[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 774 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 774

  To enhance the energy security of the United States by diversifying 
 energy sources for onroad transport, increasing the supply of energy 
   resources, and strengthening energy infrastructure, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 1, 2009

  Mr. Dorgan (for himself and Mr. Voinovich) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To enhance the energy security of the United States by diversifying 
 energy sources for onroad transport, increasing the supply of energy 
   resources, and strengthening energy infrastructure, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Energy 
Security Act of 2009'' or the ``NESA 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. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definition of Secretary.
              DIVISION A--TRANSMISSION AND TRANSPORTATION

                   TITLE I--ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION

Sec. 101. Siting of interstate electric transmission facilities.
Sec. 102. Recovery of costs for smart grid technology and advanced 
                            materials.
                    TITLE II--TRANSPORTATION SECTOR

          Subtitle A--Electrification of Transportation Sector

Sec. 201. Minimum Federal fleet requirement.
Sec. 202. Use of HOV facilities by light-duty plug-in electric drive 
                            vehicles.
Sec. 203. Recharging infrastructure.
Sec. 204. Loan guarantees for advanced battery purchases.
Sec. 205. Study of end-of-useful life options for motor vehicle 
                            batteries.
              Subtitle B--Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Sec. 211. Maximum weight study.
Sec. 212. Fuel economy.
          Subtitle C--Alternative Transportation Technologies

Sec. 221. Flexible fuel automobiles.
Sec. 222. Transportation roadmap study.
       DIVISION B--DOMESTIC PRODUCTION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

                       TITLE I--INCREASING SUPPLY

       Subtitle A--Increasing Production From Domestic Resources

Sec. 300. Amendment of 1986 Code.
                 Part I--Investment in Renewable Energy

Sec. 301. Extension of renewable electricity production credit.
Sec. 302. Expansion and extension of new clean renewable energy bonds.
Sec. 303. Extension of investment tax credit for certain energy 
                            property.
Sec. 304. Increase in credit for investment in advanced energy 
                            facilities.
            Part II--Investment in Alternative Fuel Property

Sec. 311. Extension of credits for alcohol fuels.
Sec. 312. Extension of credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel.
      Part III--Investment in Electric Drive and Advanced Vehicles

Sec. 321. Extension of credit and extension of temporary increase in 
                            credit for alternative fuel vehicle 
                            refueling property.
Sec. 322. Extension and expansion of credit for new qualified plug-in 
                            electric drive motor vehicles.
Sec. 323. Extension of credit for certain plug-in electric vehicles.
Sec. 324. Extension of credit for medium and heavy duty hybrid 
                            vehicles.
Sec. 325. Credit for heavy duty natural gas vehicles.
               Part IV--Low Carbon Loan Guarantee Program

Sec. 331. Innovative low-carbon loan guarantee program.
                     Part V--Investment in Ethanol

Sec. 341. Research and development of fungible biofuels.
     Part VI--Studies on Market Penetration of Renewable Resources

Sec. 351. Studies on market penetration of renewable resources.
        Subtitle B--Increasing Production From Fossil Resources

                    Part I--Outer Continental Shelf

Sec. 361. Inventory of outer Continental Shelf oil and gas resources.
Sec. 362. Leasing of offshore areas estimated to contain commercially 
                            recoverable oil or gas resources.
Sec. 363. Environmental stewardship and allowable activities.
Sec. 364. Moratorium of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the 
                            Gulf of Mexico.
Sec. 365. Treatment of revenues.
                    Part II--Other Fossil Resources

Sec. 371. Authorization of activities and exports involving hydrocarbon 
                            resources.
Sec. 372. Travel in connection with authorized hydrocarbon exploration 
                            and extraction activities.
Sec. 373. Alaska OCS joint lease and permitting processing office.
Sec. 374. Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline.
        TITLE II--CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 401. Clean energy technology workforce.
                   DIVISION C--GLOBAL RISK MANAGEMENT

Sec. 501. Sense of Congress on geopolitical consequences of oil 
                            dependence.
Sec. 502. Study of foreign fuel subsidies.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1)(A) high and volatile international oil prices represent 
        an unsustainable threat to the economic and national security 
        of the United States; and
            (B) approximately 40 percent of the primary energy demand 
        of the United States is met by petroleum, the price for which 
        is set in a fungible and opaque international market vulnerable 
        to geopolitical instability and increasingly complex barriers 
        to investment;
            (2)(A) it should be the goal of the United States to reduce 
        the oil intensity (the number of barrels of oil required to 
        generate $1 of gross domestic product) of the national economy 
        from 2008 levels by at least 50 percent by calendar year 2030 
        and by at least 80 percent by calendar year 2050; and
            (B) reduced oil intensity is a primary means for improving 
        the resilience of the economy to high and volatile 
        international oil prices;
            (3) the transportation sector of the United States is 
        critical to breaking the oil dependence of the United States 
        because the transportation sector--
                    (A) accounts for nearly 70 percent of total 
                national oil consumption;
                    (B) is 97 percent reliant on petroleum for the 
                delivered energy needs of the sector; and
                    (C) remains an industry of vital national 
                significance and importance;
            (4)(A) electrification of short-haul transportation 
        represents a likely pathway to reduced oil dependence;
            (B) electrified ground transport--
                    (i) promotes fuel diversity because the electric 
                power sector uses a diverse range of feedstocks; and
                    (ii) relies on a portfolio of fuels that are 
                largely domestic and have prices that are generally 
                less volatile than oil; and
            (C) electricity prices are generally stable relative to oil 
        because the price of fuel in the electric power sector is a 
        small portion of the cost of delivered energy;
            (5)(A) electrification of transportation will require a 
        more modern, technologically advanced national electric power 
        system that draws on a variety of location-constrained 
        generation sources sited in a range of geographic areas; and
            (B) a national transmission system that efficiently 
        delivers power across long distances to load centers should be 
        a high priority;
            (6)(A) widespread deployment of electric vehicles and 
        supporting infrastructure is a long-term process that will 
        require a national commitment over many years;
            (B) in the interim, steps can be taken to minimize the 
        danger that oil dependence poses to the economic and national 
        security of the United States; and
            (C) it is critical to--
                    (i) support the continued growth of the domestic 
                biofuels industry;
                    (ii) foster domestic production of conventional 
                fuels for which infrastructure and technology exist; 
                and
                    (iii) support deployment of additional renewable, 
                cleaner fossil, and nuclear generating capacity for 
                providing the necessary low emissions, reliable, and 
                dispatchable power that is essential for the 
                electricity supply of the United States;
            (7)(A) a robust, dynamic, and diverse biofuels industry is 
        an important component of a secure United States liquid fuels 
        system; and
            (B) a stable market for biofuels, including widespread 
        deployment of flexible fuel vehicles, can reduce oil 
        consumption as the United States transitions to electrified 
        ground transport;
            (8)(A) domestic production of oil and natural gas from the 
        Outer Continental Shelf of the United States is a safe and 
        secure means for increasing energy security in the near-term;
            (B) high oil import levels in the United States present an 
        added threat to the economy in addition to general price 
        volatility; and
            (C) in 2008, the United States net deficit in petroleum 
        trade amounted to more than $380,000,000,000, or nearly 60 
        percent of the total trade deficit;
            (9) a highly skilled, well trained, and adaptable workforce 
        is vital to the economic and energy security of the United 
        States; and
            (10)(A) addressing the twin challenges of energy security 
        and global climate change now and in the future will require 
        the United States to use all instruments of national power, 
        including the military and diplomatic and intelligence 
        services;
            (B) the United States must develop short-term policies and 
        strategies that--
                    (i) protect key energy infrastructure;
                    (ii) secure critical geographic transit areas;
                    (iii) mitigate political instability from energy 
                suppliers; and
                    (iv) strengthen the domestic industrial base 
                required for the development and widespread 
                implementation of clean energy technologies; and
            (C) over the long-term, the United States must focus 
        national security organizations on gaining greater clarity on 
        world reserves of energy and strengthening relationships with 
        certain key nations.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.

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

              DIVISION A--TRANSMISSION AND TRANSPORTATION

                   TITLE I--ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION

SEC. 101. SITING OF INTERSTATE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES.

