ED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>additions of capacity made on or after January 1, 2001, or the effective commencement date of an existing applicable State renewable electricity standard program at an existing nonhydroelectric dam, if—</text> <subclause id="IDe8301ed539aa4c58a6aa2373f949a41e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the hydroelectric project installed on the nonhydroelectric dam—</text> <item id="id3BB9AA5475D643DFA51BD26E91BE0F85"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or is exempt from licensing, and is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the license or exemption; and</text> </item><item id="id533F92A12CA8480999A35A04B0466369"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>meets all other applicable environmental, licensing, and regulatory requirements, including applicable fish passage requirements;</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="ID29a28986e16a4caf924d37584305bcd8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the nonhydroelectric dam—</text> <item id="id57493EB05A1F40B2992E24611882FF71"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>was placed in service before the date of enactment of this section;</text> </item><item id="id0CA78E292C134676BE7CD4DB55AAAFA1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>was operated for flood control, navigation, or water supply purposes; and</text> </item><item id="id4FDC2420BFCB44DD86A002A30785A99C"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>did not produce hydroelectric power as of the date of enactment of this section; and</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="ID1161cccd99f34eb282fc4165939b2b42"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the hydroelectric project is operated so that the water surface elevation at any given location and time that would have occurred in the absence of the hydroelectric project is maintained, subject to any license requirements imposed under applicable law that change the water surface elevation for the purpose of improving the environmental quality of the affected waterway, as certified by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idFA06CD10616B4AF9917CB6CFA9E093C8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of the State of Alaska—</text> <subclause id="ID464c632c14bd463e851bb00dc8b936ad"><enum>(I)</enum><text>energy generated by a small hydroelectric facility that produces less than 50 megawatts;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDb693464b341b4e648bc0fcb24cd76d36"><enum>(II)</enum><text>energy from pumped storage; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC2DFAF64F9C3405396BEB58D9F644CFC"><enum>(III)</enum><text>energy from a lake tap.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID51eec39eb71842279a793b2f81feb652"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph or the application of this paragraph shall affect the standards under which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issues licenses for and regulates hydropower projects under part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbcc35e3b0c45497db1d450a8e3879d26"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Qualified waste-to-energy</header><text>The term <term>qualified waste-to-energy</term> means energy from the combustion of post-recycled municipal solid waste, or from the gasification or pyrolization of such waste and the combustion of the resulting gas at the same facility, if the owner or operator of the facility generating electricity from the energy provides to the Commission, on an annual basis—</text> <subparagraph id="ID01abef1acdb645e0bba5691f9cdbaa6d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a certification that the facility is in compliance with all applicable Federal and State environmental permits;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0953f0038aaa476494c8e58e1130eb64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a facility that commences operation before the date of enactment of this section, a certification that the facility meets emissions standards promulgated under section 112 or 129 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412, 7429) that apply as of the date of enactment of this section to new facilities within the relevant source category; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2fc2ccec53434ff6ba0e83294edc40c2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of the combustion, pyrolization, or gasification of municipal solid waste, a certification that each local government unit from which such waste originates operates, participates in the operation of, contracts for, or otherwise provides for, recycling services for residents of the local government unit.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB502B460C8148C584CF69503F4B27C7"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Renewable energy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>renewable energy</term> means electric energy generated at a facility (including a distributed generation facility) from—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE2BA47BB5CF9451C8F85DD6FE148D74F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">solar, wind, or geothermal energy or ocean energy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7923301627254AFDBBB65DA95A9CF052"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">biomass;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD011AADADB1D42F9892C0B029882512B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">landfill gas;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6A36E82911D34DECBFBC5FEA5A594CA5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>qualified hydropower;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE63C4FF551924ED494A78CA9728D5940"><enum>(E)</enum><text>marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy (as defined in section 632 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17211));</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1880b45426474756aa12b4c134568509"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incremental geothermal production;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16A07E0642634EF5A6E2C6E4960AEA6A"><enum>(G)</enum><text>coal-mined methane;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDA91E4B48386456CA2FEB7F13DA21728"><enum>(H)</enum><text>qualified waste-to-energy; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBDF98AEDD4B440A7A8A9570B018B20E2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>another renewable energy source based on innovative technology, as determined by the Secretary through rulemaking.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcd4b4a47f6d04d198b5336e1ad69ce27"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Renewable energy and energy efficiency requirement</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb86a041db333486dbc390b2812d4cc18"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71E3CB4D1A45433D9EE89A89210B4AD1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (B), each electric utility that sells electricity to electric consumers for a purpose other than resale shall obtain a percentage of the base quantity of electricity the electric utility sells to electric consumers in any calendar year from renewable energy or energy efficiency.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4FC5C03C20514796B18BB16FD843CC5A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Percentage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in section 611, the percentage obtained in a calendar year under subparagraph (A) shall not be less than the amount specified in the following table:</text> <table align-to-level="section" frame="none" line-rules="no-gen" rule-weights="0.0.0.4.0.17" subformat="S6211" table-type="2-Entry"> <tgroup cols="2" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12" ttitle-size="0"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" colsep="0" colwidth="155pts" min-data-value="100"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr-no-spread" colname="col2" colsep="0" colwidth="147pts" min-data-value="95"></colspec> <tbody> <row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-clr" stub-hierarchy="1"><bold>Calendar year:</bold></entry><entry rowsep="0"><bold>Minimum annual percentage:</bold></entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="col1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="2">2011 through 2013</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">3.0</entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="col1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="2">2014 through 2016</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6.0</entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="col1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="2">2017 through 2018</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">9.0</entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="col1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="2">2019 through 2020</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">12.0</entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="col1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="2">2021 through 2039</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">15.0</entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbf83cd32e382402692158f2351ec33c9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Means of compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An electric utility shall meet the requirements of paragraph (1) by—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3c348d7014594632ba6e4da068cdd937"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submitting to the Secretary renewable energy credits issued under subsection (c);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12A58A3B9B63424D8D299A1D5B290318"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submitting Federal energy efficiency credits issued under subsection (i), except that those credits may not be used to meet more than 26.67 percent of the requirements under paragraph (1) in any calendar year;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcf8cbc6ae49742faab8942eaa658ea24"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">making alternative compliance payments to the Secretary at the rate of 2.1 cents per kilowatt hour (as adjusted for inflation under subsection (g)) if the electric utility does not elect to petition the Secretary to waive the requirements under subsection (d)(3)(C); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb3c85d255360475f8545d22f57e52887"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a combination of activities described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID13e0f1b9d492458d800e3b715fb95a3f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Phase-in</header><text>The Secretary shall prescribe, by regulation, a reasonable phase-in of the requirements of paragraph (1) as the requirements apply to an electric utility that becomes subject to this section on or after January 1, 2013.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ad3bfb7578c4bcb8b8b95a4ca6ffcf8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal renewable energy and energy efficiency credit trading programs</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ccb6d3d112e4b47ac11ef33477cbb5b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than January 1, 2011, the Secretary shall establish a Federal renewable energy credit trading program, and a Federal energy efficiency credit trading program, under which electric utilities shall submit to the Secretary Federal renewable energy credits and Federal energy efficiency credits to certify the compliance of the electric utilities with subsection (b)(1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04caa46aab024c49b18c46c33bfcdb32"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the program, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe49d8d5bcda54416ba30006e14bc0076"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue renewable energy credits to generators of electric energy from renewable energy, regardless of whether the energy is transmitted over the national interstate transmission system;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7fb517bb85d34918bb8d46e42ad276f5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent that renewable sources of electricity are used in combination with other sources of energy, issue credits only to the extent that the electricity generated is from renewable resources;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe899582ae5b946f8a3a744a9e2383a91"><enum>(C)</enum><text>issue renewable energy credits to electric utilities associated with State renewable electricity standard compliance mechanisms pursuant to subsection (h);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id525D2D70306E47239CBCC22359B95253"><enum>(D)</enum><text>issue energy efficiency credits pursuant to subsection (i);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa76183894e194bae853c80a664764889"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to subparagraph (F), ensure that a kilowatt hour, including the associated renewable energy credit or energy efficiency credit, shall be used only once for purposes of compliance with this Act;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7fd6008f5a5a4814a422dee2e53236fe"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow double credits for generation from facilities on Indian land, and triple credits for generation from small renewable distributed generators (meaning those no larger than 1 megawatt), except that no distributed renewable generation facilities on Indian land shall receive a greater number of credits than triple credits;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEEEF9F6C43554375B131CAF26B58FB3D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>allow triple credits for generation of energy from algae;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID96016cca25a14f63ba115a3a467ccda0"><enum>(H)</enum><text>ensure that, with respect to a purchaser that, as of the date of enactment of this section, has a purchase agreement from a renewable energy facility placed in service before that date, the credit associated with the generation of renewable energy under the contract is issued to the purchaser of the electric energy to the extent that the contract does not already provide for the allocation of the Federal credit; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc6bda3c7e7334634a5cd5d008ac5228e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>issue tradeable renewable energy credits for the useful electric and thermal output from a facility that produces the output from biomass, using a system under which—</text> <clause id="ID62d6a8463cd745f08df5f5d149457d08"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of efficiency that is less than 50 percent, 1 renewable energy credit is awarded;</text> </clause><clause id="ID46b2e1426dad4f9982d6fcfceead4bf8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of efficiency that is 50 percent or more but less than 70 percent, 1.1 renewable energy credits are awarded for the same unit output;</text> </clause><clause id="ID9a6629356fd44528bd99c11af9d71847"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of efficiency that is 70 percent or more but less than 90 percent, 1.25 renewable energy credits are awarded for the same unit output; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID21a1452032fa4139b9eed62359e2ffe4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in the case of efficiency that is 90 percent or more, 1.5 renewable energy credits are awarded for the same unit output.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb8ca7305553d48299921a5ebe97f5f80"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A credit described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2) may only be used for compliance with this section during the 3-year period beginning on the date of issuance of the credit.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7edb737548db4cb38a932acefb626a8d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transfers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An electric utility that holds credits in excess of the quantity of credits needed to comply with subsection (b) may transfer the credits to another electric utility in the same utility holding company system.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID22a14aba7eae439dbcf8ae90cb4bc22e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Delegation of market function</header> <subparagraph id="idEC33FB05B2E0421DB08CC9D128270955"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may delegate to—</text> <clause id="idBF9911477A58451C9D057C35243BD068"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an appropriate market-making entity the administration of a national renewable energy credit market and a national energy efficiency credit market for purposes of creating a transparent national market for the sale or trade of renewable energy credits and energy efficiency credits; and</text> </clause><clause id="id47F60753289243DFB7525BDFF7E1EB29"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>regional entities the tracking of dispatch of renewable generation.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDEB48B97C22A4ED8A865B2DF5900C0CF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Any delegation under subparagraph (A) shall ensure that the tracking and reporting of information concerning the dispatch of renewable generation is transparent, verifiable, and independent of any generation or load interests with obligations under this section. .</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88d9dd8baad04f9baddeb2afaea473cc"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Enforcement</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68796778c44945c2a32d340363bc5451"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Civil penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any electric utility that fails to meet the requirements of subsection (b) shall be subject to a civil penalty.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDed50934fa5ef44a49e969ca37d3040f3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount of penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of the civil penalty shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98683D7C37764EB0B028028D6F71729E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of kilowatt-hours of electric energy sold to electric consumers in violation of subsection (b); by</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC76D1BAAF9D64CBE957C499E4A2DE80E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">200 percent of the value of the alternative compliance payment, as adjusted for inflation under subsection (g).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21f7bc340059477282392ce723f9b0da"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Mitigation or waiver</header> <subparagraph id="IDb4120e4de1d44ea5bef863fc022951bf"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Penalty</header> <clause id="id04E573CADB3141C490F143D6A73257EC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may mitigate or waive a civil penalty under this subsection if the electric utility is unable to comply with subsection (b) due to a reason outside of the reasonable control of the electric utility.</text> </clause><clause id="id98D8C14779214FA3BF2076DC578C7ABF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The Secretary shall reduce the amount of any penalty determined under paragraph (2) by the amount paid by the electric utility to a State for failure to comply with the requirement of a State renewable energy program if the State requirement is greater than the applicable requirement of subsection (b).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcc2757b64410417aac9532629707e9c2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The Secretary may waive the requirements of subsection (b) for a period of up to 5 years with respect to an electric utility if the Secretary determines that the electric utility cannot meet the requirements due to a hurricane, tornado, fire, flood, earthquake, ice storm, or other natural disaster or act of God beyond the reasonable control of the utility.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id194C882170EC43F7890DBF0B60C79930"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Ratepayer protection</header><text>Effective beginning June 1, 2010, and not later than June 1 of each year thereafter, an electric utility may petition the Secretary to waive, for the following compliance year, all or part of the requirements of subsection (b) in order to limit the rate impact of the incremental cost of compliance of the electric utility to not more than 4 percent per retail customer in any year.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE747E4D025AD4CF7B0F05BA24722DF28"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Variance</header><text>A State public utility commission or electric utility may submit an application to the Secretary that requests a variance from the requirements of subsection (b) for 1 or more calendar years (including suspension or reduction of the requirements) on the basis of transmission constraints preventing delivery of service.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa0d8042754e94b3b861cdeca04b08868"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Procedure for assessing penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall assess a civil penalty under this subsection in accordance with the procedures prescribed by section 333(d) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6303(d)).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID48e12979bc4d4afbab82ee2b093141ca"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Alternative compliance payments</header> <paragraph id="IDf5e943955c4246cfa53f2b2ae2d0e6d5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An electric utility may satisfy the requirements of subsection (b), in whole or in part, by submitting in accordance with this subsection, in lieu of each Federal renewable electricity credit or megawatt hour of demonstrated total annual electricity savings that would otherwise be due, a payment equal to the amount required under subsection (b) in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may promulgate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0143b00bd5074c12a8476468ceaa191e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payment to State funds</header><text>Payments made under this subsection shall be made directly to the State in which the electric utility is located, if the payments are deposited directly into a fund within the treasury of the State for use in accordance with paragraph (3).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd8c9fe192de942cdacd809398739312b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of grants</header><text>The Governor of any State may expend amounts in a State renewable energy escrow account solely for purposes of—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2b6a2a89df42424aba384cdae33ea0b4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increasing the quantity of electric energy produced from a renewable energy source in the State, including nuclear and advanced coal technologies for carbon capture and sequestration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID88475ac1376d4c17aaabc38baf881dbe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promoting the deployment and use of electric drive vehicles in the State, including the development of electric drive vehicles and batteries; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID55d681203006466d8b7ee7a7a1eb9c19"><enum>(C)</enum><text>offsetting the costs of carrying out this section paid by electric consumers in the State through—</text> <clause id="ID4b4c121ec55b40c8addb581d76944bb0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>direct grants to electric consumers; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID38939757b1f444388237e38d7fc34e76"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>energy efficiency investments.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDeeb9391a440f4acd8bfaac0eb2258c17"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Information and reports</header><text>As a condition of providing payments to a State under this subsection, the Secretary may require the Governor to keep such accounts or records, and furnish such information and reports, as the Secretary determines are necessary and appropriate for determining compliance with this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7dde22056156496eb2c0f2083c615a6a"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Exemptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During any calendar year, this section shall not apply to an electric utility—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf2fd70cacfed470197263096cc8ff8e5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that sold less than 4,000,000 megawatt-hours of electric energy to electric consumers during the preceding calendar year, except that sales to an affiliate, lessee, or tenant of the electric utility shall not be treated as sales to electric consumers under this paragraph; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7decde327ff04d388e24421ca7caf5a1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in Hawaii.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0a946710440a49a7afe77696cecb1c9e"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Inflation adjustment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31 of each year beginning in 2008, the Secretary shall adjust for inflation the rate of the alternative compliance payment under subsection (b)(2)(C).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd39d8c3a324c40769a4f231083b806a7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>State programs</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20D979A3ED1E47BFACE110BCBEB01FDB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), nothing in this section diminishes any authority of a State or political subdivision of a State to adopt or enforce any law or regulation respecting renewable energy or energy efficiency, or the regulation of electric utilities,.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D0A4B171A4D4EA3A81148C6F69CAA44"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (d)(3), no such law or regulation shall relieve any person of any requirement otherwise applicable under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ED08B7A2CDF4250B53CEA82E4FC9FD6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with States having such renewable energy and energy efficiency programs, shall, to the maximum extent practicable, facilitate coordination between the Federal program and State programs.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35CD6C1211874362BA9CAC9FD33209F5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Regulations</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC65FC36170CA42C3B440B386E11ECD04"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with States, shall promulgate regulations to ensure that an electric utility that is subject to the requirements of this section and is subject to a State renewable energy standard receives renewable energy credits if—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B544C04E6974186B5E8D6972F9BB498"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the electric utility complies with the State standard by generating or purchasing renewable electric energy or renewable energy certificates or credits representing renewable electric energy; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97BEC6C811C048E6924F81AA8038A154"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the State imposes or allows other mechanisms for achieving the State standard, including the payment of taxes, fees, surcharges, or other financial obligations.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7A9F0A5C8174FC7BE93735D3CA48A53"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount of credits</header><text>The amount of credits received by an electric utility under this subsection shall equal—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id653874B3E0F24B1DA7CD1FE2A5D38F1D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of subparagraph (A)(i), the quantity of renewable energy resulting from the generation or purchase by the electric utility of renewable energy; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB753F590E95D49699A7467CFEB38C136"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of subparagraph (A)(ii), the pro rata share of the electric utility, based on the contributions to the mechanism made by the electric utility or customers of the electric utility, in the State, of the quantity of renewable energy resulting from those mechanisms.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70A37C4F7E9143F6A3D1770C7DBD4C99"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Prohibition on double counting</header><text>The regulations promulgated under this paragraph shall ensure that a kilowatt-hour associated with a renewable energy credit issued pursuant to this subsection shall not be used for compliance with this section more than once.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id072BA7C3B5E9495BB783DC4D4BE8C15B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Energy efficiency credits</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="idB4EB947F2A91408894484CD9FEA2F7D7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="IDc2c40404ae934845a91d558b9e00bbe9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Customer facility savings</header><text>The term <term>customer facility savings</term> means a reduction in the consumption of end-use electricity at a facility of an end-use consumer of electricity served by an electric utility, as compared to—</text> <clause commented="no" id="ID55ab58bec69d440595e034fd42921b01"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consumption at the facility during a base year, taking into account reductions attributable to causes other than energy efficiency investments (such as economic downturns, reductions in customer base, favorable weather conditions, or other such causes); or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="ID0eadf210f1624fc8b97f60bee26f04d7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of new equipment (regardless of whether the new equipment replaces existing equipment at the end of the useful life of the existing equipment), consumption by similar equipment of average efficiency available for purchase at the time that new equipment is acquired.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id84538AC8A3474148B4B698C3578D4CD0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Electricity savings</header><text>The term <term>electricity savings</term> means—</text> <clause commented="no" id="ID21541fad6c1042afb54bc3a3e6a47b8f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>customer facility savings of electricity consumption adjusted to reflect any associated increase in fuel consumption at the facility;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="ID71cd9688cd7e4619a62d9909c667ed12"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reductions in distribution system losses of electricity achieved by a retail electricity distributor, as compared to losses attributable to new or replacement distribution system equipment of average efficiency (as defined by the Secretary by regulation); and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="ID55f602c6e003424abfe83e081e20765f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the output of new combined heat and power systems, to the extent provided under paragraph (5).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID5d82d2d5df2049d0a790d56deb66d3d5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Qualified electricity savings</header><text>The term <term>qualified electricity savings</term> means electricity saving that meet the measurement and verification requirements of paragraph (4).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID9cb8f5b7f6e14e47a2454f177936fa71"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Petition</header><text>On petition by the Governor of a State or, in the case of the power service area of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Secretary shall allow up to 26.67 percent of the requirements of an electric utility under subsection (b)(1) associated with the sales of electricity of the utility in the State to be met by submitting Federal energy efficiency credits issued pursuant to this subsection.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id0D0158DFC02E4986A844E31606D770FA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Issuance of energy efficiency credits</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id3464FDCFB6DA4D87ACD93A57FC2250FF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall issue energy efficiency credits for qualified electricity savings achieved in States described in paragraph (2) in accordance with this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idF91ED67B202844758CEAC476E2F54EB4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Qualified electricity savings</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (C), in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary, the Secretary shall issue credits for—</text> <clause commented="no" id="idF0952B49AFA8424DB14E022EA9C4D962"><enum>(i)</enum><text>qualified electricity savings achieved by an electric utility on or after the date of enactment of this section; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="idD2CB6FC8F5D14FD7BD8C921ED6B6C8F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>qualified electricity savings achieved by other entities (including State agencies) on or after the date of enactment of this section if—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="id5BDAFF145A03403CA7C08940CA543E1E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the measures used to achieve the qualified electricity savings were installed or placed in operation by the entity seeking the credit; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id1417B22275794B149D3A8A58A0F765A7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an electric utility eligible to receive efficiency did not pay a substantial portion of the cost of achieving the qualified electricity savings (unless the utility has waived any entitlement to the credit).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID02ef7d476c8b4c51965c1415dcec4f1b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>No credits shall be issued for electricity savings achieved as a result of compliance with a national, State, or local building, equipment, or appliance efficiency standard.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id639C934B0DC04CF09E3736C15B65E890"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Measurement and verification of electricity savings</header><text>Not later than January 2010, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations regarding the measurement and verification of electricity savings under this subsection, including regulations covering—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id452312EBE6B049279362C3F2F99E085D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>procedures and standards for defining and measuring electricity savings that will be eligible to receive credits under paragraph (3), which shall—</text> <clause commented="no" id="idCDB86A590E3E45F49792A6E4C3EC3669"><enum>(i)</enum><text>specify the types of energy efficiency and energy conservation that will be eligible for the credits;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="idE774C1DAE105403AB35F0A6767FEB675"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>require that energy consumption for customer facilities or portions of facilities in the applicable base and current years be adjusted, as appropriate, to account for changes in weather, level of production, and building area;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id19A287B7BE3E48D89CC2A7B5A7308D5B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>account for the useful life of electricity savings measures;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id9B8FFEC664F84532B17FCAF3804A4CDD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>include specified electricity savings values for specific, commonly-used efficiency measures; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id77F85194A2344D00B0CF7F5B8505AD67"><enum>(v)</enum><text>exclude electricity savings that—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="id55A68166DE794D2185417FE6E96CDCF6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are not properly attributable to measures carried out by the entity seeking the credit;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id3A0F3651A85647C884440191CDC830F8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>have already been credited under this section to another entity; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDbe09365f267e40d9aa6ede29ccab9392"><enum>(III)</enum><text>do not result from actions not intended to achieve electricity savings;</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD8E2B901EF4A4ABAB6842C8BB392C44E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>procedures and standards for third-party verification of reported electricity savings; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id53BDC61ED059431C9CD269CC5C8648DC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such requirements for information, reports, and access to facilities as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id410E7F354BD24211A0C9CE75E31796DF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Combined heat and power</header><text>Under regulations promulgated by the Secretary, the increment of electricity output of a new combined heat and power system that is attributable to the higher efficiency of the combined system (as compared to the efficiency of separate production of the electric and thermal outputs), shall be considered electricity savings under this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90F1BCAC49B94CE4AAD6540CF4EE0028"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biomass harvesting and sustainability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of this section relating to biomass shall be administered in accordance with section 203(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852(e)).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE22EC28D87AF4C21A85E41066920063D"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loans for projects to comply with Federal renewable electricity standard</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6CCB029AAEC842028C3BC70184DF5B0B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text>The purposes of this subsection are—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA4224FAD78B344B3BA2E09AC8D1B405D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to reduce the cost incurred by electric utilities in complying with the requirements of this section; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2902117E02CF467798F9CAD954641F0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to minimize the impact of the requirements on electricity rates for consumers.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDce54c76d55444c8e8f2a2392b358e08d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Loans</header><text>The Secretary shall make loans available to electric utilities to carry out qualified projects approved by the Secretary to comply with the requirements of this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idED09BD2E4B0044F0AA0A23AC86130397"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualified projects</header> <subparagraph id="idBB30F958BA114D289DA57EEA93724E65"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A loan may be made under this subsection for a project—</text> <clause id="id70CE67F68BC540ABBFF39B55554401F3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to construct a renewable energy generation facility;</text> </clause><clause id="id249C4D1BCB6E464FAAE5A7394F9D1286"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to install an energy efficiency or electricity demand reduction technology; or</text> </clause><clause id="id97ADE67BB2FC466C8C47D329C7E2444B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to carry out any other project approved by the Secretary that the Secretary determines is consistent with the purposes of this subsection.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8285c6da71e848ca97bc3136fc872f68"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Disapproval</header><text>The Secretary may disapprove an application for a loan for a project under this subsection if the Secretary determines that—</text> <clause id="id850ED89EC883449FBBEF0B7E67307847"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the revenues generated under the project are unlikely to be sufficient to cover the repayment obligations of the proposed loan; or</text> </clause><clause id="id96CED63FCBEB4A4BAFC841E02AE6195D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the project is not otherwise consistent with the purposes of this subsection.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id146C13518E4643B18DDB42CD83024445"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>A loan made by the Secretary to an electric utility under this subsection shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id015651A2B7EF4C20B675732FD3A73F4D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be for a term of not to exceed 30 years; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6E63D13BEFB14DA999BC0491308E68E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>bear an annual interest rate that is 50 basis points more than the Federal funds rate established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAEC6C2DB21A04CDABC1F7F12F06A3949"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the debt to the Federal Government under a loan made to an electric utility under this subsection shall have priority in any case in which the electric utility files for bankruptcy protection under title 11, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6CAF2A52ECB346C19F48D97F2694CAB6"><enum>(6)</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="ID291b79e62bee4ccd8168ae5222294545"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Reconsideration</header> <paragraph id="IDb6873dfe1dc0490fae72cd6b43a6f799"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review</header> <subparagraph id="idF7F60791262B400D9727AB7CD349F08B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than January 15, 2017, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall review and make recommendations to Congress on the program established under this section.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id722381582AA74CB18CFEA2AAE8057C66"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Analysis</header><text>The review shall analyze whether—</text> <clause id="id09D846387E92406C8E99ECB7E94E9103"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the program established under this section has contributed to an economically harmful increase in electricity rates in regions of the United States;</text> </clause><clause id="idE324D1502C4746959B2F9CE9F0DCE368"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the program has resulted in net economic benefits for the United States; and</text> </clause><clause id="id9C3CBB111CBE48419C28640BCABF5BFD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>new technologies and clean, renewable energy sources will advance the purposes of this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID076caee390934a04804b451a150fb11e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to Congress recommendations on whether—</text> <subparagraph id="id86F0AFEAAE37496782B64BF0F464EF6B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the percentage of energy efficiency credits eligible to be submitted under subsection (b)(1) should be increased or decreased;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3C21C42E187A49788C69EE80F512B41A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the percentage of renewable electricity required under subsection (b)(1) should be increased or decreased; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id639626A78824410AA644F4779124DC8C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the definition of <term>renewable energy</term> should be expanded to reflect advances in technology or previously unavailable sources of clean or renewable energy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3aae2ba9683f4d9c99d759e0161b2eba"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than January 15, 2017, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes any recommendations of the Secretary on changes to the program established under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96db1e6bdabe42cc8432ceeea74986b3"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations implementing this section.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf7d96f6a97fe4a33abf7f7cf1f201cdc"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Termination of authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section and the authority provided by this section terminate on December 31, 2039.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2081282c7af642c79aece9b3cb3f3144"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of contents amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. prec. 2601) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title VI the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69FB3EC672E94F09883B38EBF2A457D5" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 610. Federal renewable electricity standard.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="id9EEF40126282431E9002F55EF6031281"><enum>133.</enum><header>Federal purchase requirement amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idC262504191064A93804ADC09D2BB981F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEEC8415FF6F8480E8FE05C2CC6781278" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id2612FF8AFBEA4A84A47B9116DA6CE299"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id470457D92B1143C08B0D498178CDC22D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Biomass</header><text>The term <term>biomass</term> means the following types of nonhazardous organic materials:</text> <subparagraph id="IDf4f1eccc630840639fb7600695ae299b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Residues and byproducts from milled logs.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc05469ef3bb64246926b47bac301fb3b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Wood, paper products that are not commonly recyclable, and vegetation (including trees and trimmings, yard waste, pallets, railroad ties, crates, and solid-wood manufacturing and construction debris), if diverted from or separated from other waste out of a municipal waste stream.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa6f8185ad2d946ec97d0d772411b833a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Hazard trees, trimmings, and brush that are necessary to remove in order to maintain a utility right-of-way or a public road (not including any unpaved road within Federal land).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID620c09507aa0406f8ebf3f74101becea"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Trees, trimmings, and brush harvested from the immediate vicinity of any building, campground, or other structure in wildfire-prone areas to reduce the risk to the structure or campground or to human life from wildfires.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6569c6d482d5444891024bc286727121"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Invasive species (as defined in Executive Order 13112 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to invasive species)) removed to control or eradicate the invasive species.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa20ff0086d5143769060c2184fed144f"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Animal waste and animal byproducts (including biogas and any solid produced by micro-organisms).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5a39d4570b33479a88815f7dbd76cc43"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Food waste.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID61c758fae6c54df3aa9ad56f71d5f094"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Algae.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe71f6e43b7904ef0a671569579879e9e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Slash, brush, trees, and other vegetation that is harvested from non-Federal land or Indian land—</text> <clause id="id97687C403F4744CAAFA2833AB9EFF77D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that is, at the time of harvest—</text> <subclause id="ID0fb410b669e7494fa1e370457f63b2f2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>naturally regenerated forest land;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID188db6b575fb4bc98e80ef1368e3ee98"><enum>(II)</enum><text>forest land that was planted for the purpose of restoring land to a naturally regenerated forest; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDd3381f6a986841adbe611cb02f022820"><enum>(III)</enum><text>if harvested in quantities and through practices that maintain or contribute toward the restoration of the species, ecological systems, and ecological communities for which the conservation forest land was identified, conservation forest land; or</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID856d823d965e45a0bc792da8fa190824"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that is—</text> <subclause id="id2DF66A74495A4C4383D5B25F11325226"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at the time of harvest, planted forest land; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id400FEEF9B261421AB8134A686D0FBEFD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>on the date of enactment of this section, cropland (including fallow land), pastureland, or planted forest land.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfb5356340898414ea536fb588b9fdb60"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Crops, crop byproducts, and crop residues from non-Federal land or Indian land that is—</text> <clause id="ID3a6670e9cbf3429794e48636c196d468"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at the time of harvest, not forest land; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDafce6cdb9a174470a0aef8b86ce69ff2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on the date of enactment of this section—</text> <subclause id="id7162152252514788B47FD20AE39B5D11"><enum>(I)</enum><text>cropland (including fallow land and not including planted forest land); or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id78AF47D38E834247919627991A62D6FC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>pastureland.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDde1d80addcdd4721868c0e88e75cb8c7"><enum>(K)</enum><text>If harvested from Federal land in accordance with applicable law and land management plans and in quantities and through practices that maintain or contribute toward the restoration of ecological sustainability—</text> <clause id="id17E24BA2D7B44FCBA490E692FEA4068A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>slash; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="ID65f0453252d74be5a7c1106c9c2867b9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>brush and trees that are byproducts of ecological restoration, disease or insect infestation control, or hazardous fuels reduction treatments and—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="IDb87ccdd2946149ebb5c27ec12eef9b0c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are from stands that—</text> <item commented="no" id="idBEFE360553634A3A8D15B2F4B0E218FE"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>were killed by an insect or disease epidemic or a natural disaster; and</text> </item><item commented="no" id="idB6CBB016833B46028C6B390BDFBA5BFC"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>do not meet the utilization standards for sawtimber; or</text> </item></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDabc559ebc6ce44f7a108dead878ac031"><enum>(II)</enum><text>do not exceed the minimum size standards for sawtimber.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDaf68ea48aa60436190407768a4c31a26"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conservation forest land</header> <subparagraph id="ID9a7d269752a848c5b9b4916120b060f1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>conservation forest land</term> means forest land that contains a species, or includes all or part of an ecological system or community, that is at risk of extinction or elimination within a State or globally.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID06937e7d482940ff87b1a70039bde3e3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Identification</header><text>Conservation forest land shall be identified based on the best available science and data by any of—</text> <clause id="ID1f4e3b3d9d2b442fb2b4fe193189d5cc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State in which the land is located, unless the land is under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe;</text> </clause><clause id="IDc36b26fbc8464e2dae0a87736cb72d08"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an Indian tribe with jurisdiction over the land; or</text> </clause><clause id="IDbcda919641f64669850ecbc1be9cdbba"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in consultation with the State in which the land is located or the Indian tribe with jurisdiction over the land—</text> <subclause id="ID0b087a440a5d4c0aa9dcf56a96800a5a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID8b8cd778dc37492fb2137719983e244a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbea4b4c2d4074f308dcd7738b23d225e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>A tract of conservation forest land may not be removed from conservation forest land status under this section as a result of land management practices on the tract that—</text> <clause id="IDb694924aa5bb4ed7ac8de1da7cf8a0ae"><enum>(i)</enum><text>occurred on or after the date of enactment of this subparagraph; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID41a9b0ea16ce49b1b42e45e2c290892e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>contributed toward the elimination of the species, or all or part of an ecological system or ecological community, for which the land was identified as conservation forest land.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8C37F06CB1F24AF192568BDCB4F25B15"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal land</header> <subparagraph id="idFBB3A2B21E454AA0AD4BA3FC6FAAE574"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>Federal land</term> means—</text> <clause id="idB6E94CD70C6443AE905EAEEFC2B374BD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>National Forest System land; and</text> </clause><clause id="idCA2443F8C40340DFA70054D92B9383DE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbe4ae0b5e12b42e08ea76a618d92fade"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header> <clause id="ID2ccf0324a94e4e1b8cd14a0111daca42"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>Federal land</term> does not include—</text> <subclause id="ID9f576d923b8c4b4688cf110d423a4a6e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any area designated by Congress to be administered for conservation purposes; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDd5c415d2fde14dc6a657a63b88dca275"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a National Monument proclaimed by the President.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID36748308b430407dbeaf8bc4b27e6df6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Old growth or late successional forest stands</header><text>The term <term>Federal land</term> does not include an old growth or late successional forest stand unless biomass from the stand does not exceed the minimum size standards for sawtimber and is a byproduct of an ecological restoration treatment that fully maintains, or contributes toward the restoration of, the structure and composition of an old growth forest stand in accordance with the old growth conditions characteristic of the forest type and retains the large trees contributing to old growth structure.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID31f71ef760544839b65d809a21b7fee0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Indian land</header><text>The term <term>Indian land</term> has the meaning given the term <term>Indian country</term> in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDdc2c5f19d78d4594a4475501f5ddd0f2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3bef90938df24c0ea03ba48d31e823f6"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Non-Federal land</header><text>The term <term>non-Federal land</term> means land that is not owned by the Federal Government.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9704946b55b142758d4bb0693d95a22e"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Renewable energy</header><text>The term <term>renewable energy</term> means energy generated from solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, municipal solid waste, or new hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or additions of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id285C572A535942E182C38FFFBF4FD560"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Secretary concerned</header><text>The term <term>Secretary concerned</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id8DA6B1CF3DF94A5FA8D4C3A3EFF5E76F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture, with regard to—</text> <clause id="idBFA87D2A47374E038CC989A468A5A903"><enum>(i)</enum><text>National Forest System land; and</text> </clause><clause id="id3D9E509135D9493581D5DBC5C6C48550"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>except as provided by subparagraph (B), non-Federal land; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7A562BC680DA4E05A8B679E6F5823DB0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior, with regard to—</text> <clause id="id4C14DDB583134C9EA6CDB4D65C97870D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)); and</text> </clause><clause id="id3588DD477F434E3991B0545FB1201723"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Indian land.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id23F7F1D0CFAA4ABC9BDB9EF63B210889"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC766C2771ED4292B4584FA8F4259E50" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID3fc3dabb1a5148cea48ef462caf9e7d2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Biomass harvesting and sustainability</header> <paragraph id="id85682E733DEB4ED0A5FCC81EBED9F201"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretaries concerned shall administer the provisions covered by subsection (b)(1) relating to the harvesting of biomass from Federal land and forest land.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9797e9886e9e4312be1c95141be275fd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inter-agency biomass sustainability study</header> <subparagraph id="ID966bf1864e4844a4848db783a71a5a47"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall conduct a study that assesses the impacts of biomass harvesting for energy production on—</text> <clause id="ID7d444feaaf6843ada6f9f1c45872f677"><enum>(i)</enum><text>landscape-level water quality, soil productivity, wildlife habitat, and biodiversity; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID5de358476608492c96ad67f71e4268e5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>conservation forest land.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2f839278b360491fbd0fc1fa68c8eeeb"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="id85528D633A0B4FC7B1ADDA6F58A746AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>complete the study required under this paragraph not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this subsection; and</text> </clause><clause id="id867C4D8DA85942E783EE51227A44CE7E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>update the study not later than every 5 years thereafter.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe481a8fc2b54489db09afeeec1f17479"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Basis</header><text>The Secretary shall base the study on the best available data and science.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa64b656da9b647c78cc27136be2cc26e"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the study such recommendations as are appropriate to reduce the impacts described in subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc20ddb1f90a4435aaf84a5890d5f2e02"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Public participation and availability</header><text>In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="ID779acf6814e74c20986797aa26100b84"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consult with States, Indian tribes, and other interested stakeholders;</text> </clause><clause id="ID47a20757a3354105a3586480e4dd6c8f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make available, and seek public comment on, a draft version of the study results; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDf9ceb54afbea416b9379c7fb362f53c7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>make the final study results available to the public.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idB1F83EC2ED9949E6947E40B6510054A8"><enum>D</enum><header>Energy and water integration</header> <section id="id3B26AD6478F04A2F81C12F8FBED71188"><enum>141.</enum><header>Energy water nexus study</header> <subsection id="IDc3184fe719bd4d8d846e359f9dc98577"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall conduct an in-depth analysis of the impact of energy development and production on the water resources of the United States.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID672c883c199a489b8d30f889857a1e86"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope of study</header> <paragraph id="idD039FC82E8C9494EAEFC4005750C4982"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The study described in subsection (a) shall be comprised of each assessment described in paragraphs (2) through (4).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7da4df25ed1b47dc942697061c78a554"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation sector assessment</header> <subparagraph id="idBA267B7D36ED4B7D967EA78F6A8F9189"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The study shall include a lifecycle assessment of the quantity of water withdrawn and consumed in the production of transportation fuels, or electricity used as a fuel source, to evaluate the ratio that—</text> <clause id="idDF758B3F0EDF43D6AB755A58E937A5AC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the quantity of water withdrawn and consumed in the production of transportation fuels (measured in gallons), or electricity (measured in kilowatt-hours); bears to</text> </clause><clause id="id859D8E4C07754559999AA1A27D56060E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total distance (measured in miles) that may be traveled as a result of the consumption of transportation fuels, or electricity.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf6c330cab7034bcb992649f82ada0778"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Scope of assessment</header> <clause id="id84A6D83B3D4B4A908A972D7019A43B88"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The assessment shall include, as applicable—</text> <subclause id="id9A79DD8E3E5E411EBA8A4676248A9197"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the exploration for, and extraction or growing of, energy feedstock;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id50EE98BCA619429BA6858FD39BFAF094"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the processing of energy feedstock into transportation fuel;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3440CE66DBD14732924F246E71FA8298"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the generation, transportation, and storage of electricity for transportation; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id7A3B8D45B87044BFBAFB5BEA948D4C2C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the conduct of an analysis of the efficiency with which the transportation fuel is consumed.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID6f70b781d8ec4973a158fb6dfd09373b"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Fuels</header><text>The assessment shall contain an analysis of transportation fuel sources, including—</text> <subclause id="ID1b42a2ed37cc4621b76ead08e91a738a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>domestically produced crude oil (including products derived from domestically produced crude oil);</text> </subclause><subclause id="idDD33790884E741F4BD468CEB86480C21"><enum>(II)</enum><text>imported crude oil (including products derived from imported crude oil);</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID24a5c02b4b444dc68dc88db7e431f26a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>domestically produced natural gas (including liquid fuels derived from natural gas);</text> </subclause><subclause id="idBC0430668369493684A0308F24715A0F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>imported natural gas (including liquid fuels derived from natural gas);</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID4e7371b8981a43779268759e74b492df"><enum>(V)</enum><text>oil shale;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID5c057c84a8ea48fea647bd312fb0aa0a"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>tar sands;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID205de593122a4a01b20d8de1f52a3f4f"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>domestically produced corn-based ethanol;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6080CA61587A463CB45CAE3F4CB4F705"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>imported corn-based ethanol;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDf50ea876a5b24343ad849832de448cc9"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>advanced biofuels (including cellulosic- and algae-based biofuels);</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID4ed9fef229944441acd1d593011626e3"><enum>(X)</enum><text>coal to liquids (including aviation fuel, diesel, and gasoline products);</text> </subclause><subclause id="idB6149149CAB04A00987E082659C695AE"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>electricity consumed in—</text> <item id="id1EC2CFD194FB409DBF0CEDC67D147D20"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>fully electric drive vehicles; and</text> </item><item id="id19F85D887005497BBFC72BD286AD72B3"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>plug-in hybrid vehicles;</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id0F9671E892EF4FFDB017EE9432451286"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>hydrogen; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id62C87DB3617941AE93061449C02522CD"><enum>(XIII)</enum><text>any reasonably foreseeable combination of any transportation fuel source described in subclauses (I) through (XII).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID371c5fb43f0b4a02b85d0bca8130fd82"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Electricity sector assessment</header> <subparagraph id="id0028CE28B95E49428FDE13C67AC5D960"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The study shall include a lifecycle assessment of the quantity of water withdrawn and consumed in the production of electricity to evaluate the ratio that—</text> <clause id="id5A0A1DA4BF1849DA897AFF6D7FE02E07"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the quantity of water used and consumed in the production of electricity (measured in gallons); bears to</text> </clause><clause id="idEA9B9505362A484A839F361614D625C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the quantity of electricity that is produced (measured in kilowatt-hours).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDac17b49d6653449b91e6f19cd935659f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Scope of assessment</header><text>The assessment shall include, as applicable—</text> <clause id="id0D9C7B4D1C4544A0AB9B2A11F26683F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the exploration for, or extraction or growing of, energy feedstock;</text> </clause><clause id="idA5FF63A7CC49482BB87C4DE6BE7E2B0F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the processing of energy feedstock for electricity production; and</text> </clause><clause id="idCE88F66AC1644514945E5B1D80950CBB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the production of electricity.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa6bdfd1ddbb243638921f0ff24464ff2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Generation types</header><text>The assessment shall contain an evaluation and analysis of electricity generation facilities that are constructed in accordance with different plant designs (including different cooling technologies such as water, air, and hybrid systems, and technologies designed to minimize carbon dioxide releases) based on the fuel used by the facility, including—</text> <clause id="IDc230baf237374dd0bc4356a23fcb9381"><enum>(i)</enum><text>coal;</text> </clause><clause id="ID63d0d0703c0745c7bd48f0adc301c0f3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>natural gas;</text> </clause><clause id="id11DAA73B700A4E1A9D09B80980A5644B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>oil;</text> </clause><clause id="ID8db99fba6aed4eaf91fd0ed7fa524729"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>nuclear energy;</text> </clause><clause id="ID848242c5f8da48289340398c0b36bd0a"><enum>(v)</enum><text>solar energy;</text> </clause><clause id="ID7077ceb0f897484d946312877e360e9b"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>wind energy;</text> </clause><clause id="ID2d1de3d830ff479bb3bd98bd0d66f5c1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>geothermal energy;</text> </clause><clause id="idC67043865EE440A0B3C2EB51F409230D"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>biomass;</text> </clause><clause id="id503A5E1B8FC742C49B02F3B33CCDD5BB"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>the beneficial use of waste heat; and</text> </clause><clause id="idEE791A19647A4718A971BF257F59AE34"><enum>(x)</enum><text>any reasonably foreseeable combination of any fuel described in clauses (i) through (ix).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf9a128ced0d4450d9e15f32b99635605"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Assessment of additional impacts</header><text>In addition to the impacts associated with the direct use and consumption of water resources in the transportation and electricity sectors described in paragraphs (2) and (3), the study shall contain an identification and analysis of any unique water impact associated with a specific fuel source, including an impact resulting from—</text> <subparagraph id="id6740CA9F4D994FF79320622CB7C212D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any extraction or mining practice;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id477B8BECFE2C4E93A0CAF4B59CCBC069"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the transportation of feedstocks from the point of extraction to the point of processing;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id142FEE9361BA444283FE01D8BB0A309B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the transportation of fuel and power from the point of processing to the point of consumption; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id470A27D5F619460C9E8FC5D8CB3C5F45"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the location of a specific fuel source that is limited to 1 or more specific geographical regions.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7ac6edde83364ebc9dbd441cd84a5bc7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Secretary</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Secretary a report that contains a summary of the results of the study conducted under this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id313041702AA24185A4B5B652853229CA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Availability of results of study</header><text>On the date on which the National Academy of Sciences completes the study under this section, the National Academy of Sciences shall make available to the public the results of the study.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID3029b9265d4f4abfbe1d9818ed0fd01e"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID4a43a47d913547abb0ac0a6d63515c73"><enum>142.</enum><header>Power plant water and energy efficiency</header> <subsection id="ID882dbd3141fc4f13b52fe51735467cd8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To protect water supplies and promote the efficient use of water in the electricity production sector, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall conduct a study to identify alternative technologies and related strategies to optimize water and energy efficiency in the production of electricity by each type of generation.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID275b750f109d48939df0c3299008c044"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Generation types</header><text>The study shall include an evaluation of different types of generation facilities, including—</text> <paragraph id="ID5900dbb5555b4fdc9b69cb07f7624d2d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coal facilities, under which the evaluation shall account for—</text> <subparagraph id="id11386E623C9140849086502D97966CF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>different types of coal and associated generating technologies; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDE473A701D384FF2B77084D1CAB8803E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the use of technologies designed to minimize and sequester carbon dioxide releases;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID662612031591456dae68710f3a041138"><enum>(2)</enum><text>oil and natural gas facilities, under which the evaluation shall account for the use of technologies designed to minimize and sequester carbon dioxide releases;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id86A2452F2443448380901E2CACC64B9B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>hydropower, including turbine upgrades, incremental hydropower, in-stream hydropower, and pump-storage projects;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC7AFBEC9A02A42F0B8489718F8A3AE28"><enum>(4)</enum><text>thermal solar facilities; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0af51befd4ce4cc7bd42f77b8be32589"><enum>(5)</enum><text>nuclear facilities.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe96cf97cf7884ac681ea03b9e4a25126"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that contains a description of the results of the study conducted under this section (including an assessment of any region-specific factor, such as water availability and energy reliability, that should be considered in evaluating the results).</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDc6c67a1147b449fe86e8abf42e94ccb4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section, to remain available until expended.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID306a0b18c6d94177853935f4d17082b6"><enum>143.</enum><header>Reclamation water conservation and energy savings study</header> <subsection id="idF9CDE2B06BBC411CB90275BAB83429D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idDD28C4309098438DAA4CC7ED0527A32F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Major Reclamation project</header><text>The term <term>major Reclamation project</term> means a multipurpose project authorized by the Federal Government and carried out by the Bureau of Reclamation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7DC53DFC92584965BF70B0481AEE110A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4DDA3C7A30D54F0CBF671AC71240E996"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header> <paragraph id="idDC019E0D599F495383AEACD116F4A364"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In accordance with paragraph (2), to promote the efficient use of energy in water distribution systems, the Secretary shall conduct a study to evaluate the quantities of energy used in water storage and delivery operations in major Reclamation projects.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id748E86864012476DB9384B755E05647B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>In conducting the study, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idC6B638FB9BAE4AF589D1A4C2BA6C4C73"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to each major Reclamation project—</text> <clause id="id9533C24570F54F4EAC9D21DEAD678067"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assess and estimate the annual energy consumption associated with the major Reclamation project; and</text> </clause><clause id="idBBC5294155A641328B2773C181A8BAB8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify—</text> <subclause id="id094FA85F66C74BF18C806C267BAD8A63"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each major Reclamation project that consumes the greatest quantity of energy; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idF7D2F7B9BF0B461CAC7E9A4B742A2B09"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the aspect of the operation of each major Reclamation project described in subclause (I) that is the most energy intensive (including water storage and releases, water delivery, and administrative operations); and</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8B4C232C13444182AB12ED987CB6072F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify opportunities to significantly reduce current energy consumption and costs with respect to each major Reclamation project described in subparagraph (A), including, as applicable, through—</text> <clause id="id65861A042F66463580BE9B68E3AACA8A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reduced groundwater pumping;</text> </clause><clause id="id068594A73B994A1AA2E5B6CD79201384"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improved reservoir operations;</text> </clause><clause id="idCB03E31E0C9C4A719C320CC0BB163EA1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>infrastructure rehabilitation;</text> </clause><clause id="idA645DFE50F7E45289151E3D18BBA2ABF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>water reuse; and</text> </clause><clause id="id78D95000C58B466E802165DDBB0AACA2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the integration of renewable energy generation with project operations.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0888CB7E5D084B0480D703149EC25477"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that contains a description of the results of the study conducted under this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id62123CDF9A11436EB3518EA3EEC2E5C3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section, to remain available until expended.</text> </subsection></section><section id="idD86EC4F388694EDF877E5360A64746FD"><enum>144.</enum><header>Brackish groundwater national desalination research facility</header> <subsection id="ID3e1b67fb05be4a8d851fd2fdf124dd68"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idEBFAF03784154F32804568CDEC5C5A4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Facility</header><text>The term <term>facility</term> means the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility, located in Otero County, New Mexico.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id84427F0BCA0F41B1A51E0761B888F980"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2AB42931C83341198A65D4C7F94F7743"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duty of Secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall operate, manage, and maintain the facility to carry out research, development, and demonstration activities to develop technologies and methods that promote brackish groundwater desalination as a viable method to increase water supply in a cost-effective manner.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDdcfd1432367047428ef74a4a825267c9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Objectives; activities</header> <paragraph id="IDf50361e3a19743499b8332680e6c912c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>The Secretary shall operate and manage the facility as a state-of-the-art desalination research center—</text> <subparagraph id="idE3E32FC800034C258367536BE65649FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop new water and energy technologies with widespread applicability; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF744D9C8B74D4127BF2BD94EC202BAF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to create new supplies of usable water for municipal, agricultural, industrial, or environmental purposes.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7efc5f892b304c4ea7ee6c50eafddaa8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>In operating, managing, and maintaining the facility under subsection (b), the Secretary shall carry out—</text> <subparagraph id="ID93c15628c3c0410b80d89c417fcc2273"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as a priority, the development of renewable energy technologies for integration with desalination technologies—</text> <clause id="id0FD8AC54EE7146B88D9394AC3351912D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to reduce the capital and operational costs of desalination;</text> </clause><clause id="id2DDC0BC9B0AE470090F6C5D5C28D2672"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to minimize the environmental impacts of desalination; and</text> </clause><clause id="id11CC1376B617476DA78888D7A4665CB8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to increase public acceptance of desalination as a viable water supply process;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbb36b212238146c09bf7589d655966bb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>research regarding various desalination processes, including improvements in reverse and forward osmosis technologies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb1c4f36004f74fb3a08e934f5b587cfe"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the development of innovative methods and technologies to reduce the volume and cost of desalination concentrated wastes (including the disposal of desalination concentrated wastes) in an environmentally sound manner;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4f74bd2c6abf4705915daa25801dc44c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an outreach program to create partnerships with States, academic institutions, private entities, and other appropriate organizations to conduct research, development, and demonstration activities, including the establishment of rental and other charges to provide revenue to help offset the costs of operating and maintaining the facility; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDba3e7b503c364adf9641f5eb3482207a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an outreach program to educate the public on—</text> <clause id="id42D27A5207AC4761B5195EDCC1293743"><enum>(i)</enum><text>desalination and renewable energy technologies; and</text> </clause><clause id="idC99086B7FF8744108B239F731BF4F656"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the benefits of using water in an efficient manner.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID44d5272d53fe42a6bdc5f9d09485888f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authority of Secretary</header><text>The Secretary may enter into contracts or other agreements with, or make grants to, appropriate entities to manage, operate, or otherwise carry out this section, including an agreement with a local or regional academic institution or a consortium of institutions to manage research activities at the facility.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDce67047c9bdb42ea96aceb03b3e77c21"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section, to remain available until expended.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id17233555BA7B400CBF8BCAA3D36078D9"><enum>145.</enum><header>Enhanced information on water-related energy consumption</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 205 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7135) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB96778747DF406298AF8A5A02D50F56" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id7BCE87081D1A412998A46A8FA5437CF3"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Water-related energy consumption</header> <paragraph id="id03F5FD8DF89C46B2807FAB253B89689F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not less than once during each 3-year period, to aid in the understanding and reduction of the quantity of energy used in association with the use of water, the Administrator shall conduct an assessment under which the Administrator shall collect information on energy use in various sectors of the economy that are associated with the procurement, treatment, or delivery of water.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idFF783265D91843AC81D0C21439FC59D8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required sectors</header><text>An assessment described in paragraph (1) shall contain an analysis of water-related energy use for all relevant sectors of the economy, including water used for—</text> <subparagraph id="id3B121D4B415942519185E05183C7EB36"><enum>(A)</enum><text>agricultural purposes;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A8A02B179F94237B68E038194AF64D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>municipal purposes;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBB1FC3C9D023427FAD31BDEBB6EFD793"><enum>(C)</enum><text>industrial purposes; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4834893A277F4F2C8711011C7950AE33"><enum>(D)</enum><text>domestic purposes.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDC00BD7E0226490FB409BDDC0AE57994"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this subsection affects the authority of the Administrator to collect data under section 52 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 790a).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="idB7E9297BC36948EA880567B2A9FEA76A"><enum>146.</enum><header>Energy-Water Research and Development Roadmap</header> <subsection id="idC2476C98669D49328EB00B14931FBFB5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a document to be known as the <quote>Energy-Water Research and Development Roadmap</quote> to define the future research, development, demonstration, and commercialization efforts that are required to address emerging water-related challenges to future, cost-effective, reliable, and sustainable energy generation and production.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id570281D679524E5E9638E12089F4AEB1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the document described in subsection (a), including recommendations for any future action with respect to the document.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id57D4E351526548678B3A2D468330EE41"><enum>147.</enum><header>Energy-water clean technology grant program</header> <subsection id="idE899E871165C43199DDE8CB926E42DE5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idC2B02EEB44F44B2A8DD81EC9578CDFC3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="idCC5A544337DE41E2B1181C6AD004663E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an eligible unit of local government;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6DE4219B49D74741ADFAA4D14A617507"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian tribe; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF8C561EDFA8C440D84FE7783681819B6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a water or wastewater agency of a State or local government.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id50FEDD321FC848F0890C249B19EF7832"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible unit of local government</header><text>The term <term>eligible unit of local government</term> has the meaning given the term in section 541 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17151).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID569E39A7AE294A8BB8194A9568303F9E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (25 U.S.C. 450b).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idAF4B8B08FE3F4A2DB356F6BB23842E7C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant program</header><text>In accordance with subsection (c), the Secretary may carry out a competitive grant program under which the Secretary may provide grants to eligible entities to demonstrate the deployment of technologies that reduce the consumption of, or conserve, energy supplies through energy savings and water conservation activities in commercial, residential, and mixed-use development projects.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id74CB4292E9B249139309AD833F56FC17"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <paragraph id="id3B45E93042884E4E8FCE0787752A5C13"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Provision of assistance</header><text>In carrying out the program under subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide assistance to eligible entities that carry out projects that—</text> <subparagraph id="id1BEFF4B36FF640E88710B1B6354A1F72"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have the potential to be replicated in other locations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD54E4F8EB304A399928C40A49763054"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are of sufficient size to demonstrate deployment of the project at scale; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80A0E85C545D4CC68BAC5284F9F8A6F0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>are likely to accelerate and expand investment in cost-effective technologies that demonstrate sustained reductions in energy consumption or conservation of energy supplies, including the deployment of renewable energy and water reuse technologies.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC84882CA3AFF457D949C3C076DEA7A62"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>In selecting eligible entities under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to each eligible entity that carries out a project that has the potential to create sustained energy reductions that are greater than 50 percent for the project development, as compared to similar project developments that do not include the technology used by the project that is the subject of the demonstration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8E47106AE2D54584AEB743AAFA91F395"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost-sharing</header><text>Each demonstration activity carried out under a project under this program shall be subject to each cost-sharing requirement described in section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idDDF003985B14421CB283D6EAC1D694E2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public-private partnerships</header><text>The Secretary shall provide a grant under this section only to an eligible entity that uses a public-private partnership to design and carry-out the project of the eligible entity.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id06FB1F49508545BCB9AF215A3FC2C216"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation on funds</header><text>Funds provided through a grant made by the Secretary under this section shall not be used by the recipient eligible entity for any operation or maintenance cost of the eligible entity.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id22AAA5395C9B45C99C162E9510731C2A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall require each eligible entity that receives a grant from the Secretary under this section to submit to the Secretary on a date not later than 1 year after the date on which the eligible entity completes the project of the eligible entity a report that contains a description of—</text> <subparagraph id="idC3DAAF17BD53458EAA6BF17BCC287391"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the estimated reductions in water use achieved by the project of the entity;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE53A546E691E4006A7F7A8DD6CA64B79"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the reductions in energy consumption achieved by the project of the entity;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6521773B77BD4E2AA0837A95F73A3E6E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the comprehensive environmental benefits achieved by the project of the entity; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA35122FC69F54E24841781731F82C027"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the manner by which each reduction or benefit described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) compare to the original estimates of the eligible entity.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7D84648150314838926E10C9C2902C35"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015, to remain available until expended.</text> </subsection></section><section id="idA21EBC9426614FA98EF05B0C5BBFB2A5"><enum>148.</enum><header>Rural water utilities energy and water efficiency program</header> <subsection id="idACEEBA18637347D3A3401312480B2C7E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Duty of Secretary</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and carry out a program similar to, and consistent with, the national rural water and wastewater circuit rider program established under section 306(a)(22) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(22)) (including the authority to make grants)—</text> <paragraph id="id670912E620FB4037AF8EC760CEDDD85D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide on-site technical assistance to rural drinking water and wastewater utilities (including utilities serving an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (25 U.S.C. 450b))); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idAC3585525ADB4A03AE4653B85FBC6CBB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to improve energy efficiency, identify and develop alternative and renewable energy supplies, and conserve water in the operation of rural drinking water and wastewater utilities.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idADB3769BDDCA41C6AB4826D2F53838E9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id602C164C6C204C83868927CF0171418C"><enum>149.</enum><header>Comprehensive water use and energy savings study</header> <subsection id="idBD8C1E3DD5974DBC8D1035BDC34125A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, in consultation with other Federal agencies and appropriate entities, and incorporating available governmental and nongovernmental data as appropriate, the Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive study to determine the interrelated nature of water and energy use (including energy consumption in water-related processes and the manner by which to reduce water-related energy consumption) to promote the efficient use of water and energy.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idDC7899DD3C9245888D7A73FB5B4DFCD1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required components</header> <paragraph id="id0E1BB2F8A2DC4EFEBBD9E962F1650ACA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include each component described in paragraphs (2) through (5).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2422D0C152FE4FE1BE57C85B87F1F5BC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Industrial water</header><text>In accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idD4AF8FCB04BC48A5B188116AE62F0C3E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assess the annual industrial water use of the United States through a comparison, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, of the differences in usage among—</text> <clause id="id3D3BBB48120E42A69C718445809C0171"><enum>(i)</enum><text>various regions of the United States;</text> </clause><clause id="idFD040A9604B940769D9667CF97B0D392"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>industry types and processes; and</text> </clause><clause id="id94BAE473F7F742F4957354B4786524F2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the use of in-plant waste treatment facilities; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB5DA62596934ED794597B21C42880CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify opportunities to reduce significantly industrial energy consumption and associated costs through the use of—</text> <clause id="id4A86F9467AA141A6BCA555A97C498085"><enum>(i)</enum><text>water management strategies;</text> </clause><clause id="idE67FE040423648BCA284F2E265596C55"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>water conservation using technologies in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act; and</text> </clause><clause id="id904F1B8BE2BE49D296093CF26277E938"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reused water, particularly with respect to industrial energy applications.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAF8BF4B698714EACAC09C110962B95D1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Peak demand</header><text>In accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary shall identify options to reduce energy use by water treatment and delivery systems during peak electric demand periods, including through—</text> <subparagraph id="id92B543D7AE624440A5DC5AB5B7A0882B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the use of increased water storage facilities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02AF53FAC030480CA597916CE3915F59"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the aggregation of water system utility accounts;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id645155880D074E3AB261B02B150C7EA5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the installation of supervisory control and data acquisition systems; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC9BBFA08F2DD42DE99FD1A6967AB37EB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improvements made to primary and secondary water and wastewater treatment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id366EE0C4AF09493F8BE091FDF8C5D9B8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nonpotable water sources</header><text>In accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary shall identify and assess—</text> <subparagraph id="idC0A8D15EF3A0479CA762FB3B0F833E97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the applications and uses for nonfreshwater sources of water supply in industrial, commercial, and residential applications; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id818A5AE0600A4FDFB2B0D9887BBC56C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the potential energy conservation that may result from the use of nonfreshwater supplies, including—</text> <clause id="id3BE5AE0C20C6421AB0D9E779A7EB443C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recycled and reclaimed water;</text> </clause><clause id="id1367DACC98674B298AD2E16546020101"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>produced water; and</text> </clause><clause id="idE4DEBA63C6584B54B16C9BF885B1974A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other nontraditional water sources.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEF14FEBD23724D749D03618E46DC3F22"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Embedded energy</header><text>In accordance with paragraph (1), to facilitate an understanding of the potential energy savings associated with water conservation and efficiency, the Secretary shall assess and estimate the quantity and type of energy consumed in the procurement, transport, and treatment of water supplies and wastewater that serve industrial, commercial, and residential uses, including variations relating to differences in geography and types of supply and wastewater processes.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id087A54D2EA3F43CBB78FDD0315B16366"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that contains a description of—</text> <paragraph id="id87266BC944B9484082815806C28B89AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of the study conducted by the Secretary under this section; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CB4C246424447ACB85A2C2A809A1258"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the means by which to incorporate, and the benefits of incorporating, the results of the study into related reports prepared by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id4E2780FB909B496184F2161CE082CE94"><enum>E</enum><header>Vehicle technology deployment</header> <section id="IDfb4c983130264983bf053cfc7560b5b9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>151.</enum><header>Transportation roadmap study</header> <subsection id="ID86c4014a54944a6289d3418178470c6e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID70d99d09fbbe400abf78f91c1d5029be"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct a comprehensive analysis of energy use within the light-duty vehicle transportation sector; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDff7423c3d722415bba53426e47dfb9cb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use the analysis to conduct an integrated study of the technology options for alternative fuels, including electricity, natural gas, hydrogen, and advanced technologies (including battery, hybrid and fuel cell electric, advanced internal combustion, and lean burn diesel technologies), that could reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID75ca4e1a739f48a6be9636960a11cbb4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The study shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID4a79d82ff8a04f9eae695e83cee1f111"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the status of technologies and assess the potential of the technologies to meet goals to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, including—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd33c6aae315b4eb3808a9f59cf2583db"><enum>(A)</enum><text>potential future fuels and pathways to commercial deployment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf3122b737df9481a9f91a7c67f8b972e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>infrastructure needs for future fuels and other barriers to market penetration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDad3e778a4a57468b900397c985b43899"><enum>(C)</enum><text>potential timing of market adoption and opportunities to increase the pace of market adoption;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID875f16b1096c48aca445299b34a71047"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a comparison of the potential reductions of petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for different technological approaches; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc06dbe93576842e482fe2e7313c359a8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>improvements in and priorities for Federal research and development program activities to accelerate the development of the most promising technologies;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9282f5f6eaa049aaa16cae7191a5462d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider issues relating to vehicle duty cycles, regional distinctions, and technology development timelines;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4d3beda78c4f4cb3a21c89b354337cf7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>build on and integrate applicable research conducted in recent years, including by the Academy;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf64b6c2a994944009eff3bee010dd573"><enum>(4)</enum><text>evaluate technical options and assess the extent to which the United States can employ the options to reduce oil intensity by 80 percent by calendar year 2050 and reduce carbon dioxide emissions at a rate that is consistent with national goals; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa415ba3c65f4498ea4f59488f42a0ff4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommend policies to help facilitate the United States meeting national goals.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1e161387bfc74286bd3fbe2735dcd320"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 21 months after the date on which funds are first made available to carry out this section, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report (or updated report) on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDd3893214f3d54e25a5055071afc6c62d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID2b5aec14c1d64269b1528ba328f07c58"><enum>152.</enum><header>Vehicle technology and recharging infrastructure</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 131 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB030DE7132684138A86537AB0B9B1777" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID0daebe9ad9814c398ce5da863988c847"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Market assessment and recharging infrastructure study</header> <paragraph id="IDb287b4fc4439478db93d66eb26e2c0b0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="ID8c22634eb4c44b54ba77eb7674456573"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Local government</header> <clause id="idAE2F932EB2EB43FE9C0CB9CE205CEFA7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>local government</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3371 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </clause><clause id="idE7C36C44F2684F92889B18178E03AE30"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>local government</term> includes entities described in sections 7 and 8 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606, 1607).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa27dcabcb24a437aa245d04862792ce4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Range extension infrastructure</header><text>The term <term>range extension infrastructure</term> includes equipment, products, or services for recharging plug-in electric vehicles that—</text> <clause id="IDfb95004a5c464d62be36aa0f9da41ffe"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are available to retail consumers of electric drive vehicles on a nonexclusive basis, including payment interoperability with other systems; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDf47ee983d93246edb56d7645c0a41d62"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide for extending driving range through battery exchange or rapid recharging.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id534FB55A234F4AE8A70B79D89F509E82"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3371 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc1e06ae6ce5e40d1afade7beeaad6582"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, and the Secretary of Transportation, shall carry out a program to analyze and assess—</text> <subparagraph id="ID62e3ae7d89734da3b23910b2c7a3f126"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number and distribution of recharging facilities, including range extension infrastructure, that will be required for drivers of plug-in electric drive vehicles and neighborhood electric vehicles to reliably recharge those electric drive vehicles to meet the average needs of the drivers;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9c49b73fdab54b618f15bc0e25bedbd7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>minimum technical standards for public recharging facilities necessary for widespread deployment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID06ec4c79c48a441db025ef0342c87948"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the technical and infrastructure investments that electric utilities and electricity providers will be required to make to support widespread deployment of recharging infrastructure, including an estimate of the investments;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID03d7564debdf4bc0b84306825d9e7f15"><enum>(D)</enum><text>existing electric drive transportation technologies and the state of markets for the purchase of those technologies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe541b1829764436eacf01a680a4bde1a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>methods of removing market barriers for existing and emerging applications of electric drive transportation technologies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7eb0663ab59848e59a197b6a8d0bb259"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the potential value to the electric grid of using the energy stored in on-board storage systems to improve the efficiency and reliability of the grid generation system; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID60d686b1b7fb4f8197ae563314eab3fb"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the implications of the introduction of plug-in electric drive vehicles and other types of electric transportation on the production of electricity from renewable resources.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7741bea9860943deb70ae01dcb0ee5dc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Components</header><text>In conducting the study, the Secretary shall analyze and make recommendations on—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1789c745197a4b0bbffe235e89108cd1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the variety and density of recharging infrastructure options necessary to power plug-in electric drive vehicles under diverse scenarios, including—</text> <clause id="ID4d0e8e0f5de34803a0ca48acf14d0f48"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the ratio of residential, commercial, and public recharging infrastructure options necessary to support 10 percent-, 20 percent-, and 50 percent-penetration of plug-in electric vehicles on a city fleet basis;</text> </clause><clause id="IDb9389b28a8de409a925f75b29c8bd636"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the ratio of residential, commercial, and public recharging infrastructure options necessary to support 10 percent-, 20 percent-, and 50 percent-penetration of plug-in electric vehicles on a regional fleet basis;</text> </clause><clause id="IDa3e2c3a042564920bcd3b76422e53074"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the ratio of residential, commercial, and public recharging infrastructure options necessary to support 10 percent-, 20 percent-, and 50 percent-penetration of plug-in electric vehicles on a national fleet basis; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID2226da94b3ed4a708fd1845287fa21c6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the potential impact of fast charging on market penetration rates for electric drive vehicles and the effects on electric utilities;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDed8d0d3f1f2042e6aacedb1f5d13abf4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the effects on market penetration of reserved parking spots with access to recharging facilities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc87c73ca5b3948358df36f4941cee10e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>model codes (including building codes) that need to be updated or otherwise modified to enable widespread deployment of recharging facilities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfbf8959717a04054b832c7de8fac034d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>such other issues as the Secretary considers to be appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID210d03c0d22b406e94e11325c107aef1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under this subsection, including recommendations.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8e5908370725438690547f2aebf86f51"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Financial support</header> <paragraph id="IDf521e66d0edc475fbed37fc5044f44f1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a program to support the deployment and integration of plug-in electric drive vehicles in multiple regions of the United States through the provision of financial support to State and local governments and other entities to assist in the installation of recharging facilities for electric drive vehicles.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf8d9f462f0c041f3b870546204baf383"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Financial assistance</header><text>In carrying out the program, the Secretary may provide financial assistance described in paragraph (7) to promote the goals described in paragraph (4).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd114427999524031a35c8215e63b46dd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regions</header><text>The Secretary shall select regions for financial assistance under this subsection based on applications for the assistance received under paragraph (7), taking into consideration the findings of the study conducted under subsection (e).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID77e6fa0830284e4980e7d6e2a1062d03"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of the program established under this subsection shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="ID42b880bf72e34593a26712550c395bb3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to demonstrate the viability of a vehicle-based transportation system that reduces—</text> <clause id="IDcf8d7ecdf5c3459eb6ea4f3c7d1bb1ae"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the use of petroleum as a fuel; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID62d9f0fc220d4066ad0cb37355731353"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants compared to a system based on conventional transportation fuels;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0cfa59de02204e77a551e634d539c608"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to facilitate the integration of advanced vehicle technologies into electricity distribution areas to improve system performance and reliability;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d3e1c84b8c24648840f96ff86f4bf4e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to demonstrate the potential benefits of coordinated investments in vehicle electrification on personal mobility and a regional grid;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb908ca3e8c604c6a99adc9d0958c7ec7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to demonstrate protocols and standards that facilitate vehicle integration into the grid; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf969a0d7e0a44dc0af88054b987b9937"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to investigate differences in each region and regulatory environment regarding best practices in implementing vehicle electrification.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc8a1655e4f974333bc0366d5d9a24772"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Subject to paragraph (6), the Secretary may provide financial assistance to any applicant that applies for, and receives the approval of the Secretary, under paragraph (7)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDaa97793cadc748caa146dfaffa0ea5c0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to assist persons located in a region (including fleet owners) in the purchase of new plug-in electric drive vehicles by reducing the incremental cost of the vehicles above the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID84d49879fd074fd58fdb55e8e62e2883"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to support the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles by funding projects for the deployment of—</text> <clause id="IDba9cff638e2d428eaeb76ea23c1c77af"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recharging infrastructure for plug-in electric drive vehicles (including range extension infrastructure);</text> </clause><clause id="IDe52e7021ee194fbcbb8ba1f114751e89"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>smart grid equipment and infrastructure to facilitate the charging and integration of plug-in electric drive vehicles; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID16dfacf5743e46038e9d0ac472d9bd23"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the purchase of advanced batteries for use in plug-in electric drive vehicles; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb5edb33975ac4a1ab0f493f08a8d83ea"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to carry out such other projects as the Secretary determines are appropriate to support the large-scale deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles in regional deployment areas.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6f483338e02c40f1b3fc7de2b10fccf5"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Cost share</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out the programs established under this subsection in accordance with section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID29fe82ac18514945bd045121231c381e"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Financial support</header> <subparagraph id="idF348BA79C13748C19CE4821664032C81"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may—</text> <clause id="id9F94D17C3DA04BEF907834F1A77C0D17"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide grants to States and local governments for demonstration and commercial application of recharging infrastructure in accordance with paragraph (8) in accordance with section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352); and</text> </clause><clause id="id8022FD86A5CF47C282E932090818752D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consult with the Administrator of the Clean Energy Deployment Administration to further the goals of this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id59F32D4C98A0462A911BC5713F7E30AD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applications</header> <clause id="id4A6D62B719F649D685E2398C246E5E24"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An applicant that seeks to receive financial assistance under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary determines are necessary through rulemaking.</text> </clause><clause id="id52D28CC63538483D967BA935C4A45715"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Joint sponsorship</header><text>An application may be jointly sponsored by electric utilities, automobile manufacturers, technology providers, car-sharing companies or organizations, or other persons or entities.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id527E89EAF53646D8A985F2258D78C41D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The design elements and requirements of the program established under this subsection shall include—</text> <clause id="ID75a358f22afd4648b7851eeb8f01be9c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an evaluation of the financial mechanisms that will most effectively promote the purposes of this section;</text> </clause><clause id="IDcc00e276972d4522934325799beccb8f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>criteria for evaluating applications submitted under this paragraph, taking into consideration the findings of the study conducted under subsection (e) (including the anticipated ability to promote deployment and market penetration of plug-in electric drive vehicles that are less dependent on petroleum as a fuel source);</text> </clause><clause id="ID989248cf1f88441192696c56e6367899"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reporting requirements for entities that receive financial assistance under this subsection, including a comprehensive set of performance data that reflect the results of the program; and</text> </clause><clause id="id57BD7DA0E1B641D3A875722A4E323113"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provisions that no proprietary information, trade secret, or other confidential information is required to be disclosed.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe24754a55e0e4199b7ccc8d842207ed5"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Grants to States and local governments for recharging infrastructure</header> <subparagraph id="ID87161b6cc70c4681a6268705c595a571"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide grants and other financial support to States and local governments to assist in the installation of recharging infrastructure for plug-in electric drive vehicles in areas under the jurisdiction of the States or local governments.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID03f65185113b4d9f8bb04349ef0a2721"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To be eligible to obtain a grant or other financial support under this subsection, a State or local government shall—</text> <clause id="ID4500f090e16c49d0808e70fd2632d47c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>demonstrate to the Secretary that the applicant has taken into consideration the findings of the report submitted under subsection (e), unless the State or local government demonstrates to the Secretary that an alternative variety and density of recharging infrastructure options would better meet the purposes of this section; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDf4f5e99f48ae4b3ea106c191467de280"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>agree not to charge a premium for use of a parking space used to recharge an electric drive vehicle other than a charge for electric energy.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2fc7339cb9ac41a7886d10ea826466ab"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>The Secretary shall establish guidelines for carrying out this subsection that are consistent with the report submitted under subsection (e).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDebdaa37592ea457a923d51156ee895c1"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection, to remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID41e9f29303b8468799ee1d94cd80b9b2"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Information clearinghouse</header><text>As part of the program established under this section, the Secretary shall collect and make available to the public information regarding the cost, performance, and other technical data regarding the deployment and integration of plug-in hybrid electric drive vehicles.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDbfbc4f1f180247d4ae4d1622b0bf2e0f"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsections (e) and (g).</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID6b268347ba204753972c9d89385e99dc"><enum>153.</enum><header>Electric drive transportation standardization</header> <subsection id="ID479a85c097744d1aa2783ebb5844f32c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report to congress</header> <paragraph id="ID3157a3e76bea404dbc5363374a0444c4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Laboratories, utilities, vehicle manufacturers, battery manufacturers, industry trade associations, and such other entities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, shall submit to Congress a report containing recommendations for establishing and adopting consensus or industry standards for electric drive transportation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd4670ff4180440839feb9c6c69647e37"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID8a0bc2c355e341318b69c217748f1add"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify consensus standards that exist or are under development, such as—</text> <clause id="ID76552019a60d40b8a2ccfdcb2c0a27e7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>standardized electronic protocols for use in communicating with the electrical power grid;</text> </clause><clause id="IDec5bba0255ef47b19a6d826521706987"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>safety and interoperability standards for the plug and socket for plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text> </clause><clause id="IDb9e719663ae842949edae296971d094a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>battery-to-vehicle high voltage power connectors;</text> </clause><clause id="ID49351271e72a4dae8256e29ffd4c12e6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>battery-to-vehicle communications signal interface hardware and operational protocols;</text> </clause><clause id="ID99811d5af54048ccae431b703c43d09f"><enum>(v)</enum><text>safety interlock devices;</text> </clause><clause id="ID4d76bb977e7e4434886e7ee4367ab925"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>battery safety; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDb5b0304e6de04667bb23e85c448b3ea5"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>other items identified by the Secretary as priority items;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd2dd314b20524a99b3fa43609f5a0cc1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify priority standards for the widespread deployment of electric drive technology; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf72b83aa9186424889396bdf8771a992"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommend a collaborative process for public and private entities that will accelerate the development of priority standards, including—</text> <clause id="idE88D39F07E784897BC7D4679D3A0CE0E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>making maximum use of existing relevant work; and</text> </clause><clause id="idF724248B5A374669923A27275977263D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identifying areas in which new research is required.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf9b342eaf3984a48adf832bfaad261b4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" id="IDbd4e2ec88c834a0da7801890727eac52"><enum>154.</enum><header>Pilot program for plug-in electric drive vehicles for Federal fleet</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 131 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011) (as amended by section 152) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC2759ABFFE0F4F30AE458893F80D8315" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="ID465ef90acd924e3a95204d0ccef4f6b1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Pilot program for plug-in electric drive vehicles</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="IDd66ee3488fb849938dbc4976c1826810"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish, as part of the Federal Energy Management Program, a pilot program under which the Secretary shall provide grants for—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="ID3e48dbc5317e448ab303b88ecac58b01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the incremental cost of precommercial plug-in electric drive vehicles for purchase or lease in an amount not to exceed $10,000 per vehicle purchased or $1,500 per year per vehicle leased; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID4eddc4780aea40e58a232ebc45965a13"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recharging infrastructure at Federal facilities in conjunction with the vehicles.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID44b79df2c56340c1b23cf102e3a86381"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue guidelines for the pilot program established under this subsection.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID9669e6157f2848b38cf6765ad2120f6a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection for the period of fiscal years 2010 through 2015.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDe6c391b4c14d41c6b6b1c1f32115e61d"><enum>155.</enum><header>Study of end-of-useful life options for motor vehicle batteries</header> <subsection id="IDa175940c349b424395b50176651d54c5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In combination with the research, demonstration, and deployment activities conducted under section 641(k) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17231(k)), the Secretary shall conduct a study on the end-of-useful life options for motor vehicle batteries, including batteries used in electric drive vehicles.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcae104605aa541c19e5fef3ab5a1d07e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including recommendations for stationary storage applications and recyclability design specifications.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle>

Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the

American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

. (b)

Table of contents

The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.

