1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Fulfilling U.S. Energy
Leadership Act of 2011
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—Advanced vehicle deployment
Subtitle A—Energy provisions
Sec. 101. Research and development program for alternative fuel
vehicle technologies.
Sec. 102. Federal fleet requirements.
Sec. 103. Refueling infrastructure corridors.
Sec. 104. Federal Government petroleum consumption.
Sec. 105. Determination of standards by Secretary of Energy for
idling reduction devices.
Subtitle B—Promoting electric vehicles
Sec. 111. Definitions.
PART I—National plug-In electric drive vehicle deployment
program.
Sec. 121. National Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment
Program.
Sec. 122. National assessment and plan.
Sec. 123. Technical assistance.
Sec. 124. Workforce training.
Sec. 125. Federal fleets.
Sec. 126. Targeted Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment
Communities Program.
PART II—Research and development
Sec. 131. Research and development program.
Sec. 132. Advanced batteries for tomorrow prize.
Sec. 133. Study on the supply of raw materials.
Sec. 134. Study on the collection and preservation of data
collected from plug-in electric drive vehicles.
PART III—Miscellaneous
Sec. 141. Utility planning for plug-in electric drive
vehicles.
Sec. 142. Loan guarantees.
Sec. 143. Prohibition on disposing of advanced batteries in
landfills.
Sec. 144. Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Technical Advisory
Committee.
Sec. 145. Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Interagency Task
Force.
Subtitle C—Tax provisions
Sec. 151. Consumer tax credits for advanced
vehicles.
Sec. 152. Credit for fuel-efficient motor vehicles.
Sec. 153. Idling reduction tax credit.
TITLE II—Oil and gas development
Sec. 201. Production of oil and gas on outer Continental
Shelf.
Sec. 202. Implementation of inventory of outer Continental
Shelf resources.
Sec. 203. Offshore safety bureau.
TITLE III—Alternative fuel deployment
Subtitle A—Energy provisions
Sec. 301. Bioenergy research and development.
Sec. 302. Alternative fueled automobile production
requirement.
Sec. 303. Definition of renewable biomass.
Sec. 304. Loan guarantees for renewable fuel
pipelines.
Subtitle B—Tax provisions
Sec. 311. Variable VEETC rate based on price of crude
oil.
Sec. 312. Extension of cellulosic biofuel producer credit
through 2016.
Sec. 313. Extension and modification of alternative fuel
vehicle refueling property credit.
Sec. 314. Extension of special depreciation allowance for
cellulosic biofuel plant property.
Sec. 315. Incentives for biodiesel and renewable
diesel.
Sec. 316. Alternative fuels excise tax credits.
TITLE IV—Cleaner sources of electricity
Subtitle A—Energy provisions
Sec. 401. Clean energy standard.
Sec. 402. Large-scale carbon storage program.
Sec. 403. Loan guarantees for nuclear power and other
innovative sources.
Sec. 404. Nuclear energy workforce.
Sec. 405. Interagency Working Group to promote domestic
manufacturing base for nuclear components and equipment.
Subtitle B—Tax provisions
Sec. 411. Seven-year amortization for certain systems installed
on coal-fired electric generation units.
Sec. 412. Credit for carbon sequestration from coal
facilities.
Sec. 413. Modifications to credit for carbon dioxide
sequestration.
Sec. 414. Clean energy coal bonds.
Sec. 415. New clean renewable energy bonds.
Sec. 416. Seven-year accelerated depreciation for new nuclear
power facilities.
Sec. 417. Long term extension of renewable electricity
production credit.
TITLE V—Domestic energy deployment
Subtitle A—Clean energy financing
Sec. 501. Purpose.
Sec. 502. Definitions.
Sec. 503. Improvements to existing programs.
Sec. 504. Energy technology deployment goals.
Sec. 505. Clean Energy Deployment Administration.
Sec. 506. Administration functions.
Sec. 507. Federal Credit Authority.
Sec. 508. General provisions.
Subtitle B—Tax provisions
Sec. 511. Advanced energy manufacturing credit.
Sec. 512. Special rule for sales of electric transmission
property.
Sec. 513. Depreciation of natural gas distribution
lines.
Sec. 514. Credit for steel industry fuel.
Sec. 515. Credit for producing fuel from coke or coke
gas.
TITLE VI—Energy efficiency
Subtitle A—Rural energy savings program
Sec. 601. Rural energy savings program.
Subtitle B—Tax provisions
Sec. 611. Energy-efficient commercial buildings.
Sec. 612. Energy-efficient new homes.
Sec. 613. Energy-efficient existing homes.
Sec. 614. Energy-efficient appliances.
TITLE VII—Energy research and development
Sec. 701. Next Step Energy Storage Research Center.
Sec. 702. Nuclear power initiatives.
TITLE VIII—Budgetary effects
Sec. 801. Budgetary effects.
2.Except as otherwise provided in this Act, in
this Act:
(1)The term alternative fuel has
the meaning given the term in section 32901(a) of title 49, United States
Code.
(2)Alternative fueled automobileThe term alternative fueled
automobile has the meaning given the term in section 32901(a) of title
49, United States Code.
(3)The term motor vehicle means any vehicle
that is manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways
(not including a vehicle operated exclusively on 1 or more rails) and that has
at least 4 wheels.
(4)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
<enum>I</enum><header>Advanced vehicle
deployment</header>
<subtitle id="id583792B1A1AD4813BCBE022508F94DF7"><enum>A</enum><header>Energy
provisions</header>
<section id="IDAF0933A0B6AF4F00A9FA8E8AAE572055"><enum>101.</enum><header>Research and
development program for alternative fuel vehicle technologies</header>
<subsection id="IDE11BF0406C0D4A99A7CB56DDBCF62C0C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this section are—</text>
<paragraph id="ID08C1F5F292A848E6A61AD2A954EA80C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to enable and
promote, in partnership with industry, comprehensive development,
demonstration, and commercialization of a wide range of alternative fuel
components, systems, and vehicles using diverse transportation
technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID62BE05E97381458EA8EB6160539373DD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to make critical
public investments to help private industry, institutions of higher education,
National Laboratories, and research institutions to expand innovation,
industrial growth, and jobs in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID530F737A51BC4A799FC8A6124EFDDF60"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to expand the
availability of the existing alternative fuel infrastructure for fueling
light-duty transportation vehicles and other on-road and nonroad vehicles that
are using petroleum and are mobile sources of emissions, with the goals
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA72CC16DA2FB48DB9D1AB7E91FCCC469"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enhancing the
energy security of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBFC96A7949FD43509220C7AC22B65723"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reducing
dependence on imported oil; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID22CBABBDA11B47138E81493C9D3B5232"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reducing
emissions through the expansion of alternative fuel supported mobility;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9FC8A95866DF4F7496D7BB1048FE7831"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to accelerate the
widespread commercialization of alternative fuel vehicle technology into all
sizes and applications of vehicles, including commercialization of alternative
fuel vehicles; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID333DFF5E8E3C44E5A3D6788431F7BFCF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to improve the
energy efficiency of and reduce the petroleum use in surface
transportation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDB6B0463CC3214D44B10713A0AB77F69B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
Secretary shall conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application for alternative fuel transportation technology,
including—</text>
<paragraph id="IDB86656E295224A4B90F56787B6106CF9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>high capacity,
high-efficiency storage devices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0019E785D52E4A86979703B4121C44D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>high-efficiency
on-board and off-board alternative fuel components;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2CDC7D70D03E4E009F3CC664C7A782D1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>high-powered
alternative fuel systems for passenger and commercial vehicles and for nonroad
equipment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE8B7772F4F2D49B0B7F680C933B44963"><enum>(4)</enum><text>control system
development and power train development and integration for alternative fuel
vehicles, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID19405573FEA64401B357262C1A230AD6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>development of
efficient cooling systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA42E185820EF4EDAB9624F843721BED1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>analysis and
development of control systems that minimize the emissions profile when clean
diesel engines are part of an alternative fuel system; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8261564DE73B4A14B6B9A1B6BB22E45F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>development of
different control systems that optimize for different goals, including—</text>
<clause id="IDB9DB2653F2044795841C56926629B5A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>storage
life;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID97CFCC82EE5049D6BBFFE84A9A6D369E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reduction of
petroleum consumption; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID149E0445CA8C4CF183F16ADC0B68BD41"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>greenhouse gas
reduction;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID41771BEB801B4A4BB02B95B42698B82A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>nanomaterial
technology applied to both alternative fuel components and systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC17358DA1F244031BB012E8AB13FE002"><enum>(6)</enum><text>large-scale
demonstrations, testing, and evaluation of alternative fuel vehicles in
different applications with different storage and control systems,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6E1AE62B9A4A43CBB64629F4E5DE1CEB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the incremental
cost of alternative fuel vehicles and alternative fuel systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE7846F35A6634E80B70D7913A2C585B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>military
applications;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBC0ACB0ECF8347AA9BCD8820CE2DC913"><enum>(C)</enum><text>mass market
passenger and light-duty truck applications;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID58E46B00296F46DABC416D950B543D35"><enum>(D)</enum><text>private fleet
applications; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID20973660CB1F4F7EB26AD6851294CCD1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>medium- and
heavy-duty applications;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDCE424632B24340DC83FA799615AC1433"><enum>(7)</enum><text>advancement of
alternative fuel transportation technologies in mobile source applications
by—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDCC1F639DC3B8461AB819A96231C0B42B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improvement in
alternative fuel technologies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7D83B6F143C64226A175DA4312D7D1B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>working with
industry and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
to—</text>
<clause id="IDF59929A98FD049F9B7A5CC9792B8AA5A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>understand and
inventory markets; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3527D326DA004B649DD26CF57B392337"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify and
implement methods of removing barriers for existing and emerging applications;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF45545F879494A3BBB70AC376964C961"><enum>(8)</enum><text>lightweight
materials.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDB1C5861CCF924A248D84A16F952B681B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="ID14FC4088EF204763A1A059A862EF1DF4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to
carry out this section, to remain available until expended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3F420EC36552425ABC817A153A92B928"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on October 1,
2011, and each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2015, $1,000,000,000;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1EACAD654E574DA6A1AAAA103EB39E71"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on October 1,
2016, and each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2020,
$500,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD175969DD23E48919CAB125FC34908A3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04430d7b3bc64459a6261ebb714857ea" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal fleet requirements</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37C7E7EC56C746F28749B516026E6705"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of alternative fueled
vehicle</header><text>Section 301(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 13211(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6B98AB7D75B496C913B1521E8742DD2" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9334629D5B854D769CF07F65F101090C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The
term <term>alternative fueled vehicle</term> does not include a dedicated
vehicle that operates exclusively on gasoline or diesel
fuel.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07FD6594CA094C68B4C7F87B57CBE7DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minimum Federal
fleet requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
303(b)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(b)(1)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id628C7DAEFC06447D9B330C86F90CDAF3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA07BD5678CB453A8C07BA85D170FEB5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (D) through the period at the end and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDCE30A373A9D45DA959FC3B300AC2079" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29E87EFD5A744972832087E358F01E2E" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>75 percent in each of fiscal years
1999 through 2012;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3734E6CFA2C340A8BD8051A1467FF767" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>80 percent in each of fiscal years
2013 through 2015;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB00880D51B44A149E831D09DFB40F31" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>90 percent in each of fiscal years
2016 through 2019; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25990A372FEF4C45A750C1CDEB603ABA" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>100 percent in fiscal year 2020 and
each fiscal year thereafter;</text>
</subparagraph><quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be
alternative fueled
vehicles.</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9E070AFA8A8D479990DDB2C90B304B24"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Flexible fuel
vehicles; compliance</header><text>Section 303(b) of the Energy Policy Act of
1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idEAFADF2883FD4BD79CA6D835B44B7866"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (6); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id913A58121ABA4D2689CF1667EE75CCED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA530033984F34B33BB8DD01CC96F3510" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id5361A79B887645228A9EE0187F5C2E29"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Flexible fuel
vehicles</header>
<subparagraph id="id1AF847C754FA46188FC417EA2BD45C90"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition of
flexible fuel vehicle</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>flexible
fuel vehicle</term> 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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id917C5822704B4A2B8B41C11B34AA0F2D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maximum
percentage</header><text>For model year 2015 and each model year thereafter,
the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that not more
than 75 percent of vehicles acquired by a Federal fleet are flexible fuel
vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE597E0B12B8840C0ABD2C065B5E4AF74"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>The
Secretary shall monitor and report to Congress on the compliance of Federal
agencies with the requirements of this subsection, including the number and
reasons for waivers or reductions of percentages under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1364FF3AF1CB4D2EB5ADD6310E82C4A9"><enum>103.</enum><header>Refueling
infrastructure corridors</header>
<subsection id="idD0CFA502BD2642A7AAF97C83AD1C87C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Number of
eligible projects</header><text>Section 244(d)(1) of the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17052(d)(1)) is amended by striking
<quote>10</quote> and inserting <quote>20</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id386EFABD5C364A618EFB26E9B1404AE9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Section
244 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17052) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id2EA93B4F268D421AB0929B1EAD7E1DE2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id485594851B7E406AB5060370E60E53C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (e) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49629F5F89814BCAA4908A151695C67B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID63c2b24feb054aa1bded561b2f160241"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date on which grants are awarded under subsection
(d), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility and
desirability of—</text>
<paragraph id="id622A4B0B32DF4928B50BD21DBD7BC982"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establishing a
refueling infrastructure corridor for each highway on the Interstate System (as
defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id920EAA8E03814C24B207B92C40970D9F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expanding the
scope of this section to cover alternative
fuels.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id3F79E5127AB4462BB0A098E070E109EE"><enum>104.</enum><header>Federal
Government petroleum consumption</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id0FE56DCC87A0458BB7736D84DBFBB8EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303(b) of the
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(b)) (as amended by section 102(c))
is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90DFC946B1D24002A5B56AD5AAF29B00" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8117505380CC4C6A83D0EF17F2335CC7"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Petroleum consumption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promulgate regulations
for Federal fleets subject to this title requiring that, not later than fiscal
year 2013, each Federal agency achieve at least a 5-percent reduction in
petroleum consumption, as calculated from the baseline established by the
Secretary for fiscal year
2011.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id2950C1EE1E1F4447A66F6FEC272A22ED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
gasoline reduction measures</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69DF90687E384556B096976A98AD3627"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to determine
whether additional gasoline reduction measures by Federal departments,
agencies, and Congress are technically feasible.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC823984554974D17B8142F860BF07331"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General shall submit to Congress a report that describes the results of the
study, including any recommendations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73FFDCE4AF90436D8AF899F87903C952" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header>Determination of
standards by Secretary of Energy for idling reduction devices</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act and in order to reduce air pollution and fuel
consumption, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in
consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Transportation,
shall publish the standards under which the Administrator, in consultation with
the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Transportation, will, for purposes
of section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this Act),
determine the idling reduction devices which will reduce long-duration idling
of vehicles at motor vehicle rest stops or other locations where such vehicles
are temporarily parked or remain stationary in order to reduce air pollution
and fuel consumption.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="id44647FAA9D6E4872B1D9D835089B2AC6"><enum>B</enum><header>Promoting
electric vehicles</header>
<section id="ide8e9aa5b-a569-4293-8bab-88f13ccd13ae"><enum>111.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="id59690aac-5e30-4d19-b9c3-b75d7009495c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agency</header><text>The
term <term>agency</term> has the meaning given the term <term>Executive
agency</term> in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd9a485e0-a8f8-4a23-b900-ad732dd2784c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Charging
infrastructure</header><text>The term <term>charging infrastructure</term>
means any property (not including a building) if the property is used for the
recharging of plug-in electric drive vehicles, including electrical panel
upgrades, wiring, conduit, trenching, pedestals, and related equipment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id767addb7-1f9c-4500-8d58-f2c63a064aed"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Committee</header><text>The
term <term>Committee</term> means the Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Technical
Advisory Committee established by section 144.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id78bc699f-1d92-4efb-be35-54fe89cf1e72"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Deployment
community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>deployment community</term> means a community selected by the Secretary
to be part of the targeted plug-in electric drive vehicles deployment
communities program under section 126.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id53640dc1-d99d-4a46-804c-1628f89cbe6e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Electric
utility</header><text>The term <term>electric utility</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2602).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id187e362e-9d75-4b93-8407-5705cd3cb9b9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Federal-aid
system of highways</header><text>The term <term>Federal-aid system of
highways</term> means a highway system described in section 103 of title 23,
United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id57f54c72-a071-48ae-b8a6-c6b9fc277a44"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Plug-in
electric drive vehicle</header>
<subparagraph id="ida3916df9-ede7-41a2-9d30-e44c42bd144c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>plug-in electric drive vehicle</term> has
the meaning given the term in section 131(a)(5) of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011(a)(5)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0456d74e-d8d7-4397-8fe2-d8330480ca59"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>plug-in electric drive vehicle</term> includes—</text>
<clause id="id1b04b189-96a6-49cf-b042-bd192a6a7bd5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>low speed
plug-in electric drive vehicles that meet the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards described in section 571.500 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations
(or successor regulations); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idf5445479-715c-492d-b393-fac632231d64"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any other
electric drive motor vehicle that can be recharged from an external source of
motive power and that is authorized to travel on the Federal-aid system of
highways.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida3966775-e4e2-439a-9159-3f478e55c8ee"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Prize</header><text>The
term <term>Prize</term> means the Advanced Batteries for Tomorrow Prize
established by section 132.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaf75346f-1605-42fe-a73a-8fce964af389"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide1cefe77-fc5e-44ee-89a5-62b83400a76a"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Task
Force</header><text>The term <term>Task Force</term> means the Plug-in Electric
Drive Vehicle Interagency Task Force established by section 145.</text>
</paragraph></section><part id="id7be3f820-d8b9-4b89-8854-1bbe6e85969a"><enum>I</enum><header>National
plug-In electric drive vehicle deployment program.</header>
<section id="id04ba5c06-045a-47c4-bde5-7ab91fd566cc"><enum>121.</enum><header>National
Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Program</header>
<subsection id="id13a72fba-b58c-4b0f-ba05-f99d6c8209b5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established within the Department of Energy a
national plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment program for the purpose of
assisting in the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ida9074b51-5e38-46f3-a988-a421f1b7a8a1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The
goals of the national program described in subsection (a) include—</text>
<paragraph id="id7c0f1ff6-b1b9-4f9f-ab4a-2981708d6f39"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the reduction
and displacement of petroleum use by accelerating the deployment of plug-in
electric drive vehicles in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbaad73b1-75c8-40fe-8c48-d5b3be8452ea"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the reduction
of greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the deployment of plug-in electric
drive vehicles in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3982c5c4-f936-4a8f-b09c-2ad5f5236e6a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
facilitation of the rapid deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc754242d-d805-4d02-9359-1d422af1f46c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the
achievement of significant market penetrations by plug-in electric drive
vehicles nationally;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id403a6174-8d9b-4142-912b-5db53e49ac15"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the
establishment of models for the rapid deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles nationally, including models for the deployment of residential,
private, and publicly available charging infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8ce9965e-7348-4568-a97a-58b9bbaf2e07"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the increase
of consumer knowledge and acceptance of plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idee0788f9-a26f-4503-b109-f835b1f972c9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the
encouragement of the innovation and investment necessary to achieve mass market
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4cac8b9b-540e-4725-8ea2-8862b32fe912"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the
facilitation of the integration of plug-in electric drive vehicles into
electricity distribution systems and the larger electric grid while maintaining
grid system performance and reliability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id29c17a3c-3b99-4e59-ab44-854d164cbeac"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the provision
of technical assistance to communities across the United States to prepare for
plug-in electric drive vehicles; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1a4b91c4-05bc-4e10-8773-99174de345e0"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the support
of workforce training across the United States relating to plug-in electric
drive vehicles.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfc230f3d-4d84-4cb3-b029-190fc16b3f46"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In
carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id2ca04d85-5dc0-44c6-a967-ec6f2f883b19"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide
technical assistance to State, local, and tribal governments that want to
create deployment programs for plug-in electric drive vehicles in the
communities over which the governments have jurisdiction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7e27125f-ed71-4755-853b-d650ec06c5ee"><enum>(2)</enum><text>perform
national assessments of the potential deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles under section 122;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idea54aab7-b945-45e1-b799-f28405cfc6d0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>synthesize
and disseminate data from the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9eb15d9c-7eca-4724-81ec-4697aec932b5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop best
practices for the successful deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida12a3f0b-a4fe-4545-8226-0a78dca2dd51"><enum>(5)</enum><text>carry out
workforce training under section 124;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6c2dfb76-d70f-408f-9bf8-88cfb0f8b093"><enum>(6)</enum><text>establish the
targeted plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment communities program under
section 126; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf1054c1b-575d-4ce3-9ed3-c762ba837d5f"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in
conjunction with the Task Force, make recommendations to Congress and the
President on methods to reduce the barriers to plug-in electric drive vehicle
deployment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf903b295-0564-4dc7-ae08-8e0508c62d43"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act and biennially
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the progress made in implementing the national program
described in subsection (a) that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="id5e5d4680-4452-4b60-8345-0bd4ab361441"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description
of the progress made by—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida351dfc9-b24b-4ebe-9a7c-a328d84643be"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the technical
assistance program under section 123; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31aaa574-46d9-4890-a81a-d4dd968ba873"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the workforce
training program under section 124; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2a724ae8-b84a-4d34-8e8c-7928eaf7ac57"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any updated
recommendations of the Secretary for changes in Federal programs to promote the
purposes of this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1f0d4f0d-6b57-43ac-b6b9-c41e5df0378a"><enum>(e)</enum><header>National
information clearinghouse</header><text>The Secretary shall make available to
the public, in a timely manner, information regarding—</text>
<paragraph id="id9c9d496e-9278-4a2b-8897-4fe24ca9fcbc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the cost,
performance, usage data, and technical data regarding plug-in electric drive
vehicles and associated infrastructure, including information from the
deployment communities established under section 126; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc7ade813-255d-4153-8ae7-6ff7cf6ad3b4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any other
educational information that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf8a4498a-4d86-4353-a21e-8cb61e95313f"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization
of Appropriations</header><text>For the period of fiscal years 2011 through
2016, there are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 to carry out
sections 121 through 123.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idad4af682-1b01-4c53-93d3-f70a69685261"><enum>122.</enum><header>National
assessment and plan</header>
<subsection id="idefff23c1-84a9-4251-be83-f2bb9f190dae"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall carry out a national assessment and develop a
national plan for plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment that
includes—</text>
<paragraph id="id282991a1-85db-4c0d-9ed8-9a65d04c8e30"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assessment
of the maximum feasible deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles by 2020
and 2030;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id60acda1e-8ccd-4667-964a-bf2b54f7ac68"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
establishment of national goals for market penetration of plug-in electric
drive vehicles by 2020 and 2030;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd4cdea1f-ef52-4204-9f47-9aa0aa9855c3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a plan for
integrating the successes and barriers to deployment identified by the
deployment communities program established under section 126 to prepare
communities across the Nation for the rapid deployment of plug-in electric
drive vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id47e942ae-e846-4fbe-9645-dbe3fc7b0f33"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a plan for
providing technical assistance to communities across the United States to
prepare for plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id775ebda3-de14-4e45-856b-fce0c0a53c96"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a plan for
quantifying the reduction in petroleum consumption and the net impact on
greenhouse gas emissions due to the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd682c956-6746-4b53-94a7-d624a4a3a3df"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in
consultation with the Task Force, any recommendations to the President and to
Congress for changes in Federal programs (including laws, regulations, and
guidelines)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1982eca2-7a15-43d3-95e2-8d167fa24df2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to better
promote the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad4291de-2135-48c6-9bdc-af793c3ef23c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to reduce
barriers to the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3cb4bc9f-9fdd-49d7-8fba-3c7498139670"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of development of the plan described in
subsection (a), and not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the
Secretary shall use market data and information from the targeted plug-in
electric drive vehicle deployment communities program established under section
126 and other relevant data to update the plan to reflect real world market