    Section 216 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824p) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a) through (g) and inserting 
        the following:
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Beneficiary.--The term `beneficiary' means a 
        wholesale or retail customer, market participant, or other 
        entity that benefits from a transmission upgrade, enhancement, 
        or expansion under a regional transmission plan, including an 
        economic benefit, improvement in service reliability, or 
        reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
            ``(2) Clean energy superhighway.--The term `Clean Energy 
        Superhighway' means the interstate extra-high voltage 
        transmission grid overlay established under this section.
            ``(3) Clean energy superhighway facility.--The term `Clean 
        Energy Superhighway facility' means an overhead or underground 
        transmission facility of the Clean Energy Superhighway included 
        in a plan certified under subsection (b)(9) (including 
        conductors, 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--
                    ``(A) operates at or above a voltage of 345 
                kilovolt alternating current;
                    ``(B) operates at or above a voltage of 400 
                kilovolts direct current;
                    ``(C) is a renewable feeder line that transmits 
                electricity directly or indirectly to the Clean Energy 
                Superhighway; or
                    ``(D) is a necessary upgrade to an existing 
                transmission facility.
            ``(4) Grid-enabled vehicle.--The term `grid-enabled 
        vehicle' means an electric drive vehicle, electric hybrid 
        vehicle, or fuel cell vehicle that has the ability to 
        communicate electronically with an electric power provider or 
        localized energy storage system to charge or discharge an on-
        board energy storage device, such as a battery.
            ``(5) Interconnection.--The term `Interconnection' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 215(a).
            ``(6) Load-serving entity.--The term `load-serving entity' 
        means any person, Federal, State, or local agency or 
        instrumentality, public utility, or electric cooperative 
        (including an entity described in section 201(f)) that delivers 
        electric energy to end-use customers.
            ``(7) Location-constrained resource.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `location-constrained 
                resource' 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.
                    ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `location-constrained 
                resource' includes the following types of resources 
                described in subparagraph (A):
                            ``(i) Renewable energy.
                            ``(ii) 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.
            ``(8) Renewable energy.--The term `renewable energy' means 
        electric energy generated from--
                    ``(A) solar energy, wind, landfill gas, renewable 
                biogas, or geothermal energy;
                    ``(B) new hydroelectric generation capacity 
                achieved from increased efficiency, or an addition of 
                new capacity, at an existing nonhydroelectric project 
                if--
                            ``(i) the hydroelectric project installed 
                        on the nonhydroelectric dam--
                                    ``(I) is licensed by the 
                                Commission; and
                                    ``(II) meets all other applicable 
                                environmental, licensing, and 
                                regulatory requirements, including 
                                applicable fish passage requirements;
                            ``(ii) the nonhydroelectric dam--
                                    ``(I) was placed in service before 
                                the date of enactment of the National 
                                Energy Security Act of 2009;
                                    ``(II) was operated for flood 
                                control, navigation, or water supply 
                                purposes; and
                                    ``(III) did not produce 
                                hydroelectric power as of the date of 
                                enactment of the National Energy 
                                Security Act of 2009; and
                            ``(iii) 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 
                        Commission;
                    ``(C) hydrokinetic energy, including--
                            ``(i) waves, tides, and currents in oceans, 
                        estuaries, and tidal areas;
                            ``(ii) free flowing water in rivers, lakes, 
                        and streams;
                            ``(iii) free flowing water in man-made 
                        channels, including projects that use 
                        nonmechanical structures to accelerate the flow 
                        of water for electric power production 
                        purposes; or
                            ``(iv) differentials in ocean temperature 
                        through ocean thermal energy conversion; or
                    ``(D) electricity that is generated from the 
                combustion of the biogenic portion of municipal solid 
                waste materials from facilities that comply with the 
                maximum pollutant emissions standards established by 
                the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
                Agency.
            ``(9) Renewable feeder line.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `renewable feeder line' 
                means an electricity transmission line that--
                            ``(i) operates at or above 100 kilovolts 
                        alternating current;
                            ``(ii) connects 1 or more renewable energy 
                        generators directly or indirectly to the Clean 
                        Energy Superhighway; and
                            ``(iii) is identified in the Clean Energy 
                        Superhighway plan certified under subsection 
                        (b)(9).
                    ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `renewable feeder line' 
                includes an upgrade to an existing transmission line 
                necessary for interconnection to a new transmission 
                line described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(10) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Energy.
            ``(11) State.--The term `State' means--
                    ``(A) a State; and
                    ``(B) the District of Columbia.
    ``(b) Planning.--
            ``(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to plan 
        for a Clean Energy Superhighway that--
                    ``(A) expands and modernizes the electrical 
                transmission grid of the United States to meet the 
                goals of increasing energy security and protecting the 
                environment;
                    ``(B) integrates location-constrained resources, 
                including renewable and low-carbon electricity 
                generation;
                    ``(C) improves delivery of electricity from 
                location-constrained resources to load centers;
                    ``(D) ensures sufficient transmission capacity for 
                future demand growth, including energy efficiency, 
                distributed generation and storage, and demand response 
                resources;
                    ``(E) integrates smart grid technologies;
                    ``(F) enhances the reliability and efficiency of 
                the electrical transmission grid;
                    ``(G) relieves congestion on the electrical 
                transmission grid;
                    ``(H) plans, to the maximum extent practicable, for 
                at least 50 percent of light-duty vehicles used in the 
                United States by calendar year 2030 to be light-duty 
                grid-enabled vehicles;
                    ``(I) meets any renewable electricity standard 
                established by law; and
                    ``(J) provides the lowest-cost delivered energy to 
                markets.
            ``(2) Planning requirement.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days 
                        after the date of enactment of the National 
                        Energy Security Act of 2009, the Commission 
                        shall promulgate regulations consistent with 
                        this section for--
                                    ``(I) the operation, composition, 
                                and selection of the regional planning 
                                authorities; and
                                    ``(II) the contents of, and 
                                certification requirements for, the 
                                regional plans produced by regional 
                                planning authorities.
                            ``(ii) Requirement.--The Commission shall 
                        certify not less than 1, and not more than 4, 
                        regional planning authorities for each of the 
                        Eastern and Western Interconnections of the 
                        United States.
                            ``(iii) Clean energy superhighway.--Each 
                        regional planning authority certified by the 
                        Commission shall participate in the development 
                        of the Clean Energy Superhighway.
                            ``(iv) Number of regional planning 
                        authorities.--The Commission shall minimize, to 
                        the maximum extent practicable, the number of 
                        regional planning authorities in the Eastern 
                        and Western Interconnections while ensuring 
                        that the entire domestic footprint of the 
                        Interconnections is covered.
                    ``(B) Certification of regional planning 
                authorities.--
                            ``(i) In general.--To be eligible to be 
                        certified as a regional planning authority for 
                        a region under this subsection, a regional 
                        planning organization shall apply to, and be 
                        approved by, the Commission.
                            ``(ii) Request for applications.--Not later 
                        than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
                        National Energy Security Act of 2009, the 
                        Commission shall issue a request for from 
                        entities seeking to be certified as a regional 
                        planning authority for the Eastern or Western 
                        Interconnection.
                            ``(iii) Eligibility.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Any group of 
                                Regional Transmission Organizations, 
                                Independent System Operators, regional 
                                entities (as defined in section 
                                215(a)), or other multistate 
                                organizations or entities may apply to 
                                be certified as a regional planning 
                                authority under this subsection.
                                    ``(II) State participation.--An 
                                organization that applies for 
                                certification under subclause (I) shall 
                                invite the Governor or the designee of 
                                the Governor from each affected State 
                                and a representative from each affected 
                                Indian tribe to participate in the 
                                organization.
                                    ``(III) Minimum size.--To be 
                                certified as a regional planning 
                                authority under this subparagraph, an 
                                organization shall represent a region 
                                that is of sufficient size--
                                            ``(aa) to encompass 
                                        generation resources that are 
                                        sufficient to meet load 
                                        requirements in the region, 
                                        taking into account potential 
                                        generation from location-
                                        constrained resources and 
                                        projected load growth; and
                                            ``(bb) to possess 
                                        sufficient market scope to 
                                        produce economic and 
                                        operational efficiencies.
                            ``(iv) Planning principles.--The Commission 
                        shall establish rules and procedures for the 
                        designation of regional planning authorities to 
                        ensure that the planning process proposed by an 
                        applicant--
                                    ``(I) is consistent with the 
                                purposes described in paragraph (1);
                                    ``(II) is open, transparent, and 
                                nondiscriminatory;
                                    ``(III) includes consultation with 
                                all affected Federal land management 
                                agencies, Indian tribes, and States 
                                within a region;
                                    ``(IV) builds on planning 
                                undertaken by States, Indian tribes, 
                                Federal transmitting utilities, 
                                Regional Transmission Organizations, 
                                Independent System Operators, 
                                utilities, and others;
                                    ``(V) is developed in conformance 
                                with Commission requirements for 
                                planning using open access transmission 
                                tariffs;
                                    ``(VI) solicits input from load-
                                serving and wholesale entities, 
                                transmission owners and operators, 
                                renewable energy developers, 
                                environmental organizations, Indian 
                                tribes, and other interested parties;
                                    ``(VII) includes an interim process 
                                to evaluate expeditiously whether new 
                                renewable feeder lines should be added 
                                to the plan; and
                                    ``(VIII) uses the best available 
                                information on resources, load, and 
                                demand projections.
                            ``(v) Certification.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Except as 
                                provided in subclauses (II) and (III), 
                                not later than 90 days after the date 
                                on which the Commission issues a 
                                request for applications under clause 
                                (ii), the Commission shall certify at 
                                least 1 regional planning authority for 
                                each of the Eastern and Western 
                                Interconnections.
                                    ``(II) Insufficient application.--
                                Subclause (I) shall not apply if the 
                                Commission--
                                            ``(aa) has not received an 
                                        application from any entity in 
                                        the applicable Interconnection; 
                                        or
                                            ``(bb) has received 
                                        applications from entities that 
                                        do not satisfy the criteria 
                                        established by the Commission 
                                        for a regional planning 
                                        authority.
                                    ``(III) Commission 
                                responsibility.--If the Commission does 
                                not receive sufficient applications as 
                                described in subclause (II) for any 
                                portion of an Interconnection, the 
                                Commission shall--
                                            ``(aa) assume the 
                                        responsibilities of a regional 
                                        planning authority for the 
                                        uncovered portion of the 
                                        Interconnection; and
                                            ``(bb) submit to Congress 
                                        written notification of an 
                                        intent to assume responsibility 
                                        under this subclause at least 
                                        30 days before the date that 
                                        responsibility is assumed.
                    ``(C) Oversight of regional planning authorities.--
                The Commission shall establish procedures to oversee 
                certified regional planning authorities under this 
                subsection.
            ``(3) Duties of secretary.--
                    ``(A) Resource assessments.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        conduct nationwide assessments to identify 
                        areas with a significant potential for the 
                        development of location-constrained resources.
                            ``(ii) Formats.--The resource assessments 
                        shall be made available to the public in 
                        multiple formats, including in a Geographical 
                        Information System compatible format.
                            ``(iii) Timing.--The Secretary shall--
                                    ``(I) make the initial resource 
                                assessment required under this 
                                subparagraph not later than 180 days 
                                after the date of enactment of the 
                                National Energy Security Act of 2009; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) refine the resource 
                                assessment on a regular basis that is 
                                consistent with regional planning 
                                cycles.
                    ``(B) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall 
                provide technical assistance to regional planning 
                authorities, on request, to assist the authorities in 
                carrying out this section.
                    ``(C) Congestion studies.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        conduct or update a study of electric 
                        transmission congestion and report the results 
                        of the study to certified regional planning 
                        authorities to assist the authorities in 
                        carrying out this section.
                            ``(ii) Recent study.--The Secretary shall 
                        ensure that a congestion study that is not more 
                        than 2 years old is available at the time 
                        regional planning authorities are certified by 
                        the Commission.
                            ``(iii) Updates.--The Secretary shall 
                        update a congestion study at least once every 2 
                        years, consistent with the planning cycle.