TITLE I—Clean energy technology deployment

Subtitle A—Clean energy financing

Sec. 101. Purpose.

Sec. 102. Definitions.

Sec. 103. Improvements to existing programs.

Sec. 104. Energy technology deployment goals.

Sec. 105. Clean Energy Deployment Administration.

Sec. 106. Administration functions.

Sec. 107. Federal Credit Authority.

Sec. 108. General provisions.

Subtitle B—Improved transmission siting

Sec. 121. Siting of interstate electric transmission facilities.

Subtitle C—Federal renewable electricity standard

Sec. 131. Sense of Congress on renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Sec. 132. Federal renewable electricity standard.

Sec. 133. Federal purchase requirement amendments.

Subtitle D—Energy and water integration

Sec. 141. Energy water nexus study.

Sec. 142. Power plant water and energy efficiency.

Sec. 143. Reclamation water conservation and energy savings study.

Sec. 144. Brackish groundwater national desalination research facility.

Sec. 145. Enhanced information on water-related energy consumption.

Sec. 146. Energy-Water Research and Development Roadmap.

Sec. 147. Energy-water clean technology grant program.

Sec. 148. Rural water utilities energy and water efficiency program.

Sec. 149. Comprehensive water use and energy savings study.

Subtitle E—Vehicle technology deployment

Sec. 151. Transportation roadmap study.

Sec. 152. Vehicle technology and recharging infrastructure.

Sec. 153. Electric drive transportation standardization.

Sec. 154. Pilot program for plug-in electric drive vehicles for Federal fleet.

Sec. 155. Study of end-of-useful life options for motor vehicle batteries.

TITLE II—Enhanced energy efficiency

Subtitle A—Manufacturing energy efficiency

Sec. 201. State partnership industrial energy efficiency revolving loan program.

Sec. 202. Coordination of research and development of energy efficient technologies for industry.

Sec. 203. Energy efficient technologies assessment.

Sec. 204. Future of Industry program.

Sec. 205. Sustainable manufacturing initiative.

Sec. 206. Innovation in industry grants.

Sec. 207. Study of advanced energy technology manufacturing capabilities in the United States.

Sec. 208. Industrial Technologies steering committee.

Sec. 209. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle B—Improved efficiency in appliances and equipment

Sec. 221. Test procedure petition process.

Sec. 222. Energy Star program.

Sec. 223. Petition for amended standards.

Sec. 224. Portable light fixtures.

Sec. 225. GU–24 base lamps.

Sec. 226. Standards for certain incandescent reflector lamps and reflector lamps.

Sec. 227. Standards for commercial furnaces.

Sec. 228. Motor efficiency rebate program.

Sec. 229. Study of compliance with energy standards for appliances.

Sec. 230. Study of direct current electricity supply in certain buildings.

Sec. 231. Motor market assessment and commercial awareness program.

Sec. 232. Study regarding Energy Superstar concept.

Sec. 233. Technical amendment.

Subtitle C—Building efficiency

PART I—Building codes

Sec. 241. Greater energy efficiency in building codes.

Sec. 242. Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Energy Efficiency Grant Program.

Sec. 243. Building training and assessment centers.

PART II—Weatherization assistance for low-income persons

Sec. 251. Weatherization assistance for low-income persons.

PART III—State Energy Program

Sec. 255. State Energy Program.

PART IV—State energy efficiency grants program

Sec. 261. Definitions.

Sec. 262. State energy efficiency retrofit programs.

Sec. 263. Administrative and technical support.

Sec. 264. Regulations.

Sec. 265. Funding.

Sec. 266. Home Energy Retrofit Finance Program.

PART V—Federal efficiency and renewables

Sec. 271. Federal purchase requirement.

Sec. 272. Competition requirements for task or delivery orders under energy savings performance contracts.

Sec. 273. Funding flexibility.

Sec. 274. Definition of energy savings.

Sec. 275. National energy efficiency improvement goals.

Sec. 276. Energy sustainability and efficiency grants and loans for institutions.

Sec. 277. Federal implementation strategy for energy-efficient information and communications technologies.

Sec. 278. Incentives for Federal agencies to participate in energy efficiency programs.

PART VI—Energy efficiency information on homes and buildings

Sec. 281. Building energy performance information program.

Sec. 282. Evaluation, measurement, and verification of energy savings.

PART VII—Residential High Performance Zero-Net-Energy Buildings Initiative

Sec. 291. Residential High Performance Zero-Net-Energy Buildings Initiative.

Subtitle D—Electric grid

Sec. 295. National electric system efficiency and peak demand reduction goal.

Sec. 296. Uniform national standards for interconnection of certain small power production facilities.

TITLE III—Improved energy security

Subtitle A—Cyber security of the electric transmission grid

Sec. 301. Critical electric infrastructure.

Subtitle B—Nuclear energy

Sec. 311. National Commission on Nuclear Waste.

Sec. 312. Sense of Congress regarding the strategic role of nuclear energy.

Sec. 313. Advanced fuel recycling process development.

Subtitle C—Improving United States Strategic Reserves

Sec. 321. Petroleum product reserve.

Sec. 322. Petroleum exchange authority.

Subtitle D—Federal oil and gas development

PART I—Oil and gas leasing

Sec. 331. Oil and Gas Permit Processing Improvement Fund.

Sec. 332. Facilitation of coproduction of geothermal energy on oil and gas leases.

PART II—Outer Continental Shelf

Sec. 341. Implementation of inventory of outer Continental Shelf resources.

Sec. 342. Alaska OCS permit processing coordination office.

Sec. 343. Moratorium of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico.

Sec. 344. Repeal of outer Continental Shelf deep water and deep gas royalty relief.

PART III—Miscellaneous

Sec. 351. Minerals Management Service.

Sec. 352. Preservation of geological and geophysical data.

Sec. 353. Alaska natural gas pipeline.

Sec. 354. Denali National Park and Preserve natural gas pipeline.

Sec. 355. Exemption of trans-Alaska oil pipeline system from certain requirements.

Sec. 356. Procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels.

Sec. 357. Geologic Materials Archiving Grant Program.

Subtitle E—Public land renewable energy deployment

Sec. 361. Renewable energy Federal permit coordination.

Sec. 362. Extension of funding for implementation of Geothermal Steam Act of 1970.

Sec. 363. Programmatic environmental impact statements and land use planning.

Sec. 364. Report.

Sec. 365. Renewable energy development on brownfield sites.

Sec. 366. Development of solar and wind energy on public land.

Subtitle F—Carbon capture

Sec. 371. Large-scale carbon storage program.

Sec. 372. Training program for State agencies.

Subtitle G—Island energy

Sec. 381. Affiliated island energy independence team.

TITLE IV—Energy innovation and workforce development

Subtitle A—Funding

Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations for energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities.

Subtitle B—Grand Energy Challenges Research Initiative

Sec. 411. Grand Energy Challenges Research Initiative.

Subtitle C—Improvements to existing energy research and development programs

Sec. 421. Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy.

Sec. 422. Domestic vehicle battery manufacturing research.

Sec. 423. Lightweight materials research and development.

Sec. 424. Amendments to the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000.

Sec. 425. Program to exploit low-Btu gas and conserve helium resources.

Sec. 426. Office of Arctic Energy.

Sec. 427. Ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources program.

Subtitle D—Energy workforce development

Sec. 431. Best practices for energy career academies.

Sec. 432. Energy career academies.

Sec. 433. Energy utility trades program for community colleges.

Sec. 434. Student awareness of energy career opportunities.

Sec. 435. Coordination of energy workforce training programs.

Sec. 436. Direct hire authority.

Sec. 437. Critical pay authority.

Sec. 438. Reemployment of civilian retirees.

Sec. 439. Sustainable energy training program for community colleges.

Subtitle E—Strengthening education and training in the subsurface geosciences and engineering for energy development

Sec. 451. Definitions.

Sec. 452. Policy.

Sec. 453. Research personnel and programs.

Sec. 454. Scholarships and fellowships.

Sec. 455. Career technical and community college education.

Sec. 456. Use of funds by institutions.

Sec. 457. Advisory Committee.

Sec. 458. Office; regulations.

Sec. 459. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 460. Study of availability of skilled workers.

Subtitle F—Miscellaneous

Sec. 471. Other transactions authority.

Sec. 472. Definition of National Laboratory.

Sec. 473. Protection of results.

Sec. 474. Marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development.

TITLE V—Energy markets

Sec. 501. Enhanced information on critical energy supplies.

Sec. 502. Working Group on Energy Markets.

Sec. 503. Study of regulatory framework for energy markets.

Sec. 504. Metadata formats for energy prices.

Sec. 505. Emergency orders under the Federal Power Act.

Sec. 506. Cease-and-desist authority under the Federal Power Act.

Sec. 507. Cease-and-desist authority under the Natural Gas Act.

Sec. 508. De novo review of civil penalties under the Natural Gas Act.

TITLE VI—Policy studies and reports

Sec. 601. Helium gas resource assessment.

Sec. 602. Potash mineral resource assessment.

Sec. 603. Better energy strategy for tomorrow.

Sec. 604. Addressing climate change in China and India.

Sec. 605. Carbon leakage mitigation study.

Sec. 606. Study of foreign fuel subsidies.

Sec. 607. Assessment of renewable energy resources.

Sec. 608. Efficiency review of electric generation facilities.

Sec. 609. Report on emissions of alternative transportation fuels.

Sec. 610. Oil savings.

Definition of Secretary

In this Act, the term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.