conditions.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id1a08b2f4-7dcf-47c8-bf9d-cafcda60c2c6"><enum>123.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<subsection id="ide7535c07-9c80-455e-b113-69f567370f39"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical
assistance to State, local, and tribal governments</header>
<paragraph id="id3251ca54-6237-494e-8f3c-5c8e9bae4102"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary shall
provide, at the request of the Governor, Mayor, county executive, or the
designee of such an official, technical assistance to State, local, and tribal
governments to assist with the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd3bca5ae-bb85-44dc-940d-2aec004f3697"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
technical assistance described in paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id04541d2f-1bcc-4eca-a122-f278d5f8c36c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>training on
codes and standards for building and safety inspectors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69fd614f-b15b-4b0f-b01d-45113a11fa62"><enum>(B)</enum><text>training on
best practices for expediting permits and inspections;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9ea1c92b-1248-4fb6-a873-5f9d163239ad"><enum>(C)</enum><text>education and
outreach on frequently asked questions relating to the various types of plug-in
electric drive vehicles and associated infrastructure, battery technology, and
disposal; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6d600bfb-d75c-4d3d-8a5b-537fd791ead6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the
dissemination of information regarding best practices for the deployment of
plug-in electric drive vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0af9762a-386d-4324-8202-3c3da014473e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
providing technical assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall give
priority to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id92555b14-4e06-430e-a02d-9c996a50d0b7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>communities
that have established public and private partnerships, including partnerships
comprised of—</text>
<clause id="id1bed3cc6-18c9-496d-80db-bcf1b8e62b92"><enum>(i)</enum><text>elected and
appointed officials from each of the participating State, local, and tribal
governments;</text>
</clause><clause id="idf0b0e337-0fcb-485c-aa2c-7d6f6cd75299"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>relevant
generators and distributors of electricity;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2c571e98-849d-4fa8-a94a-ccffd1b5b763"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>public
utility commissions;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3fb945ae-4493-43b2-932b-464c730295d9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>departments
of public works and transportation;</text>
</clause><clause id="id80e0fbd8-ce76-4516-b7bd-7a0f8290bc1a"><enum>(v)</enum><text>owners and
operators of property that will be essential to the deployment of a sufficient
level of publicly available charging infrastructure (including privately owned
parking lots or structures and commercial entities with public access
locations);</text>
</clause><clause id="id48274637-1065-4332-b95b-6c59669002d8"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>plug-in
electric drive vehicle manufacturers or retailers;</text>
</clause><clause id="idd4bc4df6-f5da-419f-b566-027a319187c0"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>third-party
providers of charging infrastructure or services;</text>
</clause><clause id="id827ccc11-e9c2-455b-8127-2c044dc13e2a"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>owners of
any major fleet that will participate in the program;</text>
</clause><clause id="id04ce2548-7fca-401f-b248-f617adc75648"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>as
appropriate, owners and operators of regional electric power distribution and
transmission facilities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id514cf269-6d05-46ee-b40b-fe05807f3ca1"><enum>(x)</enum><text>other
existing community coalitions recognized by the Department of Energy;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcb8698f8-23bb-4a75-8244-cf5bbe12082d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>communities
that, as determined by the Secretary, have best demonstrated that the public is
likely to embrace plug-in electric drive vehicles, giving particular
consideration to communities that—</text>
<clause id="id5564167A37B347C190D272922D736535"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have documented
waiting lists to purchase plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</clause><clause id="id9E64C1C3839E41178265253D95A8957C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have developed
projections of the quantity of plug-in electric drive vehicles supplied to
dealers; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idB222C0458AED43B5AB7347D0E752C65B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>have assessed
the quantity of charging infrastructure installed or for which permits have
been issued;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id930c6817-2967-4efd-8c38-9dbd039896d4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>communities
that have shown a commitment to serving diverse consumer charging
infrastructure needs, including the charging infrastructure needs for single-
and multi-family housing and public and privately owned commercial
infrastructure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38a64bf5-999f-48b5-bfee-23e8ad45603c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>communities
that have established regulatory and educational efforts to facilitate consumer
acceptance of plug-in electric drive vehicles, including by—</text>
<clause id="idce7a75bf-117b-496c-80d8-95bfe7b9d177"><enum>(i)</enum><text>adopting (or
being in the process of adopting) streamlined permitting and inspections
processes for residential charging infrastructure; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id36cf01f0-7b37-472e-a9cb-62d9f3ecb9a5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing
customer informational resources, including providing plug-in electric drive
information on community or other Web sites.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id80eb882c-e60c-4df7-a461-e7ad668a2b5c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Best
practices</header><text>The Secretary shall collect and disseminate information
to State, local, and tribal governments creating plans to deploy plug-in
electric drive vehicles on best practices (including codes and standards) that
uses data from—</text>
<subparagraph id="id98bb9479-adde-4256-a320-820243c2c5eb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the program
established by section 126;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id191538b9-6556-4925-b562-520d8151c77f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
activities carried out by the Task Force; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3D4DAB60B92E46E8A649925F76739ACE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>existing academic
and industry studies of the factors that contribute to the successful
deployment of new technologies, particularly studies relating to alternative
fueled vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2ea05a96-1332-4224-8b79-054a874f60c8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<subparagraph id="idadba12ae-c93e-47a3-82bc-cfbb8f5baf39"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program to provide grants
to State, local, and tribal governments or to partnerships of government and
private entities to assist the governments and partnerships—</text>
<clause id="id221df0f5-7c45-4f8c-9853-1cf27a8cbd64"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in preparing
a community deployment plan under section 126; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id56b839bd-3ac5-4415-b5ef-c7cf551362c1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in preparing
and implementing programs that support the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbea3bdce-82c8-425e-98c4-0abe23a3e4c2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application</header><text>A
State, local, or tribal government that seeks to receive a grant under this
paragraph shall submit to the Secretary an application for the grant at such
time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary may
prescribe.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8636d57f-44c3-4457-b614-0bb24ac6b54b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>A State, local, or tribal government receiving a grant
under this paragraph shall use the funds—</text>
<clause id="id32c00b17-04f8-4cd1-9af4-71d554d6b7b3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to develop a
community deployment plan that shall be submitted to the next available
competition under section 126; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id645c9ecf-a06e-4ff8-8096-75a03743d921"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to carry out
activities that encourage the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles
including—</text>
<subclause id="idd0a260f8-93cb-444f-a8f7-ced7900b40a9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>planning for
and installing charging infrastructure, particularly to develop and demonstrate
diverse and cost-effective planning, installation, and operations options for
deployment of single family and multifamily residential, workplace, and
publicly available charging infrastructure;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idf794e848-faa6-4c53-a6cf-58c7355d0f2f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>updating
building, zoning, or parking codes and permitting or inspection
processes;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ide009f014-a69b-4f4c-86f2-be260b86b555"><enum>(III)</enum><text>workforce
training, including the training of permitting officials;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id54765648-5905-4db0-850b-fd71827e2f2b"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>public
education described in the proposed marketing plan;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idf7b60feb-2b72-4336-bb79-a44a5612deda"><enum>(V)</enum><text>shifting
State, local, or tribal government fleets to plug-in electric drive vehicles,
at a rate in excess of the existing alternative fueled fleet vehicles
acquisition requirements for Federal fleets under section 303(b)(1)(D) of the
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(b)(1)(D)); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9cdf5f44-5310-4c7e-9335-c50689151680"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>any other
activities, as determined to be necessary by the Secretary.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id650E43AD6855484C9FA2BDD672B66CF3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
Secretary shall develop and publish criteria for the selection of technical
assistance grants, including requirements for the submission of applications
under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBBD24F7BF3374D71B47627D0AD83DD27"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as are necessary to carry out this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id81488519-bc4f-4981-a1a1-1a8e0a32baf1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Updating
model building codes, permitting and inspection processes, and zoning or
parking rules</header>
<paragraph id="id500aea8f-29f4-4e0b-ad0d-3c9311d61052"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, the International Code Council,
and any other organizations that the Secretary determines to be appropriate,
shall develop and publish guidance for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9f115671-77db-4778-a923-54962e5ceb9f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>model
building codes for the inclusion of separate circuits for charging
infrastructure, as appropriate, in new construction and major renovations of
private residences, buildings, or other structures that could provide publicly
available charging infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50afe647-2fb8-4302-9236-c105f7ba49a5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>model
construction permitting or inspection processes that allow for the expedited
installation of charging infrastructure for purchasers of plug-in electric
drive vehicles (including a permitting process that allows a vehicle purchaser
to have charging infrastructure installed not later than 1 week after a
request); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6487efa4-2590-4384-9af3-7257b7220c4d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>model zoning,
parking rules, or other local ordinances that—</text>
<clause id="id8650de89-6ff2-4753-bd7a-ee2ff8304610"><enum>(i)</enum><text>facilitate
the installation of publicly available charging infrastructure, including
commercial entities that provide public access to infrastructure; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id694808a7-2d73-4eb4-8843-ce6d632287d4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>allow for
access to publicly available charging infrastructure.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfa1915dc-856e-4f85-841e-5208a8aba8c8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Optional
adoption</header><text>An applicant for selection for technical assistance
under this section or as a deployment community under section 126 shall not be
required to use the model building codes, permitting and inspection processes,
or zoning, parking rules, or other ordinances included in the report under
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2149597e-bb90-441b-af9d-445ba5f3322c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Smart grid
integration</header><text>In developing the model codes or ordinances described
in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider smart grid integration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id6dff84d7-edf3-4cf9-bf7a-c9b3baf3caa8"><enum>124.</enum><header>Workforce
training</header>
<subsection id="id453afa37-4fdb-49b1-af0d-cdbb13bc391c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Maintenance
and support</header>
<paragraph id="id83302a9a-43a7-4590-bde9-c46bfffb9a62"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Committee and the
Task Force, shall award grants to institutions of higher education and other
qualified training and education institutions for the establishment of programs
to provide training and education for vocational workforce development through
centers of excellence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd9108f22-1a93-45ff-bee3-afe7c6fd1193"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>Training
funded under this subsection shall be intended to ensure that the workforce has
the necessary skills needed to work on and maintain plug-in electric drive
vehicles and the infrastructure required to support plug-in electric drive
vehicles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc25f0d8f-b559-479f-bf47-756bb09478c5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>Training
funded under this subsection shall include training for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida9fd7ec5-97fd-4cbf-bae7-1575bcc98cdf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>first
responders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50843c4e-6017-4d7f-9ac8-74b5d157d749"><enum>(B)</enum><text>electricians
and contractors who will be installing infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfc011877-012b-4576-a3e5-3f2226eae411"><enum>(C)</enum><text>engineers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2af453c-590c-47b3-a38d-bea719b64075"><enum>(D)</enum><text>code
inspection officials; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7663bda8-891c-40ad-a882-cd4e1f6d2580"><enum>(E)</enum><text>dealers and
mechanics.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id988e5a79-94bc-459e-8aeb-d80691e05a0b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Design</header><text>The
Secretary shall award grants to institutions of higher education and other
qualified training and education institutions for the establishment of programs
to provide training and education in designing plug-in electric drive vehicles
and associated components and infrastructure to ensure that the United States
can lead the world in this field.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id19944615-11b0-45f8-8488-59dd743c2ac4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated
$150,000,000 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ida6fac3ff-daa7-43f6-b385-572f42c0b150"><enum>125.</enum><header>Federal
fleets</header>
<subsection id="id24c6eda8-9274-4637-a230-ee430f345f83"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Electricity consumed by Federal agencies to fuel plug-in
electric drive vehicles—</text>
<paragraph id="id918dfc3a-23f7-48ae-aafd-91adcbad145e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is an
alternative fuel (as defined in section 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992
(42 U.S.C. 13218)); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7da749cf-a206-46c3-8efb-709263c6ceb3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be
accounted for under Federal fleet management reporting requirements, not under
Federal building management reporting requirements.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idda908fd3-c2ba-4aab-8c2d-688d8cffd931"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessment
and report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act and every 3 years thereafter, the Federal Energy Management Program
and the General Services Administration, in consultation with the Task Force,
shall complete an assessment of Federal Government fleets, including the Postal
Service and the Department of Defense, and submit a report to Congress that
describes—</text>
<paragraph id="id57c85842-d7dd-4dba-a322-be4cbee3ee48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for each
Federal agency, which types of vehicles the agency uses that would or would not
be suitable for near-term and medium-term conversion to plug-in electric drive
vehicles, taking into account the types of vehicles for which plug-in electric
drive vehicles could provide comparable functionality and lifecycle
costs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf7780706-4c58-4ce5-b22d-92eaa5f725a4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>how many
plug-in electric drive vehicles could be deployed by the Federal Government in
5 years and in 10 years, assuming that plug-in electric drive vehicles are
available and are purchased when new vehicles are needed or existing vehicles
are replaced;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id64e37dac-bada-4359-bf15-a5df54eb20fb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the estimated
cost to the Federal Government for vehicle purchases under paragraph (2);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id58c65061-15bd-45dc-835b-14958374a39d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description
of any updates to the assessment based on new market data.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id92dcd9f1-2e10-4079-bc04-431521cbac46"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inventory
and data collection</header>
<paragraph id="id51191e31-c202-4f48-8f29-4765c977e6c0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out the assessment and report under
subsection (b), the Federal Energy Management Program, in consultation with the
General Services Administration, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idde56193d-5107-4993-82a9-efbf39ac439a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop an
information request for each agency that operates a fleet of at least 20 motor
vehicles; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2c68e75f-f5a6-4020-b28c-1db7cb6096a7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish
guidelines for each agency to use in developing a plan to deploy plug-in
electric drive vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida67fde87-7678-4b49-a545-a3c038f20e58"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agency
responses</header><text>Each agency that operates a fleet of at least 20 motor
vehicles shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9ef0ea99-496a-461f-8843-10865c4fac1c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collect
information on the vehicle fleet of the agency in response to the information
request described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida643b00e-9799-43c9-8b58-19a9b75e8f29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop a
plan to deploy plug-in electric drive vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id724f1b3b-c7cf-4cb7-a8fc-685555f76e80"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Analysis of
responses</header><text>The Federal Energy Management Program shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id84c45720-aebe-4b14-96c8-ee15f5554d47"><enum>(A)</enum><text>analyze the
information submitted by each agency under paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb18fdc35-7c36-44ea-ac77-dbe7f93018a0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>approve or
suggest amendments to the plan of each agency to ensure that the plan is
consistent with the goals and requirements of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25bdd53b-99ee-4253-8041-27d13df8df03"><enum>(C)</enum><text>submit a plan
to Congress and the General Services Administration to be used in developing
the pilot program described in subsection (e).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9a14f1c0-8b98-4b39-8b46-4e7909974b5d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Budget
request</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each agency of the
Federal Government shall include plug-in electric drive vehicle purchases
identified in the report under subsection (b) in the budget of the agency to be
included in the budget of the United States Government submitted by the
President under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id67fc05f2-706c-46cc-9670-8815b7c7a819"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Pilot
program To deploy plug-In electric drive vehicles in the Federal fleet</header>
<paragraph id="id4c3cacc2-6c0d-4cd7-a5a0-de972ab374e2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator of General Services shall acquire
plug-in electric drive vehicles and the requisite charging infrastructure to be
deployed in a range of locations in Federal Government fleets, which may
include the United States Postal Service and the Department of Defense, during
the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide1252d23-7286-4fa2-aed1-cfdc3e95358a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Data
collection</header><text>The Administrator of General Services shall collect
data regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7ca3768e-eee0-4a80-8607-5536e95b99b4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the cost,
performance, and use of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal
fleet;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76c17353-54f3-406c-88e5-866f286dd4f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
deployment and integration of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal
fleet; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide6f4d356-c092-4a1b-97ce-a65044289bd7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the
contribution of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal fleet toward
reducing the use of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5db17553-6c03-4502-9140-4d0a135ea3e5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
of General Services shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb5ae3554-ca4e-4bf5-97f6-89bc696e99ae"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describes the
status of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal fleet; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddbd8e414-3ebc-46d7-a529-f437ffc38a1f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes an
analysis of the data collected under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id74baf383-7580-4b3b-b022-8c94c791e756"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public web
site</header><text>The Federal Energy Management Program shall maintain and
regularly update a publicly available Web site that provides information on the
status of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal fleet.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3593010c-58e9-43a0-8bb2-45fef15e0a20"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Acquisition
priority</header><text>Section 507(g) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 13257(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C229E7D45604C33AB640ADD4D955A5C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idFCFDCD469D23479FA5C63A94F9FBDFF1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize the acquisition
of 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)) over nonelectric
alternative fueled
vehicles.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDEF7061BFA12499CBF88BD18485E499A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated for the Federal Government to pay for incremental
costs to purchase or lease plug-in electric drive vehicles and the requisite
charging infrastructure for Federal fleets $25,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id232501d7-d7e9-4209-ba3d-5a11e357686e"><enum>126.</enum><header>Targeted
Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Communities Program</header>
<subsection id="id7d59982b-d6af-45fc-b26f-d7f9136dae84"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="idfc0fc6b2-340b-4201-b703-7d808d9c285e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established within the national plug-in electric
drive deployment program established under section 121 a targeted plug-in
electric drive vehicle deployment communities program (referred to in this
section as the <quote>Program</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idee46b580-f8b0-4fdb-98c8-be17a515507c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Existing
activities</header><text>In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall
coordinate and supplement, not supplant, any ongoing plug-in electric drive
deployment activities under section 131 of the Energy Independence and Security
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5D220988B53C4B648A3F3CA55883FD2D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Phase
1</header>
<subparagraph id="id6d0f8481-876e-430e-9440-1be2a6dd4679"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a competitive process to
select phase 1 deployment communities for the Program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e7fa4f3-43bf-4c63-b309-472c0c493b41"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>In selecting participants for the Program under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall only consider applications submitted by
State, tribal, or local government entities (or groups of State, tribal, or
local government entities).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idccbae0f5-8ccb-4530-9e5d-32eab838ade3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and not later than 1
year after the date on which any subsequent amounts are appropriated for the
Program, the Secretary shall select the phase 1 deployment communities under
this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5befec5e-1346-48ae-8765-359c8bfe6fb1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>Phase
1 of the Program shall be carried out for a 3-year period beginning on the date
funding under this subtitle is first provided to the deployment
community.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb2cb11e2-f414-4f31-9573-abc00c275640"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Phase
2</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that analyzes the lessons
learned in phase I and, if, based on the phase I analysis, the Secretary
determines that a phase II program is warranted, makes recommendations and
describes a plan for phase II, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id17782d12-4df0-46f7-89a4-209d42221b2f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recommendations
regarding—</text>
<clause id="id1547ff11-5dfb-45a3-aed6-f876bf8d3934"><enum>(i)</enum><text>options for
the number of additional deployment communities that should be selected;</text>
</clause><clause id="id20cdec06-ccd4-440c-af9b-8200ed466eea"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the manner
in which criteria for selection should be updated;</text>
</clause><clause id="id0fe8c52a-4e0f-489c-940d-a4f64f34bb1b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the manner
in which incentive structures for phase 2 deployment should be changed;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id5e41edf6-127d-4386-9f18-fa4f5989e007"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>whether
other forms of onboard energy storage for electric drive vehicles, such as fuel
cells, should be included in phase 2; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1db23df7-2552-431a-b8fc-12ffa0867d8f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a request for
appropriations to implement phase 2 of the Program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc4bc6d61-9cb8-48ea-97a5-6aef686cbdae"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The
goals of the Program are—</text>
<paragraph id="idccd538fa-b229-463a-bfcd-dbbdec080ac7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to facilitate
the rapid deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id028c1d0b-34ba-44da-9188-7efe21b246c5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
deployment of 400,000 plug-in electric drive vehicles in phase 1 in the
deployment communities selected under paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id53268786-8acf-41e3-b855-b3809f8d35ea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the near-term
achievement of significant market penetration in deployment communities;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95836538-a664-41f5-aeda-6219e239129e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>supporting
the achievement of significant market penetration nationally;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbbdfbc95-c1e9-42bf-9c65-94cf3a8a9889"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to establish
models for the rapid deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles nationally,
including for the deployment of single-family and multifamily residential,
workplace, and publicly available charging infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6829ee22-bf34-4de2-bb36-8cf0aab1773b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to increase
consumer knowledge and acceptance of, and exposure to, plug-in electric drive
vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1083d944-2f60-418f-bed9-c51835a9d3c8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to encourage
the innovation and investment necessary to achieve mass market deployment of
plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2deb29d0-afe7-4246-a556-0f339805e35a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to
demonstrate the integration of plug-in electric drive vehicles into electricity
distribution systems and the larger electric grid while maintaining or
improving grid system performance and reliability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb20f1647-d4ca-49fc-92bd-3e7a96068381"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to
demonstrate protocols and communication standards that facilitate vehicle
integration into the grid and provide seamless charging for consumers traveling
through multiple utility distribution systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id506eae69-030a-4a5f-b762-012c9a1dbc65"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to
investigate differences among deployment communities and to develop best
practices for implementing vehicle electrification in various communities,
including best practices for planning for and facilitating the construction of
residential, workplace, and publicly available infrastructure to support
plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb7ebf3c2-ace7-4b45-9fd3-b20ec174608d"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to collect
comprehensive data on the purchase and use of plug-in electric drive vehicles,
including charging profile data at unit and aggregate levels, to inform best
practices for rapidly deploying plug-in electric drive vehicles in other
locations, including for the installation of charging infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf5913684-32bc-4a72-b7a3-e795e1b75f97"><enum>(9)</enum><text>to reduce and
displace petroleum use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id52C1F46E9768444E87D8F60562022D1C"><enum>(10)</enum><text>to increase
domestic manufacturing capacity and commercialization in a manner that will
establish the United States as a world leader in plug-in electric drive vehicle
technologies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1c8f5321-a7f0-414d-9026-99ba7ea81416"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Phase 1
deployment community selection criteria</header>
<paragraph id="iddb91e598-6fe6-47f8-bd16-2df32afbf933"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, that selected deployment communities in phase 1 serve as models of
deployment for various communities across the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3a6396c9-1819-4302-82b4-91a51b555b67"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>In
selecting communities under this section, the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd838c586-cb61-4118-8505-17439e33fff3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall ensure,
to the maximum extent practicable, that—</text>
<clause id="id322378eb-4f73-4b04-873f-f957490015fc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
combination of selected communities is diverse in population density,
demographics, urban and suburban composition, typical commuting patterns,
climate, and type of utility (including investor-owned, publicly owned,
cooperatively owned, distribution-only, and vertically integrated
utilities);</text>
</clause><clause id="idf9948ca5-caa9-4da4-9a25-f295918dd1f1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
combination of selected communities is diverse in geographic distribution, and
at least 1 deployment community is located in each Petroleum Administration for
Defense District;</text>
</clause><clause id="idff1b8e25-2219-4f81-8742-51b4551e6130"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>at least 1
community selected has a population of less than 125,000;</text>
</clause><clause id="idba79837d-040c-40f7-8ec0-f11641686d6a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>grants are
of a sufficient amount such that each deployment community will achieve
significant market penetration; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id58754ff1-f012-4437-924f-0ba2cebfeb3f"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
deployment communities are representative of other communities across the
United States;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idea7287b8-33dd-48e7-97ae-3ed98420bc47"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is encouraged
to select a combination of deployment communities that includes multiple models
or approaches for deploying plug-in electric drive vehicles that the Secretary
believes are reasonably likely to be effective, including multiple approaches