            ``(4) Planning process.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Once certified, a regional 
                planning authority shall establish a regional or 
                Interconnection-wide Clean Energy Superhighway plan 
                that--
                            ``(i) meets the purposes of this 
                        subsection; and
                            ``(ii) identifies necessary Clean Energy 
                        Superhighway facilities and transmission 
                        infrastructure that need to be added or 
                        upgraded to achieve the planned Clean Energy 
                        Superhighway.
                    ``(B) Stakeholder involvement.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In carrying out this 
                        section, a regional planning authority shall 
                        establish a consultative public process that, 
                        to the maximum extent practicable, engages 
                        regional stakeholders, including--
                                    ``(I) public service commissions 
                                and other relevant State agencies;
                                    ``(II) load-serving entities and 
                                wholesale entities that provide 
                                transmission and power supply services;
                                    ``(III) representatives of the 
                                retail customers of the load-serving 
                                entities;
                                    ``(IV) transmission owners and 
                                operators;
                                    ``(V) utilities and merchant 
                                generators;
                                    ``(VI) renewable energy developers;
                                    ``(VII) environmental 
                                organizations;
                                    ``(VIII) Indian tribes;
                                    ``(IX) Federal land use agencies; 
                                and
                                    ``(X) other interested parties.
                            ``(ii) Criteria.--A regional planning 
                        authority shall encourage stakeholders, to the 
                        maximum extent practicable, to provide input to 
                        establish criteria based on paragraphs (1) and 
                        (2)(B)(iv) to create a Clean Energy 
                        Superhighway plan.
                            ``(iii) Public meetings.--A regional 
                        planning authority shall provide notice and 
                        hold public meetings to solicit public input in 
                        carrying out this subsection.
            ``(5) Planning.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        certification of a regional planning authority under this 
        subsection, the certified regional planning authority shall 
        submit to the Commission for approval a Clean Energy 
        Superhighway plan that--
                    ``(A) evaluates potential location-constrained 
                resources;
                    ``(B) provides for long-term planning for both the 
                10 year- and 20 year-horizons, that takes into account 
                future demand growth and reasonable models of future 
                generation growth, including energy efficiency, demand 
                response, and distributed storage and generation;
                    ``(C) establishes (in consultation with Federal and 
                State land agencies, environmental groups, and Indian 
                tribes) appropriate areas to be avoided in siting of 
                Clean Energy Superhighway facilities, to the maximum 
                extent practicable, including--
                            ``(i) national parks, national marine 
                        sanctuaries, reserves, recreation areas, and 
                        other similar units of the National Park 
                        System;
                            ``(ii) designated wilderness, designated 
                        wilderness study areas, and other areas managed 
                        for wilderness characteristics;
                            ``(iii) national historic sites and 
                        historic parks;
                            ``(iv) inventoried roadless areas and 
                        significant noninventoried roadless areas 
                        within the National Forest System;
                            ``(v) national monuments;
                            ``(vi) national conservation areas;
                            ``(vii) national wildlife refuges and areas 
                        of critical environmental concern;
                            ``(viii) national historic and national 
                        scenic trails;
                            ``(ix) areas designated as critical 
                        habitat;
                            ``(x) national wild, scenic, and 
                        recreational rivers;
                            ``(xi) any area in which Federal law 
                        prohibits energy development; and
                            ``(xii) any area in which applicable State 
                        law or Indian tribal code enacted prior to the 
                        date of enactment of the National Energy 
                        Security Act of 2009 prohibits transmission 
                        development;
                    ``(D) identifies the transmission infrastructure to 
                be included as Clean Energy Superhighway facilities, 
                taking into consideration--
                            ``(i) that, to the maximum extent 
                        practicable--
                                    ``(I) areas with the potential for 
                                the development of location-constrained 
                                resources shall be connected to the 
                                Clean Energy Superhighway;
                                    ``(II) load centers shall be 
                                connected to the Clean Energy 
                                Superhighway; and
                                    ``(III) areas in subparagraph (C) 
                                shall be avoided by the Clean Energy 
                                Superhighway; and
                            ``(ii) all other relevant factors;
                    ``(E) performs necessary engineering analyses;
                    ``(F) permits persons to propose to the regional 
                planning authority Clean Energy Superhighway facilities 
                to meet the needs identified in the long-term plan of 
                the regional planning authority; and
                    ``(G) considers staging of projects, including the 
                logical order of building and construction timelines.
            ``(6) Allowance of waivers for certain lines.--A regional 
        planning authority may petition the Commission to allow the 
        inclusion of 230 kilovolt lines in an approved plan if the 
        regional planning authority demonstrates to the Commission that 
        unique regional conditions exist that require a lower voltage 
        line.
            ``(7) Multiple regional planning authorities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If more than 1 regional planning 
                authority is certified in an Interconnection, the 
                regional planning authorities in the Interconnection 
                shall ensure that the submitted plan integrates with 
                the other plans in the Interconnection.
                    ``(B) Modification.--The Commission shall modify 
                the plans submitted under paragraph (9)(B), as 
                necessary, to ensure that plans established under this 
                section are integrated.
            ``(8) Coordination.--In the development of a Clean Energy 
        Superhighway plan, a regional planning authority shall 
        coordinate, as appropriate, with planning authorities and other 
        interested parties in Canada, Mexico, the Electric Reliability 
        Council of Texas, and other Interconnections.
            ``(9) National plan certification.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Commission shall determine 
                whether the plans submitted by the regional planning 
                authorities under this subsection carry out the 
                purposes of this section.
                    ``(B) Administration.--
                            ``(i) Public comment.--The Commission shall 
                        provide an opportunity for public comment on 
                        each plan submitted by a regional planning 
                        authority.
                            ``(ii) Modifications.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The Commission 
                                may modify or reject a plan as 
                                necessary to achieve the purposes of 
                                this section.
                                    ``(II) Opinion.--If the Commission 
                                modifies or rejects a plan, not later 
                                than 60 days after the date the plan is 
                                submitted by the regional planning 
                                authority, the Commission shall provide 
                                a written opinion to the regional 
                                planning authority that contains the 
                                facts and reasons supporting the action 
                                of the Commission.
                            ``(iii) Resubmission.--Subject to paragraph 
                        (10)(A)(iii), if the Commission rejects a plan, 
                        the regional planning authority may submit a 
                        revised plan within 90 days of the Commission's 
                        rejection.
                            ``(iv) Certification.--If the Commission 
                        determines that a plan meets the purposes of 
                        this section, the Commission shall certify the 
                        plan for establishing a Clean Energy 
                        Superhighway.
            ``(10) Best practices.--The Commission shall--
                    ``(A) conduct regular reviews of best practices in 
                planning under this subsection; and
                    ``(B) make available and use those best practices 
                in carrying out this subsection.
            ``(11) Timing.--
                    ``(A) Implementation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not later than 1 year 
                        after the date of certification by the 
                        Commission, a regional planning authority shall 
                        complete the planning process required under 
                        this section.
                            ``(ii) Withholding of planning funds.--If 
                        the Commission has not received a plan from a 
                        regional planning authority by the date that is 
                        1 year after the date of the certification of 
                        the regional planning authority by the 
                        Commission, the Commission shall--
                                    ``(I) determine the cause for the 
                                delay; and
                                    ``(II) inform the Secretary, who 
                                may withhold future planning funds from 
                                the regional planning authority under 
                                this subsection, if the Commission 
                                determines that the process of the 
                                regional planning authority is not 
                                sufficiently implementing this 
                                subsection.
                            ``(iii) Assumption of planning 
                        responsibility.--If the Commission has not 
                        certified the regional plan for a region by the 
                        date that is 18 months after the date of the 
                        certification of the regional planning 
                        authority by the Commission, the Commission 
                        shall assume the responsibility for creating a 
                        regional plan for the region consistent with 
                        the planning process established under 
                        paragraph (4).
                            ``(iv) Notification.--The Commission shall 
                        submit to Congress written notification of an 
                        intent to assume responsibility under clause 
                        (iii) at least 30 days before the date that 
                        responsibility is assumed.
                    ``(B) Updates.--Not later than 2 years after the 
                initial establishment of a plan under this section and 
                every 2 years thereafter, a regional planning authority 
                shall (in accordance with procedures required for the 
                initial establishment of a plan) review and (as 
                necessary) modify the plan established under this 
                section to ensure that the plan promotes the purposes 
                of this section.
            ``(12) Recovery of costs associated with interconnection-
        wide transmission grid project planning.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A regional planning authority 
                and a participating State shall be permitted to recover 
                prudently incurred costs to carry out the planning 
                activities required under this subsection pursuant to a 
                Federal transmission surcharge that will be established 
                by the Commission for the purposes of carrying out this 
                section.
                    ``(B) Surcharge.--A regional planning authority 
                shall--
                            ``(i) establish a Federal transmission 
                        surcharge based on a formula rate that is 
                        submitted to the Commission for approval; and
                            ``(ii) adjust the formula and surcharge on 
                        an annual basis.
                    ``(C) Cost responsibility.--Cost responsibility 
                under each surcharge shall be assigned based on energy 
                usage to all load-serving entities within each regional 
                planning authority.
                    ``(D) Limitation.--The total amount of surcharges 
                that may be imposed or collected nationally under this 
                paragraph shall not exceed $80,000,000 for any calendar 
                year.
                    ``(E) Other funds.--Funds made available for 
                transmission planning under the American Recovery and 
                Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) may be used 
                to carry out this subsection.
    ``(c) Cost Allocation.--
            ``(1) Purposes.--The purposes of this subsection are--
                    ``(A) to ensure that the costs of the Clean Energy 
                Superhighway are borne widely by all beneficiaries of 
                new transmission and are not borne disproportionately 
                by ratepayers or generators in specific areas; and
                    ``(B) to promote the national interest in an Clean 
                Energy Superhighway in accordance with the purposes of 
                this part.
            ``(2) Submission.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the certification of the last regional planning authority, all 
        regional planning authorities within an Interconnection may 
        submit jointly a single integrated Interconnection-wide cost 
        allocation proposal to the Commission for allocating the costs 
        of Clean Energy Superhighway facilities under this section.
            ``(3) Action by commission.--Not later than 120 days after 
        the date of receipt of a cost-allocation plan submitted under 
        paragraph (2), the Commission shall--
                    ``(A) provide notice and an opportunity for a 
                hearing;
                    ``(B) evaluate the plan; and
                    ``(C)(i) approve the plan if the Commission finds 
                that the plan results in just and reasonable rates that 
                promote the purposes of this section (including this 
                subsection); or
                    ``(ii) reject or modify the plan if the Commission 
                finds that the plan does not result in just and 
                reasonable rates that promote the purposes of this 
                section (including this subsection).
            ``(4) Resubmission of plan.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Commission rejects the 
                cost allocation plan under paragraph (3)(C)(ii), the 
                Commission shall give guidance to the regional planning 
                authorities on remediation measures.
                    ``(B) Resubmission.--Not later than 90 days after 
                the date of the rejection, the regional planning 
                authorities may submit to the Commission a revised cost 
                allocation plan for the region under this subsection.
                    ``(C) Modifications.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not later than 60 days 
                        after the date of resubmission of a cost-
                        allocation plan, the Commission shall approve, 
                        modify, or reject the plan as necessary to 
                        achieve the purposes of this section.
                            ``(ii) Opinion.--If the Commission modifies 
                        or rejects a plan, not later than 60 days after 
                        the date the plan is resubmitted by the 
                        regional planning authority, the Commission 
                        shall provide a written opinion to the regional 
                        planning authority that contains the facts and 
                        reasons supporting the action of the 
                        Commission.
            ``(5) Commission allocation of costs.--If the regional 
        planning authorities do not submit an Interconnection-wide cost 
        allocation plan within the time periods specified in paragraphs 
        (2) and (4) or if the Commission does not approve a cost 
        allocation plan submitted by the regional planning authorities 
        for an Interconnection, the Commission shall allocate the costs 
        of new transmission in the region under this section to all of 
        the load-serving entities in the Interconnection on a load-
        ratio share basis.
            ``(6) Implementation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Commission shall adopt such 
                rules, require inclusion of such provisions in 
                transmission tariffs, and take such other actions as 
                are necessary to efficiently--
                            ``(i) collect the costs for development and 
                        operation of Clean Energy Superhighway 
                        facilities; and
                            ``(ii) distribute the resultant revenues to 
                        owners of the facilities.
                    ``(B) Transmission customer.--The rules or tariffs 
                may consider each load-serving entity in an 
                Interconnection to be a transmission customer under 1 
                or more of the tariffs established for collection of 
                the costs for development and operation of Clean Energy 
                Superhighway facilities.
    ``(d) Siting.--
            ``(1) Purposes.--The purpose of the integrated siting 
        process provided for in this subsection is to provide an 
        efficient and timely certification process that ensures 
        participation of Federal land management agencies, States, and 
        Indian tribes, and the appropriate protection of resources, in 
        siting applications before the Commission.
            ``(2) Prefiling.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the date of enactment of the National Energy Security 
                Act of 2009, the Commission shall promulgate 
                regulations to implement an integrated prefiling 
                process for the preparation of an application for the 
                certification of a Clean Energy Superhighway facility.
                    ``(B) Preapplication information.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The regulations for the 
                        prefiling process shall include the appropriate 