<enum>I</enum><header>Clean energy technology deployment</header> <subtitle id="idA1A3A3C65E104ABC83B6155A09FF570D"><enum>A</enum><header>Clean energy financing</header> <section id="id899E38FDB2414BF1B2046B7AE294B9FD"><enum>101.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this subtitle is to promote the domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies required for the 21st century through the improvement of existing programs and the establishment of a self-sustaining Clean Energy Deployment Administration that will provide for an attractive investment environment through partnership with and support of the private capital market in order to promote access to affordable financing for accelerated and widespread deployment of—</text> <paragraph id="id1D2FA4EE79F9498886E3C3C39C9EEB9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>clean energy technologies;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB81CD425E31246F2846E5801EABD0F7C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>advanced or enabling energy infrastructure technologies;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id863497480FF243A29B773D32A6103F02"><enum>(3)</enum><text>energy efficiency technologies in residential, commercial, and industrial applications, including end-use efficiency in buildings; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC6C3E9942C444E07A829B34DD7613373"><enum>(4)</enum><text>manufacturing technologies for any of the technologies or applications described in this section.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="IDcb23041ecd69471b94a6f64a64c011df"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text> <paragraph id="IDd8cbc415213c42e688b7510fde0f0e57"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The term <term>Administration</term> means the Clean Energy Deployment Administration established by section 105.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID23ef37ba5deb42ebad881e432643d901"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Administration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID909fe500c7624acfb68fd7cf0969e877"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Advisory Council</header><text>The term <term>Advisory Council</term> means the Energy Technology Advisory Council of the Administration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9b438366db8e40db8b48e61806ff29bf"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Breakthrough technology</header><text>The term <term>breakthrough technology</term> means a clean energy technology that—</text> <subparagraph id="id675F7253D91344F6AF7D606FC19FA472"><enum>(A)</enum><text>presents a significant opportunity to advance the goals developed under section 104, as assessed under the methodology established by the Advisory Council; but</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7D2DB42E7F05455088A602BD26A7BF5D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has generally not been considered a commercially ready technology as a result of high perceived technology risk or other similar factors.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8de804a36f914f53bed9d07b98ce69a8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Clean energy technology</header><text>The term <term>clean energy technology</term> means a technology related to the production, use, transmission, storage, control, or conservation of energy that will—</text> <subparagraph id="IDadb99c4733ad452cbecef4a6183e3d71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduce the need for additional energy supplies by using existing energy supplies with greater efficiency or by transmitting, distributing, or transporting energy with greater effectiveness through the infrastructure of the United States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2521960ad9204f739d2083192e882526"><enum>(B)</enum><text>diversify the sources of energy supply of the United States to strengthen energy security and to increase supplies with a favorable balance of environmental effects if the entire technology system is considered; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E84CAEACFFE4F89B6FC6781F09C7D34"><enum>(C)</enum><text>contribute to a stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations through reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of energy-related emissions.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID55de337da8e24413a5717c805eb6f987"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Cost</header><text>The term <term>cost</term> has the meaning given the term in section 502 of the <act-name parsable-cite="FCRA90">Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990</act-name> (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd1c1d69b8eea433bada74fd139e46858"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Direct loan</header><text>The term <term>direct loan</term> has the meaning given the term in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idDB98C402ABF4418082AA7C54E57A0354"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Fund</header><text>The term <term>Fund</term> means the Clean Energy Investment Fund established by section 103(a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2dedcaf34f5d44f5a848fc90f8b635aa"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Loan guarantee</header><text>The term <term>loan guarantee</term> has the meaning given the term in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE4FCA745EEC0489C97DAB9963A0A676F"><enum>(10)</enum><header>National Laboratory</header><text>The term <term>National Laboratory</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd9acdca1d26644c09dd5da1a9a8be2e5"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDba14588699484bdba5ca723cdb9ef864"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Security</header><text>The term <term>security</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID914346B62C5D497EA7E427F09091F8FA"><enum>(13)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id7D4487FFAF5C4286BD7AC09C1865B6C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43F1B6B49F0E466C9C522FD1F0A8FAB6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of Columbia;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2DC9AD6A8D254B6987809AD967601384"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4912258B462B4AAD8DC29F5610699D3D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other territory or possession of the United States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID221a8bec31964a26aa78b0b0cc2b16a7"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Technology risk</header><text>The term <term>technology risk</term> means the risks during construction or operation associated with the design, development, and deployment of clean energy technologies (including the cost, schedule, performance, reliability and maintenance, and accounting for the perceived risk), from the perspective of commercial lenders, that may be increased as a result of the absence of adequate historical construction, operating, or performance data from commercial applications of the technology.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="IDb9e24413fc784b48aaf8db8751281139"><enum>103.</enum><header>Improvements to existing programs</header> <subsection id="ID11f3f841c782467e84c51988ba91147c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Clean Energy Investment Fund</header> <paragraph id="ID3b2979f2d9ac4306b704b315785042e2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund, to be known as the <quote>Clean Energy Investment Fund</quote>, consisting of—</text> <subparagraph id="id7ECFFB606D5046FA89B8CD65CE6304FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such amounts as have been appropriated for administrative expenses to carry out title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE17B38836F734B43929BE9B2478668A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such amounts as are deposited in the Fund under this subtitle and amendments made by this subtitle; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0DA423E25325453F9968A7BE5489C6C1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such sums as may be appropriated to supplement the Fund.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8e0f4082a27d4726b67e43a38aefef86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expenditures from Fund</header> <subparagraph id="id3970D7D985EA4AACBFEFBC91A747DC6C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 1705(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16516(e)), amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary for obligation without fiscal year limitation, to remain available until expended.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9724CABDFFA844AE9AEFD47A75CBECA6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header> <clause id="IDd27d572a1bee4cf6aa736c92423aad04"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>Fees collected for administrative expenses shall be available without limitation to cover applicable expenses.</text> </clause><clause id="IDe8b9d8e3ba364777b334b3c461d322d1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Fund</header><text>To the extent that administrative expenses are not reimbursed through fees, an amount not to exceed 1.5 percent of the amounts in the Fund as of the beginning of each fiscal year shall be available to pay the administrative expenses for the fiscal year necessary to carry out title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID990781DF86FA4B5A8ADACB8C3C4C49B3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transfers of amounts</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="IDEA15210E59234B4AB0176880E4E2B3F6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under this subsection shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Fund on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4937f050a6b74afbb054572460cf8f9c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cash flows</header><text>Cash flows associated with costs of the Fund described in section 502(5)(B) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)(B)) shall be transferred to appropriate credit accounts.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF3824F211E742E7A61FAAF06623B01E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Adjustments</header><text>Proper adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be transferred.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb485bb50ca264e2d8e3d53d6e24b4256"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revisions to loan guarantee program authority</header> <paragraph id="IDdc06a34387d44c1b9a9a64a369e27826"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of commercial technology</header><text>Section 1701(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7AA7D472A654E018775D4F7315B0D9A" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="ID6478a5da7f244df180faf95d7decc9e8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The term <term>commercial technology</term> does not include a technology if the sole use of the technology is in connection with—</text> <clause id="ID4bd20c086c894fe1a912c6a2f6d27319"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a demonstration project; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID1d6081acbd764c87807f7f1b02f1d65d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a project for which the Secretary approved a loan guarantee.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5c2e6ed7dac845dcbc486d777a346b64"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific appropriation or contribution</header><text>Section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDBC5250E85EA410E85C79A552E3229AE" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID82d69907f4764ff0a189300d59b057e4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specific appropriation or contribution</header> <paragraph id="ID9d72c55c0088402b8263d45f316b9518"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No guarantee shall be made unless sufficient amounts to account for the cost are available—</text> <subparagraph id="ID7e268c33d9cc4a97beebf633dd2b0f7e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in unobligated balances within the Clean Energy Investment Fund established under section 103(a) of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID80f4c5d54bc143a78fff5582e37488c5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as a payment from the borrower and the payment is deposited in the Clean Energy Investment Fund; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4C4EA7B3ADB54B729117D419EBA84B60"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in any combination of balances and payments described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9263416fdd434cc1a02e538ca17fba65"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The source of payments received from a borrower under paragraph (1)(B) shall not be a loan or other debt obligation that is made or guaranteed by the Federal Government.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID236dfdc010c44accb815795d9788597e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relation to other laws</header><text>Section 504(b) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661c(b)) shall not apply to a loan or loan guarantee under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9a9b8ffb3d98461bbfc8d4e752a24baa"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Subrogation</header><text>Section 1702(g)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512(g)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE47ABFDD1ABB43D8AD6EFAFA97E04AF1" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="IDd619594c4e5d414490adfe9ae016242f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Superiority of rights</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the rights of the Secretary, with respect to any property acquired pursuant to a guarantee or related agreements, shall be superior to the rights of any other person with respect to the property.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50E49EE5A2CE4D23B85C530379AB8C21"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><text>A guarantee agreement shall include such detailed terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to—</text> <clause id="id4A17012821C64DE69158DE5C514EE603"><enum>(i)</enum><text>protect the interests of the United States in the case of default;</text> </clause><clause id="id95ADC861AFA84D4F8155F2C788FE518D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have available all the patents and technology necessary for any person selected, including the Secretary, to complete and operate the project;</text> </clause><clause id="id74AC921AC10E4D439ADDB488E7EEF0E0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide for sharing the proceeds received from the sale of project assets with other creditors or control the disposition of project assets if necessary to protect the interests of the United States in the case of default; and</text> </clause><clause id="id6E08D1D2DBDD491AB82635036289F35D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide such lien priority in project assets as necessary to protect the interests of the United States in the case of a default.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDdf563261e47743359219876ae7673249"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>Section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512(h)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA184DE19D14048E0A74FF6CB8589D6DC" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDd54bd9241ba14d1daf21f8bc8bc86154"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Fees collected under this subsection shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID7a73d17e26124e59b5bfbfd1877dface"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be deposited by the Secretary in the Clean Energy Investment Fund established under section 103(a) of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID113a14acd6d84ee29984ffa116dc5737"><enum>(B)</enum><text>remain available to the Secretary for expenditure, without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, for administrative expenses incurred in carrying out this title.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5e1277f892d84daa81cf4595d1372d48"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text>The Secretary may adjust the amount or manner of collection of fees under this title as the Secretary determines is necessary to promote, to the maximum extent practicable, eligible projects under this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa77692aed0814006afa328ad442c8ea1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Excess fees</header><text>Of the amount of a fee imposed on an applicant at the conditional commitment stage, 75 percent of the amount shall be refundable to the applicant if there is no financial close on the application, unless the Secretary determines that the administrative costs of the Department have exceeded the amount retained.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2fb6200b1ea640959d9399852c5d2ebf"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Credit report</header><text>If, in the opinion of the Secretary, the credit rating of an applicant is not relevant to the determination of whether or not support will be provided and the applicant agrees to accept the credit rating assigned to the applicant by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive any requirement to provide a third-party credit report.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6e0f744bf1704caeab8277781c344bd7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Processing</header><text>Section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ADBB9020C194C059BFEB22565DFC6CD" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDa6604ec7611f4a089aeba5247d576c91"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Accelerated reviews</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with sound business practices, the Secretary shall seek to conduct necessary reviews concurrently of an application for a loan guarantee under this title such that decisions as to whether to enter into a commitment on the application can be issued not later than 180 days after the date of submission of a completed application.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDf03c2bc1ae6b4e2dbaf55980fd0fe8a8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Wage rates</header><text>Section 1705(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16516(c)) is amended by striking <quote>support under this section</quote> and inserting <quote>support under this title</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID8065165940d14351bf4926d777c7d6fc"><enum>104.</enum><header>Energy technology deployment goals</header> <subsection id="ID0c9230469da741d7ab77e94e9a02d592"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, after consultation with the Advisory Council, shall develop and publish for review and comment in the Federal Register near-, medium-, and long-term goals (including numerical performance targets at appropriate intervals to measure progress toward those goals) for the deployment of clean energy technologies through the credit support programs established by this subtitle (including an amendment made by this subtitle) to promote—</text> <paragraph id="IDb57a0a15c4914e9ea4be409efcfbf925"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sufficient electric generating capacity using clean energy technologies to meet the energy needs of the United States;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa858b86e58294b4e843be83d0ab43e6c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>clean energy technologies in vehicles and fuels that will substantially reduce the reliance of the United States on foreign sources of energy and insulate consumers from the volatility of world energy markets;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6c97a788504c4054abeb3dfe8bec96e3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a domestic commercialization and manufacturing capacity that will establish the United States as a world leader in clean energy technologies across multiple sectors;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID53c221756fd84661847b1c8c45ef8dbc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>installation of sufficient infrastructure to allow for the cost-effective deployment of clean energy technologies appropriate to each region of the United States;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc601b059a0e74b38820d22428b789d42"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the transformation of the building stock of the United States to zero net energy consumption;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2887797455844d7a9ac57ec0b8bed70a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the recovery, use, and prevention of waste energy;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID25c7dc10d4cd48ad849d224a7383734b"><enum>(7)</enum><text>domestic manufacturing of clean energy technologies on a scale that is sufficient to achieve price parity with conventional energy sources;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1eed3464cc7347f5ac7bf3f15a1ff453"><enum>(8)</enum><text>domestic production of commodities and materials (such as steel, chemicals, polymers, and cement) using clean energy technologies so that the United States will become a world leader in environmentally sustainable production of the commodities and materials;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb7426bd4aee24e5abe3cc44de3bbbcea"><enum>(9)</enum><text>a robust, efficient, and interactive electricity transmission grid that will allow for the incorporation of clean energy technologies, distributed generation, smart grid functions, and demand-response in each regional electric grid;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC9D8122560AE4DADBE896D18511996DF"><enum>(10)</enum><text>sufficient availability of financial products to allow owners and users of residential, retail, commercial, and industrial buildings to make energy efficiency and distributed generation technology investments with reasonable payback periods; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID843855a4ed304381bf41884e6818bff3"><enum>(11)</enum><text>such other goals as the Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Council, determines to be consistent with the purposes of this subtitle.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe3efbd6e17fe4c2795dbc2f693d06d3d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revisions</header><text>The Secretary shall revise the goals established under subsection (a), from time to time as appropriate, to account for advances in technology and changes in energy policy.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID0ab255900da24f50aa33b64e6e09049d"><enum>105.</enum><header>Clean Energy Deployment Administration</header> <subsection id="idE285350F754F44CA80D97CA40CE2A618"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header> <paragraph id="id7C9E69DE89A74F9D968937D38A456EB6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established in the Department of Energy an administration to be known as the Clean Energy Deployment Administration, under the direction of the Administrator and the Board of Directors.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1BD0FC04E6BE413F9FA93CF2D02A776D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Status</header> <subparagraph id="id2A03B391E0E54538831485F7CE9A2DC3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administration (including officers, employees, and agents of the Administration) shall not be responsible to, or subject to the authority, direction, or control of, any other officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Energy other than the Secretary, acting through the Administrator.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8CF864798D034305A292009EB4EEFC6B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exemption from reorganization</header><text>The Administration shall be exempt from the reorganization authority provided under section 643 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7253).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfc9ba325e744417388619a3c7792e85d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Inspector general</header><text>Section 12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—</text> <clause id="ID5c0b660acf4b4422975bc9ae83c9ff32"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>the Administrator of the Clean Energy Deployment Administration;</quote> after <quote>Export-Import Bank;</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID2668ca6276ba4b72a0edb54017478b51"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>the Clean Energy Deployment Administration,</quote> after <quote>Export-Import Bank,</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6D4A132C98974EE3840B419B963EB574"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Offices</header> <subparagraph id="idF9DA3DE5897444C88BC1255DB4C3D72A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Principal office</header><text>The Administration shall—</text> <clause id="id9FEBD481891949E0BD4B11A0020692A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>maintain the principal office of the Administration in the District of Columbia; and</text> </clause><clause id="id8B6F34B72FFA47F59DA8CABF46B016AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for purposes of venue in civil actions, be considered to be a resident of the District of Columbia.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF3595124BFAD405488F88BDC8465864F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other offices</header><text>The Administration may establish other offices in such other places as the Administration considers necessary or appropriate for the conduct of the business of the Administration.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbc6330542fae41e5aee724a1f9f4ddda"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrator</header> <paragraph id="ID72bcef639b09454b871f980e74badc11"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="id13F88E3CDCB9479090F9B4976DA24922"><enum>(A)</enum><text>appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a 5-year term; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56949271728E47CB8261C9FC54F3452F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>compensated at the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID71e2c15ee46445a98e4c8421c8989d71"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Administrator shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID21b5c38f1bad4a63b47f7addef2223ed"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Administration and Chairman of the Board;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0fb8e050bb4c4a3bb9482c81c69ecd23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that—</text> <clause id="ID2ca08f0bbb55456e8a291a83a82a13fb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Administration operates in a safe and sound manner, including maintenance of adequate capital and internal controls (consistent with section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7262));</text> </clause><clause id="ID4a9d04c2f1a4450fb4257cbc534b38d6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the operations and activities of the Administration foster liquid, efficient, competitive, and resilient energy and energy efficiency finance markets;</text> </clause><clause id="ID0fb3a1715446425a8c8ea794132468fb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Administration carries out the purposes of this subtitle only through activities that are authorized under and consistent with this subtitle; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID9412d1e09dbf422284d761032dd3ee88"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the activities of the Administration and the manner in which the Administration is operated are consistent with the public interest;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7a8c7dce819548d3ba5a773e72729a4f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop policies and procedures for the Administration that will—</text> <clause id="ID5174849d319b4f2988f09d1c37aeb0a3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>promote a self-sustaining portfolio of investments that will maximize the value of investments to effectively promote clean energy technologies;</text> </clause><clause id="IDcf1a8589fd8c4fe49577f6b6e0f937ca"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promote transparency and openness in Administration operations;</text> </clause><clause id="ID255d7055c66748b190097834b838cf46"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>afford the Administration with sufficient flexibility to meet the purposes of this subtitle;</text> </clause><clause id="IDd62cdf5fcaf74e0ea1dff4925b6648da"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide for the efficient processing of applications;</text> </clause><clause id="ID80172b2804cc464688b880e10d1d1cb7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>promote, consistent with the purposes of this Act, the participation of private financial institutions and other sources of private capital, on commercially reasonable terms, if and to the extent the capital is available; and</text> </clause><clause id="id41826D7A652A4F3E8B44E720CC507E3B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>promote the availability of financial products to small business through working with entities that have appropriate expertise extending credit or other relevant financial services to small companies developing clean energy technologies; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1f3246df59f14abbb104d81622020c58"><enum>(D)</enum><text>with the concurrence of the Board, set expected loss reserves for the support provided by the Administration consistent with section 106(a)(1)(C).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa7f045955c1748309425d081802309fe"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Board of Directors</header> <paragraph id="ID2e31fd7551944930b39b0bb4d7713c97"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board of Directors of the Administration shall consist of—</text> <subparagraph id="ID306d76ff581b407889ab94592804f8f5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary or the designee of the Secretary, who shall serve as an ex-officio voting member of the Board of Directors;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF208195160DA49F38497152B8C7FBDDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Administrator, who shall serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb7192ffecb0245549db3b138289fb2ef"><enum>(C)</enum><text>7 additional members who shall—</text> <clause id="ID1f5901ed7b5a403abff25b4c1f8d0695"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for staggered 5-year terms; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDbdad654d95b946269fb84b1a0b880390"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have experience in banking or financial services relevant to the operations of the Administration, including individuals with substantial experience in the development of energy projects, the electricity generation sector, the transportation sector, the manufacturing sector, and the energy efficiency sector.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID223f34fb50814382b404efa37852dc56"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Board of Directors shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID708fc799cd484bda81340f4e7527075d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>oversee the operations of the Administration and ensure industry best practices are followed in all financial transactions involving the Administration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa4758c495a064fc19bbf86878f421651"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consult with the Administrator on the general policies and procedures of the Administration to ensure the interests of the taxpayers are protected;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfa5c4e88a00c41e69dab7f54221b2df0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure the portfolio of investments are consistent with purposes of this subtitle and with the long-term financial stability of the Administration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBE2C11347DE54FEC89F6A49057FCE3E5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensure that the operations and activities of the Administration are consistent with the development of a robust private sector that can provide commercial loans or financing products; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1be3212940f843a7974d556980152f55"><enum>(E)</enum><text>not serve on a full-time basis, except that the Board of Directors shall meet at least quarterly to review, as appropriate, applications for credit support and set policies and procedures as necessary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4bdde22317d44f05b96e12e46ccce547"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>An appointed member of the Board of Directors may be removed from office by the President for good cause.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID660fc8d1cc2f4a10abc6a998c6aefced"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>An appointed seat on the Board of Directors that becomes vacant shall be filled by appointment by the President, but only for the unexpired portion of the term of the vacating member.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbfb814458ecd431d876f98040ee1d023"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Compensation of members</header><text>An appointed member of the Board of Directors shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Board of Directors.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID78b534bb23fe49b9bd491bad683e8a45"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Energy Technology Advisory Council</header> <paragraph id="id562F88055F064C2DA18D8D947F8CA6D7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administration shall have an Energy Technology Advisory Council consisting of—</text> <subparagraph id="id6A9041C676534C088CA49277D36EF8F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>5 members selected by the Secretary; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE05FAD6BC8848398AEACAA13C46B1E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>3 members selected by the Board of Directors of the Administration.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7C85D24A70DE471DBA201966EEF226E1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The members of the Advisory Council shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id6416EB1D8DAD4211BC30DF9C9ADE3405"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have relevant scientific expertise; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1C25116A2F014561A8C124A0EA510B53"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of the members selected by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A), include representatives of—</text> <clause id="id50C98741E3DC4233A65095BC444DBB13"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the academic community;</text> </clause><clause id="idE3756E0AC89E430C90B3AFAC665E093E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the private research community;</text> </clause><clause id="id692F67CE38C043A88DF5B835872D5687"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>National Laboratories;</text> </clause><clause id="idF39B4408276842C1AB6DF5764FF06EE2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the technology or project development community; and</text> </clause><clause id="id0C2E426A392F4D14A217E1CB99A9A8BF"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the commercial energy financing and operations sector.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID90fad34ada324f9aae859d39602b47f1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Advisory Council shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID620583dbb6c34ef38d09957a614c30bf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop and publish for comment in the Federal Register a methodology for assessment of clean energy technologies that will allow the Administration to evaluate projects based on the progress likely to be achieved per-dollar invested in maximizing the attributes of the definition of clean energy technology, taking into account the extent to which support for a clean energy technology is likely to accrue subsequent benefits that are attributable to a commercial scale deployment taking place earlier than that which otherwise would have occurred without the support; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD6795E90D44746798F0D8A17D50D702B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advise on the technological approaches that should be supported by the Administration to meet the technology deployment goals established by the Secretary pursuant to section 104.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa846ac2f6f274b358a6d6db3e3e0fbd9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Term</header> <subparagraph id="idDE7F6EC5A60D4D6E8E6F61FCCFF6B603"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Members of the Advisory Council shall have 5-year staggered terms, as determined by the Secretary and the Administrator.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4CE2D2B012B64F26A8C79180F49218D7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reappointment</header><text>A member of the Advisory Council may be reappointed.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDad70dd93c8da4067a9a941ae6801341a"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>A member of the Advisory Council, who is not otherwise compensated as a Federal employee, shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Advisory Council.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id576A71E6961A479D81CB670A85457382"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Staff</header> <paragraph id="id343C53F1B163422097923AE635B34911"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator, in consultation with the Board of Directors, may—</text> <subparagraph id="idC0CCF6FD4D214541915C292944BA4208"><enum>(A)</enum><text>appoint and terminate such officers, attorneys, employees, and agents as are necessary to carry out this subtitle; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD947E95F2CA24A1E93B0849F521B6BDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>vest those personnel with such powers and duties as the Administrator may determine.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id52401D0454D64039922293C157DFC074"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Direct hire authority</header> <subparagraph id="IDf571cba55d8f4163bc12f70d175caa6c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 3304 and sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States Code, the Administrator may, on a determination that there is a severe shortage of candidates or a critical hiring need for particular positions, recruit and directly appoint highly qualified critical personnel with specialized knowledge important to the function of the Administration into the competitive service.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc4ff5285e2af45859ac33d130bb6ef66"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The authority granted under subparagraph (A) shall not apply to positions in the excepted service or the Senior Executive Service.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID00eb39b474304a138046992d7a3da7ee"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In exercising the authority granted under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall ensure that any action taken by the Administrator—</text> <clause id="ID771ca1a3b7e549c0914c27f20e5f2f08"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is consistent with the merit principles of section 2301 of title 5, United States Code; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDe7d33802ad38488e90c6d0311b905485"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>complies with the public notice requirements of section 3327 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe458521e33f64fba96519295d16f3760"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Termination of effectiveness</header><text>The authority provided by this paragraph terminates effective on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2ed80aa253fb437e984829dea36e3eb9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Critical pay authority</header> <subparagraph id="ID526ea3d1cba14a3283a280fe76e9cd37"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 5377 of title 5, United States Code, and without regard to the provisions of that title governing appointments in the competitive service or the Senior Executive Service and chapters 51 and 53 of that title (relating to classification and pay rates), the Administrator may establish, fix the compensation of, and appoint individuals to critical positions needed to carry out the functions of the Administration, if the Administrator certifies that—</text> <clause id="ID30e163e5bd29410b911f908d106f7160"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the positions require expertise of an extremely high level in a financial, technical, or scientific field;</text> </clause><clause id="IDcc335b91c2ff4495967d4613b0640f4c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Administration would not successfully accomplish an important mission without such an individual; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID617302b4f209415bacae3069e34b57f2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>exercise of the authority is necessary to recruit an individual who is exceptionally well qualified for the position.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID16b9cda8a8d041229007816a08186990"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The authority granted under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to the following conditions:</text> <clause id="IDc9ca523c407a4d42b3e330070d089bca"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The number of critical positions authorized by subparagraph (A) may not exceed 20 at any 1 time in the Administration.</text> </clause><clause id="ID08064fc7fefc4f5f9cf93fee0233f1f6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The term of an appointment under subparagraph (A) may not exceed 4 years.</text> </clause><clause id="ID6c6f08dbc7ea490ba72645d871a6932b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>An individual appointed under subparagraph (A) may not have been an Administration employee at any time during the 2-year period preceding the date of appointment.</text> </clause><clause id="ID4b05bc998dfd4426919133cf1dfa5d19"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Total annual compensation for any individual appointed under subparagraph (A) may not exceed the highest total annual compensation payable at the rate determined under section 104 of title 3, United States Code.</text> </clause><clause id="ID2dc0501e30b04de586470ddcce1be96b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>An individual appointed under subparagraph (A) may not be considered to be an employee for purposes of subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a13749a57a74bccb2efad9ffd650ea7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Each year, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a notification that lists each individual appointed under this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID16b3809acd1644bc9f0f9ccf7320f927"><enum>106.</enum><header>Administration functions</header> <subsection id="IDdc19c0cb5da447ca9eec415cfa582259"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Operational units</header> <paragraph id="ID827a083f56d14edaa8a97df20dcfa942"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Direct support</header> <subparagraph id="ID3f0c11fbaed84510901b8782199c6f97"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administration may issue direct loans, letters of credit, loan guarantees, insurance products, or such other credit enhancements (including through participation as a co-lender or a lending member of a syndication) as the Administrator considers appropriate to deploy clean energy technologies if the Administrator has determined that deployment of the technologies would benefit or be accelerated by the support.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe0bc851eecda4eedb513151a9ccf1e58"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility criteria</header><text>In carrying out this paragraph and awarding credit support to projects, the Administrator shall account for—</text> <clause id="ID24fe663a992c4496b7eb5d12d0ea99fa"><enum>(i)</enum><text>how the technology rates based on an evaluation methodology established by the Advisory Council;</text> </clause><clause id="ID839577ab6fa242cf9d1fc3e1b17e7f45"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how the project fits with the goals established under section 104; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID75f6f57df62249f4af46f754dd29d7ff"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the potential for the applicant to successfully complete the project.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID736a763fddb04b1aab7812e8b9630699"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Risk</header> <clause id="ID6d56042e14e249aeb070b814e3c11271"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Expected loan loss reserve</header><text>The Administrator shall establish an expected loan loss reserve to account for estimated losses attributable to activities under this section that is consistent with the purposes of—</text> <subclause id="ID023662c65ace43bf86026d42d91ac22c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>developing breakthrough technologies to the point at which technology risk is largely mitigated;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id569570691A654089874FD37096AD5328"><enum>(II)</enum><text>achieving widespread deployment and advancing the commercial viability of clean energy technologies; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDdecdf9c1d03045e680b7d4f6dd12e985"><enum>(III)</enum><text>advancing the goals established under section 104.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID41f5f6df37044c38b5b3b7549326f431"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Initial expected loan loss reserve</header><text>Until such time as the Administrator determines sufficient data exist to establish an expected loan loss reserve that is appropriate, the Administrator shall consider establishing an initial rate of 10 percent for the portfolio of investments under this subtitle.</text> </clause><clause id="id403F89F6E2DE40C2B873A34BA7BCF62F"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Portfolio investment approach</header><text>The Administration shall—</text> <subclause id="IDaf54596aef6f49b4b134655b5e51084b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>use a portfolio investment approach to mitigate risk and diversify investments across technologies;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID11e61c8cf21940df8396594b477c24f2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with long-term self-sufficiency, weigh the portfolio of investments in projects to advance the goals established under section 104; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idF3F74532A65749E3B277DBBFBF4711F8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>consistent with the expected loan loss reserve established under this subparagraph, the purposes of this subtitle, and section 105(b)(2)(B), provide the maximum practicable percentage of support to promote breakthrough technologies.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID52844e7dbdf64d76b86ecf46789ccf9d"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Loss rate review</header> <subclause id="ID5d20a2eac9a447d0a309c6c220d9e5ea"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board of Directors shall review on an annual basis the loss rates of the portfolio to determine the adequacy of the reserves.</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID9328b099762d4ad78be88fa22d5eb70d"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the initiation of the review, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the review and any recommended policy changes.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9709397BCAC74F42A9135F599E6AC80D"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Application review</header> <clause id="idC4C9CC5678834262A4B64E9A3D82C9D5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with sound business practices, the Administration shall seek to consolidate reviews of applications for credit support under this subtitle such that final decisions on applications can generally be issued not later than 180 days after the date of submission of a completed application.</text> </clause><clause id="id2C5F14B627FB4D33817ABEBCF1BEA155"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Environmental review</header><text>In carrying out this subtitle, the Administration shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text> <subclause id="id93C47FBC91E6489AB3EC82FEB93F7FA3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>avoid duplicating efforts that have already been undertaken by other agencies (including State agencies acting under Federal programs); and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id072940EFC43442A2B27D91561B8A43E2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>with the advice of the Council on Environmental Quality and any other applicable agencies, use the administrative records of similar reviews conducted throughout the executive branch to develop the most expeditious review process practicable.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID62eb7af61f1946b9ac912f0cf43b1fbf"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Wage rate requirements</header> <clause id="idC66BDB903644409DAE8071C2F572AE7D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No credit support shall be issued under this section unless the borrower has provided to the Administrator reasonable assurances that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors in the performance of construction work financed in whole or in part by the Administration will be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a character similar to the contract work in the civil subdivision of the State in which the contract work is to be performed as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of part A of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code.</text> </clause><clause id="id6D242905774E4D4980AE4C63E5E9CF6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Labor standards</header><text>With respect to the labor standards specified in this section, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcd35c5eccc974cef9c10095ed65ac454"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indirect support</header> <subparagraph id="ID1e3fa7f028df4054818ba6006876f453"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administration shall work to develop financial products and arrangements to both promote the widespread deployment of, and mobilize private sector support of credit and investment institutions for, clean energy technologies by facilitating aggregation of small projects and by providing indirect credit support, including credit enhancement.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID478589c0a325449dad147a586d994b48"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Financial products</header><text>The Administration—</text> <clause id="id13647B0BBBEE4FA496C3C250580A916C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in cooperation with Federal, State, local, and private sector entities, shall develop debt instruments that provide for the aggregation of, or directly aggregate, projects for clean energy technology deployments on a scale appropriate for residential or commercial applications; and</text> </clause><clause id="idF147B484B01B4AAB978F9101ED4700B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may insure, purchase, and make commitments to purchase, any debt instrument associated with the deployment of clean energy technologies (including instruments secured by liens or other collateral related to the funding of clean energy technology) for the purposes of enhancing the availability of private financing for clean energy technology deployments.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID680e421ca76b4c9e986e721075e42106"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Disposition of debt or interest</header><text>The Administration may acquire, hold, and sell or otherwise dispose of, pursuant to commitments or otherwise, any debt associated with the deployment of clean energy technologies or interest in the debt.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID438714d3273b4b9a8ee97deede3875c8"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Pricing</header> <clause id="ID353cd2740a324bc6aba5a6ce60642f66"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator may establish requirements, and impose charges or fees, which may be regarded as elements of pricing, for different classes of sellers, servicers, or services.</text> </clause><clause id="IDaded226d7e134c458ed951f3872c8356"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Classification of sellers and servicers</header><text>For the purpose of clause (i), the Administrator may classify sellers and servicers as necessary to promote transparency and liquidity and properly characterize the risk of default.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID69b26782d7cf47658ec457f50578def1"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>The Administrator shall establish—</text> <clause id="id34AC1ED1923B4D4E83916236CAD21369"><enum>(i)</enum><text>eligibility criteria for loan originators, sellers, and servicers seeking support for portfolios of financial obligations relating to clean energy technologies so as to ensure the capability of the loan originators, sellers, and servicers to perform the functions required to maintain the expected performance of the portfolios; and</text> </clause><clause id="idDDC86B579DB448F585196BFA7BC1039D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such criteria, standards, guidelines, and mechanisms such that, to the maximum extent practicable, loan originators and sellers will be able to determine the eligibility of loans for resale at the time of initial lending.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID512cd35a927f4007a805e273620fb454"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Secondary market support</header> <clause id="ID8d113f4308104393b9385fb3278015ae"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administration may lend on the security of, and make commitments to lend on the security of, any debt that the Administration has issued or is authorized to purchase under this section.</text> </clause><clause id="IDd4a811b1fd3a4f0f81e7ad3525db9502"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Authorized actions</header><text>On such terms and conditions as the Administrator may prescribe, the Administration may, based on the debt and with the concurrence of the Board of Directors—</text> <subclause id="IDffe3333f4eef41508227aab6b9a958c6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>give security or guarantee;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDbfe2b5b0e803411c8e5b1b049b978536"><enum>(II)</enum><text>pay interest or other return; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDbc7b2994500d4d35a5eb2a99fc489a34"><enum>(III)</enum><text>issue notes, debentures, bonds, or other obligations or securities.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe44f1d91a7a447dfbb95032158c604d6"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Lending activities</header> <clause id="ID1d965ed1224c4afabacc35c1d5cd9587"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall determine—</text> <subclause id="ID7c9d725ecb324060a95ed3c7ae4b60d8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the volume of the lending activities of the Administration; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDe8feb254fa784c8188596eeb2af1d48e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the types of loan ratios, risk profiles, interest rates, maturities, and charges or fees in the secondary market operations of the Administration.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID80647cf1055e4dd8b3e8b56450f5aab1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>Determinations under clause (i) shall be consistent with the objectives of—</text> <subclause id="ID7a4ba8cd1d8c4597897d4d7efda8b1b9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>providing an attractive investment environment for clean energy technologies;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID05f4498f8d994fca9ea5b9c3baf48bfa"><enum>(II)</enum><text>making the operations of the Administration self-supporting over the long term; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID7c45d6bc326d4351b0d528842a6a500e"><enum>(III)</enum><text>advancing the goals established under section 104.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID49748c15d62946c0a7110ea3983602a5"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Exempt securities</header><text>All securities issued or guaranteed by the Administration shall, to the same extent as securities that are direct obligations of or obligations guaranteed as to principal or interest by the United States, be considered to be exempt securities within the meaning of the laws administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc3cfa1df541d48d494c45505b4de639e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other authorized programs</header> <paragraph id="ID7a02d75a11c74f1a86df5e1f30279ca4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may delegate to the Administration the provision of financial services and program management for grant, loan, and other credit enhancement programs authorized under any other provision of law.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7909701a51ad44378748f84721643fd7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In administering any other program delegated by the Secretary, the Administration shall, to the maximum extent practicable (as determined by the Administrator)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDe47e00b8abb144f2856147c828c6c115"><enum>(A)</enum><text>administer the program in a manner that is consistent with the terms and conditions of this subtitle; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDca8c53fc4935496aaffa5c6e18b5ba0d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>minimize the administrative costs to the Federal Government.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDbd9a009eaae4480f80ae1a2c9ec8f601"><enum>107.</enum><header>Federal Credit Authority</header> <subsection id="ID61616b3db9f24964b9f2a482efb124e2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer of functions and authority</header> <paragraph id="ID49e83330f6f8401dabafcfcd2d13b2f9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), on a finding by the Secretary and the Administrator that the Administration is sufficiently ready to assume the functions and that applicants to those programs will not be unduly adversely affected but in no case later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, all of the functions and authority of the Secretary under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.) and authorities established by this subtitle shall be transferred to the Administration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id94E23409A44E4E1087399C68F0F047A1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to transfer functions</header><text>If the functions and authorities are not transferred to the Administration in accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the reasons for delay and an expected timetable for transfer of the functions and authorities to the Administration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID66b1bc966287402fa2afb3927aff8e07"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect on existing rights and obligations</header><text>The transfer of functions and authority under this subsection shall not affect the rights and obligations of any party that arise under a predecessor program or authority prior to the transfer under this subsection.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5e48d94a328d41489d3c95c8ef77e4f9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transfer of fund authority</header> <subparagraph id="id91C09CE92E414E83B8E614E35B3C15C4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On transfer of functions pursuant to paragraph (1), the Administration shall have all authorities to make use of the Fund reserved for the Secretary before the transfer.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9dab4935b31f44229da296ff330d9c1d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator may make use of up to 1.5 percent of the amounts in the Fund as of the beginning of each fiscal year to pay administrative expenses for that fiscal year to carry out the purposes of this Act.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1e9451de73246eba4f85f1e10f16b75"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Use</header> <subparagraph id="id2864119D3E274C2F8DB9E96AB02EEBB0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Amounts in the Fund shall be available for discharge of liabilities and all other expenses of the Administration, including subsequent transfer to the respective credit accounts.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC4ACEED3FA294B58B97BDB71DCBBDB76"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>All activities of the Administration that could result in a liability for the United States shall be transparently accounted for and no obligation or liability may be incurred unless—</text> <clause id="ID4494f5a6f1ba433f9e1710b2294610a4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the appropriate amounts are transferred to credit accounts for activities pursuant to the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a); or</text> </clause><clause id="IDcf01b083c5d542f3b9776349297e332b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sufficient amounts are reserved within the Fund to account for such liabilities.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE8B66FB984954BA2A9EB14A3443B1E3F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Initial investment</header> <subparagraph id="idB23A6E735C054F3B9204016DC3C00EA1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On transfer of functions pursuant to paragraph (1), out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Fund to carry out this subtitle $10,000,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDDDB9AFAA4B2435EB9C6E3EA8D700BC2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Receipt and acceptance</header><text>The Fund shall be entitled to receive and shall accept, and shall be used to carry out this subtitle, the funds transferred to the Fund under subparagraph (A), without further appropriation. <added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe3344fc4532042ac8cc80fd06d24b6b5"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to funds made available by paragraphs (1) through (6), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums as are necessary to carry out this subtitle.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0b5a63ecd76846048e5360e72b8471d7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Payments of liabilities</header> <paragraph id="IDda7c5df18f3d46cb994cae7218427780"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any payment to discharge liabilities arising from agreements under this subtitle shall be made exclusively out of the Fund or the associated credit account, as appropriate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5338D5F05CC1443B89781E76D1C980A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Security</header><text>Subject to paragraph (1), the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged to the payment of all obligations entered into by the Administration pursuant to this subtitle.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID166063b0a5ef45bfbb41a97d2205ef6b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fees</header> <paragraph id="ID0893f5dd4ea04e74be9b79b4b303f3c7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Consistent with achieving the purposes of this subtitle, the Administrator shall charge fees or collect compensation generally in accordance with commercial rates.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb967d06e720e4a15893d729a4fb6b379"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of fees</header><text>All fees collected by the Administration may be retained by the Administration and placed in the Fund and may remain available to the Administration, without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, for use in carrying out the purposes of this subtitle.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa4bf8c8cd3fc45918c1c6b48eceb7695"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Breakthrough technologies</header><text>The Administration shall charge the minimum amount in fees or compensation practicable for breakthrough technologies, consistent with the long-term viability of the Administration, unless the Administration first determines that a higher charge will not impede the development of the technology.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3457966fa11e4db4a6f232dfee43e6d4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Alternative fee arrangements</header><text>The Administration may use such alternative arrangements (such as profit participation, contingent fees, and other valuable contingent interests) as the Administration considers appropriate to compensate the Administration for the expenses of the Administration and the risk inherent in the support of the Administration.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID728681deb30245bb8039c965c4b37e72"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cost transfer authority</header><text>Amounts collected by the Administration for the cost of a loan or loan guarantee shall be transferred by the Administration to the respective credit program accounts.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDb26ab46ca0004aa5b4deb841a5587733"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Supplemental Borrowing Authority</header><text>In order to maintain sufficient liquidity for activities authorized under section 106(a)(2), the Administration may issue notes, debentures, bonds, or other obligations for purchase by the Secretary of the Treasury.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id6CBE1CE78D064B4BAAC6FD20A89103A7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Public debt transactions</header><text>For the purpose of subsection (e)—</text> <paragraph id="idBF493CDEDB234BC2BF55E251BD0EAAEB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Treasury may use as a public debt transaction the proceeds of the sale of any securities issued under chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3BE06442BA2942868BC67D0D48B163BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the purposes for which securities may be issued under that chapter are extended to include any purchase under this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID10f95e5fd3804b818961f822aca3419f"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Maximum outstanding holding</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall purchase instruments issued under subsection (e) to the extent that the purchase would not increase the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding holdings of obligations under subsection (e) by the Secretary of the Treasury to an amount that is greater than $2,000,000,000.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID2b6ce3f9f66b425a91e9a8b74a7f3cd7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Rate of return</header><text>Each purchase of obligations by the Secretary of the Treasury under this section shall be on terms and conditions established to yield a rate of return determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be appropriate, taking into account the current average rate on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States as of the last day of the month preceding the purchase.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID9e18f558c43e48c3b6d07277d3059fe0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Sale of obligations</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury may at any time sell, on terms and conditions and at prices determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, any of the obligations acquired by the Secretary of the Treasury under this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID4abc1f6fd4cc4ebaabf8907f1bc08a22"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Public debt transactions</header><text>All redemptions, purchases, and sales by the Secretary of the Treasury of obligations under this section shall be treated as public debt transactions of the United States.</text> </subsection></section><section id="IDcca87bedbc7942978b49a9a99f17f5ee"><enum>108.</enum><header>General provisions</header> <subsection id="IDc2c8f7a731cd4befa8be5e9c9a443dc8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Immunity from impairment, limitation, or restriction</header> <paragraph id="id3A4DC401ED5F401E84A15F16C989AB8B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>All rights and remedies of the Administration (including any rights and remedies of the Administration on, under, or with respect to any mortgage or any obligation secured by a mortgage) shall be immune from impairment, limitation, or restriction by or under—</text> <subparagraph id="idED9B7A29272143AFA9E0AB2A91AEA773"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any law (other than a law enacted by Congress expressly in limitation of this paragraph) that becomes effective after the acquisition by the Administration of the subject or property on, under, or with respect to which the right or remedy arises or exists or would so arise or exist in the absence of the law; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3F102026460944BAA721EBEBA8EB2CC9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any administrative or other action that becomes effective after the acquisition.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id14C6C39F299140779C14C5BD8AB9C8C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State law</header><text>The Administrator may conduct the business of the Administration without regard to any qualification or law of any State relating to incorporation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBA4252A3BE444DD5A5007FF75DA9E9D3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of other agencies</header><text>With the consent of a department, establishment, or instrumentality (including any field office), the Administration may—</text> <paragraph id="id083D158531EF44BC93131B32B0462CE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use and act through any department, establishment, or instrumentality; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8BD78CDE86EA417496C21077F1B25020"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use, and pay compensation for, information, services, facilities, and personnel of the department, establishment, or instrumentality.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6efd8b34f4f1440a8a144d5a813b3876"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Procurement</header><text>The Administrator shall be the senior procurement officer for the Administration for purposes of section 16(a) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(a)).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID2d693d6a62484cdc977dddad053e73ee"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Financial matters</header> <paragraph id="idA6E0A65C779C48A9923C3ABF6D5A488E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Investments</header><text>Funds of the Administration may be invested in such investments as the Board of Directors may prescribe.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idCFE13199785D410AA7BCD7445110B8E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal agents</header><text>Any Federal Reserve bank or any bank as to which at the time of the designation of the bank by the Administrator there is outstanding a designation by the Secretary of the Treasury as a general or other depository of public money, may be designated by the Administrator as a depositary or custodian or as a fiscal or other agent of the Administration.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5b6c718ec6b7466e99bc115aca011c6f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text>Notwithstanding section 1349 of title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law—</text> <paragraph id="idE20EC1ACFA7849559D9513E042B0E8C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Administration shall be considered a corporation covered by sections 1345 and 1442 of title 28, United States Code;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0E860B897DCF42BFB6D17A24C47BBDCE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all civil actions to which the Administration is a party shall be considered to arise under the laws of the United States, and the district courts of the United States shall have original jurisdiction of all such actions, without regard to amount or value; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id793CA81F58EA404C8EFF11FEEE9C311D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any civil or other action, case or controversy in a court of a State, or in any court other than a district court of the United States, to which the Administration is a party may at any time before trial be removed by the Administration, without the giving of any bond or security and by following any procedure for removal of causes in effect at the time of the removal—</text> <subparagraph id="id5580184690CE49C5B52382A972CB45D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the district court of the United States for the district and division embracing the place in which the same is pending; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id522E6A2A42164412A7370B1D100A9969"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if there is no such district court, to the district court of the United States for the district in which the principal office of the Administration is located.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID37084e54c81842478c71fbc4b65b1f58"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Periodic reports</header><text>Not later than 1 year after commencement of operation of the Administration and at least biannually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that includes a description of—</text> <paragraph id="id00FBD37775F240ABB5ECF57CF3679140"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the technologies supported by activities of the Administration and how the activities advance the purposes of this subtitle; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1AD1734E53194E7881D819B96CE8E44B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the performance of the Administration on meeting the goals established under section 104.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDaef3991a7b224c66b0a12e14db78be22"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Audits by the Comptroller General</header> <paragraph id="id7EA59ADA1F6C4688B8653C11D53241AC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The programs, activities, receipts, expenditures, and financial transactions of the Administration shall be subject to audit by the Comptroller General of the United States under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3145C07137AC4FA986196955FB3EFE63"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Access</header><text>The representatives of the Government Accountability Office shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idF838CC87CD39440494BB5191A9C9C5D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have access to the personnel and to all books, accounts, documents, records (including electronic records), reports, files, and all other papers, automated data, things, or property belonging to, under the control of, or in use by the Administration, or any agent, representative, attorney, advisor, or consultant retained by the Administration, and necessary to facilitate the audit;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id07013D78AE574EF6A1F9B004B1192E6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be afforded full facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or securities held by depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2bca0b2ef0c445b181a90a091a65ae17"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be authorized to obtain and duplicate any such books, accounts, documents, records, working papers, automated data and files, or other information relevant to the audit without cost to the Comptroller General; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID594e6c82559d468e80a34b7865a1f021"><enum>(D)</enum><text>have the right of access of the Comptroller General to such information pursuant to section 716(c) of title 31, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id259F109845324D2494249127C3ADDF87"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Assistance and cost</header> <subparagraph id="id382A936B442F47909D99EEC755BEAB6B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the purpose of conducting an audit under this subsection, the Comptroller General may, in the discretion of the Comptroller General, employ by contract, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5), professional services of firms and organizations of certified public accountants for temporary periods or for special purposes.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47D1AE72FDDB49159A5037E8F2CF3190"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header> <clause id="idC16CBB9D8A3A4494867E6EA0EA980042"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On the request of the Comptroller General, the Administration shall reimburse the General Accountability Office for the full cost of any audit conducted by the Comptroller General under this subsection.</text> </clause><clause id="id9C71B79C80B443D9B4C8F60AA7EAFC94"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Crediting</header><text>Such reimbursements shall—</text> <subclause id="id84692A1774604275AE4FFB5917C9039D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be credited to the appropriation account entitled <quote>Salaries and Expenses, Government Accountability Office</quote> at the time at which the payment is received; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id82101ED2C4A04C74BC50682A2C10AD48"><enum>(II)</enum><text>remain available until expended.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4c1accec4ce84d9ebf4644c97b12f607"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Annual independent audits</header> <paragraph id="idD0C8AE2D6C664634A52F70A7F8420388"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id49FEA7C3C24F475D88AACB3AEAF91483"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have an annual independent audit made of the financial statements of the Administration by an independent public accountant in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id364B2E1FEA484D6D85F911F447EE2B98"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary the results of the audit.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7af7c4a06b0344ee89beccd31325927a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content</header><text>In conducting an audit under this subsection, the independent public accountant shall determine and report on whether the financial statements of the Administration—</text> <subparagraph id="idD329FF60CBF74034BA2D1F62A3E55965"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are presented fairly in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8AB84C34C09D4FD692A908DABEFFF6FD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>comply with any disclosure requirements imposed under this subtitle.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb64a37d373b341c98668cfda89e93175"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Financial reports</header> <paragraph id="ID1a5e29f3ce3f4ec0ac97857f14a2a995"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall submit to the Secretary annual and quarterly reports of the financial condition and operations of the Administration, which shall be in such form, contain such information, and be submitted on such dates as the Secretary shall require.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3c4be162e7f1466ebb35d52ffccbf8ce"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents of annual reports</header><text>Each annual report shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="IDa4ca414e789248708061c44cd52172c0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd5898c4e8c8648da8487a48be2a18824"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any supplemental information or alternative presentation that the Secretary may require; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4a7adcaea603428aa3093cba61489cda"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assessment (as of the end of the most recent fiscal year of the Administration), signed by the chief executive officer and chief accounting or financial officer of the Administration, of—</text> <clause id="IDb540ab65227f4e819dee215fd74cb996"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the effectiveness of the internal control structure and procedures of the Administration; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID2688476053a0450380392bf24f08335a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the compliance of the Administration with applicable safety and soundness laws.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDee523c0561464bbab0db0356072ca14a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special reports</header><text>The Secretary may require the Administrator to submit other reports on the condition (including financial condition), management, activities, or operations of the Administration, as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID83c9d7534dea43018fad9727524be2ed"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Accuracy</header><text>Each report of financial condition shall contain a declaration by the Administrator or any other officer designated by the Board of Directors of the Administration to make the declaration, that the report is true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of the officer.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idCFA62AE348DD4690B1430076F48D6D9B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Availability of reports</header><text>Reports required under this section shall be published and made publicly available as soon as is practicable after receipt by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe4f3b660c04644a0b891144dc2d747fc"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Scope and termination of authority</header> <paragraph id="id48535740F3EA4B97B942E7E994730959"><enum>(1)</enum><header>New obligations</header><text>The Administrator shall not initiate any new obligations under this subtitle on or after January 1, 2029.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8BCD79C31D894177BAD5D9A5C0215C00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reversion to Secretary</header><text>The authorities and obligations of the Administration shall revert to the Secretary on January 1, 2029.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id0BFC188B1FD3446CA8C533583D089455"><enum>B</enum><header>Improved transmission siting</header> <section id="id9833C08DEB194CF8AD9B205A2039AA1C"><enum>121.</enum><header>Siting of interstate electric transmission facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 216 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824p) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id631CDA135FA7484FBD0D204440B4D92E" style="OLC"> <section id="id982B19A1A5DF45ABA46DBDB018547DA5"><enum>216.</enum><header>Siting of interstate electric transmission facilities</header> <subsection id="ID7391f7c1b4d743ea9213a1399d0dbc52"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>It is the policy of the United States that the national interstate transmission system should be guided by the goal of maximizing the net benefits of the electricity system, taking into consideration—</text> <paragraph id="ID87abbe67fbe84de3bcab1d73ab34711e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>support for the development of new renewable energy generation capacity, including renewable energy generation located distant from load centers and other location-constrained resources;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8b984b89d8f24589b703568a9ba1776d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>opportunities for reduced emissions from regional power production;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8c314a375c2f4003bffee51174c10dfe"><enum>(3)</enum><text>cost savings resulting from—</text> <subparagraph id="ID73f839c3075842778516851113d9ce2a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduced transmission congestion;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcf2bb0f8c2534bf2a6c2492ee6e73119"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enhanced opportunities for intraregional and interregional electricity trades;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID99628b7d670b4491918aa2663f9c69b2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reduced line losses;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcd19a7206d524358b5a2c6afc15f317f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>generation resource-sharing; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf67462bdae09493a9c6f2a70ac6296a5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>enhanced fuel diversity;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID169dfbf56feb4a71be7c88f9e0e8557a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>reliability benefits, including satisfying reliability standards and guidelines for resource adequacy and system security;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf1baaabbca6844b3a58954d4dfab9ea7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>diversification of risk relating to events affecting fuel supply or generating resources in a particular region;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID829d9c36701b49ceb93c06ab98b4baae"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the enhancement of competition in electricity markets and mitigation of market power;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5c44eb0fcb034211b0f6a5070c00ef8d"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the ability to collocate facilities on existing rights-of-way;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb09b1ffb7fa44d08ade01ee0ef931d97"><enum>(8)</enum><text>competing land use priorities, including land protected under Federal or State law;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe9e0c5ae4e4c44d09095f583752dbae6"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the requirements of section 217(b)(4); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf982c968f2524c49b326d884350b1bb4"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the contribution of demand side management (including energy efficiency and demand response), energy storage, distributed generation resources, and smart grid investments.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID037101931f80425899eeb84992deb667"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="ID066e847094074db29813004f4c30b6e5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>High-priority national transmission project</header><text>The term <term>high-priority national transmission project</term> means an overhead or underground transmission facility, consisting of conductors or cables, towers, manhole duct systems, phase shifting transformers, reactors, capacitors, and any ancillary facilities and equipment necessary for the proper operation of the facility, that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDcfd9ba0511dc4d4bbd4d1c753e345487"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9BD563E7DE434BFC84E757AEF70D82D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>operates at or above a voltage of—</text> <subclause id="id34376B93073448D6AB4FBB7AB8051FCE" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>345 kilovolts alternating current; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id7DCF55BAB7664D89A802A742D750A63B" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>300 kilovolts direct current;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idC9E264961EE04B5398679CF33B06B26E" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is a very high current conductor or superconducting cable that operates at or above a power equivalent to the power of a conventional transmission cable operating at or above 345 kilovolts alternating current or 300 kilovolts direct current; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID576df4f9f52d46e980ab1e9266eee73e" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is a renewable feeder line that transmits electricity directly to a transmission facility under clause (i) or (ii); and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3e3ad839faf44af78a1d46cbbec3ab5e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is included in a regional plan pursuant to subsection (c).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id953BA72D01BB4821AF75CFF551EBA1B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian land</header><text>The term <term>Indian land</term> means land—</text> <subparagraph id="id1672B7CFB84944EC9F8911C3F47C15A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the title to which is held by the United States in trust for an Indian tribe or individual Indian; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0A58819859D34ABBB7BB4479CDF5B157"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that is held by an Indian tribe or individual Indian subject to a restriction by the United States against alienation or encumbrance.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID565f7aff9eb24db989fda7d230301e79"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation (as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2e29d3ec9679444bb2590f67bb53ffd2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Load-serving entity</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, the term <term>load-serving entity</term> means any person, Federal, State, or local agency or instrumentality, or electric cooperative that delivers electric energy to end-use customers.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF621CE749530471CBBD847938BC99384"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Location-constrained resource</header> <subparagraph id="id44E3A48D658F4147AEAC3B1D1371BD06"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>location-constrained resource</term> means a low-carbon resource used to produce electricity that is geographically constrained such that the resource cannot be relocated to an existing transmission line.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE96E565C273C4461AEC749A37A36CAFF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>location-constrained resource</term> includes the following types of resources described in subparagraph (A):</text> <clause id="IDea4df2ce6f554907b8108148418d1f02"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Renewable energy, including offshore resources.</text> </clause><clause id="ID54b1a95c540e41e1ba140de6581cdb4d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A fossil fuel electricity plant equipped with carbon capture technology that is located at a site that is appropriate for carbon storage or beneficial reuse.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID688508b4d21f47c9befbb8eea44c24ec"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Renewable energy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>renewable energy</term> means electric energy generated from—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50f45da7a83245499f065c38fd37343c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">solar energy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC38E2F9EC86A4D94842B949EF061E94D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">wind energy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID877f032a7a2f4b3ca007174c3cda95b0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF360DA43B2F544B9B1DA91AEA262744E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">geothermal energy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3f9eed8df67f4b35a5b8dd3ac0ed1091"><enum>(E)</enum><text>hydropower;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49ff69e6206a48808a1f7a55e209d35f"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">biomass; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID902c7fd7a13d4afea97141860b530741"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">landfill gas.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2c2286731f6f4b87a584fbf02f494bd3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Renewable feeder line</header><text>The term <term>renewable feeder line</term> means a transmission line that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0bda98d2c052404a8d737752428862d9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>operates at a voltage of 100 kilovolts or greater; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9a14af4a04174fdd8305aa6a0bab96dd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is identified in the applicable Interconnection-wide transmission plan or by the Commission as a facility that is to be developed to facilitate collection of electric energy produced by renewable energy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc879efc67ef84abdb6006ec6ed53301c"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID064bc4a2ea9749849ccb059364672acf"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plans for national interstate transmission system</header> <paragraph id="ID235d2827cd1f423cbf2db29320afdd70"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commission shall coordinate regional planning to ensure that regional plans are integrated into an Interconnection-wide transmission plan with respect to high-priority national transmission projects, that achieves the policy established under subsection (a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd347a82407dd408193afe7a2ee15745f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Planning principles</header> <subparagraph id="ID79c8817c67d7417694dcb2b32f727932"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>, the Commission shall issue, by rule, after notice and opportunity for comment, national electricity grid planning principles pursuant to the policy established under subsection (a).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID75a8ca3e8a5245f99a330059e1e38a64"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The principles shall—</text> <clause id="ID1ad4730e80114e0db25656ef7a37d0f2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>address how the utilities should fully incorporate consideration of the need for high-priority national transmission projects into planning efforts;</text> </clause><clause id="ID16c82883358a462599c4e880d1e7df39"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>address how the utilities should coordinate with each other, States, Indian tribes, and other planning efforts in the applicable Interconnection to effectively develop an Interconnection-wide analysis to identify needed additions or modifications to high-priority national transmission projects, with particular attention to identifying needs that can be most efficiently and effectively addressed with high-priority national transmission projects that cross multiple utilities, Regional Transmission Organizations, or Independent System Operators;</text> </clause><clause id="ID4b0ef76ef6454b61bd1b6d39cc04debd"><enum>(iii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id523D0213573949D78454E18061ACDBEB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>address alternatives to high-priority national transmission projects, based on the factors described in subparagraph (C)(iii); and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idA3EA87D10927481C96CE3F23EA96660C" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>determine whether alternative investments can provide a more expedient means of improving electricity system capacity or reliability or reduced costs for end-users; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID92d546a1fe5d4771b6f8a19dfc508d95"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>include mechanisms for soliciting input from the Secretary, Federal transmitting utilities, the Secretary of the Interior, States, Indian tribes, electric reliability organizations, regional entities, entities described in section 201(f), generators, load-serving entities, other interested parties, and the public.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa998c81ae8244ca888a96a7c18c8a9e1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>Plans for the development and improvement of high-priority national transmission projects into a national high-capacity transmission grid shall take into consideration—</text> <clause id="ID1d30f2f1e10342ebbf9be012ad54bb8e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the location of load centers;</text> </clause><clause id="ID7d2a629c6f8d41fe821206d0565d355f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the location of generation and potential generation development, including location-constrained resources;</text> </clause><clause id="ID394f1ecfee334507bd8baae0d92baf49"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>existing and potential demand side management (including energy efficiency and demand response), energy storage, distributed generation resources, and smart grid investments;</text> </clause><clause id="IDaf19ad0391bd4b4486613c05c62771a5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the plans of Regional Transmission Organizations, Independent System Operators, State authorities, Indian tribes, transmission owners, load-serving entities, and others in the region;</text> </clause><clause id="ID021d5fe6119f4c7c9cd8ebab4bee4465"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the needs and long-term rights described in section 217(b); and</text> </clause><clause id="idD6D892F331E14D89BB41466B544ACE13"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>costs to consumers of high priority national transmission projects, including considering the cost of reasonable alternatives.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID74625ca982dd47fdb1a6a377aebf8a51"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Submission of plans</header> <subparagraph id="id2F3609460712405A8878BB7913C0DFD5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header> <clause id="idC9A3FFEF298F4435A7F93CC56DCCA721"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>One or more public utilities, transmitting utilities, Regional Transmission Organizations, Independent System Operators, regional entities (as defined in section 215(a)), or other multistate organizations or entities (including entities described in section 201(f)) may develop a regional plan relating to 1 or more high-priority national transmission projects that is consistent with the planning principles established by the Commission.</text> </clause><clause id="idDC4E81EC18BB4C07B902D4EC3FEF4F86"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Other plans</header> <subclause id="idD4905B092F624B0E9588BE24213E3D28"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any public utility or transmitting utility that does not participate in 1 of the regional plans developed under clause (i) shall develop its own plan relating to any high priority national transmission project planned for the system of the utility.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id04BEA7694D3E4EA796D731C69E083A0A"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Planning principles</header><text>The plan shall be consistent with the planning principles established by the Commission.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id69748765BD794EF49A2E4389B35DAED2"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>Any plan developed under clause (i) or (ii) shall be submitted to the Commission—</text> <subclause id="id9C86AF318E9D48D88C2B669BCC58A457"><enum>(I)</enum><text>as soon as practicable, but not later than 2 years, after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idD6BE2EA633E940B19022C22444A574CC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>periodically thereafter as prescribed by the Commission.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9EF3F52A33964845B20033C9089720C8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Coordination</header> <clause id="id4DBB8E48C24A4EA58C946171C82B4C47"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Joint submissions</header><text>The requirements of subparagraph (A) may be satisfied by a joint submission.</text> </clause><clause id="id885EF3766A5E4F86AC204D886A10AEFB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Single Interconnection-wide plan</header><text>The Commission shall encourage coordination that would permit submission of a single Interconnection-wide plan for high priority national transmission projects.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBC8BF51588D14A858195DEBA18F13B10"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Modifications</header><text>The Commission may require modification of a submitted plan to the extent that the Commission determines that the modification is necessary—</text> <clause id="id7492DC53C10143E99AB330C136F43F8F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to reconcile inconsistencies between plans submitted; or</text> </clause><clause id="idCDB7D35CAC8B41DE9E21166FFB4987B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to achieve the policy goals established under subsection (a).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9cc62a0aedca4b999a5c7a9ddaaf8cf3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The transmission planning principles and requirements of this subsection shall apply to each transmission owner and transmission planning entity in the United States portion of the Eastern and Western Interconnections, including an entity described in section 201(f).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9ae4ca5bab4a442d94455a2038fcb6d1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Siting</header> <paragraph id="ID1043ed88d2fd4483bb32401b80372b54"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purpose of this subsection is to ensure that high-priority national transmission projects are in the public interest and advance the policy established under subsection (a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID520d0c03f6b24d0dadbcb28059b1a7da"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Designation of eligibility</header><text>The Commission may grant an applicant that submits an application for a proposed project a designation of eligibility for consideration under this subsection if the Commission finds that the proposed project is a high-priority national transmission project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf0b76f6b4e8e46739dde21767ef45743"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State review of project siting</header> <subparagraph id="IDf3f05d6540d7453ab496c4fae6e12aa0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No developer of a high-priority national transmission project may seek a certificate for construction under subsection (e) unless the developer first seeks authorization to construct the high-priority national transmission project under applicable State law concerning authorization and routing of transmission facilities.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc954c047dacd47f4ba1178b49153cf45"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal authority</header><text>The Commission may authorize, in accordance with subsection (e), construction of a high-priority national transmission project that the Commission finds to be in the public interest and in accordance with this section if a State—</text> <clause id="idF0B46E26EBB3408BBCEF75C9645CBAE0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>fails to approve construction and authorize routing of a high-priority national transmission project not later than 1 year after the date the applicant submits a completed application for authorization to the State;</text> </clause><clause id="idEDB5E4ECD36B4C5EA17E3EB358245B96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>rejects the application for a high-priority national transmission project; or</text> </clause><clause id="id0F0B62F6981749B397BBF085695F142C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>authorizes the high-priority national transmission project subject to conditions that unreasonably interfere with the development of a high-priority national transmission project contrary to the purposes of this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcdad8e4005bf4585bda2d83924d8b9b8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Construction</header> <paragraph id="IDba3476fc337d4478bf02e33b1cd3ee9c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application for certificate</header> <subparagraph id="IDbc1b852d2664462e90ac51ef7fb13596"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An applicant for a high-priority national transmission project may apply to the Commission for a certificate of public convenience and necessity with respect to construction of the high-priority national transmission project within a State affected by the high-priority national transmission project if the State—</text> <clause id="ID8e5d6a7abe7d4ef0b89598a7fd487319"><enum>(i)</enum><text>fails to authorize construction of the high-priority national transmission project under State law not later than 1 year after the date the developer submits a completed application for authorization to the State;</text> </clause><clause id="IDf47b6154629a4303a2f34e7f93c964ac"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>rejects the application for the high-priority national transmission project; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID514ba575929a4fc689455ba17137fba2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>authorizes the high-priority national transmission project subject to conditions that unreasonably interfere with the development of a high-priority national transmission project contrary to the purposes of this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFAA1848A4AB641859C06DDEF9F0D45EA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The application for a certificate shall be made in writing in such form and containing such information as the Commission may by regulation require.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID01a689fa8c6745d9b226b9f23fbb68c2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Hearing</header><text>On receipt of an application under this paragraph, the Commission—</text> <clause id="ID4ecded50448240f2a4d3ff6b07bf9742"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall provide notice to interested persons and opportunity for hearing; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID8ec90d508dc84455806715c32ffa6c43"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may approve (with or without conditions) or disapprove the application, in accordance with paragraph (2).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID42137d3fd1004c739eba5c1682f4748e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant of certificate</header> <subparagraph id="ID681a9515131545fcb193ce867a9c83fc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A certificate shall be issued to a qualified applicant for a certificate authorizing the whole or partial operation, construction, acquisition, or modification covered by the application, only if the Commission determines that—</text> <clause id="ID10bd4bc742b74de39c4db6e14b43155b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the applicant is able and willing—</text> <subclause id="IDec93a5b68443461c8e14620a0fb546b6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to do the acts and to perform the service proposed; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID56265816af6f4f7ba7c3dea94a4fc32c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to comply with this Act (including regulations); and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDa0ebd7b1c4d1496d903f36b9dff218b4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the proposed operation, construction, acquisition, or modification, to the extent authorized by the certificate, is or will be required by the present or future public convenience and necessity.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd749ab1bce66453d878fadac2f2fbb97"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><text>The Commission shall have the power to attach to the issuance of a certificate under this paragraph and to the exercise of the rights granted under the certificate such reasonable terms and conditions as the public convenience and necessity may require.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8c63097af9b0436ba782c542669e4329"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of State work</header><text>If 1 or more States reject or fail to act on a high-priority national transmission project and the Commission has siting authority for the high-priority national transmission project under this section, the Commission shall give due weight to—</text> <clause id="id749EBB45C7A14B1DA453E27B9F3BC991"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the environmental record and results of the siting process of a State that did complete the siting process of the State under this section; and</text> </clause><clause id="id9D9E47F122B34A758BB7FBA35D0E0B03"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the information that had been submitted by an applicant to the State under this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDff119fab225f4039aba15c158a927d6f"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Evaluation of abilities of applicant</header> <clause id="id57A57DE59B044892851B5B82B29CD584"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In evaluating the ability of an applicant described in subparagraph (A)(i), the Commission shall consider whether the financial and technical capabilities of the applicant are adequate to support construction and operation of the high-priority national transmission project proposed in the application.</text> </clause><clause id="IDf28300db450d4dc292c527ce8a7e04ec"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Joint ownership projects</header><text>In evaluating applications under paragraph (1), the Commission shall consider benefits from the greater diversification of financial risk inherent in the applications involving joint ownership projects by multiple load-serving entities.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeb02a1cc3bd04f22bb4c3b0dae623c4b"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Public convenience and necessity</header><text>In making a determination with respect to public convenience and necessity described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the Commission shall—</text> <clause id="IDce2ca45850a74b3986fb1e891371f39d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consider whether the facilities covered by an application are included in an Interconnection-wide transmission grid plan for a high-priority national transmission project developed pursuant to subsection (c); and</text> </clause><clause id="ID6aad196c26b04f2ea5dd62bc665b7e8d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>determine whether the facilities covered by the application are in the public interest.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0322276f667c44ed8652b31d9dcd9c76"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Right of eminent domain</header><text>If any holder of a certificate issued under paragraph (2) cannot acquire by contract, or is unable to agree with the owner of property on the compensation to be paid for, the necessary right-of-way to construct, operate, and maintain the high-priority national transmission project to which the certificate relates, and the necessary land or other property necessary to the proper operation of the high-priority national transmission project, the holder may acquire the right-of-way by the exercise of the right of eminent domain in—</text> <subparagraph id="ID8d5b29bed8ba4b3db59fbbea24fa8330"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the United States district court for the district in which the property is located; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8a1e17efa9d04e52a8054f78966d6f47"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a State court.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf60bae3956e342fbb74f16f97db40ffb"><enum>(4)</enum><header>State and tribal recommendations</header><text>In granting a certificate under paragraph (2), the Commission shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0af8734c618a47069178347305838e00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>permit State regulatory agencies and affected Indian tribes to recommend mitigation measures, based on habitat protection, environmental considerations, or cultural site protection; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9062e9a97b914888be389ec30642f90c"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id95C28A4EC3E44B60818035F035C988C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>incorporate those identified mitigation measures as conditions on the certificate; or</text> </clause><clause id="id871034D1729D459686BD408143507B30" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the Commission determines that a recommended mitigation measure is inconsistent with the purposes of this section, infeasible, or not cost-effective—</text> <subclause id="idCCAF6F417F704C77A845EC1B1786CCC4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>consult with State regulatory agencies and affected Indian tribes to seek to resolve the issue;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id48291EAEFCDF48C4A2F7B1CC6E62842C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>incorporate as conditions on the certificate such recommended mitigation measures as are determined to be appropriate by the Commission, based on consultation by the Commission with State regulatory agencies and affected Indian tribes, the purposes of this section, and the record before the Commission; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id54312B08F0524E35806F9B938B07C30D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>if, after consultation, the Commission does not adopt in whole or in part a recommendation of an agency or affected Indian tribe, publish a statement of a finding that the adoption of the recommendation is infeasible, not cost-effective, or inconsistent with this section or other applicable provisions of law.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe9b8a10e0bf343929c1db3b94bc494cc"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State or local authorizations</header><text>An applicant receiving a certificate under this subsection with respect to construction or modification of a high-priority national transmission project in a State shall not require a separate siting authorization from the State or any local authority within the State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7841b8569ce343cfac94db27a8a5f4b1"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Rights-of-way over Indian land</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (3), in the case of siting, construction, operation, and maintenance of a transmission facility to be located on or over Indian land, a certificate holder under this section shall comply with the requirements of Federal law for obtaining rights-of-way on or over Indian land.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8e88155758cf4d4fbcafd43f69174d5d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coordination of Federal authorizations for transmission facilities</header> <paragraph id="idCEF1D5698717456387444F6F54DE4D99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of Federal authorization</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>Federal authorization</term> means any authorization required under Federal law in order to site a transmission facility on Federal land, including such permits, special use authorizations, certifications, opinions, or other approvals as may be required under Federal law in order to site a transmission facility.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7d2278a84fa44083954713c7be22b38a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead agency</header><text>If a Federal authorization for a high-priority national transmission project involves land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and any other Federal agency, the Secretary of the Interior shall act as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all applicable Federal authorizations and related environmental reviews.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb097acb694e049ea99b43e92a76f0dd1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable under applicable Federal law, the Secretary of the Interior shall coordinate the Federal authorization and review process under this subsection with the Commission, and with any Indian tribes, multistate entities, and State agencies that are responsible for conducting any separate permitting and environmental reviews of the facility, to ensure timely and efficient review and permit decisions.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3ef225a436de4cba941b21790b3818e0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Milestones and deadlines</header> <subparagraph id="id9D42302F7DCB4912AC07A8A0B1A5B87F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As the lead agency, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Commission and any other agency responsible for Federal authorizations and, as appropriate, with Indian tribes, multistate entities, and State agencies that are willing to coordinate their own separate permitting and environmental reviews with the Federal authorization and environmental reviews, shall establish prompt and binding intermediate milestones and ultimate deadlines for the review of, and Federal authorization decisions relating to, the proposed high-priority national transmission project.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID27f4ee987adc477e9b986b0bce914907"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that, once an application has been submitted with such data as the Commission and the Secretaries with jurisdiction over the affected land consider necessary, all permit decisions and related environmental reviews under all applicable Federal laws shall be completed not later than 1 year after the date of submission.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID93b4a371a7a54186b151644c79ea4105"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Preapplication information</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Commission, shall provide an expeditious preapplication mechanism for prospective applicants to confer with the agencies involved to have each such agency determine and communicate to the prospective applicant not later than 60 days after the prospective applicant submits a request for such information concerning—</text> <clause id="IDa6cf57f962144f1788d5f1ba7a6854fd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the likelihood of approval for a potential facility; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDd420104fd6ea41998bf8a60cd1524c00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>key issues of concern to the agencies and public.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f3325f81a7149888c3d678185fb7930"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Environmental review document</header> <subparagraph id="id7FA5C1B4A31E4F8E930B12D958027F28"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As lead agency, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Commission and any affected agency, shall prepare a single environmental review document, which shall be used as the basis for all decisions on the proposed high-priority national transmission project under Federal law.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa5ba6236b3824a278bf7fd8d6409850c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Streamlining</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Commission, shall streamline the review and permitting of transmission within corridors designated under section 503 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1763) or section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15926) by fully taking into account prior analyses and decisions relating to the corridors.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa905c272f5684bcba6d7ca4724d14d1c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Comments</header><text>If the high-priority national transmission project includes Federal land that is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, the document shall include comments made by the Secretary with jurisdiction over the affected land on matters necessary for the protection of the land or required under applicable law.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID34d7ffdbca19439ea84ffed33f7d7832"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Issuance or denial of authorization by President</header> <subparagraph id="id603DAA378D5A46F194136FAD7E28ADE2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (7), if any agency has denied a Federal authorization required for a transmission facility within an energy right-of-way corridor on Federal land designated pursuant to section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15926), or has failed to act by the deadline established by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to this section for deciding whether to issue the authorization, the applicant or any State in which the facility would be located may file an appeal with the President, who shall, in consultation with the affected agency, review the denial or failure to take action on the pending application.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID53230a8702f7419e951582aa207b8ec5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Options</header><text>Based on the overall record and in consultation with the affected agency, the President may—</text> <clause id="ID22bab0ebdaa848619cec1cf8c986bdd2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>issue the necessary authorization with any appropriate conditions; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID5941125c92f2498bbaf2f9a18ba91a6d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>deny the application.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID97f7664cd5b44729b2be25418f942f77"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The President shall issue a decision not later than 90 days after the date of the filing of the appeal.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa263a46c0c0b4990a8c1f8a514b5d685"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Federal requirements</header><text>In making a decision under this paragraph, the President shall comply with applicable requirements of Federal law, including any requirements of—</text> <clause id="ID849e5297608542ea80b24f1c70624394"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="ID32184a680a474e2baabdf68238bb8c20"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the <act-name parsable-cite="ESA">Endangered Species Act of 1973</act-name> (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="IDe766a07cf1af4eebaf95775b5b299385"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the <act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water Pollution Control Act</act-name> (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="IDeca47d0473b54e3eb8b422ee173cfead"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and</text> </clause><clause id="ID7acfb979fd1547d0966c3950ba69c959"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the <act-name parsable-cite="FLPMA">Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976</act-name> (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f9108ee79d64b93ab41444eb4c8ea1f"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Issuance or denial of authorization by President</header><text>Paragraph (6) shall not apply to—</text> <subparagraph id="ID67f281185e4d4ee284d9df8ad6de3baf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a unit of the National Park System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1e8fbc363b1944fc8a86484ae79029d0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0ec5d8d04e264dcbaa9650e0a2def2e2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbde88f3a30eb4514a10da1ae8d0fa29f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a component of the National Trails System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb3635f784eca47deab3a57cda3d600f1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d44025d0d8c4634b360baf8e566d888"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a National Monument;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd6f9b0ee1efd4934bd4cafb6f76b9476"><enum>(G)</enum><text>any part of the National Landscape Conservation System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfecec2176d974d84a6f7ccbde00a27ec"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a National Preserve;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0932a42001f047c389ff75347f07d2dc"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a National Scenic Area; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf14c3c5624ae4ba4ab07bd240c76608c"><enum>(J)</enum><text>a National Recreation Area.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f4b42c906da42cba23e9c872626a3d5"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Energy right-of-way corridors on Federal land</header> <subparagraph id="id8D313E9B0D744556AD4FAE7507BA51B7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary with jurisdiction over the land shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use the energy right-of-way corridors designated in accordance with section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15926).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID558942a858b74ff0ab504fa736c316e8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional corridors</header><text>If the Secretary is unable to use an energy right-of-way corridor described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall establish an additional corridor in accordance with section 368(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15926(c)).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4bc953368f6a4a75bc4867cd3f132a41"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Duration</header> <subparagraph id="id136B6B8D758B4F5983CFA28B4447BD6A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each Federal land use authorization for an electricity transmission facility shall be issued—</text> <clause id="ID48a081f08b0c46239d915d3497f88518"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for a duration, as determined by the Secretary with jurisdiction over the land, commensurate with the anticipated use of the facility;</text> </clause><clause id="ID57815bcdc8ed49d6ae33dd241149f4ab"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with appropriate authority to manage the right-of-way for reliability and environmental protection; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDd3c3251dc805465389feb8c76bf95645"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>consistent with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and other applicable law.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1e6caf8c37a24dec9bdc943178787fb8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text>On the expiration of the authorization (including an authorization issued before the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>), the authorization shall be reviewed for renewal—</text> <clause id="id7A7CBF1DA092404D9A2A4E96D7511BCD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>taking fully into account reliance on the electricity infrastructure; and</text> </clause><clause id="idFA29AF9FEA494C6083BB10E53BB27F8A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recognizing the importance of the authorization for public health, safety, and economic welfare and as a legitimate use of Federal land.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDae2c0094ebee490d9d86271c61f2fece"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In exercising the responsibilities under this section, the Secretary of the Interior and the Commission shall consult regularly with—</text> <subparagraph id="ID63cb4d20676a41eab25ea30245d79b4b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>electric reliability organizations (including related regional entities) approved by the Commission;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID79f62fb65107428e93bb752f5155b10e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Transmission Organizations approved by the Commission; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaf6ee46e52f64cd48e338ffdcf5835b5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>transmission owners and users and other interested parties.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd5b0cbdaf82d4c1fb45a2fc37c533a82"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Implementation</header> <subparagraph id="id7AFED26A03E645899A82B25D6F5BC819"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>, the Secretary of the Interior and the Commission shall issue any regulations necessary to carry out this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID565f396520134b0fa124dd6d1215ec84"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal staff and resources</header><text>The head of each Federal agency with authority to issue a Federal authorization shall designate a senior official responsible for, and dedicate sufficient other staff and resources to ensure, full implementation of the regulations and memorandum required under this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5b89e6442984483ba577454021b0107a"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Evaluation and recommendations</header><text>The Commission shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID87ac26e7622449eb91913a09a589cb8f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>periodically evaluate whether high-priority national transmission projects are being constructed in accordance with the Interconnection-wide transmission grid plan for high-priority national transmission projects for both the Western and Eastern Interconnection areas;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID229eec66d6b1472caf29d4ad35faab03"><enum>(2)</enum><text>take any necessary actions, pursuant to applicable law, to address any identified obstacles to investment, siting, and construction of high-priority national transmission projects identified as needed under an Interconnection-wide plan; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID309e7a0097d34b4599ba0ac3ec4ed0e0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>, submit to Congress recommendations for any further actions or authority needed to ensure the effective and timely development of—</text> <subparagraph id="idBD998FA161A8499CA04895812AA59CDD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>high-priority national transmission projects; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd5d0dc4189724fb9a316ca245507663c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>transmission projects to access regional and offshore renewable energy generation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8482ca554998465cb3939b67805431b3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report of Secretary</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit to Congress recommendations for any further actions or authority needed to ensure the effective and timely development of—</text> <paragraph id="id036EA447A16F45FB9C1E19D9C54AF511"><enum>(1)</enum><text>demand response;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8E2ED62CCAC4462DAA5450D3FE6FFE52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>energy storage;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1B466BC320C1429AA326A8EC6B82A409"><enum>(3)</enum><text>distributed generation;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idCE6F5BDE52AA4194BAA59EC66273FFAD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>energy efficiency; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id69D97BC895D941C189C71942B8B04436"><enum>(5)</enum><text>other areas necessary to carry out the policy established under subsection (a).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8fa106c5ec234fd3bfaeceee14a89db6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Cost allocation</header> <paragraph id="IDac1ea9ef3e0c476aad679254906bbe29"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>, the Commission—</text> <subparagraph id="id182BFFA60891420A95FD822377CF77D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall establish by rule an appropriate methodology for allocation of the costs of high-priority national transmission projects, subject to the requirement that any cost allocation methodology, and any rates affected by the cost allocation methodology, shall be just, reasonable, and not unduly discriminatory or preferential;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID748ecae35e82461f93309282b7ba05f0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may permit allocation of costs for high-priority national transmission projects to load-serving entities within all or a part of a region, except that costs shall not be allocated to a region, or subregion, unless the costs are reasonably proportionate to measurable economic and reliability benefits;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd7e4cb4216af45119663f6d9d3731cfa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may permit allocation of costs to generators of electricity connected by a high-priority national transmission project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc539f3b7335742ca9741c5db4a9e3a56"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shall provide for due deference to cost allocation proposals supported by broad agreement among affected States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd83fe18bfdbc4ee18888f7f15b8e26eb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mechanism for collection of costs</header><text>The Commission shall adopt such rules and require inclusion of such provisions in transmission tariffs as are required to provide for—</text> <subparagraph id="idE71F564D8DEC422B8D16E9A70C4FA481"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the efficient collection of allocated costs for development and operation of high-priority national transmission projects; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAB4CA4055E4E4C6D93CC40F71A7C417B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the distribution of those revenues to owners of the high-priority national transmission projects.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2277dbaa22b14e138dec41ac630267b4"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Relationship to other laws</header> <paragraph id="IDe7e0aecff8974975b72dab8dd0fb7b45"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as specifically provided in this section, nothing in this section affects any requirement of an environmental or historic preservation law of the United States, including—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd08f0f9a3d694d3f8d748e9afe86439b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDedee28c243a24008b7b7ff919fd797dd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8069adc52b6a4454a2e30ee02dedc690"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8D4B30B6BF884D428AC34BD9DB9BD00A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State law</header><text>Nothing in this section precludes any person from constructing or modifying any transmission facility in accordance with State law.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb1db626566cd4384818018e3f4e111b9"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Transmission rights to support new generation development</header><text>Subject to section 217(b)(4), it is the policy of the United States that long-term transmission rights of firmness and duration sufficient to support generation investment (or equivalent tradable or financial long-term transmission rights), shall be available under appropriate terms and conditions to load-serving entities (as defined in section 217(a)(2)) for long-term power supply arrangements for new generation facilities using renewable energy.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id9DE81762FAEB4BC799CA5A34A3981FE7"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Resource assessments</header> <paragraph id="idDD4923F11A0048618715DC1995747CD9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct nationwide assessments to identify areas with a significant potential for the development of location-constrained resources.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0B93E6DA42B748B0A7AB83B45802592E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Formats</header><text>The resource assessments shall be made available to the public in multiple formats, including in a Geographical Information System compatible format.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB0DDA53634A844458FB0670A8AD7361C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idFFF8A96698234D27BE7A321307D2F040"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make the initial resource assessment required under this subsection not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD235E62AC84F452EA3712E7F55D0F391"><enum>(B)</enum><text>refine the resource assessment on a regular basis that is consistent with regional planning cycles.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6B2921BFEC904AD3B3F10FF5EFE8928A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to regional planning authorities, on request, to assist the authorities in carrying out this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id851CE429AA3945E9BD71F9876F1881EB"><enum>(m)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congestion studies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title> and every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with affected States and Indian tribes, shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71AAB8A986A441C1872561B62EA75A17"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a study of electric transmission congestion; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DD3C2BA0EDE437C8E297C92B6AAE480"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes the results of the study.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3F0D9AA0AC844FDA9801D2D8D6563854"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Applicability</header> <paragraph id="id4623A12F22FB48C19FA3947547004BA8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the authority of the Commission under this section to approve transmission plans and to allocate costs incurred pursuant to the plans applies to all transmission providers, generators, and users, owners, and operators of the power system within the Eastern and Western Interconnections of the United States, including entities described in section 201(f).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id31DC1797174B4021B3E0010758A0A6FB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regional planning entities</header><text>The Commission shall have authority over regional planning entities to the extent necessary to carry out this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idEEC650D88B444A75993E8015C2733556"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project developers</header><text>Nothing in this section precludes the development, subject to applicable regulatory requirements, of transmission projects that are not included in plans developed under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id95A6BE737A8849BD8782BE7A41DC36B8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Commission-approved planning processes</header><text>Nothing in this section affects the approval, siting, or cost allocation for a project that is authorized pursuant to planning processes that have been approved by the Commission.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5FECDA35A505440DA9A1CBEF79BC3BFE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>This section does not apply in the State of Alaska or Hawaii or to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, unless the State or the Council voluntarily elects to participate in a cost allocation plan under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></subtitle><subtitle id="id778761FDD26D4CCB943AA41D401AC813"><enum>C</enum><header>Federal renewable electricity standard</header> <section id="ID1f58ed71d28c4e26a30bf4b8a10069d9"><enum>131.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on renewable energy and energy efficiency</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should continue to support the use and expansion of renewable energy and energy efficiency in—</text> <paragraph id="ID1b1591a8ca3f4aa8832715930ea7bd55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the production and use of energy;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID32f18aaca9c84ae38c74fda41d95e08c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2b9fd97f49f14166bd1b307a39312012"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the reduction of dependence on foreign oil.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="idCD504CEA244A4FDA9C8B4353AC1ADB35"><enum>132.</enum><header>Federal renewable electricity standard</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF5C158B63564DF18637116971F364E9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1FF370D85B3D4EB98D9D2D1DA7F38EC0" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46a385d8673f4c69af51ba0810353c9c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>610.</enum><header>Federal renewable electricity standard</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa44c7cc6129740fc8178dcfaf2a5c609"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="IDc68617aabb7e44499061d7cee816f928"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Affiliate</header><text>The term <term>affiliate</term> when used with respect to a person, means another person that directly or indirectly owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, such person, as determined under regulations issued by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9e256613a91b4b8c897f4fed21dbf576"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Base quantity of electricity</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F4B0B163DBE4CFFAC00948260E038EA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>base quantity of electricity</term> means the total quantity of electricity sold by an electric utility to electric consumers in a calendar year.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3803154CAD41473E90E90D751395124E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>base quantity of electricity</term> does not include—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20f13831583d4ee7ba2db97f0ed9f451"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electricity generated by a hydroelectric facility (including a pumped storage facility but excluding qualified hydropower) owned by an electric utility or sold under contract or rate order to an electric utility to meet the needs of the retail customers of the utility;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05bc3891a7c544a4a6d12803e7ea5398"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electricity generated through the incineration of municipal solid waste owned by an electric utility or sold under contract or rate order to an electric utility to meet the needs of the retail customers of the utility;</text> </clause><clause id="IDaeabbd5500a64add868924731c777f78"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the quantity of electricity generated by a fossil-fuel facility that is equal to the proportion of greenhouse gases produced by such a unit that are captured and geologically sequestered; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID2cba9dfc9d724990b6ec6b9db842c5ee"><enum>(iv)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id05ED4250202E4A149752752597335151"><enum>(I)</enum><text>electricity generated by a nuclear generating unit placed in service after the date of enactment of this section; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="idB09ED5535CDA416C90D80F2F728DEB56" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>additional energy generated by an existing nuclear facility as a result of efficiency improvements or capacity additions made on or after the date of enactment of this section.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA5E0329777BE42F8AE13A2EAC94B4772"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Biomass</header><text>The term <term>biomass</term> has the meaning given the term in section 203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852(b)).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0fa6479280ee4622be88dcab30b0fa29"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Distributed generation facility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>distributed generation facility</term> means a facility at or near a customer site that provides electric energy to 1 or more customers for purposes other than resale other than to a utility through a net metering arrangement.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36d95f2dc9ad464290f3c211404a57aa"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Geothermal energy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>geothermal energy</term> means energy derived from a geothermal deposit (within the meaning of section 613(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6E94489614B44F2B97C0D765A2FF58AF"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Incremental cost of compliance</header> <subparagraph id="ID6fe4fee963344b56aec6a059051b961d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general </header><text>The term <term>incremental cost of compliance</term> means—</text> <clause id="id363B1F4989F344FDA81B83BCEC908A3D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the costs attributable to all retail sales of electricity incurred in a year by an electric utility to—</text> <subclause id="id601A35B0B3454A4399C5CA08E77FD314"><enum>(I)</enum><text>generate renewable energy eligible for Federal renewable energy credits;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id55F5106A2B5A438EA1BD58A9D6790BDB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>acquire Federal renewable energy credits; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id51F90594E8DD4F26961C0AFE369BBDE2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>make alternative compliance payments in order to comply with the requirements of subsection (b); less</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id45FB40971BDE4FAE952504108E47EE23"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id344E5FC1DE1B4AD38F38A61E605EAA6A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the costs the electric utility would have incurred to serve all of the retail customers of that electric utility in that year to generate or acquire additional electricity not eligible for renewable energy credits if the requirements of subsection (b) did not apply to the electric utility; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4699D3CCA44D4B7CA387386104BE9BC4" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the costs of compliance with any comparable State renewable requirement.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98022D2F93204B47A53F298B9051F001"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost of electricity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In calculating the incremental cost of compliance of an electric utility under this section, the Secretary shall take into account the reduction, if any, on the cost of electricity generated with fossil fuels associated with increased reliance on renewable electric energy generation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54229b180138412fac628b6a61baf35e"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Incremental geothermal production</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa610694006dd4093a02a25156b6cf37d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>incremental geothermal production</term> means, for any year, the excess of—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4489f9595a73449d8ee8c4ac61dbd5d0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total kilowatt hours of electricity produced from a facility (including a distributed generation facility) using geothermal energy; over</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf72e263061cd4ee588f6bc3b8d203874"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average number of kilowatt hours produced annually at the facility for 5 of the previous 7 calendar years before the date of enactment of this section after eliminating the highest and the lowest kilowatt hour production years in that 7-year period.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID051f4984dbfd4a378160a73c03621483"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A facility described in subparagraph (A) that was placed in service at least 7 years before the date of enactment of this section shall, commencing with the year in which that date of enactment occurs, reduce the amount calculated under subparagraph (A)(ii) each year, on a cumulative basis, by the average percentage decrease in the annual kilowatt hour production for the 7-year period described in subparagraph (A)(ii) with such cumulative sum, but not to exceed 30 percent.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61328AA9F74F47EF8C49B0F90049F4BC"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Incremental hydropower</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A3E76B44EE9427A96256990CD64C7CA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>incremental hydropower</term> means additional energy generated as a result of efficiency improvements or capacity additions made on or after January 1, 1992.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A6CB715DB4047B082DF9775C3899861"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>incremental hydropower</term> does not include additional energy generated as a result of operational changes not directly associated with efficiency improvements or capacity additions.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A8DA7612D45447CAA6086F0033797BC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Measurement and certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Efficiency improvements and capacity additions referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4F30CABA0604AAC8CAAB00262DEBDC5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">measured on the basis of the same water flow information used to determine a historic average annual generation baseline for the hydroelectric facility; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29961B56687045478E3BF66666B4EC37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certified by the Secretary or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4CA64365546447A583CC51725AE246AC"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Indian land</header><text>The term <term>Indian land</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf3ff4ec52046475ba044c74eede71525"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Qualified hydropower</header> <subparagraph id="idCDAD9B3A475F4E148AE174596F63248B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>qualified hydropower</term> means—</text> <clause id="id30DCAE1CC11E4482AF8C99EFBE460DC5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>incremental hydropower;</text> </clause><clause id="idB2B2357848AA4F59ABFB01EC4CB656ED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>additions of capacity made on or after January 1, 2001, or the effective commencement date of an existing applicable State renewable electricity standard program at an existing nonhydroelectric dam, if—</text> <subclause id="IDe8301ed539aa4c58a6aa2373f949a41e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the hydroelectric project installed on the nonhydroelectric dam—</text> <item id="id3BB9AA5475D643DFA51BD26E91BE0F85"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or is exempt from licensing, and is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the license or exemption; and</text> </item><item id="id533F92A12CA8480999A35A04B0466369"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>meets all other applicable environmental, licensing, and regulatory requirements, including applicable fish passage requirements;</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="ID29a28986e16a4caf924d37584305bcd8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the nonhydroelectric dam—</text> <item id="id57493EB05A1F40B2992E24611882FF71"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>was placed in service before the date of enactment of this section;</text> </item><item id="id0CA78E292C134676BE7CD4DB55AAAFA1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>was operated for flood control, navigation, or water supply purposes; and</text> </item><item id="id4FDC2420BFCB44DD86A002A30785A99C"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>did not produce hydroelectric power as of the date of enactment of this section; and</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="ID1161cccd99f34eb282fc4165939b2b42"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the hydroelectric project is operated so that the water surface elevation at any given location and time that would have occurred in the absence of the hydroelectric project is maintained, subject to any license requirements imposed under applicable law that change the water surface elevation for the purpose of improving the environmental quality of the affected waterway, as certified by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idFA06CD10616B4AF9917CB6CFA9E093C8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of the State of Alaska—</text> <subclause id="ID464c632c14bd463e851bb00dc8b936ad"><enum>(I)</enum><text>energy generated by a small hydroelectric facility that produces less than 50 megawatts;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDb693464b341b4e648bc0fcb24cd76d36"><enum>(II)</enum><text>energy from pumped storage; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC2DFAF64F9C3405396BEB58D9F644CFC"><enum>(III)</enum><text>energy from a lake tap.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID51eec39eb71842279a793b2f81feb652"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph or the application of this paragraph shall affect the standards under which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issues licenses for and regulates hydropower projects under part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbcc35e3b0c45497db1d450a8e3879d26"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Qualified waste-to-energy</header><text>The term <term>qualified waste-to-energy</term> means energy from the combustion of post-recycled municipal solid waste, or from the gasification or pyrolization of such waste and the combustion of the resulting gas at the same facility, if the owner or operator of the facility generating electricity from the energy provides to the Commission, on an annual basis—</text> <subparagraph id="ID01abef1acdb645e0bba5691f9cdbaa6d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a certification that the facility is in compliance with all applicable Federal and State environmental permits;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0953f0038aaa476494c8e58e1130eb64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a facility that commences operation before the date of enactment of this section, a certification that the facility meets emissions standards promulgated under section 112 or 129 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412, 7429) that apply as of the date of enactment of this section to new facilities within the relevant source category; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2fc2ccec53434ff6ba0e83294edc40c2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of the combustion, pyrolization, or gasification of municipal solid waste, a certification that each local government unit from which such waste originates operates, participates in the operation of, contracts for, or otherwise provides for, recycling services for residents of the local government unit.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB502B460C8148C584CF69503F4B27C7"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Renewable energy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>renewable energy</term> means electric energy generated at a facility (including a distributed generation facility) from—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE2BA47BB5CF9451C8F85DD6FE148D74F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">solar, wind, or geothermal energy or ocean energy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7923301627254AFDBBB65DA95A9CF052"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">biomass;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD011AADADB1D42F9892C0B029882512B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">landfill gas;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6A36E82911D34DECBFBC5FEA5A594CA5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>qualified hydropower;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE63C4FF551924ED494A78CA9728D5940"><enum>(E)</enum><text>marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy (as defined in section 632 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17211));</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1880b45426474756aa12b4c134568509"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incremental geothermal production;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16A07E0642634EF5A6E2C6E4960AEA6A"><enum>(G)</enum><text>coal-mined methane;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDA91E4B48386456CA2FEB7F13DA21728"><enum>(H)</enum><text>qualified waste-to-energy; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBDF98AEDD4B440A7A8A9570B018B20E2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>another renewable energy source based on innovative technology, as determined by the Secretary through rulemaking.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcd4b4a47f6d04d198b5336e1ad69ce27"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Renewable energy and energy efficiency requirement</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb86a041db333486dbc390b2812d4cc18"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71E3CB4D1A45433D9EE89A89210B4AD1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (B), each electric utility that sells electricity to electric consumers for a purpose other than resale shall obtain a percentage of the base quantity of electricity the electric utility sells to electric consumers in any calendar year from renewable energy or energy efficiency.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4FC5C03C20514796B18BB16FD843CC5A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Percentage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in section 611, the percentage obtained in a calendar year under subparagraph (A) shall not be less than the amount specified in the following table:</text> <table align-to-level="section" frame="none" line-rules="no-gen" rule-weights="0.0.0.4.0.17" subformat="S6211" table-type="2-Entry"> <tgroup cols="2" grid-typeface="1.1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12" ttitle-size="0"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" colsep="0" colwidth="155pts" min-data-value="100"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr-no-spread" colname="col2" colsep="0" colwidth="147pts" min-data-value="95"></colspec> <tbody> <row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-clr" stub-hierarchy="1"><bold>Calendar year:</bold></entry><entry rowsep="0"><bold>Minimum annual percentage:</bold></entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="col1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="2">2011 through 2013</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">3.0</entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="col1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="2">2014 through 2016</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6.0</entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="col1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="2">2017 through 2018</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">9.0</entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="col1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="2">2019 through 2020</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">12.0</entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="col1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="2">2021 through 2039</entry><entry align="left" colname="col2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">15.0</entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbf83cd32e382402692158f2351ec33c9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Means of compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An electric utility shall meet the requirements of paragraph (1) by—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3c348d7014594632ba6e4da068cdd937"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submitting to the Secretary renewable energy credits issued under subsection (c);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12A58A3B9B63424D8D299A1D5B290318"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submitting Federal energy efficiency credits issued under subsection (i), except that those credits may not be used to meet more than 26.67 percent of the requirements under paragraph (1) in any calendar year;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcf8cbc6ae49742faab8942eaa658ea24"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">making alternative compliance payments to the Secretary at the rate of 2.1 cents per kilowatt hour (as adjusted for inflation under subsection (g)) if the electric utility does not elect to petition the Secretary to waive the requirements under subsection (d)(3)(C); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb3c85d255360475f8545d22f57e52887"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a combination of activities described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID13e0f1b9d492458d800e3b715fb95a3f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Phase-in</header><text>The Secretary shall prescribe, by regulation, a reasonable phase-in of the requirements of paragraph (1) as the requirements apply to an electric utility that becomes subject to this section on or after January 1, 2013.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ad3bfb7578c4bcb8b8b95a4ca6ffcf8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal renewable energy and energy efficiency credit trading programs</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ccb6d3d112e4b47ac11ef33477cbb5b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than January 1, 2011, the Secretary shall establish a Federal renewable energy credit trading program, and a Federal energy efficiency credit trading program, under which electric utilities shall submit to the Secretary Federal renewable energy credits and Federal energy efficiency credits to certify the compliance of the electric utilities with subsection (b)(1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04caa46aab024c49b18c46c33bfcdb32"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the program, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe49d8d5bcda54416ba30006e14bc0076"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue renewable energy credits to generators of electric energy from renewable energy, regardless of whether the energy is transmitted over the national interstate transmission system;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7fb517bb85d34918bb8d46e42ad276f5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent that renewable sources of electricity are used in combination with other sources of energy, issue credits only to the extent that the electricity generated is from renewable resources;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe899582ae5b946f8a3a744a9e2383a91"><enum>(C)</enum><text>issue renewable energy credits to electric utilities associated with State renewable electricity standard compliance mechanisms pursuant to subsection (h);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id525D2D70306E47239CBCC22359B95253"><enum>(D)</enum><text>issue energy efficiency credits pursuant to subsection (i);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa76183894e194bae853c80a664764889"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to subparagraph (F), ensure that a kilowatt hour, including the associated renewable energy credit or energy efficiency credit, shall be used only once for purposes of compliance with this Act;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7fd6008f5a5a4814a422dee2e53236fe"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow double credits for generation from facilities on Indian land, and triple credits for generation from small renewable distributed generators (meaning those no larger than 1 megawatt), except that no distributed renewable generation facilities on Indian land shall receive a greater number of credits than triple credits;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEEEF9F6C43554375B131CAF26B58FB3D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>allow triple credits for generation of energy from algae;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID96016cca25a14f63ba115a3a467ccda0"><enum>(H)</enum><text>ensure that, with respect to a purchaser that, as of the date of enactment of this section, has a purchase agreement from a renewable energy facility placed in service before that date, the credit associated with the generation of renewable energy under the contract is issued to the purchaser of the electric energy to the extent that the contract does not already provide for the allocation of the Federal credit; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc6bda3c7e7334634a5cd5d008ac5228e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>issue tradeable renewable energy credits for the useful electric and thermal output from a facility that produces the output from biomass, using a system under which—</text> <clause id="ID62d6a8463cd745f08df5f5d149457d08"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of efficiency that is less than 50 percent, 1 renewable energy credit is awarded;</text> </clause><clause id="ID46b2e1426dad4f9982d6fcfceead4bf8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of efficiency that is 50 percent or more but less than 70 percent, 1.1 renewable energy credits are awarded for the same unit output;</text> </clause><clause id="ID9a6629356fd44528bd99c11af9d71847"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of efficiency that is 70 percent or more but less than 90 percent, 1.25 renewable energy credits are awarded for the same unit output; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID21a1452032fa4139b9eed62359e2ffe4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in the case of efficiency that is 90 percent or more, 1.5 renewable energy credits are awarded for the same unit output.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb8ca7305553d48299921a5ebe97f5f80"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A credit described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2) may only be used for compliance with this section during the 3-year period beginning on the date of issuance of the credit.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7edb737548db4cb38a932acefb626a8d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transfers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An electric utility that holds credits in excess of the quantity of credits needed to comply with subsection (b) may transfer the credits to another electric utility in the same utility holding company system.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID22a14aba7eae439dbcf8ae90cb4bc22e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Delegation of market function</header> <subparagraph id="idEC33FB05B2E0421DB08CC9D128270955"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may delegate to—</text> <clause id="idBF9911477A58451C9D057C35243BD068"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an appropriate market-making entity the administration of a national renewable energy credit market and a national energy efficiency credit market for purposes of creating a transparent national market for the sale or trade of renewable energy credits and energy efficiency credits; and</text> </clause><clause id="id47F60753289243DFB7525BDFF7E1EB29"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>regional entities the tracking of dispatch of renewable generation.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDEB48B97C22A4ED8A865B2DF5900C0CF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Any delegation under subparagraph (A) shall ensure that the tracking and reporting of information concerning the dispatch of renewable generation is transparent, verifiable, and independent of any generation or load interests with obligations under this section. .</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88d9dd8baad04f9baddeb2afaea473cc"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Enforcement</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68796778c44945c2a32d340363bc5451"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Civil penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any electric utility that fails to meet the requirements of subsection (b) shall be subject to a civil penalty.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDed50934fa5ef44a49e969ca37d3040f3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount of penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of the civil penalty shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98683D7C37764EB0B028028D6F71729E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of kilowatt-hours of electric energy sold to electric consumers in violation of subsection (b); by</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC76D1BAAF9D64CBE957C499E4A2DE80E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">200 percent of the value of the alternative compliance payment, as adjusted for inflation under subsection (g).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21f7bc340059477282392ce723f9b0da"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Mitigation or waiver</header> <subparagraph id="IDb4120e4de1d44ea5bef863fc022951bf"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Penalty</header> <clause id="id04E573CADB3141C490F143D6A73257EC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may mitigate or waive a civil penalty under this subsection if the electric utility is unable to comply with subsection (b) due to a reason outside of the reasonable control of the electric utility.</text> </clause><clause id="id98D8C14779214FA3BF2076DC578C7ABF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The Secretary shall reduce the amount of any penalty determined under paragraph (2) by the amount paid by the electric utility to a State for failure to comply with the requirement of a State renewable energy program if the State requirement is greater than the applicable requirement of subsection (b).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcc2757b64410417aac9532629707e9c2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The Secretary may waive the requirements of subsection (b) for a period of up to 5 years with respect to an electric utility if the Secretary determines that the electric utility cannot meet the requirements due to a hurricane, tornado, fire, flood, earthquake, ice storm, or other natural disaster or act of God beyond the reasonable control of the utility.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id194C882170EC43F7890DBF0B60C79930"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Ratepayer protection</header><text>Effective beginning June 1, 2010, and not later than June 1 of each year thereafter, an electric utility may petition the Secretary to waive, for the following compliance year, all or part of the requirements of subsection (b) in order to limit the rate impact of the incremental cost of compliance of the electric utility to not more than 4 percent per retail customer in any year.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE747E4D025AD4CF7B0F05BA24722DF28"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Variance</header><text>A State public utility commission or electric utility may submit an application to the Secretary that requests a variance from the requirements of subsection (b) for 1 or more calendar years (including suspension or reduction of the requirements) on the basis of transmission constraints preventing delivery of service.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa0d8042754e94b3b861cdeca04b08868"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Procedure for assessing penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall assess a civil penalty under this subsection in accordance with the procedures prescribed by section 333(d) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6303(d)).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID48e12979bc4d4afbab82ee2b093141ca"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Alternative compliance payments</header> <paragraph id="IDf5e943955c4246cfa53f2b2ae2d0e6d5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An electric utility may satisfy the requirements of subsection (b), in whole or in part, by submitting in accordance with this subsection, in lieu of each Federal renewable electricity credit or megawatt hour of demonstrated total annual electricity savings that would otherwise be due, a payment equal to the amount required under subsection (b) in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may promulgate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0143b00bd5074c12a8476468ceaa191e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payment to State funds</header><text>Payments made under this subsection shall be made directly to the State in which the electric utility is located, if the payments are deposited directly into a fund within the treasury of the State for use in accordance with paragraph (3).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd8c9fe192de942cdacd809398739312b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of grants</header><text>The Governor of any State may expend amounts in a State renewable energy escrow account solely for purposes of—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2b6a2a89df42424aba384cdae33ea0b4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increasing the quantity of electric energy produced from a renewable energy source in the State, including nuclear and advanced coal technologies for carbon capture and sequestration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID88475ac1376d4c17aaabc38baf881dbe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promoting the deployment and use of electric drive vehicles in the State, including the development of electric drive vehicles and batteries; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID55d681203006466d8b7ee7a7a1eb9c19"><enum>(C)</enum><text>offsetting the costs of carrying out this section paid by electric consumers in the State through—</text> <clause id="ID4b4c121ec55b40c8addb581d76944bb0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>direct grants to electric consumers; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID38939757b1f444388237e38d7fc34e76"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>energy efficiency investments.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDeeb9391a440f4acd8bfaac0eb2258c17"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Information and reports</header><text>As a condition of providing payments to a State under this subsection, the Secretary may require the Governor to keep such accounts or records, and furnish such information and reports, as the Secretary determines are necessary and appropriate for determining compliance with this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7dde22056156496eb2c0f2083c615a6a"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Exemptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During any calendar year, this section shall not apply to an electric utility—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf2fd70cacfed470197263096cc8ff8e5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that sold less than 4,000,000 megawatt-hours of electric energy to electric consumers during the preceding calendar year, except that sales to an affiliate, lessee, or tenant of the electric utility shall not be treated as sales to electric consumers under this paragraph; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7decde327ff04d388e24421ca7caf5a1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in Hawaii.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0a946710440a49a7afe77696cecb1c9e"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Inflation adjustment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31 of each year beginning in 2008, the Secretary shall adjust for inflation the rate of the alternative compliance payment under subsection (b)(2)(C).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd39d8c3a324c40769a4f231083b806a7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>State programs</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20D979A3ED1E47BFACE110BCBEB01FDB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), nothing in this section diminishes any authority of a State or political subdivision of a State to adopt or enforce any law or regulation respecting renewable energy or energy efficiency, or the regulation of electric utilities,.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D0A4B171A4D4EA3A81148C6F69CAA44"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (d)(3), no such law or regulation shall relieve any person of any requirement otherwise applicable under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ED08B7A2CDF4250B53CEA82E4FC9FD6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with States having such renewable energy and energy efficiency programs, shall, to the maximum extent practicable, facilitate coordination between the Federal program and State programs.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35CD6C1211874362BA9CAC9FD33209F5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Regulations</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC65FC36170CA42C3B440B386E11ECD04"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with States, shall promulgate regulations to ensure that an electric utility that is subject to the requirements of this section and is subject to a State renewable energy standard receives renewable energy credits if—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B544C04E6974186B5E8D6972F9BB498"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the electric utility complies with the State standard by generating or purchasing renewable electric energy or renewable energy certificates or credits representing renewable electric energy; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97BEC6C811C048E6924F81AA8038A154"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the State imposes or allows other mechanisms for achieving the State standard, including the payment of taxes, fees, surcharges, or other financial obligations.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7A9F0A5C8174FC7BE93735D3CA48A53"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount of credits</header><text>The amount of credits received by an electric utility under this subsection shall equal—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id653874B3E0F24B1DA7CD1FE2A5D38F1D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of subparagraph (A)(i), the quantity of renewable energy resulting from the generation or purchase by the electric utility of renewable energy; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB753F590E95D49699A7467CFEB38C136"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of subparagraph (A)(ii), the pro rata share of the electric utility, based on the contributions to the mechanism made by the electric utility or customers of the electric utility, in the State, of the quantity of renewable energy resulting from those mechanisms.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70A37C4F7E9143F6A3D1770C7DBD4C99"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Prohibition on double counting</header><text>The regulations promulgated under this paragraph shall ensure that a kilowatt-hour associated with a renewable energy credit issued pursuant to this subsection shall not be used for compliance with this section more than once.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id072BA7C3B5E9495BB783DC4D4BE8C15B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Energy efficiency credits</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="idB4EB947F2A91408894484CD9FEA2F7D7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="IDc2c40404ae934845a91d558b9e00bbe9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Customer facility savings</header><text>The term <term>customer facility savings</term> means a reduction in the consumption of end-use electricity at a facility of an end-use consumer of electricity served by an electric utility, as compared to—</text> <clause commented="no" id="ID55ab58bec69d440595e034fd42921b01"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consumption at the facility during a base year, taking into account reductions attributable to causes other than energy efficiency investments (such as economic downturns, reductions in customer base, favorable weather conditions, or other such causes); or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="ID0eadf210f1624fc8b97f60bee26f04d7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of new equipment (regardless of whether the new equipment replaces existing equipment at the end of the useful life of the existing equipment), consumption by similar equipment of average efficiency available for purchase at the time that new equipment is acquired.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id84538AC8A3474148B4B698C3578D4CD0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Electricity savings</header><text>The term <term>electricity savings</term> means—</text> <clause commented="no" id="ID21541fad6c1042afb54bc3a3e6a47b8f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>customer facility savings of electricity consumption adjusted to reflect any associated increase in fuel consumption at the facility;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="ID71cd9688cd7e4619a62d9909c667ed12"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reductions in distribution system losses of electricity achieved by a retail electricity distributor, as compared to losses attributable to new or replacement distribution system equipment of average efficiency (as defined by the Secretary by regulation); and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="ID55f602c6e003424abfe83e081e20765f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the output of new combined heat and power systems, to the extent provided under paragraph (5).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID5d82d2d5df2049d0a790d56deb66d3d5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Qualified electricity savings</header><text>The term <term>qualified electricity savings</term> means electricity saving that meet the measurement and verification requirements of paragraph (4).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID9cb8f5b7f6e14e47a2454f177936fa71"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Petition</header><text>On petition by the Governor of a State or, in the case of the power service area of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Secretary shall allow up to 26.67 percent of the requirements of an electric utility under subsection (b)(1) associated with the sales of electricity of the utility in the State to be met by submitting Federal energy efficiency credits issued pursuant to this subsection.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id0D0158DFC02E4986A844E31606D770FA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Issuance of energy efficiency credits</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id3464FDCFB6DA4D87ACD93A57FC2250FF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall issue energy efficiency credits for qualified electricity savings achieved in States described in paragraph (2) in accordance with this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idF91ED67B202844758CEAC476E2F54EB4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Qualified electricity savings</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (C), in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary, the Secretary shall issue credits for—</text> <clause commented="no" id="idF0952B49AFA8424DB14E022EA9C4D962"><enum>(i)</enum><text>qualified electricity savings achieved by an electric utility on or after the date of enactment of this section; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="idD2CB6FC8F5D14FD7BD8C921ED6B6C8F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>qualified electricity savings achieved by other entities (including State agencies) on or after the date of enactment of this section if—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="id5BDAFF145A03403CA7C08940CA543E1E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the measures used to achieve the qualified electricity savings were installed or placed in operation by the entity seeking the credit; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id1417B22275794B149D3A8A58A0F765A7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an electric utility eligible to receive efficiency did not pay a substantial portion of the cost of achieving the qualified electricity savings (unless the utility has waived any entitlement to the credit).