to the deployment of charging infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc1185e9d-628c-48be-bf66-734b4f737bea"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in addition
to the criteria described in subparagraph (A), may give preference to
applicants proposing a greater non-Federal cost share; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04837FEC3E1547C68D21FA2185EFBCA5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>when considering
deployment community plans, shall take into account previous Department of
Energy and other Federal investments to ensure that the maximum domestic
benefit from Federal investments is realized.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf93376ac-4a54-4312-a7d5-c6e4ff327918"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria</header>
<subparagraph id="id59f49532-dc5c-4d62-a07f-18aa082ee325"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, and not later than 90 days after the date on which any subsequent
amounts are appropriated for the Program, the Secretary shall publish criteria
for the selection of deployment communities that include requirements that
applications be submitted by a State, tribal, or local government entity (or
groups of State, tribal, or local government entities).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idda01e1f8-5dad-4da0-b541-234964477870"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application
requirements</header><text>The criteria published by the Secretary under
subparagraph (A) shall include application requirements that, at a minimum,
include—</text>
<clause id="idcb2782ac-85af-4c9b-9bbe-46ec34e9c6c8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>goals
for—</text>
<subclause id="id6df26676-315f-48b3-bb0b-539f10075e1a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of
plug-in electric drive vehicles to be deployed in the community;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idf8e4df0d-4d91-40a5-b14f-3977f37b501b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the expected
percentage of light-duty vehicle sales that would be sales of plug-in electric
drive vehicles; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idf16bf407-c343-4aa1-93e7-9bb08e4188aa"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the
adoption of plug-in electric drive vehicles (including medium- or heavy-duty
vehicles) in private and public fleets during the 3-year duration of the
Program;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id4694a1b9-3c56-4079-9eb2-3cf5d9b8d6ea"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>data that
demonstrate that—</text>
<subclause id="idf43bcf0f-d650-4521-a486-f998f1a8247f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the public is
likely to embrace plug-in electric drive vehicles, which may include—</text>
<item id="idB1A336A4E7C24D6BBC52CBCADBEAAB9E"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
quantity of plug-in electric drive vehicles purchased;</text>
</item><item id="idA71A75F80BB84CA182CA6E80863C30BA"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
number of individuals on a waiting list to purchase a plug-in electric drive
vehicle;</text>
</item><item id="id3FCE8C87161C43D09159DD8330128172"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>projections of
the quantity of plug-in electric drive vehicles supplied to dealers; and</text>
</item><item id="idC43DB260601C45C58C550EFBC581F702"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>any
assessment of the quantity of charging infrastructure installed or for which
permits have been issued; and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="id9a27829f-940d-4473-af40-9ac9b31e41af"><enum>(II)</enum><text>automobile
manufacturers and dealers will be able to provide and service the targeted
number of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the community for the duration of
the program;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id8ee5664c-689f-4d6d-9bac-173bd93d96fb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>clearly
defined geographic boundaries of the proposed deployment area;</text>
</clause><clause id="id82b434c8-152b-4f6e-9125-cffcc23670ae"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a community
deployment plan for the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles, charging
infrastructure, and services in the deployment community;</text>
</clause><clause id="id891d425d-8fe2-4cda-80c5-3afad0e61962"><enum>(v)</enum><text>assurances
that a majority of the vehicle deployments anticipated in the plan will be
personal vehicles authorized to travel on the United States Federal-aid system
of highways, and secondarily, private or public sector plug-in electric drive
fleet vehicles, but may also include—</text>
<subclause id="id7dc568a6-ce95-4e4a-be7a-70d406217987"><enum>(I)</enum><text>medium- and
heavy-duty plug-in hybrid vehicles;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id22812a3f-ff5d-46de-9aea-d6157ddc7001"><enum>(II)</enum><text>low speed
plug-in electric drive vehicles that meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards described in section 571.500 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id575c6814-3fc0-42b0-8536-5f6e1218d076"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any other
plug-in electric drive vehicle authorized to travel on the United States
Federal-aid system of highways; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id93e63dce-38df-46c0-bbf8-391e18c6fcb9"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any other
merit-based criteria, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf3e335d7-2c17-4ec8-a9ad-4d2dee1d0e01"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Community
deployment plans</header><text>Plans for the deployment of plug-in electric
drive vehicles shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3d1ed800-d961-46df-800e-76be7138cf79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a proposed
level of cost sharing in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(C);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id275b4028-3087-43cc-ae32-83625f64853c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>documentation
demonstrating a substantial partnership with relevant stakeholders,
including—</text>
<clause id="id21079d6f-5b74-4806-b8ef-fc558a584888"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a list of
stakeholders that includes—</text>
<subclause id="id1ef3f423-6fe2-472f-9a9f-5929c7636430"><enum>(I)</enum><text>elected and
appointed officials from each of the participating State, local, and tribal
governments;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id69f8bcec-30a7-48f8-8cfb-8955c67c6a10"><enum>(II)</enum><text>all relevant
generators and distributors of electricity;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id53f2b59b-6094-4950-bdf9-bcfb65be0569"><enum>(III)</enum><text>State
utility regulatory authorities;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id43e97e84-2fb6-4387-9890-034a4eca3c0c"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>departments
of public works and transportation;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id276b7083-31c9-4268-b83f-cb5ecc13d0c0"><enum>(V)</enum><text>owners and
operators of property that will be essential to the deployment of a sufficient
level of publicly available charging infrastructure (including privately owned
parking lots or structures and commercial entities with public access
locations);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idbd0aa8fb-5e8b-4cea-b732-302d1f7ade05"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>plug-in
electric drive vehicle manufacturers or retailers;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ida5ac01e6-a42d-400d-a72e-52e82d8e7e26"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>third-party
providers of residential, workplace, private, and publicly available charging
infrastructure or services;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idb0b4f4f8-8e1f-44e0-bdc6-72eb83a0866b"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>owners of
any major fleet that will participate in the program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id80739f1f-96d1-45b8-8641-6967e45e4563"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>as
appropriate, owners and operators of regional electric power distribution and
transmission facilities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idb7dc8b71-a886-4e51-8122-f83e8b0688bd"><enum>(X)</enum><text>as
appropriate, other existing community coalitions recognized by the Department
of Energy;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idd2f167e2-3cf9-429a-94e4-f3326efacc07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>evidence of
the commitment of the stakeholders to participate in the partnership;</text>
</clause><clause id="id983d9477-f086-4d77-9358-1f12cb97073b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a clear
description of the role and responsibilities of each stakeholder; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idf76e8265-fedb-4637-8e9b-ef3d2f8e767b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a plan for
continuing the engagement and participation of the stakeholders, as
appropriate, throughout the implementation of the deployment plan;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89c74d7c-5679-47c4-979e-5a6c8c501ccd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description
of the number of plug-in electric drive vehicles anticipated to be plug-in
electric drive personal vehicles and the number of plug-in electric drive
vehicles anticipated to be privately owned fleet or public fleet
vehicles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id681b723a-23cd-4ce6-9360-1e8c10c4e3f3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a plan for
deploying residential, workplace, private, and publicly available charging
infrastructure, including—</text>
<clause id="id67a097f4-3328-4eba-a9e9-c238497af311"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an assessment
of the number of consumers who will have access to private residential charging
infrastructure in single-family or multifamily residences;</text>
</clause><clause id="id4e5aa357-6ea2-4f37-b588-2330c616bcb3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>options for
accommodating plug-in electric drive vehicle owners who are not able to charge
vehicles at their place of residence;</text>
</clause><clause id="id33942a72-8cde-4260-85cf-5712448690ee"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an
assessment of the number of consumers who will have access to workplace
charging infrastructure;</text>
</clause><clause id="idFC62564DB011454FBF7D990B181475FF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
plan for ensuring that the charging infrastructure or plug-in electric drive
vehicle be able to send and receive the information needed to interact with the
grid and be compatible with smart grid technologies to the extent
feasible;</text>
</clause><clause id="id65600dc4-6728-4fce-990e-410b9593b960"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an estimate
of the number and dispersion of publicly and privately owned charging stations
that will be publicly or commercially available;</text>
</clause><clause id="id93abaed2-8415-4d26-9aef-5291cb38ec94"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>an estimate
of the quantity of charging infrastructure that will be privately funded or
located on private property; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id5aac4ee6-2f1c-4954-883f-4268a7643997"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a
description of equipment to be deployed, including assurances that, to the
maximum extent practicable, equipment to be deployed will meet open,
nonproprietary standards for connecting to plug-in electric drive vehicles that
are either—</text>
<subclause id="id8ce582df-896b-4b72-8f52-59d63fab0816"><enum>(I)</enum><text>commonly
accepted by industry at the time the equipment is being acquired; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idee71d6d1-92f6-4bb1-ba90-a15b893c102a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>meet the
standards developed by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology under section 1305 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007 (42 U.S.C. 17385);</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf5bece91-7712-4f56-b644-4f3cb40dcdc5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a plan for
effective marketing of and consumer education relating to plug-in electric
drive vehicles, charging services, and infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id766a773b-8bde-4eb7-b8ca-9f2be75a2fcd"><enum>(F)</enum><text>descriptions
of updated building codes (or a plan to update building codes before or during
the grant period) to include charging infrastructure or dedicated circuits for
charging infrastructure, as appropriate, in new construction and major
renovations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2f87ee62-636e-4a56-b9ba-39d91d0e3b93"><enum>(G)</enum><text>descriptions
of updated construction permitting or inspection processes (or a plan to update
construction permitting or inspection processes) to allow for expedited
installation of charging infrastructure for purchasers of plug-in electric
drive vehicles, including a permitting process that allows a vehicle purchaser
to have charging infrastructure installed in a timely manner;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2c115a97-8a9d-49bf-87f6-7910f5c460ee"><enum>(H)</enum><text>descriptions
of updated zoning, parking rules, or other local ordinances as are necessary to
facilitate the installation of publicly available charging infrastructure and
to allow for access to publicly available charging infrastructure, as
appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5fad2ae9-7f57-4393-81a3-52805b47891e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a plan to
ensure that each resident in a deployment community who purchases and registers
a new plug-in electric drive vehicle throughout the duration of the deployment
community receives, in addition to any Federal incentives, consumer benefits
that may include—</text>
<clause id="idda8d093e-c7e8-4365-ae25-255cad211317"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a rebate of
part of the purchase price of the vehicle;</text>
</clause><clause id="idfea8c17e-ce2a-4985-b2a1-78c35ff40669"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reductions
in sales taxes or registration fees;</text>
</clause><clause id="id4174dcb9-27d4-4006-87e6-fe920084952a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>rebates or
reductions in the costs of permitting, purchasing, or installing home plug-in
electric drive vehicle charging infrastructure; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id49d4a992-268c-4bcd-bf67-6cd2df6a4a55"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>rebates or
reductions in State or local toll road access charges;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id876217ee-c092-45bd-be92-1ee3db0e9364"><enum>(J)</enum><text>additional
consumer benefits, such as preferred parking spaces or single-rider access to
high-occupancy vehicle lanes for plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8d408420-b17d-4e9f-9026-7d3c38f2031b"><enum>(K)</enum><text>a proposed
plan for making necessary utility and grid upgrades, including economically
sound and cybersecure information technology upgrades and employee training,
and a plan for recovering the cost of the upgrades;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5c7dfecc-52e3-43ac-8b19-7b4b2dd7fa02"><enum>(L)</enum><text>a description
of utility, grid operator, or third-party charging service provider, policies
and plans for accommodating the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles,
including—</text>
<clause id="id195bfa0f-b913-408f-bf32-2e300ae0ffd6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>rate
structures or provisions and billing protocols for the charging of plug-in
electric drive vehicles;</text>
</clause><clause id="ide97e587a-ae21-43f3-9110-12d715c851c9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>analysis of
potential impacts to the grid;</text>
</clause><clause id="id75a7b82c-27f6-42d4-8b2f-e6be07259f8c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>plans for
using information technology or third-party aggregators—</text>
<subclause id="id6D7EE4E35A41414BB89CBA9738A3B468"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to minimize the
effects of charging on peak loads;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idD9096B0EE9BB418B8CA7E220C2311EB2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to enhance
reliability; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9523F5B242054D86A540D469969BFBD7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to provide
other grid benefits;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id133e1bfd-ef93-4f71-9fdd-e92935ee4935"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>plans for
working with smart grid technologies or third-party aggregators for the
purposes of smart charging and for allowing 2-way communication;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb6fbbf99-865d-4011-b2c2-33269e012d81"><enum>(M)</enum><text>a deployment
timeline;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5dbf5f56-c5eb-4dbb-92e5-4fe55b4e9d16"><enum>(N)</enum><text>a plan for
monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the plan, including metrics for
assessing the success of the deployment and an approach to updating the plan,
as appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6a244e95-c417-484b-8334-b0deb4679c19"><enum>(O)</enum><text>a description
of the manner in which any grant funds applied for under subsection (d) will be
used and the proposed local cost share for the funds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idddc40a5e-682d-491f-bb95-0f33a95ed364"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Phase 1
applications and grants</header>
<paragraph id="id98bf7a60-c6bd-4292-b25d-a98bff44ccde"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applications</header>
<subparagraph id="id4E89EB756A5340648CBDB97B5D5906F2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 150 days after the date of publication by
the Secretary of selection criteria described in subsection (c)(3), any State,
tribal, or local government, or group of State, tribal, or local governments
may apply to the Secretary to become a deployment community.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFD95381573C846E9A896A33D55DF9BD3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Joint
sponsorship</header>
<clause id="id8BF6BB538F294CB6866FA83904DBB940"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An application submitted under subparagraph (A) may be
jointly sponsored by electric utilities, automobile manufacturers, technology
providers, carsharing companies or organizations, third-party plug-in electric
drive vehicle service providers, or other appropriated entities.</text>
</clause><clause id="idFA44C760913A4405836638FFE91D050F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Disbursement
of grants</header><text>A grant provided under this subsection shall only be
disbursed to a State, tribal, or local government, or group of State, tribal,
or local governments, regardless of whether the application is jointly
sponsored under clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbe05541d-2514-49d8-8f44-d75479bb3760"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<subparagraph id="idf03a7fbd-6db1-4e8d-b20c-20dc57dc151e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In each application, the applicant may request up to
$250,000,000 in financial assistance from the Secretary to fund projects in the
deployment community.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id629b5bb0-426c-4d77-b353-29a37e0d5715"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Funds provided through a grant under this paragraph may be
used to help implement the plan for the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles included in the application, including—</text>
<clause id="id453ba394-997e-41f2-8adc-3bb29ef47b5b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>planning for
and installing charging infrastructure, including offering additional
incentives as described in subsection (c)(4)(I);</text>
</clause><clause id="id7a296009-52ab-4888-a43e-6017ffa225f0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>updating
building codes, zoning or parking rules, or permitting or inspection processes
as described in subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H) of subsection (c)(4);</text>
</clause><clause id="id54f59682-bd67-4529-aa7c-9076eb8b5968"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reducing
the cost and increasing the consumer adoption of plug-in electric drive
vehicles through incentives as described in subsection (c)(4)(I);</text>
</clause><clause id="id3c65d7d5-fb7d-4409-b669-c778736ca9b8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>workforce
training, including training of permitting officials;</text>
</clause><clause id="id37046c2e-3825-4920-91b3-d71c6cf5d644"><enum>(v)</enum><text>public
education and marketing described in the proposed marketing plan;</text>
</clause><clause id="ide0f7b93e-cdf8-4262-a048-d0befd773b13"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>shifting
State, tribal, or local government fleets to plug-in electric drive vehicles,
at a rate in excess of the existing alternative fueled fleet vehicle
acquisition requirements for Federal fleets under section 303(b)(1)(D) of the
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(b)(1)(D)); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id792ADA7775044DFF8919772FCAEF824E"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>necessary
utility and grid upgrades as described in subsection (c)(4)(K).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6bbc6ac0-7728-4f66-ac82-7e836ae611a6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Cost-sharing</header>
<clause id="id42cef893-3159-4fd6-a8af-795f29551d6d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A grant provided under this paragraph shall be subject to
a minimum non-Federal cost-sharing requirement of 20 percent.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idc48dddf0-8dd9-4a59-b408-78a24a76e444"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Non-Federal
sources</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idfc0f9946-f987-4481-a195-f363eb751157"><enum>(I)</enum><text>determine the
appropriate cost share for each selected applicant; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id6f55c1e8-a9c9-44b7-b166-017b4810f1e0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>require that
not less than 20 percent of the cost of an activity funded by a grant under
this paragraph be provided by a non-Federal source.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idab09dbb0-108a-4698-b204-20af51548443"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Reduction</header><text>The
Secretary may reduce or eliminate the cost-sharing requirement described in
clause (i), as the Secretary determines to be necessary.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id68b3bd4e-a57e-4271-b0ce-706a9ce3da98"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Calculation
of amount</header><text>In calculating the amount of the non-Federal share
under this section, the Secretary—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id254ab0be-da3c-422a-a5a4-19b86cf9c55f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>may include
allowable costs in accordance with the applicable cost principles,
including—</text>
<item commented="no" id="id437a71c8-a182-47de-8538-24f54ae0f8e0"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>cash;</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="id77d3ad39-8554-46c5-84a2-fec828129963"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>personnel
costs;</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="id9f64d6b4-e971-44d3-b28a-fc8e7c459e0d"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the value of
a service, other resource, or third-party in-kind contribution determined in
accordance with the applicable circular of the Office of Management and
Budget;</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="id7aea0811-5727-415b-9476-c34eedf384b3"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>indirect
costs or facilities and administrative costs; or</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="idec5e1ee4-b52d-4bca-a61d-917eeeac08c9"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>any funds
received under the power program of the Tennessee Valley Authority or any Power
Marketing Administration (except to the extent that such funds are made
available under an annual appropriation Act);</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id4a9f5339-6b9f-4b2f-ae9d-dd904676702b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall
include contributions made by State, tribal, or local government entities and
private entities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ida6a51762-c49d-44a5-a5f6-7b402506c61f"><enum>(III)</enum><text>shall not
include—</text>
<item commented="no" id="id9a13f441-c55a-48ce-9bd1-f6c26c6e9a88"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>revenues or
royalties from the prospective operation of an activity beyond the time
considered in the grant;</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="ide1cc34a5-824e-4b19-a521-25902a016fa7"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>proceeds
from the prospective sale of an asset of an activity; or</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="id8528c4ed-0608-4c3c-8196-d7ce96ad7fac"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>other
appropriated Federal funds.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id6f7ddcd8-6dcd-4229-a229-c381424efbbb"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Repayment
of Federal share</header><text>The Secretary shall not require repayment of the
Federal share of a cost-shared activity under this section as a condition of
providing a grant.</text>
</clause><clause id="id6433909d-1141-4455-9e20-20582d539339"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Title to
property</header><text>The Secretary may vest title or other property interests
acquired under projects funded under this subtitle in any entity, including the
United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idacbd0157-f410-4818-93c7-9f843d4f2eaa"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>Not
later than 120 days after an application deadline has been established under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall announce the names of the deployment
communities selected under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id06705193-a86d-4eb1-917e-4cf296f80210"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reporting
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="id0aa77431-79cd-4bf3-a8b3-fd68d34b8397"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Committee,
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf7c1f5e6-a248-4054-9e09-d6438d47bc4a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine
what data will be required to be collected by participants in deployment
communities and submitted to the Department to allow for analysis of the
deployment communities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE487A6CD93B44B39BDE3250D911D9519"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide for the
protection of consumer privacy, as appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id74060fa3-c6b0-402a-a635-38f2dda6cbb4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop
metrics to evaluate the performance of the deployment communities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id646a5a53-7d37-4013-aa9e-37751a93741c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provision
of data</header><text>As a condition of participation in the Program, a
deployment community shall provide any data identified by the Secretary under
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd7461c32-5c59-4d2e-bae0-f3cf00af98d7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act and again after the
completion of the Program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that
contains—</text>
<subparagraph id="id82b66e24-0179-4443-af34-de1b6e5a74cb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description
of the status of—</text>
<clause id="idb2d3a754-513b-4337-b2e4-960b474932c0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
deployment communities and the implementation of the deployment plan of each
deployment community;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1ee2596c-623c-4564-929a-e430199bed55"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the rate of
vehicle deployment and market penetration of plug-in electric drive vehicles;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id39371d00-eeb2-4fe1-9207-144d179fddd7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
deployment of residential and publicly available infrastructure;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id15e9942e-fa44-4333-8e5e-17b76fee9841"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description
of the challenges experienced and lessons learned from the program to date,
including the activities described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40520067-1069-40a5-81dc-20f434e73a32"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an analysis
of the data collected under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida7a7e97f-e7e1-4b35-93b2-e38109848aec"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Proprietary
information</header><text>The Secretary shall, as appropriate, provide for the
protection of proprietary information and intellectual property rights.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idb20fcac2-c116-4085-ae5d-8a0e2e23304e"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,002,000.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2879ba85-15d3-4313-8116-93b9110c51ea"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 166(b)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idc81d2021-b4af-4448-b596-8d09f661aa51"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Before September 30, 2009, the
State</quote> and inserting <quote>The State</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb84913de-3925-46ed-9a67-b5459442e427"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>Before September 30, 2009, the
State</quote> and inserting <quote>The State</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></part><part id="idf420bd2b-e875-4192-9882-8fdf16393044"><enum>II</enum><header>Research and
development</header>
<section id="id14d24a4e-834c-4c38-8a9b-9388322571b6"><enum>131.</enum><header>Research
and development program</header>
<subsection id="ida416e818-d139-43f1-97da-4941150da707"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Research
and development program</header>
<paragraph id="id8a87a55e-b122-4298-a66a-0c702ce8d36c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Committee, shall
establish a program to fund research and development in advanced batteries,
plug-in electric drive vehicle components, plug-in electric drive
infrastructure, and other technologies supporting the development, manufacture,
and deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles and charging
infrastructure.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id15042f7b-44ba-4a02-a7a8-1a206191f273"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>The program may include funding for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id95410142-7e66-4db9-94f7-471bec210bb0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
development of low-cost, smart-charging and vehicle-to-grid connectivity
technology;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11aa76c2-e9fd-4877-aa93-bcf0a478c6ad"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
benchmarking and assessment of open software systems using nationally
established evaluation criteria; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide4c38df4-eacf-4429-a089-efc660e52a24"><enum>(C)</enum><text>new
technologies in electricity storage or electric drive components for
vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6da87f12-b381-46e7-8ec9-ee7d9c710e2b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report describing the status of the program described in
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd25c79e2-65aa-4ecb-b0f3-f7b288d15337"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Secondary
use applications program</header>
<paragraph id="id454a9396-c576-4275-b2cc-29fdf6c446f1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Committee, shall
carry out a research, development, and demonstration program that builds upon
any work carried out under section 915 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16195) and—</text>
<subparagraph id="idcebe498c-0a6d-4fa7-b731-78ce40bda434"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies
possible uses of a vehicle battery after the useful life of the battery in a
vehicle has been exhausted;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20ed9f43-f871-4709-a350-c18ba19c8514"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assesses the
potential for markets for uses described in subparagraph (A) to develop, as
well as any barriers to the development of the markets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6e13039a-a7ed-4c17-b9a4-daeffa4fa17b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identifies
the infrastructure, technology, and equipment needed to manage the charging
activity of the batteries used in stationary sources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5035CA1C64A043528BA9DD6CD19B260A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identifies the
potential uses of a vehicle battery—</text>
<clause id="id4344af83-f9f8-4a4c-b8d3-f1e7ab9ccc90"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with the most
promise for market development; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8533f47a-0b12-49ed-abf0-f2f938a12faf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for which
market development would be aided by a demonstration project.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id849d2cba-9341-47cf-a248-dbe0495df28a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an initial report on the
findings of the program described in paragraph (1), including recommendations
for stationary energy storage and other potential applications for batteries
used in plug-in electric drive vehicles.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id86152466-6de8-4812-8fe9-62a175f2b3bc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Secondary
use demonstration projects</header>
<paragraph id="id1253ced0-8d74-435d-a737-4575e2d1f4f1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Based on the results of the program described in
subsection (b), the Secretary, in consultation with the Committee, shall
develop guidelines for projects that demonstrate the secondary uses of vehicle
batteries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id67a31b89-8310-4ce3-9fc9-e3bae8fe9c16"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication
of guidelines</header><text>Not later than 30 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id85ffdc2b-7949-4bf6-bd95-7f040fa8b21f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>publish the
guidelines described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb2888855-7f98-4335-8992-693e0afeb0b6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>solicit
applications for funding for demonstration projects.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id318f3737-0415-4321-a5bd-b495c04d552c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grant