                        information required for the Commission to 
                        determine if the proposed facility is included 
                        in the Clean Energy Superhighway plan certified 
                        by the Commission under subsection (b)(9).
                            ``(ii) Steps.--The regulations shall 
                        establish a list of steps that shall be 
                        completed before submitting an application for 
                        a certificate, including the steps required 
                        under this subparagraph.
                            ``(iii) Notice of intent to apply.--The 
                        applicant shall submit to the Commission a 
                        notice of intent to apply for a Clean Energy 
                        Superhighway certificate that includes a 
                        preliminary routing plan.
                            ``(iv) Determination of inclusion in 
                        plan.--The Commission shall determine whether 
                        the proposed facility is included in a Clean 
                        Energy Superhighway plan certified under 
                        subsection (b)(9).
                            ``(v) Notification.--The Commission shall 
                        provide notice to the public, affected States, 
                        Federal land agencies, and Indian tribes of a 
                        notice of any intent to apply for a 
                        certificate.
                            ``(vi) Prefiling schedule.--The Commission 
                        shall establish a prefiling schedule for the 
                        applicant, agencies, and Indian tribes.
                            ``(vii) State siting constraints.--The 
                        applicant shall consider the State siting 
                        constraints identified under paragraph (3).
                            ``(viii) Consultation.--The applicant shall 
                        consult with affected States, Federal land 
                        agencies, and Indian tribes in carrying out 
                        this subsection
                            ``(ix) Early scoping process.--The 
                        Commission shall conduct an early scoping 
                        process that is consistent with the terms and 
                        conditions of section 5.8 of title 18, Code of 
                        Federal Regulations (or a successor section), 
                        as determined by the Commission.
                            ``(x) Consolidated record.--The Commission 
                        shall create and maintain a consolidated record 
                        for all decisions made or actions taken by the 
                        Commission or by a Federal, State, Indian tribe 
                        administrative agency, or officer under this 
                        subsection.
                            ``(xi) Siting dispute resolution board.--
                        The Commission shall establish a siting dispute 
                        resolution board that is consistent with the 
                        terms and conditions of section 5.14 of title 
                        18, Code of Federal Regulations and paragraph 
                        (3)(B), as determined by the Commission.
                    ``(C) Certificate of public convenience and 
                necessity.--An applicant shall comply with the 
                prefiling process established under this paragraph 
                before filing an application for a certificate of 
                public convenience and necessity with the Commission.
            ``(3) State siting constraints.--
                    ``(A) State agency.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Governor of a State 
                        in which a Clean Energy Superhighway facility 
                        is proposed pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 
                        designate the appropriate State agency to 
                        coordinate with the Commission on siting.
                            ``(ii) Siting constraints and mitigation 
                        measures.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Applicants shall 
                                work with affected States in the 
                                prefiling process described in 
                                paragraph (2).
                                    ``(II) Designated state agency.--At 
                                the conclusion of the prefiling 
                                process, the designated State agency 
                                may identify and communicate to the 
                                applicant and the Commission 
                                information on siting constraints and 
                                mitigation measures (including habitat 
                                protection, environmental 
                                considerations, cultural site 
                                protection, or other factors) for a 
                                Clean Energy Superhighway facility 
                                within the State.
                    ``(B) Siting dispute resolution board.--
                            ``(i) In general.--During the prefiling 
                        process for each Clean Energy Superhighway 
                        facility application, the Commission shall 
                        establish a siting dispute resolution board to 
                        ensure appropriate siting within and across the 
                        borders of the State.
                            ``(ii) Composition.--The board for a Clean 
                        Energy Superhighway facility shall be composed 
                        of--
                                    ``(I) 1 representative of the 
                                Commission, who is not otherwise 
                                involved in the applicable proceeding;
                                    ``(II) 1 representative of each 
                                affected State, as designated by the 
                                Governor, and who is not otherwise 
                                involved in the proceeding; and
                                    ``(III) 1 independent person with 
                                expertise in the area, selected by the 
                                other 2 panelists from a preestablished 
                                list of individuals who have that 
                                expertise (as established by the 
                                Commission).
                            ``(iii) Appeals.--If the applicant does not 
                        agree with the siting constraints and 
                        mitigation measures proposed by a State, the 
                        applicant may appeal the constraints and 
                        measures to the appropriate siting dispute 
                        resolution board.
                            ``(iv) Decision.--The board shall--
                                    ``(I) make a decision on any appeal 
                                made under clause (iii); and
                                    ``(II) submit to the Commission a 
                                recommendation for final dispute 
                                resolution.
                    ``(C) Federal action.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Commission shall 
                        incorporate State siting constraints and 
                        mitigation measures in the certificate issued 
                        under paragraph (9), unless the Commission 
                        finds that any recommendation referred to in 
                        subparagraph (A) (based on the recommendation 
                        of the applicable sitting dispute resolution 
                        board) is inconsistent with the purposes and 
                        requirements of this section or other 
                        applicable Federal law.
                            ``(ii) Findings.--If (after any proceedings 
                        of a siting dispute resolution board) the 
                        Commission does not adopt in whole or in part a 
                        recommendation of the State agency, the 
                        Commission shall publish (together with a 
                        description of the basis for each finding)--
                                    ``(I) a finding that adoption of 
                                the recommendation of the siting 
                                dispute resolution board is 
                                inconsistent with the purposes and 
                                requirements of this section or with 
                                other applicable provisions of Federal 
                                law; or
                                    ``(II) a finding that adopts the 
                                recommendations of the siting dispute 
                                resolution board conditions selected by 
                                the Commission comply with the State 
                                siting constraints and mitigation 
                                measures described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(4) Federal authority.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in 
                this subsection, the Commission shall have exclusive 
                jurisdiction over the granting of a certificate for the 
                siting of a Clean Energy Superhighway facility.
                    ``(B) Rights of way.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary of the 
                        Interior shall provide a route for a Clean 
                        Energy Superhighway facility on public land in 
                        accordance with the terms and conditions of 
                        agency land use plans.
                            ``(ii) Indian land.--In carrying out this 
                        subparagraph, the Secretary of the Interior 
                        shall use the process established under the 
                        terms and conditions of section 2604 of the 
                        Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3504) and 
                        the Act of February 5, 1948 (25 U.S.C. 323 et 
                        seq.) (including applicable regulations) to 
                        establish a right-of-way for a Clean Energy 
                        Superhighway on Indian land, as determined by 
                        the Secretary of the Interior.
                            ``(iii) Connection of individual lines.--
                        The Commission shall work with the Secretary of 
                        the Interior to ensure that the routing of an 
                        individual line across public and private land 
                        is appropriately connected.
            ``(5) Schedule.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Commission shall establish a 
                schedule for all Federal authorizations under this 
                subsection.
                    ``(B) Administration.--In establishing the 
                schedule, the Commission shall--
                            ``(i) ensure expeditious completion of all 
                        such proceedings; and
                            ``(ii) comply with applicable schedules 
                        established by Federal law.
            ``(6) Existing corridors.--A route for a Clean Energy 
        Superhighway facility shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
        use existing corridors, including multiuse and highway 
        corridors.
            ``(7) Environmental protection.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise specifically 
                provided in this section, nothing in this section 
                affects any requirements of an environmental law of the 
                United States, including the National Environmental 
                Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
                    ``(B) Environmental review of individual lines.--In 
                the case of a Clean Energy Superhighway facility, the 
                Commission shall--
                            ``(i) serve as lead agency for the purposes 
                        of coordinating the environmental review that 
                        is required by law between all relevant Federal 
                        agencies;
                            ``(ii) in consultation with the affected 
                        Federal and State agencies and Indian tribes, 
                        prepare a single environmental review document 
                        as required under the National Environmental 
                        Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
                        and
                            ``(iii) in the case of a line that 
                        traverses Federal land, take any action that is 
                        required under the terms and conditions of 
                        applicable land use plans.
                    ``(C) Deadline.--The environmental reviews 
                described in subparagraph (B) shall be completed not 
                later than 1 year after date of application for a 
                certificate.
                    ``(D) Memorandum of understanding.--Not later than 
                1 year after the date of enactment of the National 
                Energy Security Act of 2009, the Commission shall enter 
                into a memorandum of understanding with all applicable 
                Federal land agencies to create a streamlined and 
                consolidated environmental review process to carry out 
                this section.
            ``(8) Certificate of public convenience and necessity.--
                    ``(A) In general.--No individual or entity 
                (including States and entities described in subsection 
                (f)) shall construct, acquire, or operate any Clean 
                Energy Superhighway facility, or modify a Clean Energy 
                Superhighway facility for which a certificate was 
                previously issued under this subsection, unless there 
                is in force with respect to the individual or entity a 
                certificate of public convenience and necessity issued 
                by the Commission authorizing such acts or operation.
                    ``(B) Application for certificate.--Any individual 
                or entity that seeks to operate, construct, acquire, or 
                modify any Clean Energy Superhighway facility shall--
                            ``(i) complete the prefiling process under 
                        paragraph (2);
                            ``(ii) submit to the Commission a written 
                        application in such form and containing such 
                        information as the Commission may by regulation 
                        require; and
                            ``(iii) provide notice of and opportunity 
                        for hearing on the application to interested 
                        parties in such manner as the Commission shall 
                        by regulation require.
                    ``(C) Hearing.--On receipt of an application under 
                this paragraph, the Commission--
                            ``(i) shall--
                                    ``(I) provide notice and 
                                opportunity to interested persons; and
                                    ``(II) include any applicable 
                                conditions; and
                            ``(ii) may approve or disapprove the 
                        application, in accordance with paragraph (9).
            ``(9) Grant of certificate.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A certificate shall be issued to 
                a qualified applicant for the certificate authorizing 
                the whole or partial operation, construction, 
                acquisition, or modification covered by the 
                application, only if the Commission determines that--
                            ``(i) the facility is included in the Clean 
                        Energy Superhighway plan certified by the 
                        Commission;
                            ``(ii) 1 or more applicants are able and 
                        willing--
                                    ``(I) to carry out the acts and 
                                perform the service proposed; and
                                    ``(II) to comply with this Act 
                                (including regulations); and
                            ``(iii) 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.
                    ``(B) Terms and conditions.--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, including (as 
                may be required by applicable law) land use plans or 
                applicable rights-of-way.
                    ``(C) Evaluation of abilities of applicant.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In evaluating the 
                        ability of 1 or more applicants described in 
                        subparagraph (A)(ii), the Commission shall 
                        consider whether the financial and technical 
                        capabilities of the applicant are adequate to 
                        support construction and operation of the 
                        project proposed in the application.
                            ``(ii) Joint ownership projects.--In 
                        evaluating applications that feature joint 
                        ownership projects by multiple load-serving or 
                        wholesale entities, the Commission shall 
                        consider benefits from the greater 
                        diversification of financial risk inherent in 
                        the applications.
                    ``(D) Public convenience and necessity.--In making 
                a determination with respect to public convenience and 
                necessity described in subparagraph (A)(iii), the 
                Commission shall presume that there is a public need 
                for a proposed project that is included in the Clean 
                Energy Superhighway plan developed pursuant to this 
                section or that constitutes all of or a portion of a 
                renewable feeder line.
            ``(10) Right of eminent domain.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If any holder of a certificate 
                issued under paragraph (9) cannot acquire by contract, 
                or is unable to agree with the owner of property on the 
                compensation to be paid for, the right-of-way to 
                construct, operate, and maintain the project to which 
                the certificate relates, and the necessary land or 
                other property necessary to the proper operation of the 
                project, the holder may acquire the right-of-way by the 
                exercise of the right of eminent domain through a 
                proceeding in--
                            ``(i) the United States district court for 
                        the district in which the property is located; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) a State court, to the extent 
                        permitted under State law.
                    ``(B) Practice and procedure.--The practice and 
                procedure for any action or proceeding described in 
                subparagraph (A) in a United States district court 
                shall conform, to the maximum extent practicable, to 
                the practice and procedure for similar actions or 
                proceedings in the courts of the State in which the 
                property is located.'';
            (2) by striking subsections (i), (j), and (k);
            (3) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (e);
            (4) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph (3))--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Department of 
                Energy'' and inserting ``Federal Energy Regulatory 
                Commission (referred to in this subsection as the 
                `Commission')''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Secretary'' and 
                inserting ``Commission''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Applicability.--This section does not apply to the State of 
Alaska or Hawaii or to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, 
unless the State or the Council voluntarily elects to be covered by 
this section.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums are necessary to carry out this section.''.