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID02ef7d476c8b4c51965c1415dcec4f1b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>No credits shall be issued for electricity savings achieved as a result of compliance with a national, State, or local building, equipment, or appliance efficiency standard.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id639C934B0DC04CF09E3736C15B65E890"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Measurement and verification of electricity savings</header><text>Not later than January 2010, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations regarding the measurement and verification of electricity savings under this subsection, including regulations covering—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id452312EBE6B049279362C3F2F99E085D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>procedures and standards for defining and measuring electricity savings that will be eligible to receive credits under paragraph (3), which shall—</text> <clause commented="no" id="idCDB86A590E3E45F49792A6E4C3EC3669"><enum>(i)</enum><text>specify the types of energy efficiency and energy conservation that will be eligible for the credits;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="idE774C1DAE105403AB35F0A6767FEB675"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>require that energy consumption for customer facilities or portions of facilities in the applicable base and current years be adjusted, as appropriate, to account for changes in weather, level of production, and building area;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id19A287B7BE3E48D89CC2A7B5A7308D5B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>account for the useful life of electricity savings measures;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id9B8FFEC664F84532B17FCAF3804A4CDD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>include specified electricity savings values for specific, commonly-used efficiency measures; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id77F85194A2344D00B0CF7F5B8505AD67"><enum>(v)</enum><text>exclude electricity savings that—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="id55A68166DE794D2185417FE6E96CDCF6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are not properly attributable to measures carried out by the entity seeking the credit;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id3A0F3651A85647C884440191CDC830F8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>have already been credited under this section to another entity; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDbe09365f267e40d9aa6ede29ccab9392"><enum>(III)</enum><text>do not result from actions not intended to achieve electricity savings;</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD8E2B901EF4A4ABAB6842C8BB392C44E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>procedures and standards for third-party verification of reported electricity savings; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id53BDC61ED059431C9CD269CC5C8648DC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such requirements for information, reports, and access to facilities as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id410E7F354BD24211A0C9CE75E31796DF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Combined heat and power</header><text>Under regulations promulgated by the Secretary, the increment of electricity output of a new combined heat and power system that is attributable to the higher efficiency of the combined system (as compared to the efficiency of separate production of the electric and thermal outputs), shall be considered electricity savings under this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90F1BCAC49B94CE4AAD6540CF4EE0028"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biomass harvesting and sustainability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of this section relating to biomass shall be administered in accordance with section 203(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852(e)).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE22EC28D87AF4C21A85E41066920063D"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loans for projects to comply with Federal renewable electricity standard</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6CCB029AAEC842028C3BC70184DF5B0B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text>The purposes of this subsection are—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA4224FAD78B344B3BA2E09AC8D1B405D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to reduce the cost incurred by electric utilities in complying with the requirements of this section; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2902117E02CF467798F9CAD954641F0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to minimize the impact of the requirements on electricity rates for consumers.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDce54c76d55444c8e8f2a2392b358e08d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Loans</header><text>The Secretary shall make loans available to electric utilities to carry out qualified projects approved by the Secretary to comply with the requirements of this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idED09BD2E4B0044F0AA0A23AC86130397"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualified projects</header> <subparagraph id="idBB30F958BA114D289DA57EEA93724E65"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A loan may be made under this subsection for a project—</text> <clause id="id70CE67F68BC540ABBFF39B55554401F3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to construct a renewable energy generation facility;</text> </clause><clause id="id249C4D1BCB6E464FAAE5A7394F9D1286"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to install an energy efficiency or electricity demand reduction technology; or</text> </clause><clause id="id97ADE67BB2FC466C8C47D329C7E2444B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to carry out any other project approved by the Secretary that the Secretary determines is consistent with the purposes of this subsection.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8285c6da71e848ca97bc3136fc872f68"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Disapproval</header><text>The Secretary may disapprove an application for a loan for a project under this subsection if the Secretary determines that—</text> <clause id="id850ED89EC883449FBBEF0B7E67307847"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the revenues generated under the project are unlikely to be sufficient to cover the repayment obligations of the proposed loan; or</text> </clause><clause id="id96CED63FCBEB4A4BAFC841E02AE6195D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the project is not otherwise consistent with the purposes of this subsection.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id146C13518E4643B18DDB42CD83024445"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>A loan made by the Secretary to an electric utility under this subsection shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id015651A2B7EF4C20B675732FD3A73F4D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be for a term of not to exceed 30 years; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6E63D13BEFB14DA999BC0491308E68E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>bear an annual interest rate that is 50 basis points more than the Federal funds rate established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAEC6C2DB21A04CDABC1F7F12F06A3949"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the debt to the Federal Government under a loan made to an electric utility under this subsection shall have priority in any case in which the electric utility files for bankruptcy protection under title 11, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6CAF2A52ECB346C19F48D97F2694CAB6"><enum>(6)</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="ID291b79e62bee4ccd8168ae5222294545"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Reconsideration</header> <paragraph id="IDb6873dfe1dc0490fae72cd6b43a6f799"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review</header> <subparagraph id="idF7F60791262B400D9727AB7CD349F08B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than January 15, 2017, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall review and make recommendations to Congress on the program established under this section.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id722381582AA74CB18CFEA2AAE8057C66"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Analysis</header><text>The review shall analyze whether—</text> <clause id="id09D846387E92406C8E99ECB7E94E9103"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the program established under this section has contributed to an economically harmful increase in electricity rates in regions of the United States;</text> </clause><clause id="idE324D1502C4746959B2F9CE9F0DCE368"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the program has resulted in net economic benefits for the United States; and</text> </clause><clause id="id9C3CBB111CBE48419C28640BCABF5BFD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>new technologies and clean, renewable energy sources will advance the purposes of this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID076caee390934a04804b451a150fb11e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to Congress recommendations on whether—</text> <subparagraph id="id86F0AFEAAE37496782B64BF0F464EF6B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the percentage of energy efficiency credits eligible to be submitted under subsection (b)(1) should be increased or decreased;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3C21C42E187A49788C69EE80F512B41A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the percentage of renewable electricity required under subsection (b)(1) should be increased or decreased; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id639626A78824410AA644F4779124DC8C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the definition of <term>renewable energy</term> should be expanded to reflect advances in technology or previously unavailable sources of clean or renewable energy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3aae2ba9683f4d9c99d759e0161b2eba"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than January 15, 2017, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes any recommendations of the Secretary on changes to the program established under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96db1e6bdabe42cc8432ceeea74986b3"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations implementing this section.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf7d96f6a97fe4a33abf7f7cf1f201cdc"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Termination of authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section and the authority provided by this section terminate on December 31, 2039.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2081282c7af642c79aece9b3cb3f3144"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of contents amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. prec. 2601) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title VI the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69FB3EC672E94F09883B38EBF2A457D5" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 610. Federal renewable electricity standard.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="id9EEF40126282431E9002F55EF6031281"><enum>133.</enum><header>Federal purchase requirement amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idC262504191064A93804ADC09D2BB981F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEEC8415FF6F8480E8FE05C2CC6781278" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id2612FF8AFBEA4A84A47B9116DA6CE299"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id470457D92B1143C08B0D498178CDC22D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Biomass</header><text>The term <term>biomass</term> means the following types of nonhazardous organic materials:</text> <subparagraph id="IDf4f1eccc630840639fb7600695ae299b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Residues and byproducts from milled logs.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc05469ef3bb64246926b47bac301fb3b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Wood, paper products that are not commonly recyclable, and vegetation (including trees and trimmings, yard waste, pallets, railroad ties, crates, and solid-wood manufacturing and construction debris), if diverted from or separated from other waste out of a municipal waste stream.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa6f8185ad2d946ec97d0d772411b833a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Hazard trees, trimmings, and brush that are necessary to remove in order to maintain a utility right-of-way or a public road (not including any unpaved road within Federal land).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID620c09507aa0406f8ebf3f74101becea"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Trees, trimmings, and brush harvested from the immediate vicinity of any building, campground, or other structure in wildfire-prone areas to reduce the risk to the structure or campground or to human life from wildfires.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6569c6d482d5444891024bc286727121"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Invasive species (as defined in Executive Order 13112 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to invasive species)) removed to control or eradicate the invasive species.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa20ff0086d5143769060c2184fed144f"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Animal waste and animal byproducts (including biogas and any solid produced by micro-organisms).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5a39d4570b33479a88815f7dbd76cc43"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Food waste.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID61c758fae6c54df3aa9ad56f71d5f094"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Algae.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe71f6e43b7904ef0a671569579879e9e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Slash, brush, trees, and other vegetation that is harvested from non-Federal land or Indian land—</text> <clause id="id97687C403F4744CAAFA2833AB9EFF77D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that is, at the time of harvest—</text> <subclause id="ID0fb410b669e7494fa1e370457f63b2f2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>naturally regenerated forest land;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID188db6b575fb4bc98e80ef1368e3ee98"><enum>(II)</enum><text>forest land that was planted for the purpose of restoring land to a naturally regenerated forest; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDd3381f6a986841adbe611cb02f022820"><enum>(III)</enum><text>if harvested in quantities and through practices that maintain or contribute toward the restoration of the species, ecological systems, and ecological communities for which the conservation forest land was identified, conservation forest land; or</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID856d823d965e45a0bc792da8fa190824"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that is—</text> <subclause id="id2DF66A74495A4C4383D5B25F11325226"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at the time of harvest, planted forest land; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id400FEEF9B261421AB8134A686D0FBEFD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>on the date of enactment of this section, cropland (including fallow land), pastureland, or planted forest land.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfb5356340898414ea536fb588b9fdb60"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Crops, crop byproducts, and crop residues from non-Federal land or Indian land that is—</text> <clause id="ID3a6670e9cbf3429794e48636c196d468"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at the time of harvest, not forest land; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDafce6cdb9a174470a0aef8b86ce69ff2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on the date of enactment of this section—</text> <subclause id="id7162152252514788B47FD20AE39B5D11"><enum>(I)</enum><text>cropland (including fallow land and not including planted forest land); or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id78AF47D38E834247919627991A62D6FC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>pastureland.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDde1d80addcdd4721868c0e88e75cb8c7"><enum>(K)</enum><text>If harvested from Federal land in accordance with applicable law and land management plans and in quantities and through practices that maintain or contribute toward the restoration of ecological sustainability—</text> <clause id="id17E24BA2D7B44FCBA490E692FEA4068A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>slash; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="ID65f0453252d74be5a7c1106c9c2867b9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>brush and trees that are byproducts of ecological restoration, disease or insect infestation control, or hazardous fuels reduction treatments and—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="IDb87ccdd2946149ebb5c27ec12eef9b0c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are from stands that—</text> <item commented="no" id="idBEFE360553634A3A8D15B2F4B0E218FE"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>were killed by an insect or disease epidemic or a natural disaster; and</text> </item><item commented="no" id="idB6CBB016833B46028C6B390BDFBA5BFC"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>do not meet the utilization standards for sawtimber; or</text> </item></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDabc559ebc6ce44f7a108dead878ac031"><enum>(II)</enum><text>do not exceed the minimum size standards for sawtimber.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDaf68ea48aa60436190407768a4c31a26"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conservation forest land</header> <subparagraph id="ID9a7d269752a848c5b9b4916120b060f1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>conservation forest land</term> means forest land that contains a species, or includes all or part of an ecological system or community, that is at risk of extinction or elimination within a State or globally.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID06937e7d482940ff87b1a70039bde3e3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Identification</header><text>Conservation forest land shall be identified based on the best available science and data by any of—</text> <clause id="ID1f4e3b3d9d2b442fb2b4fe193189d5cc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State in which the land is located, unless the land is under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe;</text> </clause><clause id="IDc36b26fbc8464e2dae0a87736cb72d08"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an Indian tribe with jurisdiction over the land; or</text> </clause><clause id="IDbcda919641f64669850ecbc1be9cdbba"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in consultation with the State in which the land is located or the Indian tribe with jurisdiction over the land—</text> <subclause id="ID0b087a440a5d4c0aa9dcf56a96800a5a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID8b8cd778dc37492fb2137719983e244a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbea4b4c2d4074f308dcd7738b23d225e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>A tract of conservation forest land may not be removed from conservation forest land status under this section as a result of land management practices on the tract that—</text> <clause id="IDb694924aa5bb4ed7ac8de1da7cf8a0ae"><enum>(i)</enum><text>occurred on or after the date of enactment of this subparagraph; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID41a9b0ea16ce49b1b42e45e2c290892e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>contributed toward the elimination of the species, or all or part of an ecological system or ecological community, for which the land was identified as conservation forest land.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8C37F06CB1F24AF192568BDCB4F25B15"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal land</header> <subparagraph id="idFBB3A2B21E454AA0AD4BA3FC6FAAE574"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>Federal land</term> means—</text> <clause id="idB6E94CD70C6443AE905EAEEFC2B374BD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>National Forest System land; and</text> </clause><clause id="idCA2443F8C40340DFA70054D92B9383DE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbe4ae0b5e12b42e08ea76a618d92fade"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header> <clause id="ID2ccf0324a94e4e1b8cd14a0111daca42"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>Federal land</term> does not include—</text> <subclause id="ID9f576d923b8c4b4688cf110d423a4a6e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any area designated by Congress to be administered for conservation purposes; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDd5c415d2fde14dc6a657a63b88dca275"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a National Monument proclaimed by the President.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID36748308b430407dbeaf8bc4b27e6df6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Old growth or late successional forest stands</header><text>The term <term>Federal land</term> does not include an old growth or late successional forest stand unless biomass from the stand does not exceed the minimum size standards for sawtimber and is a byproduct of an ecological restoration treatment that fully maintains, or contributes toward the restoration of, the structure and composition of an old growth forest stand in accordance with the old growth conditions characteristic of the forest type and retains the large trees contributing to old growth structure.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID31f71ef760544839b65d809a21b7fee0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Indian land</header><text>The term <term>Indian land</term> has the meaning given the term <term>Indian country</term> in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDdc2c5f19d78d4594a4475501f5ddd0f2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3bef90938df24c0ea03ba48d31e823f6"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Non-Federal land</header><text>The term <term>non-Federal land</term> means land that is not owned by the Federal Government.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9704946b55b142758d4bb0693d95a22e"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Renewable energy</header><text>The term <term>renewable energy</term> means energy generated from solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, municipal solid waste, or new hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or additions of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id285C572A535942E182C38FFFBF4FD560"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Secretary concerned</header><text>The term <term>Secretary concerned</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id8DA6B1CF3DF94A5FA8D4C3A3EFF5E76F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture, with regard to—</text> <clause id="idBFA87D2A47374E038CC989A468A5A903"><enum>(i)</enum><text>National Forest System land; and</text> </clause><clause id="id3D9E509135D9493581D5DBC5C6C48550"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>except as provided by subparagraph (B), non-Federal land; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7A562BC680DA4E05A8B679E6F5823DB0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior, with regard to—</text> <clause id="id4C14DDB583134C9EA6CDB4D65C97870D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)); and</text> </clause><clause id="id3588DD477F434E3991B0545FB1201723"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Indian land.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id23F7F1D0CFAA4ABC9BDB9EF63B210889"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC766C2771ED4292B4584FA8F4259E50" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID3fc3dabb1a5148cea48ef462caf9e7d2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Biomass harvesting and sustainability</header> <paragraph id="id85682E733DEB4ED0A5FCC81EBED9F201"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretaries concerned shall administer the provisions covered by subsection (b)(1) relating to the harvesting of biomass from Federal land and forest land.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9797e9886e9e4312be1c95141be275fd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inter-agency biomass sustainability study</header> <subparagraph id="ID966bf1864e4844a4848db783a71a5a47"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall conduct a study that assesses the impacts of biomass harvesting for energy production on—</text> <clause id="ID7d444feaaf6843ada6f9f1c45872f677"><enum>(i)</enum><text>landscape-level water quality, soil productivity, wildlife habitat, and biodiversity; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID5de358476608492c96ad67f71e4268e5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>conservation forest land.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2f839278b360491fbd0fc1fa68c8eeeb"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="id85528D633A0B4FC7B1ADDA6F58A746AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>complete the study required under this paragraph not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this subsection; and</text> </clause><clause id="id867C4D8DA85942E783EE51227A44CE7E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>update the study not later than every 5 years thereafter.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe481a8fc2b54489db09afeeec1f17479"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Basis</header><text>The Secretary shall base the study on the best available data and science.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa64b656da9b647c78cc27136be2cc26e"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the study such recommendations as are appropriate to reduce the impacts described in subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc20ddb1f90a4435aaf84a5890d5f2e02"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Public participation and availability</header><text>In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="ID779acf6814e74c20986797aa26100b84"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consult with States, Indian tribes, and other interested stakeholders;</text> </clause><clause id="ID47a20757a3354105a3586480e4dd6c8f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make available, and seek public comment on, a draft version of the study results; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDf9ceb54afbea416b9379c7fb362f53c7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>make the final study results available to the public.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idB1F83EC2ED9949E6947E40B6510054A8"><enum>D</enum><header>Energy and water integration</header> <section id="id3B26AD6478F04A2F81C12F8FBED71188"><enum>141.</enum><header>Energy water nexus study</header> <subsection id="IDc3184fe719bd4d8d846e359f9dc98577"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall conduct an in-depth analysis of the impact of energy development and production on the water resources of the United States.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID672c883c199a489b8d30f889857a1e86"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope of study</header> <paragraph id="idD039FC82E8C9494EAEFC4005750C4982"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The study described in subsection (a) shall be comprised of each assessment described in paragraphs (2) through (4).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7da4df25ed1b47dc942697061c78a554"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation sector assessment</header> <subparagraph id="idBA267B7D36ED4B7D967EA78F6A8F9189"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The study shall include a lifecycle assessment of the quantity of water withdrawn and consumed in the production of transportation fuels, or electricity used as a fuel source, to evaluate the ratio that—</text> <clause id="idDF758B3F0EDF43D6AB755A58E937A5AC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the quantity of water withdrawn and consumed in the production of transportation fuels (measured in gallons), or electricity (measured in kilowatt-hours); bears to</text> </clause><clause id="id859D8E4C07754559999AA1A27D56060E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total distance (measured in miles) that may be traveled as a result of the consumption of transportation fuels, or electricity.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf6c330cab7034bcb992649f82ada0778"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Scope of assessment</header> <clause id="id84A6D83B3D4B4A908A972D7019A43B88"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The assessment shall include, as applicable—</text> <subclause id="id9A79DD8E3E5E411EBA8A4676248A9197"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the exploration for, and extraction or growing of, energy feedstock;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id50EE98BCA619429BA6858FD39BFAF094"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the processing of energy feedstock into transportation fuel;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3440CE66DBD14732924F246E71FA8298"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the generation, transportation, and storage of electricity for transportation; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id7A3B8D45B87044BFBAFB5BEA948D4C2C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the conduct of an analysis of the efficiency with which the transportation fuel is consumed.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID6f70b781d8ec4973a158fb6dfd09373b"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Fuels</header><text>The assessment shall contain an analysis of transportation fuel sources, including—</text> <subclause id="ID1b42a2ed37cc4621b76ead08e91a738a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>domestically produced crude oil (including products derived from domestically produced crude oil);</text> </subclause><subclause id="idDD33790884E741F4BD468CEB86480C21"><enum>(II)</enum><text>imported crude oil (including products derived from imported crude oil);</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID24a5c02b4b444dc68dc88db7e431f26a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>domestically produced natural gas (including liquid fuels derived from natural gas);</text> </subclause><subclause id="idBC0430668369493684A0308F24715A0F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>imported natural gas (including liquid fuels derived from natural gas);</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID4e7371b8981a43779268759e74b492df"><enum>(V)</enum><text>oil shale;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID5c057c84a8ea48fea647bd312fb0aa0a"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>tar sands;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID205de593122a4a01b20d8de1f52a3f4f"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>domestically produced corn-based ethanol;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6080CA61587A463CB45CAE3F4CB4F705"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>imported corn-based ethanol;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDf50ea876a5b24343ad849832de448cc9"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>advanced biofuels (including cellulosic- and algae-based biofuels);</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID4ed9fef229944441acd1d593011626e3"><enum>(X)</enum><text>coal to liquids (including aviation fuel, diesel, and gasoline products);</text> </subclause><subclause id="idB6149149CAB04A00987E082659C695AE"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>electricity consumed in—</text> <item id="id1EC2CFD194FB409DBF0CEDC67D147D20"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>fully electric drive vehicles; and</text> </item><item id="id19F85D887005497BBFC72BD286AD72B3"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>plug-in hybrid vehicles;</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id0F9671E892EF4FFDB017EE9432451286"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>hydrogen; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id62C87DB3617941AE93061449C02522CD"><enum>(XIII)</enum><text>any reasonably foreseeable combination of any transportation fuel source described in subclauses (I) through (XII).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID371c5fb43f0b4a02b85d0bca8130fd82"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Electricity sector assessment</header> <subparagraph id="id0028CE28B95E49428FDE13C67AC5D960"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The study shall include a lifecycle assessment of the quantity of water withdrawn and consumed in the production of electricity to evaluate the ratio that—</text> <clause id="id5A0A1DA4BF1849DA897AFF6D7FE02E07"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the quantity of water used and consumed in the production of electricity (measured in gallons); bears to</text> </clause><clause id="idEA9B9505362A484A839F361614D625C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the quantity of electricity that is produced (measured in kilowatt-hours).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDac17b49d6653449b91e6f19cd935659f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Scope of assessment</header><text>The assessment shall include, as applicable—</text> <clause id="id0D9C7B4D1C4544A0AB9B2A11F26683F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the exploration for, or extraction or growing of, energy feedstock;</text> </clause><clause id="idA5FF63A7CC49482BB87C4DE6BE7E2B0F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the processing of energy feedstock for electricity production; and</text> </clause><clause id="idCE88F66AC1644514945E5B1D80950CBB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the production of electricity.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa6bdfd1ddbb243638921f0ff24464ff2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Generation types</header><text>The assessment shall contain an evaluation and analysis of electricity generation facilities that are constructed in accordance with different plant designs (including different cooling technologies such as water, air, and hybrid systems, and technologies designed to minimize carbon dioxide releases) based on the fuel used by the facility, including—</text> <clause id="IDc230baf237374dd0bc4356a23fcb9381"><enum>(i)</enum><text>coal;</text> </clause><clause id="ID63d0d0703c0745c7bd48f0adc301c0f3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>natural gas;</text> </clause><clause id="id11DAA73B700A4E1A9D09B80980A5644B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>oil;</text> </clause><clause id="ID8db99fba6aed4eaf91fd0ed7fa524729"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>nuclear energy;</text> </clause><clause id="ID848242c5f8da48289340398c0b36bd0a"><enum>(v)</enum><text>solar energy;</text> </clause><clause id="ID7077ceb0f897484d946312877e360e9b"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>wind energy;</text> </clause><clause id="ID2d1de3d830ff479bb3bd98bd0d66f5c1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>geothermal energy;</text> </clause><clause id="idC67043865EE440A0B3C2EB51F409230D"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>biomass;</text> </clause><clause id="id503A5E1B8FC742C49B02F3B33CCDD5BB"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>the beneficial use of waste heat; and</text> </clause><clause id="idEE791A19647A4718A971BF257F59AE34"><enum>(x)</enum><text>any reasonably foreseeable combination of any fuel described in clauses (i) through (ix).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf9a128ced0d4450d9e15f32b99635605"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Assessment of additional impacts</header><text>In addition to the impacts associated with the direct use and consumption of water resources in the transportation and electricity sectors described in paragraphs (2) and (3), the study shall contain an identification and analysis of any unique water impact associated with a specific fuel source, including an impact resulting from—</text> <subparagraph id="id6740CA9F4D994FF79320622CB7C212D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any extraction or mining practice;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id477B8BECFE2C4E93A0CAF4B59CCBC069"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the transportation of feedstocks from the point of extraction to the point of processing;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id142FEE9361BA444283FE01D8BB0A309B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the transportation of fuel and power from the point of processing to the point of consumption; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id470A27D5F619460C9E8FC5D8CB3C5F45"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the location of a specific fuel source that is limited to 1 or more specific geographical regions.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7ac6edde83364ebc9dbd441cd84a5bc7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Secretary</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Secretary a report that contains a summary of the results of the study conducted under this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id313041702AA24185A4B5B652853229CA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Availability of results of study</header><text>On the date on which the National Academy of Sciences completes the study under this section, the National Academy of Sciences shall make available to the public the results of the study.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID3029b9265d4f4abfbe1d9818ed0fd01e"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID4a43a47d913547abb0ac0a6d63515c73"><enum>142.</enum><header>Power plant water and energy efficiency</header> <subsection id="ID882dbd3141fc4f13b52fe51735467cd8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To protect water supplies and promote the efficient use of water in the electricity production sector, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall conduct a study to identify alternative technologies and related strategies to optimize water and energy efficiency in the production of electricity by each type of generation.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID275b750f109d48939df0c3299008c044"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Generation types</header><text>The study shall include an evaluation of different types of generation facilities, including—</text> <paragraph id="ID5900dbb5555b4fdc9b69cb07f7624d2d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coal facilities, under which the evaluation shall account for—</text> <subparagraph id="id11386E623C9140849086502D97966CF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>different types of coal and associated generating technologies; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDE473A701D384FF2B77084D1CAB8803E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the use of technologies designed to minimize and sequester carbon dioxide releases;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID662612031591456dae68710f3a041138"><enum>(2)</enum><text>oil and natural gas facilities, under which the evaluation shall account for the use of technologies designed to minimize and sequester carbon dioxide releases;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id86A2452F2443448380901E2CACC64B9B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>hydropower, including turbine upgrades, incremental hydropower, in-stream hydropower, and pump-storage projects;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC7AFBEC9A02A42F0B8489718F8A3AE28"><enum>(4)</enum><text>thermal solar facilities; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0af51befd4ce4cc7bd42f77b8be32589"><enum>(5)</enum><text>nuclear facilities.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe96cf97cf7884ac681ea03b9e4a25126"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that contains a description of the results of the study conducted under this section (including an assessment of any region-specific factor, such as water availability and energy reliability, that should be considered in evaluating the results).</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDc6c67a1147b449fe86e8abf42e94ccb4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section, to remain available until expended.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID306a0b18c6d94177853935f4d17082b6"><enum>143.</enum><header>Reclamation water conservation and energy savings study</header> <subsection id="idF9CDE2B06BBC411CB90275BAB83429D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idDD28C4309098438DAA4CC7ED0527A32F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Major Reclamation project</header><text>The term <term>major Reclamation project</term> means a multipurpose project authorized by the Federal Government and carried out by the Bureau of Reclamation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7DC53DFC92584965BF70B0481AEE110A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4DDA3C7A30D54F0CBF671AC71240E996"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header> <paragraph id="idDC019E0D599F495383AEACD116F4A364"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In accordance with paragraph (2), to promote the efficient use of energy in water distribution systems, the Secretary shall conduct a study to evaluate the quantities of energy used in water storage and delivery operations in major Reclamation projects.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id748E86864012476DB9384B755E05647B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>In conducting the study, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idC6B638FB9BAE4AF589D1A4C2BA6C4C73"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to each major Reclamation project—</text> <clause id="id9533C24570F54F4EAC9D21DEAD678067"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assess and estimate the annual energy consumption associated with the major Reclamation project; and</text> </clause><clause id="idBBC5294155A641328B2773C181A8BAB8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify—</text> <subclause id="id094FA85F66C74BF18C806C267BAD8A63"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each major Reclamation project that consumes the greatest quantity of energy; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idF7D2F7B9BF0B461CAC7E9A4B742A2B09"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the aspect of the operation of each major Reclamation project described in subclause (I) that is the most energy intensive (including water storage and releases, water delivery, and administrative operations); and</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8B4C232C13444182AB12ED987CB6072F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify opportunities to significantly reduce current energy consumption and costs with respect to each major Reclamation project described in subparagraph (A), including, as applicable, through—</text> <clause id="id65861A042F66463580BE9B68E3AACA8A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reduced groundwater pumping;</text> </clause><clause id="id068594A73B994A1AA2E5B6CD79201384"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improved reservoir operations;</text> </clause><clause id="idCB03E31E0C9C4A719C320CC0BB163EA1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>infrastructure rehabilitation;</text> </clause><clause id="idA645DFE50F7E45289151E3D18BBA2ABF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>water reuse; and</text> </clause><clause id="id78D95000C58B466E802165DDBB0AACA2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the integration of renewable energy generation with project operations.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0888CB7E5D084B0480D703149EC25477"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that contains a description of the results of the study conducted under this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id62123CDF9A11436EB3518EA3EEC2E5C3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section, to remain available until expended.</text> </subsection></section><section id="idD86EC4F388694EDF877E5360A64746FD"><enum>144.</enum><header>Brackish groundwater national desalination research facility</header> <subsection id="ID3e1b67fb05be4a8d851fd2fdf124dd68"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idEBFAF03784154F32804568CDEC5C5A4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Facility</header><text>The term <term>facility</term> means the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility, located in Otero County, New Mexico.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id84427F0BCA0F41B1A51E0761B888F980"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2AB42931C83341198A65D4C7F94F7743"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duty of Secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall operate, manage, and maintain the facility to carry out research, development, and demonstration activities to develop technologies and methods that promote brackish groundwater desalination as a viable method to increase water supply in a cost-effective manner.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDdcfd1432367047428ef74a4a825267c9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Objectives; activities</header> <paragraph id="IDf50361e3a19743499b8332680e6c912c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>The Secretary shall operate and manage the facility as a state-of-the-art desalination research center—</text> <subparagraph id="idE3E32FC800034C258367536BE65649FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop new water and energy technologies with widespread applicability; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF744D9C8B74D4127BF2BD94EC202BAF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to create new supplies of usable water for municipal, agricultural, industrial, or environmental purposes.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7efc5f892b304c4ea7ee6c50eafddaa8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>In operating, managing, and maintaining the facility under subsection (b), the Secretary shall carry out—</text> <subparagraph id="ID93c15628c3c0410b80d89c417fcc2273"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as a priority, the development of renewable energy technologies for integration with desalination technologies—</text> <clause id="id0FD8AC54EE7146B88D9394AC3351912D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to reduce the capital and operational costs of desalination;</text> </clause><clause id="id2DDC0BC9B0AE470090F6C5D5C28D2672"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to minimize the environmental impacts of desalination; and</text> </clause><clause id="id11CC1376B617476DA78888D7A4665CB8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to increase public acceptance of desalination as a viable water supply process;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbb36b212238146c09bf7589d655966bb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>research regarding various desalination processes, including improvements in reverse and forward osmosis technologies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb1c4f36004f74fb3a08e934f5b587cfe"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the development of innovative methods and technologies to reduce the volume and cost of desalination concentrated wastes (including the disposal of desalination concentrated wastes) in an environmentally sound manner;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4f74bd2c6abf4705915daa25801dc44c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an outreach program to create partnerships with States, academic institutions, private entities, and other appropriate organizations to conduct research, development, and demonstration activities, including the establishment of rental and other charges to provide revenue to help offset the costs of operating and maintaining the facility; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDba3e7b503c364adf9641f5eb3482207a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an outreach program to educate the public on—</text> <clause id="id42D27A5207AC4761B5195EDCC1293743"><enum>(i)</enum><text>desalination and renewable energy technologies; and</text> </clause><clause id="idC99086B7FF8744108B239F731BF4F656"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the benefits of using water in an efficient manner.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID44d5272d53fe42a6bdc5f9d09485888f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authority of Secretary</header><text>The Secretary may enter into contracts or other agreements with, or make grants to, appropriate entities to manage, operate, or otherwise carry out this section, including an agreement with a local or regional academic institution or a consortium of institutions to manage research activities at the facility.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDce67047c9bdb42ea96aceb03b3e77c21"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section, to remain available until expended.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id17233555BA7B400CBF8BCAA3D36078D9"><enum>145.</enum><header>Enhanced information on water-related energy consumption</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 205 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7135) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB96778747DF406298AF8A5A02D50F56" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id7BCE87081D1A412998A46A8FA5437CF3"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Water-related energy consumption</header> <paragraph id="id03F5FD8DF89C46B2807FAB253B89689F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not less than once during each 3-year period, to aid in the understanding and reduction of the quantity of energy used in association with the use of water, the Administrator shall conduct an assessment under which the Administrator shall collect information on energy use in various sectors of the economy that are associated with the procurement, treatment, or delivery of water.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idFF783265D91843AC81D0C21439FC59D8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required sectors</header><text>An assessment described in paragraph (1) shall contain an analysis of water-related energy use for all relevant sectors of the economy, including water used for—</text> <subparagraph id="id3B121D4B415942519185E05183C7EB36"><enum>(A)</enum><text>agricultural purposes;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A8A02B179F94237B68E038194AF64D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>municipal purposes;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBB1FC3C9D023427FAD31BDEBB6EFD793"><enum>(C)</enum><text>industrial purposes; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4834893A277F4F2C8711011C7950AE33"><enum>(D)</enum><text>domestic purposes.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDC00BD7E0226490FB409BDDC0AE57994"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this subsection affects the authority of the Administrator to collect data under section 52 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 790a).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="idB7E9297BC36948EA880567B2A9FEA76A"><enum>146.</enum><header>Energy-Water Research and Development Roadmap</header> <subsection id="idC2476C98669D49328EB00B14931FBFB5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a document to be known as the <quote>Energy-Water Research and Development Roadmap</quote> to define the future research, development, demonstration, and commercialization efforts that are required to address emerging water-related challenges to future, cost-effective, reliable, and sustainable energy generation and production.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id570281D679524E5E9638E12089F4AEB1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the document described in subsection (a), including recommendations for any future action with respect to the document.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id57D4E351526548678B3A2D468330EE41"><enum>147.</enum><header>Energy-water clean technology grant program</header> <subsection id="idE899E871165C43199DDE8CB926E42DE5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idC2B02EEB44F44B2A8DD81EC9578CDFC3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="idCC5A544337DE41E2B1181C6AD004663E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an eligible unit of local government;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6DE4219B49D74741ADFAA4D14A617507"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian tribe; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF8C561EDFA8C440D84FE7783681819B6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a water or wastewater agency of a State or local government.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id50FEDD321FC848F0890C249B19EF7832"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible unit of local government</header><text>The term <term>eligible unit of local government</term> has the meaning given the term in section 541 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17151).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID569E39A7AE294A8BB8194A9568303F9E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (25 U.S.C. 450b).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idAF4B8B08FE3F4A2DB356F6BB23842E7C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant program</header><text>In accordance with subsection (c), the Secretary may carry out a competitive grant program under which the Secretary may provide grants to eligible entities to demonstrate the deployment of technologies that reduce the consumption of, or conserve, energy supplies through energy savings and water conservation activities in commercial, residential, and mixed-use development projects.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id74CB4292E9B249139309AD833F56FC17"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <paragraph id="id3B45E93042884E4E8FCE0787752A5C13"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Provision of assistance</header><text>In carrying out the program under subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide assistance to eligible entities that carry out projects that—</text> <subparagraph id="id1BEFF4B36FF640E88710B1B6354A1F72"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have the potential to be replicated in other locations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD54E4F8EB304A399928C40A49763054"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are of sufficient size to demonstrate deployment of the project at scale; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80A0E85C545D4CC68BAC5284F9F8A6F0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>are likely to accelerate and expand investment in cost-effective technologies that demonstrate sustained reductions in energy consumption or conservation of energy supplies, including the deployment of renewable energy and water reuse technologies.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC84882CA3AFF457D949C3C076DEA7A62"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>In selecting eligible entities under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to each eligible entity that carries out a project that has the potential to create sustained energy reductions that are greater than 50 percent for the project development, as compared to similar project developments that do not include the technology used by the project that is the subject of the demonstration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8E47106AE2D54584AEB743AAFA91F395"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost-sharing</header><text>Each demonstration activity carried out under a project under this program shall be subject to each cost-sharing requirement described in section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idDDF003985B14421CB283D6EAC1D694E2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public-private partnerships</header><text>The Secretary shall provide a grant under this section only to an eligible entity that uses a public-private partnership to design and carry-out the project of the eligible entity.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id06FB1F49508545BCB9AF215A3FC2C216"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation on funds</header><text>Funds provided through a grant made by the Secretary under this section shall not be used by the recipient eligible entity for any operation or maintenance cost of the eligible entity.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id22AAA5395C9B45C99C162E9510731C2A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall require each eligible entity that receives a grant from the Secretary under this section to submit to the Secretary on a date not later than 1 year after the date on which the eligible entity completes the project of the eligible entity a report that contains a description of—</text> <subparagraph id="idC3DAAF17BD53458EAA6BF17BCC287391"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the estimated reductions in water use achieved by the project of the entity;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE53A546E691E4006A7F7A8DD6CA64B79"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the reductions in energy consumption achieved by the project of the entity;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6521773B77BD4E2AA0837A95F73A3E6E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the comprehensive environmental benefits achieved by the project of the entity; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA35122FC69F54E24841781731F82C027"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the manner by which each reduction or benefit described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) compare to the original estimates of the eligible entity.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7D84648150314838926E10C9C2902C35"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015, to remain available until expended.</text> </subsection></section><section id="idA21EBC9426614FA98EF05B0C5BBFB2A5"><enum>148.</enum><header>Rural water utilities energy and water efficiency program</header> <subsection id="idACEEBA18637347D3A3401312480B2C7E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Duty of Secretary</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and carry out a program similar to, and consistent with, the national rural water and wastewater circuit rider program established under section 306(a)(22) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(22)) (including the authority to make grants)—</text> <paragraph id="id670912E620FB4037AF8EC760CEDDD85D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide on-site technical assistance to rural drinking water and wastewater utilities (including utilities serving an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (25 U.S.C. 450b))); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idAC3585525ADB4A03AE4653B85FBC6CBB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to improve energy efficiency, identify and develop alternative and renewable energy supplies, and conserve water in the operation of rural drinking water and wastewater utilities.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idADB3769BDDCA41C6AB4826D2F53838E9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id602C164C6C204C83868927CF0171418C"><enum>149.</enum><header>Comprehensive water use and energy savings study</header> <subsection id="idBD8C1E3DD5974DBC8D1035BDC34125A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, in consultation with other Federal agencies and appropriate entities, and incorporating available governmental and nongovernmental data as appropriate, the Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive study to determine the interrelated nature of water and energy use (including energy consumption in water-related processes and the manner by which to reduce water-related energy consumption) to promote the efficient use of water and energy.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idDC7899DD3C9245888D7A73FB5B4DFCD1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required components</header> <paragraph id="id0E1BB2F8A2DC4EFEBBD9E962F1650ACA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include each component described in paragraphs (2) through (5).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2422D0C152FE4FE1BE57C85B87F1F5BC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Industrial water</header><text>In accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idD4AF8FCB04BC48A5B188116AE62F0C3E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assess the annual industrial water use of the United States through a comparison, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, of the differences in usage among—</text> <clause id="id3D3BBB48120E42A69C718445809C0171"><enum>(i)</enum><text>various regions of the United States;</text> </clause><clause id="idFD040A9604B940769D9667CF97B0D392"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>industry types and processes; and</text> </clause><clause id="id94BAE473F7F742F4957354B4786524F2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the use of in-plant waste treatment facilities; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB5DA62596934ED794597B21C42880CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify opportunities to reduce significantly industrial energy consumption and associated costs through the use of—</text> <clause id="id4A86F9467AA141A6BCA555A97C498085"><enum>(i)</enum><text>water management strategies;</text> </clause><clause id="idE67FE040423648BCA284F2E265596C55"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>water conservation using technologies in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act; and</text> </clause><clause id="id904F1B8BE2BE49D296093CF26277E938"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reused water, particularly with respect to industrial energy applications.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAF8BF4B698714EACAC09C110962B95D1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Peak demand</header><text>In accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary shall identify options to reduce energy use by water treatment and delivery systems during peak electric demand periods, including through—</text> <subparagraph id="id92B543D7AE624440A5DC5AB5B7A0882B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the use of increased water storage facilities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02AF53FAC030480CA597916CE3915F59"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the aggregation of water system utility accounts;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id645155880D074E3AB261B02B150C7EA5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the installation of supervisory control and data acquisition systems; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC9BBFA08F2DD42DE99FD1A6967AB37EB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improvements made to primary and secondary water and wastewater treatment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id366EE0C4AF09493F8BE091FDF8C5D9B8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nonpotable water sources</header><text>In accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary shall identify and assess—</text> <subparagraph id="idC0A8D15EF3A0479CA762FB3B0F833E97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the applications and uses for nonfreshwater sources of water supply in industrial, commercial, and residential applications; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id818A5AE0600A4FDFB2B0D9887BBC56C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the potential energy conservation that may result from the use of nonfreshwater supplies, including—</text> <clause id="id3BE5AE0C20C6421AB0D9E779A7EB443C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recycled and reclaimed water;</text> </clause><clause id="id1367DACC98674B298AD2E16546020101"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>produced water; and</text> </clause><clause id="idE4DEBA63C6584B54B16C9BF885B1974A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other nontraditional water sources.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEF14FEBD23724D749D03618E46DC3F22"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Embedded energy</header><text>In accordance with paragraph (1), to facilitate an understanding of the potential energy savings associated with water conservation and efficiency, the Secretary shall assess and estimate the quantity and type of energy consumed in the procurement, transport, and treatment of water supplies and wastewater that serve industrial, commercial, and residential uses, including variations relating to differences in geography and types of supply and wastewater processes.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id087A54D2EA3F43CBB78FDD0315B16366"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that contains a description of—</text> <paragraph id="id87266BC944B9484082815806C28B89AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of the study conducted by the Secretary under this section; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CB4C246424447ACB85A2C2A809A1258"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the means by which to incorporate, and the benefits of incorporating, the results of the study into related reports prepared by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id4E2780FB909B496184F2161CE082CE94"><enum>E</enum><header>Vehicle technology deployment</header> <section id="IDfb4c983130264983bf053cfc7560b5b9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>151.</enum><header>Transportation roadmap study</header> <subsection id="ID86c4014a54944a6289d3418178470c6e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID70d99d09fbbe400abf78f91c1d5029be"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct a comprehensive analysis of energy use within the light-duty vehicle transportation sector; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDff7423c3d722415bba53426e47dfb9cb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use the analysis to conduct an integrated study of the technology options for alternative fuels, including electricity, natural gas, hydrogen, and advanced technologies (including battery, hybrid and fuel cell electric, advanced internal combustion, and lean burn diesel technologies), that could reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID75ca4e1a739f48a6be9636960a11cbb4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The study shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID4a79d82ff8a04f9eae695e83cee1f111"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the status of technologies and assess the potential of the technologies to meet goals to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, including—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd33c6aae315b4eb3808a9f59cf2583db"><enum>(A)</enum><text>potential future fuels and pathways to commercial deployment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf3122b737df9481a9f91a7c67f8b972e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>infrastructure needs for future fuels and other barriers to market penetration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDad3e778a4a57468b900397c985b43899"><enum>(C)</enum><text>potential timing of market adoption and opportunities to increase the pace of market adoption;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID875f16b1096c48aca445299b34a71047"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a comparison of the potential reductions of petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for different technological approaches; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc06dbe93576842e482fe2e7313c359a8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>improvements in and priorities for Federal research and development program activities to accelerate the development of the most promising technologies;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9282f5f6eaa049aaa16cae7191a5462d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider issues relating to vehicle duty cycles, regional distinctions, and technology development timelines;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4d3beda78c4f4cb3a21c89b354337cf7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>build on and integrate applicable research conducted in recent years, including by the Academy;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf64b6c2a994944009eff3bee010dd573"><enum>(4)</enum><text>evaluate technical options and assess the extent to which the United States can employ the options to reduce oil intensity by 80 percent by calendar year 2050 and reduce carbon dioxide emissions at a rate that is consistent with national goals; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa415ba3c65f4498ea4f59488f42a0ff4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommend policies to help facilitate the United States meeting national goals.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1e161387bfc74286bd3fbe2735dcd320"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 21 months after the date on which funds are first made available to carry out this section, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report (or updated report) on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDd3893214f3d54e25a5055071afc6c62d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID2b5aec14c1d64269b1528ba328f07c58"><enum>152.</enum><header>Vehicle technology and recharging infrastructure</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 131 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB030DE7132684138A86537AB0B9B1777" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID0daebe9ad9814c398ce5da863988c847"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Market assessment and recharging infrastructure study</header> <paragraph id="IDb287b4fc4439478db93d66eb26e2c0b0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="ID8c22634eb4c44b54ba77eb7674456573"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Local government</header> <clause id="idAE2F932EB2EB43FE9C0CB9CE205CEFA7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>local government</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3371 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </clause><clause id="idE7C36C44F2684F92889B18178E03AE30"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>local government</term> includes entities described in sections 7 and 8 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606, 1607).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa27dcabcb24a437aa245d04862792ce4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Range extension infrastructure</header><text>The term <term>range extension infrastructure</term> includes equipment, products, or services for recharging plug-in electric vehicles that—</text> <clause id="IDfb95004a5c464d62be36aa0f9da41ffe"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are available to retail consumers of electric drive vehicles on a nonexclusive basis, including payment interoperability with other systems; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDf47ee983d93246edb56d7645c0a41d62"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide for extending driving range through battery exchange or rapid recharging.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id534FB55A234F4AE8A70B79D89F509E82"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3371 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc1e06ae6ce5e40d1afade7beeaad6582"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, and the Secretary of Transportation, shall carry out a program to analyze and assess—</text> <subparagraph id="ID62e3ae7d89734da3b23910b2c7a3f126"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number and distribution of recharging facilities, including range extension infrastructure, that will be required for drivers of plug-in electric drive vehicles and neighborhood electric vehicles to reliably recharge those electric drive vehicles to meet the average needs of the drivers;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9c49b73fdab54b618f15bc0e25bedbd7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>minimum technical standards for public recharging facilities necessary for widespread deployment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID06ec4c79c48a441db025ef0342c87948"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the technical and infrastructure investments that electric utilities and electricity providers will be required to make to support widespread deployment of recharging infrastructure, including an estimate of the investments;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID03d7564debdf4bc0b84306825d9e7f15"><enum>(D)</enum><text>existing electric drive transportation technologies and the state of markets for the purchase of those technologies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe541b1829764436eacf01a680a4bde1a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>methods of removing market barriers for existing and emerging applications of electric drive transportation technologies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7eb0663ab59848e59a197b6a8d0bb259"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the potential value to the electric grid of using the energy stored in on-board storage systems to improve the efficiency and reliability of the grid generation system; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID60d686b1b7fb4f8197ae563314eab3fb"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the implications of the introduction of plug-in electric drive vehicles and other types of electric transportation on the production of electricity from renewable resources.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7741bea9860943deb70ae01dcb0ee5dc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Components</header><text>In conducting the study, the Secretary shall analyze and make recommendations on—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1789c745197a4b0bbffe235e89108cd1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the variety and density of recharging infrastructure options necessary to power plug-in electric drive vehicles under diverse scenarios, including—</text> <clause id="ID4d0e8e0f5de34803a0ca48acf14d0f48"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the ratio of residential, commercial, and public recharging infrastructure options necessary to support 10 percent-, 20 percent-, and 50 percent-penetration of plug-in electric vehicles on a city fleet basis;</text> </clause><clause id="IDb9389b28a8de409a925f75b29c8bd636"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the ratio of residential, commercial, and public recharging infrastructure options necessary to support 10 percent-, 20 percent-, and 50 percent-penetration of plug-in electric vehicles on a regional fleet basis;</text> </clause><clause id="IDa3e2c3a042564920bcd3b76422e53074"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the ratio of residential, commercial, and public recharging infrastructure options necessary to support 10 percent-, 20 percent-, and 50 percent-penetration of plug-in electric vehicles on a national fleet basis; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID2226da94b3ed4a708fd1845287fa21c6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the potential impact of fast charging on market penetration rates for electric drive vehicles and the effects on electric utilities;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDed8d0d3f1f2042e6aacedb1f5d13abf4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the effects on market penetration of reserved parking spots with access to recharging facilities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc87c73ca5b3948358df36f4941cee10e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>model codes (including building codes) that need to be updated or otherwise modified to enable widespread deployment of recharging facilities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfbf8959717a04054b832c7de8fac034d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>such other issues as the Secretary considers to be appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID210d03c0d22b406e94e11325c107aef1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under this subsection, including recommendations.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8e5908370725438690547f2aebf86f51"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Financial support</header> <paragraph id="IDf521e66d0edc475fbed37fc5044f44f1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a program to support the deployment and integration of plug-in electric drive vehicles in multiple regions of the United States through the provision of financial support to State and local governments and other entities to assist in the installation of recharging facilities for electric drive vehicles.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf8d9f462f0c041f3b870546204baf383"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Financial assistance</header><text>In carrying out the program, the Secretary may provide financial assistance described in paragraph (7) to promote the goals described in paragraph (4).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd114427999524031a35c8215e63b46dd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regions</header><text>The Secretary shall select regions for financial assistance under this subsection based on applications for the assistance received under paragraph (7), taking into consideration the findings of the study conducted under subsection (e).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID77e6fa0830284e4980e7d6e2a1062d03"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of the program established under this subsection shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="ID42b880bf72e34593a26712550c395bb3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to demonstrate the viability of a vehicle-based transportation system that reduces—</text> <clause id="IDcf8d7ecdf5c3459eb6ea4f3c7d1bb1ae"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the use of petroleum as a fuel; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID62d9f0fc220d4066ad0cb37355731353"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants compared to a system based on conventional transportation fuels;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0cfa59de02204e77a551e634d539c608"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to facilitate the integration of advanced vehicle technologies into electricity distribution areas to improve system performance and reliability;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d3e1c84b8c24648840f96ff86f4bf4e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to demonstrate the potential benefits of coordinated investments in vehicle electrification on personal mobility and a regional grid;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb908ca3e8c604c6a99adc9d0958c7ec7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to demonstrate protocols and standards that facilitate vehicle integration into the grid; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf969a0d7e0a44dc0af88054b987b9937"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to investigate differences in each region and regulatory environment regarding best practices in implementing vehicle electrification.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc8a1655e4f974333bc0366d5d9a24772"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Subject to paragraph (6), the Secretary may provide financial assistance to any applicant that applies for, and receives the approval of the Secretary, under paragraph (7)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDaa97793cadc748caa146dfaffa0ea5c0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to assist persons located in a region (including fleet owners) in the purchase of new plug-in electric drive vehicles by reducing the incremental cost of the vehicles above the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID84d49879fd074fd58fdb55e8e62e2883"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to support the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles by funding projects for the deployment of—</text> <clause id="IDba9cff638e2d428eaeb76ea23c1c77af"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recharging infrastructure for plug-in electric drive vehicles (including range extension infrastructure);</text> </clause><clause id="IDe52e7021ee194fbcbb8ba1f114751e89"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>smart grid equipment and infrastructure to facilitate the charging and integration of plug-in electric drive vehicles; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID16dfacf5743e46038e9d0ac472d9bd23"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the purchase of advanced batteries for use in plug-in electric drive vehicles; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb5edb33975ac4a1ab0f493f08a8d83ea"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to carry out such other projects as the Secretary determines are appropriate to support the large-scale deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles in regional deployment areas.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6f483338e02c40f1b3fc7de2b10fccf5"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Cost share</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out the programs established under this subsection in accordance with section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID29fe82ac18514945bd045121231c381e"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Financial support</header> <subparagraph id="idF348BA79C13748C19CE4821664032C81"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may—</text> <clause id="id9F94D17C3DA04BEF907834F1A77C0D17"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide grants to States and local governments for demonstration and commercial application of recharging infrastructure in accordance with paragraph (8) in accordance with section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352); and</text> </clause><clause id="id8022FD86A5CF47C282E932090818752D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consult with the Administrator of the Clean Energy Deployment Administration to further the goals of this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id59F32D4C98A0462A911BC5713F7E30AD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applications</header> <clause id="id4A6D62B719F649D685E2398C246E5E24"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An applicant that seeks to receive financial assistance under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary determines are necessary through rulemaking.</text> </clause><clause id="id52D28CC63538483D967BA935C4A45715"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Joint sponsorship</header><text>An application may be jointly sponsored by electric utilities, automobile manufacturers, technology providers, car-sharing companies or organizations, or other persons or entities.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id527E89EAF53646D8A985F2258D78C41D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The design elements and requirements of the program established under this subsection shall include—</text> <clause id="ID75a358f22afd4648b7851eeb8f01be9c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an evaluation of the financial mechanisms that will most effectively promote the purposes of this section;</text> </clause><clause id="IDcc00e276972d4522934325799beccb8f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>criteria for evaluating applications submitted under this paragraph, taking into consideration the findings of the study conducted under subsection (e) (including the anticipated ability to promote deployment and market penetration of plug-in electric drive vehicles that are less dependent on petroleum as a fuel source);</text> </clause><clause id="ID989248cf1f88441192696c56e6367899"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reporting requirements for entities that receive financial assistance under this subsection, including a comprehensive set of performance data that reflect the results of the program; and</text> </clause><clause id="id57BD7DA0E1B641D3A875722A4E323113"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provisions that no proprietary information, trade secret, or other confidential information is required to be disclosed.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe24754a55e0e4199b7ccc8d842207ed5"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Grants to States and local governments for recharging infrastructure</header> <subparagraph id="ID87161b6cc70c4681a6268705c595a571"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide grants and other financial support to States and local governments to assist in the installation of recharging infrastructure for plug-in electric drive vehicles in areas under the jurisdiction of the States or local governments.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID03f65185113b4d9f8bb04349ef0a2721"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To be eligible to obtain a grant or other financial support under this subsection, a State or local government shall—</text> <clause id="ID4500f090e16c49d0808e70fd2632d47c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>demonstrate to the Secretary that the applicant has taken into consideration the findings of the report submitted under subsection (e), unless the State or local government demonstrates to the Secretary that an alternative variety and density of recharging infrastructure options would better meet the purposes of this section; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDf4f5e99f48ae4b3ea106c191467de280"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>agree not to charge a premium for use of a parking space used to recharge an electric drive vehicle other than a charge for electric energy.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2fc7339cb9ac41a7886d10ea826466ab"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>The Secretary shall establish guidelines for carrying out this subsection that are consistent with the report submitted under subsection (e).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDebdaa37592ea457a923d51156ee895c1"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection, to remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID41e9f29303b8468799ee1d94cd80b9b2"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Information clearinghouse</header><text>As part of the program established under this section, the Secretary shall collect and make available to the public information regarding the cost, performance, and other technical data regarding the deployment and integration of plug-in hybrid electric drive vehicles.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDbfbc4f1f180247d4ae4d1622b0bf2e0f"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsections (e) and (g).</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID6b268347ba204753972c9d89385e99dc"><enum>153.</enum><header>Electric drive transportation standardization</header> <subsection id="ID479a85c097744d1aa2783ebb5844f32c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report to congress</header> <paragraph id="ID3157a3e76bea404dbc5363374a0444c4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Laboratories, utilities, vehicle manufacturers, battery manufacturers, industry trade associations, and such other entities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, shall submit to Congress a report containing recommendations for establishing and adopting consensus or industry standards for electric drive transportation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd4670ff4180440839feb9c6c69647e37"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID8a0bc2c355e341318b69c217748f1add"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify consensus standards that exist or are under development, such as—</text> <clause id="ID76552019a60d40b8a2ccfdcb2c0a27e7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>standardized electronic protocols for use in communicating with the electrical power grid;</text> </clause><clause id="IDec5bba0255ef47b19a6d826521706987"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>safety and interoperability standards for the plug and socket for plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text> </clause><clause id="IDb9e719663ae842949edae296971d094a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>battery-to-vehicle high voltage power connectors;</text> </clause><clause id="ID49351271e72a4dae8256e29ffd4c12e6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>battery-to-vehicle communications signal interface hardware and operational protocols;</text> </clause><clause id="ID99811d5af54048ccae431b703c43d09f"><enum>(v)</enum><text>safety interlock devices;</text> </clause><clause id="ID4d76bb977e7e4434886e7ee4367ab925"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>battery safety; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDb5b0304e6de04667bb23e85c448b3ea5"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>other items identified by the Secretary as priority items;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd2dd314b20524a99b3fa43609f5a0cc1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify priority standards for the widespread deployment of electric drive technology; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf72b83aa9186424889396bdf8771a992"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommend a collaborative process for public and private entities that will accelerate the development of priority standards, including—</text> <clause id="idE88D39F07E784897BC7D4679D3A0CE0E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>making maximum use of existing relevant work; and</text> </clause><clause id="idF724248B5A374669923A27275977263D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identifying areas in which new research is required.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf9b342eaf3984a48adf832bfaad261b4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" id="IDbd4e2ec88c834a0da7801890727eac52"><enum>154.</enum><header>Pilot program for plug-in electric drive vehicles for Federal fleet</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 131 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011) (as amended by section 152) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC2759ABFFE0F4F30AE458893F80D8315" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="ID465ef90acd924e3a95204d0ccef4f6b1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Pilot program for plug-in electric drive vehicles</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="IDd66ee3488fb849938dbc4976c1826810"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish, as part of the Federal Energy Management Program, a pilot program under which the Secretary shall provide grants for—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="ID3e48dbc5317e448ab303b88ecac58b01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the incremental cost of precommercial plug-in electric drive vehicles for purchase or lease in an amount not to exceed $10,000 per vehicle purchased or $1,500 per year per vehicle leased; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID4eddc4780aea40e58a232ebc45965a13"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recharging infrastructure at Federal facilities in conjunction with the vehicles.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID44b79df2c56340c1b23cf102e3a86381"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue guidelines for the pilot program established under this subsection.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID9669e6157f2848b38cf6765ad2120f6a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection for the period of fiscal years 2010 through 2015.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDe6c391b4c14d41c6b6b1c1f32115e61d"><enum>155.</enum><header>Study of end-of-useful life options for motor vehicle batteries</header> <subsection id="IDa175940c349b424395b50176651d54c5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In combination with the research, demonstration, and deployment activities conducted under section 641(k) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17231(k)), the Secretary shall conduct a study on the end-of-useful life options for motor vehicle batteries, including batteries used in electric drive vehicles.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcae104605aa541c19e5fef3ab5a1d07e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including recommendations for stationary storage applications and recyclability design specifications.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Enhanced energy efficiency</header> <subtitle id="idCEA3A9479D534C57A7858C649563F04B"><enum>A</enum><header>Manufacturing energy efficiency</header> <section id="id0BDBF45005FD49D58C82C0E524A2D51A"><enum>201.</enum><header>State partnership industrial energy efficiency revolving loan program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 399A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6371h–1) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id4C26C658157B4C44B3FA94051ADF7DA0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and industry</header-in-text></quote> before the period at the end;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idBC9415C72E1F406FAA1ACE448868C1CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idBE5B4CA7DA4C46C187CD913DF1632FD7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (g) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7DE353303C649B6AE524DDE5FF04FE8" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID8e8d180fa3ea43e88a176a10ab484f87"><enum>(h)</enum><header>State partnership industrial energy efficiency revolving loan program</header> <paragraph id="ID79e8acd1d0b64a88b1854f49b9eedb3e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a program under which the Secretary shall provide grants to eligible lenders to pay the Federal share of creating a revolving loan program under which loans are provided to commercial and industrial manufacturers to implement commercially available technologies or processes that significantly—</text> <subparagraph id="ID4a6ffc81e22d4ccb8928c1ee6d039689"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduce systems energy intensity, including the use of energy intensive feedstocks; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7c301d1928fa4f01b0d0e134c2a718bf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improve the industrial competitiveness of the United States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0875dcc769cd4139aeaadb3376949d90"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible lenders</header><text>To be eligible to receive cost-matched Federal funds under this subsection, a lender shall—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd52f014847084337818244066d5e9975"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be a community and economic development lender that the Secretary certifies meets the requirements of this subsection;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4F37F93A01BA46F7A8F55073DF7D87AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>lead a partnership that includes participation by, at a minimum—</text> <clause id="idCEB7E7A13D974FB3B3023DDAD806B64E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a State government agency; and</text> </clause><clause id="id91CA97C731C54177B06A9FB8F8B1BB59"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a private financial institution or other provider of loan capital;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7E064756FAB941A280BB0EA7E9B68578"><enum>(C)</enum><text>submit an application to the Secretary, and receive the approval of the Secretary, for cost-matched Federal funds to carry out a loan program described in paragraph (1); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3DA33F6540DB42DE87EA2E4DD1DCCDB0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensure that non-Federal funds are provided to match, on at least a dollar-for-dollar basis, the amount of Federal funds that are provided to carry out a revolving loan program described in paragraph (1).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa6c625bbf03049098ab377ba5be314c0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Award</header><text>The amount of cost-matched Federal funds provided to an eligible lender shall not exceed $100,000,000 for any fiscal year.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6434267E04EA456D9881583BFAD7A740"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Recapture of awards</header> <subparagraph id="id49657B05FC2442F38C2CA29028956B40"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible lender that receives an award under paragraph (1) shall be required to repay to the Secretary an amount of cost-match Federal funds, as determined by the Secretary under subparagraph (B), if the eligible lender is unable or unwilling to operate a program described in this subsection for a period of not less than 10 years beginning on the date on which the eligible lender first receives funds made available through the award.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEEDAD59C670B45A99DFB499C8E9DB787"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination by Secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall determine the amount of cost-match Federal funds that an eligible lender shall be required to repay to the Secretary under subparagraph (A) based on the consideration by the Secretary of—</text> <clause id="id4BB85388111249F58F74D26008A66EA1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of non-Federal funds matched by the eligible lender;</text> </clause><clause id="id5FF915D3F1A04B8E93158C2DB99D34ED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of loan losses incurred by the revolving loan program described in paragraph (1); and</text> </clause><clause id="idAC6D9FCB2BDA466789FBFB89F519ACC4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any other appropriate factor, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9A9C862681C74611A1E6E6954E2E9701"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of recaptured cost-match Federal funds</header><text>The Secretary may distribute to eligible lenders under this subsection each amount received by the Secretary under this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbba1515eaae74600922eb2a8607b8c26"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>A program for which cost-matched Federal funds are provided under this subsection shall be designed to accelerate the implementation of industrial and commercial applications of technologies or processes that—</text> <subparagraph id="idDCFBA967D603427C8279E45B1BFF889B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve energy efficiency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID758bc94f1315483791253d37af2cbcea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enhance the industrial competitiveness of the United States; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5fc25e15268542449b5ab014183ba0ad"><enum>(C)</enum><text>achieve such other goals as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd5b8cffb168c47abbaae4cf5dc46df79"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The Secretary shall evaluate applications for cost-matched Federal funds under this subsection on the basis of—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd5cbbfe2d1dd48c6b81b915ca40b7ecc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the description of the program to be carried out with the cost-matched Federal funds;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID06dd097aea324f73a751f9f8064b87a9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the commitment to provide non-Federal funds in accordance with paragraph (2)(D);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5108ac46a02b428ab4764d5c07682d33"><enum>(C)</enum><text>program sustainability over a 10-year period;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID51c0d341242a449292077feb8a8324e4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the capability of the applicant;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdf36188317af48dfba585f8151444107"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the quantity of energy savings or energy feedstock minimization;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID416f8707dc38443cb63019c05b8f92a7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the advancement of the goal under this Act of 25-percent energy avoidance;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc8d08ba1de7d4689912eb56e1bffd622"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the ability to fund energy efficient projects not later than 120 days after the date of the grant award; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID242d5eeb1dc047f3a79ec0b3c0a7a1f0"><enum>(H)</enum><text>such other factors as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc3b50f4d5eab494e9f0ca91be641dedf"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2012.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="ID26d6eb58b9ba4165ad96218a32518153"><enum>202.</enum><header>Coordination of research and development of energy efficient technologies for industry</header> <subsection id="id30B82958E282478B8A9F3FC8EFD3B48E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the research and development activities of the Industrial Technologies Program of the Department of Energy, the Secretary shall establish, as appropriate, collaborative research and development partnerships with other programs within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, including the Building Technologies Program, the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, and programs of the Office of Science—</text> <paragraph id="idC11A4D1873884BDD97EA1E69C81022D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to leverage the research and development expertise of those programs to promote early stage energy efficiency technology development; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7956F92BD21241438115905FC161612C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to apply the knowledge and expertise of the Industrial Technologies Program to help achieve the program goals of the other programs.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id59FD0710DD944764B56465073D5BFC41"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes actions taken to carry out subsection (a) and the results of those actions.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID33bbf8da981340779357b8e75f40e844"><enum>203.</enum><header>Energy efficient technologies assessment</header> <subsection id="ID1cbfaaa180524f5bb1b42c1906519c32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall commence an assessment of commercially available, cost competitive energy efficiency technologies that are not widely implemented within the United States for the energy intensive industries of—</text> <paragraph id="ID52f937037d174b609c4e203ada8df966"><enum>(1)</enum><text>steel;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb920cfb406c145328bbe72005085fc3d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>aluminum;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd66bbfac1a15467a919986be10217d80"><enum>(3)</enum><text>forest and paper products;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID17bce98ff1164afabbb25499a1028922"><enum>(4)</enum><text>food processing;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID51ee66aa87814ced9c8004c218e8a981"><enum>(5)</enum><text>metal casting;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID83f27698f6064c75ac4094ae9813076b"><enum>(6)</enum><text>glass;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDfc81f516b69e4ebd835692903de52bb9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>chemicals;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID65fe8a1e6a1f49e2a080e94ce6aea2a4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>petroleum refining;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1d1194fd8fde433f859c8eae4020a362"><enum>(9)</enum><text>cement;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2a70824ef4e94a31a99e49f88b92728e"><enum>(10)</enum><text>information and communication technologies; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID89328cca4d1b40a28be8a50d89dbb040"><enum>(11)</enum><text>other industries that (as determined by the Secretary)—</text> <subparagraph id="idA7567BF323F044E391FF92059FFFBE61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>use large quantities of energy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFC7F0467C801495C80772CB5A80FB5CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>emit large quantities of greenhouse gases; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFF871765C28948B7B92699878B8232AE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>use a rapidly increasing quantity of energy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID42f92f17c2cb49f0873f6ae9f3d7b584"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a report, based on the assessment conducted under subsection (a), that contains—</text> <paragraph id="ID64ab96846f23464b9e3946dcf4d2f484"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a detailed inventory describing the cost, energy, and greenhouse gas emission savings of each technology described in subsection (a);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3297363ea90e47818f4ac155f4af36d0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for each technology, the total cost, energy, and greenhouse gas emissions savings if the technology is implemented throughout the industry of the United States;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe87e858890bc4eb5805ce47047840a0d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for each industry, an assessment of total possible cost, energy, and greenhouse gas emissions savings possible if state-of-the art, cost-competitive, commercial energy efficiency technologies were adopted; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID17d563e0d9464be2b8881a6f21e510b3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>for each industry, a comparison to the European Union, Japan, and other appropriate countries of energy efficiency technology adoption rates, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4C83F16CC91B4884A8E69855A1C28357"><enum>204.</enum><header>Future of Industry program</header> <subsection id="idD327515C18B741F2BD198DD2F6B341C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 452(c)(2) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17111(c)(2)) is amended by striking the section heading and inserting the following: <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Future of Industry program</header-in-text></quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID20db3314dc2646199dad627146fd545a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Industry-specific road maps</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 452(c)(2) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17111(c)(2)) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="idB5B77A03848A4C5183AE00709CB81EE5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id015FEA3323DA489EB4300C22FB42ED77"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id467DA57E631A46FAAFDC6F72C87835E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4BFC2A5799B643F5834077C288AA4773" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="IDee80b1c5df874ecf86019f05ffcaf550"><enum>(F)</enum><text>research to establish (through the Industrial Technologies Program and in collaboration with energy-intensive industries) a road map process under which—</text> <clause commented="no" id="ID9355f08c80024e0a83c6c62de94f54aa"><enum>(i)</enum><text>industry-specific studies are conducted to determine the intensity of energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and waste and operating costs, by process and subprocess;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="IDe6e6e7f38a134566b2b2fa3282f10daa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>near-, mid-, and long-term targets of opportunity are established for synergistic improvements in efficiency, sustainability, and resilience; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="IDb06d8bb8df4f4a1d9d1ae477c7bd55f6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>public/private actionable plans are created to achieve roadmap goals; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID50a7751899f34ab5a3aa00fffa5c8580"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Industrial research and assessment centers</header> <paragraph id="IDa92606ad81d544c985b0d18bc476efcd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 452(e) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17111(e)) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="IDf8e366f99be34b4a92d512531fcee718"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDde1aa58e6a0c49eba101f5963b9b8cf2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4CDB8D7840B4477A5212B673EBD41BE" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDb17eff597adc4fc6a89803cdd68daa3e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf77c9b5ceabc47d9a8a9c13498c841a3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>, including assessments of sustainable manufacturing goals and the implementation of information technology advancements for supply chain analysis, logistics, industrial and manufacturing processes, and other purposes</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaa0eb8bfe06d41509b2d76f7f967f206"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB814EA8A259648E0A9EED60F9C330689" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDd92c868971ae420594e04470e287dd2f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Centers of Excellence</header> <subparagraph id="ID3e081a9cd93048bbb7e0fa907f11df20"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a Center of Excellence at up to 10 of the highest performing industrial research and assessment centers, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3383d5e64c4a4f11b43b39402add5c10"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>A Center of Excellence shall coordinate with and advise the industrial research and assessment centers located in the region of the Center of Excellence.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1491d6b10a924630bcd758bf1a4d0e4b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, of the funds made available under subsection (f), the Secretary shall use to support each Center of Excellence not less than $500,000 for fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID818312897fe24b2ead5e735ea6c8cbf6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Expansion of centers</header><text>The Secretary shall provide funding to establish additional industrial research and assessment centers at institutions of higher education that do not have industrial research and assessment centers established under paragraph (1), taking into account the size of, and potential energy efficiency savings for, the manufacturing base within the region of the proposed center.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID63320dc57cdc42599d48e761b496d2cd"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coordination</header> <subparagraph id="ID741a89807ba64a94a97fc1403091d072"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To increase the value and capabilities of the industrial research and assessment centers, the centers shall—</text> <clause id="IDa132fb879d614b8b82e4c50faad61554"><enum>(i)</enum><text>coordinate with Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers of the National Institute of Science and Technology;</text> </clause><clause id="ID0a47b90b017a4a56867bc1d7f679e053"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>coordinate with the Building Technologies Program of the Department of Energy to provide building assessment services to manufacturers;</text> </clause><clause id="ID012e18ec24ac49108d54bc0ff06197fb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>increase partnerships with the National Laboratories of the Department of Energy to leverage the expertise and technologies of the National Laboratories for national industrial and manufacturing needs;</text> </clause><clause id="IDfedf29ccfbb64761bf8d0ebc584cd74d"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>identify opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDdb3228fde16d4b1ca6bccd77f5fd20b0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>promote sustainable manufacturing practices for small- and medium-sized manufacturers.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3b98fa4ee6f34cf4ad4e67b285f20944"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text>The Secretary shall provide funding for—</text> <subparagraph id="idE7F5FF77F55E496F80EF855DB6C146C1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>outreach activities by the industrial research and assessment centers to inform small- and medium-sized manufacturers of the information, technologies, and services available; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcafac2a07a304a998d710ca9ce53f884"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a full-time equivalent employee at each center of excellence whose primary mission shall be to coordinate and leverage the efforts of the center with—</text> <clause id="id97B909DE92E548BF99C2FB80843E3822"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal and State efforts;</text> </clause><clause id="id15AFC080A7ED404F87FDDA3FE0D01F8C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the efforts of utilities; and</text> </clause><clause id="id505E4C2F14AE494EAA6CB2D687B4B206"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the efforts of other centers in the region of the center of excellence.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5d16bb12b5564a0a85d9a2b27c051557"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Workforce training</header> <subparagraph id="IDc73b0164368d42a3a3a038d39ba9037c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall pay the Federal share of associated internship programs under which students work with industries and manufactures to implement the recommendations of industrial research and assessment centers.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID78a05201520142fcae81d299edc16e52"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of carrying out internship programs described in subparagraph (A) shall be 50 percent.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID901398fbaabe40d68124d71053b3107d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, of the funds made available under subsection (f), the Secretary shall use to carry out this paragraph not less than $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID925b9b5b620c46c3866f506f0394c52d"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Small business loans</header><text>The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall, to the maximum practicable, expedite consideration of applications from eligible small business concerns for loans under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) to implement recommendations of industrial research and assessment centers established under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc7455413352b47868fac3a3d32226856"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Future of industry program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 452(f) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17111(f)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID3bb46c8657a24fc0be1238206990e1c8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0af796efce814a19a2796240c8591d54"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>$196,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$216,000,000</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID67c16ec93530437485ec15c71235cd50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>$202,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$232,000,000</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbef7cc1cb45d4b1d8e9d98d321aed498"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>$208,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$248,000,000</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0aa481a138d1419e8cf186cf5b3537be"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ACA651B64EE4D7B9FB3AED22471C8F6" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID681f17d891444096b64f179bff1843d7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Industrial research and assessment centers</header><text>Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use to provide funding to industrial research and assessment centers under subsection (e) not less than—</text> <subparagraph id="ID42a7cb4c0d2e4c588a913ce27183170a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID497d3250c5ea40349f3722f8b563afae"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd417f6c8ccf641a0a8d86880faa6bd60"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDbcadd9c96ec749bfadf812b936add21f"><enum>205.</enum><header>Sustainable manufacturing initiative</header> <subsection id="id877E5F3A9F1943F598914539AD533B09"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part E of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6341) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA25EF01873B5411993E404B9827AC957" style="OLC"> <section id="ID0f9376753e254f9fa76e3ae82869c930"><enum>376.</enum><header>Sustainable manufacturing initiative</header> <subsection id="IDa7e8b6cf46d6469292c1939ff0e52609"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As part of the Industrial Technologies Program of the Department of Energy, the Secretary shall carry out a sustainable manufacturing initiative under which the Secretary, on the request of a manufacturer, shall conduct onsite technical assessments to identify opportunities for—</text> <paragraph id="ID8d8d4a7686fa4cd7964ad2d74c508656"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maximizing the energy efficiency of systems;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID874686beb3b84f9da253cce29fcd22ca"><enum>(2)</enum><text>preventing pollution and minimizing waste;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID79cb5679fd2e4d15be61f92a93907117"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reducing the use of water in manufacturing processes;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID373d515fac7945b7abb691c407307291"><enum>(4)</enum><text>conserving natural resources; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID809d975ec64b452a87d92d59b6a56d64"><enum>(5)</enum><text>achieving such other goals as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3c9baf2c56604f098ec8bdee3569b28a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out the initiative in coordination with appropriate agencies, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID5edbeda4b6aa4b5597c8d7b8666fab42"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Research and development program for sustainable manufacturing and industrial technologies and processes</header><text>As part of the Industrial Technologies Program of the Department of Energy, the Secretary shall carry out a joint industry-government partnership program to conduct research and development of new sustainable manufacturing and industrial technologies and processes that maximize the energy efficiency of systems, reduce pollution, and conserve natural resources.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID1e8fc1e2de404b88961ca50734f31fe9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID3288a31ae3bf462b88862cdd1944e79a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of contents</header><text>The table of contents of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6201) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to part E of title III the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1FB295DD31C54E00A7979EEF1DA6BBEE" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 376. Sustainable manufacturing initiative.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="ID7aabd0d47c0f4564a89dccd44302101d"><enum>206.</enum><header>Innovation in industry grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1008 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16396) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idADFAB81D18174B458847F5603E0F2BCF" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID24cb444b4f644fabacf89507de1122fd"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Innovation in industry grants</header> <paragraph id="IDdf821e01ea1545b69cdb737a9555ed99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As part of the program under this section, the Secretary shall carry out a program to pay the Federal share of competitively awarding grants to State-industry partnerships in accordance with this subsection to develop, demonstrate, and commercialize new technologies or processes for industries that significantly—</text> <subparagraph id="ID271ba16786fa42fc9509b7e3728fdeb0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduce energy use and energy intensive feedstocks;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaa837f3d4bf14257bf3a3ff86ba8f88a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID888f71d13cde462e81e3decc1832e1e7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reduce industrial waste; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaaea98ef45784801b414eb8a9809d127"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improve domestic industrial cost competitiveness.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc952879287a94420a93b82288359114a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header> <subparagraph id="ID88951d26b8be49c58542dba7b4e2ba0e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>A State-industry partnership seeking a grant under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an application for a grant to carry out a project to demonstrate an innovative energy efficiency technology or process described in paragraph (1).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf7e12acee0f942798085a71d71d4a7d8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, a State-industry partnership shall agree to match, on at least a dollar-for-dollar basis, the amount of Federal funds that are provided to carry out the project.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6fdc46f52c784c9d9aeae4c76fdfac21"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Grant</header><text>The Secretary shall provide to a State-industry partnership selected under this subsection a 1-time grant of not more than $500,000 to initiate the project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf641ef22965942b3b01f172dd12ec3ea"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>A project for which a grant is received under this subsection shall be designed to demonstrate successful—</text> <subparagraph id="ID271e13fc6b6249baa3421952004df7dc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>industrial applications of energy efficient technologies or processes that reduce costs to industry and prevent pollution and greenhouse gas releases; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1994836e007b4a5ab2065ebcf011fb31"><enum>(B)</enum><text>energy efficiency improvements in material inputs, processes, or waste streams to enhance the industrial competitiveness of the United States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID08aeddb9b0834fdda179f4b9c1d24360"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The Secretary shall evaluate applications for grants under this subsection on the basis of—</text> <subparagraph id="ID041a2e2af5da4e489a8ecc19b64a5793"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the description of the concept;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6125097551984dd3b24ca93cdbce1049"><enum>(B)</enum><text>cost-efficiency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa030e710394f4ed9b1bf475b6113aacc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the capability of the applicant;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8fc586fe67744a1c91d96e704b876c5f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the quantity of energy savings;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcb3fdaf6e2074a36a71654cd600ca394"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the commercialization or marketing plan; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID14963d829b7a4604a565709605a97360"><enum>(F)</enum><text>such other factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID3ba92218d7f64edfaea143494a57924b"><enum>207.</enum><header>Study of advanced energy technology manufacturing capabilities in the United States</header> <subsection id="ID08c2c16e695f4fdca854eafc65f60d07"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall conduct a study of the development of advanced manufacturing capabilities for various energy technologies, including—</text> <paragraph id="ID348cf9b3541c4d888fbfc02de4ad2583"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assessment of the manufacturing supply chains of established and emerging industries;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbc3bc62bbaa049998fae9dd554ff13d6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an analysis of—</text> <subparagraph id="idF954A5678DF249AB8480A21CCB4016C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the manner in which supply chains have changed over the 25-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5CE2736D43F6455E8480021E473BCD93"><enum>(B)</enum><text>current trends in supply chains; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3736EBAD3A3E4FD59BE855CC239B8A19"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the energy intensity of each part of the supply chain and opportunities for improvement;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDaa3454cc82a6450a8e343dd6c144ccdb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for each technology or manufacturing sector, an analysis of which sections of the supply chain are critical for the United States to retain or develop to be competitive in the manufacturing of the technology;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID26f419f026f04c58863f24a2c5a137a4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an assessment of which emerging energy technologies the United States should focus on to create or enhance manufacturing capabilities; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3c68dea62d764eaa931e19eeb81aac7f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommendations on leveraging the expertise of energy efficiency and renewable energy user facilities so that best materials and manufacturing practices are designed and implemented.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbf78fb0b22e7438ebc6daff96056ac10"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Secretary enters into the agreement with the Academy described in subsection (a), the Academy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary a report describing the results of the study required under this section, including any findings and recommendations.</text> </subsection></section><section id="IDb6fe84850ebb4e41984f779ead826da4"><enum>208.</enum><header>Industrial Technologies steering committee</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish an advisory steering committee to provide recommendations to the Secretary on planning and implementation of the Industrial Technologies Program of the Department of Energy.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDab7ece0c3be04433873d26fb15e98f9e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>209.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this subtitle.</text> </section></subtitle><subtitle id="id46E03647ADBE44ED9C61D1E081320E70"><enum>B</enum><header>Improved efficiency in appliances and equipment</header> <section id="idBD4CA05EE483494B838202CAC50F9083"><enum>221.</enum><header>Test procedure petition process</header> <subsection id="idF9A5A6384FD44953B3517FC47A533591"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Consumer products other than automobiles</header><text>Section 323(b)(1) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(1)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idA5F1C960A648474380BE90FD22567051"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking <quote>amend</quote> and inserting <quote>publish in the Federal Register amended</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8BFF546341C54695834E02635FD6EBF6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE5621C3FC2645C38CB263C0D1940419" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="ID8c424472753f4a85b208cb12ed82a748"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Petitions</header> <clause id="ID0d54b59386fb4779a4277531952ed77e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the case of any covered product, any person may petition the Secretary to conduct a rulemaking—</text> <subclause id="idA485BE5E3A60474A9348B60686CBDD0C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to prescribe a test procedure for the covered product; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id31491F515A3E4B1DB0A736F594DD6BEA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to amend the test procedures applicable to the covered product to more accurately or fully comply with paragraph (3).</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id188F49EFAECA4175943CE97BAB40F1E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subclause id="id165CD8D62F23469DAF217FC6D3EF7308"><enum>(I)</enum><text>not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the petition, publish the petition in the Federal Register; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idEE9B70E1C9F347C4B6ED0ED286282C2D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of the petition, grant or deny the petition.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idED1E0907EFF64E1FAB9C9F6FD251C349"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Basis</header><text>The Secretary shall grant a petition if the Secretary finds that the petition contains evidence that, assuming no other evidence was considered, provides an adequate basis for determining that an amended test method would more accurately or fully comply with paragraph (3).</text> </clause><clause id="idD0860553CAFD4BEEACD1E2EC23A9D457"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Effect on other requirements</header><text>The granting of a petition by the Secretary under this subparagraph shall create no presumption with respect to the determination of the Secretary that the proposed test procedure meets the requirements of paragraph (3).</text> </clause><clause id="ID494b80509128462aa242a76b97fcbc8c"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header> <subclause id="id7AFB6EB575DC4D4F832535ABF6FD3F70"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subclause (II), not later than the end of the 18-month period beginning on the date of granting a petition, the Secretary shall publish an amended test method or a determination not to amend the test method.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id886A2849EE924540A390A7E3B18DB896"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>The Secretary may extend the period described in subclause (I) for 1 additional year.</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID77b4c498d220480e88f60473656a0cf7"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Direct final rule</header><text>The Secretary may adopt a consensus test procedure in accordance with the direct final rule procedure established under section 325(p)(4).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7F5B3E0903B1468CA5673FD1C0ABC22E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certain industrial equipment</header><text>Section 343 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6314) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idA219EACA1B2B481A9BF88A35ABF8F5DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1109D36872944EF9ABF0CB8D6506F77F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDc908598c088140a7b253eb88faf57e48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendment and petition process</header> <subparagraph id="IDb3adc8430b644da988b41f56fabf6bf3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>At least once every 7 years, the Secretary shall review test procedures for all covered equipment and—</text> <clause id="IDd2e02c66e67746f59e6a90c763459ab1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>publish in the Federal Register amended test procedures with respect to any covered equipment, if the Secretary determines that amended test procedures would more accurately or fully comply with paragraphs (2) and (3); or</text> </clause><clause id="IDd941f9d85a6546a19251647e9e68a234"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>publish notice in the Federal Register of any determination not to amend a test procedure.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdd0217d438b747e080a490c11f0e3b3a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Petitions</header> <clause id="ID5eecde121eaa40d3871302357b97dedd"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the case of any class or category of covered equipment, any person may petition the Secretary to conduct a rulemaking—</text> <subclause id="id5DE9827416904EAEA40492402BCC9CFD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to prescribe a test procedure for the covered equipment; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="idE7E327CD13064D8496ECF675A4048941"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to amend the test procedures applicable to the covered equipment to more accurately or fully comply with paragraphs (2) and (3).</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idEC7414DC4747482FBCFBEF02596796E6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subclause id="id0831ADD4EB9D4EE49326EAFE32467468"><enum>(I)</enum><text>not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the petition, publish the petition in the Federal Register; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id98ED82F323904C6490D25503B675C0A6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of the petition, grant or deny the petition.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idBB845CC302894C1B848423828D87B315"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Basis</header><text>The Secretary shall grant a petition if the Secretary finds that the petition contains evidence that, assuming no other evidence was considered, provides an adequate basis for determining that an amended test method would more accurately promote energy or water use efficiency.</text> </clause><clause id="idAF428CB8C90A4477916042CA3D29D69D"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Effect on other requirements</header><text>The granting of a petition by the Secretary under this paragraph shall create no presumption with respect to the determination of the Secretary that the proposed test procedure meets the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3).</text> </clause><clause id="id57FBE0EDDF3943FB8A6A92D153DFD078"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header> <subclause id="idF5EAF59F16A44881A2C3AED4A795DF9F"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subclause (II), not later than the end of the 18-month period beginning on the date of granting a petition, the Secretary shall publish an amended test method or a determination not to amend the test method.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id692E2024D10D482CA8F1EE5F42FB0A04"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>The Secretary may extend the period described in subclause (I) for 1 additional year.</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID51c6009292bd408bb35981e54fd915e0"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Direct final rule</header><text>The Secretary may adopt a consensus test procedure in accordance with the direct final rule procedure established under section 325(p).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8F4AEF93A57F46F7B50CDF1B470486B8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idAC86B72E8E4047CFAB003D0550EE6A8F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idD3B899AC5CE74F99B3ECB33E3B070DD7"><enum>222.</enum><header>Energy Star program</header> <subsection id="id51080B8EEA1843A49719A3AEC0C8FE6B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Division of responsibilities</header><text>Section 324A(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a(b)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id9A07E8F909D549558F53DF602AB16DF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Responsibilities</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F06895880DC4C629639CF7012F94E33" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idD8C95F518E4140039543AFD2FF3C5D36"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Responsibilities</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE4830C7512A14570A4DC0A87A1ABBC50"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF26C1AFFFF75415DB1E74349E891C709" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idD77C9EC3188843728370AA7F1449E01A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Update</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary and the Administrator shall update the agreements described in paragraph (1), including agreements on provisions that provide—</text> <subparagraph id="ID409d6fdbd6aa4cfab568557e4ca4f071"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a clear delineation of the roles and responsibilities of each agency that is based on the resources and areas of expertise of each agency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0bc64445fbe74df487140ab70f7f16ca"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a formal process for high-level decisionmaking that allows each agency to make specific programmatic decisions based on the program approaches of each agency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9e57a9dfc0db480ab20eb40236a5dc36"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a facilitated annual planning meeting that establishes strategic priorities and goals for the coming year;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3f56875cf3974b3f80b2df5ed77e8e2d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a prescribed course of action to work through differences and disagreements;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf828193a41f74f689bb838d6283906ba"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a facilitated biannual program review conducted by a third-party that—</text> <clause id="ID6b4a033c5b404b71bb9d37bbbf6dcaa2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>incorporates an assessment of program progress, partner acceptance, the achievement of program goals, and future strategic planning; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID19b0b51b15e743e29934bfb7e660053d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is evaluated by the Council on Environmental Quality, which shall appraise the findings in the review and work with the agencies to resolve any negative findings; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdbe7ac0302024d4fb8faa82ed7e9726f"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a sunset date for the new agreement and a timetable for establishing future agreements based on priorities at that time.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idAE269F89917C40BABDD8D725EAE67604"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Section 324A(c) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a(c)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id2A3DB38DC6B14B46BFF351F393115F7D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id30729B7FDBE641459E4214018A26CFE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id39441DA8B0F84843B2A6DB41259A1E07"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30B5508005A94E688C576E6F20121185" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id4C9F4A0B893440BA91DB4546B8CC3DAE"><enum>(8)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id906E6BD431D94893B5EFBA05E09A3478"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review each product category—</text> <clause id="id64AC665934104DC6A4D1E71AA4FFB752" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at least once every 3 years; or</text> </clause><clause id="id76E04D20245048B1857CB4364AD22FEF" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>when market share for an Energy Star product category reaches 35 percent;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF1A94AB0866D403CABA2F29B8EDF47A1" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>based on the review—</text> <clause id="id0FFDEFC05C01491EBE4BD8B918142A2A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>update and publish the Energy Star product criteria for the category; or</text> </clause><clause id="idC7BAA9BAB5034B50A47D9EAB4A19F118"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>publish a finding that no update is justified with the explanation for the finding;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78153E81BE984B4FB4B775378C2D5415" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>require that—</text> <clause id="id13F426A6B01140D281EA0CE56AE3C22F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>industry consensus test methods established by the Department of Energy shall—</text> <subclause id="id2898C83C69D746CCBD1AB54C35409CB2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>take into consideration test procedures or rating procedures developed by industry standards organizations; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idE4672BBE7544441999B4C3CAA0C28B5D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>be used for all solid-state lighting products, including—</text> <item id="id64D3C067C9D046C982A4E06552120A9F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>integral luminaries;</text> </item><item id="idC0E5AAF0185B47658BA54102D502ACB6"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>integral replacement lamps;</text> </item><item id="id3A679073ADE04783BE189736E6243D5D"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>light engines; and</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="id85406185728D4F39935CB58D3E1F4F5C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in accordance with the commercialization support provisions of section 912 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16192), the Department of Energy shall assume all responsibility for the implementation of an Energy Star program for solid-state lighting; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83FA55DAD3E0469999BFA88556335FCA" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>during the initial review for each product category, establish an alternative market share to trigger subsequent reviews, based on product-specific technology and market attributes;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCF976CF6420342D093F0D92C83A3FF3F"><enum>(9)</enum><text>require a demonstration of compliance with the Energy Star criteria by qualified products, except that—</text> <subparagraph id="id0890EFED53EA4AE2B74B90FF4B965704"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the demonstration shall be conducted in accordance with appropriate methods determined for each product type by the Secretary or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (as appropriate), including—</text> <clause id="idACCCA4F64636424882D6C85C48B2A6C2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>third-party verification;</text> </clause><clause id="id6814A8450CCB4376A67CC20A320E06B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>third-party certification;</text> </clause><clause id="idD662A367DB644370A6D9FD2576F4D99F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>purchase and testing of products from the market; or</text> </clause><clause id="id291A53A35B4745B0A483BA653ACB41E2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>other verified testing and compliance approaches; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id03D08D24088B4108A4F313409304F972"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary or Administrator may exempt specific types of products from the requirements of this subparagraph if the Secretary or Administrator finds that—</text> <clause id="idB98C8E26C29F4877BC1D6809EF5BA410"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the benefits to the Energy Star program of verifying product performance are substantially exceeded by the burdens; or</text> </clause><clause id="id82097694B03844278A12F0573998435A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>there are no benefits to the Energy Star program; and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1A77BEE8D9104F9B831F6071869E7C94"><enum>(10)</enum><text>develop and publish standardized building energy audit methods.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9A9D3F5C1E07407EBB7FC65B5604F0DE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3C0BD8256004E638B09F24409922A6F" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idD8CA0A3839F54CB2A51E8803895C36A5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text> <paragraph id="id4F1594D818C44AB3AD723D2B8A468F34"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to the Department of Energy $25,000,000 for each fiscal year; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idECE73CD6B81B4633977C979B0166E486"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to the Environmental Protection Agency $100,000,000 for each fiscal year.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="IDe07afd6d6ada43b88a602bec6c7d7d35"><enum>223.</enum><header>Petition for amended standards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 325(n) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(n)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idCF6A460DA0FB4B8ABB043EAA849754D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb3fc6d6fa48346a59c88d7e35e1b9425"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40D1737C954E4A12A077D1D9662C2ED6" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idCCFBE5522FFC497DBA8B3E74C54D2408"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notice of decision</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of receiving a petition, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of, and explanation for, the decision of the Secretary to grant or deny the petition.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID874fd3219af140deae73e35dfa0d8009"><enum>(4)</enum><header>New or amended standards</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of granting a petition for new or amended standards, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register—</text> <subparagraph id="id41B6F8E133C54321A07CDE45096E5C16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a final rule that contains the new or amended standards; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3BD35AA5518A44A1A988B5821C0ECDC4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a determination that no new or amended standards are necessary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="ID719680d8768b4092af63cd18c8a6366d"><enum>224.</enum><header>Portable light fixtures</header> <subsection id="IDf0f06e870e7441e98f6134bb002cc431"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 321 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB0B1A8A49584999BBE1085AD1417434" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDb3cb815eeb1943a48c29272802c25ffe"><enum>(67)</enum><header>Art work light fixture</header><text>The term <term>art work light fixture</term> means a light fixture designed only to be mounted directly to an art work and for the purpose of illuminating that art work.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9f7dc58dd08443629ff7966ab2075282"><enum>(68)</enum><header>LED light engine</header><text>The term <term>LED light engine</term> or <term>LED light engine with integral heat sink</term> means a subsystem of an LED light fixture that—</text> <subparagraph id="id510C36EC69304FE2B950B77B873939A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes 1 or more LED components, including—</text> <clause id="id388E541C54B645CB91F4FFA1995FAC3C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an LED driver power source with electrical and mechanical interfaces; and</text> </clause><clause id="id5B265CA56E4545AD837D4560495F4056"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an integral heat sink to provide thermal dissipation; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90F7B2AE2AA0498582C0621C1353B186"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be designed to accept additional components that provide aesthetic, optical, and environmental control.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc6794cfd59344980ad77ece4c7f05f96"><enum>(69)</enum><header>LED light fixture</header><text>The term <term>LED light fixture</term> means a complete lighting unit consisting of—</text> <subparagraph id="idC858D8DC7B74439ABAE95538D8FFED1C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an LED light source with 1 or more LED lamps or LED light engines; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB2609770F1384C4EBB6356E72B3D0E12"><enum>(B)</enum><text>parts—</text> <clause id="idC82A8325F39846679689B39ABBD03C02"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to distribute the light;</text> </clause><clause id="id26212E85178145CBA17E7007B35AA4CB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to position and protect the light source; and</text> </clause><clause id="idA17D80223B2E4FC8BC081C64EEDF5D8C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to connect the light source to electrical power.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID869877d40fad4d4c98a1af92fed33564"><enum>(70)</enum><header>Light fixture</header><text>The term <term>light fixture</term> means a product designed to provide light that includes—</text> <subparagraph id="id0437CA22DF9C47D584F5A6006C6911ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at least 1 lamp socket; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4C78D11EC3AE40C59476F3ADF06ED3B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>parts—</text> <clause id="id91DD4E7B0DB14B1A89EFFE15D69E1DBC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to distribute the light;</text> </clause><clause id="id3C180B19A40F49E9BC8CFDAAC657DC53"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>position and protect 1 or more lamps; and</text> </clause><clause id="id65910CF1D31B4B4592C760D1A6DCBCE4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to connect 1 or more lamps to a power supply.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID07f647dbc758429c9661a6dd356524a3"><enum>(71)</enum><header>Portable light fixture</header> <subparagraph id="id8AE50539B9ED4BE5BD2914D47DE944F1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>portable light fixture</term> means a light fixture that has a flexible cord and an attachment plug for connection to a nominal 120-volt circuit that—</text> <clause id="id4FD8C35602954E0C801554A2690EEEA5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>allows the user to relocate the product without any rewiring; and</text> </clause><clause id="id189052F0402342379BCBEFF973F82086"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>typically can be controlled with a switch located on the product or the power cord of the product.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD762304929014ED59FFE585CBD26C105"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>portable light fixture</term> does not include—</text> <clause id="id14745E09171940F1A396AAB17270A03F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>direct plug-in night lights, sun or heat lamps, medical or dental lights, portable electric hand lamps, signs or commercial advertising displays, photographic lamps, germicidal lamps, or light fixtures for marine use or for use in hazardous locations (as those terms are defined in ANSI/NFPA 70 of the National Electrical Code); or</text> </clause><clause id="idBD223D2C424D4C548340C2B5A38BF1AA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>decorative lighting strings, decorative lighting outfits, or electric candles or candelabra without lamp shades that are covered by Underwriter Laboratories (UL) standard 588, <quote>Seasonal and Holiday Decorative Products</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID8ff1778a12254dd492876d463a1ceb32"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coverage</header> <paragraph id="idB515EAD44E4642198DE22B9DAEE0AF9B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 322(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6292(a)) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="IDbb1191fe2d1942a58600b84fe305a627"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (20) as paragraph (21); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9b939d86c24148f3a7528a9108200169"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC7D6F645D02427B9B1C6EC79DA3DE3F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID4e3d98491a3d41869a4b371a799b4c68"><enum>(20)</enum><text>Portable light fixtures.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5B225965C1B54E458E2B95C68442B547"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 325(l) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(l)) is amended by striking <quote>paragraph (19)</quote> each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting <quote>paragraph (21)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFE750C8ED78940109627D456FC977ECC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Test procedures</header><text>Section 323(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74EDB2B597DE4D61B465E828C53A5DB9" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDf058c9ce1cc747c8ad37a72d3c243751"><enum>(19)</enum><header>LED fixtures and LED light engines</header><text>Test procedures for LED fixtures and LED light engines shall be based on Illuminating Engineering Society of North America test procedure LM–79, Approved Method for Electrical and Photometric Testing of Solid-State Lighting Devices and an IES-approved test procedure for testing LED light engines.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID4143636bb3bf4256ade6fd250f7299db"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>Section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDcb7866f8a0d54abe9480de5c450ce622"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (ii) as subsection (kk); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbb679bab0153434881a8106f289ac148"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (hh) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C970D775C6241718B932E07AF2EBB34" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDb6b4ea0bd614497ca7c0ff3e936029fa"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Portable light fixtures</header> <paragraph id="IDfa65745e58be446488123e4442127ada"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), portable light fixtures manufactured on or after January 1, 2012, shall meet 1 or more of the following requirements:</text> <subparagraph id="ID184240ade5c34e79ba121427ba8bc162"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Be a fluorescent light fixture that meets the requirements of the Energy Star Program for Residential Light Fixtures, Version 4.2.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID70a79e23af98489ca49a0e6f0fe00bdb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Be equipped with only 1 or more GU–24 line-voltage sockets, not be rated for use with incandescent lamps of any type (as defined in ANSI standards), and meet the requirements of version 4.2 of the Energy Star program for residential light fixtures.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf60e72aeb3dc40378350322076f63331"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Be an LED light fixture or a light fixture with an LED light engine and comply with the following minimum requirements:</text> <clause id="IDd024745ad9f74977be1198bd7f881a18"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Minimum light output: 200 lumens (initial).</text> </clause><clause id="ID795747fe16be47329da9f3d6836efb8f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Minimum LED light engine efficacy: 40 lumens/watt installed in fixtures that meet the minimum light fixture efficacy of 29 lumens/watt or, alternatively, a minimum LED light engine efficacy of 60 lumens/watt for fixtures that do not meet the minimum light fixture efficacy of 29 lumens/watt.</text> </clause><clause id="IDba170ee77a77420891cdde3f16bc8240"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>All portable fixtures shall have a minimum LED light fixture efficacy of 29 lumens/watt and a minimum LED light engine efficacy of 60 lumens/watt by January 1, 2016.</text> </clause><clause id="ID7194c8b1b3564b12b413e97ab1474643"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Color Correlated Temperature (CCT): 2700K through 4000K.</text> </clause><clause id="ID931f3c7581704f2686e090aed2d965e1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Minimum Color Rendering Index (CRI): 75.</text> </clause><clause id="IDd61fc873afca4617b6f4fba818bc1ee6"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Power factor equal to or greater than 0.70.</text> </clause><clause id="IDef526747f7614657af00a8e081400c5f"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Portable luminaries that have internal power supplies shall have zero standby power when the luminaire is turned off.</text> </clause><clause id="IDafb8dba0bb0742cfb1cd2432b54e2c27"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>LED light sources shall deliver at least 70 percent of initial lumens for at least 25,000 hours.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa661bd64fbd24914935f6f43ae58a4c8"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idC6661655FB02414F8930AC8C6C2E711E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Be equipped with an ANSI-designated E12, E17, or E26 screw-based socket and be prepackaged and sold together with 1 screw-based compact fluorescent lamp or screw-based LED lamp for each screw-based socket on the portable light fixture.</text> </clause><clause id="ID4dc054124bb243d88c4dd4aa542f2beb" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The compact fluorescent or LED lamps prepackaged with the light fixture shall be fully compatible with any light fixture controls incorporated into the light fixture (for example, light fixtures with dimmers shall be packed with dimmable lamps).</text> </clause><clause id="ID7a8e38de2e1541e0b94ccc50e68aebb5" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Compact fluorescent lamps prepackaged with light fixtures shall meet the requirements of the Energy Star Program for CFLs Version 4.0.</text> </clause><clause id="idAD6D038ED31E451EA5A1972A917D4FD4" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Screw-based LED lamps shall comply with the minimum requirements described in subparagraph (C).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4ab13eb96de0459f9d84820cecf33ea7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Be equipped with 1 or more single-ended, non-screw based halogen lamp sockets (line or low voltage), a dimmer control or high-low control, and be rated for a maximum of 100 watts.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3fed2d99d0fe434083afe72b1c8d37a9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review</header> <subparagraph id="idFCD1AB868E3D42DC80DDFB5B690FB541"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The Secretary shall review the criteria and standards established under paragraph (1) to determine if revised standards are technologically feasible and economically justified.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id261D67D154034106865A7B2B470AEE08"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The review shall include consideration of—</text> <clause id="ID44389c6fb43547f6acc281b63622cdf2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>whether a separate compliance procedure is still needed for halogen fixtures described in subparagraph (E) and, if necessary, what an appropriate standard for halogen fixtures shall be;</text> </clause><clause id="IDcbfa0d9ec09845adb950cd6e193a3453"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>which of the specific technical criteria described in subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D)(iii) should be modified; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID301846a935f74f2ebc8db40b38e5b35c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>which fixtures should be exempted from the light fixture efficacy standard as of January 1, 2016, because the fixtures are primarily decorative in nature (as defined by the Secretary) and, even if exempted, are likely to be sold in limited quantities.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6642fa3f12fb4f1486feb7b4805f187c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Timing</header> <clause id="id79BFF21688EA465AB62503443463852B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2014, the Secretary shall publish amended standards, or a determination that no amended standards are justified, under this subsection.</text> </clause><clause id="id8B0659AC71A44425B8EE1A9DAD267E4B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>Any standards under this subsection take effect on January 1, 2016.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5cc09a845ac84ad6906901bebfa5e9f2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Art work light fixtures</header><text>Art work light fixtures manufactured on or after January 1, 2012, shall—</text> <subparagraph id="IDb7f0868ae9ac4946aac64eae1a65a824"><enum>(A)</enum><text>comply with paragraph (1); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID951b25cb2ff843b2b73a8b59a5b4c4f3"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id73230E64355C4BC58295657A9FCFEBE4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contain only ANSI-designated E12 screw-based line-voltage sockets;</text> </clause><clause id="ID333eaa4354d949d79cfc2080734d0def" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have not more than 3 sockets;</text> </clause><clause id="ID17cad45e215448aa90da8fc01917a20a" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>be controlled with an integral high/low switch;</text> </clause><clause id="ID09d6591908b548efb76cd842c21f2319" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>be rated for not more than 25 watts if fitted with 1 socket; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID49779e5a9f02433fb1b17950f64e31c9" indent="up1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>be rated for not more than 15 watts per socket if fitted with 2 or 3 sockets.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID563a277ba2b54b90bddb0ff216150c29"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Exception from preemption</header><text>Notwithstanding section 327, Federal preemption shall not apply to a regulation concerning portable light fixtures adopted by the California Energy Commission on or before January 1, 2014.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID9d8a221b1ebb42ec9c07def13c9136bc"><enum>225.</enum><header>GU–24 base lamps</header> <subsection id="IDc7214182b80f42099dd7180ab1a0576d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 321 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291) (as amended by section 224(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F51648C56634168BF74E8210DC100B2" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID0abecea6d6574c2192dbd192b3108fd0"><enum>(72)</enum><header>GU–<enum-in-header>24</enum-in-header></header><text>The term <term>GU–24</term>” means the designation of a lamp socket, based on a coding system by the International Electrotechnical Commission, under which—</text> <subparagraph id="idF5563D7028514F0ABF2103A4C6C1B790"><enum>(A)</enum><text><quote>G</quote> indicates a holder and socket type with 2 or more projecting contacts, such as pins or posts;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id209CCD64D90B46BCAB9E589150B5F71D"><enum>(B)</enum><text><quote>U</quote> distinguishes between lamp and holder designs of similar type that are not interchangeable due to electrical or mechanical requirements; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6A8182CA08914CCD9B3116A99534C82B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>24 indicates the distance in millimeters between the electrical contact posts.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6288A1939EC94C99A29C35E99218BB9F"><enum>(73)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GU–24 adaptor</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32A70F3AB815427FA1BFC1D38B14B753"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>GU–24 Adaptor</term> means a 1-piece device, pig-tail, wiring harness, or other such socket or base attachment that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDCC95EF793AA4839A71BE88F5BD8C09C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">connects to a GU–24 socket on 1 end and provides a different type of socket or connection on the other end; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B82AF740C7142EB96550067D393C11F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not alter the voltage.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4876942292164177A608FA0DC0765D89"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>GU–24 Adaptor</term> does not include a fluorescent ballast with a GU–24 base.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe2d94cf1bfca4f1cb1b2b287482d11e0"><enum>(74)</enum><header>GU–24 base lamp</header><text><term>GU–24 base lamp</term> means a light bulb designed to fit in a GU–24 socket.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID16a0111860c245fc8d0eb706c48b5e90"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>Section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) (as amended by section 224(d)) is amended by inserting after subsection (ii) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5544C4A5A7047C398A2CCD012D4E980" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID2d9d49d27f6f4c3288466fbc7f11ed3f"><enum>(jj)</enum><header>GU–24 base lamps</header> <paragraph id="id7B66F32CF7B844BBB53E63B19E482D0C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A GU–24 base lamp shall not be an incandescent lamp as defined by ANSI.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id84A91648930D45AC811E04D3707BD908"><enum>(2)</enum><header>GU–24 adaptors</header><text>GU–24 adaptors shall not adapt a GU–24 socket to any other line voltage socket.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="IDe48ddb9e1a1347c5b72556a41e10f033"><enum>226.</enum><header>Standards for certain incandescent reflector lamps and reflector lamps</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 325(i) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66A84597521245E09E17AADE47BCF9BB" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDb14be26549ae465290f368febb9e3a99"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Certain incandescent reflector lamps</header> <subparagraph id="ID5dc538cb3b4d44558a5294d8c813a0da"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than July 1, 2011, the Secretary shall publish a final rule establishing standards for incandescent reflector lamp types described in paragraph (1)(C).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id459EA88081134E0FB9159314701CF286"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The standards described in subparagraph (A) shall take effect on July 1, 2013.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID68fbd9bf46774528b21a0ac5681919bd"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>In conducting a rulemaking for incandescent reflector lamps under this paragraph after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall consider the standards for all incandescent reflector lamps, including lamp types described in paragraph (1)(C).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9540f3d1e49b44ed8622470b2e26c9db"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Reflector lamps</header> <subparagraph id="id80ABFBC4FBFB4D0DBF38A4CC60495825"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2015, the Secretary shall publish a final rule establishing and amending standards for reflector lamps, including incandescent reflector lamps.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2baa4075b2c4463685d45320a547e525"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In conducting the rulemaking for reflector lamps under this paragraph, the Secretary shall consider—</text> <clause id="id5F631B90F5C14740B7DA3F6DDE826E3A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>incandescent and nonincandescent technologies; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID6bcf0ef903ec4154a9b0135da3d43f7d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a new metric, other than lumens per watt, that is based on the photometric distribution of those lamps.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8f6405fc58b6462eb4f1ddd4106e3302"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The standards described in subparagraph (A) shall take effect not earlier than the date that is 3 years after the date of publication of the final rule, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="id75B3607B17564E158BACAEF1EAE8D455"><enum>227.</enum><header>Standards for commercial furnaces</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 342(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE5548FB624E74610A3BE072CB8A060F6" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDf52d410d43e1419286614e335bc2cc84"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Warm air furnaces with an input rating of 225,000 Btu per hour or more and manufactured after January 1, 2011, shall meet the following standard levels:</text> <subparagraph id="ID1eeef48457614ad4be0d3147db9bcea7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Gas-fired units shall—</text> <clause id="ID7e4b4b2fd2df42d7a1998ad531e0b572"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have a minimum combustion efficiency of 80 percent;</text> </clause><clause id="ID19a726354eab43cfb128733a4dc82062"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include an interrupted or intermittent ignition device;</text> </clause><clause id="IDd782dff350004546b8aed64dbfa8e105"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>have jacket losses not exceeding 0.75 percent of the input rating; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDaecec65994514342b9ae92b2378dafe5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>have power venting or a flue damper.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID54049d6107cd4359a5a13b9be7b358b4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Oil-fired units shall have—</text> <clause id="IDc5b9a408e0b74998b80723ce6f35f1f0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a minimum thermal efficiency of 81 percent;</text> </clause><clause id="IDa8da5bdf44384e5db61614062ffc85a0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>jacket losses not exceeding 0.75 percent of the input rating; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID2a1e76e18283415e8621d311ef336b53"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>power venting or a flue damper.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDfcc812b607054d77a950677351f3dd56"><enum>228.</enum><header>Motor efficiency rebate program</header> <subsection id="idFFDC08C66DC44EC1A10FB9E9A38C34BF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part C of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4A863E9B8464C4E9A13CD3785B51437" style="OLC"> <section id="id89DFF2FFF7B34AC88A873E9579C20007"><enum>347.</enum><header>Motor efficiency rebate program</header> <subsection id="idE3B39AEBBE184F5CA282E25FEFF54755"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>By not later than January 1, 2010, in accordance with subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish a program to provide rebates for expenditures made by entities—</text> <paragraph id="id5B254D619F2F44478EC025A5F3354CC0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for the purchase and installation of a new electric motor that has a nominal full load efficiency that is not less than the nominal full load efficiency as defined in—</text> <subparagraph id="idDB6AD434D0D54210BEEC28410C41B23A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>table 12–12 of NEMA Standards Publication MG 1–2006 for random wound motors rated 600 volts or lower; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9AF2D2034EBA439CB0200D3FE4C2D465"><enum>(B)</enum><text>table 12–13 of NEMA Standards Publication MG 1–2006 for form wound motors rated 5000 volts or lower; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA89D6981FD2E4A02AA2047F40F0763D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to replace an installed motor of the entity the specifications of which are established by the Secretary by a date that is not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD7A0D48027C0427A993A0C0D7D20599D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <paragraph id="id67CEA451BA8640D899A342E7F1B53268"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible to receive a rebate under this section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including—</text> <subparagraph id="idBE6BF66DE9F2481DA69DE1EECAE80A77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>demonstrated evidence that the entity purchased an electric motor described in subsection (a)(1) to replace an installed motor described in subsection (a)(2);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9B06258BB7BB43A9BBCB59A365FF37EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demonstrated evidence that the entity—</text> <clause id="id5ADA11E258594A4194DD06A42BCDEC60"><enum>(i)</enum><text>removed the installed motor of the entity from service; and</text> </clause><clause id="id0AD895D158804C1490EF72C4958233A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>properly disposed the installed motor of the entity; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id16CC34D43A284E48947436039B907B91"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the physical nameplate of the installed motor of the entity.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id650DD386DB004611ACAB21484E0492F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorized amount of rebate</header><text>The Secretary may provide to an entity that meets each requirement under paragraph (1) a rebate the amount of which shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <subparagraph id="idA07A207FBB714972B87A61D7B28B40F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the nameplate horsepower of the electric motor purchased by the entity in accordance with subsection (a)(1); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDCB2B6FBA7DE4DFF905EE76FCBD10209"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$25.00.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD7434268589140158938DCCF41D20533"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payments to distributors of qualifying electric motors</header><text>To assist in the payment for expenses relating to processing and motor core disposal costs, the Secretary shall provide to the distributor of an electric motor described in subsection (a)(1), the purchaser of which received a rebate under this section, an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <subparagraph id="idE79B0C590CE4403AA27BB529E86D5545"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the nameplate horsepower of the electric motor; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE4A6B8435D65427F8DDD42CB51A48E92"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$5.00.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3A539F1181874D3F8D94683A973B9B88"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, to remain available until expended—</text> <paragraph id="id4A02733BC2944DE9A7765525234B1DC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$80,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idAAB18C15BB8D451381B2A7B5483C7A9A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id603D6CB2437B40C29AE347B32E36775A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$70,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0B9632D999A0447085B7266DED238026"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$65,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id66181FD854AD49BC8BF6DD6C61D6C346"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id7F1C84B3DD82470184E176B8BEEC033D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of contents</header><text>The table of contents of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6201) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to part C of title III the following:</text> <quoted-block id="idd290eef8-6ac3-441c-a012-e70840aee744" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry idref="id89DFF2FFF7B34AC88A873E9579C20007" level="section">Sec. 347. Motor efficiency rebate program.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="idED1D677BF9AB4A1A823D78F69EB8FC4C"><enum>229.</enum><header>Study of compliance with energy standards for appliances</header> <subsection id="idEE8A2968C93240FA801A3E7B2950E248"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a study of the degree of compliance with energy standards for appliances, including an investigation of compliance rates and options for improving compliance, including enforcement.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id7D2B7CE036174286B24C0D3A4BCE086E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the results of the study, including any recommendations.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id641E4F2115A5413EA97CD07AB55509E1"><enum>230.</enum><header>Study of direct current electricity supply in certain buildings</header> <subsection id="id24D84EEEA4554EC4BBFAD873026FDBF1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a study—</text> <paragraph id="id738B1D17DA544AC7A92EB1FBC512195F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>of the costs and benefits (including significant energy efficiency, power quality, and other power grid, safety, and environmental benefits) of requiring high-quality, direct current electricity supply in certain buildings; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3dd0bb81124542c18a8cccd5efd674cd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to determine, if the requirement described in paragraph (1) is imposed, what the policy and role of the Federal Government should be in realizing those benefits.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id463C35F051024D32818CD7E39D599E19"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the results of the study, including any recommendations.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID736e128c76ea43efa04e00b09ce3e026"><enum>231.</enum><header>Motor market assessment and commercial awareness program</header> <subsection id="id1717A08008174581AE14881D5489F888"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text> <paragraph id="ID493ab7d061334dc889a9430b01dc6c3b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>electric motor systems account for about half of the electricity used in the United States;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDec575dbbaa7c49188336f42e8c422db1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>electric motor energy use is determined by both the efficiency of the motor and the system in which the motor operates;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1edc7180cafb424d95f8e32a0f1f49b7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Federal Government research on motor end use and efficiency opportunities is more than a decade old; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd80f6f935fa64a568d28911b35830b2b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Census Bureau has discontinued collection of data on motor and generator importation, manufacture, shipment, and sales.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1B4082CE1A5041489A88AE8EA8685A93"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id2AE02B64E8DB4B838934488EF32B0523"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Department</header><text>The term <term>Department</term> means the Department of Energy.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id56AAD5AFDCF2405E9E85145D61B12FA6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interested parties</header><text>The term <term>interested parties</term> includes—</text> <subparagraph id="id72E402E09DAD4666A18C95401C232085"><enum>(A)</enum><text>trade associations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38981D2BE5914717BB389A503778E3C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>motor manufacturers;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57D92AB4F2B44F91A3F91E5BBC4730AF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>motor end users;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2A5AE2ED27CA4046A187ADB580AC3FAA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>electric utilities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB7656961582B4CD7BF32E720D9EBC3D0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>individuals and entities that conduct energy efficiency programs.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id243CC428E4074A8E89A97568D2F82507"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with interested parties.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9beaeb7fdb434d9592556713eb838ea2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct an assessment of electric motors and the electric motor market in the United States that shall—</text> <paragraph id="IDb6f882981a9348e58a138355a3c8cf4b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>include important subsectors of the industrial and commercial electric motor market (as determined by the Secretary), including—</text> <subparagraph id="IDc06115b4ed78426288da13808c78594a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the stock of motors and motor-driven equipment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID85972da07cba401b8bbb2543c5c401aa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>efficiency categories of the motor population; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7668070612aa435b8df40550368cdf1e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>motor systems that use drives, servos, and other control technologies;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID08572e82ee834bd5960c1d3b830ecdeb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>characterize and estimate the opportunities for improvement in the energy efficiency of motor systems by market segment, including opportunities for—</text> <subparagraph id="IDcb4fbb5c44554516a7f1b79681736ba9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>expanded use of drives, servos, and other control technologies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID608bd1b7a08140999d2b06321b5db4e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>expanded use of process control, pumps, compressors, fans or blowers, and material handling components; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf8ac8bba14f74fe78fce724d962f6162"><enum>(C)</enum><text>substitution of existing motor designs with existing and future advanced motor designs, including electronically commutated permanent magnet, interior permanent magnet, and switched reluctance motors; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDad41f2069086403ab4d6cd9a8f058fc0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop an updated profile of motor system purchase and maintenance practices, including surveying the number of companies that have motor purchase and repair specifications, by company size, number of employees, and sales.