program</header><text>Not later than 38 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall select proposals for grant funding under this
section, based on an assessment of which proposals are mostly likely to
contribute to the development of a secondary market for batteries.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id96ffc87a-0329-489d-88c5-bdfb1511df2d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Materials
Recycling Study</header>
<paragraph id="id1b4a6a3b-5eaf-4ea9-9a02-93ade5d28d6b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Committee, shall
carry out a study on the recycling of materials from plug-in electric drive
vehicles and the batteries used in plug-in electric drive vehicles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9c744435-d874-4861-8ef1-ca55b83ae9ee"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the findings of
the study described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7d94f166-52ce-476f-b808-c77d2aafdbca"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,535,000,000,
including—</text>
<paragraph id="id7253d996-9b5c-4d87-aed0-cc1bae10a154"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$1,500,000,000
for use in conducting the program described in subsection (a) for fiscal years
2011 through 2020;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id039046f1-e666-4e87-a669-90ecdc033dcd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$5,000,000
for use in conducting the program described in subsection (b) for fiscal years
2011 through 2016;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b49042b-f839-464d-8931-f72340863c33"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$25,000,000
for use in providing grants described in subsection (c) for fiscal years 2011
through 2020; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id606f521c-d2b4-40de-a41a-ecdae9b32f09"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$5,000,000
for use in conducting the study described in subsection (d) for fiscal years
2011 through 2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ida0b41d8f-c711-4342-85b9-85a8d27f62be"><enum>132.</enum><header>Advanced
batteries for tomorrow prize</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id6e688c32-25eb-424a-8100-a070b1131372"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, as part of the program described in
section 1008 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16396), the Secretary
shall establish the Advanced Batteries for Tomorrow Prize to competitively
award cash prizes in accordance with this section to advance the research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application of a 500-mile vehicle
battery.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id82a5c8b2-7013-41bf-9c0f-bcd6326b55cf"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Battery
specifications</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idc763b41e-4ae6-4d93-8453-e74c69af4bd8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible for the Prize, a battery submitted by an
entrant shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id125a1627-c8fb-4ef1-9532-a3c1ed7b44e3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>able to power
a plug-in electric drive vehicle authorized to travel on the United States
Federal-aid system of highways for at least 500 miles before recharging;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id82bbe115-3d86-4ebe-8155-e5fb8b395cb1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>of a size
that would not be cost-prohibitive or create space constraints, if
mass-produced; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6e2371e7-5fe9-45c6-8f96-312495b3c9ef"><enum>(C)</enum><text>cost-effective
(measured in cost per kilowatt hour), if mass-produced.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id028ea51c-74d6-4b24-8d7c-c8674c611e34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Committee,
shall establish any additional battery specifications that the Secretary and
the Committee determine to be necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id35ce49f8-a43f-4d01-bb9e-fb37d67d4acc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Private
funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id822929f3-6f96-468b-b180-9e7a43266278"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2) and notwithstanding section 3302
of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may accept, retain, and use
funds contributed by any person, government entity, or organization for
purposes of carrying out this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id63a941fd-2620-410d-bd78-50183fbdc5bb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>without
further appropriation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id274313c3-4ead-499a-b321-8268701dcaed"><enum>(B)</enum><text>without
fiscal year limitation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6b6bc180-b92b-45d6-9ec8-27841a895657"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restriction
on participation</header><text>An entity providing private funds for the Prize
may not participate in the competition for the Prize.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id027a3ef9-e199-4672-95a9-cc290951d21b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical
review</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Committee, shall
establish a technical review committee composed of non-Federal officers to
review data submitted by Prize entrants under this section and determine
whether the data meets the prize specifications described in subsection
(b).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id338b94d2-a61e-4aa4-bd0c-536277f1aae3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Third-Party
administration</header><text>The Secretary may select, on a competitive basis,
a third party to administer awards provided under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idac98941b-43a3-4b62-b022-7e5655e5c1e1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible for an award under this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id7f0333af-1cdd-429a-89b4-8359985943c2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the case
of a private entity, the entity shall be incorporated in and maintain a primary
place of business in the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8b0b3054-9d6a-44bb-a5b5-51e080372311"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case
of an individual (whether participating as a single individual or in a group),
the individual shall be a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id2dd0af3b-545b-40c5-aa31-ceefd956656e"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Award
amounts</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id4d6ffeca-bf0f-4f11-bbe7-6b61eda66d0a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to the availability of funds to carry out this
section, the amount of the Prize shall be $10,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id088d965c-f021-4500-a01f-91432303f753"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Breakthrough
achievement awards</header><text>In addition to the award described in
paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation with the technical review
committee established under subsection (d), may award cash prizes, in amounts
determined by the Secretary, in recognition of breakthrough achievements in
research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id501f45e5-8cae-4ee3-8e3f-329a82f3ddbd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>activities
described in subsection (b); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6aca1cf8-cccd-4cb7-8b2d-c677d9f2f000"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advances in
battery durability, energy density, and power density.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idae657684-7760-4cfd-a2c8-0510877ffe59"><enum>(h)</enum><header>500-Mile
battery award fund</header>
<paragraph id="id0654114f-2792-4661-901d-3ba136af9850"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the
<term>500-mile Battery Fund</term> (referred to in this section as the
<term>Fund</term>), to be administered by the Secretary, to be available
without fiscal year limitation and subject to appropriation, to award amounts
under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idea0f7524-b179-43b5-8fc3-22605619f206"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfers
to Fund</header><text>The Fund shall consist of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4c488ed-1410-466e-843d-1b1c96b7f4ad"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such amounts
as are appropriated to the Fund under subsection (i); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id270963f5-2aec-4289-aff6-d785bdaf9e06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such amounts
as are described in subsection (c) and that are provided for the Fund.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5a90df69-bbdf-4623-8147-4ed04ad1edbf"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Amounts
in the Fund may not be made available for any purpose other than a purposes
described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id715eba5a-45f5-40c0-afa0-4fd0e1b32797"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual
reports</header>
<subparagraph id="idbeb521c7-4861-4d79-8f61-405931ab7f73"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year
beginning with fiscal year 2012, the Secretary shall submit a report on the
operation of the Fund during the fiscal year to—</text>
<clause id="id6d344be6-f87a-4790-95cb-a6be78ef911b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and of the
Senate;</text>
</clause><clause id="id4d603881-370a-4be2-b2a0-94d3b76d1715"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idada78a71-5a42-477a-b0b0-94c7c7b837d2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d298788-ec1b-491e-a2f4-5714bb32205b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
report shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the report, the
following:</text>
<clause id="id1bbb4f95-00ac-4d82-aa73-b78901d3ff2a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A statement
of the amounts deposited into the Fund.</text>
</clause><clause id="id9a712f1d-fd9d-4d8b-9649-50dc007a6ac2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A
description of the expenditures made from the Fund for the fiscal year,
including the purpose of the expenditures.</text>
</clause><clause id="ideb4060f5-3565-42b0-b6ac-9c890f6da377"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Recommendations
for additional authorities to fulfill the purpose of the Fund.</text>
</clause><clause id="id625120e2-3160-4504-943c-9f5a60278f24"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>A statement
of the balance remaining in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc8f02011-fc17-48b0-a6fa-893ee10cc568"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Separate
appropriations account</header><text>Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id219938a5-905d-4947-995e-542d8ff5cbe4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by
redesignating the second paragraph (37) (relating to lists of plans and
reports) as paragraph (39); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbd1bb7c6-914b-45d5-b17f-a368c72393a0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e11671a-4415-435c-9664-306ad677e697" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idefe04dbb-1a49-4e63-9080-6763149b8eb6"><enum>(40)</enum><text>a separate
statement for the 500-mile Battery Fund established under section 132(h) of the
<short-title>Fulfilling U.S. Energy Leadership Act of
2011</short-title>, which shall include the estimated amount of deposits into
the Fund, obligations, and outlays from the
Fund.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="iddc8f800e-ea61-408f-ba27-d60cee4a90e8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ida94ad9b0-00e6-4663-bb1b-db06ac40bc9a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$10,000,000
to carry out subsection (g)(1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idcc37a332-e858-4e14-addb-ab52d99b1c2d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$1,000,000 to
carry out subsection (g)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ida2f08518-b676-4821-80ba-b6427281bdad"><enum>133.</enum><header>Study on
the supply of raw materials</header>
<subsection id="ida1900542-006a-4b19-8a8b-8ef795dd2d0e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the
Secretary and the Task Force, shall conduct a study that—</text>
<paragraph id="id490ab662-e880-4aa7-9218-9593443a04d8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies
the raw materials needed for the manufacture of plug-in electric drive
vehicles, batteries, and other components for plug-in electric drive vehicles,
and for the infrastructure needed to support plug-in electric drive
vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbd5359a7-74cb-442f-ab0f-62199bf58262"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describes the
primary or original sources and known reserves and resources of those raw
materials;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcaa2f455-1f28-4bba-82a8-db2e338fe34a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assesses, in
consultation with the National Academy of Sciences, the degree of risk to the
manufacture, maintenance, deployment, and use of plug-in electric drive
vehicles associated with the supply of those raw materials; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2c3f5291-a62e-4217-b92f-15f45fe4c475"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identifies
pathways to securing reliable and resilient supplies of those raw
materials.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf39e193e-0dcc-43d2-8824-0eef827cafde"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
the Interior shall submit to Congress a report that describes the results of
the study.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idc7df1722-eb5f-45df-9e91-59bc7a27509b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $1,500,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id4ab34be1-9502-4f2d-9bd6-31f670089b00"><enum>134.</enum><header>Study on
the collection and preservation of data collected from plug-in electric drive
vehicles</header>
<subsection id="id943665d5-6936-420c-ae33-59557c5a889d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Committee, shall enter into
an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy
shall conduct a study that—</text>
<paragraph id="id5be017c3-b5c7-452b-b3c6-07c63d68fe12"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1b99c02f-5a2e-4059-bf9b-615c16376552"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the data that
may be collected from plug-in electric drive vehicles, including data on the
location, charging patterns, and usage of plug-in electric drive
vehicles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1c2a541-bbc9-497b-ae40-443ae46326e9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
scientific, economic, commercial, security, and historic potential of the data
described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5fe9eec7-ec3f-421d-aec8-ccd40eac14f6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any laws or
regulations that relate to the data described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9c9bf142-e1e0-48f9-b37e-363e9481f20d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>analyzes and
provides recommendations on matters that include procedures, technologies, and
rules relating to the collection, storage, and preservation of the data
described in paragraph (1)(A).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id78c66015-9a3a-41c2-836c-b1e6f7bd2ea3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 15 months after the date of an agreement between the Secretary and
the Academy under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes the results
of the study under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id5d39baef-06bb-47dc-b416-1100ff9535c7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $1,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="id2bdec465-ee52-4883-b782-5b1948eb16c0"><enum>III</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="id41885a6f-a7cc-4563-afa8-0bbaa4f5f882"><enum>141.</enum><header>Utility
planning for plug-in electric drive vehicles</header>
<subsection id="idef97266a-a74a-4957-9d0f-ed155fbbd51a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idbba10e79-1d82-402a-aafb-a42a93ac7bd4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section
111(d) (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57aab96a-b1d5-4ed4-9cda-07edf26c2ff0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id81941cc4-1292-4fcb-8e9f-d6e31bd3e29f"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Plug-in
electric drive vehicle planning</header>
<subparagraph id="id042e0bf3-edce-41bd-a04d-d0620f5f625c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Utility
plan for plug-in electric drive vehicles</header>
<clause id="idd364a371-5adb-4310-af60-c342b0083f97"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this paragraph, each electric utility shall develop a plan to support the use
of plug-in electric drive vehicles, including medium- and heavy-duty hybrid
electric vehicles in the service area of the electric utility.</text>
</clause><clause id="id11b21a15-7e31-477d-980c-335936033517"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A
plan under clause (i) shall investigate—</text>
<subclause id="id314896bc-20a2-4718-a569-ac42fe079a4a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>various
levels of potential penetration of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the
utility service area;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id8aee76f5-a855-4d28-9350-a0717163af5c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
potential impacts that the various levels of penetration and charging scenarios
(including charging rates and daily hours of charging) would have on
generation, distribution infrastructure, and the operation of the transmission
grid; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idf17c6083-235b-43a0-8e2a-0f95c7ec9cce"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the role of
third parties in providing reliable and economical charging services.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idd71c8a0c-02d3-4fac-b116-1ac3631f74d4"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Waiver</header>
<subclause id="idE6327AB4176449A5ABBB68620D379101"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An electric utility that determines that the electric
utility will not be impacted by plug-in electric drive vehicles during the
5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph may petition
the Secretary to waive clause (i) for 5 years.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id09FA30A402624DA28620287CA44AACFB"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Approval
of a waiver under subclause (I) shall be in the sole discretion of the
Secretary.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id411baf41-5204-48cb-a1d2-d8ab627c2a58"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Updates</header>
<subclause id="idb6bbf2e5-c003-42cd-9efd-65cadc31a71f"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each electric utility shall update the plan of the
electric utility every 5 years.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id23d9444b-ecf6-40b5-a37d-2ba7d5172c5b"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Resubmission
of waiver</header><text>An electric utility that received a waiver under clause
(iii) and wants the waiver to continue after the expiration of the waiver shall
be required to resubmit the waiver.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id5246b72a-2254-499b-897d-a7153c491f6d"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Exemption</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that a plan required by a State regulatory authority
meets the requirements of this paragraph, the Secretary may accept that plan
and exempt the electric utility submitting the plan from the requirements of
clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide639759c-a116-4d1d-8d03-7d71f277750e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Support
requirements</header><text>Each State regulatory authority (in the case of each
electric utility for which the authority has ratemaking authority) and each
municipal and cooperative utility shall—</text>
<clause id="idb7228b22-bb10-4dc4-8999-01d79be81372"><enum>(i)</enum><text>participate
in any local plan for the deployment of recharging infrastructure in
communities located in the footprint of the authority or utility;</text>
</clause><clause id="idacb84d99-42e6-47ec-a653-0394bc08a45d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>require that
charging infrastructure deployed is interoperable with products of all auto
manufacturers to the maximum extent practicable; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id5e4b77e3-bf50-4962-bbc3-d7a088ea0593"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>consider
adopting minimum requirements for deployment of electrical charging
infrastructure and other appropriate requirements necessary to support the use
of plug-in electric drive vehicles.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e00a9f8-8042-4809-9798-f549c225edfc"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Cost
recovery</header><text>Each State regulatory authority (in the case of each
electric utility for which the authority has ratemaking authority) and each
municipal and cooperative utility may consider whether, and to what extent, to
allow cost recovery for plans and implementation of plans.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2d9a9903-e100-4ebf-bb66-87522fe18b6d"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State
regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which the
authority has ratemaking authority), and each municipal and cooperative
electric utility, shall complete the consideration, and shall make the
determination, referred to in subsection (a) with respect to the standard
established by this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id27aae2c7-98bd-40f2-ba24-b3949d6f7605"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
112(c) (16 U.S.C. 2622(c))—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6482158b-3e6c-4e4c-a7c1-7f75f7d1ad3e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first
sentence, by striking <quote>Each State</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d735911-d009-41a4-88ee-09190932732a" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id5f3b2cc2-011f-4d86-88c7-3541fbb24077"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each
State</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7068307d-6b2e-4076-be61-12322df5980a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>In the case</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4dfd21f-5505-4fcd-936f-20aa4875ac87" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idc640dee6-fc34-4067-a8eb-18dc4c7e9ecd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
standards</header>
<subparagraph id="id9ef11a5c-cfe2-4145-9c3f-8decf688eeac"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Net
metering and fossil fuel generation efficiency</header><text>In the
case</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8cfb6a44-1913-4f6e-8d05-cd3891f2172a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the third
sentence, by striking <quote>In the case</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3dbfc49f-fdf2-4a7a-a011-390240624c86" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id7864d5f3-d2bd-4336-a805-75902fe2454c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Time-based
metering and communications</header><text>In the
case</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31e5f180-eed9-45d0-a326-6bea8674d87e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the fourth
sentence—</text>
<clause id="idb613b89b-27af-424b-b49f-8adc298706ff"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>In the case</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id759f805e-08c0-422e-a2a4-94b117f0e9e3" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idbaecf2b2-9dbc-4c80-8d2f-c5d48b7c41af"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Interconnection</header><text>In
the case</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="id2d3bc012-16d0-4b52-8f24-be8969b0fd81"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>paragraph (15)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (15) of section
111(d)</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id60fde938-358a-4bc6-a6d6-e80f18449639"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in the fifth
sentence, by striking <quote>In the case</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida71f1fb0-8a57-453e-a90d-81d62c15b65c" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id8a10b251-96b5-461e-b029-eab20b65133b"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Integrated
resource planning, rate design modifications, smart grid investments, smart
grid information</header><text>In the
case</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idff3bad7d-3856-45d3-9c43-c4f5f2a2e758"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida54ad0fd-033d-4962-a72b-d1ae34aab90c" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id29c1c586-5829-4a12-b5ce-bb12c11f10b4"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Plug-in
electric drive vehicle planning</header><text>In the case of the standards
established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d), the reference contained in
this subsection to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a
reference to the date of enactment of that
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8759cb01-81ad-46ee-9990-9f26defd2c70"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section
112(d) (16 U.S.C. 2622(d)), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>(19)</quote> and inserting <quote>(20)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id26fff761-bead-47b4-9444-9e1993886176"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="iddf66ba6e-be08-4e4a-b748-9fc62dead571"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Technical
Advisory Committee, shall convene a group of utility stakeholders, charging
infrastructure providers, third party aggregators, and others, as appropriate,
to discuss and determine the potential models for the technically and
logistically challenging issues involved in using electricity as a fuel for
vehicles, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id89a42a66-3793-4451-9e47-9c78120247aa"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accommodation
for billing for charging a plug-in electric drive vehicle, both at home and at
publicly available charging infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4197cba1-de8a-4be8-8a4d-f3aca887b1a6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>plans for
anticipating vehicle to grid applications that will allow batteries in cars as
well as banks of batteries to be used for grid storage, ancillary services
provision, and backup power;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfd5e1f3e-c717-4908-a375-610c260295b3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>integration
of plug-in electric drive vehicles with smart grid, including protocols and
standards, necessary equipment, and information technology systems; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB586A071135A479988284A511DA605FB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
barriers to installing sufficient and appropriate charging
infrastructure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ideac44938-70d6-490d-8ce7-6aa489c43988"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act and biennially
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8b2f4703-04fe-45c4-aa71-71597860104e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the issues
and model solutions described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide612dad7-707b-4d4a-9cef-84b8ace3ead1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other
issues that the Task Force and Secretary determine to be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idfd957578-6a75-4c4a-ab8f-eda273e1ea2d"><enum>142.</enum><header>Loan
guarantees</header>
<subsection id="id6E2A31549B0C44688663FD8FA0DD55E5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Loan guarantees
for advanced battery purchases for use in stationary
applications</header><text>Subtitle B of title I of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id773a91d9-2db1-4018-a37f-788962ff0734" style="OLC">
<section id="id456d4ba5-573e-47f1-8d7c-c773dcb8d7a1"><enum>137.</enum><header>Loan
guarantees for advanced battery purchases</header>
<subsection id="idd6bd6b75-8009-4122-8038-35f00210230f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="idfa4bc6fd-77d8-4cc5-9582-04e6f2acfc43"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualified
automotive battery</header><text>The term <term>qualified automotive
battery</term> means a battery that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf8b5fcf0-ea1b-40c3-bf19-17534ccaec81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has at least
4 kilowatt hours of battery capacity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide7d719d8-02bf-4002-9a58-bcc0871a3c6e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is designed
for use in qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles but is purchased for
nonautomotive applications.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id72d5e997-1625-4dbe-b888-1165c5210696"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9c11eea8-4c58-45eb-ae26-302dccf3a094"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an original
equipment manufacturer;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc75a9106-b5ce-46cf-a9f7-792b87e67f34"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an electric
utility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbd4ace06-aa6f-4851-9d30-999984dd98d7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any provider
of range extension infrastructure; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9057582b-77a7-4bf7-8bcc-6bdd713f14c2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
qualified entity, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1fea57eb-7e10-41cd-8aef-f79bb0cefca7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Loan
guarantees</header>
<paragraph id="id881cf6fc-8951-4278-bc53-9e29ea870967"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall guarantee loans made to eligible
entities for the aggregate purchase of not less than 200 qualified automotive
batteries in a calendar year that have a total minimum power rating of 1
megawatt and use advanced battery technology.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddc53bbd3-ed7d-4250-9c3c-475b0a349128"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>As
a condition of receiving a loan guarantee under this section, an entity
purchasing qualified automotive batteries with loan funds guaranteed under this
section shall comply with the provisions of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a
et seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id47d2cb7a-cb8e-46fd-8930-e9a53aa9e4f0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3013a792-907d-4400-b64e-71e45cac67a4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section
$50,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id363D6ECB7E6C43AB80133CB8BEBD3E3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Loan guarantees
for charging infrastructure</header><text>Section 1705(a) of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16516(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B7BA614701C47F8981935AE302584A9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idB47AD2EAD5FD4AA0B24CCFA17495F184"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Charging
infrastructure and networks of charging infrastructure for plug-in drive
electric vehicles, if the charging infrastructure will be operational prior to
December 31,
2016.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idded12e2d-db6e-4aef-9736-63917a6725c4"><enum>143.</enum><header>Prohibition
on disposing of advanced batteries in landfills</header>
<subsection id="id1B61A69F55814B088276609520CF2410"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
advanced battery</header>
<paragraph id="id84B9FD70EFB548A59C9C568C75985C82"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In this section, the term <term>advanced battery</term>
means a battery that is a secondary (rechargeable) electrochemical energy
storage device that has enhanced energy capacity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAD58A21C46F1436CA0E56D11E86A09B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The
term <term>advanced battery</term> does not include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id26A74B3DF83848C3B6F3589C8C95F1C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a primary
(nonrechargeable) battery; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id540B0FDD93D94894AB49AFF409F9D8EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a lead-acid
battery that is used to start or serve as the principal electrical power source
for a plug-in electric drive vehicle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9405A5C4510741F786AA3D4E8E4A405E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>An
advanced battery from a plug-in electric drive vehicle shall be disposed of in
accordance with the <act-name parsable-cite="SWDA">Solid Waste Disposal
Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) (commonly known as the
<quote><act-name>Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of
1976</act-name></quote>).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id64abf1dc-c96d-46f0-9815-d91143d5c18c"><enum>144.</enum><header>Plug-In
Electric Drive Vehicle Technical Advisory Committee</header>
<subsection id="id16020367-d6e3-48ef-9a5e-1005f77032f2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established
the Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Technical Advisory Committee to advise the
Secretary on the programs and activities under this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id3646960f-e0bf-4ab0-a910-59434755ad35"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mission</header><text>The
mission of the Committee shall be to advise the Secretary on technical matters,
including—</text>
<paragraph id="iddb3c973c-b3c5-4787-be26-4ac1ab8c315d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
priorities for research and development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6742ea9f-9e09-4f64-84a4-ea5ba4c8a394"><enum>(2)</enum><text>means of
accelerating the deployment of safe, economical, and efficient plug-in electric
drive vehicles for mass market adoption;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9698ca8d-c98a-4f4f-be51-e0aa04ce7d06"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
development and deployment of charging infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf4bc54f2-f0cf-40ef-bd09-0d5d738026d6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the
development of uniform codes, standards, and safety protocols for plug-in
electric drive vehicles and charging infrastructure; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5f650e1d-5e13-486a-b0de-f7007cac1314"><enum>(5)</enum><text>reporting on
the competitiveness of the United States in plug-in electric drive vehicle and