SEC. 102. RECOVERY OF COSTS FOR SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED 
              MATERIALS.

    Section 219(b)(4) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824s(b)(4)) 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) all prudently incurred costs relating to the 
                deployment of smart grid technology for transmission 
                infrastructure (within the meaning of title XIII of the 
                Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
                17381 et seq.)); and
                    ``(D) all prudently incurred costs relating to the 
                use of advanced materials for the construction of 
                technology transmission facilities if the advanced 
                materials are at least 25 percent more efficient than 
                standard transmission materials.''.

                    TITLE II--TRANSPORTATION SECTOR

          Subtitle A--Electrification of Transportation Sector

SEC. 201. MINIMUM FEDERAL FLEET REQUIREMENT.

    Section 303 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
                paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Plug-in electric drive vehicles.--Of the total number 
        of vehicles acquired by a Federal fleet under paragraph (1), at 
        least the following percentage of the vehicles shall be plug-in 
        electric drive vehicles (as defined in section 131(a) of the 
        Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
        17011(a))):
                    ``(A) 10 percent for fiscal year 2012.
                    ``(B) The applicable percentage for the preceding 
                fiscal year increased by 5 percentage points (but not 
                to exceed a total of 50 percent) for fiscal year 2013 
                and each subsequent fiscal year.''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A)), by inserting ``or (2)'' after 
                ``paragraph (1)''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Allocation of Incremental Costs.--Subject to the availability 
of funds appropriated to carry out this subsection (to remain available 
until expended), the General Services Administration shall pay the 
incremental cost of alternative fueled vehicles over the cost of 
comparable gasoline vehicles for vehicles that the Administration 
purchased for the use of the Administration or on behalf of other 
agencies, in a total amount of not to exceed $300,000,000 for any of 
fiscal years 2012 through 2016.'';
            (3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Compliance.--Compliance with this subsection shall 
        not relieve the Federal agency of the obligations of the agency 
        under subsection (b).''; and
            (4) in subsection (g), by striking ``fiscal years 1993 
        through 1998'' and inserting ``each fiscal year''.

SEC. 202. USE OF HOV FACILITIES BY LIGHT-DUTY PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE 
              VEHICLES.

    Section 166(b)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Before'' and 
        inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (D), before'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Before'' and 
        inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (D), before''; 
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Use by plug-in electric drive vehicles.--
                            ``(i) Definition of plug-in electric drive 
                        vehicle.--In this subparagraph, the term `plug-
                        in electric drive vehicle' has the meaning 
                        given the term in section 131(a) of the Energy 
                        Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
                        U.S.C. 17011(a)).
                            ``(ii) Use of hov facilities.--A State 
                        agency--
                                    ``(I) shall permit vehicles that 
                                are certified as low emission and 
                                energy-efficient vehicles in accordance 
                                with subsection (e) that are light-duty 
                                plug-in electric drive vehicles, and 
                                that are purchased on or before 
                                December 31 of the calendar year 
                                described in clause (iii), as 
                                determined by the Secretary, to use HOV 
                                facilities in the State; and
                                    ``(II) shall not impose any toll or 
                                other charge on such a vehicle for use 
                                of a HOV facility in the State.
                            ``(iii) Calendar year.--The calendar year 
                        referred to in clause (ii)(I) is the calendar 
                        year during which, as determined by the 
                        Secretary, the aggregate number of plug-in 
                        electric drive vehicles sold in the United 
                        States during all calendar years exceeds 
                        2,000,000.
                            ``(iv) Petition.--A State may petition the 
                        Secretary to limit or discontinue the use of a 
                        HOV facility by plug-in electric drive vehicles 
                        if the State demonstrates to the Secretary that 
                        the presence of the plug-in electric drive 
                        vehicles has degraded the operation of the HOV 
                        facility.''.

SEC. 203. RECHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Local government.--The term ``local government'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 3371 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
            (2) Plug-in electric drive vehicle.--The term ``plug-in 
        electric drive vehicle'' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 131(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
        2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011(a)).
            (3) Range extension infrastructure.--The term ``range 
        extension infrastructure'' includes equipment, products, or 
        services for recharging plug-in electric drive vehicles that--
                    (A) are available to retail consumers of electric 
                drive vehicles on a non-discriminatory basis;
                    (B) provide for extending driving range through 
                battery exchange or rapid recharging; and
                    (C) are comparable in convenience and price to 
                petroleum-based refueling services.
    (b) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of--
                    (A) the number and distribution of recharging 
                facilities, including range extension infrastructure, 
                that will be required for drivers of plug-in electric 
                drive vehicles to reliably recharge the electric drive 
                vehicles;
                    (B) minimum technical standards for public 
                recharging facilities in coordination with the National 
                Institute of Standards and Technology; and
                    (C) the concurrent technical and infrastructure 
                investments that electric utilities and electricity 
                providers will be required to make to support 
                widespread deployment of recharging infrastructure and 
                the estimated costs of the investments.
            (2) Components.--In conducting the study required under 
        this subsection, the Secretary shall analyze--
                    (A) the variety and density of recharging 
                infrastructure options necessary to power plug-in 
                electric drive vehicles under diverse scenarios, 
                including--
                            (i) 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;
                            (ii) 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
                            (iii) the potential impact of fast charging 
                        on penetration rates and utility power 
                        management requirements;
                    (B) whether use of parking spots with access to 
                recharging facilities should be limited to plug-in 
                electric drive vehicles;
                    (C) whether model building codes should be amended 
                to cover recharging facilities; and
                    (D) such other issues as the Secretary considers 
                appropriate.
            (3) Report.--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 this subsection, including any 
        recommendations.
    (c) Grants and Loans to State and Local Governments for Recharging 
Infrastructure.--
            (1) In general.--Effective beginning October 1, 2010, the 
        Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary 
        shall provide grants and loans to local governments to assist 
        in the installation of recharging facilities for electric drive 
        vehicles in areas under the jurisdiction of the local 
        governments. The Secretary shall provide funding under this 
        section to State or local governments to pay not more than 
        fifty percent of the recharging infrastructure cost.
            (2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to obtain a grant or loan 
        under this subsection, a local government shall--
                    (A) demonstrate to the Secretary that the applicant 
                has taken into consideration the findings of the report 
                submitted under subsection (b)(3), unless the 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
                    (B) 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.
            (3) Guidelines.--The Secretary shall establish guidelines 
        for carrying out this subsection that are consistent with the 
        report submitted under subsection (b)(3).
            (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this 
        subsection a total of $250,000,000 for grants and a total of 
        $250,000,000 for loans, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 204. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR ADVANCED BATTERY PURCHASES.