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID187855ebf6284d908b449a921216ba72"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Recommendations; update</header><text>Based on the assessment conducted under subsection (c), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID5e87134e036d4566af4a9d24db762452"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop—</text> <subparagraph id="idC1FB535912514AD1BA5A830E756D54FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recommendations to update the detailed motor profile on a periodic basis;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID122a09f962e241fab15aa17f51f54a17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>methods to estimate the energy savings and market penetration that is attributable to the Save Energy Now Program of the Department; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID77831c7f70bf4382aee66e84f96e48d1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations for the Director of the Census Bureau on market surveys that should be undertaken in support of the motor system activities of the Department; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6e11df45a90a4c25952dd22263e6276f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prepare an update to the Motor Master+ program of the Department.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDaa8340f174d34168ace523ca809a7208"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Program</header><text>Based on the assessment, recommendations, and update required under subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary shall establish a proactive, national program targeted at motor end-users and delivered in cooperation with interested parties to increase awareness of—</text> <paragraph id="ID52c1674b9085418a8a30d1d1871504b4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the energy and cost-saving opportunities in commercial and industrial facilities using higher efficiency electric motors;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe162a45db2a64dd38d3c721ba9a117d9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improvements in motor system procurement and management procedures in the selection of higher efficiency electric motors and motor-system components, including drives, controls, and driven equipment; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdbb2e9c29c57494a82350b4edc79b08e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>criteria for making decisions for new, replacement, or repair motor and motor system components.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id69A9C7DB07314D44B3CB2F44D30A0216"><enum>232.</enum><header>Study regarding Energy Superstar concept</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a) is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id051E7A59C5914B608BE7D0338A75DEF7" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID5bf4e2afeaeb4da4a4d59576c308e03e"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Study regarding Energy Superstar concept</header> <paragraph id="id07CC3FAC3AF34A28AC6D11E5E91A2770"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header> <subparagraph id="id1AD6B138D3444CE38F3FC3ADC799C491"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this subsection, in accordance with subparagraph (B), the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this subsection as the <term>heads of the Federal agencies concerned</term>) shall carry out jointly a study to determine the feasibility and advisability of adding to the Energy Star program of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy a component to be known as the <quote>Energy Superstar tier</quote> under which—</text> <clause id="id17082FE45D9D4C6C96C227883876457E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the tier would recognize the top-performing products and buildings (which would include the top approximately 5 percent of the market) that are determined to be products that are cost-effective to consumers; and</text> </clause><clause id="idDFCD1EA0B236462CBF52B0FD33CA0474"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at least a portion of the Energy Star product categories would be included under the tier.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBC1E3EE6B9DD4DA7BF3FBC78DED03A40"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out the study under subparagraph (A), the heads of the Federal agencies concerned shall—</text> <clause id="id517F6159C04A4E1D926B21B51FB30E03"><enum>(i)</enum><text>examine the costs and benefits, and advantages and disadvantages, of establishing the Energy Superstar tier;</text> </clause><clause id="id6903E5CD95A34A6AAC70ABA6279ADD1B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>survey a sample of program participants (including builders, manufacturers, energy efficiency program operators, and other interested parties) to determine the opinions of the program participants regarding the potential usefulness of the Energy Superstar tier; and</text> </clause><clause id="id11A3F2F2E6EF44869494B74AE483C09D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>conduct an examination to determine whether the Energy Superstar tier will cause an undesirable dilution of the Energy Star brand.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3DE49B3896DD45109412D6038BD340AF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the heads of the Federal agencies concerned shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that contains each recommendation of the heads of the Federal agencies concerned regarding—</text> <subparagraph id="idC9DDC2CD5B6F4FB4BDFE7EB13E4332FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whether the Energy Superstar tier should be established; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF8E5671A1AAF40D292CF78025FE8C626"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the heads of the Federal agencies concerned recommend the establishment of the Energy Superstar tier under subparagraph (A), a proposed schedule and budget for the establishment and implementation of the Energy Superstar tier.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5EB89D1205AE4B1EBEDD795A66CA052D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>233.</enum><header>Technical amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 343(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6314(a)) is amended by striking <quote>Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute</quote> each place it appears in paragraphs (4)(A) and (7) and inserting <quote>Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute</quote>.</text> </section></subtitle><subtitle id="id937D56E52B544B8EB276DB21771AA0D0"><enum>C</enum><header>Building efficiency </header> <part id="idCB884F04AE99443B97AF0A81262E26B4"><enum>I</enum><header>Building codes</header> <section id="ID0b0218fa2e7b4204880eaed6eedab8f8"><enum>241.</enum><header>Greater energy efficiency in building codes</header> <subsection id="IDf79150766cc24355af3d69ec9dfe79a0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 304 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6833) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF485FFBECEC546B789A954927F708C2D" style="OLC"> <section id="IDc47e5083215c46e88c801bb75b086f3a"><enum>304.</enum><header>Updating State building energy efficiency codes</header> <subsection id="IDae6c702b9a3b46d8ac00647171c11518"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Updating national model building energy codes</header> <paragraph id="ID893c3a400cfc4eb7a6b079bd6ea63176"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Targets</header> <subparagraph id="ID4dd72e1e8244453c840d84b5dc039c7b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall support updating the national model building energy codes and standards at least every 3 years to achieve overall energy savings, compared to the 2006 IECC for residential buildings and ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2004 for commercial buildings, of at least—</text> <clause id="ID3d7d5b56b2504405b8ef5b9840b7f797"><enum>(i)</enum><text>30 percent in editions of each model code or standard released during or after 2010; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID73f98558a01b4684a46a36de886d1ca3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>50 percent in editions of each model code or standard released during or after 2016.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID728490cfb08c4b278f5e59b5f0bb376f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Specific years</header> <clause id="id9F9C45114E4E44C9B7DD50DE80F35BEC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Targets for specific years shall be set by the Secretary at least 3 years in advance of each target year, coordinated with the IECC and ASHRAE Standard 90.1 cycles, at the maximum level of energy efficiency that is technologically feasible and life-cycle cost effective and on a path to achieving net-zero-energy buildings.</text> </clause><clause id="id28F9D1E0F6824A5A91D63ACD8A0C08F3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Different target years</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2)(D), prior to 2013, the Secretary may set a different target year for 1 or both model codes described in subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines that a 50 percent target cannot be met in 2016.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4c0dbabb63984d8282abbc05c7072bce"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Technical assistance to model code-setting and standard development organizations</header> <clause id="ID0880236822644346952d6e41cfa43326"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall, on a timely basis, provide technical assistance to model code-setting and standard development organizations.</text> </clause><clause id="ID59500059334c4d9f8c04872df854c970"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Assistance</header><text>The assistance shall include technical assistance as requested by the organizations in—</text> <subclause id="IDce2d40cfc5ac473e9881971fd03fc7e7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>evaluating code or standards proposals or revisions;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID8452575e29854315a42861f1de0c8389"><enum>(II)</enum><text>building energy analysis and design tools;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID863e2d899e584b6f9622a4f829a4fb74"><enum>(III)</enum><text>building demonstrations; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID80844dca51f940f6b51f3d89fda54b22"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>design assistance and training.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9303646e75444e8ebe7f6730db5e1c5f"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Amendment proposals</header><text>The Secretary shall submit code and standard amendment proposals, with supporting evidence, sufficient to enable the national model building energy codes and standards to meet the targets established under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa61ea96efdac46c4bc91ec9d4f72b0c0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revision of building energy use standards</header> <subparagraph id="IDfc689124794e4f4c842204d646bd2e91"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the provisions of the IECC or ASHRAE Standard 90.1 regarding building energy use are revised, the Secretary shall make a determination not later than 1 year after the date of the revision, on whether the revision will—</text> <clause id="IDf6f08cfe159a47568b47dcaf0e82a406"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve energy efficiency in buildings; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID97e052c312b94444ae1647b93a145986"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>meet the targets under paragraph (1).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDac4a8e835d874746862162e3fd3b45a8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Codes or standards not meeting targets</header> <clause id="id65CA83565AB445F4AD29EF513D281D5E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary makes a determination under subparagraph (A)(ii) that a code or standard does not meet the targets established under paragraph (1), not later than 1 year after the date of the determination, the Secretary shall provide the model code or standard developer with proposed changes that would result in a model code that meets the targets.</text> </clause><clause id="id486DF4AAC36C417783545ABBB4032D5B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Incorporation of changes</header><text>On receipt of the proposed changes, the model code or standard developer shall have an additional 180 days to incorporate the proposed changes into the model code or standard.</text> </clause><clause id="id50BE7C42EA7F4F56AE194F43BD8C2D57"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Establishment by Secretary</header><text>If the proposed changes are not incorporated into the model code or standard, the Secretary shall establish a modified code or standard that meets the established targets.</text> </clause><clause id="id9CB79DD5DF964CA1ACE02B0EFCA30298"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Any code or standard modified under this subparagraph shall—</text> <subclause id="IDfee503a1cd4e40e68c41acaf70e530bf"><enum>(I)</enum><text>achieve the maximum level of energy savings that is technologically feasible and life-cycle cost-effective;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID1c48479d0fcf48368fde11d9462f335c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>be based on the latest edition of the IECC or ASHRAE Standard 90.1, including any subsequent amendments, addenda, or additions, but may also consider other model codes or standards; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID394cde12a9174041b2c9e10a39dc6f1a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>serve as the baseline for the next determination under subparagraph (A)(i).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdd8242b27fb646f78cbc7dcf135335ad"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Codes or standards not updated for 3 years</header> <clause id="ID0a91dd937810473f801d47b3ca3c3573"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a national model code or standard is not updated for more than 3 years, the Secretary shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the determination, establish a modified code or standard that meets the targets.</text> </clause><clause id="ID6dfe1ab91efa4b13a3eded12a516200a"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Any modified code or standard shall—</text> <subclause id="ID6d2ddd33134c4727bf27a619380f786c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>achieve the maximum level of energy savings that is technologically feasible and life-cycle cost-effective;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID67fb623178604a1e8c8677bdee5e0882"><enum>(II)</enum><text>be based on the latest revision of the IECC or ASHRAE Standard 90.1, including any amendments or additions to the code or standard, but may also consider other model codes or standards; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDda83aa58c1c64cef9f2aaad4e916c114"><enum>(III)</enum><text>serve as the baseline for the next determination under subparagraph (A)(i).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID972a0fc4fe30473cbf9b74510a661f05"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="IDc0d96c5cbee841a094838b6940484685"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide an opportunity for public comment on targets, determinations, and modified codes and standards under this subsection; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID42284682ce014f98954846e91cc84653"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>publish notice of targets, determinations, and modified codes and standards under this subsection in the Federal Register.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID80e43fc28d92416789f856fb4bb117ae"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State certification of building energy code updates</header> <paragraph id="ID396fdfcd8fd244628421c3e3e82f19e9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review and updating of codes by each State</header> <subparagraph id="ID211b4fde03d540d9b6ae82b1757e1cd5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>, each State shall certify to the Secretary whether or not the State has reviewed and updated the provisions of the residential and commercial building codes of the State regarding energy efficiency.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89e0dc53bd9f42a5adf89201d686458a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Demonstration</header><text>The certification shall include a demonstration that the code provisions of the State—</text> <clause id="ID5d393472420d486c8a6389112b4aaa68"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meet or exceed the 2009 IECC for residential buildings and the ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2007 for commercial buildings; or</text> </clause><clause id="IDa901e3f0e1d24c328eb92ba988c5daff"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>achieve equivalent or greater energy savings.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDef38d59bf30441d9ad49a3a1f3879e01"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review and updating of codes based on determination of Secretary</header> <subparagraph id="ID9f56908c23e946fd9f3b3e99d8ce24ac"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Determination of improvement of energy efficiency in buildings; modified codes or standards</header> <clause id="ID4c6ab536ce724af7a97b9ae506690eeb"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary makes an affirmative determination under subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) or establishes a modified code or standard under subsection (a)(2)(B), each State shall, not later than 2 years after the date of the determination or establishment, certify whether or not the State has reviewed and updated the provisions of the building code of the State regarding energy efficiency.</text> </clause><clause id="ID056fce29260b4901a38766935d14575c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Demonstration</header><text>The certification shall include a demonstration that the code provisions of the State meet or exceed the revised code or standard, or achieve equivalent or greater energy savings.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd7b735363fa04a39965f2a784c15919b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No determination of improvement of energy efficiency in buildings</header><text>If the Secretary fails to make a determination under subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) by the date specified in subsection (a)(2), or makes a negative determination, each State shall not later than 2 years after the specified date or the date of the determination, certify whether or not the State has reviewed the revised code or standard, and updated the provisions of the building code of the State regarding energy efficiency to meet or exceed any provisions found to improve energy efficiency in buildings, or to achieve equivalent or greater energy savings in other ways.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID20376a27252c4084acdc1e89ac3315c4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State certification of compliance with building codes</header> <paragraph id="ID9900e518066649b6bc7a3e641ed57eaa"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header> <subparagraph id="ID937cdae3507d481f8ed58e2fc9d6b453"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of a certification under subsection (b), each State shall certify whether or not the State has—</text> <clause id="ID2aed3ae1cf6043c4bb3e4342b75ba593"><enum>(i)</enum><text>achieved compliance under paragraph (3) with the certified State building energy code or with the associated model code or standard; or</text> </clause><clause id="IDe8fc02a5a45f4b7a8ff0b9871ed352f9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>made significant progress under paragraph (4) toward achieving compliance with the certified State building energy code or with the associated model code or standard.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf70f7eff7f664bcdba3cb4132b1e196e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Repeat certifications</header><text>If the State certifies progress toward achieving compliance, the State shall repeat the certification each year until the State certifies that the State has achieved compliance.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDff2807f62d324ff1b96f17cdf565de5b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Measurement of compliance</header><text>A certification under paragraph (1) shall include documentation of the rate of compliance based on—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2d518313e29c4622b72ff9c8cf314667"><enum>(A)</enum><text>independent inspections of a random sample of the new and renovated buildings covered by the code in the preceding year; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcc2d042309fc4becb7a552283618d659"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an alternative method that yields an accurate measure of compliance.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4ef67dda0d7345d2b47ceb53f78c91d0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Achievement of compliance</header> <subparagraph id="ID0e1b7d64b02d4dec96deb74d82870ea0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State shall be considered to achieve compliance under paragraph (1) if—</text> <clause id="ID0699ac07615b4920bf1693583535ac0d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at least 90 percent of new and renovated building space covered by the code in the preceding year substantially meets all the requirements of the code regarding energy efficiency, or achieves an equivalent energy savings level; or</text> </clause><clause id="IDd4ebe11531094b3a8b73b3336bee43ed"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the estimated excess energy use of new and renovated buildings that did not meet the code in the preceding year, compared to a baseline of comparable buildings that meet the code, is not more than 5 percent of the estimated energy use of all new and renovated buildings covered by the code during the preceding year.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc0d65bc0fd784576b8d19908a07f39cc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Renovated buildings</header><text>If the Secretary determines that the percentage targets under subparagraph (A) are not reasonably achievable for renovated residential or commercial buildings, the Secretary may reduce the targets for the renovated buildings to the highest achievable level.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbcbcd528178343bfa5696a477fc06e64"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Significant progress toward achievement of compliance</header> <subparagraph id="ID82bb8e11faec485b95a30a7a20d2c55e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State shall be considered to have made significant progress toward achieving compliance for purposes of paragraph (1) if the State—</text> <clause id="IDb2a01926ec0c4ce7a38df7766830c0d5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has developed and is implementing a plan for achieving compliance within 8 years, assuming continued adequate funding, including active training and enforcement programs;</text> </clause><clause id="ID31b70e0b93fc449b94f56c843ae35094"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>after 1 or more years of adequate funding, has demonstrated progress, in conformance with the plan described in clause (i), toward compliance;</text> </clause><clause id="ID0035e9b046ae40029a1bda2d2c5d5e12"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>after 5 or more years of adequate funding, meets the requirements of paragraph (3) if <quote>80 percent</quote> is substituted for <quote>90 percent</quote> or <quote>10 percent</quote> is substituted for <quote>5 percent</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDaf37f83460024e2280e66f952e5ba76b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>has not had more than 8 years of adequate funding.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8b7815d1d70c4cdf9527cdb35a249f1b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adequate funding</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, funding shall be considered adequate if the Federal Government provides to the States at least $50,000,000 for a fiscal year in funding and support for development and implementation of State building energy codes, including for training and enforcement.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc9592543a38b45a4bdb511261bd2b92f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Technical assistance to States</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to States to implement the requirements of this section, including procedures for States—</text> <clause id="IDbfedbd6aeac144d69996f449e5f54e91"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to demonstrate that the code provisions of the States achieve equivalent or greater energy savings than the national model codes and standards; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDf573717c07bd41f2b63952874ec6a78b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to improve and implement State residential and commercial building energy efficiency codes or to otherwise promote the design and construction of energy efficient buildings.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf5a5ff41188e418aadd207d66dea521e"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Voluntary advanced codes</header> <clause id="IDee586f24e2e84da0b8b2e1a6c5f15662"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall support the development of voluntary advanced model codes and standards for residential and commercial buildings that achieve energy savings of at least 30 percent compared to the national model building codes and standards.</text> </clause><clause id="ID56f0631c1887487ca52dc75e96241772"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The voluntary advanced model codes and standards shall be updated at least once every 3 years, for use in—</text> <subclause id="IDd3e97206d4b040e88857a1e9db96ed8a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>green building design;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID8d132e161676468899f749bc410713bb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>voluntary and market transformation programs;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID6c042987ffcc41b4afb3022d8b6ae7fd"><enum>(III)</enum><text>incentive criteria; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID2b602aa0618d4eb2b605dc9e449a1ba9"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>voluntary adoption by States.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID1ee97e55279940d88aea7c6aab596f4d"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In carrying out this subparagraph, the Secretary shall give preference to voluntary advanced model codes and standards developed by the International Code Council and by ASHRAE.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2287329bae064b10b7714def82227b27"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Failure to meet deadlines</header> <paragraph id="IDa240ecdb0fee4d97ae9514ebcce3058c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State that has not made a certification required under subsection (b) or (c) by the applicable deadline shall submit to the Secretary a report on—</text> <subparagraph id="ID45c4a6d0a04f4d36aa533965cc161295"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the status of the State with respect to meeting the requirements and submitting the certification; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID592ed5a66c354dbe9247d3cfc2281f23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a plan for meeting the requirements and submitting the certification.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID005244d129854769a98e21f663be4ef9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nonacceptance of certification</header><text>Any State for which the Secretary has not accepted a certification by a deadline under subsection (b) or (c) shall be considered out of compliance with this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID45631b6a223d44afbba208257433edc8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Local government</header><text>In any State that is out of compliance with this section, a local government may be considered in compliance with this section by meeting the certification requirements under subsections (b) and (c).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDea79e9541f4d41a5a61a9a9ec1d7a7b9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual reports by Secretary</header> <subparagraph id="ID1eeb8104a526436db489fdd4e4fbeb9b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall annually submit to Congress, and publish in the Federal Register, a report on—</text> <clause id="ID6ba3ae5becfe420b9c3881aecc5ceb03"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the status of national model building energy codes and standards;</text> </clause><clause id="IDbee3e6c8aa9c42df9611495b8879e417"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the status of code adoption and compliance in the States; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID5a9c08d7276b4261bfdbac1c8dea682a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>implementation of this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5ae1e738891a4c2b819c738c75767b78"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Impacts</header><text>The report shall include estimates of impacts of past action under this section, and potential impacts of further action, on lifetime energy use by buildings and resulting energy costs to individuals and businesses.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID12894ab0b7144523841b2a591a83bdfa"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Availability of incentive funding</header> <paragraph id="ID0e56582b9dfc4f53a3a811502f65c1f8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header> <subparagraph id="IDb4541733f6d24d0fa39a37d1a9b049b8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall provide incentive funding to States to implement the requirements of this section, and to improve and implement State residential and commercial building energy efficiency codes, including increasing and verifying compliance with the codes.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf592061b01e74e1d9d719f1b7fcd30bf"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State actions</header><text>In determining whether, and in what amount, to provide incentive funding under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the actions proposed by the State—</text> <clause id="ID97a36cbf2e4b491da1eec0ae51cc9e47"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to implement the requirements of this section;</text> </clause><clause id="ID26bec8fc1b524712ba4c1a907dde9c48"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to improve and implement residential and commercial building energy efficiency codes; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID0fcf1930195c478cb915f12520baac7d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to promote building energy efficiency through the use of the codes.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID85939f06bf7d4a398eca1220085f7a03"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional funding</header><text>Additional funding shall be provided under this subsection for implementation of a plan to achieve and document at least a 90 percent rate of compliance with residential and commercial building energy efficiency codes, based on energy performance—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd4f87cfc42934f68b31943fb0b608838"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to a State that has adopted and is implementing, on a Statewide basis—</text> <clause id="IDcaa6509ee5af49109116968e76086c50"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a residential building energy efficiency code that meets or exceeds the requirements of the 2009 IECC, or any succeeding version of that code that has received an affirmative determination from the Secretary under subsection (a)(2)(A)(i); and</text> </clause><clause id="IDd9285bd8c1ef441db287906c155b7078"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a commercial building energy efficiency code that meets or exceeds the requirements of the ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2007, or any succeeding version of that standard that has received an affirmative determination from the Secretary under subsection (a)(2)(A)(i); or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa7ddd3e11678422496acd3cfd03074a3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in a State in which there is no Statewide energy code for either residential buildings or commercial buildings, or in which State codes fail to comply with subparagraph (A), to a local government that has adopted and is implementing residential and commercial building energy efficiency codes, as described in subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID586434fb690e4fbf80003c5e5ce29208"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Training</header><text>Of the amounts made available under this subsection, the State may use amounts required, but not to exceed $500,000 for a State, to train State and local building code officials to implement and enforce codes described in paragraph (2).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4754cd7929c74a528fe199df9c61b39f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0540ce2b9e714425a4a866204d0c7f4d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID690e76a0869e4eda8348f2f2efcffca1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID389cd77f6fef43b191f42758251aa4e1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of IECC</header><text>Section 303 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6832) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id077594D3226840818DB51C9FFD7C9DDB" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDbc7ffee605da472c96cc5ba6e87f6c9d"><enum>(17)</enum><header>IECC</header><text>The term <term>IECC</term> means the International Energy Conservation Code.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="id8A17FCAFFE814B8B86AD0A8B1A66228D"><enum>242.</enum><header>Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Energy Efficiency Grant Program</header> <subsection id="id1341C7B7BC794AB88FD158177ADFCDA8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="ID9e723828382443629673489db31611b5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a State or local government agency or nonprofit organization that implements energy efficiency programs to increase energy efficiency in multifamily buildings or manufactured housing.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID230d78d431454154907f02ae090c3082"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Energy efficiency program</header><text>The term <term>energy efficiency program</term> means a program designed to increase energy efficiency in multifamily buildings and manufactured housing through financial incentives, building renovation and construction, appliance retrofits, or other means, as determined by an eligible entity.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF371378FFC474E8AA51F8075771496F6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Energy Star program</header><text>The term <term>Energy Star program</term> means the program established by section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2424164644fb4c50a1244040b2baeab0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Manufactured housing</header><text>The term <term>manufactured housing</term> means a manufactured home (as defined in section 603 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5402)).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID23221f47da6e46b3b63ecc29d9b021ec"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Multifamily building</header><text>The term <term>multifamily building</term> means a structure with 5 or more dwelling units.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id129540240C044E9D841E8744957ED309"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8579368130234d19bec526fde149079d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the <quote>Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Energy Efficiency Grant Program</quote>, under which the Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities to carry out energy efficiency programs in accordance with this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID57e96fc76d504f06aa99b8b3342dc1ee"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the program established under this section is to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to carry out energy efficiency programs to increase energy efficiency in multifamily buildings and manufactured housing in a manner that—</text> <paragraph id="ID85fcd00466974c8fa6649aa5580dbab7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>demonstrates an innovative approach to energy efficiency;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID78b7626b61a84003aeb67aad02169734"><enum>(2)</enum><text>maximizes the cost effectiveness of Federal and non-Federal expenditures;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe3fa6af21d2f4c77a02d57406a3bf1a1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>maximizes energy efficiency potential for recipients;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID933ae641d30e41968b112e0c68444262"><enum>(4)</enum><text>prioritizes recipients with the greatest financial need;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7d65b8d735154e6e93dea5586392af36"><enum>(5)</enum><text>prioritizes efficiency programs with high levels of matching funds;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2b6e8d2a4f104e3da7f6a36c7d55dc13"><enum>(6)</enum><text>maintains geographical diversity in allocating grants; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9edb4a9e1a304a2d8dac757ac0ae0d1b"><enum>(7)</enum><text>is replicable.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd7f6005d039b42cb8c9d5cc4e7e1c8c7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities to implement energy efficiency program under this section through—</text> <paragraph id="ID09a3c5d00ef94b328a770b0cfdb3c179"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the case of multifamily buildings—</text> <subparagraph id="id894B663573BD4EC59BADE5DC9C997E23"><enum>(A)</enum><text>renovation of multifamily buildings; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDec1aae01eb4a49dabb33f8321cf71e29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>encouragement and recommendations for replacement of appliances, equipment, and systems with low energy efficiency with appliances, equipment, and systems that meet criteria established under the Energy Star program;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID94c42c055d984d3fb86644a5fdd0bc55"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of manufactured housing, rebates to owners of manufactured housing constructed before calendar year 1976 to assist the owners in replacing the manufactured housing with manufactured housing that meets criteria established under the Energy Star program; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa3165f9afc4b426a82ee77edd7b26f6d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other innovative approaches, as determined by the eligible entities and approved by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd772c14c72ff4bd39321ddddf7f731d8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID9fdafc6144f644a7869fd4acffad01cd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintain such records and evidence of compliance as the Secretary may require;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe62b3e1fa00d4c208eaec6dafd605a87"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop and distribute information and materials and conduct programs to provide technical services and assistance to encourage planning, financing, and design of energy-efficient multifamily buildings or manufactured housing; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID929e108ba29a4471a7d1b33944f59d98"><enum>(3)</enum><text>report publicly the results of a project conducted under this section to enable other eligible entities to learn from each project.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7e678364a2d24ba68594e1018864ade8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><section id="IDd7605fd822b84b21a1e3d3f0311fa0f3"><enum>243.</enum><header>Building training and assessment centers</header> <subsection id="id64D977FCAE8149159DD382B3B44E74FE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Energy shall provide grants to institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) to establish building training and assessment centers—</text> <paragraph id="ID4fabd94881fd42beb30893b7f6561ce9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to identify opportunities for optimizing energy efficiency and environmental performance in buildings;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID56c2ac65708b44c3b22c7b07c2315afb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to promote the application of emerging concepts and technologies in commercial and institutional buildings;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5b61d9a6982e4e70b2fb640be0a08516"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to train engineers, architects, building scientists, building energy permitting and enforcement officials, and building technicians in energy-efficient design and operation;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID937c3206ede74862977ec3a2340147b0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to assist institutions of higher education in training building technicians;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc20f03b6af2545239c4c3841ce219cd1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to promote research and development for the use of alternative energy sources to supply heat and power for buildings, particularly energy-intensive buildings; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID402e854cff7d409cbdab3dc271467bec"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to coordinate with and assist State-accredited technical training centers, community colleges, and local offices of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and ensure appropriate services are provided under this section to each region of the United States.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe9101453e002431c8839702b8d5dd715"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination and nonduplication</header> <paragraph id="id1689F82AE86E4E3ABF4263E91C4B9BC7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall coordinate the program with the Industrial Assessment Centers program established under this Act and with other Federal programs to avoid duplication of effort.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id751689B202A74A288782843F82E87BBB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Collocation</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, building, training, and assessment centers established under this section shall be collocated with Industrial Assessment Centers.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4DF66F690FFE4A7D98B784D2B9B513BE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section></part><part id="id43D78DCB3FC84B40AD01EB37318A8ECC"><enum>II</enum><header>Weatherization assistance for low-income persons</header> <section id="idF0A64F4991154E13BD6320A2CFF20A10"><enum>251.</enum><header>Weatherization assistance for low-income persons</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idC63D6FADCC0E4D1A83F642199BC21FF4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id58E8CC426AF64A52BC1DD2028072BE67"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking the double periods at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4697E2C556FA4C7A9EE43492AEBA509A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC16ED5C9588C4BDCAF8035B8628DD49F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idA2ED49EC9CF549E2B2D226215ACF107F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>$1,700,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section></part><part id="id2EA40FAD7A5148BFA28A2AF375A20EBA"><enum>III</enum><header>State Energy Program</header> <section id="idB063DB94B39A4DDB9AD957046D8F6DE8"><enum>255.</enum><header>State Energy Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 365 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6325) is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C511DBE6F474C079372880784A5B243" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id369CE9FEB1F94063AC9245C1E8C1D3FC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this part $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015, to remain available until expended.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></part><part id="idF44DCE82DF814BA381006F89F5EEFFE9"><enum>IV</enum><header>State energy efficiency grants program</header> <section id="IDfec30b11ded047c4bd02c0d5b2f9ce98"><enum>261.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text> <paragraph id="ID562c1d8721784969943f58cd7843bf78"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, acting in consultation with the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID19da11e9278d488a9e642e1c1e76b9d4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>ANSI</header><text>The term <term>ANSI</term> means the American National Standards Institute.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID699d28106c914aa4b132e19de448a2bf"><enum>(3)</enum><header>ASHRAE</header><text>The term <term>ASHRAE</term> means the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1724063d229a4fe99a0ddb7fd65b7146"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Building energy code policy</header><text>The term <term>building energy code policy</term> means a policy that provides—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1c60bdc6fd6447f9ae4e5bd0e27f9f7c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a building energy code for residential buildings throughout a State that meets or exceeds the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe244ebc50ff543289da60b5c3f5b7a68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a building energy code for commercial buildings throughout the State that meets or exceeds the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 (2007); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID17a6530264c34f9d9a45ed19c5d36bdc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a plan for the jurisdiction achieving compliance with subparagraphs (A) and (B) not later than 8 years after the date of enactment of this Act in at least 90 percent of new and renovated residential and commercial building space, including compliance through—</text> <clause id="id6080BB940D4D4A58B67C175C15E0B9F6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>active training and enforcement programs; and</text> </clause><clause id="idCDF89274A8DC4791BA418B6220531309"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>measurement of the rate of compliance each year.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID507db37a6a864bbe945dba7d3d5c8a4d"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Commercial building</header><text>The term <term>commercial building</term> means a building that is—</text> <subparagraph id="id7F764BCC8B4043F48EA162674FD35D07"><enum>(A)</enum><text>covered by ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 (2007);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5A47AB989FE74D09967B80964E16AC2A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>located in the United States; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id547394A40D16471A943591D56C2F7394"><enum>(C)</enum><text>constructed before the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5b6e9203f147450998d0017fe89123da"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Electric utility</header><text>The term <term>electric utility</term> means any individual, entity, or State agency that distributes electricity directly to retail consumers pursuant to a legal, regulatory, or contractual obligation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7ae7645f27f34c2487acb70349682c66"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Energy efficiency measure</header><text>The term <term>energy efficiency measure</term> means an installed measure (including products, equipment, systems, services, and practices) that result in reductions in end-use demand for externally supplied energy, or fuel, by a consumer, facility, or user.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID37cc87ab0e4d4903b0fed5062358609c"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Home</header><text>The term <term>home</term> means a principal residential dwelling unit that is—</text> <subparagraph id="idBCE2DDAFE1A24AD99B367FF98DAAAFC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>located in the United States; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF244D1ED9DC24F19A41F51AA40BBE39B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>constructed before the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8518a0cdac034cd78226c09f7a06922e"><enum>(9)</enum><header>IESNA</header><text>The term <term>IESNA</term> means the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd6fdbf4403394849badc2a48182d16cd"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Natural gas utility</header><text>The term <term>natural gas utility</term> means any individual, entity, or State agency engaged in the local distribution of natural gas to any ultimate consumer of natural gas.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3b211c3b044c47d09954f5d982bfdce6"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy, acting in consultation with the Administrator.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id07D9CD7C642C4077AFD34A0ABD28F028"><enum>(12)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1AA0C8024B5B488EA17F81A36FBC1821"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID792A8B98FE9C42679797E3F1D68FC25F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of Columbia;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID28D43A31F3264D79A65D4436F400AF2F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7162086E82BE4862A921D0568448B976"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Guam;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC397CB348D70414D852ED0B69C50A495"><enum>(E)</enum><text>American Samoa; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52B93238B8974989BD68CE54FDB6CC0A"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States Virgin Islands.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="IDd9e7c725e89444189d61beb2bc6ef15d"><enum>262.</enum><header>State energy efficiency retrofit programs</header> <subsection id="IDe2d87ec4b40342a48fcf741bec06255c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall make grants to States to carry out energy efficiency retrofit programs in accordance with this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID1a68619929fc4fc79e35302a476fec39"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant awards</header><text>The Secretary shall apply performance-based criteria in awarding grants to States under this section, which shall give priority for funding of energy efficiency retrofit programs based on—</text> <paragraph id="ID0aa568870f9d4afb972b80604dba2c81"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the cost-effectiveness of the energy efficiency programs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc2c19ae795604ef1a650ba9371c962bc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number and quality of jobs created;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID413ba1cd60284d18915da3556258f39d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the quantity of energy and water saved;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb57a47e7ec8642048fe6f275e61400dc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the development of an effective plan for evaluation, measurement, and verification of energy savings;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID40e5f3a9e8ee4e1197e7dab8c931ea22"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the inclusion of measures—</text> <subparagraph id="id31ADC65EA3444E2A88F9884BCD5676D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to reach underserved populations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaf9a5f6ca70e427d8e970f4caa351805"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide for independent evaluation and adequate incentives for successful program management; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5376a12c955a45f8b1b1d703344850bc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to leverage private sector funds and use innovative financing methods to implement more comprehensive energy efficiency projects, including the methods described in section 266;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfccfe92b92134506bd0cf49fc654c33d"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the effective use of grant funds provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8d3f051075ed489fa991b3073e15037c"><enum>(7)</enum><text>progress on the adoption and implementation of the building energy code policies.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idCAA83BA271544331AC7479B9262C0E20"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>A State that receives a grant to carry out an energy efficiency program under this section may implement the program through the State or a third party designated by the State, including an energy service company, an electric utility, a natural gas utility, a third party administrator designated by the State, or a unit of local government.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID31236f75659e4a8a891f8741e8400a6c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Home efficiency retrofits program</header> <paragraph id="ID19e06d1b9a7042848ed1d8c438741950"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may use a grant provided under this section to provide a grant to an owner of a home for an energy efficiency retrofit of the home, on completion of the retrofit, if the retrofit is carried out in accordance with—</text> <subparagraph id="idEA4C7BB3B3AB44A59A5DE690C02F83AA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the prescriptive option described in paragraph (2); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0831DE27284C4266A150C40FF644A1EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the performance-based option described in paragraph (3).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID68367902b35949989cfc8d2fe928f6be"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prescriptive option</header> <subparagraph id="idB919931511C24BA1B4AE486845B6D1C8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A grant provided for the energy retrofit of a home under the prescriptive option described in this paragraph shall be made for achieving energy savings from measures—</text> <clause id="id5CE80BB63EDC49CEB50746B1461BB33A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>selected from a prescriptive list established under subparagraph (B); and</text> </clause><clause id="id98E60831A8A64625A9F6FD265BCC57AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>installed in the home.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1C7F2A69414C424FB71B27AF547AAC07"><enum>(B)</enum><header>List</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a list of combinations of energy savings measures that can be implemented by the owner of a home to save at least—</text> <clause id="id43E86CB7A794420DB085A2DC9A136AB7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>10 percent on whole home energy consumption; and</text> </clause><clause id="idA176FFEFB09543FDAA3C2C7E73DFF9DE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>20 percent on whole home energy consumption.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE71CB081F6F94A6485392C8D2B31E5DD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Amount of grant</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (E)(ii), the amount of a grant provided to the owner of a home under this paragraph shall be—</text> <clause id="idB50825E19E3945BFAB8ADF0CDB206698"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$1,000 for energy savings of 10 percent described in subparagraph (B)(i); and</text> </clause><clause id="id530B01ECE8674A79859890965C5C8055"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$2,000 for energy savings of not less than 20 percent, but not more than 50 percent, described in subparagraph (B)(ii).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id015CA17856224F49A4DFE3AE8C2DCB16"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Verification</header><text>To be eligible for a grant for the energy retrofit of a home in a State under this paragraph, the owner of a home shall submit to the State a certification by the contractor or installer that carried out the retrofit that the measures undertaken for the retrofit—</text> <clause id="id51D80031CF4E44979BF32CC900BE493A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are described on the list established under subparagraph (B); and</text> </clause><clause id="id2C62F2446A2D4B17A15BEB56C3E25AEB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>were installed properly.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5A6EBC2079DD45FD97E523606248DB25"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Secretary may—</text> <clause id="idE817415684CF429F81B99188C5C67EA2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>discontinue the prescriptive option established under this paragraph at any time after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act; and</text> </clause><clause id="id93BE4EBC0BA9457CA7E480E7D57B9E0B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>adjust the amount of grants provided under this paragraph.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDffe689a85ef6426ba18da7dc824ca79b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Performance-based option</header> <subparagraph id="id81B8E7CD84E845D9A97FDBA50B897FFD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A grant provided for the energy retrofit of a home under the performance-based option described in this paragraph shall be made for retrofits that achieve whole home energy savings.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7875758A3B41401CBEE25F6349DDFA4D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount of grant</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (E), the amount of a grant provided to the owner of a home under this paragraph shall be—</text> <clause id="id184F940E17034EE1B4F5CFFF3C3A5074"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$3,000 for a 20-percent reduction in whole home energy consumption; and</text> </clause><clause id="idD5E9B99183B0438780DEF3CDA266411B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an additional $150 for each additional 1-percent reduction up to the lower of—</text> <subclause id="idD519A631A5134F1D8019175F967171DD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$12,000; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id535F86156EEA4E71A4A2F66B8B51D894"><enum>(II)</enum><text>50 percent of the total retrofit cost.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04AFA56F84784A2CB470EA341D5D75E1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Energy savings</header> <clause id="id69CD25F41564447F81F9E669FD5FDF3E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Energy savings under this paragraph shall be determined by a comparison of the energy consumption of the home before the retrofit to the consumption of the home after the retrofit.</text> </clause><clause id="id5E72A541B7CD483384FC1CB553723C23"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Documentation</header><text>The percent improvement in energy consumption under this paragraph shall be documented through—</text> <subclause id="id2CE12F7CC55644EAAF3F5D908F4943C9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the use of whole home simulation software programs approved by the Administrator; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2E28936DBCE84DBDB2B7C396E33A4409"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a comparison of the difference before and after the retrofit as measured by home energy ratings on the Home Energy Rating System Index as specified in the Residential Energy Services Network Publication No. 06–001 (or a successor publication).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8EC088B862A84E749A7F5C2E066657C7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Verification</header> <clause id="idED21B921C9D7417EABB2F585E45F5F9F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), the Administrator shall ensure that at least 15 percent of the retrofits performed under this paragraph are randomly subject to a third party verification of all work associated with the retrofit.</text> </clause><clause id="idFDF42F06C4834D4BBB85D2F32109F205"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text>On or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator may adjust the percentage specified under clause (i) based on program experience.</text> </clause><clause id="id33AE9FAAB2CF46C2BFCB77D5046AD2C2"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Contractor certification</header><text>Subject to clause (iv), the Administrator—</text> <subclause id="id891D51183CB344B592B1334BB00054A5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall determine the level of contractor certification appropriate for retrofits performed under this paragraph; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idD15C530E9D854CEBBA67B2E0002427FB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>may adjust the level in response to program data.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id5FB603F8C2DD4082AC94423C0B859A04"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Advanced contractor certifications</header><text>The Secretary may develop an additional incentive for advanced contractor certifications under clause (iii).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC23ECDEFA0514E8BB2E346680713527B"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>On or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may adjust the grant amounts provided under this paragraph based on program data.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID321fc338e2d04211a30ff5ee853d7a85"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Commercial buildings efficiency retrofits program</header> <paragraph id="ID8dc6777710a74b90ae76fb818bac032d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may use a grant provided under this section to provide incentives for energy efficiency retrofits to the owner of 1 or more commercial buildings, including submetered areas or individual tenant spaces within a commercial building or an aggregation of commercial buildings.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC305F8496F814BFF92FBE19ED4B6CF1A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Energy savings</header> <subparagraph id="id69BCC536A51D40069AB74ABA4367DF22"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may provide incentives to the owner of 1 or more commercial buildings for energy efficiency retrofits under this subsection if the retrofits improve energy performance by at least 20 percent compared to energy consumption during the previous year of the 1 or more commercial buildings, while adjusting for other relevant factors including changes in occupancy loads and process energy.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78F9D48FDA604E4ABB4D99432F70B483"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Benchmarking tool</header><text>The energy savings shall be determined by using an established energy benchmarking tool designated by the Administrator.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5d91bd042fd146dbb654252d11daff25"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Incentives</header> <subparagraph id="id00C25452128C4680BD5F79393B837C3C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish the amount and form of the incentives provided under this subsection in a manner that encourages implementation of retrofits that achieve the largest and most durable improvements in energy performance.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD72D6DD421784C5CA3C724555FDE0952"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount</header> <clause id="id8EFDF751E053448BB731159750BFE1F3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), the amount of the incentives provided under this subsection shall be equal to—</text> <subclause id="ID6d8ddc78e4b54e8682c06d49a969d136"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$0.15 per square foot of retrofit floor area for 20 to 24 percent savings;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC41D4F89155A43B9ADD822C85C1F2625"><enum>(II)</enum><text>$0.75 per square foot of retrofit floor area for 25 to 29 percent savings;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDabe144eef1a74e8997520c260fc05ace"><enum>(III)</enum><text>$1.20 per square foot of retrofit floor area for 30 to 34 percent savings;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID5ce8f2140afc44da86e141141c138f62"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>$1.60 per square foot of retrofit floor area for 35 to 39 percent savings;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID8189e75084fb4f4bad46612c64ce931d"><enum>(V)</enum><text>$2.05 per square foot of retrofit floor area for 40 to 44 percent savings;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDdb4fcf706c74447f8391a455011b8204"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>$2.50 per square foot of retrofit floor area for 45 to 49 percent savings; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idF2656C02011E43BB9A56528A2C9558E2"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>$3.00 per square foot of retrofit floor area for 50 or more percent savings.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id6A9698837A574B6384EB6E78ED214464"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Modification</header><text>The Secretary may modify the amount and form of incentives provided under this subsection based on data gathered during program implementation, including the development of incentives for particular building types.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20751D8045B44259A70DFEDE398B92AE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Timing</header> <clause id="id31840A668F1349ECB100F2C46B6B66FD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Payment on completion</header><text>On the completion of the energy retrofit of 1 or more commercial buildings and the verification of at least a 20-percent energy savings from the retrofit, the State shall provide to the owner or agent of the 1 or more commercial buildings 60 percent of the qualified incentive amount for the retrofit determined under subparagraph (B).</text> </clause><clause id="idEE91E63044C04EB1B2F530D033D1A89B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Remaining payments</header><text>During the 3-year period beginning on the date of the initial payment under clause (i), the State shall provide to the owner or agent of the commercial building the remaining 40 percent of the qualified incentive amount for the retrofit determined under subparagraph (B) for any energy savings of 20 percent or more, with the amount awarded proportionate to the level of sustained performance improvement.</text> </clause><clause id="idCE8073F67993405AAC430566643185F1"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Minimum improvements</header><text>No incentives shall be provided under this subsection for sustained performance improvements of less than 20 percent, as determined by annual audits.</text> </clause><clause id="idFF345EEA35C74C89B254C13325349B95"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Disclosure</header><text>The Secretary may require such information as is necessary to determine energy performance under this subsection.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID38e072a44a7e47c0ab1833e0345f0df2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Historic buildings</header><text>Notwithstanding subsections (d) and (e), a building that is eligible for or listed in the National Register of Historic Places shall be eligible for incentives under this section in amounts of up to 120 percent of the applicable amounts described in subsections (d) and (e).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID68b1e11b2390428ea725abd40078c210"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="idFAD9A4E06F084670A88282AE831DBBF2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 300 days after the date that the Secretary initially provides funds to a State under this section, the State shall submit to the Secretary a report on the use of the funds.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id858B96FB7299416DB469BF3E7BD999F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report shall include a description of—</text> <subparagraph id="idBC7F5198755842EF96CCBB41B6327DDD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the measured and verified energy savings produced under this section;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0CD6DCBD9FD942A49C95BAEA89161B75"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the projected energy savings under this section during the subsequent 1-year period;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC9B1634E89D0439CA61A2EE06F051272"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the specific entities implementing the energy efficiency programs;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20B877F17D4E4E1EB02E4E3E7188A29B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the beneficiaries who received the efficiency improvements;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD06AFEE7848047C2B1C8AC896B8A11C9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the manner in which funds provided under this section were used;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc057d36cc5b442cbaa5059b0bba66631"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the sources (such as mortgage lenders, utility companies, and local governments) and types of financing used by the beneficiaries to finance the retrofit expenses that were not covered by grants provided in this part;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBCA8ADB9771B4582ADE7768B466FA750"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the direct and indirect employment created as a result of the programs supported by the funds;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0BFA2C7B3B2E478DA3DC92F9FD58B9B1"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the results of verification requirements; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBF23A1618B36439DA6CF43F0B2AFE780"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any other information the Secretary considers appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idFCF2EABC642F44B0BFD9DD2EED4D5C87"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Noncompliance</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a State has not provided the information required under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide to the State a period of at least 90 days to provide any necessary information.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2AC7C8834CDA489DA2DFC98D7A8E88F7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>263.</enum><header>Administrative and technical support</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subject to section 265(b)(2), not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may provide such administrative and technical support to States as is necessary to carry out this part.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf01e80b8cfda4be4ae6997d0130973fe" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>264.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out this part.</text> </section><section id="ID3fcd645c86e143f1a86cbb56dbbb6c60"><enum>265.</enum><header>Funding</header> <subsection id="idF4AFD21F694D4E289A4FF0128A265E1F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this part for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID3c5c70e08a874349a4d0c03e658c6fbc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds provided for a fiscal year under subsection (a) shall be allocated as follows:</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="ID5c26423b3cb449239aa6f30ab0db8e47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In the case of State energy efficiency grants programs under section 262:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="IDe589c8638926459e89ad54c1c330be1c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>45 percent for the home efficiency retrofits program under section 262(d).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID00cdcfdd5c67427da1f0f7d4c5cf338f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>45 percent for the commercial buildings efficiency retrofits program under section 262(e).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3C9166C208ED42578B7485B4BE2FD193"><enum>(C)</enum><text>10 percent to provide administrative and technical support to the States to carry out this part.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcda76bd99dee46ceac20926335c02580"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on the use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State shall use not more than—</text> <paragraph id="id0AEE88D0931B44F693A1D06D9047C232"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">10 percent of the funds provided for a fiscal year under this part for administration of programs under this part; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idFC2D6C0F0F0C425688DB290665A2B89A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">5 percent of the funds provided for a fiscal year under part for measurement and verification.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id820957A2902C4664A143C5480CF0FC69"><enum>266.</enum><header>Home Energy Retrofit Finance Program</header> <subsection id="id441F52257FE94F859FFBB286E6747A7B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id2317BE1A08F74AC4895323C59C63A84D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible participant</header><text>The term <term>eligible participant</term> means a homeowner, apartment complex owner, residential cooperative association, or condominium association that finances energy efficiency improvements to homes and residential buildings under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9C3F3F7866134DCFB07EDE9AE2BF40E9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>program</term> means the Home Energy Retrofit Finance Program established under subsection (b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDdd98174a79d940e5a1a0f1900d1ba005"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualified program delivery entity</header><text>The term <term>qualified program delivery entity</term> means a local government, energy utility, or any other entity designated by the Secretary that administers the program for a State under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4e80e6800a58456ca23db598305bd516"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall provide Home Energy Retrofit Finance Program grants to States for the purpose of establishing or expanding a State revolving finance fund to support financing offered by qualified program delivery entities for energy efficiency measures and renewable energy improvements to existing homes and residential buildings (including apartment complexes, residential cooperative associations, and condominium buildings under 5 stories).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID15018e2859df4620af0c2912e42d16f2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding mechanism</header><text>In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall provide funds to States, for use by qualified program delivery entities that administer finance programs directly or under agreements with collaborating third party entities, to capitalize revolving finance funds and increase participation in associated financing programs.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDd588be9d939f4ca6b572ac3e166f00c5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligibility of qualified program delivery entities</header><text>To be eligible to participate in the program, a qualified program delivery entity shall establish a method by which eligible participants may pay over time for the financed cost of allowable energy efficiency measures and renewable energy improvements.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID5630ac664b4f4d4db3758e7316fd487d"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>In making funds available to States for each fiscal year under this section, the Secretary shall use the allocation formula used to allocate funds to States to carry out State energy conservation plans under part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID5b01cb6049f74235bd1b0764d7e8ed90"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Of the amounts in a State revolving finance fund—</text> <paragraph id="id63587224BD3144A2A58611EC0C42677B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not more than 20 percent may be used by qualified program delivery entities for interest rate reductions for eligible participants; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2E7321C9D2CA4AF1ADA96178B0A25C96"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the remainder shall be available to provide direct funding or other financial support to qualified program delivery entities.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID860c559fdd584bb184b1cd469c6dbed6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>State revolving finance funds</header><text>On repayment of any funds made available by qualified program delivery entities under the program, the funds shall be deposited in the applicable State revolving finance fund to support additional financing to qualified program delivery entities for energy efficiency measures and renewable energy improvements.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID97b21c790e354d2f891a3fffa0161c55"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Coordination with State energy efficiency retrofit programs</header><text>Home energy retrofit programs that receive financing through the program shall be carried out in accordance with all authorized measures, performance criteria, and other requirements of section 262(d).</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDa2ec7615587c419c9dac42a6dc02a56e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Program evaluation</header> <paragraph id="id90F98DF84D104C3EBD1D80129DF928A0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a program evaluation to determine—</text> <subparagraph id="ID14de430dc2bb474d8cb4d6142d8c4d97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>how the program is being used by eligible participants, including what improvements have been most typical and what regional distinctions exist, if any;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0544e05cc8da4cafaf1634f475580525"><enum>(B)</enum><text>what improvements could be made to increase the effectiveness of the program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfbb303b161e54f5dabb744db7d1f8519"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the quantity of verifiable energy savings and renewable energy deployment achieved through the program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID07773fda7e4842988f07cc89e5991cda"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports</header> <subparagraph id="idAA6DC46AFF634C089EE35FA160AFE2F6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that describes the results of the program evaluation required under this subsection, including any recommendations.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID88d8da19f3ab4fab88ea5272b247ca38"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State reports</header><text>Not less than once every 2 years, States participating in the program shall submit to the Secretary reports on the use of funds through the program that include any information that the Secretary may require.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDee4b8d39e4c74c8484324eaf9478ce92"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="id222F63E3AE1B4E9ABE05737B17B0B715"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idAE0612DDE88F43F6A0A7ED04E3E5F3BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>An amount not exceeding 5 percent of the amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall be available for each fiscal year to pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></part><part id="id4609C93CC5DA4E42882B6DA24230E1C6"><enum>V</enum><header>Federal efficiency and renewables</header> <section id="idCD2298AE90564079906CDFDDE52817E8"><enum>271.</enum><header>Federal purchase requirement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852) (as amended by section 133) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id69FBEACA4D1B4D379A234B0F885810BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>electric</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id497687E4C6484F75B7E8C58430DA812D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f) and moving that subsection to appear after subsection (e);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7f322fb6df454b4192b65d776016b2b0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (c) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3C7A40654024C46BA81EA4E88865584" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID46b4f4fa971e4363bd8af7edb834ee5d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Separate calculation</header><text>Renewable energy produced at a Federal facility, on Federal land, or on Indian land (as defined in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501))—</text> <paragraph id="idEE06737BE2E8474186F521FAF3BC1B92"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be calculated separately from renewable energy used; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4EF9F4CBBA9D473CAC6152898ACC1D0B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may be used individually or in combination to comply with subsection (a).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5C77D8AD9824455D9868DAAC4A4AB1B1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id370259A40F874324877D6612F70F1A05" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDfc3a00ac231d47a4ad6c918a9df92083"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Contract period</header> <paragraph id="ID746956c945c244339086b7b93cbf22d5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 501(b)(1)(B) of title 40, United States Code, a contract entered into by a Federal agency to acquire renewable energy may be made for a period of not more than 30 years.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1513ba2212a0497cb24e98ec1569d996"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to Federal agencies to enter into contracts under this subsection.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd591f5ce9e7e49c1b9c3ce32d24b245e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Standardized renewable energy purchase agreement</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, acting through the Federal Energy Management Program, shall publish a standardized renewable energy purchase agreement setting forth commercial terms and conditions that can be used by Federal agencies to acquire renewable energy.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="ID72a591aafb4f4ea6b2cae555fa97e448"><enum>272.</enum><header>Competition requirements for task or delivery orders under energy savings performance contracts</header> <subsection id="IDf4e2bd0dceec41cca43e1ce18b8f2181"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 801(a) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0655E344C8904748A2FCF3C6BA27D671" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDcb0a45f922d54e43b1cdd26b380a7c0c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Task or delivery orders</header> <subparagraph id="idDE7D9835D9C54D8EBB1894C63C61402B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The head of a Federal agency may issue a task or delivery order under an energy savings performance contract by—</text> <clause id="ID218ee4a887ca4f8d8152eea6a09c9f96"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7BC9C814F7B749B49B48E2652B527827"><enum>(I)</enum><text>notifying all contractors that have received an award under the contract that the agency proposes to consider using energy savings performance services for all or part of the facilities of the agency;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idCB7F1A889E864A5F9EBEA0F899440ECF" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>soliciting an expression of interest in the performance of site surveys or investigations and feasibility designs and studies and the submission of qualifications from the contractors; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id362C4B34A707445894F79E680236F035" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>including in the notice summary information concerning energy use for any facilities that the agency has specific interest in including in the contract;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDa4fcbafda2bc425b93893a94964a1262"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reviewing all expressions of interest and qualifications submitted pursuant to the notice provided under clause (i);</text> </clause><clause id="ID6e35fe305e14410ab9c3c5861b87b7c4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>selecting 2 or more contractors (from among the contractors reviewed under clause (ii)) to analyze the respective qualifications of the contractors to implement potential energy conservation measures, including requesting references demonstrating experience on similar efforts and the resulting energy savings of the similar efforts;</text> </clause><clause id="ID5c147c0eb70a453a87bd3606bd0c2e75"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>selecting and authorizing—</text> <subclause id="IDcc82ca2d31d34125993a069b1cab75cc"><enum>(I)</enum><text>more than 1 contractor (from among the contractors selected under clause (iii)) to conduct site surveys, investigations, feasibility designs and studies, or similar assessments for the energy savings performance contract services (or for discrete portions of the services), for the purpose of allowing each such contractor to submit a firm, fixed-price proposal to implement specific energy conservation measures; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDcf0151bfe7b9456b87d627bdd742c2d5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>1 contractor (from among the contractors selected under clause (iii)) to conduct a site survey, investigation, feasibility design and study, or similar assessment for the purpose of allowing the contractor to submit a firm, fixed-price proposal to implement specific energy conservation measures;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID1d84bb5ff2844b85a78acb3c7eaa732c"><enum>(v)</enum><text>negotiating a task or delivery order for energy savings performance contracting services with the 1 or more contractors selected under clause (iv) based on the energy conservation measures identified; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDde896b1fabd344ed8a1dee427652546f"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>issuing a task or delivery order for energy savings performance contracting services to the 1 or more contractors.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID609f21ac4961428b9647f522783b24bf"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Competition requirements</header><text>The issuance of a task or delivery order for energy savings performance contracting services pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be consider to satisfy the task and delivery order competition requirements of section 2304c(d) of title 10, United States Code, and section 303J(d) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253j(d)).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID09a8796432e24f0cb89ac3f1c0d560e4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>The Secretary may issue guidance as necessary to Federal agencies issuing task or delivery orders pursuant to subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID6242a0dc8b82460c8c12fba5f6551ee1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nonapplicability</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) does not apply to a task or delivery order issued before the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID7164cfaa77154ff7a954dd25c6dd354f"><enum>273.</enum><header>Funding flexibility</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 801(a)(2) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id474E1FC9D13045B094581F7833D9B51E" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="ID7d84787df2054885b118135f13d4e443"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Funding options</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in carrying out a contract under this title, a Federal agency may use any combination of—</text> <clause id="idCF9AB4C20863476DA7CC193F182E9CCC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>appropriated funds; and</text> </clause><clause id="id588E5012B6C443B38A7B3ACD8B84742D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>private financing under energy savings performance contracts or other private financing of energy savings measures.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID5ecf1de2c7664c6fa965f78c34e98a7a"><enum>274.</enum><header>Definition of energy savings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 804(2)(B) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287c(2)(B)) is amended by inserting <quote>and installation of renewable energy systems</quote> after <quote>cogeneration or heat recovery</quote>.</text> </section><section id="IDf3ab22ce3c8a46ca89b8ef9c1f24d747"><enum>275.</enum><header>National energy efficiency improvement goals</header> <subsection id="idEE9EBC0E04404720B22CB991F77758BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of the United States are—</text> <paragraph id="id271154BBA1C74F028A842552D9D8CE51"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to achieve an improvement in the overall energy productivity of the United States (measured in gross domestic product per unit of energy input) of at least 2.5 percent per year by the year 2012; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idEF1001404FC6416BA4A92EA81C8797AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to maintain that annual rate of improvement each year through 2030.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID34b60f3826ec4114ae08ae74ef8e8a9f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Strategic plan</header> <paragraph id="idF1BAF29290BE4D22B77A279B8A6D5E7A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>), in cooperation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop a strategic plan to achieve the national goals for improvement in energy productivity established under subsection (a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id73EB05BDF73442D59672510EDA46FDE8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public input and comment</header><text>The Secretary shall develop the plan in a manner that provides appropriate opportunities for public input and comment.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcfe6b0b69a8f446f8feaed1e254ee265"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plan contents</header><text>The strategic plan shall—</text> <paragraph id="IDf57dd67a9e7f4e8e8142c5ac8b65f0ce"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish future regulatory, funding, and policy priorities to ensure compliance with the national goals;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3289f7dbb8f74cdda24089d59300e101"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include energy savings estimates for each sector; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0dcf7bfa7e8043868e53bed987696695"><enum>(3)</enum><text>include data collection methodologies and compilations used to establish baseline and energy savings data.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf44055b42f7d4d9cb618757352f2be5f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Plan updates</header> <paragraph id="ID063e960819d840bb86d15c7c522d8548"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idF85B6ECE79604031BEA9800DCBC95A3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>update the strategic plan biennially; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEAC69CBE05B94F10A57DAD5312E315C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include the updated strategic plan in the national energy policy plan required by section 801 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7321).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id24C5632472E14B8C9A2FF752BD345430"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In updating the plan, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID79344782263340179aa6ac07e7c33f4c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>report on progress made toward implementing efficiency policies to achieve the national goals established under subsection (a); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID825131d0b5504620b09eb899584197ee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>verify, to the maximum extent practicable, energy savings resulting from the policies.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDefd8529e97cd4da3a27ecdac99ebf117"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to Congress and public</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make available to the public, the initial strategic plan developed under subsection (b) and each updated plan.</text> </subsection></section><section id="IDee60e82ef54143d59fa7f7070820a02c"><enum>276.</enum><header>Energy sustainability and efficiency grants and loans for institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 399A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6371h–1) (as amended by section 201(2)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID891c35aa6b28423fa356ad3cf32aafe7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(5), by striking <quote>‘or a designee</quote>’ and inserting <quote>‘a not-for-profit hospital, a not-for-profit inpatient health care facility, or a designated agent</quote>’;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDba032f64b9cf425d9e81b67501628a51"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by striking subparagraph (C);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3131fe77cd99445fa0313ce7f7f633de"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting <quote>$2,500,000</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDec58c3d7865f47cab9330f60fc1db4d8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(1), by striking <quote>‘$250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013</quote>’ and inserting <quote>‘such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="IDec0c710efd92451188b56da271f0a89e"><enum>277.</enum><header>Federal implementation strategy for energy-efficient information and communications technologies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id4FFA7B0731BA492DAE3E3186A31CD7D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating the second subsection (f) (relating to large capital energy investments) as subsection (g); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id09FE2896623D488D9BA9CD5BBA2EB67F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23E7EB4295484F2C80CA2A4AF05BBBA1" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idB7F5A04331BD40939CFCA9C064CDD494"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Federal implementation strategy for energy-efficient information and communications technologies</header> <paragraph id="IDc14eef05d3574e2eb17c45b41476fd98"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, each Federal agency shall collaborate with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Director</quote>) to create an implementation strategy (including best-practices and measurement and verification techniques) for the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy efficient and energy-reducing information and communications technologies and practices.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe81079f80f934a41a84bda3164f79b31"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In developing an implementation strategy, each Federal agency shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id059576BBF45E4A4681CB5E6CA476041A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consider information and communications technologies and infrastructure, including—</text> <clause id="idA21C4B5E875444D68A2A4804F63DC5B6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>advanced metering infrastructure;</text> </clause><clause id="id61A9AE595B514223A42DA5E04E675B01"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>information and communications technology services and products;</text> </clause><clause id="idFE3F6516296C447992160E0527240F0F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>efficient data center strategies;</text> </clause><clause id="id348BA9EE501A4A02B02B0169D1DC26CE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>computer power management;</text> </clause><clause id="idFD99D48631074EFD920976CEFECCB6C3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>applications modernization and rationalization;</text> </clause><clause id="id35B096EA604F40E99BDA9C2F64BC3C48"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>building systems energy efficiency; and</text> </clause><clause id="id16BB5AD915514921A5932D7C97DF58AB"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>telework;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6D3FCAB064814FE0943ECB49ED85DB82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that the agency is eligible to realize savings and rewards brought about through increased efficiency; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2c4a09b9e8064d34913108248500dfdc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, incorporate existing standards, specifications, performance metrics, and best management practices.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd4a8341a662b4a3a86da96e8d1b4a30e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Performance goals</header> <subparagraph id="idA109EBF8A38D4E8AAF7033B6C491DDFE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Director shall establish performance goals for evaluating the efforts of Federal agencies in improving the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy efficiency of information and communications technology systems.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6333614DF5004491970A814D064EFD2C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The performance goals shall—</text> <clause id="idFDEC0D02BFD7486A8FAD81F079AF767B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>measure information technology costs over a specific time period of 3 to 5 years; and</text> </clause><clause id="idCC5A4939738048D19B79A913C176849C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide, to the maximum extent practicable, a complete picture of all costs, including energy costs.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA489D8E61832485880186AE6054D3C60"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports</header> <subparagraph id="ID20d3a03802e94fddb76151c48494f79e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Agency reports</header><text>Each Federal agency subject to the requirements of this subsection shall include in the report of the agency under section 527 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007(42 U.S.C. 17143) a description of the efforts of the agency under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID95530d34c94541e7b973503f4e516c90"><enum>(B)</enum><header>OMB Government efficiency report and score cards</header><text>Effective beginning not later than April 1, 2011, the Director shall include in the annual report and scorecard of the Director under section 528 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17143) a description of the efforts of Federal agencies under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="id03FAE6169A4C47E1B920BF73F47050C7"><enum>278.</enum><header>Incentives for Federal agencies to participate in energy efficiency programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 546(c) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8256(c)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id09915633FC53487CB36012A87C71AF44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>(including Independent System Operators, State agencies, and third party entities implementing those programs on behalf of utilities or State agencies)</quote> after <quote>electric utilities</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8D4D8BF3448146939B50EE2427513BF0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>State agency, and third party entity implementing those programs on behalf of utilities or State agencies,</quote> after <quote>such utility,</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7B243781C56342B7A764D27E78CA4642"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>State agencies, and third party entities implementing those programs on behalf of utilities or State agencies,</quote> after <quote>gas utilities</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f60deeccb744e86872bafac513ace20"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the paragraph (4), by inserting <quote>or State agency</quote> after <quote>a utility</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section></part><part id="id8747D54979DD4DE2A58F65529383FE8A"><enum>VI</enum><header>Energy efficiency information on homes and buildings</header> <section id="IDb749f85ce95b49ae8ed8b532a86e0b8b"><enum>281.</enum><header>Building energy performance information program</header> <subsection id="ID43f7df24d10c4c72a1dde7234d70f363"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="IDcff1776f0d3340f58adea6d155f9bece"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Achieved performance</header><text>The term <term>achieved performance</term> means the measured energy consumption of a building determined using actual consumption data normalized for appropriate variables.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDcb4b764bbf9f4c20b95bea93034f044a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID802013cf187b4cdd94d6ac29afdbc646"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Building energy performance</header><text>The term <term>building energy performance</term> means primary energy consumption per square foot of floor space, or other measure of energy consumption per energy service, as determined by the Secretary for a building type.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDfa1acc7add874203b5f3affa5c3ede61"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Building energy performance value</header><text>The term <term>building energy performance value</term> means a value used for comparing building energy performance among buildings, as determined by methods developed by the Administrator.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDfce9053bc52643e7b0ae0eb2d616ec61"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Building type</header><text>The term <term>building type</term> means a type of a building, as identified by the 1 or more principal activities in the building, such as office buildings, laboratories, libraries, data centers, retail spaces, hotels, food sales, food service, warehouses, and educational facilities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3239d2f427d24115a128b399ef1ebae4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey</header><text>The term <term>Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey</term> means the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey authorized by section 205(k) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7135(k)).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDcca5c4a99c5c4469ac4de9aa19489845"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Covered building type</header><text>The term <term>covered building type</term> means a building type for which statistically significant energy performance data exist to serve as the basis of measurement protocols and certifications for building energy use.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf69a7f3ace834df38aa3fb5c6594cbad"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Designed performance</header><text>The term <term>designed performance</term> means the estimated energy performance of a building using a standardized set of operational conditions obtained from building construction documents and other available data.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa202230294944641b1b2ad41a9b393fd"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Measurement protocol</header><text>The term <term>measurement protocol</term> means the methodology, prescribed by the Administrator, for determining the achieved performance or designed performance and the associated building energy performance value for a building of a specific building type.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID10b717a809f846eb8c770b59ac44131d"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Residential Energy Consumption Survey</header><text>The term <term>Residential Energy Consumption Survey</term> means the Residential Energy Consumption Survey authorized by section 205(k) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7135(k)).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3c4d51c19b5149e294dce8c1e688f398"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDefc4467e0c8743b894ddb0f34ab2fc78"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Building energy performance information program</header><text>The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish a voluntary energy performance information program with broad applicability to buildings nationwide—</text> <paragraph id="IDf23e34a5b6584763b1ffa4db5f8ca648"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide timely and accurate information on comparative energy performance; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6d0652bc4bd44c6b9e524d67d134e4bc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to increase public awareness of the importance of building energy efficiency and energy performance through public education.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5ed255d3a5014617a25d44defb849e24"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Building type determination for assessment of energy performance</header> <paragraph id="IDcb7d6493e70c4a6ba2a8c904dc98cdc4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes—</text> <subparagraph id="ID54604668a7a44638b72e71a3a24e5a41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all principal building types for which statistically significant energy performance data exists to serve as the basis for building energy performance information; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID65cdd73000774859a971bf001e0b3612"><enum>(B)</enum><text>those building types for which additional data are required.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfd0aa90cf40043d09b71e45909790e80"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional resources and reports</header> <subparagraph id="IDc9f4639385da426abed50aa9698853a2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each principal building type identified under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall include a description of—</text> <clause id="IDbe072cc21dd34cd3a6a517bdacd57e5f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>additional resources that will be required to fully develop the relevant databases; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID6efa15a29761499c999469c24f84b695"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the anticipated timeline for completion of the data development.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDecb850d6e72b42d6a75d82d64c862e53"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional reports</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to Congress additional reports on information required under this subsection as often as is considered necessary by the Secretary, but not less than once every 2 years.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8c373f619e8945959122bfe9e2ff328a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Improving building energy consumption databases</header> <paragraph id="ID08cf77cb131042649dea73fb42dfcefe"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey</header><text>The Secretary shall support improvements to the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey or such other commercial buildings energy performance databases as the Secretary considers appropriate—</text> <subparagraph id="ID8550a49530764eb5b7ecd9cf95ed90c0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to characterize the achieved performance of existing commercial buildings for the building types covered by the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (as of the date of enactment of this Act); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa90ca436b8f54e3f97a5a711eb4d0220"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to cover additional building types, as identified by the Secretary, to enable the development of measurement protocols for those building types under subsection (e) that cover at least 85 percent of all major commercial building energy use not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbb0e5f6bb956489e84d7e8f2a09d33ed"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Residential energy consumption survey</header><text>While conducting the Residential Energy Consumption Survey, the Secretary may evaluate whether the data, or other data types are appropriate, to enable the development of achieved performance measurement formats for residential building energy not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID929a439617b24615894728f1afb6ba39"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Energy performance measurement</header> <paragraph id="ID701ec3edf67a4e5289dd8731c724132b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Measurement</header><text>Not later than 2 years after identifying a covered building type, the Administrator shall, after providing notice and soliciting public comment, establish —</text> <subparagraph id="idFC537D6520074490B6E36CE2C76F565D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>methods to measure achieved performance and designed performance; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id602B7ADA83BB4496AC9B938199765F81"><enum>(B)</enum><text>procedures for collecting and updating information.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6249F27EA00C44D5A2F9FDAA3CACEF90"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information display</header><text>After providing notice and soliciting public comment, the Administrator may—</text> <subparagraph id="idD216C49F170E40E58C67AD68EDBFF699"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish 1 or more formats that—</text> <clause id="ID688037663f0d436d91ebf497d62e447f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>display achieved performance and designed performance;</text> </clause><clause id="IDcc2363dedb624fd8b75bb73d09b7dd32"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are tailored to building types; or</text> </clause><clause id="IDbcdda7fa830140e18202c7f72db3242b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>display other desired information related to building energy performance; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1caa30d3ba5f4f13a390f8dfac244b49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide for the display of both achieved performance and designed performance for a building, other than in a case in which data are not available, practicable, or cost effective.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8adf0e92597c4ffaa9473d1a63e2d7ce"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Existing programs</header><text>In developing formats under this subsection, the Administrator shall consider existing public and private programs for building energy performance information, including programs outside of the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID32f3ffa568a24b23a3f51cfde2548ed8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Certificates</header><text>After providing for appropriate notice and comment, the Administrator shall publish the final specifications for the information, including on certificates or other forms of information applicable to covered building types.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID35a19729367f4d5a99befc99209cbfe8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Program review</header><text>At least once every 5 years, the Administrator shall review, and as necessary, modify the building energy performance information program.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6bb8609a7d3e43daa1db978d4ea9e247"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Public outreach</header><text>In consultation with the Administrator and in conjunction with other energy efficiency awareness efforts, the Secretary shall establish a business and consumer education program to increase awareness of the importance of building energy efficiency and the availability of building energy performance information, to facilitate widespread use of building energy performance information programs.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID27f9a159fb944188828edbff802cd970"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Demonstration projects</header> <paragraph id="ID0bf0852e6eee4e9c818b2af639a0f4f7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary shall conduct demonstration projects for different building types to evaluate the sufficiency of the model certificate specifications, measurement, and other alternatives proposed by State or local agencies, utilities, or other implementing organizations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID30bd25ec2b524393a6d5c1107d27d982"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Zero-Net Energy Commercial Buildings Initiative</header><text>The Secretary shall coordinate demonstration projects under this subsection with the Zero-Net Energy Commercial Buildings Initiative established under section 422 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17082).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0ce8a459f7db4c58a42a36aebe6299da"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Voluntary State and local information program</header> <paragraph id="IDfff5e780877649bf8eb5af4352a0b71f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coordination with States and local governments</header><text>On the request of a State or local government, the Secretary may—</text> <subparagraph id="ID23012c6fae434524ac9804755123de21"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinate with the State energy office or other State agencies, or with the appropriate local government offices, on the development of a building energy performance information program;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID628ec2f8971a41ac8e8838e0b73508f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide technical assistance and information on best practices; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID25b8a344aa4d442fb4280839a7d0cb0f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of a program that includes the key elements in paragraph (2), provide a grant for initial program administration.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3af04a823b9e45c8baca617120e59c08"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Key elements of a building energy performance information program</header><text>A model building energy information performance program shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID734c94af1e7746b7846f1f7802b8e1cc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make information on building energy performance available to the public; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2f14a55dbcc84775be957fec1a50fd3b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>use the information formats established by the Administrator under subsection (e) or alternative formats.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID764555f78f2c49599177d18db247b45c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Progress report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a progress report that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID333a80f30cc64e3dae6cd6d017cdb409"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluates the effectiveness of efforts to advance the use of the program by States and units of local government; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5e7c0357a4fd4c7481227db301902e9b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommends any further steps that are necessary to broaden the use of the program by States and units of local government.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9a83dc8184804e4397ad9ed72f6ac671"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Public building implementation</header> <paragraph id="ID303ea949669d4a61a9c8867061299f3a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal buildings</header> <subparagraph id="id9569FD913794430B855562E55ED0451F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, each Federal agency owning or operating buildings of covered building types shall implement the building energy information program in a manner that—</text> <clause id="id8B8981B5353A4644BAEA0BFB9FB19320"><enum>(i)</enum><text>30 percent of covered buildings built before the final rule establishing the program; and</text> </clause><clause id="id8026815C6D5F49219099E848CE016527"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>90 percent of the stock of covered building types built after the establishment of the program.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id03FFF0C773524CE8AE8C1CE381B63797"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop guidelines for the implementation of Federal building energy performance information programs.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6038ec9fbd164f87b00e49d8bded9609"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State and units of local government buildings</header> <subparagraph id="IDf8710bf3e6044008ae65ec2bffae57be"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Effective beginning on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, any newly constructed building to be owned by a State, county, or local government that is a covered building and receives Federal financial assistance shall be required to use the certificate provided for under this section.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1b6a3b7e1779468890a623cd96ab88ea"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The Secretary shall provide information concerning the building energy performance information program for Federal buildings (including information on the results, best practices, accompanying analysis, and implementation) to States and units of local governments for adaptation and adoption, at the discretion of the States and units of local government, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8c0525b753e54d8d8ebce0b98de66279"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Energy Star for existing buildings program</header><text>The Administrator may use information, measurements, and other forms of energy performance information developed under this section to establish a voluntary Energy Star program that recognizes high efficiency retrofits of existing commercial and residential buildings.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDa0c8005be4084d4ca1389276fd419077"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><section id="idC1E5B052B3E24421A148EF631C657929"><enum>282.</enum><header>Evaluation, measurement, and verification of energy savings</header> <subsection id="idE99FA318B12F4364BE15CAD5725EA77A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="ID4c80d1656b6d49ca91c775eaf62e97ad"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The term <term>evaluation</term> means the performance of studies and activities to determine—</text> <subparagraph id="idC9D443CCB51440B2AD3EE083917B8818"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the effects of a program or project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88FCB58F62FD460EA7C8F7A564770915"><enum>(B)</enum><text>changes in energy efficiency markets;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3D63E3DAD61A432095361BFD3C5F7931"><enum>(C)</enum><text>levels of demand or energy savings; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAC571368584E4DCD8D8E4B14AAAAB880"><enum>(D)</enum><text>program cost-effectiveness.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0ac98d93dd9548d8b2eff3d8d6c2fb7b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Impact evaluation</header><text>The term <term>impact evaluation</term> means the evaluation of the program or project-specific, directly induced changes in energy savings and greenhouse gas emissions reductions attributable to a program or project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDcc6a06d3158840d381edd4ffd11c326f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Measurement and verification</header><text>The term <term>measurement and verification</term> means data collection, monitoring, and analysis associated with the calculation of total energy and demand savings from individual sites or projects, including as a part of an impact evaluation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID554fa876c032494b95f4aefca91c6304"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rules</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate uniform rules to document the energy savings and avoided greenhouse gas emissions of energy efficiency programs and projects that—</text> <paragraph id="ID3156944c40f740328aa2af03a20f8a0c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>receive funding from Federal, State, or local governments or public utilities;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc375448afc744eab8e40d5851796590d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require specific levels of energy reductions; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3f5cc66a1c3b4190a687af49239e0d55"><enum>(3)</enum><text>are eligible for allowances or allowance proceeds based on energy savings and greenhouse gas emissions reductions under climate change regulations.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4968171f7e834015935595f09a223644"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <paragraph id="idFAED0B7AE7204DB4A2B34B7B52547008"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In developing rules under subsection (b), the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the rules—</text> <subparagraph id="idB4E22156BA2E4073ABFF82FCEE2D3DF2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are enforceable;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id36E4F7CD58624F648E14DD15F479D991"><enum>(B)</enum><text>give reasonable assurance that energy savings and avoided greenhouse gas emission from energy efficiency programs and projects are verifiable and additional;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id505E37CF965D481DA768A95222E43997"><enum>(C)</enum><text>are complete and transparent;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id635ABA021CD94BFB9C84A5D04564E5A1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>balance risk management, certainty of estimated impacts, and implementation costs; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFDDE9155B8A846A99147DE53CE747523"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide sufficient direction relating to methodologies and assumptions (including additionality, market transformation impacts, and measure persistence) to ensure—</text> <clause id="id3FB2DEBCDAA44BFD969E573CFB0AE377"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reasonable uniformity among various States and entities; and</text> </clause><clause id="id86F224541FFD46718C7395103E73C90F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consistency in results.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idECB052E478D5482187FEA9BECD52B62D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Process</header><text>In developing rules under subsection (b), the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idF0D312C2DD4E4464B0FE6608AC7B78FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consider and harmonize the rules with existing domestic and international protocols wherever practicable; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id241B54ACDBBE40A2B3582527A18C7F50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consult with States, utilities, and other appropriate stakeholders.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></part><part id="id890DC5C2AB5F4083856741B4BF1D528E"><enum>VII</enum><header>Residential High Performance Zero-Net-Energy Buildings Initiative</header> <section id="idE1E5BFDBE54A41EA83C265150F39D7EF"><enum>291.</enum><header>Residential High Performance Zero-Net-Energy Buildings Initiative</header> <subsection id="ID1fbba8b460a849c4942e84725842c0be"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idC2D4639AC01A4080B789CDB8CBC9A55E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The term <term>Director</term> means the Director of Residential High-Performance Zero-Net-Energy Buildings appointed under subsection (c).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc56c56bcedb2445f8b70857c109e5d36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initiative</header><text>The term <term>Initiative</term> means the Residential High Performance Zero-Net-Energy Buildings Initiative established under subsection (b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0DCEAAE02E594C2AAC6FA31A78389F0F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID46189c979ea84114a8b3a38dc693568e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Zero-net-energy building</header><text>The term <term>zero-net-energy building</term> means a residential building 4 stories or less that is designed, constructed, and operated—</text> <subparagraph id="ID05f60ace32184885beba3297ccd078be"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to require greatly reduced needs for energy through efficiency gains;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID92d70e8697764fa5a6417f054b378204"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to meet the balance of energy needs through renewable technologies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID841e41288be44d9ba833bafaf07b88cc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to produce no net emissions of greenhouse gases in space heating, cooling, domestic water heating, lighting, and appliances; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0b1da8459d174915bfdeb08c273a07ed"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to be economically viable.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbd666dc9f2844817ab121d6f68f23352"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and carry out an initiative, to be known as the <quote>Residential High-Performance Zero-Net-Energy Buildings Initiative</quote>—</text> <paragraph id="ID5ea3013f5b5b4b10822b3705080209e4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to reduce the quantity of energy consumed, and increase the quantity of renewable energy generated, in residential buildings located in the United States; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc657e690a4cd4ba7bee37a0e029a1d51"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to promote the development of zero-net-energy buildings in the United States.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id088151AD520F4E8A9A7B3FC40788B760"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Director</header> <paragraph id="id61619CB13E2945649E6FD345B7CB8D17"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint a Director of Residential High-Performance Zero-Net-Energy Buildings to carry out the Initiative.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9B727883C3984CDD976BF7605C8F084F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Position</header><text>The position of the Director shall be a career reserved position in the Senior Executive Service,</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3f33fcad39f34b6fbdab536407b9ac61"><enum>(d)</enum><header>High-performance residential green building partnership consortium</header> <paragraph id="IDb18fdb7882e54ea2aacaae4f704c26be"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial period</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id607A3A7F84E749C3A63935BB47124E4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>use existing resources and frameworks (such as the residential research and development program) to enter into 1 or more agreements with the competitively selected Building America Industry consortia in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, if feasible, to develop and carry out the Initiative during the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A9928C2FA2C4E5C919D787D37F9F1BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>competitively select, and enter into 1 or more agreements with, 1 or more consortia to develop and carry out the Initiative during the 5-year period.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd42966a839fd4ec08c6962933ab8c37e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent periods</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act and every 5 years thereafter, the Director shall competitively select, and enter into 1 or more agreements with, 1 or more consortia to develop and carry out the Initiative during a 5-year period.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5be9040d71554db89c2f2ff99c419e24"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>In entering into an agreement with a consortium under this subsection, the Director shall, if appropriate, use the authority described in section 646(g) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7256(g)).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID74a3ce7e6819494c87efe00b1cc81257"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of the Initiative shall be—</text> <paragraph id="idC57ABA41B96A4AEEB29BAD2849DB4106"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to develop and disseminate technologies, practices, and policies for the development and establishment of zero-net-energy buildings; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd8a11ea705e1474f84aa3d9c43513df9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to promote technologies and strategies that will enable—</text> <subparagraph id="id1086C5E3B23342B182FBF512BA997834"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the design and construction of zero-net-energy buildings (including identification and validation) by 2015; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id815235B6795A4F379E81C3F5D1BC25BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any new residential building constructed on or after 2020 to be a cost-effective zero-net-energy building.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf8d7a8954aa244198f8c2d13a3bc2b15"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Components</header><text>In carrying out the Initiative, the Director, in consultation with the consortium selected under subsection (d) and leveraging existing resources and initiatives to the maximum extent practicable, may—</text> <paragraph id="IDcb455846a9b14d8fa826488cf3996051"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct research and development on building science, design, materials, components, equipment and controls, operation and other practices, integration, energy use measurement, and benchmarking;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4853c3b4bd0143558092d7bb02cfaa80"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conduct pilot programs and demonstration projects to evaluate replicable approaches to achieving energy-efficient residential buildings using renewable technologies for a variety of building types in a variety of climate zones;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1fbaf7d6e5f5412cabbdcda3d2127c0c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>consider the energy benefits of improved land planning and transportation planning to maximize use of existing infrastructure;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID26e661d366aa44f1ab6a4e86fa4107e6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>conduct deployment, dissemination, and technical assistance activities to encourage widespread adoption of technologies, practices, and policies to achieve energy efficient residential buildings;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe82585d406164bb2a3880d1487cacecd"><enum>(5)</enum><text>conduct other research, development, demonstration, and deployment activities necessary to achieve each goal of the Initiative, as determined by the Director, in consultation with the consortium;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d61e462d9be43a6b1de173179e21227"><enum>(6)</enum><text>develop training materials and courses for building professionals and trades on achieving cost-effective zero-net-energy buildings;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf182de16f13e40ed9ebb88b62ea92c65"><enum>(7)</enum><text>develop and disseminate public education materials to share information on the benefits and cost-effectiveness of zero-net-energy buildings;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc5481e60cec94b8ab93518dcd3c26643"><enum>(8)</enum><text>support code-setting organizations and State and local governments in developing minimum performance standards in building codes that recognize the ready availability of many technologies used in zero-net-energy buildings;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID38e1103302ae4f5d9c7a8357b2f2b4f7"><enum>(9)</enum><text>develop strategies for overcoming the split incentives between builders and purchasers, and landlords and tenants, to ensure that energy-efficiency and renewable technology investments are made that are cost-effective on a lifecycle basis; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID31cb2d97c37b43e3a63e34b16a8b64c7"><enum>(10)</enum><text>develop improved means of measurement and verification of energy savings and performance for public dissemination.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfb609f8b5e06488b8b5c2f40e5ba48d7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Director shall require cost sharing in accordance with section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352).</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDae4317790fae48eca837cef024690e40"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text> <paragraph id="IDd78e559f2e5f404f8c8edd36d4cf09d0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDad0820b5fc1443c7bbe201ff45dcf7f1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb283956614fb473b929ea57a00670787"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2020.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></part></subtitle><subtitle id="id55EEDBFD4C0148AB8F9C34DA0307A30B"><enum>D</enum><header>Electric grid</header> <section id="ID03153d3c22734d2a8ac3b38105b040de"><enum>295.</enum><header>National electric system efficiency and peak demand reduction goal</header> <subsection id="ID08a144972b5b40c89da60560da5f39a2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="IDd3b436ae9ab94e5f94dd9ec97ae618cf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicable baseline</header><text>The term <term>applicable baseline</term> means the highest annual peak demand during 1 or more years determined by the Commission, in consultation with the Secretary and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0ce7eb672f194cb4a49cedf7cb7a8281"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commission</header><text>The term <term>Commission</term> means Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID767ab5f954d94195bb2aded98d29e749"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Demand reduction</header><text>The term <term>demand reduction</term> means the reduction in annual peak demand as compared to a previous baseline year or period, expressed in megawatts.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDabe6b43b80d445c6bd27e42bb4bac11c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Dynamic peak management control</header><text>The term <term>dynamic peak management control</term> means the control of megawatts of electricity through a demand response program or other means that is directly capable of actively and dynamically reducing peak demand.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7fb7dd7386ec44ea96b1ab7a4ef8371a"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Load-serving entity</header> <subparagraph id="IDa40fa0a0867346e4a72c5315df8d7d34"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>load-serving entity</term> means an entity that provides electricity directly to retail consumers with the responsibility to ensure power quality and reliability.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDceffa0585bc44c9494673abe127fceb7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>load-serving entity</term> includes an entity described in subparagraph (A) that is investor-owned, publicly-owned, owned by a rural electric cooperative, or owned by another entity.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID35c01c76b1354bef8cca7aacfb26bd9b"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Peak demand</header><text>The term <term>peak demand</term> means electricity demand—</text> <subparagraph id="ID4b8152ebd7b3458886157bcfce0af6c2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>during the highest hour on the system of a load-serving entity during a calendar year, expressed in megawatts;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID966bf718d79c4330ad255894e52d9595"><enum>(B)</enum><text>measured using an alternative calculation method determined by the Commission, in consultation with the Secretary and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID31a78c9b3e624348ad83d030adcb7a00"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that takes into account monthly and seasonal variations in peak demand for electricity.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3f113dcd05ff48adb2c98acc6fada675"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Peak demand period</header><text>The term <term>peak demand period</term> means the time period on the system of a load-serving entity relative to peak demand that may warrant special measures or electricity resources to maintain system reliability or avoid excess costs while meeting peak demand.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDff25f0f9c96f4a23b19cf2a4d650fe7f"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Regional transmission organization</header><text>The term <term>Regional Transmission Organization</term> means an entity that is approved as a Regional Transmission Organization by the Commission.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID70cedfe0f7dd42e19cfff976024c0c9d"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Smart grid</header><text>The term <term>smart grid</term> means smart grid (within the meaning of title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17381 et seq.)).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8bebfe047b2943b7ad1c58a9c803cd1a"><enum>(10)</enum><header>System load factor</header><text>The term <term>system load factor</term> means the ratio that the kilowatt hours consumed on a system bear to the highest level of demand in kilowatts on the system during a given year.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe43dc6226e9e4a66b8cb5a6dfb3b49d4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goal</header><text>It is the policy of the United States that—</text> <paragraph id="ID1ab28ed6e01341f29a700b568c6dd54e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the national electric system efficiency goal of the United States is to optimize and make more efficient the planning and operation of national and local electricity systems in a manner that the system load factor of the systems will be improved by 1.5 percent per year during each of calendar years 2010 through 2030; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc5bdabd83a054a0f89c1807e4958eca7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the goal described in paragraph (1) can be met or exceeded by lessening the difference between the periods of lowest and highest electricity demand, with particular focus on reducing the frequency and severity of peak demand periods, using smart grid and demand response technologies, practices, and activities, including—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd09b14692c334aecb4b38db5fbf1c0f6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the reduction of overall electricity demand through the adoption of energy-efficient technologies or conservation practices;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID805088c4bf2e45f89ae2b47f9a966594"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the use of demand response technologies, practices, and activities that allow dynamic control, load-shifting, and reduction of time-based electricity consumption by load-serving entities and electricity customers, including the wide-spread installation or use of—</text> <clause id="IDc2d42efaecc04703b1d9d75c1bc044a0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>distributed generation;</text> </clause><clause id="IDedacbd51aafc4541b72eb54abaa5b973"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>smart meters and equipment with smart grid capabilities;</text> </clause><clause id="IDbf45aa57d3dc43ef82485185756151cc"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>energy storage; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDa14c54fa124c4c47bd6381fed2b0941e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>time-based pricing that reflects marginal electricity generation costs; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1f2a119d27224360ba4c411ee686a7d3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the use of smart grid technologies, practices, and activities (including activities described in title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17381 et seq.)) that provide time-based information on, and dynamic control of, the electricity grid allowing for the most cost-effective, efficient, and reliable generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd278e74eb171424aa349e4e046bb5341"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Action plan</header> <paragraph id="IDd2f4e3b3ed654ecda8a97a13681e25b2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Commission, Regional Transmission Organizations, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, and heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop an action plan to achieve or exceed the national goal established under subsection (a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7a20bfdb7f5a4fe1b9f587e53a31a8e5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Plan contents</header><text>The action plan shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2e192ad8bfe344069fd408fc156dfbc3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify future regulatory, funding, and policy priorities that would assist the United States in meeting the national goal described in paragraph (1);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID28fec1a454a74b2db4dabdbdb74ff746"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include data collection methodologies and compilations used to establish baseline and goal attainment data;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6c81cbaefb8c4b53934e28abe02e5f02"><enum>(C)</enum><text>include guidelines for the establishment of dynamic peak management control goals, including—</text> <clause id="IDc27c354357294bf0814bdf1c3b4cab5e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the establishment of applicable baselines in a consistent nationwide manner; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID83420c509ada443f9b2ee1dddd60bc13"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the use of a methodology that provides for adjustments to baseline and goals for a load-serving entity to reflect changes in the number of customers served, weather conditions, and any other appropriate factors;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2ff68f68d1fc477598ccf4ef57e25c1b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>include a system and rules for measurement and verification of demand reductions; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3f345aa7dd8340719c443cf03d453f69"><enum>(E)</enum><text>coordinate with any existing complementary programs or initiatives managed by load-serving entities, Regional Transmission Organizations, and States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID61b8aaa3f9c445118ba862d5450678cb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public input and comment</header><text>The Secretary shall develop the plan in a manner that provides appropriate opportunities for public input and comment.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDde68137df0df483cacda687813950b5f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Action plan updates</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID37d67ec6701a403da7b8cff6df138962"><enum>(A)</enum><text>update the action plan every 3 years; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf6f78a2b423149c28934a4258a949951"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include the updated action plan in the national energy policy plan required by section 801 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7321).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID976bf2c3e2e9430b8924c15cc1eb189a"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>In updating the national electric system efficiency goal established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing—</text> <subparagraph id="IDbd8103b16b8f48eab3f651a1b0a0880e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>progress made toward implementing the necessary policies to meet the national goal;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0f9e66d9a6544dd080c8b4f88f15f863"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the resulting cost-savings to ratepayers and the United States economy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf40ee1379d9c4fe9b71dd76050cceda6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the improvements to the reliability and efficiency of the United States electricity grid; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID86d7a26cd7d34e3eae61ec4cb93d1539"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any additional legal authorities necessary to achieve the national goal.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9083bfc6863344fc9c9970f34569b55f"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Progress reporting and transparency for ratepayers</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a public domain website on which the Secretary shall provide information and data demonstrating progress by States, other jurisdictional entities, and load-serving entities in meeting the national electric system efficiency goal established under subsection (b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID12b93ad26227463c827e3a5cdb17c9ca"><enum>(7)</enum><header>No impact on existing State goals and standards</header><text>Nothing in this section diminishes any authority of a State or political subdivision of a State to adopt or enforce any law (including regulations) that increases electricity grid efficiency, smart grid and distributed generation deployment, dynamic peak management control, demand response and distributed storage, or the regulation of load-serving entities.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idAC2E446488E4474EB3ECD08F0E2A57BE"><enum>296.</enum><header>Uniform national standards for interconnection of certain small power production facilities</header> <subsection id="IDf8176b9fe55449bcade83e9e0326f9ac"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID0f20d2c20b8c4b50b508f06145044dcf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5cdc7fb0a61d43768fc5f32d9ce309a5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>, and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa82f6f9d4ab345b4becc4beb733ac7d3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE60D432DF25A419680F385FFBD5CBFD1" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID39a85a13a5e6420bb8530b5088440bc2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>uniform national standards for the interconnection of certain small power production facilities.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcbcd88874abc4a05b908e30b583a297a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Standards for interconnection</header> <paragraph id="id3CAF887D9E1844E0B1584DA4FD320797"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle B of title I of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFEB156B8EDE4483DAD28F6315CCE8E97" style="OLC"> <section id="ID58ebe778641f4da79ab914f034f58e10"><enum>118.</enum><header>Interconnection of certain small power production facilities</header> <subsection id="IDab1a70a6edea49a28318a6be20e4a7f8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Standard for facilities of 15 kilowatts or less</header><text>The Commission shall establish a standard by which each electric utility shall make available, on request, interconnection service to any electric consumer that the electric utility serves with respect to any facility that generates up to 15 kilowatts of electric energy on the premises of the electric consumer.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID0ad9df64c6364abca79b04f9e73e985d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Enforcement</header> <paragraph id="IDb00241c0e84845f5965e03ad2930c720"><enum>(1)</enum><header>By the Commission</header> <subparagraph id="id8DCC86163A4C4121A7E7220D57721B68"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Commission may enforce the standard established under subsection (a) against any electric utility.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFA9887B523CB46C2AF2789C796D53EE7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The requirements of the standard shall be treated as a rule enforceable under the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe9e239e88dfe47ccb15e344fa2cc34eb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>By a State regulatory authority</header><text>The Commission may enter into an agreement with a State regulatory authority to discontinue the enforcement of this section in the State by the Commission if the Commission finds that the State or the State regulatory authority has adopted and is enforcing a standard for interconnection services that is consistent with the standard established under subsection (a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe821aeaf08894d76895391e0b71870f2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Resumption of Commission enforcement</header><text>The Commission may rescind an agreement under paragraph (2) and resume enforcement of the standard established under subsection (a) if, as determined by the Commission, the State has failed to enforce a consistent State standard.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID66adda67668f44e2847ded310af683ea"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expanded standard</header> <paragraph id="ID30073cc4b7104a20897c05f841ab3c99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report on whether the standard established under subsection (a) should be amended to apply to facilities that generate up to 50 kilowatts of electric energy on the premises of an electric consumer.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb2b21103e0274d41b14abceb891bab92"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority to amend standard</header> <subparagraph id="idC84EF42F3DD248729B01BEBC2C1B90D2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if the Commission makes an affirmative determination under paragraph (1), the Commission may, after public notice and comment, amend the standard established under subsection (a) to apply to facilities that generate up to 50 kilowatts of electric energy on the premises of an electric consumer.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB30326E1C975464A865407DA886D51FF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Disapproval</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if, during the first period of 90 calendar days (not counting days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days) of continuous session of Congress (broken only by an adjournment sine die) after the date of the receipt of the report under paragraph (1), a joint resolution is enacted disapproving the amendment of the standard</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID12b1edf91d0946ac8ead0bea978a7a34"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Model standard for facilities of up to 20 megawatts</header><text>The Commission shall establish a model standard for the interconnection of small power production facilities with a capacity greater than 15 kilowatts, but not greater than 20 megawatts, for the consideration of State regulatory authorities under section 111(d)(15).</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="idFED29EB527164BF592F964D264D7021C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. prec. 2601) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to subtitle B of title I the following:</text> <quoted-block id="id18164bc6-5476-4ba4-94a5-2b43c3db45c8" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry idref="ID58ebe778641f4da79ab914f034f58e10" level="section">Sec. 118. Interconnection of certain small power production facilities.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Improved energy security</header> <subtitle id="idB557BF9613464AFCB0631E7D0C51D254"><enum>A</enum><header>Cyber security of the electric transmission grid</header> <section id="id3EA1C7B3C14A4FA8BD51C8D62CD8906D"><enum>301.</enum><header>Critical electric infrastructure</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part II of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00C49574FA2E4DDB994BED97118AA07A" style="OLC"> <section id="IDc1ffee6aee7745f3940f7ddfb1cb0a74"><enum>224.</enum><header>Critical electric infrastructure</header> <subsection id="ID7ed26620cfa34132aa471a2f37b2a6e2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="ID0021657b15a64f7ea4edcd09240a26cb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Critical electric infrastructure</header><text>The term <term>critical electric infrastructure</term> means systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, used for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy affecting interstate commerce that, as determined by the Commission or the Secretary (as appropriate), are so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of the systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, or national public health or safety.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbe441b51cc4a44c88d40c4491fc33ff1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Critical electric infrastructure information</header><text>The term <term>critical electric infrastructure information</term> means critical infrastructure information relating to critical electric infrastructure.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2994566f170147af8475c15d9e4dae6f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Critical infrastructure information</header><text>The term <term>critical infrastructure information</term> has the meaning given the term in section 212 of the Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 131).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID221c1369c5f941a9930ae90f743e4a7c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cyber security threat</header><text>The term <term>cyber security threat</term> means the imminent danger of an act that disrupts, attempts to disrupt, or poses a significant risk of disrupting the operation of programmable electronic devices or communications networks (including hardware, software, and data) essential to the reliable operation of critical electric infrastructure.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3e709aa7f7b24585b2f951246c404c4b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Cyber security vulnerability</header><text>The term <term>cyber security vulnerability</term> means a weakness or flaw in the design or operation of any programmable electronic device or communication network that exposes critical electric infrastructure to a cyber security threat.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID566da74156114e41b51471f1bed63160"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID45f44544c7ac4962a9267b73ec3830ff"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority of Commission</header> <paragraph id="IDb48bc58f83764be091bbe00b8a0f880a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commission shall issue such rules or orders as are necessary to protect critical electric infrastructure from cyber security vulnerabilities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDfc40a0f9b64e4d71b920c2758d643da9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expedited procedures</header><text>The Commission may issue a rule or order without prior notice or hearing if the Commission determines the rule or order must be issued immediately to protect critical electric infrastructure from a cyber security vulnerability.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0bb0bf1fd2c843a79370e1e1440f8b43"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>Before issuing a rule or order under paragraph (2), to the extent practicable, taking into account the nature of the threat and urgency of need for action, the Commission shall consult with the entities described in subsection (e)(1) and with officials at other Federal agencies, as appropriate, regarding implementation of actions that will effectively address the identified cyber security vulnerabilities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7DE8EA1BACF5461F81281783CF1AD106"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Termination of rules or orders</header><text>A rule or order issued to address a cyber security vulnerability under this subsection shall expire on the effective date of a standard developed and approved pursuant to section 215 to address the cyber security vulnerability.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID31c21cc0785745d9b7dec8bdd88ef68f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Emergency authority of Secretary</header> <paragraph id="id2777F48EEC7B4EACA7B9DA305E97C2FB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary determines that immediate action is necessary to protect critical electric infrastructure from a cyber security threat, the Secretary may require, by order, with or without notice, persons subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under this section to take such actions as the Secretary determines will best avert or mitigate the cyber security threat.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2a222e9883994f628497f44dd60090da"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination with Canada and Mexico</header><text>In exercising the authority granted under this subsection, the Secretary is encouraged to consult and coordinate with the appropriate officials in Canada and Mexico responsible for the protection of cyber security of the interconnected North American electricity grid.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE517FAB3861341329EA6F075DE73109E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>Before exercising the authority granted under this subsection, to the extent practicable, taking into account the nature of the threat and urgency of need for action, the Secretary shall consult with the entities described in subsection (e)(1) and with officials at other Federal agencies, as appropriate, regarding implementation of actions that will effectively address the identified cyber security threat.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2823e5c1fcf74f738af40d77bfeb0df6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cost recovery</header><text>The Commission shall establish a mechanism that permits public utilities to recover prudently incurred costs required to implement immediate actions ordered by the Secretary under this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5519b21405f84986a2d8827158c35d02"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duration of expedited or emergency rules or orders</header><text>Any rule or order issued by the Commission without prior notice or hearing under subsection (b)(2) or any order issued by the Secretary under subsection (c) shall remain effective for not more than 90 days unless, during the 90 day-period, the Commission—</text> <paragraph id="id6E04014323074A208B4FBFE32318670F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>gives interested persons an opportunity to submit written data, views, or arguments (with or without opportunity for oral presentation); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE49E541AE60041E1AF897395FE068477"><enum>(2)</enum><text>affirms, amends, or repeals the rule or order.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID75d3b3e2158c42798491e1dc710b3041"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header> <paragraph id="idED51D9DCAC284DACA03C77428FB76FE7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 201, this section shall apply to any entity that owns, controls, or operates critical electric infrastructure.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB4031D80A81C4052AFB8D60D6B3A2FBD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered entities</header> <subparagraph id="idC3E952B9BA084121934EC9775504D38D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An entity described in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission for purposes of—</text> <clause id="idEBB9BDCBE19040168B484FB4E3A1284A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>carrying out this section; and</text> </clause><clause id="id25C8D3949C3A44E5B8235AFA57327567"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>applying the enforcement authorities of this Act with respect to this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id790CF65896C342229BAFB39C744D2699"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text>This subsection shall not make an electric utility or any other entity subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission for any other purpose.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf23f1363b4c64390a7a92b9ab6e9425d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Alaska and Hawaii excluded</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (f), nothing in this section shall apply in the State of Alaska or Hawaii.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID185ef4cb428d415b8e6e571af5cf417d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Defense facilities</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall prepare, in consultation with the Secretary, the States of Alaska and Hawaii, the Territory of Guam, and the electric utilities that serve national defense facilities in those States and Territory, a comprehensive plan that identifies the emergency measures or actions that will be taken to protect the reliability of the electric power supply of the national defense facilities located in those States and Territory in the event of an imminent cybersecurity threat.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H89986FB3A8E4455FB88E6B00234471A1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Protection of critical electric infrastructure information</header> <paragraph id="id4E1503D6CE6F48B1BEC9DFCBCECB2ACB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 214 of the Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 133) shall apply to critical electric infrastructure information submitted to the Commission or the Secretary under this section to the same extent as that section applies to critical infrastructure information voluntarily submitted to the Department of Homeland Security under that Act (6 U.S.C. 131 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6d0f35ea7ce646c4af9a2008b68ffb01"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rules prohibiting disclosure</header><text>Notwithstanding section 552 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary and the Commission shall prescribe regulations prohibiting disclosure of information obtained or developed in ensuring cyber security under this section if the Secretary or Commission, as appropriate, decides disclosing the information would be detrimental to the security of critical electric infrastructure.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDfecda18ea7f440a382316a2fa0c8079c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Procedures for sharing information</header> <subparagraph id="id1DB00A88BFE14B6B9FD72AD435C513EB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary and the Commission shall establish procedures on the release of critical infrastructure information to entities subject to this section, to the extent necessary to enable the entities to implement rules or orders of the Commission or the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3B0B1CDB21894D39B8086D0D8CC7E51C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The procedures shall—</text> <clause id="IDe12109ce7dcb4769b6566d9ac2699d62"><enum>(i)</enum><text>limit the redissemination of information described in subparagraph (A) to ensure that the information is not used for an unauthorized purpose;</text> </clause><clause id="IDec06fe748fcd4a578d2deaf2f53818cc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure the security and confidentiality of the information;</text> </clause><clause id="ID664584e58cd04b61bb545dd521e7f7a0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>protect the constitutional and statutory rights of any individuals who are subjects of the information; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID5a67ba3bcbcd463c99c9971465b1960f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide data integrity through the timely removal and destruction of obsolete or erroneous names and information.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></subtitle><subtitle id="id73C6426A247646D782B345B718707B14"><enum>B</enum><header>Nuclear energy</header> <section id="IDa91f5013f4c24ebf9959c8a4df86b921"><enum>311.</enum><header>National Commission on Nuclear Waste</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id145F18A072514CE1A4951D5B98EB202B" style="OLC"> <title id="id184D3714E7B042D78731E1654E5F0FF5"><enum>VI</enum><header>National Commission on Nuclear Waste</header> <section id="ID99cde60cf368408fbd23653bdfbaea71"><enum>601.</enum><header>Establishment of Commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is established a Federal advisory committee to be known as the <quote>National Commission on Nuclear Waste</quote> (referred to in this title as the <quote>National Commission</quote>).</text> </section><section id="IDb8072b7e8dc44227a61875a57396a3df"><enum>602.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of the National Commission are—</text> <paragraph id="ID09145d307ca24b3ab74ca4ae7d3bd6cd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to conduct a comprehensive study of alternative means of safely managing or disposing of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste from civilian nuclear activity and atomic energy defense activity; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf1d71e8df5944c76a5f596a74efc3480"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to recommend to Congress such legislative or other action as may be necessary to manage or dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste successfully and safely.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="IDfbfadacdb6884917aa2b33f6de932e2c"><enum>603.</enum><header>Composition of the National Commission</header> <subsection id="ID69b55fce7ebb4df5882932fd7b1a74a6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Members</header><text>The National Commission shall be composed of 11 members appointed by the President from among prominent United States citizens with national recognition and significant depth of experience in such professions as government service, public administration, natural or physical sciences, engineering, and public health and safety.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID8b0136c29fa1449485f3d808743f4003"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>An officer or employee of the Federal Government or any State or local government may not serve as a member of the National Commission.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID741307f04665489c80648367ccfabfe0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Balance</header><text>The membership of the National Commission shall be fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented and functions to be performed by the National Commission. Not more than 6 members of the National Commission shall be members of the same political party.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID8da3f87e878f4d45bd3652482e0c3516"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Independence</header><text>The advice and recommendations of the National Commission shall result from the National Commission's independent judgment and shall not be inappropriately influenced by any special interest.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID35770beffd3045e59f2215690237508f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Chairman</header><text>The President shall designate a chairman (referred to in this title as the <quote>Chairman</quote>) from among the members of the National Commission.</text> </subsection></section><section id="IDf3a723600b0240f6a7a547786f6f134d"><enum>604.</enum><header>Functions</header> <subsection id="ID6a7bd14472974566b35d195373732a27"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study of alternative waste management strategies</header><text>The National Commission shall—</text> <paragraph id="IDa4adda2422b84544965c5eac5db64663"><enum>(1)</enum><text>examine alternative means of safely managing and disposing of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste from civilian nuclear activity and atomic defense activity, including—</text> <subparagraph id="ID4e06f4f1c88243ba802a4695d510fe6e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>deep geologic disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in a repository;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID420940b2cd4248dfafd24eaaaca549bb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at the sites where it is currently stored or being generated;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf5c2536128894614815f5c4f4ca469f8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at 1 or more regional storage facilities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89298d66ef2d4bc9818909ffa82427da"><enum>(D)</enum><text>chemical reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel with uranium and plutonium recycling; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID24dfa9efa15d4150a3f9cb9321b09aa8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>such other alternatives or combination of alternatives to managing and disposing of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste as the National Commission determines to be reasonable; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7157232590bd4e14af64d8065227e96b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate, for each of the alternatives considered under paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID20edac3fd5d44fd6b9f6f3f40c5b5625"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the degree to which the alternative will isolate spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste from the public and the environment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID622625a1e6f84c3c83f19d4d9a79d175"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the degree to which the alternative will expose workers, the general public, and the environment to radiation during the handling, treatment, or processing of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste prior to final disposition;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf2ef93331cb54eb4b0ff67579cae70a6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the degree to which the alternative will be secure from attack or intrusion;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID74879224980d4f19bdb0d7c947a88f39"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the risk of nuclear proliferation posed by the alternative;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdf5e5a9cb8df47ef87417ac404453544"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the total life cycle cost of the alternative;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8746d4d94b27460bbdc6da37313797c3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the length of time needed to site, license, and construct necessary facilities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDef75b327302949d5990fbe3031366f64"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the degree to which spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste will need to be transported between facilities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdb57983ee4d742828d18fafb4fcef1e8"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the cumulative effect of the alternative on the environment, and measures that can be taken to avoid or minimize adverse effects of the alternative on the environment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID758463ee0b03420b9d1a1b7ed9cbfe49"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review of prior repository program</header><text>The National Commission shall—</text> <paragraph id="IDc4ad379c943749c983938d4c0664b668"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the efforts of the Department to implement the programs under title I and identify any deficiencies in the implementation of those programs; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe69d02f28e874cec9e6fe3418c8f4ade"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommend any measures to ensure that future efforts to site a repository or storage facility will—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1430dd02cb9b4fc38cb9715482d3c821"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide a reasonable assurance that the public and the environment will be adequately protected from the hazards posed by spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste stored or disposed of in the facility; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf0856436d30d4e8f9a7e904db05bbe06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be acceptable to the public.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3b289bea9b2e4464a8559361ab99295e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review of reprocessing and advanced fuel cycle programs</header><text>The National Commission shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID0136f2c27a9946fd8214ce9cec73781f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review foreign and domestic programs to reprocess commercial spent nuclear fuel;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID44fde8097b674e18abe158e5bfcdfe5f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess the technical challenges of developing and validating the safe operation of the processes and systems required to recycle commercial spent nuclear fuel without separating plutonium, including the time and funding resources likely to be required;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5b8284eca9634e9db8702e9a0129934c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>evaluate the regulatory adequacy of health and safety standards for radionuclide release from recycling facilities and recycled fuel fabrication facilities;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6930fc15dcef466d8d0f52e9f3ee7ab5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assess the probable forms of the final wastes resulting from reprocessing operations, including how such wastes would be stored and maintained pending disposal; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID801369d233714512ba5f39f8027fcd8c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>analyze the technical, economic, environmental, and health and safety advantages and disadvantages of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel compared to disposal in a geologic repository.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa7a70838e1db4bfe84d9bb966830eb40"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Study of incentives program</header><text>The National Commission shall—</text> <paragraph id="IDd5ec1c04a2014629a4577c8998a822a8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>examine the economic and other impacts of hosting a nuclear waste repository, reprocessing facility, or regional storage facility on the host State, any affected Indian tribe, and any affected unit of local government; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID16a416014c7a4cb4832e975ed1602691"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommend measures it determines necessary or advisable to provide economic compensation and incentives to a State, Indian tribe, or unit of local government that agrees to host a repository, reprocessing facility, or regional storage facility.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6ff7bba9733c4a219e9b88ee610c0830"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Study of alternative means of managing and operating the nuclear waste program</header><text>The National Commission shall—</text> <paragraph id="IDc65e86f12269441d87a56f26c5fadd27"><enum>(1)</enum><text>study alternative approaches to managing the construction and operation of civilian nuclear waste management facilities, including the feasibility of establishing a private corporation for such purposes; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7fa84dd87cc64164b45541af9f3016a3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommend whether responsibility for managing the siting, construction, and operation, and monitoring of civilian nuclear waste management facilities should continue to be vested in the Secretary or whether it should be transferred to an alternative Federal agency or entity.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc680217eee5442c2bb94bc3bb956f5c0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Study of alternative means of financing</header><text>The National Commission shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID6ad3bec801a04c38a56554d6606f6683"><enum>(1)</enum><text>examine the cost of carrying out nuclear waste management activities;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd51a8799acfd4405b477751677ced720"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate the adequacy of the Waste Fund; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID51d2d6235d2d4dd997cde99a9531b000"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommend measures the National Commission determines necessary or advisable for—</text> <subparagraph id="ID12f5e172514a46e7bb529a67374c0e8c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the disposition of balances remaining in the Waste Fund; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3c3174688be74e49a395c6e6511ab2c2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the collection and disposition of any additional fees that may be needed to ensure that the cost of carrying out nuclear waste disposal activities are fully recovered from the persons responsible for generating such waste.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID8ebff0034bfd4899b2a803d6cfdbe18c"><enum>605.</enum><header>Administration</header> <subsection id="IDa5eca4490e184b5f85da6477d2bd7eb9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Each member of the National Commission shall be compensated at the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day the member is engaged in the work of the National Commission.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID0a8a202733854ecba8c041889bb61e93"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Travel expenses</header><text>Each member of the National Commission may receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as person employed intermittently in the Federal Government service under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID99eaf860c03c499aba2cc932d092973b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>The Chairman is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of a staff director and such other personnel as may be necessary to enable the National Commission to carry out its functions, subject to the applicable provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and title 5, United States Code.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDd45c04f4a7414f199ebc077e2467cf8f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Detailees</header> <paragraph id="IDfe476f53fe59432a9a84169448507d4b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the National Commission without reimbursement from the National Commission.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID640d94c6b96d46de8d8b748d264b86bc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no employee of the Department may be detailed to the National Commission.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID07a707f395b44d69be1888c86d2e65d1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect on detailee</header><text>Any such detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular employment without interruption.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID43b31afc6147499195990ae8f33db406"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consultants</header><text>The National Commission may procure the services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID1347fdce0fe1455da88252b4d25aadd0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Contracting</header><text>The National Commission may, to the extent funds are available under this title or subsequent appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to enable the National Commission to discharge its duties under this title.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID0ee57ca772ac412492cc4b6637b6ce2d"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Information from Federal agencies</header><text>The National Commission may request any Federal agency, including the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, to furnish such information, advice, or assistance as it determines necessary to carry out its functions, and each such agency shall, to the extent permitted by law, furnish such information, advice, or assistance upon the request of the Chairman.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID751813455b6d4bfba43299f381310fe6"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Assistance from the general services administration</header><text>The Administrator of General Services shall, upon the request of the Chairman, provide the National Commission with necessary administrative services, facilities, and support, on a reimbursable basis.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID768ce54cbd1341b3886326d3fde5f337"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Postal services</header><text>The National Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as a Federal agency.</text> </subsection></section><section id="IDd2f548c6c7d2436cb58772436485e798"><enum>606.</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The National Commission shall submit to the President and Congress a final report containing the National Commission's findings, conclusions, and recommendations not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </section><section id="ID7d4f776ab5774bc28eaf86ff18e79e1d"><enum>607.</enum><header>Funding</header> <subsection id="ID3afec181f29a40f19328579bc0855011"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header><text>Notwithstanding section 302(d), of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary from the Waste Fund under the heading <quote><header-in-text level="appropriations-intermediate" style="OLC">Nuclear Waste Disposal</header-in-text></quote> under title III of division C of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 618), $3,000,000 shall be transferred to the National Commission for purposes of carrying out this title.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID05d95598fc4b467ca0e220e5e6f78810"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration of availability</header><text>Except as provided in section 608(b), amounts made available to the National Commission under subsection (a) shall remain available until expended or the termination of the National Commission.</text> </subsection></section><section id="IDea522539b72d48e0aefe092533b028e4"><enum>608.</enum><header>Termination</header> <subsection id="IDdd5f2e65504a4aa98bcff5856dc264fd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The National Commission, and all authorities under this title, shall terminate 60 days after the date on which the final report is submitted under section 606.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID3b7ddc30bd304f2c81fe01b64afd56ea"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Unexpended funds</header><text>Any funds made available to the National Commission under section 607 that are not expended by the National Commission by the date on which the National Commission is terminated under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.</text> </subsection></section>