infrastructure research, manufacturing, and deployment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id59011630-393a-4e55-98cc-0be066286fef"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph id="idf9218324-8a70-4d6e-94ed-762d3681b4bd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Members</header>
<subparagraph id="id521851d5-d3f0-4f1e-b93f-c815ea907862"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Committee shall consist of not less than 12, but not
more than 25, members.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide0dabc93-1a4f-401f-a5b0-71211684118b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>The
Secretary shall appoint the members to Committee from among representatives
of—</text>
<clause id="id173e2615-04a5-4814-8c72-860efe2c8a13"><enum>(i)</enum><text>domestic
industry;</text>
</clause><clause id="idc6a48445-e11d-4b30-b04a-fff087462353"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>institutions
of higher education;</text>
</clause><clause id="ide9c17fe0-de86-465a-931d-de18e3cddeff"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>professional
societies;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3b4caed2-8022-4714-b063-5013a074a9ef"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Federal,
State, and local governmental agencies (including the National Laboratories);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id77bc4ab5-d132-456f-b51a-eec6cbdedbdf"><enum>(v)</enum><text>financial,
transportation, labor, environmental, electric utility, or other appropriate
organizations or individuals with direct experience in deploying and marketing
plug-in electric drive vehicles, as the Secretary determines to be
necessary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2e2223b3-0d0a-4585-83b8-8188c852323b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<subparagraph id="id6dc59044-e392-4c0a-9c2b-640d0d7e5cfb"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term of a Committee member shall not be longer than 3
years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id23aa7935-1a55-4514-85c3-76c664d333b8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Staggered
terms</header><text>The Secretary may appoint members to the Committee for
differing term lengths to ensure continuity in the functioning of the
Committee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfbe60a94-9a00-433d-9c39-de7f739158c9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reappointments</header><text>A
member of the Committee whose term is expiring may be reappointed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb818adf7-3536-4257-a8d6-12571d4b5a60"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
Committee shall have a chairperson, who shall be elected by and from the
members.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id47811f19-e200-4ff5-959a-b8cfc2da19dc"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
Committee shall review and make recommendations to the Secretary on the
implementation of programs and activities under this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ideac39675-49c4-46a2-80b7-8a87d13c9dd1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Response</header>
<paragraph id="idd8d68ac9-f320-4e48-b41b-6e6b8af5d7af"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall consider and may adopt any
recommendation of the Committee under subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2bb52710-0eae-47b4-8aab-0043fc4113bc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Biennial
report</header>
<subparagraph id="idb400ccc0-c29d-40c3-a385-1a53ecbf8e78"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report describing any new recommendations
of the Committee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf3baf79e-15a6-4d9d-b31d-da7ecf4e9505"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report shall include—</text>
<clause id="idd457e637-a67b-42c2-b55d-90a3acbb7389"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a description
of the manner in which the Secretary has implemented or plans to implement the
recommendations of the Committee; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ideda63b49-a0a7-4577-aff0-de6b6bf5c0ee"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
explanation of the reason that a recommendation of the Committee has not been
implemented.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5fbac30f-8b71-4112-8d58-fd92c96ee87c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The
report described in this paragraph shall be submitted by the Secretary at the
same time the President submits the budget proposal for the Department of
Energy to Congress.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1560617f-dd7c-4e23-81e3-ba5715e09b58"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
Committee shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id8F4FE0CF4ED444DE8EB4081175D14702"><enum>(1)</enum><text>hold joint annual
meetings with the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee
established by section 807 of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of
2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16156) to help coordinate the work and
recommendations of the Committees; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id44905FE9C8D94C13B262088C011CA493"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate
efforts, to the maximum extent practicable, with all existing independent,
departmental, and other advisory Committees, as determined to be appropriate by
the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3100b0ee-d59d-4b19-88df-316a8f0538e5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Support</header><text>The
Secretary shall provide to the Committee the resources necessary to carry out
this section, as determined to be necessary by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id5d02d0af-a61e-407d-9a97-01485d655a2c"><enum>145.</enum><header>Plug-In
Electric Drive Vehicle Interagency Task Force</header>
<subsection id="id4927610f-00a0-464d-86d6-ad24a1936053"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the President shall establish the Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle
Interagency Task Force, to be chaired by the Secretary and which shall consist
of at least 1 representative from each of—</text>
<paragraph id="id686fe246-2c5e-477b-9909-eda73275c4c4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Office of
Science and Technology Policy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7dcd80f2-398c-4432-b32c-add0b9cd0700"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Council
on Environmental Quality;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id15af7f87-7a73-4ab3-ac34-855b4bfa9236"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
Department of Energy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf3be89d9-d451-49f8-a68b-8ef78bebb7fa"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the
Department of Transportation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id24f01971-35ad-438b-9fd1-3caf9b6df6a7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the
Department of Defense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfd8a04e0-1aa4-483d-b70e-876c2becb532"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the
Department of Commerce (including the National Institute of Standards and
Technology);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5f082002-c0c5-4ccb-bf9d-bf00972214af"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the
Environmental Protection Agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id839e5f36-f1c7-436b-8fed-619b2e7eb7b2"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the General
Services Administration; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9c45d972-0066-4a57-bd7a-c5bfd6770699"><enum>(9)</enum><text>any other
Federal agencies that the President determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6ce8d9ca-2602-439d-b2a8-a30f7fa3d3b2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mission</header><text>The
mission of the Task Force shall be to ensure awareness, coordination, and
integration of the activities of the Federal Government relating to plug-in
electric drive vehicles, including—</text>
<paragraph id="id97c59840-53fd-4767-b188-b04a94444a92"><enum>(1)</enum><text>plug-in
electric drive vehicle research and development (including necessary
components);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9745632e-221e-4125-8be8-9182d144000f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
development of widely accepted smart-grid standards and protocols for charging
infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id650fbed4-0f05-4f12-999f-ceec77cafa32"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
relationship of plug-in electric drive vehicle charging practices to electric
utility regulation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcf9d5f67-ccbc-41b6-94d1-e5e42070d740"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the
relationship of plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment to system reliability
and security;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id96fbc6d5-0ed0-45c5-a78f-fe4df07c193b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the general
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal, State, and local
governments and for private use;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id27f7035a-4456-43df-be8c-0ac15e630460"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the
development of uniform codes, standards, and safety protocols for plug-in
electric drive vehicles and charging infrastructure; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id75e69cc4-d6dc-46c6-aa78-257c934e25cd"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the alignment
of international plug-in electric drive vehicle standards.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id25ad079b-76f8-493b-af7a-93d3a436c2b3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Activities</header>
<paragraph id="idfe94bf00-631a-4040-ac63-08027b4f0f1b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Task Force may—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb4433843-e774-45d1-ad4c-896b97dd8aec"><enum>(A)</enum><text>organize
workshops and conferences;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9d16ebf6-1e29-4554-ae37-dc5abbac8683"><enum>(B)</enum><text>issue
publications; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id475b97c7-b777-48c2-823d-5d5442792ded"><enum>(C)</enum><text>create
databases.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida9cda2fc-d642-4cd3-853a-0076baa82085"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mandatory
activities</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Task Force
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9613534e-5f55-4a6f-a36d-08a563310730"><enum>(A)</enum><text>foster the
exchange of generic, nonproprietary information and technology among industry,
academia, and the Federal Government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06a0e90d-f97e-42c2-832a-f438e76dc342"><enum>(B)</enum><text>integrate and
disseminate technical and other information made available as a result of the
programs and activities under this subtitle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5566e45b-9426-406c-93b9-36632e10a0eb"><enum>(C)</enum><text>support
education about plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2dddf32c-1b9a-4c5b-bdae-d896919b64a9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>monitor,
analyze, and report on the effects of plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment
on the environment and public health, including air emissions from vehicles and
electricity generating units; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida9052f53-5bee-4290-8ff4-5af910b9ae02"><enum>(E)</enum><text>review and
report on—</text>
<clause id="id39d88558-5796-4cc2-a59c-b4b2aab435e6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>opportunities
to use Federal programs (including laws, regulations, and guidelines) to
promote the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id018bd681-2091-4316-b245-6ff41b10a55a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any barriers
to the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles, including barriers that
are attributable to Federal programs (including laws, regulations, and
guidelines).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4f225940-fc05-4c53-b955-e3a128390291"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agency
cooperation</header><text>A Federal agency—</text>
<paragraph id="id138154d0-3a4a-4a17-8954-8d8bcbe0d790"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall
cooperate with the Task Force; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca4f6ebd-191f-42d6-b5dd-0add54b5902f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide, on
request of the Task Force, appropriate assistance in carrying out this section,
in accordance with applicable Federal laws (including regulations).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></part></subtitle><subtitle id="idBE4D6C776E884A93B5CF331CDA8DCF24"><enum>C</enum><header>Tax
provisions</header>
<section id="id28E82AC4F03540D4B7192D47AF6C089B"><enum>151.</enum><header>Consumer tax
credits for advanced vehicles</header>
<subsection id="id79957B756B67474C9FA350921A62E2A9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plug-In
electric drive motor vehicle credit</header><text>Section 30D of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2100002F727D4C1BB5AA36964ADC8297" style="OLC">
<section id="id4E7B824FE7EA40AABE457ABD5FEC4085"><enum>30D.</enum><header>New qualified
plug-in electric drive motor vehicles</header>
<subsection id="idBC4CE6217FCD46B38FDDDABBEE755967"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allowance of
credit</header>
<paragraph id="idABE64006476E4C969E3B96C85E3D9B52"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax
imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the applicable
amount with respect to each new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle
placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id49DD19C6D87F4F77895F03EBA6D6614E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicable
amount</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (1), the applicable amount is
sum of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9F7B8C035932420CBC96FD25A3B95C0B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$2,500,
plus</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id60170558209C42D19DC1195270D638CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$400 for each
kilowatt hour of traction battery capacity in excess of 6 kilowatt
hours.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id11AA55FCE6274DE181F787DC705C7E36"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="idE57627C7609A428FB08086FC63E0A6F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation
based on weight</header><text>The amount of the credit allowed under subsection
(a) by reason of subsection (a)(2) shall not exceed—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE9A125710D4746898CDB6951E178C992"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$7,500, in the
case of any new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle with a gross
vehicle weight rating of not more than 10,000 pounds,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF3E254D62EDB4DCBB7B020FE714DDFE9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$10,000, in the case of any new qualified
plug-in electric drive motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more
than 10,000 pounds but not more than 14,000 pounds,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE31886A373254242804217B38956C144"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$12,500, 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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57EDD327897E4582BA6D0C041A016F82"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$15,000, 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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD71343B3E9CB40AD9A1CB26FDF9DB689"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on
number of passenger vehicles and light trucks eligible for credit</header>
<subparagraph id="id70200E743C1B4C02AB5CD74AF1519A04"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of a new qualified plug-in electric drive
motor vehicle sold during the phaseout period, only the applicable percentage
of the credit otherwise allowable under subsection (a) shall be allowed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25C2E5D11F834BF4877A1C82352F90E7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Phaseout
period</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the phaseout period is
the period beginning with the second calendar quarter following the calendar
quarter which includes the first date on which the total number of such new
qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles sold for use in the United
States after December 31, 2009, is at least 200,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBD5D81AE42E34BABBE320D21B81A571F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Applicable
percentage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
subparagraph (A), the applicable percentage is—</text>
<clause id="id01D0434CC4004898B3E7FD98CBFB3FFB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>50 percent for
the first 2 calendar quarters of the phaseout period,</text>
</clause><clause id="id4C368922C55B4E66A65993230F2DE571"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>25 percent for
the 3d and 4th calendar quarters of the phaseout period, and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE402C9D0F1024DA18725494CF25D4CF4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>0 percent for
each calendar quarter thereafter.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8DF7E014362C49FAB38327E5BC4F17D3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Controlled
groups</header><text>Rules similar to the rules of section 30B(f)(4) shall
apply for purposes of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36D8CEC78DC944D7BB35EBF466BC2AAB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>New qualified
plug-In electric drive motor vehicle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term
<term>new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle</term> means a motor
vehicle—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id615F1BEF438B42BA98356EEE68EBDA46"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which draws propulsion primarily using a
traction battery with at least 6 kilowatt hours of capacity,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69B9C69AE7C94D398412D74541A801F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which uses an offboard source of energy to
recharge such battery,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD62EA2B8C88A4C32AEBC27F073B45F83"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which, in the case of a passenger vehicle
or light truck which has a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 8,500
pounds, has received a certificate of conformity under the Clean Air Act and
meets or exceeds the equivalent qualifying California low emission vehicle
standard under section 243(e)(2) of the Clean Air Act for that make and model
year, and</text>
<subparagraph id="idFF7CF9DCF8B04FE083685642519CB9EC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a
vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating of 6,000 pounds or less, the Bin 5
Tier II emission standard established in regulations prescribed by the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 202(i) of
the Clean Air Act for that make and model year vehicle, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6391C4D0264544C69DD391437FEB59A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 6,000 pounds but not
more than 8,500 pounds, the Bin 8 Tier II emission standard which is so
established,</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9DED1BE1A88E4769980B4F4F5D7C20C9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the original use
of which commences with the taxpayer,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEF3EB1393C264297B75418EA7CFCDAFA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>which is acquired
for use or lease by the taxpayer and not for resale, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id75ED5AA8EEC747369F4B5CBC7FA74D4F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>which is made by
a manufacturer.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEA5A2CE2AD574E008F21C15B116DB223"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application
with other credits</header>
<paragraph id="id620B614F30A04F65B022FC0DE2FBC6DC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Business credit
treated as part of general business credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">So much of the credit which would be
allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined without regard to
this subsection) that is attributable to property of a character subject to an
allowance for depreciation shall be treated as a credit listed in section 38(b)
for such taxable year (and not allowed under subsection (a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id325364C90B7F4620A4FCDC790CC9AC3A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Refundable
personal credit</header>
<subparagraph id="id63AB064A7FE74A60AF00DB7AF1F9F947"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of this title, the credit allowed under
subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined after application of paragraph
(1)) shall be treated as a credit allowable under subpart C for such taxable
year (and not allowed under subsection (a)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id9434DF14B1C344DAAD01134CFF3652B7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Refundable
credit may be transferred</header>
<clause id="ID203582a5b6ff40d682fb9210f5eae6b9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A taxpayer may, in connection with the purchase of a new
qualified fuel-efficient motor vehicle, transfer any refundable credit
described in subparagraph (A) to any person who is in the trade or business of
selling new qualified fuel-efficient motor vehicles and who sold such vehicle
to the taxpayer, but only if such person clearly discloses to such taxpayer,
through the use of a window sticker attached to the new qualified
fuel-efficient vehicle—</text>
<subclause id="id0894D42DD1B241D59ECACE5EBE7604C0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount of the
refundable credit described in subparagraph (A) with respect to such vehicle,
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2F260D14A9A145EBADC4B10AE50BE3FD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a notification
that the taxpayer will not be eligible for any credit under section 30 or 30B
with respect to such vehicle unless the taxpayer elects not to have this
section apply with respect to such vehicle.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idE2546F97A3444C19AA42F71A1743D3C0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>A
transferee of a refundable credit described in subparagraph (A) may not claim
such credit unless such claim is accompanied by a certification to the
Secretary that the transferee reduced the price the taxpayer paid for the new
qualified fuel-efficient motor vehicle by the entire amount of such refundable
credit.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbadc7525e2bc4f0180f7c1d79fe422fd"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Consent
required for revocation</header><text>Any transfer under clause (i) may be
revoked only with the consent of the Secretary.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID17151e61ba4c486dac87c025cbdbbc72"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary may prescribe such regulations as necessary to ensure that any
refundable credit described in clause (i) is claimed once and not retransferred
by a transferee.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1086F9FF9A2F45BD86AC94291CB3ADD2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Other
definitions and special rules</header><text>For purposes of this
section—</text>
<paragraph id="id36119A33EF46496FBD7896555706BC98"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Motor
vehicle</header><text>The term <term>motor vehicle</term> has the meaning given
such term by section 30(c)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id463250D28DED45A38DE456A46ADCC574"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other
terms</header><text>The terms <term>passenger automobile</term>, <term>light
truck</term>, and <term>manufacturer</term> have the meanings given such terms
in regulations prescribed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency for purposes of the administration of title II of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7521 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id608BAF2424904424A5D5F97CCEE7CA81"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Traction
battery capacity</header><text>Traction battery capacity shall be measured in
kilowatt hours from a 100 percent state of charge to a zero percent state of
charge.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id851A495156914B95A9FA65C8971C241C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reduction in
basis</header><text>For purposes of this subtitle, the basis of any property
for which a credit is allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced by the
amount of such credit so allowed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC92B1A6D48AA4DE0BF69E6259BC17397"><enum>(5)</enum><header>No double
benefit</header><text>The amount of any deduction or other credit allowable
under this chapter for a new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle
shall be reduced by the amount of credit allowed under subsection (a) for such
vehicle for the taxable year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA1C4A5C2F4654300BFE2F76EEDA02BF8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Property used
by tax-exempt entity</header><text>In the case of a vehicle the use of which is
described in paragraph (3) or (4) of section 50(b) and which is not subject to
a lease, the person who sold such vehicle to the person or entity using such
vehicle shall be treated as the taxpayer that placed such vehicle in service,
but only if such person clearly discloses to such person or entity in a
document the amount of any credit allowable under subsection (a) with respect
to such vehicle (determined without regard to subsection (b)(2)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id29BCC446541E4E1A9E6C54C2605380EF"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Property used
outside United States, etc., not qualified</header><text>No credit shall be
allowable under subsection (a) with respect to any property referred to in
section 50(b)(1) or with respect to the portion of the cost of any property
taken into account under section 179.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id123670CB86AB477FA02C9448523336F7"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Recapture</header><text>The
Secretary shall, by regulations, provide for recapturing the benefit of any
credit allowable under subsection (a) with respect to any property which ceases
to be property eligible for such credit (including recapture in the case of a
lease period of less than the economic life of a vehicle).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id34DCEB637E1640FFA9C64C7CB8B894DB"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Election to not
take credit</header><text>No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for
any vehicle if the taxpayer elects not to have this section apply to such
vehicle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id52FAD4B1A5E447C1AC7AA48639A210A2"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Interaction
with air quality and motor vehicle safety standards</header><text>Unless
otherwise provided in this section, a motor vehicle shall not be considered
eligible for a credit under this section unless such vehicle is in compliance
with—</text>
<subparagraph id="id244023EBB07547B0B8351D1B5341CB32"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the applicable
provisions of the Clean Air Act for the applicable make and model year of the
vehicle (or applicable air quality provisions of State law in the case of a
State which has adopted such provision under a waiver under section 209(b) of
the Clean Air Act), and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id37F6CC0B3112429A890F51CD0154CA65"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the motor vehicle
safety provisions of sections 30101 through 30169 of title 49, United States
Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id857C9F56E1584A499BC8EE6A51C9C0AD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<paragraph id="id391A50BCD8FC44898A21342CD555AF59"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall
promulgate such regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE18267047EB249288AC06F900BB92B19"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination in
prescription of certain regulations</header><text>The Secretary of the
Treasury, in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation and the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall prescribe such
regulations as necessary to determine whether a motor vehicle meets the
requirements to be eligible for a credit under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB8895D9BE0524539B5C35756A1823481"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>This
section shall not apply to property purchased after December 31,
2016.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB282A9576079454996D433EF43A9DF51"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 6501(m) of such Code is amended by striking
<quote>30D(e)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>30D(e)(9)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id19AB426F95FB423D90FB0EE27EA47914"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id890D42ED56CC4C15907DE636A190CEF9"><enum>152.</enum><header>Credit for
fuel-efficient motor vehicles</header>
<subsection id="id02E6231F3F644A6FB9A5370E32927B26"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8DB14FC4D8234A22B458373F426F7B36" style="OLC">
<section id="id3DA4ED60D408408DA0C9E3D3ECDFCB41"><enum>30E.</enum><header>Fuel-efficient
motor vehicle credit</header>
<subsection id="idDDF5A14CD17A4485BF324804D29CFB3B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allowance of
credit</header>
<paragraph id="id4F1B9B05A5D846E28D5B7894255367C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax
imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the amount
determined under paragraph (2) with respect to any new fuel-efficient motor
vehicle placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6E557EBF690F41B3853C3EBCB69555B0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Credit
amount</header><text>The amount determined under this paragraph shall
be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idE049CB60359843EABB6F47104A9C60DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$500, if the new
fuel-efficient motor vehicle achieves a combined fuel economy which is greater
than 35 miles per gallon but not greater than 40 miles per gallon,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0704D0E469B44F7B9E9490AAA446F637"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,000, if the
new fuel-efficient motor vehicle achieves a combined fuel economy which is
greater than 40 miles per gallon but less than 45 miles per gallon,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7DC17F01C0AA4ECDB2F90105ED4AAFB7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$1,500, if the
new fuel-efficient motor vehicle achieves a combined fuel economy which is
greater than 45 miles per gallon but less than 50 miles per gallon, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idE21FE83E3DAA4BED8A6BCB91B2263C46"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$2,500, if the
new fuel-efficient motor vehicle achieves a combined fuel economy which is
greater than 50 miles per gallon.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF8B3BF6F2C9A477FA4EAD8935E2E475E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>New
fuel-Efficient motor vehicle</header><text>For purposes of this section, the
term <term>new fuel-efficient motor vehicle</term> means any motor
vehicle—</text>
<paragraph id="idCD2ACE01035B4795BD4BD15F0B6E0454"><enum>(1)</enum><text>which has a gross
vehicle weight rating of not more than 8,500 pounds,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCA9C9A85D0314EC38AFCED2411DF9209"><enum>(2)</enum><text>which achieves a
combined fuel economy of at least 35 miles per gallon,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8C78D5B20F444E0B8B101B30149990C3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the original use
of which commences with the taxpayer,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id95C37AC8F78F4C199A36C2264B5F08EF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>which is acquired
by the taxpayer for use or lease, but not for resale, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3D39B1FD36394C03914582B77D84E933"><enum>(5)</enum><text>which is made by
a manufacturer.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB91C73D7B77F4CBB8ABE9C464C4F6533"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other
definitions and special rules</header><text>For purposes of this
section—</text>
<paragraph id="idCFC6B0CB86AB4624A6BA43F3F8DCCFD1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Combined fuel
economy</header><text>The combined fuel economy with respect to any
gasoline-fueled vehicle shall be measured in a manner which is substantially
similar to the manner combined fuel economy is measured in accordance with
procedures under part 600 of subchapter Q of chapter I of title 40, Code of
Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF1F327BF724543CABAE3C29AF68751FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Manufacturer</header><text>The
term <term>manufacturer</term> has the meaning given such term under section
30B(h).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id67D58862A79E49CFA723E33AC7007CE6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Basis
reduction</header><text>The basis of any property for which a credit is
allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced by the amount of such
credit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id450C437FF87E454391E5E6AE6783F52D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Recapture;
property used outside the United States; election not to take
credit</header><text>For purposes of this section, rules similar to the rules
of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 30(d) shall apply.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD8C2A33737174A64894ED0155FB7E69D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Denial of
double benefit</header><text>No credit shall be allowed under this section with
respect to any new fuel-efficient motor vehicle if a credit is allowable with
respect to such vehicle under section 30B (determined without regard to
subsection (f) thereof) or 30D (determined without regard to subsection (b)(2)
thereof).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb19e3a9c8f794f5d9dd10f4d5eacbd97"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application
with other credits</header>
<paragraph id="ID61b8150e09c1448d8436d925b2806cdc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Business credit
treated as part of general business credit</header><text>So much of the credit