    Subtitle B of title I of the Energy and Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``SEC. 137. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR ADVANCED BATTERY PURCHASES.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Plug-in electric drive vehicle.--The term `plug-in 
        electric drive vehicle' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 131(a).
            ``(2) Range extension infrastructure.--The term `range 
        extension infrastructure' includes equipment, products, or 
        services for recharging plug-in electric drive vehicles that--
                    ``(A) are available to retail consumers of electric 
                drive vehicles on a nondiscriminatory basis;
                    ``(B) provide for extended driving range through 
                battery exchange or rapid recharging; and
                    ``(C) are comparable in convenience and price to 
                petroleum-based refueling services.
    ``(b) Loan Guarantees.--The Secretary shall guarantee loans made to 
eligible entities for the aggregate purchase by an eligible entity of 
not less than 5,000 batteries that use advanced battery technology 
within a calendar year.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to obtain a loan guarantee 
under this section, an entity shall be--
            ``(1) an original equipment manufacturer;
            ``(2) a vehicle manufacturer;
            ``(3) an electric utility;
            ``(4) any provider of range extension infrastructure; or
            ``(5) any other qualified entity, as determined by the 
        Secretary.
    ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations 
as are necessary to carry out this section.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.''.

SEC. 205. STUDY OF END-OF-USEFUL LIFE OPTIONS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE 
              BATTERIES.

    (a) In General.--In combination with the research, demonstration, 
and deployment activities conducted under section 641(k) of the Energy 
and 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 recommendations for stationary 
storage applications and recyclability design specifications.
    (b) Report.--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 any recommendations.

              Subtitle B--Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles

SEC. 211. MAXIMUM WEIGHT STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, shall conduct a study to investigate whether oil 
savings goals can be achieved in the trucking industry without adverse 
safety consequences by determining the safety impacts and other effects 
of increasing the maximum allowable gross weight for vehicles using the 
Interstate System to allow for larger, more fuel-efficient tractor-
trailers.
    (b) Study Components.--In conducting the study under this section, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall--
            (1) determine whether a vehicle with a supplementary sixth 
        axle and a gross weight of up to 97,000 pounds that is 
        traveling at 60 miles per hour is capable of stopping at a 
        distance of 355 feet or less;
            (2) determine whether the use of the Interstate System by 
        vehicles described in paragraph (1) would require a fundamental 
        alteration of the vehicle architecture that is commonly used 
        for the transportation of goods as of the day before the date 
        of the enactment of this Act;
            (3) analyze the safety impacts of allowing vehicles 
        described in paragraph (1) to use the Interstate System; and
            (4) consider the potential impact on highway safety of 
        applying lower speed limits on such vehicles than the speed 
        limits in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
        this Act.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that 
contains the results of the study conducted under this section, 
including a determination by the Secretary as to whether permitting 
vehicles with a supplementary sixth axle and a gross weight of not more 
than 97,000 pounds to use the Interstate System would have an adverse 
impact on highway safety.
    (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Interstate System'' 
has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 23, United 
States Code.

SEC. 212. FUEL ECONOMY.

    Section 32912(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``provide equipment and facilities for the program 
established under section 32902(k), and to'' after ``shall be used by 
the Secretary to''.

          Subtitle C--Alternative Transportation Technologies

SEC. 221. FLEXIBLE FUEL AUTOMOBILES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in section 32901(a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (19) 
                as paragraphs (11) through (20), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) `flexible fuel automobile' means an automobile that 
        has been warranted by the manufacturer of the automobile to 
        operate on gasoline and fuel mixtures containing 15 percent 
        gasoline and 85 percent ethanol or methanol.''; and
            (2) by inserting after section 32902 the following:
``Sec. 32902A. Requirement to manufacture flexible fuel automobiles
    ``(a) In General.--For each model year listed in the following 
table, each manufacturer shall ensure that the percentage of 
automobiles manufactured by the manufacturer for sale in the United 
States that are flexible fuel automobiles is not less than the 
percentage set forth for that model year in the following table:

``Model Year                                                 Percentage
        Model year 2012..............................       50 percent 
        Model year 2013..............................       60 percent 
        Model year 2014..............................       70 percent 
        Model year 2015..............................       80 percent 
        Model year 2016..............................       90 percent 
        Model year 2017..............................      100 percent.
    ``(b) Automobiles Excluded.--The requirement under subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any automobile that operates on diesel, natural gas, 
hydrogen, or electricity.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 329 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 32902 the following:

``32902A. Requirement to manufacture flexible fuel automobiles.''.
    (c) Rulemaking.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out section 32902A of title 49, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a).

SEC. 222. TRANSPORTATION ROADMAP STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with 
the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall--
            (1) conduct a comprehensive analysis of energy use by 
        automobiles; and
            (2) use the analysis to conduct an integrated assessment of 
        the technological options that could lead to reduced petroleum 
        consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
    (b) Components.--The study required under this section shall--
            (1) assess the status of technology options, including--
                    (A) prospects of future fuels and pathways;
                    (B) the infrastructure and other barriers for 
                increased market penetration;
                    (C) potential timing of market adoption;
                    (D) potential reductions of petroleum consumption 
                and greenhouse gas emissions; and
                    (E) improvements in and priorities for Federal 
                research and development program activities;
            (2) consider issues relating to duty cycles, regional 
        distinctions, and technological development timelines;
            (3) build on and integrate applicable research conducted in 
        recent years, including by the Academy;
            (4) 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
            (5) recommend policies to help facilitate the United States 
        to meet national goals.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 21 months after funds are first made 
available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study 
conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations.
    (d) Updates.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the initial 
        study is conducted under this section and every 5 years 
        thereafter, the Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with 
        the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall 
        update the study required under this section.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 21 months after the date an 
        arrangement is entered into under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
        on the results of the updated study conducted under paragraph 
        (1), including any recommendations.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $2,200,000.

       DIVISION B--DOMESTIC PRODUCTION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

                       TITLE I--INCREASING SUPPLY

       Subtitle A--Increasing Production From Domestic Resources

SEC. 300. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this subtitle 
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or 
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be 
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986.

                 PART I--INVESTMENT IN RENEWABLE ENERGY

SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 45 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``January 1, 2013'' in paragraph (1) and 
        inserting ``January 1, 2015'', and
            (2) by striking ``January 1, 2014'' each place it appears 
        in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (9), and (11)(B) and 
        inserting ``January 1, 2015''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 302. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF NEW CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY BONDS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 54C(c) is amended by 
inserting ``, for calendar years 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, an 
additional $500,000,000 for each year, and, except as provided in 
paragraph (5) for years after 2014, zero,'' after ``$800,000,000''.
    (b) Carryover of Unused Limitation.--Subsection (c) of section 54C 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Carryover of unused limitation.--If for any calendar 
        year--
                    ``(A) the amount allocated under paragraph (2) for 
                such calendar year, exceeds
                    ``(B) the amount of bonds issued during such year 
                which are designated under subsection (a) pursuant to 
                such allocation,
        then the limitation amount under paragraph (2) for the 
        following calendar year shall be increased by the amount of 
        such excess.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to bonds issued after December 31, 2010.

SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT FOR CERTAIN ENERGY 
              PROPERTY.

    (a) Solar Energy Property.--Paragraphs (2)(A)(i)(II) and (3)(A)(ii) 
of section 48(a) are each amended by striking ``January 1, 2017'' and 
inserting ``January 1, 2019''.
    (b) Fuel Cell Property.--Subparagraph (E) of section 48(c)(1) is 
amended by striking ``December 31, 2016'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2018''.
    (c) Qualified Small Wind Energy Property.--Subparagraph (D) of 
section 48(c)(4) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2016'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2018''.
    (d) Geothermal Heat Pump Systems.--Clause (vii) of section 
48(a)(3)(A) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2017'' and inserting 
``January 1, 2019''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 304. INCREASE IN CREDIT FOR INVESTMENT IN ADVANCED ENERGY 
              FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 48C(d)(1) is amended 
by striking ``$2,300,000,000'' and inserting ``$4,000,000,000''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the amendments made by section 1302 of the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009.

            PART II--INVESTMENT IN ALTERNATIVE FUEL PROPERTY

SEC. 311. EXTENSION OF CREDITS FOR ALCOHOL FUELS.

    (a) In General.--Sections 40, 6426(b)(6), and 6427(e)(6)(A) are 
amended by striking ``2010'' each place it appears and inserting 
``2011''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 40(e)(1)(B) is amended by 
striking ``2011'' and inserting ``2012''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to sales and uses after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 312. EXTENSION OF CREDITS FOR BIODIESEL AND RENEWABLE DIESEL.

    (a) In General.--Sections 40A(g), 6426(c)(6), and 6427(e)(6)(B) are 
each amended by striking ``December 31, 2009'' and inserting ``December 
31, 2011''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to sales and uses after the date of the enactment of this Act.

      PART III--INVESTMENT IN ELECTRIC DRIVE AND ADVANCED VEHICLES

SEC. 321. EXTENSION OF CREDIT AND EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY INCREASE IN 
              CREDIT FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING PROPERTY.