312.

Sense of Congress regarding the strategic role of nuclear energy

(a)

Findings

Congress finds that— (1)nuclear energy is a strategic technology and should be recognized for— (A)providing clean and secure domestic energy for the United States; and (B)reducing greenhouse gases; (2)the use and expansion of nuclear energy technology is essential for— (A)the production of electricity and other industrial applications; and (B)the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; (3)it is the continuing obligation of the Federal Government to provide for the safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, including the development of any analysis or assessment that is required to establish a sustainable, long-term program for the management of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; (4)spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste should be stored in a limited number of secure, centralized facilities; (5)to encourage State and local support for the establishment of centralized spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste storage facilities, the Federal Government should expedite the conduct of a sustainable long-term management program; (6)the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel may— (A)reduce the burden on geological repositories for ultimate waste disposal; and (B)provide additional fuel for nuclear reactors; and (7)advanced technologies in spent fuel recycling and advanced reactors may— (A)further reduce the volume and radioactivity of high-level radioactive waste; and (B)provide for a closed fuel cycle that will generate additional fuel for nuclear reactors. (b)

Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should reaffirm the policy of the United States— (1)to support the use and expansion of nuclear energy technology for— (A)the production of electricity and other industrial applications; and (B)the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; and (2)to fulfill the obligation of the Federal Government with respect to spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.

313.

Advanced fuel recycling process development

Section 953 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16273) is amended— (1)in subsection (b), by striking Research; and (2)by adding at the end the following:

(e)

Advanced fuel recycling process development

(1)

Definition of advanced fuel recycling process

In this subsection through subsection (g), the term advanced fuel recycling process means an integrated, proliferation-resistant, spent nuclear fuel recycling or transmutation process that— (A)does not separate pure plutonium; (B)reduces the burden on geological repositories for ultimate waste disposal; (C)minimizes environmental and public health and safety impacts; and (D)is an alternative to reprocessing technologies deployed prior to the date of enactment of this subsection. (2)

Design, criteria, and evaluations

In addition to the activities authorized under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (A)complete the development and testing of a complete and integrated process flowsheet for all steps involved in an advanced fuel recycling process; (B)characterize the waste streams resulting from all steps in the advanced fuel recycling process identified under subparagraph (A); (C)develop waste treatment processes and designs for disposal facilities for waste streams characterized under subparagraph (B); (D)on completion of sufficient technical progress in the program, as evaluated under subsection (g)— (i)develop a generic environmental impact statement for the technologies developed under this subsection; and (ii)conduct design and engineering work sufficient to develop firm cost estimates with respect to the development of advanced fuel recycling processes; and (E)cooperate with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in making facilities of the Department available to the Commission for purposes of the Commission carrying out independent, confirmatory research as part of the licensing process for facilities constructed or used under the program. (f)

Regulatory standards

(1)

In general

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall have licensing and related regulatory authority under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) over facilities that use an advanced fuel recycling process. (2)

Revision of applicable standards

(A)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall establish standards for protection against radiation (including occupational exposures) resulting from activities at facilities that use an advanced fuel recycling process, including facilities to fabricate fuel enriched with actinide elements other than uranium. (B)

Environmental Protection Agency

The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish generally applicable environmental standards for the protection of the public and the general environment from radioactive material released from facilities that use an advanced fuel recycling process, including facilities to fabricate fuel enriched with actinide elements other than uranium. (g)

Comprehensive evaluation

(1)

In general

On completion of sufficient technical progress in the program under subsection (e), the Secretary shall direct the Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee and the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board to evaluate and prepare reports concerning the readiness of the program for detailed design, engineering, licensing, and deployment of advanced fuel recycling processes. (2)

Report

The Secretary shall submit to Congress the reports of the Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee and the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board described in paragraph (1) with the first budget request submitted to carry out activities covered by the reports.

Improving United States Strategic Reserves

321.

Petroleum product reserve

(a)

Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Section 154(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6234(a)) is amended by striking 1 billion barrels of petroleum products and inserting 1,000,000,000 barrels of petroleum products (including at least 30,000,000 barrels of refined petroleum products). (b)

Plan

Title I of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by inserting after section 154 (42 U.S.C. 6234) the following:

155.

Plan

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the President and, if the President approves, to Congress, a plan to include refined petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, including a description of— (1)the disposition of refined petroleum products that shall be stored in the Reserve, which shall be selected— (A)to alleviate shortages that might be expected to result from hurricanes, earthquakes, or other acts of nature; and (B)to minimize the number of different kinds of refined petroleum products that shall be stored; (2)the method of acquisition of refined petroleum products for storage in the Reserve, which shall— (A)be intended to minimize both the cost and market disruption associated with the acquisition; and (B)include— (i)an analysis of the option of exchanging crude oil from the Reserve for refined petroleum products; and (ii)the anticipated time requirement for building the inventory of refined petroleum products; (3)storage facility options for the storage of refined petroleum products, including the anticipated location of existing or new facilities; (4)the estimated costs of establishment, maintenance, and operation of the refined petroleum product component of the Reserve; (5)efforts the Department will take to ensure that distributors and importers are not discouraged from maintaining and increasing supplies of refined petroleum products; and (6)actions that will be taken to ensure quality of refined petroleum products in the Reserve, including the rotation of products stored.

(c)

Drawdown and sale

Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241) is amended— (1)by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:

(d)

Limitation on drawdown and sale

(1)

In general

The drawdown and sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve may not be made unless the Secretary determines that— (A)the drawdown and sale are required by— (i)a severe energy market supply disruption; or (ii)obligations of the United States under the international energy program; or (B)in the case of the refined petroleum product component of the Reserve, a sale of refined petroleum products will mitigate the impacts of weather-related events or other acts of nature that have resulted in a severe energy market supply disruption. (2)

Severe energy market supply disruption

For purpose of this subsection, a severe energy market supply disruption shall be considered to exist if the Secretary determines that— (A)an emergency situation exists and there is a disruption in global oil market supplies of significant scope and duration; (B)a severe increase in the price of petroleum products has resulted, or is likely to result, from the emergency situation; and (C)the price increase is likely to cause a major adverse impact on the national economy.

; and

(2)in subsections (h)(1) and (i), by striking President each place it appears and inserting Secretary.

322.

Petroleum exchange authority

(a)

Petroleum products for storage in Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Section 160(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6240(a)) is amended— (1)by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and indenting the subparagraphs appropriately; (2)in subparagraph (A) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by inserting a semicolon at the end; (3)in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by inserting in accordance with paragraph (2), before petroleum products; (4)by striking (a) The Secretary and inserting the following:

(a)

Authority of Secretary

(1)

In general

The Secretary

; and

(5)by adding at the end the following:

(2)

Monetary compensation

In acquiring petroleum products under paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary may accept monetary compensation for differences in volume, quality, or time of delivery as a result of— (A)exchanges or deferrals of deliveries in the event that the reserve inventory is at the rated capacity of the reserve inventory; or (B)discrepancies in delivered volumes with respect to contractual volumes.

(b)

SPR Petroleum Account

Section 167(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247(b)) is amended— (1)by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; (2)in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (3)in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (4)by adding at the end the following:

(3)notwithstanding section 660 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7270), for each fiscal year, in an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate amount of the receipts to the United States from any exchange of petroleum products or discrepancies in delivered volume under section 160 (including section 160(a)(1)(C)).

Federal oil and gas development

Oil and gas leasing

331.

Oil and Gas Permit Processing Improvement Fund

Section 35(c) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(4)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated from the Fund, or to the extent adequate funds in the Fund are not available from miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury, for the coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations and for oil and gas inspection and enforcement on onshore Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Pilot Project offices described in section 365(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15924(d)) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, to remain available until expended.

332.

Facilitation of coproduction of geothermal energy on oil and gas leases

Section 4(b) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(4)

Land subject to oil and gas lease

Land under an oil and gas lease issued pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) that is subject to an approved application for permit to drill and from which oil and gas production is occurring may be available for leasing under subsection (c) by the holder of the oil and gas lease— (A)on a determination that— (i)geothermal energy will be produced from a well producing or capable of producing oil and gas; and (ii)the public interest will be served by the issuance of such a lease; and (B)in order to provide for the coproduction of geothermal energy with oil and gas.

Outer Continental Shelf

341.

Implementation of inventory of outer Continental Shelf resources

(a)

In general

Section 357 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15912) is amended— (1)in subsection (a)— (A)by striking the first sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting the following: The Secretary shall conduct a seismic inventory of oil and natural gas, and prepare a summary (the latter prepared with the assistance of, and based on information provided by, the heads of appropriate Federal agencies) of the information obtained under paragraph (3), for the waters of the United States Outer Continental Shelf (referred to in this section as the OCS) in the Atlantic Region, the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, and the Alaska Region.; (B)in paragraph (2)— (i)by striking 3-D and inserting 2-D and 3-D; and (ii)by adding and at the end; and (C)by striking paragraphs (3) through (5) and inserting in the following:

(3)use existing inventories and mapping of marine resources undertaken by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and with the assistance of and based on information provided by the Department of Defense and other Federal and State agencies possessing relevant data, and use any available data regarding alternative energy potential, navigation uses, fisheries, aquaculture uses, recreational uses, habitat, conservation, and military uses.

; and

(2)by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

(b)

Implementation

The Secretary shall carry out the inventory and analysis under subsection (a) in 3 phases, with priority given to all or part of applicable planning areas of the outer Continental Shelf— (1)estimated to have the greatest potential for energy development in barrel of oil equivalent; and (2)outside of any leased area or area scheduled for leasing prior to calendar year 2011 under any outer Continental Shelf 5-year leasing program or amendment to the program under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344). (c)

Reports

(1)

In general

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that provides a plan for executing the seismic inventories required under this section, including an estimate of the costs to complete the seismic inventory by region and environmental and permitting activities to facilitate expeditious completion. (2)

First phase

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the first phase of the inventory and analysis under subsection (a). (3)

Subsequent phases

Not later than 2 years after the date on which the report is submitted under paragraph (2) and 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the second and third phases, respectively, of the inventory and analysis under subsection (a). (4)

Public availability

A report submitted under paragraph (2) or (3) shall be— (A)made publicly available; and (B)updated not less frequently than once every 5 years.

(b)

Relationship to 5-Year Program

The requirement that the Secretary of the Interior carry out the inventory required by the amendment made by subsection (a) shall not be considered to require, authorize, or provide a basis or justification for delay by the Secretary of the Interior or any other agency of the issuance of any outer Continental Shelf leasing program or amendment to the program under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344), or any lease sale pursuant to that section. (c)

Permits

Nothing in this section or an amendment made by this section precludes the issuance by the Secretary of the Interior of a permit to conduct geological and geophysical exploration of the outer Continental Shelf in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) and other applicable law. (d)

Funding

Section 999H(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16378(d)) is amended— (1)by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

(1)35 percent shall be used for activities under section 999A(b)(1), except that for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015 the amount made available under this paragraph shall be used to carry out section 357 (for the completion of necessary environmental analyses under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), with a priority given to completion of programmatic environmental impact statements necessary to carry out the seismic inventory or portions of the inventory required by section 357, and the use of seismic technology to obtain accurate resource estimates).

; and

(2)in paragraph (4)— (A)by inserting (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), before 25; and (B)by adding at the end the following:

(B)notwithstanding subparagraph (A), for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015— (i)15 percent shall be used for the purposes described in subparagraph (A); and (ii)10 percent shall be used for the activities described in paragraph (1).

(e)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, to be available until expended without fiscal year limitation— (1)$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015; and (2)$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.

342.

Alaska OCS permit processing coordination office

(a)

Establishment

The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the Secretary) shall establish a regional joint outer Continental Shelf lease and permit processing office for the Alaska outer Continental Shelf region. (b)

Memorandum of understanding

(1)

In general

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the purposes of carrying out this section with— (A)the Secretary of Commerce; (B)the Chief of Engineers; (C)the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and (D)any other Federal agency that may have a role in permitting activities. (2)

State participation

The Secretary shall request that the Governor of Alaska be a signatory to the memorandum of understanding. (c)

Designation of qualified staff

(1)

In general

Not later than 30 days after the date of the signing of the memorandum of understanding under subsection (b), each Federal signatory party shall, if appropriate, assign to the office described in subsection (a) an employee who has expertise in the regulatory issues administered by the office in which the employee is employed relating to leasing and the permitting of oil and gas activities on the outer Continental Shelf. (2)

Duties

An employee assigned under paragraph (1) shall— (A)not later than 90 days after the date of assignment, report to the office described in subsection (a); (B)be responsible for all issues relating to the jurisdiction of the home office or agency of the employee; and (C)participate as part of the applicable team of personnel working on proposed oil and gas leasing and permitting, including planning and environmental analyses. (d)

Transfer of funds

For the purposes of coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations for the Alaska outer Continental Shelf region, the Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer of such funds as are necessary to— (1)the Secretary of Commerce; (2)the Chief of Engineers; (3)the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; (4)any other Federal agency having a role in permitting activities; and (5)the State of Alaska. (e)

Savings provision

Nothing in this section affects— (1)the operation of any Federal or State law; or (2)any delegation of authority made by the head of a Federal agency for employees that are assigned to the coordination office. (f)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2019, to remain available until expended.

343.

Moratorium of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico

(a)

Moratorium

Section 104 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended— (1)by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

(a)

In general

Except as provided in subsection (d), effective during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on June 30, 2022, the Secretary shall not offer for leasing, preleasing, or any related activity any area in the Eastern Planning Area that is within 45 statute miles of the coastline of the State of Florida.

; and

(2)by adding at the end the following:

(d)

Exceptions

(1)

Definitions

In this paragraph: (A)

Destin dome area

The term Destin Dome Area means the area in the Central and Eastern Planning Areas of the outer Continental Shelf identified as Destin Dome (NH16-08) in the document entitled MMS Gulf of Mexico Region Planning Areas and Active Leases and dated May 14, 2009. (B)

Pensacola area

The term Pensacola Area means the area in the Central and Eastern Planning Areas of the outer Continental Shelf identified as Pensacola (NH16-05) in the document entitled MMS Gulf of Mexico Region Planning Areas and Active Leases and dated May 14, 2009. (2)

Authorized areas

The Secretary may offer for leasing any area in the Destin Dome Area or the Pensacola Area.

(b)

National defense area

Section 12(d) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1341(d)) is amended— (1)by striking The United States and inserting the following:

(1)

In general

The United States

; and

(2)by adding at the end the following:

(2)

Review

Annually, the Secretary of Defense shall— (A)review the areas of the outer Continental Shelf that have been designated as restricted from exploration and operation to determine whether the areas should remain under restriction; and (B)based on the review under subparagraph (A), make recommendations to the President.

(c)

Leasing of moratorium areas

(1)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date on which any necessary environmental analyses are completed under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Secretary shall offer for leasing under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) in accordance with the completed environmental analyses any areas made available for leasing as a result of this subtitle (including amendments made by this subtitle). (2)

Administration

Notwithstanding the omission of the areas made available for leasing under paragraph (1) from the applicable 5-year plan developed by the Secretary pursuant to section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344), the areas shall be offered for leasing under this section, in accordance with the completed environmental analyses referred to in paragraph (1). (d)

Conforming Amendment

Section 105 of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–54; 119 Stat. 521) (as amended by section 103(d) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432)) is amended by inserting and any other area that the Secretary of the Interior may offer for leasing, preleasing, or any related activity under section 104 of that Act after 2006).

344.

Repeal of outer Continental Shelf deep water and deep gas royalty relief

(a)

In general

Sections 344 and 345 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15904, 15905) are repealed. (b)

Administration

The Secretary of the Interior shall not be required to provide for royalty relief in the lease sale terms beginning with the first lease sale held on or after the date of enactment of this Act for which a final notice of sale has not been published.

III

Miscellaneous

351.

Minerals Management Service

Title III of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

310.

Minerals Management Service

(a)

Director

Any Director of the Minerals Management Service shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (b)

Discretion

Nothing in this section affects the discretion granted to the Secretary by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950 (43 U.S.C. 1451 note; 64 Stat. 1262; 85 Stat. 76).

352.

Preservation of geological and geophysical data

Section 351(k) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15908(k)) is amended by striking 2010 and inserting 2020.

353.

Alaska natural gas pipeline

Section 116 of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act (15 U.S.C. 720n) is amended— (1)in subsection (a)(3)— (A)in the first sentence, by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, except that a holder of a certificate may request the Secretary to extend the period to issue Federal guarantee instruments for not more than 180 days following the date of resolution of any reopening, contest, or other proceeding relating to the certificate”; and (B)in the second sentence, by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, or connecting to pipeline infrastructure capable of delivering commercially economic quantities of natural gas to the continental United States”; (2)in subsection (b)— (A)by striking paragraph (2); (B)by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and (C)in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking and completion guarantees; (3)in subsection (c)(2), by striking $18,000,000,000 and inserting $30,000,000,000; (4)in subsection (d)— (A)in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , except that an issued loan guarantee instrument shall apply to not less than 80 percent of project costs unless by previous consent of the borrower; and (B)in paragraph (2), by striking An eligible and inserting A; and (5)in subsection (g)— (A)by striking paragraph (2); (B)by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and (C)in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by inserting before the period at the end the following: under subsection (a)(3), including direct lending from the Federal Financing Bank of all or a part of the amount to the holder, in lieu of a guarantee.

354.

Denali National Park and Preserve natural gas pipeline

(a)

Definitions

In this section: (1)

Appurtenance

(A)

In general

The term appurtenance includes cathodic protection or test stations, valves, signage, and buried communication and electric cables relating to the operation of high-pressure natural gas transmission. (B)

Exclusions

The term appurtenance does not include compressor stations. (2)

Park

The term Park means the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska. (3)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b)

Permit

The Secretary may issue right-of-way permits for— (1)a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline (including appurtenances) in non-wilderness areas within the boundary of Denali National Park within, along, or near the approximately 7-mile segment of the George Parks Highway that runs through the Park; and (2)any distribution and transmission pipelines and appurtenances that the Secretary determines to be necessary to provide natural gas supply to the Park. (c)

Terms and conditions

A permit authorized under subsection (b)— (1)may be issued only— (A)if the permit is consistent with the laws (including regulations) generally applicable to utility rights-of-way within units of the National Park System; (B)in accordance with section 1106(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3166(a)); and (C)if, following an appropriate analysis prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the route of the right-of-way is the route through the Park with the least adverse environmental effects for the Park; and (2)shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary.

355.

Exemption of trans-Alaska oil pipeline system from certain requirements

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

208.

Exemption of trans-Alaska oil pipeline system from certain requirements

(a)

In general

Except as provided in subsection (b), no part of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline system shall be considered to be a district, site, building, structure, or object for purposes of section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f), regardless of whether all or part of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline system may otherwise be listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places. (b)

Individual elements

(1)

In general

Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of the Interior may identify up to 3 sections of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline system that possess national or exceptional historic significance, and that should remain after the pipeline is no longer used for the purpose of oil transportation. (2)

Historic site

Any sections identified under paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a historic site. (3)

Views

In making the identification under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the views of— (A)the owners of the pipeline; (B)the State Historic Preservation Officer; (C)the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and (D)the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects. (c)

Construction, maintenance, restoration, and rehabilitation activities

Subsection (b) does not prohibit the owners of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline system from carrying out construction, maintenance, restoration, or rehabilitation activities on or for a section of the system described in subsection (b).

356.

Procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels

Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17142) is amended to read as follows:

526.

Procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels

(a)

In general

Except as provided in subsection (b), no Federal agency shall enter into a contract for procurement of an alternative or synthetic fuel, including a fuel produced from nonconventional petroleum sources, for any mobility-related use other than for research or testing, unless the contract specifies that the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and combustion of the fuel supplied under the contract, on an ongoing basis, be less than or equal to such emissions from the equivalent conventional fuel produced from conventional petroleum sources. (b)

Exceptions

Subsection (a) shall not prohibit a Federal agency from entering into a contract to purchase a generally available fuel that is produced, in whole or in part, from a nonconventional petroleum source if— (1)the contract does not specifically require the contractor to provide a fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source; (2)the purpose of the contract is not to obtain a fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source; and (3)the contract does not provide incentives (excluding compensation at market prices for the purchase of fuel purchased) for a refinery upgrade or expansion to allow a refinery to use or increase the use by the refinery of fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source.

357.

Geologic Materials Archiving Grant Program

(a)

Findings

Congress finds that— (1)the collection of rock core samples and the well logs relating to the collection of the rock core samples are vital for the exploration, analysis, and eventual production of the oil, natural gas, shale oil, coal, and geothermal resources of the United States; (2)the collection and storage of rock core samples over time is expensive and requires large storage facilities; (3)because of current fiscal constraints, States are finding it increasingly difficult to afford the storage and maintenance of the geologic record of the United States; (4)the loss of any core samples or logs harms the ability of the United States to pinpoint the location of energy sources by downgrading the geologic knowledge; (5)the retention of core samples— (A)provides critical data for— (i)the geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide; (ii)groundwater and aquifer studies for regional water supplies; and (iii)tracking potential contamination; (B)is important for the siting of deep geologic repositories for the storage of hazardous materials; (C)is vital for— (i)infrastructure development; (ii)the location of construction materials; and (iii)geohazards mitigation; and (D)provides important data for climate and other historical geology studies; and (6)it is unknown what core sample data would be needed for in the future as— (A)new technology becomes available; and (B)our understanding of the sub-surface frontier evolves. (b)

Grant program

(1)

In general

There is established in the Department of the Interior a grant program under which the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the Secretary) shall provide grants to individual States, State Geologic Surveys, or Regional Consortiums to build, maintain, and operate centers to store geologic samples (including core samples, surface samples, micropaleontology samples, well cuttings, and geochemical samples) collected as a result of oil and gas exploration, mineral exploration, and geotechnical studies and research. (2)

Application

To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), a State shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (3)

Required maintenance

The Secretary shall not provide a grant to a State under paragraph (1) unless the State agrees to maintain any center provided assistance under this section for at least 20 years after the date on which the grant is provided. (4)

Amount of grant

The maximum amount of a grant provided to a State under paragraph (1) shall be $15,000,000. (c)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to provide grants under this section $100,000,000.

Public land renewable energy deployment

361.

Renewable energy Federal permit coordination

Section 365 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15924) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(k)

Pilot project offices to improve Federal permit coordination for renewable energy

(1)

Definition of renewable energy

In this subsection, the term renewable energy means energy derived from a wind, solar, or geothermal source. (2)

Field offices

As part of the Pilot Project, the Secretary shall designate 1 field office of the Bureau of Land Management in each of the following States to serve as Renewable Energy Permit Coordination Offices for coordination of Federal permits for renewable energy projects and transmission involving Federal land facilitating the development of renewable energy: (A)Alaska. (B)Arizona. (C)California. (D)Colorado. (E)Idaho. (F)Oregon. (G)New Mexico. (H)Nevada. (I)Montana. (J)Utah. (K)Washington. (L)Wyoming. (3)

Memorandum of understanding

(A)

In general

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall enter into an amended memorandum of understanding under subsection (b) to provide for the inclusion of the additional Renewable Energy Pilot Project Offices in the Pilot Project. (B)

Signature of Secretary

The Secretary shall be a signatory of the amended memorandum of understanding. (C)

Signatures by Governors

The Secretary shall request that the Governors of each of the States described in paragraph (2) be signatories to the amended memorandum of understanding. (4)

Designation of qualified staff

Not later than 30 days after the date of the signing of the amended memorandum of understanding, all Federal signatory parties shall, if appropriate, assign to each Renewable Energy Pilot Project Office designated under paragraph (2) an employee described in subsection (c) to carry out duties described in that subsection. (5)

Additional personnel

The Secretary shall assign to each Renewable Energy Pilot Project Office additional personnel under subsection (f). (6)

Transfer of funds

To coordinate and process renewable energy authorizations on Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Pilot Project Office designated under paragraph (2), the Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer of such funds as are necessary to— (A)any Federal agency described in subsection (h); and (B)any State described in paragraph (2). (7)

Funding

(A)

In general

The Federal share of any royalties, fees, rentals, bonus bids, or other payments from wind or solar development on land administered by the Secretary shall be deposited in a special fund in the Treasury to be known as the BLM Wind and Solar Energy Permit Processing Improvement Fund (referred to in this subsection as Fund). (B)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated from the Fund or, to the extent amounts are not available in the Fund, from the Treasury for the costs of administering program operations for wind and solar development under the Public Land Renewable Energy Deployment and Adjustment Act of 2009 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2019, to remain available without fiscal year limitation until expended.

362.

Extension of funding for implementation of Geothermal Steam Act of 1970

(a)

In general

Section 234(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15873(a)) is amended by striking “in the first 5 fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2020. (b)

Authorization

Section 234(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15873(b)) is amended— (1)by striking Amounts and inserting the following:

(1)

In general

Amounts

; and

(2)by adding at the end the following:

(2)

Authorization

Effective for fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter, amounts deposited under subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for expenditure, subject to appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, to implement the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) and this Act.

363.

Programmatic environmental impact statements and land use planning

(a)

Public land

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall— (1)complete a programmatic environmental impact statement in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to analyze the potential impacts of— (A)a program to develop solar energy on land administered by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Land Management; and (B)any necessary amendments to land use plans for the land; and (2)amend any land use plans as appropriate to provide for the development of renewable energy in areas considered appropriate by the Secretary. (b)

National Forest System Land

As soon as practicable but not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall— (1)complete a programmatic environmental impact statement in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to analyze the potential impacts of— (A)a program to develop solar and wind energy on National Forest System land administered by the Secretary; and (B)any necessary amendments to land use plans for the land; and (2)amend any land use plans as appropriate to provide for the development of renewable energy in areas considered appropriate by the Secretary immediately on completion of the programmatic environmental impact statement. (c)

Effect on processing applications

The requirement for completion of programmatic environmental impact statements under this section shall not result in any delay in processing applications for wind or solar development on land administered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, or on National Forest System land.