which would be allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined
without regard to this subsection) that is attributable to property of a
character subject to an allowance for depreciation shall be treated as a credit
listed in section 38(b) for such taxable year (and not allowed under subsection
(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID25df3c3902534f2dbc86c4cae542fecf"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Personal
credit</header>
<subparagraph id="idBD8335BAE2F5415AAB89AB242384773D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of this title, the credit allowed under
subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined after application of paragraph
(1)) shall be treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable
year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE95D62775D754B6A9B30629B8B2BD4C1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation
based on amount of tax</header><text>The credit allowed under subsection (a)
(after the application of paragraph (1)) for any taxable year shall not exceed
the excess (if any) of—</text>
<clause id="ID5fd4d2926224422d9fe388c24d8bd228"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the regular tax
liability (as defined in section 26(b)) reduced by the sum of the credits
allowable under subpart A and sections 27, 30, 30B, and 30D, over</text>
</clause><clause id="ID57b9734257bf4c579464dd27199de261"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the tentative
minimum tax for the taxable year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe382d17fc2ac4f65ae7f3f6e04f31dad"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation on
number of new fuel-Efficient motor vehicles eligible for credit</header>
<paragraph id="IDa45b99614145400486d3201f380c0143"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) with
respect to any new fuel-efficient motor vehicle sold in any calendar quarter
after the calendar quarter following the calendar quarter which includes the
first date on which the number of new fuel-efficient motor vehicles
manufactured by such manufacturer and sold for use in the United States after
the date of the enactment of this section is at least 65,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBC0BBA90C98D446CB2AB04D4AE48084D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Controlled
groups</header><text>Rules similar to the rules of section 30B(f)(4) shall
apply for purposes of this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9AC6C3974ACF4C82A6F1673A0D87C310"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>This
section shall not apply to property placed in service after December 31,
2013.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id959922D9341441AA81BE52B83FBF0FA4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="idEB01BEC454E942558FE7B4FCFF014DC0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 38(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>plus</quote> at
the end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36)
and inserting <quote>, plus</quote>, and by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4593B9638C454D719B84FB97BF724978" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id65E899111C554AE8970C3DD22B70A4B1"><enum>(37)</enum><text>the portion of
the new fuel-efficient motor vehicle credit to which section 30E(d)(1)
applies.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id33DA36B9C6314F5D971C2DA19E88FD6F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 55(c)(3)
of such Code is amended by inserting <quote>30E(d)(2),</quote> after
<quote>30C(d)(2),</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0CF12ECF25FC4480B336EACC80B764C4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1016(a) of such Code is amended by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (36), by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (37) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>, and by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A7F7EEB5CF74CB9A87B6C2DA8168C01" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89725A12C3684C5B915FA77C5C56350F"><enum>(38)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent provided in section
30E(c)(3).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B55537F9BBE4A37A3656E46681552FD"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6501(m) of such Code, as amended by
this Act, is amended by inserting <quote>30E(c)(4),</quote> after
<quote>30D(e)(9),</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id45EE486C631E46EA805D0555CDCC0A65"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block id="id59b73de0-b7ac-4064-9bef-857a8162696f" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="id3DA4ED60D408408DA0C9E3D3ECDFCB41" level="section">Sec. 30E. Fuel-efficient motor vehicle
credit.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25291E42644447A9809BF6EDF3BA7C70"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id40E8505D785C450F90CF5D51EB18B292"><enum>153.</enum><header>Idling
reduction tax credit</header>
<subsection id="id6412C63870CB44F6B47514504E2AB60A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block id="idDBE98641DFD44368A9AD5688E82BBBF1" style="OLC">
<section id="id6F95AF168C214268B70AF71A699DB07D"><enum>45S.</enum><header>Idling
reduction credit</header>
<subsection id="id8581CB1F153B4FFEA14C4C8AB77203AF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
Rule</header><text>For purposes of section 38, the idling reduction tax credit
determined under this section for the taxable year is an amount equal to 25
percent of the amount paid or incurred for each qualifying idling reduction
device placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2033A738D7AF4813BF6AFA3FA3232C54"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
maximum amount allowed as a credit under subsection (a) shall not exceed $1,000
per device.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4A611A2EF02D45E0B1030C8672969760"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph id="id38269754A4684012A22AB73F9246910C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualifying
idling reduction device</header><text>The term <term>qualifying idling
reduction device</term> means any device or system of devices that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id948E2B5C4B394B7F98A992DA8DE6C5C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is installed on a
heavy-duty diesel-powered on-highway vehicle,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id51B451702A414CA0A7106A0B6B10C4B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is designed to
provide to such vehicle those services (such as heat, air conditioning, or
electricity) that would otherwise require the operation of the main drive
engine while the vehicle is temporarily parked or remains stationary,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB06917D0312F40698E9D67318C38EE37"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the original use
of which commences with the taxpayer,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id33C3CA5CE5E54F3D86A04F178469CA7F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is acquired for
use by the taxpayer and not for resale, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idE61B9C5C8861418FBFA6ADDD8BD72B78"><enum>(E)</enum><text>is determined by
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with
the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Transportation, to reduce idling
of such vehicle at a motor vehicle rest stop or other location where such
vehicles are temporarily parked or remain stationary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1DD3CE8EA259463B9E9B2BB41126843C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Heavy-duty
diesel-powered on-highway vehicle</header><text>The term <term>heavy-duty
diesel-powered on-highway vehicle</term> means any vehicle, machine, tractor,
trailer, or semi-trailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used upon
the highways in the transportation of passengers or property, or any
combination thereof determined by the Federal Highway Administration. Such term
includes any diesel fuel hybrid highway vehicle which has a gross vehicle
weight rating of more than 8,500 pounds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id617C28F95A954F558C0B079D93B2A1FA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Long-duration
idling</header><text>The term <term>long-duration idling</term> means the
operation of a main drive engine, for a period greater than 15 consecutive
minutes, where the main drive engine is not engaged in gear. Such term does not
apply to routine stoppages associated with traffic movement or
congestion.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1F2C79AF86A04AF298EC39148BAA5A54"><enum>(d)</enum><header>No Double
Benefit</header><text>For purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph id="idD6CCCFF968F94E83B2D86E3F01D88F67"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reduction in
basis</header><text>If a credit is determined under this section with respect
to any property by reason of expenditures described in subsection (a), the
basis of such property shall be reduced by the amount of the credit so
determined.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id310881B02133467093E032A954636E86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other
deductions and credits</header><text>No deduction or credit shall be allowed
under any other provision of this chapter with respect to the amount of the
credit determined under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD1A09A6CF03C4016AC8DF883D7234704"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Election Not To
Claim Credit</header><text>This section shall not apply to a taxpayer for any
taxable year if such taxpayer elects to have this section not apply for such
taxable
year.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id5A278480A42B488BBA72BDAAFE2E1831"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Credit To Be
Part of General Business Credit</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 38 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this Act, is amended by
striking <quote>plus</quote> at the end of paragraph (36), by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (37) and inserting <quote>, plus</quote>, and by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="id74F4DE97390E438982E86FE0E6EA83E3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id18FF3E1285A241158899909BE02CDD13"><enum>(38)</enum><text>the idling
reduction tax credit determined under section
45S(a).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id4ABD9AC9E6194552A94346DF56D69AD7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
Amendments</header>
<paragraph id="id8081314FA5A942A3AD9969654D02B7B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The table of
sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
45R the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block id="id84818A840F4D4FD297E5105356E658CC" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 45S. Idling reduction
credit.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1A27D26135F84A39A71D8937EB203FD4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 1016(a)
of such Code, as amended by this Act, is amended by striking <quote>and</quote>
at the end of paragraph (37), by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(38) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>, and by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="id740599CC8F5C4200A06CDBFEE0D5092E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idFAACD073ED31478893830D8DAE12EC97"><enum>(39)</enum><text>in the case of a
facility with respect to which a credit was allowed under section 45S, to the
extent provided in section
45S(d)(A).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3254CD1C29414976926D7503D26AE1E9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 6501(m)
of such Code is amended by inserting <quote>45S(e)</quote> after
<quote>45C(d)(4)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id636809B8FAE24AFE823E06AE88C8659F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Oil
and gas development</header>
<section id="idD4DF9890927E4FE99424A6934AB6BA0C"><enum>201.</enum><header>Production of
oil and gas on outer Continental Shelf</header>
<subsection id="idA803BBE52E2C4E098E7E41CD8E2BD789"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 18 of the
<act-name>Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act</act-name> (43 U.S.C. 1344) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD087BEC29B584F7C864BFA353F684736" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id449CFC66DD72457C8E4174FC5D66550C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Production of
oil and gas on outer Continental Shelf</header>
<paragraph id="ID6d8a2a959d624424a9da90e0f7b33417"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa2c28de6f61f40eea1e2f6668eb42a3b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Coastal
political subdivision</header><text>The term <term>coastal political
subdivision</term> means a political subdivision of a Gulf producing State or a
Southeastern State any part of which political subdivision is—</text>
<clause id="IDd1e8a47c862e4521b24d9a8991365f2f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>within the
coastal zone (as defined in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453)) of the Gulf producing State as of the date of enactment
of this Act; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd12185b734a744f0b712620b054c14e2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not more than
200 nautical miles from the geographic center of any leased tract.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3f40885d3bc04c5e9a51ca5bcea5f3e3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Gulf producing
State</header><text>The term <term>Gulf producing State</term> means each of
the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeab4907f6f6845b7b526a048403e3f66"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Moratorium
area</header><text>The term <term>moratorium area</term> means any area of the
outer Continental Shelf with respect to which Congress has prohibited the use
of appropriated funds or other means for preleasing, leasing, or related
activities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65A29EE2ECF045CF8A230BE0EC4C4D6B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Qualified outer
Continental Shelf revenues</header>
<clause id="id3CD3A6E0A1AB49B9A769509279DC8E43"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>qualified outer Continental Shelf
revenues</term> means all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due
and payable to the United States from leases entered into under this
subsection.</text>
</clause><clause id="id6704818A83C2404BB7AAFE485A2B90F6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The
term <term>qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues</term> does not
include—</text>
<subclause id="ID621d6b26219244338d73681b291a0dbf"><enum>(I)</enum><text>revenues from the
forfeiture of a bond or other surety securing obligations other than royalties,
civil penalties, or royalties taken by the Secretary in-kind and not sold;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID87cdc92d486543239246f344bfb09b88"><enum>(II)</enum><text>revenues
generated from leases subject to section 8(g).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1b810a40e18742978b9d8afab646f907"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Southeastern
State</header><text>The term <term>Southeastern State</term> means the each of
the States of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE7297F2642CF44D48BB603BD369A82D7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Outer
Continental Shelf leasing areas</header>
<subparagraph id="id3C0DC28C4E074A8FBB2EDDE799650799"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Gulf of
Mexico</header>
<clause id="id0C0C4EE782204DA685B452769D82F542"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date on which any
necessary environmental analyses are completed under the <act-name>National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the
Secretary may offer for leasing, preleasing, or any related activity under this
Act any moratorium area in the Gulf of Mexico that is more than 50 miles off
the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico.</text>
</clause><clause id="id49DE4C4137934126A82099C87359BE4A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Consultation
with Secretary of Defense</header><text>The Secretary shall consult with the
Secretary of Defense to ensure that any activity conducted under clause (i) is
carried out in a manner that is consistent with national security.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id26DE6F5D16D2477BB1210A016DD63E00"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Southeastern
States</header>
<clause id="ID63285b97ee7e40a5adff191a1689cb91"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Governor, with the concurrence of the Legislature, of
a Southeastern State may submit to the Secretary a petition requesting that the
Secretary make available for leasing any area in the administrative boundaries
of the Southeastern State that is more than 50 miles off the coastline of the
Southeastern State.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd74b661a443341d9acb5351674fe30e8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Action by
Secretary</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of a
petition under clause (i) and not later than 180 days after the date on which
any necessary environmental analyses are completed under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Secretary shall
approve the petition unless the Secretary determines that leasing in the
affected area presents a significant likelihood of incidents associated with
the development of resources that would cause serious harm or damage to the
marine resources of the covered area or of an adjacent State.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8736be80e21e4d6d979752e1259e6eaf"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Failure to
act</header><text>If the Secretary fails to approve or deny a petition in
accordance with clause (ii), the petition shall be considered to be approved as
of the later of—</text>
<subclause id="idFF3F4E52A2D843AEA683C7CD4A1366EA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the date that is
90 days after the date of receipt of the petition; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id73A19248C8A548A2BC871CDBDBCDEA86"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the date that is
180 days after the date on which any necessary environmental analyses are
completed under the <act-name>National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDa443b30d13244cc4be7a4f557aefcdcc"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of this section, not later than 180 days after the date on
which a petition is approved, or considered to be approved, under clause (ii)
or (iii), the Secretary shall treat the petition of the Governor or the
Legislature of a Southeastern State under clause (i) as a proposed revision to
a leasing program under this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe49996e38ae944079fd13a79cdb29d67"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Notwithstanding
the omission of any areas made available for leasing under subparagraph (A) or
(B) from the applicable 5-year plan developed by the Secretary pursuant to this
section, the areas shall be offered for leasing under this section in
accordance with the completed environmental analyses referred to in
subparagraph (A)(i) or (B)(ii), respectively.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2c212d57bd744fe9a12206d7fc5cf1cd"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Inclusion in
5-year program</header>
<clause id="ID243e58b58bed468086f81b1a7845eed6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), if areas are made
available for leasing under subparagraph (A) or (B), the Secretary shall
initiate a new 5-year outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program to
replace the outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program in effect as of
that date, which shall include any lease sale for any area made available for
leasing under subparagraph (A) or (B).</text>
</clause><clause id="ID93bd1d1558f4417a9f71093c9e851964"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusion in
program</header><text>If there are less than 18 months remaining in the 5-year
outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program described in clause (i),
the Secretary shall include the areas made available for leasing under
subparagraph (A) or (B) in lease sales under the proposed 5-year outer
Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9e233aeb245d49a9a15539392fc6dc35"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Environmental
assessment</header><text>Before modifying a 5-year outer Continental Shelf oil
and gas leasing program for the next 5-year period, the Secretary shall
complete an environmental assessment that describes any anticipated
environmental effect of leasing in the areas made available for leasing under
subparagraph (A) or (B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF6D7F0DB5BF44527BE6BD30DCD01CA01"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Disposition of
qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues</header>
<subparagraph id="idD906C7FD5DD748BEABE1212821DE676A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Gulf of
Mexico</header><text>Notwithstanding section 9, qualified outer Continental
Shelf revenues derived from leasing moratorium areas in the Gulf of Mexico
under paragraph (2)(A) shall be disbursed to Gulf producing States (including
the State of Florida) and coastal political subdivisions of those Gulf
producing States in accordance with section 105 of the <act-name>Gulf of Mexico
Energy Security Act of 2006</act-name> (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law
109–432).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC106A4508C8A475D86D2C1394355DF20"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Southeastern
States</header>
<clause id="id13C32C467B5E433A9F7D09AC5662190A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), if the Governor or the
Legislature of a Southeastern State submits to the Secretary a petition
requesting that the Secretary make available for leasing any portion of a
moratorium area in the administrative boundaries of the Southeastern State that
is more than 50 miles off the coastline of the Southeastern State and the
Secretary approves the petition, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subclause id="id31F9DDDA5ABC474DA7223E8E2BEC5D4C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>disburse to the
Southeastern State 37.5 percent of any qualified outer Continental Shelf
revenues that are derived from leasing any portion of a moratorium area in the
administrative boundaries of the Southeastern State that is more than 50 miles,
but less than 100 miles, off the coastline of the Southeastern State;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id17FAEBD538694F9FAD5E0E5217C17A41"><enum>(II)</enum><text>pay 20 percent
of the allocable share of the Southeastern State to the coastal political
subdivisions of the Southeastern State in accordance with subparagraphs (B),
(C), and (E) of section 31(b)(4).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idA66FBC2475E3479CB18EDFA19B86D939"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contiguous
States</header><text>If 2 or more contiguous Southeastern States submit
petitions described in clause (i) and the Secretary approves the petitions, the
Secretary shall—</text>
<subclause id="idC88B43CD877D4D49ABBC23E22703C5B1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>disburse to the
contiguous Southeastern States 50 percent of any qualified outer Continental
Shelf revenues that are derived from leasing any portion of a moratorium area
in the administrative boundaries of the Southeastern States that is more than
50 miles, but less than 100 miles, off the coastline of the Southeastern
States;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id69AAC1B13C874660BE8DD7CB5A7C0494"><enum>(II)</enum><text>allocate the
amount made available under subclause (I) to the contiguous Southeastern States
in amounts that are inversely proportional to the respective distances between
the point on the coastline of each Southeastern State that is closest to the
geographical center of each historical lease site and the geographical center
of the historical lease site, as determined by the Secretary; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id11CDBDC3563C4DE89F2A3C617EE09E76"><enum>(III)</enum><text>pay 20 percent
of the allocable share of each contiguous Southeastern State to the coastal
political subdivisions of the Southeastern State in accordance with
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E) of section 31(b)(4).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID81983100b93d45669da110b900ee6a65"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prohibition on
export</header><text>All oil and natural gas produced on the outer Continental
Shelf of the United States under this subsection shall be made available for
refining and sale solely within the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB9BE6789D6054E60AB3E8027C973A707"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Alternative
Fuel Trust Fund</header>
<subparagraph id="IDB87E6EB3E15A423C9459B522069F2D1F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund, to be
known as the <term>Alternative Fuel Trust Fund</term>, consisting of all
qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues payable to the Federal Government
under this subsection (as determined by the Secretary).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID72CBA45BD1F440E4B3F4FD55F33AAC30"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Expenditures
from Fund</header><text>Subject to appropriations and on request by the
Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the Fund
to the Secretary of Energy such amounts as the Secretary of Energy determines
are necessary to carry out—</text>
<clause id="ID938761da51f84d5bbdee339c5bd59494"><enum>(i)</enum><text>research,
development, and commercialization programs for alternative fuels and
alternative fuel technologies; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id25A58B3F560740C38587CB2B2DF0A141"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>similar programs
established under the <short-title>Fulfilling U.S. Energy
Leadership Act of 2011</short-title> and amendments made by that Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID990781DF86FA4B5A8ADACB8C3C4C49B3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Transfers of
amounts</header>
<clause id="IDEA15210E59234B4AB0176880E4E2B3F6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under
this paragraph shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund of
the Treasury to the Fund on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the
Treasury.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF3824F211E742E7A61FAAF06623B01E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Adjustments</header><text>Proper
adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent
prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be
transferred.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idB1FAE541AC074524A6D396F40A4C3756"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="idA225FAC005AC4EF7A2F7AEDDB7A9604F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 104 of
the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2118) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id31257A40362442B283ACAC87EA1928AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and</quote> after <quote>North Atlantic;</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id37A68128BFEA451AA2DD2D3F33ECC7A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>; and the eastern</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>longitude</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA902A904F01D4079848BB7DC62A0EF3A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 105 of
the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2118) is
repealed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA7C25218794342BE899705A7DD2BD177"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 104 of
the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law
109–432) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id72CCFAD48CBE47AF83AB797C0CC9D613"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id121CA11BBCBF402DBAB86503EB840012"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(b), by striking <quote>Notwithstanding subsection (a), the</quote> and
inserting <quote>The</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2A664646FBAA49AEB20D55B13FE796CA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1), by inserting <quote>(as it existed before the amendment made by section
201(c)(1) of the <short-title>Fulfilling U.S. Energy
Leadership Act of 2011</short-title>)</quote> after <quote>subsection
(a)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE54E330C303E4B2EA66CF166F8E632E7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID5b2044474ce842e199fb8a96e95fedc2"><enum>202.</enum><header>Implementation
of inventory of outer Continental Shelf resources</header>
<subsection id="ID431dade0e7154e859fb0215f0b568eac"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 357 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15912) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID15b7efe5f32c421d9fe970f5fb35bdf2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id30291BAEE22647368804433DF0A408D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
first sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting the
following: <quote>The Secretary shall conduct a seismic inventory of oil and
natural gas, and prepare a summary (the latter prepared with the assistance of,
and based on information provided by, the heads of appropriate Federal
agencies) of the information obtained under paragraph (3), for the waters of
the United States Outer Continental Shelf (referred to in this section as the
<term>OCS</term>) in the Atlantic Region, the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, and the
Alaska Region.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3d351f355bbd4f76b34dece682427a0f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="id4008123C15904EC8B7D7510ECAEDFD90"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>3-D</quote> and inserting <quote>2-D and 3-D</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idA689FDDD2790452C806BDC6FB3D0F48A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
adding <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9b700cc4721941d19d77b3e124596c35"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (3) through (5) and inserting in the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9BCAC37203704253AE834D9A9F7C0616" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID505942adde53476eafc03d4c1d30320d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>use existing
inventories and mapping of marine resources undertaken by the National
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and with the assistance of and
based on information provided by the Department of Defense and other Federal
and State agencies possessing relevant data, and use any available data
regarding alternative energy potential, navigation uses, fisheries, aquaculture
uses, recreational uses, habitat, conservation, and military
uses.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa8c42db3a59a4f258973232cc4fb13f0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id749E1740C893478592E5A4F937F00E61" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID5409449edb204129beec4447543bf888"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The
Secretary shall carry out the inventory and analysis under subsection (a) in 3
phases, with priority given to all or part of applicable planning areas of the
outer Continental Shelf—</text>
<paragraph id="id0A4B47D0130C499D87654BB8F5F69529"><enum>(1)</enum><text>estimated to have
the greatest potential for energy development in barrel of oil equivalent;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id105E08257F4145259C21E28F8ECC3896"><enum>(2)</enum><text>outside of any
leased area or area scheduled for leasing prior to calendar year 2011 under any
outer Continental Shelf 5-year leasing program or amendment to the program
under section 18 of the <act-name>Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act</act-name>
(43 U.S.C. 1344).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7769d2c7b12949c3b1868ad05da9efd3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph id="ID0dd5c44db1d042ab846ce0ace144a109"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives a report that provides a plan for executing the
seismic inventories required under this section, including an estimate of the
costs to complete the seismic inventory by region and environmental and
permitting activities to facilitate expeditious completion.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d92c1b0b546457caa7280e1e17dc027"><enum>(2)</enum><header>First
phase</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
paragraph, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the
results of the first phase of the inventory and analysis under subsection
(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe5f6fc133daa4feaaa117402383562a1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Subsequent
phases</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the report
is submitted under paragraph (2) and 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report describing the results of the second and third
phases, respectively, of the inventory and analysis under subsection
(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc40dddeabb27404da85f60636245b5ee"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>A report submitted under paragraph (2) or (3) shall
be—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID21c9b80fed5047709dcb64f301715f5d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>made publicly
available; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5eb9834ac3314984bd7e38bd1ef1135b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>updated not less
frequently than once every 5
years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID636ca43c8d9e4999be511c37eedf759c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Relationship to
5-Year Program</header><text>The requirement that the Secretary of the Interior
carry out the inventory required by the amendment made by subsection (a) shall
not be considered to require, authorize, or provide a basis or justification
for delay by the Secretary of the Interior or any other agency of the issuance
of any outer Continental Shelf leasing program or amendment to the program
under section 18 of the <act-name>Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act</act-name>
(43 U.S.C. 1344), or any lease sale pursuant to that section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3ed7979a9ada45018d3a82ca2438bd64"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Permits</header><text>Nothing
in this section or an amendment made by this section precludes the issuance by
the Secretary of the Interior of a permit to conduct geological and geophysical
exploration of the outer Continental Shelf in accordance with the
<act-name>Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act</act-name> (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.)