    (a) Extension of Credit.--Subsection (g) of section 30C is amended 
by striking ``service--'' and all that follows and inserting ``service 
after December 31, 2018.''.
    (b) Extension of Temporary Increase.--Paragraph (6) of section 
30C(e) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``January 1, 2011'' and inserting ``January 
        1, 2019'', and
            (2) by striking ``and 2010'' in the heading and inserting 
        ``through 2018''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.

SEC. 322. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF CREDIT FOR NEW QUALIFIED PLUG-IN 
              ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLES.

    (a) Extension.--Section 30D is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(g) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any property 
purchased after December 31, 2018.''.
    (b) Restoration of Credit for Large New Qualified Plug-In Electric 
Drive Motor Vehicles Weighing Over 14,000 Pounds.--
            (1) In general.--The last sentence of section 30D(b)(3) is 
        amended to read as follows: ``The amount determined under this 
        paragraph shall not exceed--
                    ``(A) $5,000, in the case of any new qualified 
                plug-in electric drive motor vehicle with a gross 
                vehicle weight rating of not more than 14,000 pounds,
                    ``(B) $10,000, in the case of any new qualified 
                plug-in electric drive motor vehicle with a gross 
                vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 pounds but 
                not more than 26,000 pounds, and
                    ``(C) $12,500, in the case of any new qualified 
                plug-in electric drive motor vehicle with a gross 
                vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Paragraph (1) of section 30D(d) 
        is amended by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by 
        striking subparagraph (E), and by redesignating subparagraph 
        (F) as subparagraph (E).
    (c) Increase in Per Manufacturer Cap.--Paragraph (2) of section 
30D(e) is amended by striking ``200,000'' and inserting ``400,000''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to vehicles acquired after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 323. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR CERTAIN PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (f) of section 30 is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2011'' and inserting ``December 31, 2018''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to vehicles acquired after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 324. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY HYBRID 
              VEHICLES.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 30B(k) is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2009'' and inserting ``December 31, 2014''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to vehicles acquired after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 325. CREDIT FOR HEAVY DUTY NATURAL GAS VEHICLES.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 30B(k) is amended by 
inserting ``(December 31, 2018, in the case of such a vehicle which has 
a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds and which 
operates on compressed natural gas or liquified natural gas)'' after 
``December 31, 2010''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to vehicles acquired after the date of the enactment of this Act.

               PART IV--LOW CARBON LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM

SEC. 331. INNOVATIVE LOW-CARBON LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

    Section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) Innovative low-carbon technology projects in 
        accordance with subsection (f).''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Innovative Low-Carbon Technology Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make guarantees to 
        carry out innovative low-carbon technologies projects.
            ``(2) Funding.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to the Federal Credit 
                Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), the total 
                principal amount of loans guaranteed to carry out 
                projects under this subsection shall not exceed 
                $50,000,000,000, to remain available until committed.
                    ``(B) Additional amounts.--Amounts made available 
                to carry out this subsection shall be in addition to 
                any other authority provided for fiscal year 2010 or 
                any previous fiscal year.
                    ``(C) Source of funds.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Amounts made available 
                        to carry out this subsection shall be--
                                    ``(I) derived from amounts received 
                                from borrowers pursuant to section 
                                1702(b)(2) for fiscal year 2010 or any 
                                previous fiscal year; and
                                    ``(II) collected in accordance with 
                                the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 
                                (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
                            ``(ii) Treatment.--The source of payment 
                        received from borrowers described in clause (i) 
                        shall be not considered a loan or other debt 
                        obligation that is guaranteed by the Federal 
                        Government.
                    ``(D) Subsidy cost.--In accordance with section 
                1702(b)(2), no appropriations to carry out this 
                subsection shall be available to pay the subsidy cost 
                of guarantees.''.

                     PART V--INVESTMENT IN ETHANOL

SEC. 341. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUNGIBLE BIOFUELS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated for advanced biofuels 
research, development, and demonstration that will create fuels that 
are fungible in existing infrastructure $100,000,000.

     PART VI--STUDIES ON MARKET PENETRATION OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES

SEC. 351. STUDIES ON MARKET PENETRATION OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct--
            (1) a study on the quantity of solar energy (including 
        photovoltaic and solar thermal energy) that can reasonably be 
        expected to be deployed in the United States by calendar year 
        2030 and the requirements and costs associated with that 
        deployment;
            (2) a study on the quantity of geothermal energy (including 
        regular and advanced geothermal energy) that can reasonably be 
        expected to be deployed in the United States by calendar year 
        2030 and the requirements and costs associated with that 
        deployment;
            (3) a study on the quantity of hydrokinetic energy that can 
        reasonably be expected to be deployed in the United States by 
        calendar year 2030 and the requirements and costs associated 
        with that deployment; and
            (4) in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, a 
        study on the quantity of renewable biomass energy that can 
        reasonably be expected to be deployed in the United States by 
        calendar year 2030, including consideration of--
                    (A) the needs of biofuels, biomass-based 
                electricity, and thermal applications;
                    (B) the highest efficiency energy use of biomass 
                resources; and
                    (C) the requirements and costs associated with 
                deployment.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress, and make publicly available, a report that integrates the 
results of the studies conducted under subsection (a), and other 
relevant studies, including an analysis and recommendations on--
            (1) the best areas and rates for deployment of solar, 
        geothermal, wind, biomass, and hydrokinetic energy by calendar 
        year 2030 (based on multiple alternative scenarios); and
            (2) the levels of market penetration that can be 
        accomplished by calendar year 2030 (based on multiple 
        alternative scenarios).

        Subtitle B--Increasing Production From Fossil Resources

                    PART I--OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

SEC. 361. INVENTORY OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS RESOURCES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the 
Interior (referred to in this subtitle as the ``Secretary'') shall 
complete an inventory of oil and natural gas resources in areas of the 
Outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)) with the greatest 
potential for containing oil or gas reserves.
    (b) Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
        inventory under subsection (a) in stages, focusing first on 
        areas that the Secretary identifies as having the greatest 
        potential for oil and gas reserves.
            (2) Public comments.--To assist the Secretary in 
        identifying areas that have the greatest potential for oil and 
        gas reserves under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, not 
        later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
        issue a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments from 
        the public on areas of the Outer Continental Shelf that may 
        contain the most significant oil and gas deposits.
            (3) Initiation of certain inventories.--Not later than 90 
        days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        shall begin conducting any inventories in the Atlantic and 
        Pacific areas of the Outer Continental Shelf.
            (4) Best available technology.--In conducting the inventory 
        under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
                    (A) use the best technology available to obtain 
                accurate resource estimates; and
                    (B) include the results of geological and 
                geophysical explorations carried out--
                            (i) under existing or expired leases; or
                            (ii) under part 251 of title 30, Code of 
                        Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
            (5) Reports.--On completion of any independent reports 
        prepared as part of an inventory under this section, the 
        Secretary shall make the independent reports immediately 
        available to the public.
    (c) Environmental Studies.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete any 
environmental studies necessary to gather information essential to an 
accurate inventory, including geological and geophysical explorations 
under part 251 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations).
    (d) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--On completion of an inventory under this 
        section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and the 
        Governors of any affected coastal States a report that 
        describes the results of the inventory.
            (2) Assessment.--A report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include an assessment of the economic, energy, 
        environmental, and national security impacts on the United 
        States, any affected coastal States, and any affected local 
        units of government if the oil and natural gas resources 
        identified by the inventory were developed and produced, 
        including estimates of any direct and indirect revenues that 
        would be available to the Federal Government, the affected 
        coastal State governments, and units of local government.
    (e) Effect on Oil and Gas Leasing.--No inventory that is conducted 
under this section or any other Federal law (including regulations) 
shall restrict, limit, delay, or otherwise adversely affect--
            (1) the development of any Outer Continental Shelf leasing 
        program under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
        Act (43 U.S.C. 1344); or
            (2) any leasing, exploration, development, or production of 
        any Federal offshore oil and gas leases.
    (f) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall make a 
        1-time transfer to the Secretary, from royalties collected in 
        conjunction with the production of oil and gas, such sums as 
        are necessary to carry out this section, including the 
        completion of environmental studies necessary to conduct 
        geological and geophysical explorations in all of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf areas of the Atlantic and the Pacific under 
        part 251 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
        regulations).
            (2) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall be 
        entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out 
        this section the funds transferred under paragraph (1), without 
        further appropriation.
            (3) Limitation.--The amounts transferred under paragraph 
        (1) shall not exceed $150,000,000.

SEC. 362. LEASING OF OFFSHORE AREAS ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN COMMERCIALLY 
              RECOVERABLE OIL OR GAS RESOURCES.

    (a) Definition of Potential Producing Area.--In this section, the 
term ``potential producing area'' means any area in an Outer 
Continental Shelf planning area, as defined by the Minerals Management 
Service, that a seismic survey or other geologic study identifies as 
exhibiting geologic characteristics similar to the characteristics 
found in other commercial oil and gas producing regions in the Outer 
Continental Shelf or other oil and gas producing areas.
    (b) Leasing of Potential Producing Areas.--Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the release of an inventory or report under section 
361 that identifies a potential producing area, the Secretary may make 
the potential producing area available for oil and gas leasing under 
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.).
    (c) Leasing Plan.--The omission of a potential producing area 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) 
may allow the leasing of a potential producing area under subsection 
(b).

SEC. 363. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall promulgate regulations that 
establish appropriate environmental safeguards for the exploration and 
production of oil and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf.
    (b) Minimum Requirements.--At a minimum, the regulations shall 
include--
            (1) provisions requiring surety bonds of sufficient value 
        to ensure the mitigation of any reasonably foreseeable incident 
        that could be directly caused by persons engaged in oil and 
        natural gas development, in accordance with subpart A of part 
        256 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
        regulations);
            (2) provisions assigning liability to responsible parties 
        of environmental damage to the Outer Continental Shelf to the 
        extent that the damage is not otherwise implicitly or 
        explicitly authorized or permitted by Federal law (including 
        regulations);
            (3) provisions no less stringent than the regulations 
        promulgated under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 
        et seq.); and
            (4) provisions ensuring that--
                    (A) no surface facility is installed for the 
                purpose of production of oil or gas resources in any 
                area visible to the unassisted eye from any shore of 
                any coastal State in any areas in the Outer Continental 
                Shelf that have not previously been made available for 
                oil and gas leasing;
                    (B) only temporary surface facilities are installed 
                for areas that are--
                            (i) beyond the area described in 
                        subparagraph (A); and
                            (ii) located not more than 25 miles from 
                        the shore of any coastal State in any areas in 
                        the Outer Continental Shelf that have not 
                        previously been made available for oil and gas 
                        leasing; and
                    (C) the impact of offshore production facilities on 
                coastal vistas is otherwise mitigated.
    (c) Exclusions.--No regulations promulgated under this section 
shall apply to the development, construction, or operation of renewable 
energy facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf.
    (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)''.