364.

Report

(a)

Study

(1)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall conduct a study on the siting, development, and management of projects for the production of wind and solar energy on— (A)land available for energy development that is administered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management; and (B)National Forest System land administered by the Secretary of Agriculture that is available for energy development. (2)

Matters to be addressed

The study shall address— (A)the effectiveness of— (i)laws (including regulations) and policies in effect on the date of enactment of this Act in— (I)facilitating the development of wind and solar energy projects on the land; and (II)ensuring the public receives a fair return for the use of the land; (ii)policies designed to discourage speculation in the development of wind and solar projects on the land; (iii)the land use planning process in siting wind and solar facilities; (iv)mitigation planning for wind and solar projects on the land, particularly with respect to fish and wildlife and water resources; (v)best management practices developed by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture for wind and solar projects; and (vi)adaptive management of the impacts associated with wind and solar projects on the land; and (B)the advantages and disadvantages of using— (i)rights-of-way as a means of authorizing the use of the Federal land described in paragraph (1) for wind and solar energy development; and (ii)a competitive or noncompetitive leasing system as a means of authorizing the use of the Federal land described in paragraph (1) for wind and solar energy development. (b)

Recommendations

The study shall— (1)analyze the matters described in subsection (a)(2); and (2)make recommendations as to— (A)whether a competitive or noncompetitive leasing system would be a more effective means than the system in effect on the date of enactment of this Act to authorize the use of Federal land described in subsection (a)(1) to meet the goals of facilitating the development of wind and solar energy projects while achieving a fair return to the public; (B)the most effective system to authorize the use of Federal land described in subsection (a)(1) to meet the goals of facilitating the development of wind and solar energy projects while achieving a fair return to the public; and (C)changes, if any, to Federal law (including regulations) or policy necessary to address more effectively the siting, development, and management of solar and wind projects on the land. (c)

Completion of study

Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Academy of Sciences shall— (1)submit to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture the findings and recommendations of the study required under subsections (a) and (b); and (2)on completion of the study, make the results of the study available to the public. (d)

Report to Congress

Not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of the findings and recommendations of the study under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall submit to Congress a report on— (1)the findings and recommendations of the study; (2)the agreement or disagreement of the Secretaries with respect to each of the findings and recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences; (3)the administrative actions to be taken by each of the Secretaries in response to the findings and recommendations; and (4)any recommended changes in law.

365.

Renewable energy development on brownfield sites

(a)

Definitions

In this section: (1)

Administrator

The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2)

Renewable energy

The term renewable energy has the meaning given the terms existing renewable energy and new renewable energy in section 610 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (as added by section _01(a)). (b)

Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency efforts

The Secretary, in conjunction with the Administrator, shall— (1)in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, identify opportunities to prioritize renewable energy development on brownfield sites; (2)provide to States, units of local governments, project developers, and other stakeholders publicly available resources identifying potential brownfield sites for renewable energy development, with an emphasis on non-Federal land; and (3)provide technical assistance to State and local officials, interested project developers, and other stakeholders to expedite renewable energy production from brownfield sites identified under this subsection, with an emphasis on non-Federal land. (c)

Report

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that includes— (1)proposals for Federal policies, incentives, or other means of encouraging renewable energy production on sites identified under subsection (b); and (2)data on existing and potential job creation from, environmental benefits of, and energy production from renewable energy on brownfield sites. (d)

Stakeholder Forums

The Secretary, in conjunction with the Administrator, shall conduct stakeholder forums in each region of the United States to assist State and local officials, project developers, and other stakeholders with renewable energy project siting on brownfield sites, with an emphasis on non-Federal land. (e)

Effect

Nothing in this section affects existing Federal efforts to promote the reuse and redevelopment of brownfield sites. (f)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

366.

Development of solar and wind energy on public land

(a)

Definitions

In this section: (1)

Covered land

The term covered land means land that is— (A)(i)public land administered by the Secretary; or (ii)National Forest System land administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; and (B)designated for the development of solar or wind energy under a land use plan established under— (i)the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or (ii)the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). (2)

Pilot program

The term pilot program means the wind and solar leasing pilot program established under subsection (b). (3)

Public land

The term public land has the meaning given the term public lands in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). (4)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b)

Pilot program

(1)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a wind and solar leasing pilot program. (2)

Selection of sites

(A)

In general

Not later than 90 days after the date the pilot program is established under this subsection, the Secretary shall select 2 sites that are appropriate for the development of a solar energy project, and 2 sites that are appropriate for the development of a wind energy project, on covered land as part of the pilot program. (B)

Site selection

In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall seek to select sites— (i)for which there is likely to be a high level of industry interest; and (ii)that are representative of sites on which solar or wind energy is likely to be developed on covered land. (C)

Ineligible sites

The Secretary shall not select as part of the pilot program any site for which a right-of way for site testing or construction has been issued. (3)

Lease sales

(A)

In general

Except as provided in subparagraph (C)(ii), not later than 180 days after the date sites are selected under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall offer each site for competitive leasing to qualified bidders under such terms and conditions as are required by the Secretary. (B)

Bidding systems

In offering the sites for lease, the Secretary— (i)may vary the bidding systems to be used at each lease sale; but (ii)shall limit bidding to 1 round in any lease sale. (C)

Lease terms

(i)

In general

As part of the pilot program, the Secretary may vary the length of the lease terms and establish such other lease terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate. (ii)

Data collection

As part of the pilot program, the Secretary shall— (I)offer on a noncompetitive basis on at least 1 site a short-term lease for data collection; and (II)on the expiration of the short-term lease, offer on a competitive basis a long-term lease, giving credit toward the bonus bid to the holder of the short-term lease for any qualified expenditures to collect data to develop the site during the short-term lease. (4)

Compliance with laws

In offering for lease the selected sites under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall comply with all applicable environmental and other laws. (5)

Report

The Secretary shall— (A)compile a report of the results of each lease sale under the pilot program, including— (i)the level of competitive interest; and (ii)a summary of bids and revenues received; and (B)not later than 90 days after the final lease sale, submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives the report described in subparagraph (A). (6)

Rights-of-way

During the pendency of the pilot program, the Secretary shall continue to issue rights-of-way, in compliance with authority in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, for available sites not selected for the pilot program. (c)

Secretarial determination

(1)

In general

Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall determine whether to establish a leasing program under this section for wind or solar energy. (2)

Establishment

The Secretary shall establish a leasing program if the Secretary determines that the program— (A)is in the public interest; and (B)provides an effective means of developing wind or solar energy on covered land. (3)

Consultation

In making the determinations required under this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with— (A)the Secretary of Agriculture; (B)the heads of other relevant Federal agencies; (C)affected States and Indian tribes; (D)representatives of the solar and wind industry; (E)representatives of the environmental and conservation community; and (F)the public. (4)

Considerations

In making the determinations required under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the results of the report provided under subsection (b)(5) and the results of the pilot program. (5)

Regulations

Not later than 180 days after the date on which any determination is made to establish a leasing program, the Secretary shall promulgate final regulations to implement the program. (6)

Report

If the Secretary determines that a leasing program should not be established, not later than 60 days after the date of the determination, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing the reasons and findings for the determination. (d)

Transition

(1)

In general

If the Secretary determines that a leasing program should be established, the Secretary shall continue to provide for the issuance of rights-of-way for the development of wind or solar energy in accordance with each requirement described in title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.) until the program is established and final regulations for the program are promulgated. (2)

Administration

The Secretary shall by regulation provide for a reasonable transition from the use of rights-of-way to leases, taking into account the status of the project (including whether rights-of-way for testing or construction have been granted or whether a plan of development has been submitted). (e)

Leasing program

If the Secretary determines under subsection (c) that a leasing program should be established, the program shall be established in accordance with subsections (f) through (l). (f)

Competitive leases

(1)

In general

Except as provided in paragraph (2), leases for wind or solar energy development under this section shall be issued on a competitive basis with a single round of bidding in any lease sale. (2)

Exceptions

Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the Secretary determines that— (A)no competitive interest exists; (B)the public interest would not be served by the competitive issuance of a lease or right-of-way; or (C)the lease is for the placement and operation of a meteorological or data collection facility or for the development or demonstration of a new wind or solar technology and has a term of not more than 5 years. (g)

Payments

(1)

In general

The Secretary shall establish royalties, fees, rentals, bonuses, or other payments to ensure a fair return to the United States for any lease issued under this section. (2)

Bonus bids

The Secretary may grant credit toward any bonus bid for a qualified expenditure by the holder of a lease described in subsection (f)(2)(C) in any competitive lease sale held for a long-term lease covering the same land covered by the lease described in subsection (f)(2)(C). (3)

Royalties

Any lease shall require the payment of a royalty established by the Secretary pursuant to rulemaking that shall be a percentage of the gross proceeds from the sale of electricity at a rate that— (A)encourages production of solar or wind energy; and (B)ensures a fair return to the public comparable to the return that would be obtained on State and private land. (4)

Royalty relief

To promote the greatest generation of renewable energy, the Secretary may— (A)reduce any royalty otherwise required on a showing by clear and convincing evidence by the person holding a lease under which the generation of energy has occurred that, without the reduction in royalty, generation would not occur; or (B)provide that no royalty or a reduced royalty is required under a lease for a period not to exceed 5 years beginning on the date that generation initially commences. (h)

Eligibility

To be eligible to hold a lease under this section, a person shall meet the eligibility requirements for leasing under the first section of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181). (i)

Requirements

The Secretary shall ensure that any activity under a leasing program is carried out in a manner that— (1)is consistent with all applicable land use planning, environmental, and other laws; and (2)provides for— (A)safety; (B)protection of the environment; (C)prevention of waste; (D)diligent development of the resource; (E)coordination with applicable Federal agencies; (F)a fair return to the United States for any lease; (G)use of best management practices, including planning and practices for mitigation of impacts; (H)public notice and comment on any proposal submitted for a lease under this section; and (I)oversight, inspection, research, monitoring, and enforcement relating to a lease under this section. (j)

Lease duration, suspension, and cancellation

The Secretary shall establish terms and conditions for the duration, issuance, transfer, renewal, suspension, and cancellation of a lease under this section. (k)

Security

The Secretary shall require the holder of a lease issued under this section— (1)to furnish a surety bond or other form of security, as prescribed by the Secretary; (2)to provide for the reclamation and restoration of the area covered by the lease; and (3)to comply with such other requirements as the Secretary considers necessary to protect the interests of the public and the United States. (l)

Disposition of revenues

The Secretary shall provide for the payment of 5 percent of the revenues received by the Federal Government as a result of leasing under this section or the issuance of rights-of-way for wind or solar development under title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.) to the State within which the boundaries of the leased land or right-of-way are located.

Carbon capture

371.

Large-scale carbon storage program

(a)

In general

Subtitle F of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16291 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 963 (42 U.S.C. 16293) the following:

963A.

Large-scale carbon storage program

(a)

Definitions

In this section: (1)

Industrial source

The term industrial source means any source of carbon dioxide that is not naturally occurring. (2)

Large-scale

The term large-scale means the injection of over 1,000,000 tons of carbon dioxide each year from industrial sources into a geological formation. (3)

Secretary concerned

The term Secretary concerned means— (A)the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest Service), with respect to National Forest System land; and (B)the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (including land held for the benefit of an Indian tribe). (b)

Program

In addition to the research, development, and demonstration program authorized by section 963, the Secretary shall carry out a program to demonstrate the commercial application of integrated systems for the capture, injection, monitoring, and long-term geological storage of carbon dioxide from industrial sources. (c)

Authorized assistance

In carrying out the program, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements to provide financial and technical assistance to up to 10 demonstration projects. (d)

Project selection

The Secretary shall competitively select recipients of cooperative agreements under this section from among applicants that— (1)provide the Secretary with sufficient geological site information (including hydrogeological and geophysical information) to establish that the proposed geological storage unit is capable of long-term storage of the injected carbon dioxide, including— (A)the location, extent, and storage capacity of the geological storage unit at the site into which the carbon dioxide will be injected; (B)the principal potential modes of geomechanical failure in the geological storage unit; (C)the ability of the geological storage unit to retain injected carbon dioxide; and (D)the measurement, monitoring, and verification requirements necessary to ensure adequate information on the operation of the geological storage unit during and after the injection of carbon dioxide; (2)possess the land or interests in land necessary for— (A)the injection and storage of the carbon dioxide at the proposed geological storage unit; and (B)the closure, monitoring, and long-term stewardship of the geological storage unit; (3)possess or have a reasonable expectation of obtaining all necessary permits and authorizations under applicable Federal and State laws (including regulations); and (4)agree to comply with each requirement of subsection (e). (e)

Terms and conditions

The Secretary shall condition receipt of financial assistance pursuant to a cooperative agreement under this section on the recipient agreeing to— (1)comply with all applicable Federal and State laws (including regulations), including a certification by the appropriate regulatory authority that the project will comply with Federal and State requirements to protect drinking water supplies; (2)in the case of industrial sources subject to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), inject only carbon dioxide captured from industrial sources in compliance with that Act; (3)comply with all applicable construction and operating requirements for deep injection wells; (4)measure, monitor, and test to verify that carbon dioxide injected into the injection zone is not— (A)escaping from or migrating beyond the confinement zone; or (B)endangering an underground source of drinking water; (5)comply with applicable well-plugging, post-injection site care, and site closure requirements, including— (A)(i)maintaining financial assurances during the post-injection closure and monitoring phase until a certificate of closure is issued by the Secretary; and (ii)promptly undertaking remediation activities for any leak from the geological storage unit that would endanger public health or safety or natural resources; and (B)complying with subsection (f); (6)comply with applicable long-term care requirements; (7)maintain financial protection in a form and in an amount acceptable to— (A)the Secretary; (B)the Secretary with jurisdiction over the land; and (C)the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and (8)provide the assurances described in section 963(c)(4)(B). (f)

Post injection closure and monitoring elements

In assessing whether a project complies with site closure requirements under subsection (e)(5), the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall determine whether the recipient of financial assistance has demonstrated continuous compliance with each of the following over a period of not less than 10 consecutive years after the plume of carbon dioxide has stabilized within the geologic formation that comprises the geologic storage unit following the cessation of injection activities: (1)The estimated location and extent of the project footprint (including the detectable plume of carbon dioxide and the area of elevated pressure resulting from the project) has not substantially changed and is contained within the geologic storage unit. (2)The injection zone formation pressure has ceased to increase following cessation of carbon dioxide injection into the geologic storage unit. (3)There is no leakage of either carbon dioxide or displaced formation fluid from the geologic storage unit that is endangering public health and safety, including underground sources of drinking water and natural resources. (4)The injected or displaced formation fluids are not expected to migrate in the future in a manner that encounters a potential leakage pathway. (5)The injection wells at the site completed into or through the injection zone or confining zone are plugged and abandoned in accordance with the applicable requirements of Federal or State law governing the wells. (g)

Indemnification agreements

(1)

Definition of liability

In this subsection, the term liability means any legal liability for— (A)bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death; (B)loss of or damage to property, or loss of use of property; or (C)injury to or destruction or loss of natural resources, including fish, wildlife, and drinking water supplies. (2)

Agreements

Not later than 1 year after the date of the receipt by the Secretary of a completed application for a demonstration project, the Secretary may agree to indemnify and hold harmless the recipient of a cooperative agreement under this section from liability arising out of or resulting from a demonstration project in excess of the amount of liability covered by financial protection maintained by the recipient under subsection (e)(7). (3)

Exception for gross negligence and intentional misconduct

Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may not indemnify the recipient of a cooperative agreement under this section from liability arising out of conduct of a recipient that is grossly negligent or that constitutes intentional misconduct. (4)

Collection of fees

(A)

In general

The Secretary shall collect a fee from any person with whom an agreement for indemnification is executed under this subsection in an amount that is equal to the net present value of payments made by the United States to cover liability under the indemnification agreement. (B)

Amount

The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, criteria for determining the amount of the fee, taking into account— (i)the likelihood of an incident resulting in liability to the United States under the indemnification agreement; and (ii)other factors pertaining to the hazard of the indemnified project. (C)

Use of fees

Fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the Treasury and credited to miscellaneous receipts. (5)

Contracts in advance of appropriations

(A)

In general

Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary The Secretary may enter into agreements of indemnification under this subsection in advance of appropriations and incur obligations without regard to section 1341 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the Anti-Deficiency Act), or section 11 of title 41, United States Code (commonly known as the Adequacy of Appropriations Act). (B)

Limitation

The amount of indemnification under this subsection shall not exceed $10,000,000,000 (adjusted not less than once during each 5-year period following the date of enactment of this section, in accordance with the aggregate percentage change in the Consumer Price Index since the previous adjustment under this subparagraph), in the aggregate, for all persons indemnified in connection with an agreement and for each project, including such legal costs as are approved by the Secretary. (6)

Conditions of agreements of indemnification

(A)

In general

An agreement of indemnification under this subsection may contain such terms as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. (B)

Administration

The agreement shall provide that, if the Secretary makes a determination the United States will probably be required to make indemnity payments under the agreement, the Attorney General— (i)shall collaborate with the recipient of an award under this subsection; and (ii)may— (I)approve the payment of any claim under the agreement of indemnification; (II)appear on behalf of the recipient; (III)take charge of an action; and (IV)settle or defend an action. (C)

Settlement of claims

(i)

In general

The Attorney General shall have final authority on behalf of the United States to settle or approve the settlement of any claim under this subsection on a fair and reasonable basis with due regard for the purposes of this subsection. (ii)

Expenses

The settlement shall not include expenses in connection with the claim incurred by the recipient. (h)

Federal land

(1)

In general

The Secretary concerned may authorize the siting of a project on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned in a manner consistent with applicable laws and land management plans and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary concerned determines to be necessary. (2)

Framework for geological carbon sequestration on public land

In determining whether to authorize a project on Federal land, the Secretary concerned shall take into account the framework for geological carbon sequestration on public land prepared in accordance with section 714 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 121 Stat. 1715). (i)

Acceptance of title and long-term monitoring

(1)

In general

As a condition of a cooperative agreement under this section, the Secretary may accept title to, or transfer of administrative jurisdiction from another Federal agency over, any land or interest in land necessary for the monitoring, remediation, or long-term stewardship of a project site. (2)

Long-term monitoring activities

After accepting title to, or transfer of, a site closed in accordance with this section, the Secretary shall monitor the site and conduct any remediation activities to ensure the geological integrity of the site and prevent any endangerment of public health or safety. (3)

Funding

There is appropriated to the Secretary, out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out paragraph (2).

(b)

Conforming amendments

(1)Section 963 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16293) is amended— (A)by redesignating subsections (a) through (d) as subsections (b) through (e), respectively; (B)by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following:

(a)

Definitions

In this section: (1)

Industrial source

The term industrial source means any source of carbon dioxide that is not naturally occurring. (2)

Large-scale

The term large-scale means the injection of over 1,000,000 tons of carbon dioxide from industrial sources over the lifetime of the project.

;

(C)in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by striking

In general

and inserting

Program

; (D)in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (b); and (E)in subsection (d)(3) (as so redesignated), by striking subparagraph (D). (2)Sections 703(a)(3) and 704 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17251(a)(3), 17252) are amended by striking section 963(c)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16293(c)(3)) each place it appears and inserting section 963(d)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16293(d)(3)).

372.

Training program for State agencies

(a)

Establishment

The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Transportation, shall establish a program to provide grants for employee training purposes to State agencies involved in permitting, management, inspection, and oversight of carbon capture, transportation, and storage projects. (b)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2020.

Island energy

381.

Affiliated island energy independence team

(a)

Definitions

In this section: (1)

Affiliated island

The term affiliated island means— (A)the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (B)Guam; (C)American Samoa; (D)the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (E)the Federated States of Micronesia; (F)the Republic of the Marshall Islands; (G)the Republic of Palau; and (H)the United States Virgin Islands. (2)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy (acting through the Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy), in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of State. (3)

Team

The term team means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b). (b)

Establishment

As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of each affiliated island— (1)to reduce the reliance and expenditure of each affiliated island on imported fossil fuels; (2)to increase the use by each affiliated island of indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy sources; (3)to improve the performance of the energy infrastructure of the affiliated island through projects— (A)to improve the energy efficiency of power generation, transmission, and distribution; and (B)to increase consumer energy efficiency; (4)to improve the performance of the energy infrastructure of each affiliated island through enhanced planning, education, and training; (5)to adopt research-based and public-private partnership-based approaches as appropriate; (6)to stimulate economic development and job creation; and (7)to enhance the engagement by the Federal Government in international efforts to address island energy needs. (c)

Duties of team

(1)

Energy Action Plans

(A)

In general

In accordance with subparagraph (B), the team shall provide technical, programmatic, and financial assistance to each utility of each affiliated island, and the government of each affiliated island, as appropriate, to develop and implement an energy Action Plan for each affiliated island to reduce the reliance of each affiliated island on imported fossil fuels through increased efficiency and use of indigenous clean-energy resources. (B)

Requirements

Each Action Plan described in subparagraph (A) for each affiliated island shall require and provide for— (i)the conduct of 1 or more studies to assess opportunities to reduce fossil fuel use through— (I)the improvement of the energy efficiency of the affiliated island; and (II)the increased use by the affiliated island of indigenous clean-energy resources; (ii)the identification and implementation of the most cost-effective strategies and projects to reduce the dependence of the affiliated island on fossil fuels; (iii)the promotion of education and training activities to improve the capacity of the local utilities of the affiliated island, and the government of the affiliated island, as appropriate, to plan for, maintain, and operate the energy infrastructure of the affiliated island through the use of local or regional institutions, as appropriate; (iv)the coordination of the activities described in clause (iii) to leverage the expertise and resources of international entities, the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, and the regional utilities of the affiliated island; (v)the identification, and development, as appropriate, of research-based and private-public, partnership approaches to implement the Action Plan; and (vi)any other component that the Secretary determines to be necessary to reduce successfully the use by each affiliated island of fossil fuels. (2)

Reports to Secretary

Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and biannually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report that contains a description of the progress of each affiliated island in— (A)implementing the Action Plan of the affiliated island developed under paragraph (1)(A); and (B)reducing the reliance of the affiliated island on fossil fuels. (d)

Use of regional utility organizations

To provide expertise to affiliated islands to assist the affiliated islands in meeting the purposes of this section, the Secretary shall consider— (1)including regional utility organizations in the establishment of the team; and (2)providing assistance through regional utility organizations. (e)

Annual reports to Congress

Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that contains a summary of the report of the team. (f)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.