and other applicable law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0BE4E07EE4D84777BF3DC8F6B1B22E75"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section
999H(d) of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
16378(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id867A01EE221C415A87A17BE8463BC9B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BBA895014F94C80ADBD2160D73CA82B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDf18e6b224e9246d7b26b6670da5643e4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Thirty-five
percent shall be used for activities under section 999A(b)(1), except that for
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015 the amount made available under this
paragraph shall be used to carry out section 357 (for the completion of
necessary environmental analyses under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), with a priority given to completion of programmatic
environmental impact statements necessary to carry out the seismic inventory or
portions of the inventory required by section 357, and the use of seismic
technology to obtain accurate resource
estimates).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0D23B58FEC1542CCA3E270E41177C8F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3311B2EAC6B6464C86E7D2C36821FC2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B),</quote> before
<quote>25</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id66A76768858E46B4BC32D4821F17F517"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD37AF5F84F9542448C20E81EF91E7B10" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id74A052134E8C4C6E9D8C54C61245F63D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015—</text>
<clause id="idD7AD2C74877E42D0AA30A850F93890DB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>15 percent shall
be used for the purposes described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idAC1FC411D3B548FDB1CAA653213DF7C3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>10 percent shall
be used for the activities described in paragraph
(1).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4a19a88e3ad14461954fbc7f127ee2a8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section and the amendments made by this section, to remain
available until expended without fiscal year limitation—</text>
<paragraph id="ID39377f9648a24e5ba79475425b99263b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$100,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2012 through 2017; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID833657617a644de2b1f561101655b8d0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$50,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2018 through 2020.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID5dd3e794cb38472d944d9d1cebd2ea21"><enum>203.</enum><header>Offshore
safety bureau</header>
<subsection id="IDd2f3267c3c5d46c992b235438bb6b052"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><act-name>The Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act</act-name> (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) is amended by adding to the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B2BEF1970F646B7A34059DB2FEDEE29" style="OLC">
<section id="IDa41159bd95ac4f69ab85a5ae182ed10d"><enum>32.</enum><header>Offshore safety
bureau</header>
<subsection id="ID117ba4598ba549528d72e5eff7e2c822"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
of bureau</header>
<paragraph id="ID7cf31bda36594d9e964cf4f7930a0df3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<subparagraph id="id4D0DD10F1BCE436780BE5E114C51E304"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to the discretion granted by Reorganization Plan
Number 3 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1262; 43 U.S.C. 1451 note), the Secretary shall
establish in the Department of the Interior a bureau to carry out the safety
and environmental regulatory functions vested in the Secretary by this Act and
the <act-name>Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982</act-name> (30
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) related to the outer Continental Shelf.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47F84677504F43728AC7C8BC13719924"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conflicts of
interest</header><text>In establishing the bureau under subparagraph (A), the
Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that any potential
organizational conflicts of interest related to environmental protection and
safety are eliminated.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf177c27edfdd4ba4ad99100902a0042a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
bureau shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb5967a84acfc4fb8a454624ac9be66a1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The
Director shall be compensated at the rate provided for level V of the Executive
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1a5f008e0ab74223bc0472900e6172b2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
Director shall be a person who, by reason of professional background and
demonstrated ability and experience, is specially qualified to carry out the
duties of the office.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3844053ef7734fa38d36fcb906ca07f0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special
personnel authorities</header>
<paragraph id="ID38e7aba6af4f4206b0bdb35f132445d1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Direct hiring
authority for critical personnel</header>
<subparagraph id="ID65c7f5a1d28346ee887d605cda034882"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding sections 3104, 3304, and 3309 through
3318 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary may, on a determination that
there is a severe shortage of candidates or a critical hiring need for
particular positions, recruit and directly appoint highly qualified
accountants, scientists, engineers, or critical technical personnel into the
competitive service, as officers or employees of the organizational unit
established under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc0c4112e34ca4bba8a0f19dca566c7cb"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
exercising the authority granted under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
ensure that any action taken by the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="ID0943bf2cea2b4ff5bfb4cbc53dd56f3a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is consistent
with the merit principles of chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcae4fcb709684aec92f790dfea3528cf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>complies with
the public notice requirements of section 3327 of title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID624b3ab7b8c447c49f9ecbc17ac73bd5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Critical pay
authority</header>
<subparagraph id="ID45bd2eaafa464d2b9dda66df7eacb67b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 5377 of title 5, United States
Code, and without regard to the provisions of that title governing appointments
in the competitive service or the Senior Executive Service and chapters 51 and
53 of that title (relating to classification and pay rates), the Secretary may
establish, fix the compensation of, and appoint individuals to critical
positions needed to carry out the functions of the organizational unit
established under this section, if the Secretary certifies that—</text>
<clause id="IDd4006e2bc31b4102a8bfae994d3b17b4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
positions—</text>
<subclause id="ID9ead57e4693044dba3ae00da4f970e33"><enum>(I)</enum><text>require expertise
of an extremely high level in a scientific or technical field; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID28676158e44f4e84b85a3153b0d629e2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
organizational unit established in this section would not successfully
accomplish an important mission without such an individual; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDb38077e06a37406dacb4f402edd07e40"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>exercise of the
authority is necessary to recruit an individual exceptionally well qualified
for the position.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa9b0101ecb5f4c55a10aba38e6b04c52"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The
authority granted under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to the following
conditions:</text>
<clause id="IDb8e7fe2b05864d08924850abe76d7a20"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The number of
critical positions authorized by subparagraph (A) may not exceed 40 at any one
time in the bureau established under this section.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID73e18bdf8acc49538a04bf2c9066ebd5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The term of an
appointment under subparagraph (A) may not exceed 4 years.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0052a2d7feb8414ab9d82ea4bd0441e6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>An individual
appointed under subparagraph (A) may not have been an employee of the
Department of the Interior during the 2-year period prior to the date of
appointment.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1a1362a48baa46969a034f467005eed7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Total annual
compensation for any individual appointed under subparagraph (A) may not exceed
the highest total annual compensation payable at the rate determined under
section 104 of title 3, United States Code.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDba6f71b7aba74d2fa7afca12c6d3ca55"><enum>(v)</enum><text>An individual
appointed under subparagraph (A) may not be considered to be an employee for
purposes of subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaeb71a26b0ed458a954810b2fe59c94a"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Each
year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a notification that lists each
individual appointed under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4a6bd33dee3c41bb9692f17ecc66086f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reemployment of
civilian retirees</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4ac9accf09e649c7a13de1ec20870602"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding part 553 of title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations (relating to reemployment of civilian retirees to meet exceptional
employment needs), or successor regulations, the Secretary may approve the
reemployment of an individual to a particular position without reduction or
termination of annuity if the hiring of the individual is necessary to carry
out a critical function of any of the organizational units established under
this section for which suitably qualified candidates do not exist.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID914f72879c2a4464a660cfc02bc34eb8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>An
annuitant hired with full salary and annuities under the authority granted by
subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="IDc070589bc7784b1c873efe915629c9b8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall not be
considered an employee for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter
84 of title 5, United States Code;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID405ce3729ae34fb799d9d04fbc2bc802"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may not elect to
have retirement contributions withheld from the pay of the annuitant;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4726ea6ca45d4d1f8105e065cc852d92"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>may not use any
employment under this paragraph as a basis for a supplemental or recomputed
annuity; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9690715575cc45b19a204a1c2b51651d"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>may not
participate in the Thrift Savings Plan under subchapter III of chapter 84 of
title 5, United States Code.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9bea10ef40cb4dd28676fbbef6e16ba1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation on
term</header><text>The term of employment of any individual hired under
subparagraph (A) may not exceed an initial term of 2 years, with an additional
2-year appointment under exceptional circumstances.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDba50f9aa0b1f40cb9097cac4ccc88e3f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Continuity of
authority</header><text>Subject to the discretion granted by Reorganization
Plan Number 3 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1262; 43 U.S.C. 1451 note), any reference in
any law, rule, regulation, directive, or instruction, or certificate or other
official document, in force immediately prior to the date of enactment of this
section—</text>
<paragraph id="ID232ec501a6cc4369b717bb0f346958fd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to the Minerals
Management Service that pertains to any of the duties and authorities described
in this section shall be deemed to refer and apply to the bureau established
under this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID83478d3427734d70b47bd44ddf3ce538"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to the Director
of the Minerals Management Service that pertains to any of the duties and
authorities described in this section shall be considered to refer and apply to
the Director of the bureau under this section to whom the Secretary has
assigned the respective duty or authority; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf3a9fc64755141d5a401024f4ed3f2b6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to any other
position in the Minerals Management Service that pertains to any of the duties
and authorities described in this section shall be considered to refer and
apply to that same or equivalent position in the bureau established under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID13a11c7eb4c843919d5264807ec9e4c3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by striking <quote>Director, Bureau of Mines, Department of the
Interior</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idADFE45F066F74CB2A7A5155446ACE55C" style="OLC"><list level="paragraph">
<list-item>Bureau Directors, Department of the Interior
(2).</list-item></list>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Alternative
fuel deployment</header>
<subtitle id="idC05ED8A4F43842F792B89D233CC76CB4"><enum>A</enum><header>Energy
provisions</header>
<section id="id1D49EF35BC45456C9B662BE706AD0052"><enum>301.</enum><header>Bioenergy
research and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 932 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 16232) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idF9B0B70116B146FC9A561A8D46D0F6E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB8B4B6F921CC4D109A9599FE9ABB6DBE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DDBEA23056D44A2885CAC0FC917FF48" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idAB3B43715A874531B0F3D3522DB4EC0E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="ID72e6d87c482143d1a864beb039ac2924"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$2,898,000,000
for fiscal year 2009, of which $150,000,000 shall be for subsection (d);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID17bca767f2f3467ab6227065f94a51e0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$2,919,000,000
for fiscal year 2010, of which $150,000,000 shall be for subsection
(d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID1FC3AB52B7CA4F9DBCF94F4B733A3F31"><enum>302.</enum><header>Alternative
fueled automobile production requirement</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1B25A55A34742A0A99D896A7A5D37B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of alternative fueled
vehicle</header><text>Section 32901 of title 49, United States Code, is amended
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1AE7B258F97743EEAED7CD5BA17E74F6" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDebff6800676b431b813d22dab6e736df"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id128D84B0174E40139295D5A69D0E79F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text><term>alternative
fueled automobile</term> means an automobile that is a—</text>
<clause id="IDd96a3debb2794e63a694ce50da093423" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>dedicated automobile; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc5b0c33762ec408aac5dfad4a1ba88aa" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>dual fueled automobile.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78207B51E62F448D9FC2EA6326576301" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The term <term>alternative fueled
automobile</term> does not include a dedicated automobile that operates
exclusively on gasoline or diesel
fuel.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idA1DE1D7F6DD5439D83CDE74425F6FD31"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 32905 of title 49, United States
Code is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA062C654C4F14E87A8FB260FA4CE907B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDE1E93F5B765342BE83B037461E05F355"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Alternative
fueled automobiles</header><text>Each manufacturer that manufactures
automobiles for sale or use in the United States shall ensure that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9CFF7E7DAA8045EABCF61614DE7F4646"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not less than 75
percent of such automobiles manufactured for each of model years 2016 through
2019 are alternative fueled automobiles; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE4C49B7A57E149E6AF26CC0F18C56BE4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>100 percent of
such automobiles manufactured for model year 2020 and each subsequent model
year are alternative fueled
automobiles.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idE61EA8E913F141A594C29C973AAC5E8C"><enum>303.</enum><header>Definition of
renewable biomass</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)) is amended by striking
subparagraph (I) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3598820711704D64A9D343297CD83DEE" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID9E5511CD6D53448FB5DF24DD2270C457"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Renewable
biomass</header><text>The term <term>renewable biomass</term> means—</text>
<clause id="IDF2C1085D0BA241B2AC172400893FB7EB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>materials,
pre-commercial thinnings, or invasive species from National Forest System land
and public lands (as defined in section 103 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FLPMA">Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976</act-name> (43 U.S.C. 1702)) that—</text>
<subclause id="IDA27ADAFA40E5411987AB4CD933E3D862"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are byproducts of
preventive treatments that are removed—</text>
<item id="ID54C66A7E828A4ECE8FDD26AD8802C233"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>to
reduce hazardous fuels;</text>
</item><item id="ID34BE3EE8E88E4603ACCF55D6E783328A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>to
reduce or contain disease or insect infestation; or</text>
</item><item id="IDB9EA4322D5F34320ADA3F52688EE58D5"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>to
restore ecosystem health;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="IDE840A52221A640C496362E8D833926F0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>would not
otherwise be used for higher-value products; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDDEA69C3EB42945519787D56A28B5FF6E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>are harvested
in accordance with—</text>
<item id="ID75FEE2400A9F4716B180FF789A2ED2B4"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>applicable law
and land management plans; and</text>
</item><item id="ID69E414F109734122806A152C48005DD8"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the requirements
for—</text>
<subitem id="ID4fc1661b6d0f4cc6856a2d6cdceefb36"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>old-growth
maintenance, restoration, and management direction of paragraphs (2), (3), and
(4) of subsection (e) of section 102 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6512); and</text>
</subitem><subitem id="IDbffa33b5a2134eb9be0d45ff8dfb7ed5"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>large-tree
retention of subsection (f) of that section; or</text>
</subitem></item></subclause></clause><clause id="IDDCCBE41B7FF14D9096AF192CC9C79891"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any organic
matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis from non-Federal
land or land belonging to an Indian or Indian tribe that is held in trust by
the United States or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the
United States, including—</text>
<subclause id="IDF5885DC919B24DD9AAFB64CD1553078B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>renewable plant
material, including—</text>
<item id="IDBA581462D4204D23B518EC6CACF2E553"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>feed
grains;</text>
</item><item id="IDBE16988068FD47F58D1CB8CB3851208C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>other
agricultural commodities;</text>
</item><item id="IDEF8CD78346D748A691E33A8273310686"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>other plants and
trees; and</text>
</item><item id="IDDCDA66B494D54E08B040D6B50C94391B"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>algae;
and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="IDE3E67289F916478EB5D2A80AD0E77BF8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>waste material,
including—</text>
<item id="IDE3BF1ABC09F3441BADC440813CDA39CB"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>crop
residue;</text>
</item><item id="IDC307E6E870A0477FA7989DBEE239B90D"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>other vegetative
waste material (including wood waste and wood residues);</text>
</item><item id="ID63A147806E6341C485CEFFB01727053C"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>animal waste and
byproducts (including fats, oils, greases, and manure); and</text>
</item><item id="ID5E2C16333070412481E6FFEB0BDFECDB"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>food waste and
yard
waste.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idA9825022C29F4E4B84A85BE19E4F4AE0"><enum>304.</enum><header>Loan
guarantees for renewable fuel pipelines</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle C of title II of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17051 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BA63E87E68D4BB693DC36A807E128DD" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ABA8D82B63C4427BB677E0FA2387C6C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>249.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loan guarantees for renewable fuel
pipelines</header>
<subsection id="IDc7457b3c6c24471ba133668d82f3ff12"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id45E2483FE06544369DBBD7F2F06461EF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cost</header><text>The
term <term>cost</term> has the meaning given the term <quote>cost of a loan
guarantee</quote> in section 502(5)(C) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990
(2 U.S.C. 661a(5)(C)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3b8ff66d5b8545fa9e6a9b540bcfd19b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
project</header><text>The term <term>eligible project</term> means a project
described in subsection (b)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5b14c8b01645442088fe3cb5eb79cc76"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Guarantee</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4e7e0cf895f044a299b71142d7f9abf1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>guarantee</term> has the meaning given the
term <quote>loan guarantee</quote> in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform
Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdb19c22838e445a29553db22173f35b1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The
term <term>guarantee</term> includes a loan guarantee commitment (as defined in
section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7819BAD6970743DAB95F9AFF2040AEDC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Renewable
fuel</header><text>The term <term>renewable fuel</term> means fuel that is
produced from renewable biomass and that is used to replace or reduce the
quantity of fossil fuel present in a transportation fuel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID05a7d59fe9564d33bf5bfe78e378eb2e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Renewable fuel
pipeline</header><text>The term <term>renewable fuel pipeline</term> means a
common carrier pipeline for transporting renewable fuel.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf76a778e41da49c4b938cec14e1864b2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Loan
guarantees</header>
<paragraph id="idE5625E2C3C3B4B4C95300B5D5B4E2C83"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall make guarantees under this section
for projects that provide for—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF931EF1756934B1B99A4C42A3632AA2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the construction
of new renewable fuel pipelines; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25745B0215D74F829475B774A48DBB48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the modification
of pipelines to transport renewable fuel.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID56c33eefba384e82ac1c85be21aa3eb7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>In
determining the eligibility of a project for a guarantee under this section,
the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf2de893ff8dd4cebabe9db435ffabf05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the volume of
renewable fuel to be moved by the renewable fuel pipeline;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0acb2634f6c94ea1b2891af3ceae8457"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the size of the
markets to be served by the renewable fuel pipeline;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID10c7ba0067e2407583174ed82ffc66ef"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the existence of
sufficient storage to facilitate access to the markets served by the renewable
fuel pipeline;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb27fbfe96b4c4648915b35dea64cfb5d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the proximity of
the renewable fuel pipeline to renewable fuel production facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9e58dd6a14404b6aa5a731a9aa39fb05"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the investment of
the entity carrying out the proposed project in terminal infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id70A3C83CE3C74A55B1CE68CD3AB91085"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the experience of
the entity carrying out the proposed project in working with renewable
fuel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID23b671ee7e774cb2a9347a969416f640"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the ability of
the entity carrying out the proposed project to maintain the quality of the
renewable fuel through—</text>
<clause id="id9B2A4AFE37E44683990A10A409548A0C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the terminal
system of the entity; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8E9481930C8C4238BBE426C5C4052B59"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the dedicated
pipeline system;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa61d49e6690e4f85904ebd99907ff527"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the ability of
the entity carrying out the proposed project to complete the project in a
timely manner; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID885b889af0344f159487922e04a8e6e5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the ability of
the entity carrying out the proposed project to secure property rights-of-way
in order to move the proposed project forward in a timely manner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd014c2ed2638461bad91ec2eb8898844"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>Unless
otherwise provided by law, a guarantee by the Secretary under this section
shall not exceed an amount equal to 90 percent of the eligible project cost of
the renewable fuel pipeline that is the subject of the guarantee, as estimated
at the time at which the guarantee is issued or subsequently modified while the
eligible project is under construction.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9E563EA0FFA2483E8885ED9AFF5E7C50"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>Guarantees under this section shall be provided in
accordance with section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16512), except that subsection (c) of that section shall not apply to
guarantees made under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id05FC614EFD6945A58292CE8A06A3EADD"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Final
rule</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
section, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a final rule
directing the Director of the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program
Office to initiate the loan guarantee program under this section in accordance
with this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcf733c01cd0c4d158980b5e87311090a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="id2D2EEC6A549D457EBD398EA7D19B4F55"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are
necessary to provide $4,000,000,000 in guarantees under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe158d3061fcd46b39b72612f59ca7865"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of other
appropriated funds</header><text>To the extent that the amounts made available
under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.)
have not been disbursed to programs under that title, the Secretary may use the
amounts to carry out this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="id22E85CFCF91A41978DB7ABFB78701601"><enum>B</enum><header>Tax
provisions</header>
<section id="idBCD81E4340484BB8958A3050C1132F98" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>311.</enum><header>Variable VEETC rate
based on price of crude oil</header>
<subsection id="id091BD3FDF34641C48C72309060033594"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Excise tax
credit</header>
<paragraph id="id507514BA0B7F4A2FB9FF54ECE9482509"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of section 6426(b)(2) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7E11C5BE9A0F4825AB6ED181D173C0C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (i),</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC2CE8668493C43FCABA26CA747949D40"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>calendar years beginning after 2008, 45 cents.</quote> in clause (ii)
and inserting <quote>calendar quarters beginning after 2008 and before July 1,
2011, 45 cents, and</quote>, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA5B81F1B1C3A44F0A119520796548F00"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0706F8DA9FFD4EE6AFF2383111ED028F" style="OLC">
<clause id="idF61FED80A5344B2DB5636A65459BE409"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of
calendar quarters beginning after June 30, 2011, the applicable rate determined
in accordance with the following table:</text>
<table align-to-level="section" blank-lines-before="1" colsep="0" frame="none" line-rules="no-gen" rowsep="0" rule-weights="0.0.0.0.0.0" table-template-name="Tax (No Calculation)" table-type="Leaderwork">
<tgroup cols="2" rowsep="0"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="275pts" min-data-value="55"></colspec><colspec align="justify" coldef="fig" colname="column2" colsep="0" colwidth="196.50pt" min-data-value="9"></colspec>
<thead>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="0"><bold>If the average price of crude oil
</bold></entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="0"><bold>The applicable rate for </bold></entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="0"> during the preceding calendar quarter
is:</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="0"> the calendar quarter is<bold>:</bold></entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Not more than $50/barrel</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">30 cents</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">More than $50 but not more than
$60/barrel</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">24
cents</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">More than $60 but not more than
$70/barrel</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">18
cents</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">More than $70 but not more than
$80/barrel</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">12
cents</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">More than $80 but not more than
$90/barrel</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">6
cents</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">More than $90/barrel</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">0 cents.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">For purposes
of the preceding table, the average price of crude oil for any calendar quarter
shall be the average 3-month futures price on the New York Mercantile Exchange
for light sweet crude oil for such calendar quarter. Each applicable rate under
the preceding table shall be reduced by 2 cents for each calendar year
beginning after
2011.</continuation-text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF02F91783D134DF2A8C6C4BA9A43FE3C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extension of
tax credit or payment</header><text>Sections 6426(b)(6) and 6427(e)(6)(A) of
such Code are each amended by striking <quote>2011</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBC367630B1AE458F87392AACA746C6B9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Income tax
credit</header>
<paragraph id="idF118C52029484042A78DB0E2E02246E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The table contained in section 40(h)(2) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id433D362829A141BA97A1EA738DF35663"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>calendar year</quote> in the heading for the first column,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFB04918919344A9EA30991B2A071EE52"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>Calendar year</quote> before <quote>2001</quote>,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47C3E4143ECE459EAC479024C22125F1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>Calendar year</quote> before <quote>2003</quote>,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8028CAA9303B4EE89DF554ABC7AFED73"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>Calendar year</quote> before <quote>2005</quote>,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA03204A078594C459D8CEFE85262CCBF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>Calendar years</quote> before <quote>2009</quote>,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7346DAFD2EEC40BAAAFC9F05DBE32184"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2011</quote> and inserting <quote>the last calendar quarter beginning
before July 1, 2011</quote>,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id078F8FBDE78643229481B6EDF5B55A4A"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of the table, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE49A1C37806E47D4BE80BCAEBE0D02AC"><enum>(H)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAECCAE1BE0994B3F9D00417B53D6870A" style="OLC">
<table align-to-level="section" colsep="0" frame="topbot" line-rules="no-gen" rowsep="0" rule-weights="4.0.4.0.0.0" subformat="S6211" table-type="3-Generic:-1-text,-1-num,-1-text">
<ttitle><?xm-replace_text {Table Header Entry}?></ttitle>
<tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" rowsep="0" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.10" ttitle-size="10"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="col1" colsep="1" colwidth="129pts" min-data-value="125" rowsep="0"></colspec><colspec coldef="fig" colname="col2" colsep="1" colwidth="56pts" min-data-value="10"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="col3" colsep="0" colwidth="129pts" min-data-value="125" rowsep="0"></colspec>
<tbody>
<row><entry align="left" colname="col1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Any calendar quarter
beginning after June 30, 2011, and before 2015</entry><entry align="right" colname="col2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0"> 1st applicable
rate</entry><entry align="left" colname="col3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"> 2d applicable rate.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup></table>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id536FF3C80F294989980DDBE3CBDC06B9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicable
rates</header><text>Paragraph (3) of section 40(h) of such Code is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22064A3D648C4935ACEA29E5B0538DD9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id2E370715CC844DD48C9C8096AD9BC952"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicable
rates</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the 1st applicable rate
and the 2d applicable rate shall be determined in accordance with the following
table:</text>
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<tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" rowsep="0" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.10"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="126pts" min-data-value="120" rowsep="0"></colspec><colspec coldef="fig" colname="column2" colwidth="83pts" min-data-value="15"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column3" colsep="0" colwidth="105pts" min-data-value="100" rowsep="0"></colspec>
<thead>
<row><entry align="center" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="1">If the average price of crude oil during the
preceding calendar quarter is:</entry><entry align="center" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="1">The 1st applicable rate for the
calendar quarter is:</entry><entry align="center" colname="column3" morerows="0" namest="column3" rowsep="1">The 2d applicable rate for the
calendar quarter is:</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Not more than $50/barrel</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">30
cents</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">22.20 cents</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">More than $50 but not more than $60/barrel</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">24
cents</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">17.76 cents</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">More than $60 but not more than $70/barrel</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">18
cents</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">13.33 cents</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">More than $70 but not more than $80/barrel</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">12
cents</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">8.88 cents</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">More than $80 but not more than $90/barrel</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">6
cents</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">4.44 cents</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">More than $90/barrel</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0">0 cents</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">0
cents.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">For
purposes of the preceding table, the average price of crude oil for any
calendar quarter shall be the average 3-month futures price on the New York
Mercantile Exchange for light sweet crude oil for such calendar quarter. Each
1st applicable rate under the preceding table shall be reduced by 2 cents for
each calendar year beginning after 2011 and each 2d applicable rate under such
table shall be reduced by 1.48 cents for each such
year.</continuation-text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3E39BC7ABCEB40EF939D86C63594F7BB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Extension of
tax credit</header><text>Section 40 of such Code is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id44673BBEE3154F98AD7CA1A47FEB8E60"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2011</quote> in subsection (e)(1)(A) and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD3E28EEB1C64445EA55BBCD1E0790F70"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2012</quote> in subsection (e)(1)(B) and inserting <quote>2015</quote>,
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE9FD50D8CDE24BBFBFE16771F92EA964"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2011</quote> in subsection (h)(1) and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id932D53C60EDD4F86ACEF27F1871E4A95"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeal of
deadwood</header><text>Section 6426(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by striking subparagraph (C).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDADE8C33AF5384C4ABB6052089E8A0AA4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to any sale,
use, or removal for any period after June 30, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id3D965F792D6D48EE9C71F255611B8B37"><enum>312.</enum><header>Extension of
cellulosic biofuel producer credit through 2016</header>
<subsection id="id4934F6604BD0420E9E137F2750B31468"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 40(b)(6) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph
(H).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2E9E87E4459C40C3BE8B4F32EB39E3A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 40(e) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (3).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id8C71DA0191474A928E30AEE339FC52B6"><enum>313.</enum><header>Extension and
modification of alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit</header>
<subsection id="id6C93AC10383E4A03B8C04A51782669E8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>Subsection
(g) of section 30C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>placed in service</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>placed in service after December 31, 2016.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idF58F79C0C58442A5988727989C3961B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Only certain
ethanol blends eligible for credit</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of section
30C(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" id="idC1EDA7745EA440159FC0DC1E9E93DABD" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idB523A440A3374D198F98096EA17CA956"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Any fuel—</text>
<clause id="idA7E6036EDAA0455FA09300519B791CEC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at least 85
percent of the volume of which consists of one or more of the following:
natural gas, compressed natural gas, liquified natural gas, liquefied petroleum
gas, or hydrogen, or</text>
</clause><clause id="id126E1DE5F11D4CCD934FFA8AD118AD4F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at least 85
percent of the volume of which consists of—</text>
<subclause id="idD1BB6E75FCED4F0B91677A10570B419B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>ethanol,
or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id5F4CB8F62C254287BB30026CE6187916"><enum>(II)</enum><text>ethanol and one
or more of the fuels described in clause (i), but only if at least 20 percent
and not more than 85 percent of the volume of such fuel consists of
ethanol.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idD128408AC4B44D3D88A0224921CED15D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Credit for
dual-Use refueling property</header><text>Subsection (e) of section 30C of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" id="idCDDF4FF9496C413BB4FFC6CF497A2F07" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idA2903D33ECEF48CBB90800427929EE91"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Dual-use
refueling property</header>
<subparagraph id="id69708D85A1B54E8C931E3E083CA59C3A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of any dual-use refueling property, 100
percent of the cost of such property shall be treated as qualified alternative
fuel refueling property if the taxpayer certifies, in such time and manner as
the Secretary shall prescribe, that such property will be used in more than a
de minimis capacity for the purposes described in section 179A(d)(3)(A)
(applied as specified in subsection (c)(2)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63213A3D63C04ED08DC4B9361D099209"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recapture</header><text>If
at any time within 5 years after the date of the certification under