SEC. 364. 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 by 
striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--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 east of 85 degrees, 50 minutes West Longitude in the 
Eastern Planning Area that is within 45 miles of the coastline of the 
State of Florida.''.
    (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 
        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.''.
    (c) Leasing of Moratorium Areas.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable, after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall offer for leasing 
        under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et 
        seq.), any areas made available for leasing as a result of the 
        amendment made by subsection (a).
            (2) Administration.--Any areas made available for leasing 
        under paragraph (1) shall be offered for lease under this 
        section--
                    (A) notwithstanding the omission of any of these 
                respective areas 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); 
                and
                    (B) in a manner consistent with section 363.

SEC. 365. TREATMENT OF REVENUES.

    Section 8(g) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1337(g)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and 
        inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (6), and 
        notwithstanding'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
        (7) and (8), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) Renewable energy reserve fund.--
                    ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Fund.--The term `fund' means the 
                        Renewable Energy Reserve Fund established by 
                        subparagraph (B).
                            ``(ii) Qualified lease.--The term 
                        `qualified lease' means a natural gas or oil 
                        lease granted under this Act after the date of 
                        enactment of the National Energy Security Act 
                        of 2009 for an area that is made available for 
                        leasing under part I of subtitle B of title I 
                        of division B of that Act.
                    ``(B) Establishment.--There is established in the 
                Treasury of the United States a reserve account, to be 
                known as the `Renewable Energy Reserve Account', 
                consisting of such amounts as are appropriated to the 
                Fund under subparagraph (C).
                    ``(C) Transfers to fund.--There are appropriated to 
                the Fund, out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise 
                appropriated, amounts equivalent to amounts received by 
                the United States after September 30, 2009, as bonus 
                bids, royalties, or rentals from, or otherwise 
                collected under, any qualified lease on submerged land 
                made available for leasing under this Act by the 
                National Energy Security Act of 2009 (including any 
                amendment made by that Act).
                    ``(D) Use of fund.--Subject to subparagraph (E), 
                amounts in the Fund shall be used to offset the costs 
                of carrying out the National Energy Security Act of 
                2009.
                    ``(E) Termination of fund.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Fund shall terminate 
                        on the date on which the Secretary determines 
                        that the costs of carrying out the National 
                        Energy Security Act of 2009 have been repaid.
                            ``(ii) Transfer.--On termination of the 
                        Fund under clause (i), the remaining balance in 
                        the Fund shall be transferred to the 
                        appropriate fund of the Treasury.''.

                    PART II--OTHER FOSSIL RESOURCES

SEC. 371. AUTHORIZATION OF ACTIVITIES AND EXPORTS INVOLVING HYDROCARBON 
              RESOURCES.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``United States person'' 
means--
            (1) any United States citizen or alien lawfully admitted 
        for permanent residence in the United States; and
            (2) any person other than an individual, if 1 or more 
        individuals described in paragraph (1) own or control at least 
        51 percent of the securities or other equity interest in the 
        person.
    (b) Authorization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
(including a regulation), United States persons (including agents and 
affiliates of those United States persons) may--
            (1) engage in any transaction necessary for the exploration 
        for and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from any portion of 
        any foreign exclusive economic zone that is contiguous to the 
        exclusive economic zone of the United States; and
            (2) export without license authority all equipment 
        necessary for the exploration for or extraction of hydrocarbon 
        resources described in paragraph (1).

SEC. 372. TRAVEL IN CONNECTION WITH AUTHORIZED HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION 
              AND EXTRACTION ACTIVITIES.

    Section 910 of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7209) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(c) General License Authority for Travel-Related Expenditures by 
Persons Engaging in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Extraction 
Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
        authorize under a general license the travel-related 
        transactions listed in section 515.560(c) of title 31, Code of 
        Federal Regulations, for travel to, from, or within Cuba in 
        connection with exploration for and the extraction of 
        hydrocarbon resources in any part of a foreign maritime 
        Exclusive Economic Zone that is contiguous to the United 
        States' Exclusive Economic Zone.
            ``(2) Persons authorized.--Persons authorized to travel to 
        Cuba under this section include full-time employees, 
        executives, agents, and consultants of oil and gas producers, 
        distributors, and shippers.''.

SEC. 373. ALASKA OCS JOINT LEASE AND PERMITTING PROCESSING 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.--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--
            (1) the Secretary of Commerce;
            (2) the Chief of Engineers;
            (3) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency; and
            (4) any other Federal agency that may have a role in 
        permitting activities.
    (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 team of personnel 
                working on proposed oil and gas leasing and permitting, 
                including planning and environmental analyses.

SEC. 374. ALASKA NATURAL GAS PIPELINE.

    Section 116(c)(2) of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act (15 U.S.C. 
720n(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``$18,000,000,000'' and inserting 
``$30,000,000,000''.

        TITLE II--CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 401. CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE.

    (a) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall award competitive, 
        merit-based grants to institutions of higher education (as 
        defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) for the establishment of programs 
        providing training and education for vocational workforce 
        development through centers of excellence for a broad range of 
        clean energy sector needs in the clean energy technology 
        workforce of the United States, as determined by the Secretary.
            (2) Other institutions.--In carrying out this subsection, 
        the Secretary shall accept proposals for centers from 
        institutions of higher education that have or are prepared to 
        develop a meaningful curriculum and program described in 
        paragraph (1).
    (b) National Merit Scholarship Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a national 
        merit scholarship program that provides scholarships each 
        fiscal year for at least 1,000 undergraduate and 500 graduate 
        students that are studying engineering, geosciences, and other 
        energy-related fields.
            (2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to obtain a scholarship 
        under this subsection, a student shall be enrolled in a program 
        offered by an institution of higher education that provides 
        training and education for a clean energy workforce described 
        in subsection (a)(1).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.

                   DIVISION C--GLOBAL RISK MANAGEMENT

SEC. 501. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON GEOPOLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF OIL 
              DEPENDENCE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) it is imperative to the national security, economic 
        prosperity, and environmental integrity of the United States to 
        have reliable, diverse, and affordable energy supplies;
            (2)(A) the United States faces a multifaceted and growing 
        threat to energy security;
            (B) State-owned energy companies, especially those of 
        adversarial governments, are using the energy supplies of the 
        companies as leverage to promote foreign policies of states; 
        and
            (C) politically motivated domestic groups, pirates, and 
        terrorists further present an increasing risk to critical 
        energy infrastructure and key corridors of international energy 
        supplies;
            (3) efforts to develop a long-term energy policy for the 
        United States is partially hindered by the lack of consistent 
        and accurate information on world energy reserves;
            (4) the United States should develop short-term policies 
        and strategies that--
                    (A) protect key energy infrastructure;
                    (B) secure critical geographic transit routes; and
                    (C) mitigate political instability from energy 
                suppliers;
            (5) over the long-term, the United States should focus 
        national security organizations on obtaining better information 
        on world reserves of energy and strengthening relationships 
        with certain key nations;
            (6) addressing the challenge of energy security now and in 
        the future will require the United States to use all 
        instruments of national power, including the military, 
        diplomatic, and intelligence services; and
            (7) the United States should make it a priority to engage 
        key developing nations such as China and India on fossil fuel 
        use in order to address global energy security and climate 
        change challenges.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) sufficient resources should be provided to United 
        States national security agencies to enable the agencies to 
        protect tankers and other vessels, critical infrastructure, and 
        supply routes;
            (2) the President should work with Congress--
                    (A) to coordinate efforts between the Department of 
                State and the Department of Justice to bolster programs 
                to train national police and domestic security forces 
                tasked with defending energy infrastructure in key 
                countries;
                    (B) to promote initiatives by the Department of 
                State and the Department of Defense--
                            (i) to provide allied nations with the 
                        technical expertise to minimize the 
                        consequences of an infrastructure accident or 
                        attack;
                            (ii) to engage the North Atlantic Treaty 
                        Organization (NATO) and other allies in 
                        negotiations on creating a security 
                        architecture to protect the strategic terrain; 
                        and
                            (iii) to work with the Coast Guard to 
                        strengthen the capacity of local, national, and 
                        regional maritime security forces;
                    (C) to mobilize the Department of Defense and the 
                Department of Energy, in conjunction with the 
                intelligence community, to conduct detailed scenario 
                planning exercises on the repercussions of attacks on 
                critical energy infrastructure; and
                    (D)(i) to authorize the Department of State to 
                provide the President with diplomatic options, 
                including the imposition of sanctions, for addressing 
                states that use energy as a political weapon; and
                    (ii) to improve the capacity of the Department of 
                State to provide diplomatic support to resolve 
                conflicts that impact the energy security of the United 
                States; and
            (3) the intelligence community should be given an integral 
        role in bolstering United States national energy security 
        interests by--
                    (A) completing a comprehensive national 
                intelligence estimate on energy security that assesses 
                the most vulnerable aspects of critical energy 
                infrastructure and the future stability of major energy 
                suppliers;
                    (B) improving warning time to prevent attacks on 
                key energy infrastructure;
                    (C) expanding the collection of intelligence on 
                national energy companies and the energy reserves of 
                those companies; and
                    (D) bolstering collection and analysis of potential 
                strategic conflicts that could disrupt key energy 
                supplies.

SEC. 502. STUDY OF FOREIGN FUEL SUBSIDIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce, shall conduct a study 
of foreign fuel subsidies, including--
            (1) the impact of the subsidies on global energy supplies, 
        global energy demand, and global economic impacts; and
            (2) recommendations on actions that should be taken to 
        reduce the impact of the subsidies.
    (b) Report.--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.
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