<enum>IV</enum><header>Energy innovation and workforce development</header> <subtitle id="id431DAB5262494D8BA0E5BFE2D596C1B7"><enum>A</enum><header>Funding</header> <section id="idA29E5F6082B44C8CB1723C3945F72905"><enum>401.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities</header> <subsection id="IDf7ae85cc07b04a5594b5cc04583aa468"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Energy efficiency; distributed energy and electric energy systems; renewable energy</header> <paragraph id="id0764FB517F06428FB9AB156402702C5E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities described in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd2ebdb2d5c8247609bccb7498224c9a2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$1,974,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa77615c9d9674379b74527713606ffb8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$2,388,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9869f36df22e455cafd5d6867b17afdf"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$2,821,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID465a09489bdd447c97173f6fc15a1a43"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$3,258,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idACB1F761478240AEBF504575CA718C14"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>Paragraph (1) applies to—</text> <subparagraph id="id8792A9A995344BFBBAAC03DA2B4C4ED8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>energy efficiency and conservation research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities, including activities authorized under subtitle A of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16191 et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9A0217F0F9AF4884B5118829C5DC6BE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>distributed energy and electric energy system activities, including activities authorized under subtitle B of title IX of that Act (42 U.S.C. 16211 et seq.); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id141E38BAB0D742AD8EB0F590B6FDC2C4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>renewable energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities, including activities authorized under subtitle C of title IX of that Act (42 U.S.C. 16231 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDae52a4fe56aa453c8a828973fca86c82"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nuclear energy</header><text>Section 951 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56AA7B7424DD44CF94748AE482F474E8" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDa149b4038d044ce5b387f8f8ba4d739d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for core programs</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out nuclear energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities, including activities authorized under this subtitle—</text> <paragraph id="ID039afca63b4447c587f07527e2eebd92"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$998,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID949ca6daa9374bcd9602efebffdc9691"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$1,196,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3e2f68ada5dd4436a9977a27b6a86f68"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$1,394,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDebd766116cc4408fb874ee2f2bf2c552"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$1,592,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID0f0b3aba38e74c56beec9491986005e5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fossil energy</header><text>Section 961(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16291(b)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idFDE5B58D4C8B401BB2D3197D06CBF9AE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7B85A0F717C747568974E3B686C5F5E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6EFF73EF34E24628910116AD6985A1F9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A7E6558919D4481B7E220F51830B06C" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID58caa33a170449f88d60477dbf788194"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$1,074,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa21d3c20ff4440acb59d9199d23230e6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$1,272,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbf6bf5bb864e4bae934662ecd7114fd3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>$1,470,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb4eac08eae594b50883f778728e0d5ac"><enum>(7)</enum><text>$1,668,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0107F2D0D8BD41A298F622F91091D73D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Office of Science</header><text>Section 971(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16311(b)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id4957E04067FA4B0FB3A652B533BA3E26"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5A526E986D074781B5A76C57BFA0A645"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10CA7EB9AD2C49FEBE891120D9020738" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID4eba3e07d1ea4ff7833be9c27ebb1f1f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$5,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc7aa98e6ab0e43f0aa004a30c12af060"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$6,468,740,000 for fiscal year 2011;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9402d7db202447f0a6daccd9d6e9ad33"><enum>(6)</enum><text>$7,214,586,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4a652fc1e64d460eb125f9a6bd3c6a9a"><enum>(7)</enum><text>$8,046,427,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idD3A68144D56842BDAC4F644463CF8B55"><enum>B</enum><header>Grand Energy Challenges Research Initiative</header> <section id="ID25a24efa6bb449fea3b4c1621802404f"><enum>411.</enum><header>Grand Energy Challenges Research Initiative</header> <subsection id="ID38fa1cf689fc4b19803feb34d9746a8b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and the Under Secretary for Energy (referred to in this section as the <quote>Under Secretaries</quote>), shall establish a Grand Energy Challenges Research Initiative for the purposes of accelerating the solutions to Grand Energy Challenges through the establishment of large-scale, multidisciplinary activities that blend research in basic, applied, and engineering sciences, technology development, and other relevant disciplines.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id284A0CECD58D4768B36EEF733E2638D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Under Secretaries shall initiate large-scale research activities that bring together the skills and talents of multiple investigators to enable high-risk, cross-cutting research of a scope and complexity that would not be practicable with individual investigators.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID084bc8a0c8d14c6ba6df8b297f4fea04"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grand Energy Challenges</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretaries shall publish in the Federal Register a description of Grand Challenges in Energy that includes—</text> <paragraph id="ID9e310ab4c8b94cfcb238c59741fa315f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Challenges described in the Basic Research Needs Workshops reports published by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences of the Office of Science of the Department of Energy;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDed6c8de5cdaf446abd4e8c8a2f68e265"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Challenges described in the reports entitled <quote>Directing Matter and Energy: Five Challenges for Science and the Imagination</quote> and <quote>New Science for a Secure and Sustainable Energy Future</quote> of the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee of the Department of Energy; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd9d2b4927550457eb4c1d36a0637c970"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the energy-related Challenges described in the report entitled <quote>Grand Challenges for Engineering</quote> of the National Academy of Engineering.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf9adab6019e04829b4e3ad405126459b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grand Challenge Research Grants</header> <paragraph id="id0D44949F247A4F95A40B67FDC3D3F764"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Department of Energy shall carry out the research activities of the Initiative by competitively awarding grants to, entering into cooperative agreements with, or executing other transactions with (consistent with section 1007(g) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 7256(g)) consortiums that clearly indicate to the Department the manner by which the proposed research—</text> <subparagraph id="ID606d08aa071a4b4d9ca41d48b1557b1d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is motivated by and is designed to address 1 or more of the Grand Energy Challenges described in subsection (c);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf884d2aac47245ba82a2edc86e7d0796"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will contribute to fundamental scientific, engineering, and technology understanding; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6c6e138215634d918f38e1e0e6676b54"><enum>(C)</enum><text>will integrate diverse approaches to solving 1 or more of the Grand Energy Challenges through a robust management plan designed to achieve success.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe739b8174fa34280a7bade6d7d78f7f4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consortiums</header><text>To be eligible for a Grand Energy Challenge research grant, cooperative agreement, or other transaction, a consortium shall—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd2ede062a004402bba4f49083ec6a066"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be made up of 1 or more of the following groups—</text> <clause id="IDa65e7354c2ff4610a98173b231f4c9df"><enum>(i)</enum><text>institutions of higher education;</text> </clause><clause id="IDf4d8ff57e5ea4cabb10414ffc176bac4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>National Laboratories of the Department of Energy;</text> </clause><clause id="ID867fd9cf555a43c09c83f51f413394ba"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Federally-funded research and development centers;</text> </clause><clause id="IDa945d717aef8443085a415ccf6f2dd4a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>private industry; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDa81448c0f2244262b6201ff4e365f7e1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>not-for-profit institutions;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc415186209e0456a86e51423d95ca9fe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be comprised of at least 1 non-Federal entity; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8f352ff414524819964e322e96fc3ee2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop a multiyear road map that provides achievable metrics for overcoming the Grand Energy Challenges described in subsection (c).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2667873b7d1d4ad7b9729185176d4ee3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2019.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id927F33CBB64F47C0B09BF9F9A1A7A825"><enum>C</enum><header>Improvements to existing energy research and development programs</header> <section id="idAAE8F2E037A44DC9A07F34FDFA83910E"><enum>421.</enum><header>Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idE42705EB9426429A859E88D0DFA9531A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(3), by striking <quote>subsection (m)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (n)(1)</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idD3EA9578C61F48DE8264FC895DC629AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)(A)—</text> <subparagraph id="id7628C61BEA7749BAB9954AF048B1B730"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>energy technologies</quote> and inserting <quote>technologies</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD66029504DB94F6C980C1C28BE549BB3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>, including greenhouse gases</quote> and inserting <quote>and greenhouse gas emissions from all sources</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id217FCCFDC83E463CBAA8CFEE1DAEED5C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1), by striking <quote>all</quote> and inserting <quote>the initiation of</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idBA6E6F6E09414D0CB00A6A9DCB55E052"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (f) through (m) as subsections (g) through (n), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id45158ADC7FC9431FA6438A2BB60A7342"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (e) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0808FA357FC4262A8280F285782C9CC" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idDAC56014B7DC41679ECEE893A3CD6EF6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In carrying out this section, ARPA-E may initiate and execute grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other transactions separate from the Department of Energy.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id121176A11F8F4CD895E332EC22320E73"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(1)(B)(iv) (as redesignated by paragraph (4)), by striking <quote>subsection (j)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (k)</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9B6C9AF8B8EF423C8C6F24A0BB0B2DB5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(2) (as redesignated by paragraph (4))—</text> <subparagraph id="idBA0D19369FA944789A7CBBF37B99721D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2008</quote> and inserting <quote>2009</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d692a45eb0d4431a39897e5e66ad1d9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2011</quote> and inserting <quote>2012</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7CC9AFAD280946FA815EFB0BFEE481B2"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (l)(1) (as redesignated by paragraph (4)), by striking <quote>4 years</quote> and inserting <quote>7 years</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83F21D04D0014B488DEF1249A951FB87"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (n)(2)(B) (as redesignated by paragraph (4)), by striking <quote>and 2010</quote> and inserting <quote>through 2020</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id2C4CE1C304E04FC8A3F0D45AE53CB745"><enum>422.</enum><header>Domestic vehicle battery manufacturing research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17231) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idCB188A36FA87425C99B9B6F39DAAE9F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (l) through (p) as subsections (m) through (q), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB4ED70F4D7B7486A804F397FB5B9AC28"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (k) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1CB0B99B41AC4790A32641BCC05A65C3" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID48d7b83f77cc42339f9ff250ef752476"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Domestic vehicle battery manufacturing research</header> <paragraph id="ID63aed3f625de4a4a8e1c1423e4059f37"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shall conduct a research program on manufacturing batteries and battery systems to support electric drive vehicles.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5e87b4d797444dbbb1cc0d91bd14f215"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purpose of the program shall be to improve existing processes, or develop new manufacturing processes, to enable higher quality and less expensive energy batteries for electric drive vehicles.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID87ffe95add204320bfa91578972716ff"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Participants</header><text>The program shall be conducted by teams of researchers, which may include—</text> <subparagraph id="ID98f27e8ffc524b68bd82f4de331114fb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>energy storage systems manufacturers;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0173caebbba94ad58da61284655330c2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>material and equipment suppliers of battery and battery system manufacturers;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID542b22edefb84c509c866c13f77e4a3d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>electric drive vehicle manufacturers;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID297dfe617f1b4e8aabb19199d4aecbc1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>National Laboratories;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4a04934794bd424eb120e2084477a645"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other Federal agencies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID20402e1a383f4e20b777fdb02cb7f5f6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>State and local governments; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID80487af7314b4f31b76b144adf787ff2"><enum>(G)</enum><text>institutions of higher education.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id97CE4D14E32D4017B10F5EC3E0A79F4A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (n) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking <quote>and (k)</quote> and inserting <quote>(k), and (l)</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idBCF02752447E46F19C3E0BAA901C10A7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (q) (as redesignated by paragraph (1))—</text> <subparagraph id="idE2BCB7F6A94B4459A5B2D4DEEFA6AC7B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2B9178F04F43487B894FC1784B251F1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDEDCD9C5AF1E4C71800E39EDCA8594D6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFDBCF54E12984E01818C6A5691CEDAD6" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDadb60237e49b4a9a93406b4d736a2ed6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the domestic vehicle energy storage manufacturing research program under subsection (l) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2018.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idF88383EB93E7408BA23926D877420D75"><enum>423.</enum><header>Lightweight materials research and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 651 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17241) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id385C6FF9E69748EE8CB4C1CE06CDB158" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idE1752185C65E4B509D26808976A61821"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2010 through 2013.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="idBDDA6FFE3E464640BA21A999707D18D4"><enum>424.</enum><header>Amendments to the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000</header> <subsection id="id42FCCD8BE1424591A9455AFE5011C204"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2 of the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 (30 U.S.C. 2001) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="ID8dfbb4295ad649388e2be96050074f1a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id7D1E9F88A92F42F898B44D64ACDBED0C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3B4C2788294F4DBF83DD5C9FCA2DB16D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB029F75BC3624504AA01F9FFAF7A69BE" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID23b4bc7d451e470784a53fded1c45923"><enum>(6)</enum><text>methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that may be exchanged between terrestrial methane hydrate reservoirs and the atmosphere by natural or anthropogenic processes; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID78c10b45d2d54d1db349c64bdb504f8e"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the short- and long-term release of methane from arctic or marine reservoirs may have significant environmental effects, including global climate change.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3deec382f4924849a221ba1d40408024"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Methane hydrate research and development program</header> <paragraph id="idEBAFC553EFF4486D86B93555BB02BBFD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 4 of the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 (30 U.S.C. 2003) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id245E2E52CA1742DC9C3214DFD637FAE9" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID78c32bcd81354408b6e7362b0520e20c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, interagency funds transfer agreements, and field work proposals</header> <paragraph id="ID32ced2f215cd434ca28f104acb17d20a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assistance and coordination</header><text>In carrying out the program of methane hydrate research and development authorized by this section, the Secretary may award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, institutions that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID840a5ad6f3204d34a507967fdbf79277"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct basic and applied research to identify, explore, assess, and develop methane hydrate as a commercially viable source of energy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4a95115e593e4126a8a7c276bedd222b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify and characterize methane hydrate resources using remote sensing and seismic data;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDda2a25c224f94b6c98df434076456ebd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop technologies required for efficient and environmentally sound development of methane hydrate resources;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID407541b224ae46c5a02adb2e6e4b4c11"><enum>(D)</enum><text>conduct basic and applied research to assess and mitigate the environmental impact of hydrate degassing (including natural degassing and degassing associated with commercial development);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDebcb8b6fd2074a9f8418d01bd362346a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>develop technologies to reduce the risks of drilling through methane hydrates;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa1196233dd27426283584f7cd10878a9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>conduct exploratory drilling, well testing, and production testing operations on permafrost and nonpermafrost gas hydrates in support of the activities authorized by this paragraph, including drilling of 3 or more full-scale production test wells; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID53cf88d1c2494cb6bcd6eda6cc099827"><enum>(G)</enum><text>expand education and training programs in methane hydrate resource research and resource development through fellowships or other means for graduate education and training.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9422f63e1bf6426ca7d19717ace67b0c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Environmental monitoring</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a long-term environmental monitoring program to study the effects of production from methane hydrate reservoirs.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1B7E0648465B4D78B8B11F6AA33FCF91"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Competitive peer review</header><text>Funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be made available based on a competitive process using external scientific peer review of proposed research.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0CBC1BDB96D54731A5485E34C0503358"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 4(e) of the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 (30 U.S.C. 2003(e)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>subsection (b)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID247972ececb744f4971fd8c3cc7584bd"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>The Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 is amended by striking section 7 (30 U.S.C. 2006) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BE8A540CF904ED095A2674E7BE6425B" style="OLC"> <section id="IDd63c509bd08145db8dfc4ac689c471e8"><enum>7.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this Act, to remain available until expended—</text> <paragraph id="ID47d645125c5e42168725492896b9881d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for use in carrying out section 4(b)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDb3a943161c354e4d9a3e60f6cbc736b8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID999f5cb912e34f1eb5dc1190dc89392e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$70,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID678f255461304276a7f93968a4eaa27d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$80,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6905d4d05fb443b08ad1f8e57199a110"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$90,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID440ed06cfd80443b9039885a2ea2ff5d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$90,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd7c34724bed149209ae082d04b009081"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for use in carrying out section 4(b)(2), $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015.</text> </paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="idF7511D159A904836B285379DC1839DBC"><enum>425.</enum><header>Program to exploit low-Btu gas and conserve helium resources</header> <subsection id="idDC4E2B4A0B184E85934ACFBE0389C77B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of low-Btu gas</header><text>In this section, the term <term>low-Btu gas</term> means a fuel gas with a heating value of less than 250 Btu per cubic foot measured as the higher heating value resulting from the inclusion of noncombustible gases, including nitrogen, helium, argon, and carbon dioxide.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID52783454750947d8a77c2e057859021b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The Secretary shall support programs of research, development, commercial application, and conservation to expand the domestic production of low-Btu gas and helium resources, including the programs described in subsection (c).</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDd87d54a0ab454bf0adb185788fa49034"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Programs</header> <paragraph id="ID98fd492aa189411ea94f364182640c12"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Membrane technology research</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with other appropriate agencies, shall support a civilian research program to develop advanced membrane technology that is used in the separation of gases from applications, including those that—</text> <subparagraph id="idB356126EA135417995DB5270796FAFC7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>pull off constituent gases that lower the Btu content of natural gas; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF38A96EBB2D74612BF7322E449373F9B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>pull gases from landfills and separate out methane.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2a1e98783be94ca892765908ba8252f7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Helium separation technology</header><text>The Secretary shall support a research program to develop technologies for separating, gathering, and processing helium in low concentrations that occurs naturally in geologic reservoirs or formations, including low-Btu gas production streams.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd1b0cb50275f4103a1da56181df67dd9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Industrial helium program</header><text>The Secretary, working through the Industrial Technologies Program of the Department of Energy, shall support a research program—</text> <subparagraph id="IDdf61024a02a742de901269ce6cf4219e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop technologies for recycling, reprocessing, and reusing helium; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc257a03fb5294d1cb1683cf5fd3170c5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to develop industrial gathering technologies to capture helium from other chemical processing, including ammonia processing.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd6c92704dcd047ee908461677c6b6c2f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Incentives for innovative technologies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6AE513ACEC8A48D79A88B46496C304E3" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDf167fe3ff5cf4d9bb3d0c37901347ae2"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Low-Btu gas (as defined in section 425(a) of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>) and helium gas projects.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="id1FAB2C8A582D4FF18618CCB61E677EC0"><enum>426.</enum><header>Office of Arctic Energy</header> <subsection id="id780237C356384884B3FFEE77DC0AC9AB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title II of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id723F41779E5E4A0F9076D0C6F8AD7FA1" style="OLC"> <section id="id73D7C10F49F34EA5802DEA412F331048"><enum>218.</enum><header>Office of Arctic Energy</header> <subsection id="idD189063AF8274B0CA1B33D1529C24390"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary may establish within the Department an Office of Arctic Energy (referred to in this section as the <quote>Office</quote>).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID09b54d69b68a445babab57497e64c37f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the Office shall be—</text> <paragraph id="IDe4d084beaf4d451494e575ace91b5646"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to promote research, development, and deployment of electric power technology that is cost-effective and especially well suited to meet the needs of rural and remote regions of the United States, especially regions in which permafrost is present or located nearby;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0b887d4ff1dd4d45afeaca44ffa07e1b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to promote research, development, and deployment in regions described in paragraph (1) of—</text> <subparagraph id="ID3807f221655b444284bd296c502ac88d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enhanced oil recovery technology, including heavy oil recovery, reinjection of carbon, and extended reach drilling technologies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe50587765bc040ba8a7759c3a44e5d1d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>gas-to-liquids technology and liquefied natural gas (including associated transportation systems);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb6d17bf744754246a64f4b437ba45383"><enum>(C)</enum><text>small hydroelectric facilities, river turbines, and tidal power; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe15c5ac3ca89439f9d5225ae4c168a60"><enum>(D)</enum><text>natural gas hydrates, coal bed methane, and shallow bed natural gas; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd25240c31dcd43f5aecf68bef5cce37a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to promote research, development, and deployment in those regions of cold weather of alternative energy research, including wind, geothermal, fuel cells, biomass, ocean hydrokinetic energy, and solar energy.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcb417518c6784141bd2585627e33a1dc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Location</header><text>The Secretary shall locate the Office at an institution of higher education with expertise and experience in the matters described in subsection (b).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID19fac3139c844bf28e0437c79999bee6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report that describes the research program that is proposed to carry out subsection (b)(3).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID84f36e2377834f8c8e0955aeda451609"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section—</text> <paragraph id="ID19c45d5a8f184f70a360c1ae5648edf8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0167aba0d1e84c1d89a805f426bf518e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd63fc4f95fdb4bc58fb8d554f86f6882"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$22,500,000 for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id630CC98D5F214EA398CF79CE6AD596A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="id6C28CC1DC728440DBC7947063A35A2E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 3197 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (42 U.S.C. 7144d) is repealed.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id194981C211E24FA3867B2C36790B86EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The table of contents in the first section of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title II the following:</text> <quoted-block id="id06896aff-f38d-41e9-afdc-ba2eeeee4004" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry idref="id73D7C10F49F34EA5802DEA412F331048" level="section">Sec. 218. Office of Arctic Energy.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID331fedc91e2844fbae49a9545d9fd848"><enum>427.</enum><header>Ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources program</header> <subsection id="ID861046da61c7488db9f0abde07e468ed"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program</header><text>Section 999A(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16371(a)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDf710ae3e2a564cccbd0fdaa3f84223ce"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E959712927E47E0A9A42BBF8F19BAD1" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id04253A0A96E548019F11E2A9F8AC3FD5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID398f9696a1c64b63ac85837dd02efd15"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD5A04C8CB5674D8F995058D74952F022" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID2a7cce1957d147e28aaa331cb2d4efc8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Name</header><text>The program established under this section shall be known as the <quote>Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources Program</quote>.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID15caf71bfa214fc083eb0153157ec041"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>Section 999A of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16371) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46A09ED575D94F228A12A3D303A4301E" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDf97a3cbefb8d42afa7b62944ae7e0a29"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>In carrying out the program authorized by this subtitle, the Secretary shall seek to establish partnerships with research performers in institutions of higher education and the private sector to undertake research and development not likely otherwise to be undertaken in the absence of support from the program.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDec53fc5af4ec418990cf2087634aa077"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual plan</header><text>Section 999B(e)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16372(e)(3)) is amended by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID1a3e009f9f65494d9f36f6a89d1a63bf"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Form of award</header><text>Section 999B(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16372(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id069CFB66C60E4FD1AC1894633A14C0D1" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDbb43918be5bd4682af22506d065769be"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Form of award</header><text>The program consortium may make awards in the form of grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDf8286dafc7ec4f369f7123ec7d8cbf02"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>Section 999F of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16376) is amended by striking <quote>2014</quote> and inserting <quote>2017</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idD85F30B8BEB0444BB1C3C3850B33551E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definition of program administration funds</header><text>Section 999G(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16377(3)) is amended by inserting <quote>the greater of $4,000,000 or</quote> after <quote>not to exceed</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID6556abdf872d40ddbfa697fa72dc5ab9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section 999H(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16378(e)) is amended by striking <quote>$100,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$350,000,000</quote>.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idE50757BF65184D8789BABF71AB3D9051"><enum>D</enum><header>Energy workforce development</header> <section id="ID38b16ad17d49454eb861fd683c104335"><enum>431.</enum><header>Best practices for energy career academies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3164 of the Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381a) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id3662CB147C044BA888E53F3BC0C0144A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idFA88CB66350D4438AA076E6082FC2E4A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB1ADDB3E16AA4CA7B4E8CBB9F77A5158" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDc4e1cadf013b467ab82a5af38a910215"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Energy career academies</header><text>The Director of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Education shall disseminate best practices for career pathway programs at public secondary schools that—</text> <paragraph id="ID90ae1fa8b46843d0a2523543b6fa87c7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prepare students for careers in the energy technology industry (as defined in section 1101 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16411); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4ba05668f65e41bba21870086a948066"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide sufficient training to allow academy graduates to secure entry-level employment or apprenticeships in the energy technology industry.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="ID865d5f8c62e143c7ac6bb534c16e615d"><enum>432.</enum><header>Energy career academies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id463F468C273449A48D5219D2690DD221"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating sections 3168 and 3169 (42 U.S.C. 7381d, 7381e) as sections 3169 and 3170, respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id33B29767ABCA4671A03F95FEF9DF7468"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after section 3167 (42 U.S.C. 7381c–1) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5D8591E46A85440E97BFB9395CA6D9B8" style="OLC"> <section id="ID2bffec7b54bd448584922335d4119942"><enum>3168.</enum><header>Energy career academies</header> <subsection id="ID6feacee977c042fdb31a1209cf64afa1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to establish a program of grants to State educational agencies to help local educational agencies create or expand energy career academies.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDbfb581ba22544583a9f68deeef631dcb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idF699F955FFC045B58E6D46FEBBD4B34B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Community college</header><text>The term <term>community college</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id38561045B93947DD80FA8B78D328DB61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a junior or community college (as defined in section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f))); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7E041590E7B14348B1057717ADB432B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an institution of higher education at which more than 35 percent of all degrees are awarded at the 2-year level or below.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id50498F0675A34D2DA10D23F0FDFF40CA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The term <term>Director</term> means the Director of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Education.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB36F17E31CF7456F9E1A86361679D1E4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Energy career academy</header><text>The term <term>energy career academy</term> means a public secondary school that meets the best practices determined by the Director under section 3164(c).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5624dac2a39a4a209a9b385009dbbbb9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Local educational agency</header><text>The term <term>local educational agency</term> has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID949302b31f5947cca52d11c844ad2432"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secondary school</header><text>The term <term>secondary school</term> has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDef29ea8f5f6e48f08aebca9422e989d7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>State educational agency</header><text>The term <term>State educational agency</term> has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDda0b1b97ba674480ad832aa3d80546ae"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>From the amounts made available under subsection (h), the Secretary, acting through the Director and in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall award renewable 5-year grants to State educational agencies on a competitive basis, to provide assistance to local educational agencies for the costs of establishing or expanding energy career academies.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID91de2ddbb666422f8827a9fefce9def6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Federal and non-Federal shares</header> <paragraph id="IDab96555920ac4d55b17476b8326bb361"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the costs described in subsection (c) shall not exceed 33 percent.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe86271d0d84a4b6a9b7769ad35bba562"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>The non-Federal share of the costs described in subsection (c) shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="ID71cea249a7dc456eb0c05a467b94d568"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less than 67 percent; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdd2f85b3b1904da3888bcdad4ae8c826"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provided from non-Federal sources, in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including services.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDDCD30E61EFAB47E896DFBE3F697E1BBA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Maintenance of effort</header><text>A State educational agency shall provide assurances to the Secretary that funds provided to the State under this section will be used only to supplement, not to supplant, the amount of Federal, State, and local funds otherwise expended for activities covered by this section in the State.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID16611c6a06484269acbe751906972825"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State educational agency shall submit to the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require that describes—</text> <paragraph id="IDd4a07467b1b142dea7a1d0a9a7e2b8fe"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the process by which, and selection criteria with which, the State educational agency will select and designate a public secondary school to host the proposed energy career academy;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID02551c2cb76b4bf38a0ee3a145801bf9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>how the State educational agency will ensure that funds made available under this section are used to establish or expand an energy career academy;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb404779eb1cb4738827748ed3e950879"><enum>(3)</enum><text>how the State educational agency will use technical assistance and support from the Department, industry partners, community colleges, and other entities with experience and expertise in energy workforce training;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID906932a3530c4a5281dde0a77582a399"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the curricula and materials to be used in the energy career academy;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID836f3559a6a64b6e829b906d15d6bf9c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the availability of funds from non-Federal sources for the costs of the activities authorized under this section; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8D361FC146B9481DBB6028734E563D30"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a plan to sustain the program without Federal funding.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc9fbca67980b4202b5b1853412020e56"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Distribution</header><text>In awarding grants under this section, the Director shall ensure a wide, equitable distribution of grants among regions of the United States.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDff8e2f504bcc499088d2bf5b819433e8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Evaluation and report</header> <paragraph id="ID4a74ce8427d9431fba81e490645242d7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>Each State educational agency that receives a grant under this section shall develop and carry out an evaluation and accountability plan for the activities funded through the grant that measures the impact of the activities, including measurable objectives for student academic achievement, and job placement statistics for academy graduates.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8f5d90f1a13b433a81567c90b3f02320"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to Director</header><text>The State educational agency shall submit to the Director a report describing the results of the evaluation and accountability plan.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf8abf97141b24a5db6cdb2071151b606"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title>, the Director shall submit a report describing the impact of the activities assisted with funds made available under this section to—</text> <subparagraph id="IDeb5b6f68c5bc430d87eaa6321d388be6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID99b66b3df78e4beca279bb2e06e38e5d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCC86B1854AD2488F88DA1137A8229E7B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb3b6abc24ae74659a8d4dc07224b7c46"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID85b415a069eb49cc99b03180a98fa54f"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6b9b4eb35c0647c5988ea7ef11ef6797"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text> <paragraph id="ID489a51db71b54b0ea40db0b24981bfa9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$14,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDfb2ea8e4e9eb4314b19fe35dc8ee6d71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$22,500,000 for fiscal year 2010; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID32eaec19099d4657bd724c9b13b15523"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="ID649780c8501d4472b68e3b1429448b4a"><enum>433.</enum><header>Energy utility trades program for community colleges</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Protecting America's Competitive Edge Through Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 16531 et seq.) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id87A1EA8A891442D29D4FF9642754438B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating sections 5006 through 5012 (42 U.S.C. 16534 through 16538) as sections 5007 through 5013, respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id816BEB5F33E349CC8EE14C7992C2530B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after section 5005 (42 U.S.C. 16533) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02B0903CE8C141A0B30EE77AE16A9372" style="OLC"> <section id="ID0e8383250c9a45bca0c90bccf9a3eb33"><enum>5006.</enum><header>Energy utility trades program for community colleges</header> <subsection id="ID25af067dd1b142038de97dbeab8f2411"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to address the decline in the number of qualified employees for the energy utility industry.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id1DE1DD3DD22F46989F99429235CA7BE3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of community college</header><text>In this section, the term <term>community college</term> means—</text> <paragraph id="id68A51F674D41484485D95E7A4EF707C3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a junior or community college (as defined in section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f))); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6E57411AB6954F888511B12FE46EDDC0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an institution of higher education at which more than 35 percent of all degrees are awarded at the 2-year level or below.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0a1ce815d7d344aaad63e68fe5df178d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish, in accordance with this section, a program to expand and enhance the educational capabilities of community colleges to prepare students for careers in trades relevant to the energy utility industry.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDfd3f340b72eb4de391d448c0141eb0a8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The Secretary shall award competitive grants to community colleges that establish or expand academic degree programs in the energy utility trades, including technicians in the nuclear utilities industry.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDe3a5ddeead0344a8a718b92e4ba86b99"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In evaluating grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to proposals that involve existing or new partnerships with private industry or other eligible energy utility entities or involve schools with underserved populations, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDa9977fd906404d8ea8fc03ee13dc3d87"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>Criteria for a grant awarded under this section shall be based on—</text> <paragraph id="IDa8a4aa996f024d4d81757f9f74fbab25"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the potential to attract students to the program;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID25d0f1d5b27e4b7bbb21bcb3cb42fdbf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the ability to offer hands-on learning opportunities (including internships and apprenticeship) in the energy utility sector;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1ebe43bbb7d94233a55688279179e828"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a demonstrated commitment to partner with secondary schools to promote careers in the energy utility industry; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2CD4D7A362124AF0B80E49E2ACAEBB25"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the long-term sustainability of the program without Federal funding.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf82a8f5f7cfe449db1a6ff4d6b616114"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Duration and amount</header> <paragraph id="IDf6d8d9f03f2e45f8bf0a0970f80f1c9b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A grant under this section may be—</text> <subparagraph id="id2216CB21F94843D2B48368FD90811EF0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>up to 5 years in duration; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD22C7D99A8E9457C87FADCEF08118F75"><enum>(B)</enum><text>renewed subject to the criteria described in subsection (f).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0ff1088f55a9490db84520510845a162"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>A community college that receives a grant under this section shall be eligible for up to $500,000 for each year of the grant period.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf7e59577ea1b40508fcb1c377985d2da"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>A community college that receives a grant under this section may use the grant to—</text> <paragraph id="IDb8cb3e768182440d8e074f4412caf3d7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>recruit and retain new faculty;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd342426cfe7244129c27b7e3364026e6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop core and specialized course content;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID15e390a1f89441af969e269df1ae35ee"><enum>(3)</enum><text>encourage collaboration between faculty and industry partners;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID015a7935d0cb41d498126abf66dd9128"><enum>(4)</enum><text>support outreach efforts to recruit students; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5ddacd7772564e1c9cfce1fa7f4b16bd"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide scholarships to participating students.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="ID103bf23c05e24aedba241d46634f958d"><enum>434.</enum><header>Student awareness of energy career opportunities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1101 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16411) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idD4BE42D0228248C8AF428AA950A82224"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="idD58328A3B7EE46D29D4937A6E0802313"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE6D94403A62A467A8732C6A53006A631"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEEA3B47B3F6E465B9B9BC6A82455AA6A" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idD61791940DE04E66BA40E2BD62132131"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Community college</header><text>The term <term>community college</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id6FE11FE1F5C140B39219A527E7B3810E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a junior or community college (as defined in section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f))); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id35A97F5FACA34D0893B2BD9372C5C7F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an institution of higher education at which more than 35 percent of all degrees are awarded at the 2-year level or below.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5F8D1A53A52748A0AC4D5C084769F2D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC142B7CCFE9245759AEA35A524E3788C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (c) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9404DBC4DFBF42E089F9FBE41003E7BC" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID871fb525082049e5bab22dfaabafd5c2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Career counselor outreach</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a program to communicate information collected under subsection (b) on a nationwide basis to—</text> <paragraph id="ID5fdff6ccbe9f42e2a91c263e37696208"><enum>(1)</enum><text>guidance counselors at secondary schools;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID830d23984cb747619bfd919658f12a13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>career development offices at community colleges and institutions of higher education; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1081B30A6FFA4BA59F39B8B2E7F370F1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>principals and district superintendents.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID14519177ca1f49c396befdd570639fbe"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Student awareness of energy career opportunities</header><text>The Secretary shall create and maintain a website, and interface with Federal Trio programs, GEAR UP programs, or similar programs, to provide secondary and postsecondary school students with information on careers in energy technology industries, including—</text> <paragraph id="ID324f1429ea184e369c3688d37121c1a0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>career information and job descriptions for the energy technology industry;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID76ceddf6ac534e17b3f3c61e6e47369b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>projected workforce shortages in the energy technology industry;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc5ed06507b064aec9932d483b4d4b975"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a comprehensive listing and description of institutions of higher education providing degrees with a specific focus on the energy technology industry;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5bafbf17be1b4fb8a06a49362500e86e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a comprehensive listing and description of community colleges and career training programs with a particular focus on the energy technology industry; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb2f98a17d7a84cf59827854a92164760"><enum>(5)</enum><text>sources of scholarships and other forms of financial aid with particular relevance to the energy technology industry.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="ID8fbab46f9bdc484db614f4074ca5c958"><enum>435.</enum><header>Coordination of energy workforce training programs</header> <subsection id="id84A19CC19ED948EE95FCA9EE33A81021"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall submit to Congress a report that surveys energy workforce training programs funded by Federal agencies, including—</text> <paragraph id="ID95e844e9632e4b13a5eb7eb2fbd725d1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>programs for training skilled technical personnel (as defined in section 1101(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16411(a)));</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID00805de30dfe4bd6b959460f18bbd8f9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>undergraduate and graduate degree programs with course curricula related to the production, transmission, and use of energy; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa3969424544b4270a2217b511bfa8da0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>secondary school programs with course curricula relating to the production, transmission, and use of energy.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0d690e43e8b84924840fbf3bc768ccd0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination plan</header><text>The plan shall provide—</text> <paragraph id="ID8ec5cee383cc4fce8fc74811a86be642"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a coordinated Federal strategy for supporting the training of a domestic workforce to support the production, transmission, and use of energy in the United States; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID44abc8780391493ca982452eb60392bd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a 5-year budget profile to support the strategy.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id01AE0DF697964CA98B7D6F0B2C6C9B3D"><enum>436.</enum><header>Direct hire authority</header> <subsection id="ID0437ae1eedfd43418bbdbc19c67442e6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding sections 3304 and 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary may, upon a determination that there is a severe shortage of candidates or a critical hiring need for particular positions, recruit and directly appoint highly qualified scientists, engineers, or critical technical personnel into the competitive service.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idFD98919B8B7C4F198879F5601948D3B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The authority granted under subsection (a) shall not apply to positions in the excepted service or the Senior Executive Service.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDd4a150a82ac44a9382e3612f2ded2c55"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In exercising the authority granted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that any action taken by the Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="id7BAA17BE1389479A8DC25AEDBE018840"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is consistent with the merit principles of section 2301 of title 5, United States Code; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC0C209D5F67249ECA4B03E5448FA9763"><enum>(2)</enum><text>complies with the public notice requirements of section 3327 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA944EA334CB04E6F8B25D4D2270E8D46"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination of effectiveness</header><text>The authority provided by this section terminates effective on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID97f950b6d4e149b29d4314b3fb6e3886"><enum>437.</enum><header>Critical pay authority</header> <subsection id="IDcbb66208947540729c313daaf1b5a338"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 5377 of title 5, United States Code, and without regard to the provisions of that title governing appointments in the competitive service or the Senior Executive Service and chapters 51 and 53 of that title (relating to classification and pay rates), the Secretary may establish, fix the compensation of, and appoint individuals to critical positions needed to carry out the functions of the Department of Energy, if the Secretary certifies that—</text> <paragraph id="IDee8c6b6023ee460681c1fcaa0d226cd2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the positions—</text> <subparagraph id="ID3da1f82f2bb14961885babb189124775"><enum>(A)</enum><text>require expertise of an extremely high level in a scientific or technical field; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4b66f7ec813b4f378fc54fee783c69b9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Department of Energy would not successfully accomplish an important mission without such an individual; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb1e937da85184a91a3abed800009671d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>exercise of the authority is necessary to recruit an individual exceptionally well qualified for the position.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8dca810d94384e42b897ecc93ad155d4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The authority granted under subsection (a) shall be subject to the following conditions:</text> <paragraph id="IDbdf83d8762d5479794cf5b83f3a8c39f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The number of critical positions authorized by subsection (a) may not exceed 40 at any 1 time in the Department of Energy.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDab91657f8e37478f89a02453fb880a7e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term of an appointment under subsection (a) may not exceed 4 years.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDdaebebeb92fb40ac92fc0a951f887dd6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An individual appointed under subsection (a) may not have been a Department of Energy employee within the 2 years prior to the date of appointment.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID70070543157e41b3be3478c928753c76"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Total annual compensation for any individual appointed under subsection (a) may not exceed the highest total annual compensation payable at the rate determined under section 104 of title 3, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa0994c2a688640e5b86014012e659199"><enum>(5)</enum><text>An individual appointed under subsection (a) may not be considered to be an employee for purposes of subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1933c22c4fa54f639eac39107c2c1501"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a notification that lists each individual appointed under this section.</text> </subsection></section><section id="IDb4319793013e425c9038547ebf480633"><enum>438.</enum><header>Reemployment of civilian retirees</header> <subsection id="ID243ed4cb6f0c4f4688c997ba4b7ec871"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding part 553 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to reemployment of civilian retirees to meet exceptional employment needs), or successor regulations, the Secretary may approve the reemployment of an individual to a particular position without reduction or termination of annuity if the hiring of the individual is necessary to carry out a critical function of the Department of Energy for which suitably qualified candidates do not exist.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID4972a4112fc74f66a61f4d34aef53eac"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>An annuitant hired with full salary and annuities under the authority granted by subsection (a)—</text> <paragraph id="ID370917b973504ec9be103f52ac5ed2d5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall not be considered an employee for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDebbd0fe39f074416b2487d554e6bfb6c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not elect to have retirement contributions withheld from the pay of the annuitant;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5aff516978a043e2939017ea9a262719"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may not use any employment under this section as a basis for a supplemental or recomputed annuity; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9dbdd98781ac41dcaa18cca1b8d74a58"><enum>(4)</enum><text>may not participate in the Thrift Savings Plan under subchapter III of chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09e6683134a84d68ab493f27c9a8e377"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on term</header><text>The term of employment of any individual hired under subsection (a) may not exceed an initial term of 2 years, with an additional 2-year appointment under exceptional circumstances.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id099960BFC44B4066B375782A0296EECB"><enum>439.</enum><header>Sustainable energy training program for community colleges</header> <subsection id="id88BA5983F7304FF380EB3EC0D708C902"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of community college</header><text>In this Act, the term <term>community college</term> means an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), that—</text> <paragraph id="ID47657414b00546f693e0a0c9d18d7d56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provides a 2–year program of instruction for which the institution awards an associate degree; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9f4e75a9bd17412dac67dfa8c0d8320f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>primarily awards associate degrees.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id91F59FA527CE4408A4FDCFC0D606A425"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Workforce training and education in sustainable energy</header><text>From funds made available under subsection (d), the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall carry out a joint sustainable energy workforce training and education program. In carrying out the program, the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall award grants to community colleges to provide workforce training and education in industries and practices such as—</text> <paragraph id="idDBDE6F2649964F24A31B35C042610DD1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>alternative energy, including wind, geothermal, biomass, ocean hydrokinetic energy, and solar energy;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id070B2CF9591A4417A4B97C24AE611DE9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>energy efficient construction, retrofitting, and design;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idD4D9B7F526BD4B6781518460185D2A21"><enum>(3)</enum><text>sustainable energy technologies, including chemical technology, nanotechnology, and electrical technology;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2C351103F4BA492F83FE46AFD2E4533C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>water and energy conservation;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9C0230B673F7423F96EDD075231E51D4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recycling and waste reduction;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id75F57872193F489DB42F6E87EFB93462"><enum>(6)</enum><text>sustainable agriculture and farming; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID12b98fcf528144d892abfd4872cece8d"><enum>(7)</enum><text>nuclear energy technology.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF732005D03AE47A7ACE202CF427C9982"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Award considerations</header><text>Of the funds made available under subsection (d) for a fiscal year, not less than one-half of such funds shall be awarded to community colleges with existing (as of the date of the award) sustainability programs that lead to certificates or degrees in 1 or more of the industries and practices described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (b).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71FF1E5E8096463F8B366143656B3E0C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2015.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idDF5436CA1F194C2D89DE92560E8D57A8"><enum>E</enum><header>Strengthening education and training in the subsurface geosciences and engineering for energy development</header> <section id="idB28C136D0B5442749E313531B2677389"><enum>451.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text> <paragraph id="ID45aadbf26359456b9a04da9f25a16585"><enum>(1)</enum><header>ABET</header><text>The term <term>ABET</term> means ABET, Inc., a nationally recognized accreditation organization for college and university engineering programs.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID23be8ce4ae6a47b185d22870e58113b9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advisory Committee</header><text>The term <term>Advisory Committee</term> means the Advisory Committee established under section 457.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDea68cd2ff83a46edba46ba713884f066"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consortium</header><text>The term <term>consortium</term> means a research and educational partnership that may include—</text> <subparagraph id="id7AA9769B54A349C2BE7B3F556287815F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>institutions of higher education;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id201FC58C4AF143459C4775148988256E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>professional societies or foundations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06768FCC12B3459F88F4E125DAC9E284"><enum>(C)</enum><text>industry associations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC935B80B99AD4CD0AE3B8E70A60F3D44"><enum>(D)</enum><text>individual business entities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA12752A7CDBE477B9996569165FDD4BD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>State agencies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF6E70A31E7114869B6B9059620373873"><enum>(F)</enum><text>federally recognized multistate commissions and regional organizations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id59AD49BBF5DC498D8B6B24BD7043D79D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Federal agencies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id70779F2117BB4FBC90FF8A5CFB3AD48C"><enum>(H)</enum><text>national laboratories;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1FBFEDCBC62D44E9AD87880A67FFC844"><enum>(I)</enum><text>nongovernmental organizations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76485AD5DA1049778C0DDDAF96E2F9B2"><enum>(J)</enum><text>individuals.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDad972b1a200648cfbb6788844b3be6c4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Institution of higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd6c07d9faba74af2839a479b524463bd"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Minority-serving institution</header><text>The term <term>minority-serving institution</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="ID43c1b7bbfa6b46c7aa7a7ef4a7791946"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a part B institution (as defined in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061));</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7b967e27189b4982a661a436ba67fd4e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 502(a) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)));</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc21e3c2748884d39aef92012ba10d66a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a Tribal College or University;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb686b84470f64a0f8434d4a824652d0e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an Alaska Native-serving institution (as defined in section 317(b) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)));</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC903B5F0E7CE4184983A736B208ADFB4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as defined in section 317(b) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id79F9FCF80D05441F8D19325E4E1817B3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a Native American-serving, nontribal institution (as defined in section 319(b) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1059f(b))).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd178f7521af74b58bbc9d6245e947ac5"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Recognized program</header><text>The term <term>recognized program</term> means a program at an institution of higher education that is—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0dbf9c552244491b9c204e6027219e3c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an engineering program with subsurface applications that is—</text> <clause id="IDdc8cfdf4dde848b6819c865e05c11cc2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Committee or Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID1da9aa2678964b15a9f695f51ba808a3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>focused on petroleum or natural gas production, ground water, geothermal resources, the production of mineral resources, the development of permanent underground workings, and the long-term storage of carbon dioxide in subsurface areas, as demonstrated by the curriculum and the expertise of its faculty; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID76dfe139dac9450388aea96235239609"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a program in geology or geophysics that—</text> <clause id="ID1494899913904a508808de004f38a796"><enum>(i)</enum><text>includes undergraduate or graduate programs of research and education applicable to energy, ground water, and mineral development;</text> </clause><clause id="IDaeef6af152b04713af377525f846c474"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>includes programs of research or education in exploration for, and production of, such deposits and resources; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID7e1a8eb48ad9419c99f3414c52d63bc1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Secretary, after review by the Advisory Committee of the program and its outcomes, determines to be appropriate for funding under this subtitle.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4b9ece67dde547918b4df308b432fec0"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1E1282D05C3A4DF0A2E62F11E6845FE4"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Tribal College or University</header><text>The term <term>Tribal College or University</term> has the meaning given the term in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)).</text> </paragraph></section><section id="ID64442f8284b04f5f8211faaf87370adf"><enum>452.</enum><header>Policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the policy of the United States to maintain and expand the human capital needed to preserve and foster the security of economically viable clean energy, ground water, and mineral resources of the United States, through financial assistance for science and technology programs that educate, train, and retrain the personnel needed for United States energy, ground water, and mineral resources security.</text> </section><section id="IDf49f541fefc54295ab0d6674d2634533"><enum>453.</enum><header>Research personnel and programs</header> <subsection id="ID0985538a5a1046289e8ca13b94a5908a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In support of the policy described in section 452, the Secretary shall provide research funds to institutions of higher education to assist recognized programs in subsurface geosciences and engineering, including programs in energy (including geological carbon storage), petroleum, ground water, economic geology, mining, and mineral and geological engineering education and research.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID0296efdb4f584beb83279ab84aa3ab51"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>All funds provided under subsection (a) shall be—</text> <paragraph id="idA36238FBB9434D6DBDE4A9237662AAC5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>directed only to programs recognized by the Secretary; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id23688E8FBE7848D0B1C76794F0C75CD7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subject to this subtitle.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID06aecb581bee4b6e9558698df5bd721c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Types of research</header><text>Research conducted using funds provided under subsection (a) shall include studies and research—</text> <paragraph id="id77BF2297B7F242CB81EC45D2BDBDFBC3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to enhance basic science and engineering;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB8B3A760E87D4E30B4E43640EEAEB1C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide data to test and improve scientific or engineering hypotheses; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idCF2AECCF02FB4524A7318C027432995C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to determine scientific or engineering feasibility to enhance discovery, development, and production of energy, ground water, and mineral resources while minimizing environmental impacts.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5f602ae33a4d4982ae22dd541462fb23"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duration of program; number of students</header><text>Each institution of higher education receiving funds under subsection (a) shall—</text> <paragraph id="idD0A8CCB658BE43EAB800835343A80730"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintain the program for which the funds are provided for a period of at least 10 years beginning on the date of the last receipt of those funds; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idAF3D392998314A6988DC75A6A3D8ECD0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>take steps described in the application for research funding submitted to the Secretary to increase the number of undergraduate students enrolled in and completing the programs of study in recognized programs with subsurface applications.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa4857e84165341d99725ed1b36e70843"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Minority-serving institutions</header><text>The Secretary shall give particular consideration to minority-serving institutions that have an established recognized program or that propose to establish a recognized program, including by—</text> <paragraph id="idFBF913FEF0764345B19221FF73064E69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assigning appropriate employees to serve as mentors and adjunct faculty;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE49BB8F7DEF741F0A896AC6C967C4CD2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>transferring appropriate equipment to the programs; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1ADADBB5E83C4E0E84F77B9A955ADF7A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>allowing faculty or students at those institutions free access to appropriate Department training.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4fd097c9e96c4d9ab487539b228c307d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consortia</header><text>Where appropriate, the Secretary may make funds available to consortia to conduct projects of broad application that could not otherwise be undertaken, including national and regional projects in subsurface geosciences and engineering, on the condition that funds provided to any consortium shall be given only to a single eligible institution of higher education with a recognized program which shall be responsible for distribution, monitoring, and reporting on the activities of the consortium, as required by the Secretary.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID3ffc1552f5024391839703815910415c"><enum>454.</enum><header>Scholarships and fellowships</header> <subsection id="ID5912b72bced14c128c2823f84ef666c8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide funds to institutions of higher education with recognized programs for the purpose of providing merit-based scholarships for undergraduate geoscience or engineering education with general subsurface applications, and graduate fellowships in the applied geosciences and subsurface engineering, including applications relating to—</text> <paragraph id="id3D51E25D333642C68242DA5EB47AF740"><enum>(1)</enum><text>petroleum, chemical, mining, geological (such as geological carbon storage), geophysical, ground water, or mineral engineering;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3194949FD79B47D5A2D86191A98AFEB1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>petroleum geology;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6F4E98CE10694784B999BBEAE47B5A18"><enum>(3)</enum><text>geothermal geology;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8F8BCD0E86FD45B48F38929871E6DD70"><enum>(4)</enum><text>mining and economic geology;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idFE5A5917EA184EF7B1381F9EB0869B3A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>petroleum, ground water, and mining geophysics;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idD8599674D63640A2BC2EA00611E09D8E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>mineral economics;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7cdab938544d43d486c4188eecd7b205"><enum>(7)</enum><text>hydrogeology or ground water science; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID32fba9f2ad7040618f450999bee7d219"><enum>(8)</enum><text>produced water treatment and reuse.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcc13be95b4f0438ab889e249c2b40a3b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Veterans and service members</header><text>In awarding scholarships and fellowships under this section, an institution of higher education shall give preference to applications from veterans and service members who have received or will receive the Afghanistan Campaign Medal or the Iraq Campaign Medal as authorized by Public Law 108–234 (10 U.S.C. 1121 note; 118 Stat. 655) and Executive Order No. 13363.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID97c407c8a95d457e95b90f74fac202bb"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements for receipt of scholarship or fellowship</header><text>To receive a scholarship or a graduate fellowship, an individual student shall—</text> <paragraph id="id4834A21A6094450DA9B10508BA79CECD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be a lawful permanent resident of the United States or a United States citizen or national; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id477CFC9B958546BD8D7EE8410476ADC2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>agree in writing to complete a course of studies and receive a degree in a recognized program in an area specified in subsection (a).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8dd2fd2a0e09426391254937cd6c9a10"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirements for retention of scholarship or fellowship</header> <paragraph id="id9780753F6D714C3D8424FE9BB13FE1D2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To retain a scholarship or graduate fellowship awarded under this section, an individual shall, as determined by the applicable institution of higher education—</text> <subparagraph id="id4C663FF4972243D1A18C367FE65320EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>continue in 1 of the courses of studies authorized by this section; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id613462856FDA4C9DBD33A6D9E0D7F011"><enum>(B)</enum><text>remain in good academic standing.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id17C6EBA183484E60A4671FA66D45FA95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reinstatement</header><text>An institution of higher education may allow for reinstatement of a scholarship or graduate fellowship in a case in which an individual failed to maintain good academic standing but subsequently regained such standing.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1738ab8ca7f1468796b3832d6f7a8808"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application of institution of higher education</header><text>An institution of higher education seeking funds under this section shall describe, in the application of the institution of higher education submitted to the Secretary for the funding—</text> <paragraph id="id09FFA2D4413F498290205C0194CF984E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of students that would be awarded scholarships or fellowships if the application were to be approved;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id49C6B8009B384AC3A71DC44C933EA807"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the manner in which those students would be selected; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id26ED3893F8A94D33996D59E7E1479F85"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the ways in which the requirements of this section would be enforced.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID2e38ed7e24854151a6e18b510bd7bf87"><enum>455.</enum><header>Career technical and community college education</header> <subsection id="ID1d44ca1bbb6c433784c6358b26980e79"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall support programs in subsurface geosciences and engineering that—</text> <paragraph id="IDf166f9e9e6114bb2984bcabd1182ab48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are focused on technology or skill development and the use of that technology or skills in energy, ground water science or hydrogeology, and mineral production, and related maintenance, operational safety, or energy infrastructure protection and security;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID28acc836911b4df49fc44bf6dcca7cd9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prepare students for advanced or supervisory roles in the geothermal, petroleum, mining, geological carbon storage, ground water, or mineral mining industries;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe803ae43204941b88c2ce4d2c31d6b98"><enum>(3)</enum><text>grant an associate's degree, a certificate, or a baccalaureate degree; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4432ccaf6c9e4a3dbcc401cb5216bff1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>prepare students for further higher education in the recognized programs.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb9dc0b3217b24c9984fca4fd5952b54c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible programs</header> <paragraph id="id1762286964254025A33DDAD9C97F1562"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Programs that are eligible to receive support under this section are those that provide training for individuals seeking to enter the industries described in subsection (a)(2), such as—</text> <subparagraph id="idA8E19563C2D540FD91776CDD6412B20F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>joint apprenticeship programs;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id578522EB933F42D1AFE6CA332C8E3EFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>internships in industry, Federal, State, or tribal offices;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE3411B0D571D49A59CF0197F17FDB31E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>research experiences at national laboratories authorized by Federal law; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8A236A933B4B43F4A0C5001CDE4ACDA2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other programs at institutions of higher education (including community colleges).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7df3149e722f45269a6b69f122a8c63d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>The Secretary shall give particular consideration to supporting programs that provide training for a progressive career path in the industries described in subsection (a)(2).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID481e0a7c0f1a4816b38336f0f42e4ec8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Essential support</header><text>The Secretary, after consultation with the Advisory Committee, may offer support to programs that grant degrees or certificates in programs that provide training in disciplines that provide essential support for the industries described in subsection (a)(2), including the disciplines listed in paragraph (4), even if those programs are not purposely designed to provide personnel for the industries described in subsection (a)(2).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3de626deae3f43b0851b8292d89feda2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Disciplines</header><text>The disciplines referred to in paragraph (3) are—</text> <subparagraph id="IDe3587086ae684d5ca7f0dd312a51875f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>power transmission and operation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5b617dd2e20d48f1b496f957dcb583a1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>pipeline construction and operation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID216e0d73b6c54ff9be4e669cfb491b62"><enum>(C)</enum><text>maintenance and maintenance logistics;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID86c3d207df264456bc354824965f89ef"><enum>(D)</enum><text>construction;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID391e030e06af4a3996eb24069fdfab21"><enum>(E)</enum><text>manufacturing;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8980a52975e942959a9155495061de07"><enum>(F)</enum><text>transportation and warehousing;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7b40f9f89a32492f8fb8565d9e69a9e3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>technical support activities (including data collection, reduction, and analysis) and laboratory support; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7e3af3263a33407680b11f0101aa2c68"><enum>(H)</enum><text>produced water treatment or distribution.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID135daa61964d4c809b4cd1ff37242ccf"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional requirements</header><text>An institution of higher education that receives funds under this section—</text> <paragraph id="idAFD8BEA8341B41E685F4058B2E135FC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall demonstrate to the Secretary evidence—</text> <subparagraph id="id75BB066305B845469D07AD4A1345D40B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>of an institutional commitment for the purposes of career technical education; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF29CD05A7F4349CDBE530EC09AEDC14D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that the institution of higher education has received or will receive industry cooperation in the form of equipment, employee time, or donations of funds to support the activities carried out under this section;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe55816480d2446b99b8445b702d3725e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall agree to maintain the programs for which the funding is sought for a period of 10 years beginning on the date on which the institution of higher education receives the funds, unless the Secretary finds that a shorter period of time is appropriate for the local labor market or is required by State authorities; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbba8d2a16aeb41d89ba8e20b84e0e666"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may combine the funds with State funds, and other Federal funds as allowed by applicable law, to carry out programs described in this section, on the condition that the use of funds received under this section is reported to the Secretary not less than annually.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfaa90241ab754fdc958d0b562c6ea651"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Advice</header><text>The Secretary shall seek the advice of the Advisory Committee in determining the criteria used to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID1357731ca4c2447aa07c6624af254750"><enum>456.</enum><header>Use of funds by institutions</header> <subsection id="IDc8ebb1ef815b4eda9deb1568cb9e3356"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Cost-sharing</header><text>The Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="idF728CCF945234478951F068C4A60EABF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall not require cost-sharing by a non-Federal source for—</text> <subparagraph id="idFE171AAA9E8043728D62765CD60C4A9C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any research activity that is of a basic or fundamental nature, as determined by the appropriate officer of the Department of the Interior; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAC2C72FCCB1C4A14836C7ECCC2272E0D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any scholarship or fellowship program; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id73F3A875ACC54B0781FE5FBF8A15E139"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall require appropriate cost-sharing for research and development activities that are of an applied, demonstration, or commercial nature, as so determined.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID38c33b53cea447fba9ff8241ffdb5c65"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibited uses of funds</header><text>No funds made available under this subtitle shall be applied to—</text> <paragraph id="id65C908439AE543F98632E24C3C58AE00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the acquisition by purchase or lease of any land or interest in land; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2F880CA42A4E40D287E697FBEB28230F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the rental, purchase, construction, preservation, or repair of any building.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5d81ac50e09f473aaffc4417ad71a1b4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Maintenance and upgrading</header><text>Funds made available under this subtitle may be used—</text> <paragraph id="id0CA16605210F4850913A52074F35629E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with the express approval of the Secretary, for proposals to maintain or upgrade existing laboratories, laboratory equipment, or field equipment related to the funded research; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id879EA8FF002D4EFC9C6602F5D4DE7D3C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for maintaining and upgrading mines, oil and gas drilling rigs, and other appropriate equipment that are used for undergraduate and graduate training and worker safety training and that are owned by—</text> <subparagraph id="id72C7CAB0C9BD45D48DB1BDB58043B3B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a recognized program funded under this subtitle; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBAF7E25B76064120A3A001BEBAF261C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by the institution of higher education in which the recognized program is located.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0915153c343d4420bb16e02be2231d27"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Officer</header><text>Each institution of higher education that receives funds under this subtitle shall have an officer appointed by the governing authority of the institution of higher education who shall—</text> <paragraph id="id5B05B6D41F114902B0C16A518BC11644"><enum>(1)</enum><text>receive and account for all funds paid under this subtitle; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idA399547F11374F488C8D54505619EADF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary, on or before the first day of September of each year, an annual report that includes—</text> <subparagraph id="idBC6AB79E0EC849ECA9AA65033D096161"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of work accomplished and the status of projects underway, together with a detailed statement of the amounts received under this subtitle, during the preceding fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4C18F927B7254A06A49847BADC910BBF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an accounting of amounts disbursed on schedules prescribed by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1c8f24fd480a45ed93c60f7b726c2e86"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Public availability of information</header><text>All uses, products, processes, and other developments resulting from any research, demonstration, or experiment funded in whole or in part under this subtitle shall be made available promptly to the general public, subject to—</text> <paragraph id="id78B220546FF24C1DB8CDF3948830DDC1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such exceptions or limitations as the Secretary may determine to be necessary in the interest of national security; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1DE5E6B1C59F43FBB29AFB04ED296208"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the applicable Federal law governing patents.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID4d932ceb453743429605911436b0f46b"><enum>457.</enum><header>Advisory Committee</header> <subsection id="ID522301C657484C14A8409FAC789E3C2B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of Advisory Committee</header> <paragraph id="IDFF26917619E146A894A6DDD0521C8CC3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an Advisory Committee on Geosciences and Geoengineering Education to advise the Secretary in carrying out this subtitle.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDE66DED6B9FD448588D810E13AEF3D4FD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header> <subparagraph id="ID85686DDB8C2C416F8A8E7FAB7C30F02E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Voting members</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall be composed of 19 voting members, including—</text> <clause id="ID549fe4d9986b4eb48519e10e086c4069"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Deputy Secretary of the Interior who shall serve as the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDa74fc4d6260041cfa469e0cd85a2c4e7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not more than 18 additional individuals, appointed by the Secretary, in consultation with interested parties, who are knowledgeable in the fields of energy, petroleum, geothermal, ground water, mining, and mineral resources research, including—</text> <subclause id="id8DEDC41EC39C4EF381060378A18FAD6B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>2 individuals who are university leaders from an institution of higher education with at least 1 recognized program;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id199F251E65214841AECE01C33817CD2C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>1 individual who is a community or technical college administrator;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4BF246ECCA9846B099A42732E7BB820B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>1 individual who is a Tribal College or University administrator;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idA3261DDC56F14F0182F0F0F02FE9472A"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>1 individual who is a career technical education educator;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idBAB4A7EDE21A42E79E5C69B110F43A4C"><enum>(V)</enum><text>5 individuals who are representatives equally distributed from the energy, mining, and aggregate or ground water industries;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6CE2B382341F480399BF9279DA8BFE2B"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>1 individual who is a working miner;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idE98CB0A3F9B8450390CAAADE37DBC33D"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>1 individual who is a working oilfield worker;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idA77CCA4EA84743C49B4B815A2E26C374"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>1 individual who is a representative of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id0331AEDEF8B34A5C8E4745E24678FDDB"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>1 individual who is a representative of the Interstate Mining Compact Commission;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id5781EBCD7DD548F68E87664F598C559F"><enum>(X)</enum><text>1 individual who is a representative of State geologists;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id22C3C6213DD34B8FB46C742AF197BFA7"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>2 individuals who are representatives of the general public; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idAD0A74682BFE46B9939204B4FDF58E53"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>1 individual who is an administrator of a part B institution (as defined in section 322 of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (20 U.S.C. 1061)).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48FC9CEF568E41A29BA2521AF09719DF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Nonvoting advisors</header><text>The Chairperson of the Advisory Committee may have present during meetings individuals who shall serve as nonvoting, technical advisors to the Advisory Committee, such as representatives of Federal agencies with responsibility for—</text> <clause id="idAE5884C41D7043D1B4AE40BF1C976E86"><enum>(i)</enum><text>energy, ground water, and minerals resources management;</text> </clause><clause id="idCAFA63B6D8D7431EA5DC2FED57A331E0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>energy, ground water, and mineral resource investigations;</text> </clause><clause id="id1FC1AD5C6EA7460D90BEDFA584C162CC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>energy, ground water, and mineral commodity information;</text> </clause><clause id="idD60A3DE7BDCE436C83400DE4DDBE9A76"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>international trade in energy, ground water, and mineral commodities;</text> </clause><clause id="id7E0A4BB6737D4ECE809A18173229EB87"><enum>(v)</enum><text>mining safety regulation and mine safety research; and</text> </clause><clause id="idADF476D0A851489D882960B0E11B6D32"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>research into the development, production, and use of energy, ground water, and mineral commodities.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDB58C9EA047A4C0AB1329514131C8219"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Prohibition on Federal Government employment</header><text>The member of the Advisory Committee appointed under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not be an employee of the Federal Government.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3273B8FC42DA4116888CF5C5B78C3EE2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Term; vacancies</header> <subparagraph id="IDB24D11E1E20D4B2395171A2E56662091"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Term</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the term of a member the Advisory Committee shall be 3 years.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01FB22FE19AD4ABAAE2FBAD5B899B3CF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reappointment</header><text>A member of the Advisory Committee may be appointed for not more than 2 3-year terms.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF9EBBD586A6D43A2814C9D7D8FAF76A8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>A vacancy on the Advisory Committee—</text> <clause id="IDA9631872155B4CE58B499962B1D0217B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall not affect the powers of the Advisory Committee; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID22AE9E5E9568490B908023D1C2BCBD2E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDED55AC0EF5C749C293B8CB5FAD68FE4C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Initial meeting</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the date on which all members of the Advisory Committee have been appointed, the Advisory Committee shall hold the initial meeting of the Advisory Committee.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDD209FD1ED0F9443ABD8B94A9D757B60B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairperson but not less than once per year.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDFA8C485DEF7E44919228ECD7C7403119"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A majority of the members of the Advisory Committee shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold meetings and hearings.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDB7C043BB83214712B28C0E9FD1A77847"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Advisory Committee—</text> <paragraph id="IDdd384c556c6140738f610837f0d25581"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall advise the Secretary on the development and implementation of programs under this subtitle;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDde010d90c1134e369c30e8ec0b0e43bf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall, following completion of the report required by section 385(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 744)—</text> <subparagraph id="idBCDEE3DD8EDD48098EBE82A1FC8FA0AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consider the recommendations of the report;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2282A5CC9EE2437EA88E9CAD2A562C01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>formulate and recommend a national plan for using the fiscal resources provided under this subtitle; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50C17103A4A647C68679B63956896454"><enum>(C)</enum><text>submit the plan to the Secretary for approval and use by the Secretary, as determined by the Secretary, in carrying out this subtitle;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID09ed1530403d4b9b81d3ad1b2f178ef2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall make recommendations to the Secretary regarding the long-term and short-term viability of the faculty at schools with recognized programs; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9F8E060DA3D1474FA4CEFFD9998CD5C3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>may recommend the awarding of graduate fellowships and postdoctoral fellowships to those students who declare their intent to seek roles as future faculty at the recognized programs.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA977BC299B1244B294F5743223C1F5FC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information from Federal agencies</header> <paragraph id="idD03DDE3968DA4C368B3550F12F2A5208"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Advisory Committee may secure directly from a Federal agency such information as the Advisory Committee considers necessary to carry out this subtitle.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9733CFBD12254F6990EA392E0A5ECAC7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provision of information</header><text>On request of the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee, the head of the agency shall provide the information to the Advisory Committee.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDCF2AFC6016204C4992172D7E1050ACA9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Advisory Committee personnel matters</header> <paragraph id="ID2806C7831D624B0282FF382049442273"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Travel expenses</header><text>A member of the Advisory Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the Advisory Committee.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2B7B620D91FF4CBD8C1299B90E180B9D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Detail of Federal Government employees</header> <subparagraph id="ID6494AD933D7D4EC79DB151E93E4BA5BD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An employee of the Federal Government may be detailed to the Advisory Committee without reimbursement.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3A4FD5B4FBB244FAA53CA36D5B4E7F64"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Civil service status</header><text>The detail of the employee shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0B6BBB4F11C648BBA937F2BCD7909B6C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Procurement of temporary and intermittent services</header><text>The Chairperson of the Advisory Committee may procure temporary and intermittent services in accordance with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID11117ee4aabe4522b68e29e3617011e7"><enum>458.</enum><header>Office; regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a separate office to administer, and to promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out, this subtitle.</text> </section><section id="id293AA3C51782487E9FE6A681174C52C6"><enum>459.</enum><header> Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2020, to remain available until expended.</text> </section><section id="ID3f218a0f7c0c48a89953fe4770a278db"><enum>460.</enum><header>Study of availability of skilled workers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1830 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 1137) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4FAAA90D3E6C4288AFEE6693E4EDF9AF" style="OLC"> <section id="ID6d865c769fc8414d93e57cd808898b43"><enum>1830.</enum><header>Study of availability of skilled workers</header> <subsection id="id60F3830EA10B45728E3E7C8BCB8E174A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Secretary of Labor, shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academies under which the National Academies shall conduct a study of the short-term and long-term availability of skilled workers to meet the energy and mineral security requirements of the United States.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID197ebffa18e542a5967642f789be0e13"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The study shall include—</text> <paragraph id="ID3ff37e73689345e9b1aafcf08a39a2d6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an analysis of the need for and availability of workers for the oil, natural gas, coal, nonfuel mineral, ground water, nuclear, geothermal, solar, wind, and electric utility industries;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb473437221894f0da068fdbee3594dc1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an analysis of the availability of skilled labor at both entry level and more senior levels;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3ab06caa7cc14c0fb577e5fb3a90ac5f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommendations for actions needed to meet future labor requirements;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1e73458be54d43df827b0bede7a307d9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of current and projected education and training programs for those workers at community and technical colleges and universities or through other job-specific training initiatives;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDcec65a709d644c3eb6ee2dad9f63e7ff"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an analysis of the potential for skilled foreign labor to meet projected sectoral labor requirements;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID94e199ac0d9044d2b55295305fe8ca16"><enum>(6)</enum><text>an assessment of potential job health and safety impacts, national security, and domestic economic impacts of a long-term workforce shortage or surplus; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f127881a0a7420293dbcb68b8a005b7"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a description and evaluation of data sources available, Federal data collection and coordination, and potential research initiatives for future decisionmaking relating to workforce issues.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4c9c64e070bd4ac299578263dddad883"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2012, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes the results of the study.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDe9cf59fc8f4944bd9a0c7c33533eeda5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $2,000,000.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></subtitle><subtitle id="id88D8DE6DB5B24A5AA615959926746119"><enum>F</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header> <section id="idBE7DF6DC2A77486F964D01E37F1A9902"><enum>471.</enum><header>Other transactions authority</header> <subsection id="id3BBD0ACD8DE54441B2F54D20F33B1E04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 646 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7256) is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C45E1AC200F4683B36AE07C90A76EAE" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID0007c05e20fe473aa3059dfcf0f030eb"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authority to enter into other transactions</header> <paragraph id="id875E53E0ABD4400E83D9BF776CB5001A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition to any other authority granted to the Secretary to enter into procurement contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, grants, and certain arrangements, the Secretary may enter into other transactions with public agencies, private organizations, or other persons on such terms as the Secretary considers appropriate to further functions vested in the Secretary, including research, development, or demonstration projects.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5B9554551B114F138B88513DA323DB11"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advance projects</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may exercise authority provided under paragraph (1) without regard to section 3324 of title 31, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF2D93558F5E2431182FCD5EE7EF1C8C8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relationship to other law</header><text>The authority of the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall not be subject to—</text> <subparagraph id="idF1D5EC0DE159497F8DFA0015042C60F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 9 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5908); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6DEFB501BF914B5F8E3FAF6A0DBB6B51"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 152 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2182).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD5B87278CA3C41EFB2872C598E07EB99"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Protection of certain information from disclosure</header> <subparagraph id="id06672F046103400487C0E1A270D59024"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, disclosure of information described in subparagraph (B) is not required, and may not be compelled, under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the information is received by the Department.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE95B740377DB409193AB5D1957848B6D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Award information</header><text>The information described in this subparagraph is information in the records of the Department that—</text> <clause id="id27F0C63CFE91466DA49B90E5BB2E4BE6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>was submitted—</text> <subclause id="idDEC583835EEA4E599C7F789589432F07"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to the Department as part of a competitive or noncompetitive process with the potential to result in an award to the person submitting the information; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id52FCA982A33B4F6CBE1C4E900A53CB3E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in conjunction with a transaction entered into by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1); and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id60593E6D53BF49F6BCE515516688E307"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is—</text> <subclause id="IDe7bd9fb02bc2490a9f3a59f8c4592d49"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a proposal, proposal abstract, and supporting documents;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID5e53e5e1f6f4439b95d12cc1f01d947b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a business plan submitted on a confidential basis; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDadecd29b7fc2434f8ab399e1d5f6f4fa"><enum>(III)</enum><text>technical information submitted on a confidential basis.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF3ED4E4138324FD790C75A4A900E038A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <subparagraph id="id2583A6E6E5CE403DA521B2D01B5BE20D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Selection procedures</header><text>In entering into transactions under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use such competitive, merit-based selection procedures as the Secretary determines in writing to be practicable.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2C099C4C131C4B8DB5EA885C2F386C12"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>Before entering into a transaction under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine in writing that the use of a standard contract, grant, or cooperative agreement for the project is not feasible or appropriate.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22D12DAA52C143FA9B27568525F1F957"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header><text>A transaction under paragraph (1) shall be subject to cost sharing in accordance with section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBE6D603994A942EFAF1A495462EA5A87"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limitation on delegation</header><text>The authority of the Secretary under this subsection may be delegated only to an officer of the Department who is appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and may not be redelegated to any other person.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE3789363C75748B686BDA22866F6BF28"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report on the use by the Department of authorities under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4BD1DEDA907D46B5A937F0310ACDCAD0"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Report</header> <subparagraph id="id184C131219E542119FF275C62D7D54C5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition of nontraditional Government contractor</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>nontraditional Government contractor</term> has the meaning given the term <quote>nontraditional defense contractor</quote> in section 845(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160; 10 U.S.C. 2371 note).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id147529547AA8430789CB0F3BF7CD7D06"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, and 2 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report describing—</text> <clause id="id928172FD77AF40E8B94DBA20CD02A32C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the use by the Department of authorities under this section, including the ability to attract nontraditional Government contractors; and</text> </clause><clause id="idF5F6E709E9144A3E8527DE8414C44A38"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether additional safeguards are necessary to carry out the authorities.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id216E4826009744DDAF1B2AB350038F02"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header> <paragraph id="id8B1A7AC81E424306B600964CDAE94C18"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The final rule of the Department of Energy entitled <quote>Assistance Regulations</quote> (71 Fed. Reg. 27158 (May 9, 2006)) shall be applicable to transactions under section 646 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7256) (as amended by subsection (a)).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9AC4FD45489246818C144B0C22B81CFF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary may revise, supplement, or replace such regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to implement the amendment made by subsection (a).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idE17E809FB79843A6AF16F2EA23D72F16"><enum>472.</enum><header>Definition of National Laboratory</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801(3)) is amended by striking subparagraph (P) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAF91389F0AA6401EA78B23E0FFF91D15" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id88971FF45D624F57931875F97329B7FA"><enum>(P)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDa338695314a44f089380bcb5c9547055"><enum>473.</enum><header>Protection of results</header> <subsection id="ID2471dc7a762e404a8bf6f4660708851c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, during a period of not more than 5 years after the development of information in any transaction authorized to be entered into by the Department of Energy, the Secretary may provide appropriate protections against the dissemination of the information, including exemption from subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID7928d7c673ce4c1283f48f41afebdb95"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicable information</header><text>This section applies to information that—</text> <paragraph id="ID2ee70381ca4349ed9162764ba72e182d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>results from a transaction entered into by the Secretary pursuant to this title or an amendment made by this title; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID84037f0b42614086a226a621a2b6160d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is of a character that would be protected from disclosure under section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, if the information had been obtained from a person other than an agent or employee of the Federal Government.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H507F7130516846D1A06C1D00BA663BCD"><enum>474.</enum><header>Marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development</header> <subsection id="id2B8F1F40086A4D03BD33324E2D68CF20"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy</term> has the meaning given the term in section 632 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17211).</text> </subsection><subsection id="id92B3640153264421B814E6CADA662951"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Research and development program</header><text>Section 633(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17212(a)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idD185480B0E724A8C84809F79F17CA682"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (13), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id281169818E0947D687FB7DBD44EA08FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1FA1EFA588314D1E8CB04BFA37409E71"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2AC4F929269B46CE8431CB42AF12120E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H0361B5AC036646C2903CCE3BB96DF117"><enum>(15)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6EC31CA86C254D059C756F94EA2ED26D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>apply advanced systems engineering and system integration methods to identify critical interfaces and develop open standards for marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB233F9BBAB3A404E8A95A93F25E881A6" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>transfer the resulting intellectual property to industry stakeholders as public information through published interface definitions, standards, and demonstration projects; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF7F7DC83AA1D437A995CA8A33288F110" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop incentives for industry to comply with the standards.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HEC325A8594F744689548897CA6922527"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Marine-based energy device verification program</header> <paragraph id="HAD14EAB0CBA544C48156BFB5FC377600"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a marine-based energy device verification program to provide a bridge from the marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy capture device design and development efforts underway across the industry to commercial deployment of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy devices.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA839CF8EFA034DBAB24B12A4FBF698A9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of the program are to fund, facilitate the development and installation of, and evaluate marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy projects, in partnership with Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, and in conjunction with universities and other institutions of higher education, private business entities, and other appropriate organizations, in order—</text> <subparagraph id="H833829C683EA419384684C95D7DB69E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to increase marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy experience; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD1EB891BE1745AF801555FF39ABB8E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to build and operate enough candidate devices to obtain statistically significant operating and maintenance data.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAF0287A3EC9C48AD9C00DDB8338C59EB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The objectives of the program include—</text> <subparagraph id="H6ECFA7024FD64BB0B0B57090856A175"><enum>(A)</enum><text>verifying the performance, reliability, maintainability, and cost of new marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy device designs and system components in an operating environment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA64839687C71403CB4D5510150EC9B01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing States, regulators, utilities, and other stakeholders with a valid opportunity to test and evaluate marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technology in new areas;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA00159734BE4C9DB0AE30800E01766"><enum>(C)</enum><text>documenting and communicating the experience from those projects for the benefit of utilities, independent power producers, other nonutility generators, device suppliers, and others in the marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy development community; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id54DFF8DCE65940CFBE06C349F7839E82"><enum>(D)</enum><text>resolving environmental issues through robust characterization, reliable impact prediction, effective monitoring, development and use of adaptive management, and informing engineering design to improve environmental performance.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H36B90584917F49CCA7844BADA7B679EA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Adaptive management and environmental grant program</header> <paragraph id="HA0A4D025615148ACA5D9F2892F96343D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text> <subparagraph id="H86CA616B395A4B08949DC39D59F2433F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the use of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies can reduce contributions to global warming;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8C07244CE9454E3C86F8B546F99134AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies can be produced domestically;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCAC8A7F84FE9402EAC35DAD6D651892F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy is a nascent industry; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A357A4B0C5B48A49319D4B2CB76DAB8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the United States must work to promote new renewable energy technologies that reduce contributions to global warming gases and improve domestic energy production.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H67A26F87EB4F4123801326ED930539F3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant program</header> <subparagraph id="id95BE1F4AE0944A20822D79DB2AB3FE8C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities—</text> <clause id="idC8DA3A6E12FD465BB6F582AD3C0E26B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to advance the development of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy;</text> </clause><clause id="idC92F96FB3AEF4FE2970415F2C9046683"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to help fund the costs of evaluating the environmental effects of marine and hydrokinetic renewables before and during the deployment of demonstration projects;</text> </clause><clause id="idE24179A12D8E444EB4DC29FFBDAB576C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to help enable the eligible entities—</text> <subclause id="idE34B3630421F4D368BB2ED8A27AF832A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to gather and collect the types of environmental data that are required when working in a public resource (including the waterways and oceans of the United States); and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idE45B80F4FB25435ABD75651670C80B2C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to monitor the impacts of demonstration projects and make the resulting information available for widespread dissemination to aid future projects; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idCF5E72F22A9C43D1BA8A8DA127A769A4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to help fund the cost of advancing renewable marine and hydrokinetic technologies in ocean and riverine environments from demonstration projects to development and deployment.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0E0C3674E8DF460A8007531C8822118B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this paragraph, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfc8b909e231e4d18b5ad838ae52c7d99"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2021.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><enum>V</enum><header>Energy markets</header> <section id="ID129bc3f6fa334056975c86588ce6fa5f"><enum>501.</enum><header>Enhanced information on critical energy supplies</header> <subsection id="ID0293fb4667664006947405456e1627ed"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 205 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7135) (as amended by section 145) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA4DB38C7F484AD19606ED4094A538D9" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDdaf6eb76a06f43dbb2db1ee9fccebc13"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Collection of information on critical energy supplies</header> <paragraph id="ID82772dcd9fed4aad9d49c0e281ff0848"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To ensure transparency of information relating to energy infrastructure and product ownership in the United States and improve the ability to evaluate the energy security of the United States, the Administrator, in consultation with other Federal agencies (as necessary), shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id3B5DD709CEF3447FAF6441AFCC82214A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, develop and provide notice of a plan to collect, in cooperation with the Commodity Futures Trade Commission, information identifying all oil inventories, and other physical oil assets (including all petroleum-based products and the storage of such products in off-shore tankers), that are owned by the 50 largest traders of oil contracts (including derivative contracts), as determined by the Commodity Futures Trade Commission; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0F2755B9250447BD8E5ABCCF39C14AED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 90 days after the date on which notice is provided under subparagraph (A), implement the plan described in that subparagraph.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbd7c17b01cbe49cfa8e5e5eafd873056"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The plan required under paragraph (1) shall include a description of the plan of the Administrator for collecting company-specific data, including—</text> <subparagraph id="ID8eae67a74ce34b09a577e75cda49f748"><enum>(A)</enum><text>volumes of product under ownership; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID93bb0dc4c2b44fb5b6b9cf8b2e2ef807"><enum>(B)</enum><text>storage and transportation capacity (including owned and leased capacity).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID960bfbd29c0346a1a49e2b7e68086aa1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Protection of proprietary information</header><text>Section 12(f) of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 771(f)) shall apply to information collected under this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb19f664083df474e8c8203ab7d7883fb"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Collection of information on storage capacity for oil and natural gas</header> <paragraph id="IDa57185c1c2ee43eba23af5b5457aa418"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration shall collect information quantifying the commercial storage capacity for oil and natural gas in the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id51E8D2564A82414DB4B1920FB0E1794A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The Administrator shall update annually the information required under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id10604C50C9F843478D62172FEB49B08E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Protection of proprietary information</header><text>Section 12(f) of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 771(f)) shall apply to information collected under this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8c23df52cddc4eb38f197e49a7e970cf"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Financial market analysis office</header> <paragraph id="ID6ac8335a237144749d9191abb4afc21d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There shall be within the Energy Information Administration a Financial Market Analysis Office, headed by a director, who shall report directly to the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID49388833707844b784a8bb6e3b8f342c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Office shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id2F61634C6E0941B18F5F2C9C193102D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be responsible for analysis of the financial aspects of energy markets;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf6dbd1ea7b7742c68c0a90e4a9dec734"><enum>(B)</enum><text>review the reports required by section 503(c) of the <short-title>American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009</short-title> in advance of the submission of the reports to Congress; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa0f4949564d44d929d6e582b6a91acb0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection—</text> <clause id="id9F0AAB7910B64CC3B6AED04C7D9C74AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>make recommendations to the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration that identify and quantify any additional resources that are required to improve the ability of the Energy Information Administration to more fully integrate financial market information into the analyses and forecasts of the Energy Information Administration, including the role of energy futures contracts, energy commodity swaps, and derivatives in price formation for oil; and</text> </clause><clause id="idA221736414C545489296A822033B25D2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>notify the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Appropriations, of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Appropriations, of the House of Representatives of the recommendations described in clause (i).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID81a4fd8f7bce40da9ef9366a1d2ac5ca"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Analyses</header><text>The Administrator of the Energy Information Administration shall take analyses by the Office into account in conducting analyses and forecasting of energy prices.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID56a05fe113e5449e9f83652966599856"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 645 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7255) is amended by inserting <quote>(15 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) and the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717 et seq.)</quote> after <quote>Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID025fe24d6c8749809a972a972a655a7b"><enum>502.</enum><header>Working Group on Energy Markets</header> <subsection id="ID01a887cfcd0d46258f9bac6358dc0be9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established a Working Group on Energy Markets (referred to in this title as the <quote>Working Group</quote>).</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDec29249c45d04665834e32f19036728b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The Working Group shall be composed of—</text> <paragraph id="ID2def252195394c3dba428b307930b3ad"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1b5c9b3f699f4f5a99d997d63ff54333"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Treasury;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1ae535ed82f94c42aff0b842e7a01316"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0362a40fc28f4981a7b3233c40964e0e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Chairman of Federal Trade Commission;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf6926ba3cf39426b9ea53c903b3af2a1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID90e546e460b44406b609a1c0a2c2ccfa"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID687ec6f94209401ba73f34c64211e125"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID872029f413594622a488b3608d114da3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The Secretary shall serve as the Chairperson of the Working Group.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDef5d57fa4ccb4224858f1882ab5d3280"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>A member of the Working Group shall serve without additional compensation for the work of the member of the Working Group.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID547558ebe93d4137924982d0cf063dac"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Purpose and function</header><text>The Working Group shall—</text> <paragraph id="IDb8c54a5ab0864418ae4f4f17fa6de1c4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>investigate the effect of increased financial investment in energy commodities on energy prices and the energy security of the United States;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID57102f49a81f42568fc9156279e88131"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommend to the President and Congress laws (including regulations) that may be needed to prevent excessive speculation in energy commodity markets in order to prevent or minimize the adverse impact of excessive speculation on energy prices on consumers and the economy of the United States; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa6c1cbae9b8643ea95876462727a59bc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>review energy security implications of developments in international energy markets.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID30f0419d4aa640f78a190fab5c88a8dd"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Secretary shall provide the Working Group with such administrative and support services as may be necessary for the performance of the functions of the Working Group.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDd1cc6d201d334775a5ed83379fc98f28"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cooperation of other agencies</header><text>The heads of Executive departments, agencies, and independent instrumentalities shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide the Working Group with such information as the Working Group requires to carry out this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDc1095d4c1c0345479125102018ed4194"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The Working Group shall consult, as appropriate, with representatives of the various exchanges, clearinghouses, self-regulatory bodies, other major market participants, consumers, and the general public.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID8f97afb8a5a24cacb78ff1b185f35c5f"><enum>503.</enum><header>Study of regulatory framework for energy markets</header> <subsection id="IDccb8ef9755074fee82a14572e50b14a1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Working Group shall conduct a study—</text> <paragraph id="IDe03a60de82bd4af5afc0d668f42cae5c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to identify the factors that affect the pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products, including an examination of the effects of market speculation on prices; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb5687dfaeccc4b6ab99f15dce4d393d7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to review and assess—</text> <subparagraph id="id328D6F7D89DE491A99688DEC7FAA4899"><enum>(A)</enum><text>existing statutory authorities relating to the oversight and regulation of markets critical to the energy security of the United States; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7572BC89E9804734B7683D1864D13EE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the need for additional statutory authority for the Federal Government to effectively oversee and regulate markets critical to the energy security of the United States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID630585360a00488db9a60397dc1dda40"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements of study</header><text>The study shall include—</text> <paragraph id="IDfd075dc53d3c495aa3225feb4c837614"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an examination of price formation of crude oil and refined petroleum products;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDdad1c8cc2a2a415d9d4ad12df13f9c71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an examination of relevant international regulatory regimes; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe551c30483a741e3bd789fe8206416ba"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an examination of the degree to which changes in energy market transparency, liquidity, and structure have influenced or driven abuse, manipulation, excessive speculation, or inefficient price formation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1c0795a527134621bd0b57b407734657"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report and recommendations</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives quarterly progress reports during the conduct of the study under this section, and a final report not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, that—</text> <paragraph id="ID4bfe8978126e471091cdae5d90313983"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes the results of the study; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1fe3503d67174de7a7b122cc27d951d9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides options and the recommendations of the Working Group for appropriate Federal coordination of oversight and regulatory actions to ensure transparency of crude oil and refined petroleum product pricing and the elimination of excessive speculation, including recommendations on data collection and analysis to be carried out by the Financial Market Analysis Office established by section 205(p) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7135(p)).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5468b33461b64d77a5e64883f00a54d0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id49DF908761AF427FA3FB5387E30BCDC2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>504.</enum><header>Metadata formats for energy prices</header> <subsection id="id4A9F374A05FB48E78394E0D710D52A60"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to improve the ability of retail rate utility customers to compare tariff options by making the most up-to-date electric utility tariffs available in an online format that can be read and manipulated electronically.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID11074e59200544b589649f62c25141ef"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Tariff analysis project expansion</header><text>The Secretary shall expand the Tariff Analysis Project—</text> <paragraph id="id1EEA12BC4E4D4FA68AE6E9FE8FC7C359"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to ensure that the online database of that project can be periodically updated and expanded, as necessary; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idA03A9B2BE1C546D59CD5D2F3EEA71123"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesigning the web interface for the Tariff Analysis Project database (including necessary security) to allow individuals and institutions other than the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to enter tariff data.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDeacaaec20eb249ffad13c2197594fc9a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Metadata formats</header><text>The Secretary and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall coordinate to—</text> <paragraph id="id7B0298766B5E4AFB9A9D2F7070D62FD2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 14 months after the date of enactment of this Act, develop metadata formats for online publication in consultation with the National Laboratories, the utility industry, large energy consumers, the information technology industry, regulatory commissions, and nongovernmental organizations;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5747700c96d943b5a7053a9cf623aa7e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>after formats are developed, assist States in adopting and implementing the metadata formats for utility reporting of rate data in the jurisdictions of the utilities (including by working with State public utility commissions and other potential early adopters of the standards);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd91ec630069645e2947ab0c0559ec4dc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop procedures and supporting software to incorporate tariff data submitted by utilities on a regular basis, convert the tariff data to a metadata format, and compile all available data in a central database based on metadata formats; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5e64ba01d5a8463da79a20c8ae80ff37"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop an online web interface site to make available to the public, at no cost, the metadata formats and all data converted to those formats.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5e4b4739831847c6a9cd30252a914b90"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="IDe5572b0c7b89455587619c97b66253e1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to carry out subsection (b) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcb107fc56b48419b9ed1909ff23e0ac0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to carry out subsection (c) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id25EA441AB9BC49E78CE719F6AA6ABD0B"><enum>505.</enum><header>Emergency orders under the Federal Power Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1F2316361BA455789F3F9B1D3F25BF3" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID0d2271c159a64f36851035d4851ec439"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Emergency orders</header> <paragraph id="ID20ee4949851b45779be4846568e3dbd6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of emergency</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>emergency</term> means a major disturbance in wholesale electric markets regulated by the Commission that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID4cf31a88064a4b96a3e6d86ba4d85c88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>substantially disrupts, or threatens to substantially disrupt, the reliability of service to electric consumers; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdc9330d8a797493c95b6473b7897d2ba"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is characterized by sudden and excessive price fluctuations in wholesale electric markets regulated by the Commission.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID975f1a6eb1524fa8afb9a8c38a359f61"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Orders</header><text>In an emergency, the Commission may, either on the motion of the Commission or on complaint, without notice or hearing, require by order the temporary suspension or modification of any rate, term, or condition of service on file with the Commission pursuant to this Act that the Commission determines to be necessary—</text> <subparagraph id="IDa2613d47bb594f2fa941c8098814233c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to ensure reliability of service to electric consumers; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5887ef186dd74f3bbf72a3bb41cc634d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to protect electric consumers from potential abuse of market power or market manipulation in wholesale electric markets regulated by the Commission.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID84fa4a3d22e143188b75b2cccd24452d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effective period</header><text>An order under this subsection may remain in effect for not more than 10 days unless extended under paragraph (4).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5edd78a4138d417fb952190c3304b017"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>An order under this subsection may be extended for additional periods of not more than 10 days if the Commission determines that—</text> <subparagraph id="idEE81D05135EA42009E3662BD7447C410"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the emergency still exists; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76DCF25022B94970BF7F22FA81CC88EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the continuation of the order is necessary—</text> <clause id="IDd139bbf2c369478ab36ae58da6a56f84"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to ensure reliability of service to electric consumers; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID39dfc02e6e7741358670d48c2311b9c7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to protect electric consumers from potential abuse of market power or market manipulation in wholesale electric markets regulated by the Commission.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID182e32ff2ed64216b6d28424ebb86341"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In no event shall an order of the Commission under this subsection continue in effect for more than 30 days.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8d7360c86fd5418f88283defc6b8d5a6"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Review of orders</header> <subparagraph id="id255BA25E8D6E42D6989BFB7ECD99129B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An order under this subsection shall be subject to review as provided in section 313(b).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB9E432B274A74BCA9464F305CE4CCF77"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Standard of review</header><text>The reviewing court shall not enter a stay, writ of mandamus, or similar relief unless the court finds, after notice and hearing before a panel of the court, that the action of the Commission is arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5e090ec3f54c42199d544096a99e137d"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Termination by President</header><text>The President may direct that action taken by the Commission under this subsection shall not continue in effect.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID437f7ffe63cd48e181e4a5be7dbbf9d2"><enum>506.</enum><header>Cease-and-desist authority under the Federal Power Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 222 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824v) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B80A15645174608AB0E68D9C13E9892" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID3f1b6f73efb84870ba480cc2cff98409"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cease-and-desist orders</header> <paragraph id="ID913d6fc4400b49eab99aa9a736866c40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Commission finds, on a proper showing, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that any entity is manipulating or attempting to manipulate or has manipulated or attempted to manipulate any market for the sale of electric energy at wholesale in interstate commerce in violation of a rule or regulation prescribed by the Commission under subsection (a), the Commission may enter an order requiring the entity to cease and desist from committing the violation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe2b9f1e5219440c18b07e05a0145e58d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Proper showing required</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, a proper showing is made by demonstrating that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDf48fe5d7b6074126a49ee524a4a69c70"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an entity has violated a rule or regulation under subsection (a); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb677e0b7d4ab4eceafbe384dedf58ee1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>there is a likelihood of future violations in the absence of an order under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8674785ec93d481191eff046bacaf941"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Temporary orders</header> <paragraph id="IDfc13b3f26cf74ed8856ae239e7a01681"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If, in any proceeding under subsection (c), the Commission finds that a violation of a rule or regulation prescribed under subsection (a) is likely to result in significant dissipation or conversion of assets, significant harm to electric consumers, or substantial harm to the public interest, the Commission may enter a temporary order requiring the respondent—</text> <subparagraph id="ID545b76e2df5646269d1d90279efcea88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to cease and desist from the violation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdb089d25e84f43f8bf4275fd1100be89"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to take such action as the Commission determines appropriate pending completion of the proceeding—</text> <clause id="ID5fc5fadcefc740be93186829e455b699"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to prevent the violation; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID4eec23b099644e36a9c8aca116a85c34"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to prevent dissipation or conversion of assets, significant harm to electric consumers, or substantial harm to the public interest.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID44a7043a207345c68403a49dde220eb7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice and hearing</header><text>A temporary order under this subsection shall be entered only after notice and opportunity for a hearing unless the Commission determines that notice and hearing prior to entry would be impracticable or contrary to the public interest.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb7ea0962a37145aca9984672be55f8ce"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>A temporary order shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idE9A9B32A62A74DCF9C09367BE8726A79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>become effective on the date of service on the respondent; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0F730326DB6A4174A8C885595D61927A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>unless set aside, limited, or suspended by the Commission or a court of competent jurisdiction, remain effective and enforceable pending the completion of the proceedings.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5f1aec67c42a44c9b861c2b0fe3e193b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Commission review</header> <subparagraph id="id0C8BF608EF4F4FD8991B116E5A51EC6D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>At any time after the respondent has been served with a temporary order under this subsection, the respondent may apply to the Commission to have the order set aside, limited, or suspended.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3E7E42225D56423D894A4414E262C9FE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Temporary orders without hearings</header><text>If the respondent has been served with a temporary order entered without a prior Commission hearing—</text> <clause id="idF1613253914B44BF81D80E3436559145"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the respondent may, within 10 days after the date on which the order was served, request a hearing on the application; and</text> </clause><clause id="idB7E5B6377F164D88BFBE6A9548983771"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Commission shall hold a hearing and render a decision on the application at the earliest possible time.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID917b211678274181ac62fc75a9b519c2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Judicial review</header> <subparagraph id="IDd86eda1a12cd4d3fa15b86d01b700dbc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The respondent may apply to an appropriate United States district court for an order setting aside, limiting, or suspending the effectiveness or enforcement of the order, within—</text> <clause id="ID7e1ac8b86775473d9bd1641039dc1f51"><enum>(i)</enum><text>10 days after the date the respondent was served with a temporary order entered with a prior Commission hearing; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID3ee671829a3a41a6a6a7c158d7b841e2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>10 days after the Commission renders a decision on an application and hearing under paragraph (4) with respect to any temporary order entered without a prior Commission hearing.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5aff4bbcd1f2490da7fbf76ecc2a70d9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text>The United States District Court for the district in which the respondent resides or has its principal place of business, or for the District of Columbia, shall have jurisdiction to enter an order under this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID362da2078b6c4f79bd52212519e13bd0"><enum>507.</enum><header>Cease-and-desist authority under the Natural Gas Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4A of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717c–1) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID8dd6ad11fcc04f35ae8f8620b124d897"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the section heading and all that follows through <quote>It</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA86CD1FBD6F047D88102D7B6C08C26D8" style="OLC"> <section id="id51A79C3C6208420E817249A3423A38F4"><enum>4A.</enum><header>Prohibition on market manipulation</header> <subsection id="id1B79B9E0C59B49F39D12E8CE962E70E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>It</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1ef142ffdb68417f889ffec0ac3d784d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C9212DD813741B8AE7A59B562944D4E" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDba05faba6e284d3f84486098398622e9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cease-and-desist orders</header> <paragraph id="IDebb0f62949e54a0590ca237e6aaea359"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Commission finds, on a proper showing, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that any entity is manipulating or attempting to manipulate or has manipulated or attempted to manipulate the market for the purchase or sale of natural gas or the purchase or sale of transportation services subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission in violation of a rule or regulation prescribed by the Commission under subsection (a), the Commission may make and enter an order requiring the entity to cease and desist from committing the violation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDee26370825944b8cbd21da39a4051507"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Proper showing required</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, a proper showing is made by demonstrating that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID03d0fd9b67db49868b43fc35a7d5ce99"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an entity has violated a rule or regulation under subsection (a); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDee1dc715ac294fa38e7e3186feb13f84"><enum>(B)</enum><text>there is a likelihood of future violations in the absence of an order under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb678f57c353d4a9ebfd4c307c557dca0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Temporary orders</header> <paragraph id="IDd907c1b30ced4941ac5e5e7081151f34"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If, in any proceeding under subsection (b), the Commission finds that a violation of a rule or regulation prescribed under subsection (a) is likely to result in significant dissipation or conversion of assets, significant harm to natural gas consumers, or substantial harm to the public interest, the Commission may enter a temporary order requiring the respondent—</text> <subparagraph id="ID8de52890af8847d0b6ca7c7c6c218a8c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to cease and desist from the violation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID48cab9324449450bb2064cf62cca2ba6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to take such action as the Commission determines appropriate pending completion of the proceeding—</text> <clause id="IDe1854b655a834d1bbaed331c298edcd2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to prevent the violation; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID8b95ebdcde794504a7fcbc1cb1a14709"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to prevent dissipation or conversion of assets, significant harm to natural gas consumers, or substantial harm to the public interest.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf3b9cd351cc54b5e8f4ca167bc2dba16"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice and hearing</header><text>A temporary order under this subsection shall be entered only after notice and opportunity for a hearing unless the Commission determines that notice and hearing prior to entry would be impracticable or contrary to the public interest.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc62ab5b8c37748cb8c9d7923de0c05b2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>A temporary order shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id26E7D2C441A746DF9573BD00C561A9AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>become effective on the date of service on the respondent; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id019490F2B17E48D6A0242310E9B2B421"><enum>(B)</enum><text>unless set aside, limited, or suspended by the Commission or a court of competent jurisdiction, remain effective and enforceable pending the completion of the proceedings.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9aecf1c1441b4bd7bdb2c50bec8b0a10"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Commission review</header> <subparagraph id="idC36E4FC82C6F42109D0779CFF2D547F4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>At any time after the respondent has been served with a temporary order under this subsection, the respondent may apply to the Commission to have the order set aside, limited, or suspended.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0F1E632914D9401DAEF585BCF61599AE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Temporary orders without hearings</header><text>If the respondent has been served with a temporary order entered without a prior Commission hearing—</text> <clause id="idEB1ADAA548EE44D4821ADF2BC013BCF6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the respondent may, within 10 days after the date on which the order was served, request a hearing on the application; and</text> </clause><clause id="id66A8E93B101C4FDB8EA6AC7B1FECFFB1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Commission shall hold a hearing and render a decision on such application at the earliest possible time.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID66cd2467e13f4391922d2420bcafe32c"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Judicial review</header> <subparagraph id="ID7a2e8f9410624802a8112fd2720bc3ee"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The respondent may apply to an appropriate United States district court for an order setting aside, limiting, or suspending the effectiveness or enforcement of the order, within—</text> <clause id="IDf1b0e1b18dfd46e79b6e0066e9f80231"><enum>(i)</enum><text>10 days after the date the respondent was served with a temporary order entered with a prior Commission hearing; or</text> </clause><clause id="IDdd86c97b4a1a4fb38c4b0ca47130acbf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>10 days after the Commission renders a decision on an application and hearing under paragraph (4) with respect to any temporary order entered without a prior Commission hearing.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb949eb31eedd4a49826f0bde6e405c79"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text>The United States District Court for the district in which the respondent resides or has its principal place of business, or for the District of Columbia, shall have jurisdiction to enter an order under this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3909227274f44f09aaca23933a91e534" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>508.</enum><header>De novo review of civil penalties under the Natural Gas Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 22(b) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717t–1(b)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, in accordance with the same provisions as are applicable under section 31(d) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 823b(d)) in the case of civil penalties assessed under section 31 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 823b)</quote>.</text> </section><enum>VI</enum><header>Policy studies and reports</header> <section id="id112A64192D8B4490A96FFA9B17C81CD6"><enum>601.</enum><header>Helium gas resource assessment</header> <subsection id="IDe21fbeb356bd44ac84e3558d57772be9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID91273115c1974a5292e1c2128f0c22c0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in coordination with appropriate heads of State geological surveys, complete a comprehensive national helium gas assessment that identifies and quantifies the quantity of helium in each reservoir, including assessments of the constituent gases found in each helium resource, such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and natural gas; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDab7e35bd46b94b94a3fd5555de16cd3b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the assessment.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6bf2935ec197435b8348edfbc228345d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this section $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2010 through 2012.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID3977db907d0b4e26822a0e1fc35187d9"><enum>602.</enum><header>Potash mineral resource assessment</header> <subsection id="IDb4e92a5f0b814f9180ef7d0b7f0f793b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>), shall, in coordination with appropriate heads of State geological surveys, complete a comprehensive national potash assessment that—</text> <paragraph id="idB2FBE69051CE467AABB2152D34F852BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies and quantifies known potash deposits; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC3230C54412243D1AEE40890977AE886"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides a quantitative assessment of the location and size of undiscovered potash deposits throughout the United States using all available public and private information and data sets.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1a10837f1b4e4750bc578717170bc7ad"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Drilling program</header><text>As part of the assessment under this section, the Secretary may carry out a drilling program to supplement the geological data relevant to determining the existence of potash.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDfc71d0b73c1f4caa8843393c7bf0a580"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review of methodology</header><text>As part of the assessment, the Secretary, in consultation with the National Academies, shall—</text> <paragraph id="id36B37F894BA24987A649DBA532E7A9C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the current methodology used to determine measured and indicated reserves of potash on public land; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id82ACE4A96DB348E0958A4F0CF2F99D64"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide recommendations for updating the methodology using the best available technology.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb3fd803eb0044b689111b5a70e8547fe"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Agriculture, of the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the assessment under this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idCE7005185D7A4D06A450A94A5A0679C9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2012.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id6637005B278A4DE2AB2C34D6EAF0B992"><enum>603.</enum><header>Better energy strategy for tomorrow</header> <subsection id="idCE5AB134225A49F78CF957B9B425287F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Improved energy policy planning</header><text>Section 801 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7321) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID398bf35e916e41f395f093fcf396a736"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="idAB3CC38214624CED8F8D7F6A005A2EB5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa1b36508e79d42ca8b40a780677b0424"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B4C85E3CA2E4BD28539E30A41C102D7" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID2158e07023ad4ac98dec543389dbbebe"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure the participation and cooperation of all relevant Federal agencies in the preparation of the proposed Plan.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID443651fdb5cb43c5863d98ff3cf1c550"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="idA82D0DC120474669869BF3068BC8472D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>April 1, 1979, and biennially thereafter,</quote> and inserting <quote>February 1, 2010, and quadrennially thereafter,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9fc810988ed64198ab80d0766a46c248"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="ID7d4fb32663c246e2b65b2730a15836db"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>conservation</quote> and inserting <quote>energy efficiency</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID737b00f39e804c22ba9629e6e59e944c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>reduction or sequestration of greenhouse gas emissions,</quote> after <quote>environmental protection,</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfa58f1027d8d467a9bb6269880c9fa73"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>conservation</quote> and inserting <quote>efficiency</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdbff5af3e5884294a8b65fd2da763d74"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6E055819F1FB45D0BDC11C4541470859"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B76FF0AF92D4E12A8A32B5F5A789D72" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDbf39b89010c54cc7bd0aeff224740551"><enum>(2)</enum><text>analyze the policies of the Federal Government (including mandates, subsidies, tariffs, and tax policies) that encourage, or have the potential to encourage—</text> <subparagraph id="ID4e3f3fd4a13541d5828cd8dd386921f9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>energy production in the United States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID46b0a56e40d24f51a3ba165f24df300b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>energy efficiency in the United States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf339c0f331e74c0b889208ce595cc8c6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of greenhouse gases in the United States; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb2b792f4c1dc4b7c8906688995d6ad73"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the reduction of air pollutants in the environment;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa32ccee27a86419d9fd9a2b4c282bfa8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(4), by striking <quote>conservation practices,</quote> and inserting <quote>energy efficiency practices, to reduce or sequester greenhouse gas emissions, to reduce the quantity of air pollutants in the environment, to promote domestic energy production,</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc8aee6a5a4e942c1b80c46c153ef8020"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>insure</quote> and inserting <quote>ensure</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb0ffd255dec34d31b17cd8791268ad9a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33DEA453C98A46398736F39D5807A5FB" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDc79ac8e4878f49edbac1ee81608daae7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>National Academy of Sciences</header><text>The President, acting through the Secretary, shall enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall—</text> <paragraph id="IDcb77765881574605920329f55dce3e94"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prepare reports and analyses that may contribute to the development of the proposed Plan;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2db3868795bb40ec8d3dd57fe80e1031"><enum>(2)</enum><text>review the proposed Plan; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbf2c8cabb8764d4fa7bafe58a70fa438"><enum>(3)</enum><text>submit to the President and to Congress a report that describes the results of the review of the proposed Plan by the Academy.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7E37E43E8E584DFAB072D6A950B1DF27"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title VIII of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7321 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD170692C9ED49CAA68E47E013028AD5" style="OLC"> <section id="IDcf3697c09939469b937145e968ac5bb5"><enum>803.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated—</text> <paragraph id="ID047c6fc995c446b4911eb15d73a36ba4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to the Executive Office of the President, such sums as may be necessary to carry out—</text> <subparagraph id="IDce97633e2ab24a98a7b70b8e9579629d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>this title; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID25e1da821fba4cbea7e8d369b8e967d1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other activities to provide coordination and integration of national energy and climate policy; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdb265362851d48bf921f09cdac77662c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to the Secretary, such sums as are necessary to carry out section 801(e).</text> </paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id092809001F824FBD8577938BCBEC37CD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>The table of contents of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 7101) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title VIII the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A659F28F4054957B150345213DB0CF0" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry idref="IDcf3697c09939469b937145e968ac5bb5" level="section">Sec. 803. Authorization of appropriations.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="id306B3B85AF874F8C9C879292B5DDE3A8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>604.</enum><header>Addressing climate change in China and India</header> <subsection id="id538510952C03489AB81D2D298EF09B6B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text> <paragraph id="IDe18670cde9dc4063a3b80ab12bd49434"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the United States, the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of India are some of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2398449c05584222befb76decc12a27e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a global solution to climate change requires action by all 3 countries that is commensurate with their national circumstances and level of economic development;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc341dbd8991d4c3aac6637a2e4963852"><enum>(3)</enum><text>awareness of steps each country is taking to reducing emissions is critical in building confidence in a cooperative approach to climate change; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1549d33b66104702a83703423e5f2996"><enum>(4)</enum><text>understanding challenges each country faces in reducing emissions can help identify areas of potential collaboration.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID04b192bc47b74dd5a469c195a16f0176"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of this section are—</text> <paragraph id="ID3cc92f3413654e8aa25ecff2512fe55a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide Congress and the American public with a better understanding of the steps China and India are taking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID04c33d3322c946dc8c176e7786cfd653"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to identify the means by which the United States can assist China and India in achieving such a reduction.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEA1C2599B3FC4E15AA715AE784BFE75E"><enum>(c)</enum><header> Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, working with the interagency task force established under subsection (d), shall prepare an interagency report on climate change and energy policy in the People’s Republic of China and in the Republic of India.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id807B3E0C5CC841F383C538BC82A8DB78"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Interagency task force</header> <paragraph id="idC347FE0F32354EB2B5E58DD1D33F9404"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an interagency task force, which shall consist of—</text> <subparagraph id="idBF0C72622FAA41459FB5C65B07463EA3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20FEDE883BFF4E65A2A1F60C254ECB1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of State;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id036A43F60DF643369C6A65E4781A860B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Secretary of Commerce;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id27FC46C0D48A4BD39A57442088897677"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF6169AE3327343E7BDA8FE2BC40EB88A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Treasury; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDCAC19C998E6445CBE971ED2BC0804A9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the head of any other agency or department who has been selected by the Secretary to participate in the task force.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD3705889882644D892E19F011C434939"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The Secretary shall serve as chairperson of the interagency task force.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id890CB52BE5F64B0F8BFEA868A5124598"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report contents</header><text>In preparing the report under subsection (c), the interagency task force shall evaluate and include in the report, with respect to the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of India—</text> <paragraph id="idAFDC4B9D2BE54BF3BD3CA398595A1149"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the national or subnational plans, policies, programs, laws, regulations, incentive mechanisms, and other measures that are expected to result in, or have resulted in, reductions in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, including—</text> <subparagraph id="id9DF1B1D7C69043B4A1A3FB40FEF18B9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of such plans, policies, programs, laws, regulations, incentive mechanisms, and other measures;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA3E12312A1084BD19D60A3F3B9A7D4C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of progress made or expected in implementing such plans, policies, programs, laws, regulations, incentive mechanisms, and other measures;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06AA38F3610346A3A1A0D9CB3F5F46C8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>estimates of the reductions in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions achieved or expected to be achieved as a result of such plans, policies, programs, laws, regulations, incentive mechanisms, and other measures; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE7E30406DF1940A88CAC175EA04EB6BE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recommended areas in which United States capacity building or other support could assist the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of India to improve implementation or compliance with such plans, policies, programs, laws, regulations, incentive mechanisms, or other measures, including proposals for funding such joint activities;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5AE331E800034F77B9E72F5582901E1D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>estimates, based on the most recent information available to the interagency task force from reliable public sources, of the quantity and types of energy used and greenhouse gas emissions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idDBE03CF2896A40339BE6A412D6D23119"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of the tools, methods, and procedures that are used for collecting and analyzing data regarding energy use and greenhouse gas emissions at the national, provincial, sectoral, and facility level, including—</text> <subparagraph id="idFB27E0FF23CC496AB41D71EBFE1C4198"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a comparison to the methodologies used by the United States and prevailing international practices;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id538E0D2DDDE74EBA9E1B88B0E5B8E24A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the expected levels of uncertainty regarding the data so collected;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF639CCE06CC74DADAC4FF14CD16650D0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the current transparency of such tools, methods, and procedures; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDE15C8C189254CAFA1E7EB523B73B81A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recommended areas in which United States capacity building or other support could assist the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of India to improve such tools, methods, and procedures, increase data transparency, and strengthen the relevant governance framework, including proposals for funding such joint activities;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3CB8A291C82D47FE8E4EE617B87D244E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an assessment of the state of knowledge of international, Chinese, and Indian best and current technologies and practices to—</text> <subparagraph id="idF805E583C18B4450AF0D4F80C29711D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve the efficiency of coal use in electricity generation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0F299A713A414A90B9E415E3B439E394"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduce the energy use in industrial facilities, buildings, appliances, electronic equipment, and other sectors, as appropriate;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA2831AF2C2D14980917EAA02E727E290"><enum>(C)</enum><text>capture and store carbon from facilities that utilize fossil fuels for energy production;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6E8E56DADEA741AE90A0069EA210679D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>produce renewable energy, including wind, solar, small hydro, and geothermal energy; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA858ACA8101A40FBAF8B6A63E52D4D84"><enum>(E)</enum><text>implement more sustainable transport systems and technologies; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA22627289FB94F239158E00EDFE0844C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the current status of, and opportunities and recommendations for—</text> <subparagraph id="id3434D48BB4E14A85AB3D7EB6DA57248E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cooperation on technology transfer, joint research, development, deployment, and clean energy technology trade between the United States, the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of India; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF1206288E263472BAF7997C9B4AF5B61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>joint opportunities for the development of intellectual property, including proposals for financing such joint activities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id61E03CEBCF864C57AEAAEE72291AF568"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Submission to Congress</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the report prepared under this section to—</text> <paragraph id="id51E0F469900C46B39C81D5C8FE7BCD5C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the <committee-name committee-id="SSEG00">Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate</committee-name>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7E181A2E3F75454DB8BE973D3DDC989D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id33A5EE8C8278479DAEE5A4916759C55C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the <committee-name committee-id="SSEV00">Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate</committee-name>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id546436FD483441538B37C3E042A4E95F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the <committee-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate</committee-name>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB678CEF344584BCCBAD2C84F55C09AE1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives</committee-name>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4F24EB6CBA0B438BA36D2C2B9142CEDA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives</committee-name>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7FBC801B3EB64BF9BC1D29F931C51255"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives</committee-name>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFF4FA5FE934D45EA98422ECF9B2A4935"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><section id="idD49F672C7177445A9434F1F8E72CB2A4"><enum>605.</enum><header>Carbon leakage mitigation study</header> <subsection id="ID2b27ce5a2d8743eaaf0e06332211bfb1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="IDd23c4c52c6e44f599d36f7cb76ffc94c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cap-and-trade program</header><text>The term <term>cap-and-trade program</term> means an economy-wide program enacted by Congress under which greenhouse gas emission allowances are distributed or auctioned to control those emissions under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDddf10c460d9949369f1576074cf336eb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Carbon leakage</header><text>The term <term>carbon leakage</term> means any substantial increase (as determined by the Secretary) in greenhouse gas emissions—</text> <subparagraph id="id95EFAE8AEDD64CD1874C7366B27E4D35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by a manufacturing facility located in a country without a greenhouse gas emission regulation commensurate to a cap-and-trade program; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7EEB55353F5D44459C079A668415ABA9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that is caused by an incremental cost of production increase in the United States as a result of a domestic cap-and-trade program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc0a31cdb026f4af2aef890170ee2d2d0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Greenhouse gas</header><text>The term <term>greenhouse gas</term> means any gas designated as a greenhouse gas under a cap-and-trade program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDae6ee711657c4c97a081cab60e22e0db"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Output</header><text>The term <term>output</term> means the total tonnage or other standard unit of production (as determined by the Secretary) produced by a manufacturing facility.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa031e6009774492d8a3bd6fe31a5c335"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Industry productivity and carbon leakage study</header> <paragraph id="ID80ad00e35b814b149427e72d1e35b44f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall conduct a study to characterize the relative risk of carbon leakage and changes in output and investment in United States industrial sectors and subsectors caused by a potential cap-and-trade program implemented in the United States, in the absence of commensurate greenhouse gas emission regulations in other countries.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe0f1f02e996b4747b71c3c263c1e1b8d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the study under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of—</text> <subparagraph id="ID244a84a5da984148ac06468e27f28883"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the direct and indirect energy intensity and greenhouse gas intensity of United States industries in relation to gross value-added, cost of production, and total shipment values;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0dcfa8f4b1c34a2fbe1fe490f8ba9352"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the price elasticity of United States industries;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcc2281493ec446b4a748bcc71490bbab"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the trade elasticity of United States industries;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID992507a973224ecb800fed6791aebc2e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the trade intensity (calculated as imports plus exports, relative to domestic consumption) of United States industries;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc8596dc2db8741d18432f95162b1207a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other qualitative indicators of the ability of United States industries to pass on cost increases to consumers, such as—</text> <clause id="ID934402a057f0485689d96b310389d75c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>market structure and concentration;</text> </clause><clause id="IDf1e2f19ffb94444ca03611a6b2c0da30"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>level of product differentiation;</text> </clause><clause id="ID7a8b7d9e0b734c4e828288805adca677"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the availability of close substitutes for customers; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDa6be111bdd50429b99f143945db40799"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>factors that constrain the response of foreign producers to an increase in United States production costs;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7717f077f14f445088caf391bfe7d945"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the overall risk of carbon leakage, expressed in list form by sector and subsector of the United States economy, resulting from a cap-and-trade program;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89c990270d6143f6a27ba3cfc98a077b"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the manner in which the economic impacts of climate change policies compare to changes over time in other factors affecting production and investment by industries, such as currency exchange rates and other factors the Secretary determines to be relevant; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa6f5e3407f0d4570b1a817a3f092ee5e"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the highest-priority trading partners of the industries at risk of carbon leakage, listed in order of priority.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc2e403498ccc4c7b9acb233c12b7e0f2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>On completion of the study under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study, including recommendations regarding data collection activities and subsequent studies by the Secretary, if any.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5522a4742bbb42258819770743341626"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study of measures to mitigate carbon leakage</header> <paragraph id="ID1bc42706d231456a83adfae93dab9d06"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, but not earlier than the date of submission to Congress of the report regarding the competitiveness study under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall conduct a study to evaluate the impact of potential measures, such as emission allowance allocation, border tax adjustments, or other measures, to prevent carbon leakage resulting from a cap-and-trade program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3f405c7fe01a4651a3231e2b53182171"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The study under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of—</text> <subparagraph id="ID8a019dfa0cc7464c8e3fe066e4ed89ae"><enum>(A)</enum><text>measures used by other jurisdictions to prevent carbon leakage under regional, national, or multinational climate policies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6002c8f670fa473fabf9487beb1de181"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id273CF5EB294A4DDE8595E5635250C0F3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the projected risk of carbon leakage from United States industries under potential prices on greenhouse gas emissions;</text> </clause><clause id="id047860E5060E47828E0CB64AC035EE05" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the potential for that risk to be mitigated using measures to prevent leakage; and</text> </clause><clause id="idE240D50B1AC745C0813B63D65D417C1B" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>realistic scenarios for international climate policy; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb283cc05cb3e472eb5a8dff6df23f628"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the consistency of measures with international trade commitments (including principles of the World Trade Organization).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID588c0ec9363c426291201cb44b336b6b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>On completion of the study under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study, including recommendations of the Secretary, if any.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID1bce2c85be1940f68552184c4703edba"><enum>606.</enum><header>Study of foreign fuel subsidies</header> <subsection id="ID8ccb0d481413432487b123a195f0f6cc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce, shall conduct a study of foreign fuel subsidies, including—</text> <paragraph id="idF2289269AC1A42F58557448CB708B281"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the impact of the subsidies on global energy supplies, global energy demand, and global economic impacts; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id95453ED7A06548ABA255A95AA7CE6B3E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations on actions that should be taken to reduce the impact of the subsidies.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID108f2e002be94a4ead5cf2a60e7a6b6a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes the results of the study conducted under this section, including any recommendations.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id86B2EF4D1B9047C0BF5BA39044C372F2"><enum>607.</enum><header>Assessment of renewable energy resources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15851(b)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id86443B2BEE6742A8AB4582C80371C855"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id73927C64E930409FAF88B38DCC1E29D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5D1D3610F81A41FF8AF2DEA1800104C0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3933E8522E2A41E489B824B4AC19D06F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id87EB8D67B5A941C58E54BFAA5A85BE40"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to biomass energy resources, consideration of—</text> <subparagraph id="id53174409825E4512AAD632BF1BB321D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the quantity of biomass needed for thermal applications, biofuels, and biomass-based electricity;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF3FD0A40F8EA434B88F32F362F84859C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the highest efficiency energy use of biomass resources; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF148D3239D824B328A00189BD10813D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the requirements and costs associated with deployment of biomass energy resources for each application described in subparagraph (A);</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7E7FF0925C194EA29F69989B248F1871"><enum>(3)</enum><text>estimates of the market penetration for each renewable energy resource that could be accomplished by January 1, 2030, by investigating multiple alternative scenarios, including—</text> <subparagraph id="id4961B004DE5D499B98AE80EBA44E6325"><enum>(A)</enum><text>estimates with respect to each renewable energy resource;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id49CC908DA4924201AAA8E7B0332B6496"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an analysis of the potential of all renewable energy resources; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1AB34F1A57324427A9260F5B3A55CAC8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>potential impacts associated with the development of each resource and all renewable energy resources in combination; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="idF21DB8D91E544258A8537A623C646F49" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>608.</enum><header>Efficiency review of electric generation facilities</header> <subsection id="ID363c21a6e6f948ea8fbc9ccab9284a04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="ID3e41d56e996f4c88acce8eff00b71355"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Efficiency</header><text>The term <term>efficiency</term> means the operating efficiency of an electric generation facility as determined by the average annual heat rate of the facility, measured in British thermal units required to generate a kilowatt-hour of electricity from the facility.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa434e1e5fd21433eba144803b1bda663"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Electric generation facility</header><text>The term <term>electric generation facility</term> means a coal-fired or natural gas-fired electric generation facility in the United States with a generating capacity that is greater than 50 megawatts.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID723eac8be2284769bf0dda67dc8c2296"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review</header> <paragraph id="id8FE06620D22D4FC0B850500DF4CCAD03"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall complete an efficiency review to quantify the efficiencies of, and annual carbon dioxide and other emissions from, electric generation facilities in the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id40A027E332224CE684D82D19871BB6C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In conducting the review, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID5645e8145c544580887dcace4aa7d3a0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>analyze efficiency trends over the 5-year period ending on December 31 of the year preceding the year of enactment of this Act; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe8c46c05a2ba43c5b5ff742cc4b6e120"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, use existing data and information.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4F4B9FA3F53646358816FE1FF7AEEA0B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Confidentiality of information</header> <subparagraph id="idD9BA331BDF4B4AC59B381440D7180EF7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the case of information obtained under this section, the Secretary (including any other officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Energy) and any other person shall not—</text> <clause id="IDF23C45451051459F91597582375A3C36"><enum>(i)</enum><text>use the information for a purpose other than the development or reporting of aggregate data in a manner such that—</text> <subclause id="id6F6646B60B91465D84F1CA2FC2A14BA2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the identity of the person who supplied the information is not discernible and is not material to the intended uses of the information; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4313D4C582D745938E7635EB9AA14541"><enum>(II)</enum><text>no proprietary information, trade secret, or other confidential information is disclosed; or</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDBA7CAFCD6F71432BB461654143D9301A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>disclose the information to the public, unless the information has been transformed into a statistical or aggregate form that does not—</text> <subclause id="id792FC4C326864B949759E4AA284174E4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>allow the identification of the person who supplied particular information; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="idF8CC794F679740CD977E2799C165D0E9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>disclose any proprietary information, trade secret, or other confidential information.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1CA7D8BA39054AE58128C90C6FAEF705"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>Any person that violates subparagraph (A) shall be fined or imprisoned, and removed from office or employment, in accordance with section 1905 of title 18, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5bb0ec096e764be69952ae5f0a7838d1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>After providing notice and an opportunity for comment but not later than 120 days after the date of completion of the review under subsection (b), the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives a report that—</text> <paragraph id="ID2ec0e6c8ee8a49cfa240d9e46fa5a186"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies technologies, equipment, and processes that are adequately demonstrated to be commercially deployed and could increase the efficiency of the electric generation facilities reviewed;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf92c1046b9604f318455b21e1a099601"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifies the technical, economic, regulatory, environmental, and other obstacles to electric generation facilities undertaking the installation or implementation of the technologies, equipment, or processes described in paragraph (1);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID35df48b9cd1c448fa328f3618d1a63a9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identifies legislative, administrative, and other actions that could reduce or eliminate the obstacles identified under paragraph (2);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb2ec60fae0d5467a9e2024ac2d39c442"><enum>(4)</enum><text>calculates the effect on total greenhouse gas and other emissions from electric generation facilities that would result from installation or implementation of the technologies, equipment, and processes identified under paragraph (1), assuming output is held constant for the United States in the aggregate and the obstacles identified under paragraph (2) are reduced or eliminated; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID66a59a55b77c42ae8ce9a71538ab3366"><enum>(5)</enum><text>calculates the effect on greenhouse gas and other emissions per megawatt-hour from electric generation facilities that would result from installation or implementation of the technologies, equipment, and processes identified under paragraph (1), assuming the obstacles identified under paragraph (2) are reduced or eliminated.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5c55c63a4ffb45348e6e407a3c783bb3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 to remain available until expended.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID885214a59d99403b873c56294b85441b"><enum>609.</enum><header>Report on emissions of alternative transportation fuels</header> <subsection id="ID35b91cb7a60b4679939679e6b1f2183f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In cooperation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="IDacda7beae74f484c896c07b81bec36ec"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carry out a research and demonstration program to evaluate the emissions from the use of alternative transportation fuels;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc9f2070a59404fa49ccd5b11751c35c0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate the effect of using alternative transportation fuels on land and air engine exhaust emissions; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID97c962a46f364e6a9318c54d51266d9a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in accordance with subsection (e), submit to Congress a report on the effect on air quality and public health of using alternative fuels in the transportation sector.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID53e988f257004411823136c4f84a8609"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidance and technical support</header><text>The Secretary shall issue any guidance or technical support documents necessary to facilitate the effective use of alternative transportation fuels and blends under this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID6fc077971cca4d8c942c4f4d32609b0d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Facilities</header><text>For the purpose of evaluating the emissions of alternative transportation fuels, the Secretary shall engage research centers for alternative fuels in the evaluation and preparation of the report required under subsection (a)(3).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID147dc4d528d4457dafdb609e41177956"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The program described in subsection (a)(1) shall consider—</text> <paragraph id="ID127127d124144c339dcfc8d6a06ebf89"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the use of alternative transportation fuels and blends for heavy-duty and light-duty diesel engines and the aviation sector; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6751268547c442289b6abafcb6bc12b7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the production costs associated with domestic production of those fuels and prices for consumers.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID11aca2cf9dad413cb96aa09b08c3728a"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives—</text> <paragraph id="ID010f8fd2ec554dd09d5312ce3e9d6acb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, an interim report on actions taken to carry out this section; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa001d42eb97b4c74b4cf12e3b0b43f3a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, a final report on actions taken to carry out this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID793568b9f5cc4582835d987b4ebb49b4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id20C53C361748407991B3944FF116A9AB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>610.</enum><header>Oil savings</header> <subsection id="id753CF427166E46DFA9CEA4D85E7D9B5E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text> <paragraph id="ID4258645d90654f3c99f8223c8a81098c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the United States imports more foreign oil from the Middle East today than before the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3aaab52a277345d6bac91672101b62ff"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the United States remains the most oil-dependent industrialized nation in the world, consuming approximately 25 percent of the oil supply of the world;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID409fc66304d5406b8285f729e1e295c2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the ongoing dependence of the United States on foreign oil is one of the greatest threats to the national security and economy of the United States; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9f33f42cf9b549788b79a482ebfcfaa1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the United States needs to take transformative steps to wean itself from its addiction to foreign oil.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9631dd5f98884367b4a688d5599b1e6c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy on reducing oil dependence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the policy of the United States to reduce the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, and thereby—</text> <paragraph id="id33695BE0A8A64AFBA793C7F2B4A92856"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">alleviate the strategic dependence of the United States on foreign oil-producing countries;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC1513306BA4F4D21881D63B7E6293A11"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce the economic vulnerability of the United States; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6A494D6F26E14FADB5DA54C685A9E801"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with oil use.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id160B6BF5E2D74630B60E29AC3771D23A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Oil savings report</header> <paragraph id="ID8c6d610e0ee047d09d1471a1fcd8de27"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 3 years thereafter, an interagency task force composed of the Secretary of Energy and the head of any other agency that the President determines to be appropriate (referred to in this section as the “Interagency Task Force”) shall submit to Congress a report that—</text> <subparagraph id="idE52C871047E24E6EB228E2FAB9D287A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describes options for agency action that, when taken together, would save from the baseline determined under paragraph (4)—</text> <clause id="ID052f908723324b85b8c20ca3cb903ff8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>2,500,000 barrels of oil per day on average during calendar year 2016;</text> </clause><clause id="ID23176ae95f0344f1bb3bc85389409629"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>7,000,000 barrels of oil per day on average during calendar year 2026; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID78a8f167392942bc8f671c3af5e1ecc1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>10,000,000 barrels of oil per day on average during calendar year 2030; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDee566b1ce3c9427c978a883015a1f266"><enum>(B)</enum><text>analyzes for all Federal agencies—</text> <clause id="IDe64bd71dd88c40f2b2ff9702d2b793a3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the expected oil savings from the baseline to be accomplished by—</text> <subclause id="ID2de1d405e0cd4005a4ff311e42992dea"><enum>(I)</enum><text>chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code (including regulations promulgated to carry out that chapter); and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID838379f752e14bc6830efc084b08913a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) (including regulations promulgated to carry out section 211(o) of that Act); and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID3409057c95d340e1a57d16f2e704caf3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether the options described in subparagraph (A), taken together with expected oil savings described in clause (i), will achieve the oil savings specified in subparagraph (A).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc8a42d3e857d4513a5bd3cc9663afc50"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each report shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID75d5651f9be4456a9b746353d8c5adbc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be consistent with the policy under subsection (b);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID283b81518fdc4cb9beee7d5357f62afc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include only options directly related to reduced oil consumption;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDee222f4393da49feb58201c8c4c36efe"><enum>(C)</enum><text>include a description of the advantages and disadvantages (including implications for national security) for each option; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcc6e8bd1b08f4cdda909ae148759f49d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>not include options that would increase lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions above levels in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa1ce845fcbb94524935440a7460d3710"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional legislative authority</header><text>Each report may include a request to Congress for any additional legislative authority that is necessary to implement any recommendations made in the report.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3464c6e2017b4066861725ae05cd9f00"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Baseline</header><text>In performing the analyses required for the report, the Interagency Task Force shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2890d16f0dc24545bc926b89e8a5c5bc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine oil savings as the projected reduction in oil consumption from the baseline established by the reference case contained in the report of the Energy Information Administration entitled <quote>Annual Energy Outlook 2009</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9290d0d72dd242d0b0e8a4a09b35464b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine the oil savings projections required on an annual basis for each of calendar years 2009 through 2030; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2de74449c5394f66a703b831db6ada2c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>account for any overlap among implementation actions to ensure that the projected oil savings from all the recommendations, taken together, are as accurate as practicable.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID654b8fb4c2124f879ca857873949250d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual report on oil savings measures</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of initial oil savings report under subsection (c) and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report that estimates the quantity of oil actually saved by the oil savings measures that the Federal Government has implemented during the prior year.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46548a314d164d048cddf65d2a1a4c14"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Relationship to other laws</header><text>Nothing in this section affects the authority provided or responsibility delegated under any other law.</text> </subsection></section>

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