subparagraph (A) the dual-use refueling property ceases to be used as required
under such subparagraph, 100 percent of the cost of such property shall be
subject to recapture under paragraph (5).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id46A400E6847F4CB89196DB5CAE1681FD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Dual-use
refueling property</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the term
<term>dual-use refueling property</term> means property that is both qualified
alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and property used—</text>
<clause id="idDBA8465E90514D01BC10190C3777D1BC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to store or
dispense fuels not described in subsection (c)(2), or</text>
</clause><clause id="id4A13F6FC158B4679B34B53FA2EF97587"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to store fuels
described in subsection (c)(2) for any purpose other than delivery of such fuel
into the fuel tank of a motor
vehicle.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idAB77B141002D40D1808163103E6DF101"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after December 31, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id680A8D4F47C6425AA02B9BD7AF1D7BE6"><enum>314.</enum><header>Extension of
special depreciation allowance for cellulosic biofuel plant
property</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subparagraph (D) of
section 168(l)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>January 1, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1,
2017</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HE775309810F4465BB3D304071835624B"><enum>315.</enum><header>Incentives for
biodiesel and renewable diesel</header>
<subsection id="HB14D00EB1DC64B7D8B3175EC5CEBF3B3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Credits for
biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel</header><text>Subsection (g) of
section 40A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31,
2016</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H445E6D8264B541DFAB5A3B44FAF20F42"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Excise tax
credits and outlay payments for biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel
mixtures</header>
<paragraph id="H47E51F9D66854D1791334E573C4270C1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Paragraph (6) of
section 6426(c) is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and
inserting <quote>December 31, 2016</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1DBD98C050E24599AAAD0661051DDC32"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Subparagraph (B)
of section 6427(e)(6) is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote>
and inserting <quote>December 31, 2016</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H710C3D6399134A9C97571AF7D0D45A79"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to fuel sold
or used after December 31, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id225F1DA439CF4A04A6CF5276DD281A5B"><enum>316.</enum><header>Alternative
fuels excise tax credits</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA76BA4648B040E1A6BAC03CCB65B263"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Sections 6426(d)(5), 6426(e)(3), and 6427(e)(6)(C) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking <quote>December 31,
2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2016</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE64980C619244554B5B95971DE3130AE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to fuel sold
or used after December 31, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Cleaner sources
of electricity</header>
<subtitle id="id0FD8DD74F12B4ED487BD1D6F9ACC4C63"><enum>A</enum><header>Energy
provisions</header>
<section id="ID96ba3451004145e3beaa8e728bef70be"><enum>401.</enum><header>Clean energy
standard</header>
<subsection id="IDfee9b8edce3e45308b537355209124b5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Energy shall establish a clean energy
standard that promotes the use of renewable and other low-carbon sources of
electricity.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id5DDE235D53AA436AB13D9A801E403887"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In
establishing the clean energy standard, the Secretary shall, to the maximum
extent practicable, take into account the likely timelines for the availability
of new electricity technologies to ensure that the standard is technically
achievable and affordable for energy consumers.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idAEDD597A45F34E13AC5DE0DBC3AD8AAA"><enum>402.</enum><header>Large-scale
carbon storage program</header>
<subsection id="idADCC7112D5064018AB78F06A743A5B60"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle F of title
IX of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16291 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 963 (42 U.S.C. 16293) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E385B81F04243AAB0183F53CA1F1429" style="OLC">
<section id="IDeee046c35c194137b9d5ca1b09e19bac"><enum>963A.</enum><header>Large-scale
carbon storage program</header>
<subsection id="idDB2E846F35FE46049982D5AE6D70F46C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id3A1A9297D3964D18B6AC00D2A70AB0C3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Industrial
source</header><text>The term <term>industrial source</term> means any source
of carbon dioxide that is not naturally occurring.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA52CBB94855F4472A37031A82BDC3373"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Large-scale</header><text>The
term <term>large-scale</term> means the injection of over 1,000,000 tons of
carbon dioxide each year from industrial sources into a geological
formation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id28E09BE51B264EEEB1AF747181D642C3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary
concerned</header><text>The term <term>Secretary concerned</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA230DA7D1AE64ED5A8965B11429FD3C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest Service), with respect to
National Forest System land; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F5D46B4D2C44FA1BE152FE16CD9D388"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of
the Interior, with respect to land managed by the Bureau of Land Management
(including land held for the benefit of an Indian tribe).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3855638709d84f76925d7dd31693d8f3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program</header><text>In
addition to the research, development, and demonstration program authorized by
section 963, the Secretary shall carry out a program to demonstrate the
commercial application of integrated systems for the capture, injection,
monitoring, and long-term geological storage of carbon dioxide from industrial
sources.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4c496684535c4e3bb3952ae6c608e859"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorized
assistance</header><text>In carrying out the program, the Secretary may enter
into cooperative agreements to provide financial and technical assistance to up
to 10 demonstration projects.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDcab6ec6410ab48d59548eaf2f15aad64"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Project
selection</header><text>The Secretary shall competitively select recipients of
cooperative agreements under this section from among applicants that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID94993f29b9c94e27a4caf2c956b284a4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide the
Secretary with sufficient geological site information (including
hydrogeological and geophysical information) to establish that the proposed
geological storage unit is capable of long-term storage of the injected carbon
dioxide, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0ab7768b49d54a308e53e70f5f98330c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the location,
extent, and storage capacity of the geological storage unit at the site into
which the carbon dioxide will be injected;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb7c438e4f0574e0799246e97346ce036"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the principal
potential modes of geomechanical failure in the geological storage unit;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID59682908f0e541839b6d02206f787caa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the ability of
the geological storage unit to retain injected carbon dioxide; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd8bc5c002e1f4fbe8a4841288558a92b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the measurement,
monitoring, and verification requirements necessary to ensure adequate
information on the operation of the geological storage unit during and after
the injection of carbon dioxide;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5e631431012143948799bc120ae87e05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>possess the land
or interests in land necessary for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2608a3e0b2e3441598a792ceb60fe6c6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the injection and
storage of the carbon dioxide at the proposed geological storage unit;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89b96f40f5204964bf25f41c43f492a3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the closure,
monitoring, and long-term stewardship of the geological storage unit;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfc4792ebd67c432584877620f758bafd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>possess or have a
reasonable expectation of obtaining all necessary permits and authorizations
under applicable Federal and State laws (including regulations); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8f3eb879a83e4927aa574d1875e5f3a8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>agree to comply
with each requirement of subsection (e).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID60ca636b74e14ad08a7766462e022783"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>The Secretary shall condition receipt of financial
assistance pursuant to a cooperative agreement under this section on the
recipient agreeing to—</text>
<paragraph id="IDf6f050abfa1749bb8cb0803de9fcdbdf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>comply with all
applicable Federal and State laws (including regulations), including a
certification by the appropriate regulatory authority that the project will
comply with Federal and State requirements to protect drinking water
supplies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5b1e2044edf34c0fbf8eec0cfebb268e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of
industrial sources subject to the <act-name>Clean Air Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
7401 et seq.), inject only carbon dioxide captured from industrial sources in
compliance with that Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6988686cdb0042979610c9052443236a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>comply with all
applicable construction and operating requirements for deep injection
wells;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcb4077970c81497eb8c6e23c53feb419"><enum>(4)</enum><text>measure, monitor,
and test to verify that carbon dioxide injected into the injection zone is
not—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf444900c17db4fa58f71042d88e46533"><enum>(A)</enum><text>escaping from or
migrating beyond the confinement zone; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0046d6fa456941b0a987457547c156b5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>endangering an
underground source of drinking water;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID51361ce7569345d3b4502e0d114b4eab"><enum>(5)</enum><text>comply with
applicable well-plugging, post-injection site care, and site closure
requirements, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe54fdc373e30457b846ea2f96f801ad3"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0055D8A1E6AD446F8064B0B0BA18E062"><enum>(i)</enum><text>maintaining financial
assurances during the post-injection closure and monitoring phase until a
certificate of closure is issued by the Secretary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id80279F0997BF4262AF86120EF67FF8E3" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promptly undertaking remediation
activities for any leak from the geological storage unit that would endanger
public health or safety or natural resources; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe9805a10b63843118e1e4a789aafa2dd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>complying with
subsection (f);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5bca5071778948568dfdcd91b3bab562"><enum>(6)</enum><text>comply with
applicable long-term care requirements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1250a13a57664439ad058dbc70be6f6b"><enum>(7)</enum><text>maintain
financial protection in a form and in an amount acceptable to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc334d738c1184ac185e6c2a972e5f7cb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe297e4f95dd04bb8a142c02ccd2ccdaf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary
with jurisdiction over the land; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID59b2ecc93a1d4adca60b4b2a0d52e746"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf06068a77fa94d2aadd58aaa1315375c"><enum>(8)</enum><text>provide the
assurances described in section 963(c)(4)(B).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID24e799dcfaf349799c371a43ba129fe2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Post injection
closure and monitoring elements</header><text>In assessing whether a project
complies with site closure requirements under subsection (e)(5), the Secretary,
in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,
shall determine whether the recipient of financial assistance has demonstrated
continuous compliance with each of the following over a period of not less than
10 consecutive years after the plume of carbon dioxide has stabilized within
the geologic formation that comprises the geologic storage unit following the
cessation of injection activities:</text>
<paragraph id="IDb166c67c53ce48cb9593f7df30dc48aa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The estimated
location and extent of the project footprint (including the detectable plume of
carbon dioxide and the area of elevated pressure resulting from the project)
has not substantially changed and is contained within the geologic storage
unit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2896d06fb76747bca64667fe03339133"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The injection
zone formation pressure has ceased to increase following cessation of carbon
dioxide injection into the geologic storage unit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID57f8a1c7525647588672ec2a86757b4f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>There is no
leakage of either carbon dioxide or displaced formation fluid from the geologic
storage unit that is endangering public health and safety, including
underground sources of drinking water and natural resources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID607b6a5dfcb14e459ab93a14035a4056"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The injected or
displaced formation fluids are not expected to migrate in the future in a
manner that encounters a potential leakage pathway.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd47a75db150c4a34a030c47c88181b87"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The injection
wells at the site completed into or through the injection zone or confining
zone are plugged and abandoned in accordance with the applicable requirements
of Federal or State law governing the wells.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcc2f20b075ac47bc8111f8cb30df798f"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Indemnification
agreements</header>
<paragraph id="ID7fbbb86d4d904d66a38421463b317581"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of
liability</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>liability</term>
means any legal liability for—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf4916c7fc85a4d2696195391d7a1ea18"><enum>(A)</enum><text>bodily injury,
sickness, disease, or death;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID33f5de063a524a9592ca44a738bc12c0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>loss of or damage
to property, or loss of use of property; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1e272341c4ef4899ace3b372d5299504"><enum>(C)</enum><text>injury to or
destruction or loss of natural resources, including fish, wildlife, and
drinking water supplies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID89da907f4faf478aaa0c96f5e314e95c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of the receipt by the Secretary of a completed
application for a demonstration project, the Secretary may agree to indemnify
and hold harmless the recipient of a cooperative agreement under this section
from liability arising out of or resulting from a demonstration project in
excess of the amount of liability covered by financial protection maintained by
the recipient under subsection (e)(7).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID99631eccaeb74fa2a9b74aa450375dad"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception for
gross negligence and intentional misconduct</header><text>Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), the Secretary may not indemnify the recipient of a cooperative
agreement under this section from liability arising out of conduct of a
recipient that is grossly negligent or that constitutes intentional
misconduct.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id959833608235442CBB7E3F69599B52CA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Collection of
fees</header>
<subparagraph id="idCE24B1C8B6914B53B68EE905FF733D3A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall collect a fee from any person with
whom an agreement for indemnification is executed under this subsection in an
amount that is equal to the net present value of payments made by the United
States to cover liability under the indemnification agreement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id07E5983A4CE9461FA63AEF32C49E6F96"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish, by regulation, criteria for determining the amount
of the fee, taking into account—</text>
<clause id="id72B13BD1970E4A8294E61F5C79F3653E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the likelihood of
an incident resulting in liability to the United States under the
indemnification agreement; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id2518864EBBA140F2BE124E2A3556D688"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other factors
pertaining to the hazard of the indemnified project.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id466581F127E54448803C55ED1AD4046A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of
fees</header><text>Fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in
the Treasury and credited to miscellaneous receipts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdb05d4694e834b09b5e957bcd6dccaf0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Contracts in
advance of appropriations</header>
<subparagraph id="id7F9EBA5191AB414B954B05424AB9369F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary The Secretary
may enter into agreements of indemnification under this subsection in advance
of appropriations and incur obligations without regard to section 1341 of title
31, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote><act-name>Anti-Deficiency
Act</act-name></quote>), or section 11 of title 41, United States Code
(commonly known as the <quote><act-name>Adequacy of Appropriations
Act</act-name></quote>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93F807246611497EADD0FC40BC301D09"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
amount of indemnification under this subsection shall not exceed
$10,000,000,000 (adjusted not less than once during each 5-year period
following the date of enactment of this section, in accordance with the
aggregate percentage change in the Consumer Price Index since the previous
adjustment under this subparagraph), in the aggregate, for all persons
indemnified in connection with an agreement and for each project, including
such legal costs as are approved by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7c31cfcaed37411daf5aacd683fc5381"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Conditions of
agreements of indemnification</header>
<subparagraph id="id5C36F0AA30E64E7A863DB9B29C96CD97"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An agreement of indemnification under this subsection may
contain such terms as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out the
purposes of this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7609EEB4250E4CC3ABD4E748147F954D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
agreement shall provide that, if the Secretary makes a determination the United
States will probably be required to make indemnity payments under the
agreement, the Attorney General—</text>
<clause id="id99A974CD80964DAC91CB4A1024C422F8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall collaborate
with the recipient of an award under this subsection; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idA31F673157274F4FBF6DBC0B4AB59450"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may—</text>
<subclause id="idDED84A705D3E4C87B701B963F78D908A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>approve the
payment of any claim under the agreement of indemnification;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3CF0FCFCB6894267B5F9EC018CA1FF4A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>appear on behalf
of the recipient;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id08DF95BAD98B4D3B812E30F6B207FAAA"><enum>(III)</enum><text>take charge of
an action; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idF7EE64200C6248FDBEE9343490A4F1B1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>settle or defend
an action.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7261533D79BF4B329A595401F4069AF4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Settlement of
claims</header>
<clause id="idB61F925867C143FA837CFAEEE5330937"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Attorney General shall have final authority on behalf
of the United States to settle or approve the settlement of any claim under
this subsection on a fair and reasonable basis with due regard for the purposes
of this subsection.</text>
</clause><clause id="idD136781265F54C7680B0EFD1F2002A33"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Expenses</header><text>The
settlement shall not include expenses in connection with the claim incurred by
the recipient.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDec85f789c2b04e72a5984702f00518a3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Federal
land</header>
<paragraph id="id82CB67F1544D4E4DA9AA1E2171FC3DF4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary concerned may authorize the siting of a
project on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned in a
manner consistent with applicable laws and land management plans and subject to
such terms and conditions as the Secretary concerned determines to be
necessary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id14AF172D39724030B3182DA584E2755E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Framework for
geological carbon sequestration on public land</header><text>In determining
whether to authorize a project on Federal land, the Secretary concerned shall
take into account the framework for geological carbon sequestration on public
land prepared in accordance with section 714 of the <act-name>Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007</act-name> (Public Law 110–140; 121 Stat.
1715).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9398ac0ed0094fcf8fd8f87057141127"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Acceptance of
title and long-term monitoring</header>
<paragraph id="ID476b7071ec004f76b7b5f2100bf26b55"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As a condition of a cooperative agreement under this
section, the Secretary may accept title to, or transfer of administrative
jurisdiction from another Federal agency over, any land or interest in land
necessary for the monitoring, remediation, or long-term stewardship of a
project site.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID047a005b845a40a28aef6e3a1f9c0053"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Long-term
monitoring activities</header><text>After accepting title to, or transfer of, a
site closed in accordance with this section, the Secretary shall monitor the
site and conduct any remediation activities to ensure the geological integrity
of the site and prevent any endangerment of public health or safety.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDedf4c37eff35489fad4f5e047fa35330"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>There
is appropriated to the Secretary, out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out paragraph
(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDcbe2e921bbca4910a321f1f4a1565600"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="id161DD65A48894CAD80474CA60C4CF591"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 963 of the <act-name>Energy Policy
Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16293) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD1D0C718BD964C65BD416C1F1FCFEC3D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (a) through (d) as subsections (b) through (e),
respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8AEE59DDCB29493C8B8210F8E2CC87CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E5F2D11E7B24DA3A4D55290076E786F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID279e47e3586f45f1b70575bd21a845ef"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID6b62f983dd79464898cde7eeb265ccd7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Industrial
source</header><text>The term <term>industrial source</term> means any source
of carbon dioxide that is not naturally occurring.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4d7c8677fb644a93b47d57dd67c76792"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Large-scale</header><text>The
term <term>large-scale</term> means the injection of over 1,000,000 tons of
carbon dioxide from industrial sources over the lifetime of the
project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81410849536A4EE689E6977D474C1B9A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (b)
(as so redesignated), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Program</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id39709560DEBC4A0A8FE3E1364754AD3B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (c)
(as so redesignated), by striking <quote>subsection (a)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (b)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0A33E48EED4640A4AF2C1F2781F4C740"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(3) (as so redesignated), by striking subparagraph (D).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB808662A0E4A42E0BFBEA25711F963F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Sections
703(a)(3) and 704 of the <act-name>Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 17251(a)(3), 17252) are amended by striking
<quote>section 963(c)(3) of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name>
(42 U.S.C. 16293(c)(3))</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>section 963(d)(3) of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name>
(42 U.S.C. 16293(d)(3))</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id8A51DC37074A4AAAA2376E5EA6022390"><enum>403.</enum><header>Loan
guarantees for nuclear power and other innovative sources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 20320(a) of the <act-name>Continuing
Appropriations Resolution, 2007</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16515(a)) is amended by
striking <quote>$4,000,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$40,000,000,000</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idCA130A82C94140938D49EF846BD016A6"><enum>404.</enum><header>Nuclear energy
workforce</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1101 of the
<act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16411) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id60F3F13DFCD54D4FA03B8F59E31C9D25"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0334D42472574C3A948BDA0A096806B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9DC818FD450B454EB67A238116115ABA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0E7F8555DA6D4FE6B166DD27F3A86496"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id736D6105F6104D7DB765641BB2CE6599" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idB11940B8BFAF4C059837FD72D214C6D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>nuclear utility
and nuclear energy product and service
industries.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB63A7DDC486442969324324CA7008928"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD2E61FB033BD4ADC9B84C0A51BD8D347"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (c) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC6CC1B637E9C43909D2BD6CDA3C18486" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id98B4B68D505945FB8B6CE99B9CAC037A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Workforce
training</header>
<paragraph id="ID5376380924ed4355a7ed4df8b13680a1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor, in cooperation with the
Secretary, shall promulgate regulations to implement a program to provide
grants to enhance workforce training for any occupation in the workforce of the
nuclear utility and nuclear energy products and services industries for which a
shortage is identified or predicted in the report under subsection
(b)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe0f62b9049f5461cba3c4fcbc75476d0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
carrying out this subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall consult with
representatives of the nuclear utility and nuclear energy products and services
industries, including organized labor organizations and multiemployer
associations that jointly sponsor apprenticeship programs that provide training
for skills needed in those industries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe96e1091f76f474c98fd44be984e6e4c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Labor, working in coordination with the Secretary and the
Secretary of Education to carry out this subsection $20,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2012 through
2016.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID2eb96eb029de43f78550e4f3e3b44186"><enum>405.</enum><header> Interagency
Working Group to promote domestic manufacturing base for nuclear components and
equipment</header>
<subsection id="IDce7eae5b148a46699c0c568c315f5f4a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this section are—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1f23e710146042d8b534a111c1e9616f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to increase the
competitiveness of the United States nuclear energy products and services
industries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3e74b9b081754b5fa379b503afad1c4c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to identify the
stimulus or incentives necessary to cause United States manufacturers of
nuclear energy products to expand manufacturing capacity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb07f3b48dde54ff3b7c95189782b330a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to facilitate the
export of United States nuclear energy products and services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0bd47c6eb6a248d8ae83261402e15c37"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to reduce the
trade deficit of the United States through the export of United States nuclear
energy products and services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3879df04e47e495d8015e0f68c1c17e4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to retain and
create nuclear energy manufacturing and related service jobs in the United
States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6d50159bb0494e2aaa113680e75b188a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to integrate the
objectives described in paragraphs (1) through (5), in a manner consistent with
the interests of the United States, into the foreign policy of the United
States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID73efa36596c54d848f7800b8cc7a3ab1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to authorize
funds for increasing United States capacity to manufacture nuclear energy
products and supply nuclear energy services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3f6071fb13144bf396333796c72205bb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="IDa29ca29aade145188b557890e290079e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established an interagency working group
(referred to in this section as the <term>Working Group</term>) that, in
consultation with representative industry organizations and manufacturers of
nuclear energy products, shall make recommendations to coordinate the actions
and programs of the Federal Government in order to promote increasing domestic
manufacturing capacity and export of domestic nuclear energy products and
services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf03252b7685e4cc992219bb8ab78284c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
Working Group shall be composed of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id878992AB5E914C0EBFF6749AE9EAD35D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Energy (or a designee), who shall serve as Chairperson of the Working Group;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID45cd1732efc540209eeb15499fb1cc00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>representatives
of—</text>
<clause id="ID6c2762190ab24ddeb30a4ba8b1b73fbe"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Department of Energy;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7a8e7af83e7f41839d7a47d00faf2829"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Department
of Commerce;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID044bbbb02aef41a5b4cf34ae528fe77c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Department
of Defense;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4b9710fbeaae42f2b83d436f3784c5d0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Department
of Treasury;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcc313ec8e0184859a4ad3a39468b8130"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
Department of State;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe11f1935ecd34d2fb481878b07559433"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the
Environmental Protection Agency;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8761773a22904214ac56fddb939da301"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the United
States Agency for International Development;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1c68203012124ad49aa0c9acea4a603d"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the
Export-Import Bank of the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe9344bc91cb049908b21daf046608e71"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>the Trade and
Development Agency;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID080b7076ec564b7182dd13e124ebc031"><enum>(x)</enum><text>the
Small Business Administration;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5ec92175323041a2b19e7041fc5ad460"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>the Office of
the United States Trade Representative; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4832a1a78d6b411a80c1dac496028892"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>other Federal
agencies, as determined by the President.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID535c37a7ef1744288eba1bbeeef50ac5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties of
Working Group</header><text>The Working Group shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDcec0d17a7a024a7d9d889680bc4aa16f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, identify the actions
necessary to promote the safe development and application in foreign countries
of nuclear energy products and services—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDfe6031a66d754319b76b8f5eaf3f7f69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to increase
electricity generation from nuclear energy sources through development of new
generation facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID15ada5a5d0d444f093a7d20763060671"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to improve the
efficiency, safety, and reliability of existing nuclear generating facilities
through modifications; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID047fb1279a00476cb3c1a9e1900b37ad"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enhance the safe
treatment, handling, storage, and disposal of used nuclear fuel;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID684c30a3cb734a5c99b6b05a08f00178"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, identify—</text>
<subparagraph id="id70AD43181F9F4B0D8E5265B39358B06C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>mechanisms
(including tax stimuli for investment, loans and loan guarantees, and grants)
necessary for United States companies to increase—</text>
<clause id="id6068B8782EF044228BBA004C8A43E4D1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
capacity of the companies to produce or provide nuclear energy products and
services; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idD1A654549F1143F0A5C96C0406602D9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>exports of
nuclear energy products and services; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id35FB8A95669A4C089AF98E99C7D2B658"><enum>(B)</enum><text>administrative or
legislative initiatives that are necessary—</text>
<clause id="IDf8a11c08adec49b6a80c61b21ca000ef"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
encourage United States companies to increase the manufacturing capacity of the
companies for nuclear energy products;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID549d9d818b824cd8a56f4bb861364b05"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
provide technical and financial assistance and support to small and mid-sized
businesses to establish quality assurance programs in accordance with domestic
and international nuclear quality assurance code requirements;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID36e6de59097c4344b2607969b69a923d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to encourage,
through financial incentives, private sector capital investment to expand
manufacturing capacity; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa0618bb013b44c36a81d1e39fda3b999"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to
provide technical assistance and financial incentives to small and mid-sized
businesses to develop the workforce necessary to increase manufacturing
capacity and meet domestic and international nuclear quality assurance code
requirements;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID23f8b40ca0be4cd597a5e03024e4d112"><enum>(3)</enum><text>not later than
270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report
that describes the findings of the Working Group under paragraphs (1) and (2),
including recommendations for new legislative authority, as necessary;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFF6A642668F4468AA184A72B52715960"><enum>(4)</enum><text>encourage the
agencies represented by membership in the Working Group—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6e86fd5605f347bba4654291c3d7dccd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to provide
technical training and education for international development personnel and
local users in other countries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9ebf22f9de9941daabc8aa44e0d4d9d1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide
financial and technical assistance to nonprofit institutions that support the
marketing and export efforts of domestic companies that provide nuclear energy
products and services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID37a886c88e67452195601857e4a5282a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to develop
nuclear energy projects in foreign countries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb1ed846a1008485c8b84b1cae4eef19e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to provide
technical assistance and training materials to loan officers of the World Bank,
international lending institutions, commercial and energy attaches at embassies
of the United States, and other appropriate personnel in order to provide
information about nuclear energy products and services to foreign governments
or other potential project sponsors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5bc6d63d0af54ae798cccf81efaad70a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to support,
through financial incentives, private sector efforts to commercialize and
export nuclear energy products and services in accordance with the subsidy
codes of the World Trade Organization; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa623f52110f9449ba29abf593f0f402a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to augment
budgets for trade and development programs in order to support prefeasibility
or feasibility studies for projects that use nuclear energy products and
services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id23BB2EDFE2DC4E66895DAFD489E3BC03"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Personnel and
service matters</header><text>The Secretary and the heads of agencies
represented by membership in the Working Group shall detail such personnel and
furnish such services to the Working Group, with or without reimbursement, as
are necessary to carry out the functions of the Working Group.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44742253c7644e718d33c37b4d9ed39d"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012
through 2016.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id7B95C22D58104E39A02ABE0581B468BF"><enum>B</enum><header>Tax
provisions</header>
<section id="H0CCF16B660E940B8BC3F74768F3B20E7"><enum>411.</enum><header>Seven-year
amortization for certain systems installed on coal-fired electric generation
units</header>
<subsection id="H95AE6159DC074FA7B865309B72C4AD83"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subsection (d) of section 169 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6A1DDEE0B1A042BE8200DFEE7C13C0F7" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3D3A271F24484896002C2EF3A8271E9D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Special rule for
systems installed on coal-fired electric generation units</header>
<subparagraph id="H01760A82B0BA4BDD9B9EFBB9A015FE16"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any mechanical or electronic system—</text>
<clause id="HCE9B8FCB03C84846A4EBC316361E71D5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which is installed on a coal-fired electric
generation unit after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0580C4C52F46475386EEB1D2B9D6F0DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>which reduces
carbon dioxide emissions per net megawatt hour of electricity generation by 1
or more of the means described in subparagraph (B) or any other means,</text>
</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">shall
be treated for purposes of this section as a new identifiable treatment
facility which abates or controls atmospheric pollution or contamination by
removing, altering, disposing, storing, or preventing the creation or emission
of pollutants, contaminants, wastes, or heat. Paragraph (1)(C) of this
subsection, and subsection (e), shall not apply to any system which is so
treated.</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86A4587A66F84406A9CB006F51F69043"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Means for
reducing emissions</header><text>The means described in this subparagraph
are—</text>
<clause id="H6B53816D59854974BE10E7D9C70571E5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>optimizing
combustion,</text>
</clause><clause id="H8E6C78CB86EB4C3EB11F75FB201C9F12"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>optimizing
sootblowing and heat transfer,</text>
</clause><clause id="HB11C8C4134F24D719844399854434DB8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>upgrading steam
temperature control capabilities,</text>
</clause><clause id="H24BB63F5328248509769EB8DB0E1D478"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>reducing exit gas
temperatures (air heater modifications),</text>
</clause><clause id="H70478877702245A300C59123001D6C00"><enum>(v)</enum><text>predrying low rank
coals using power plant waste heat,</text>
</clause><clause id="H143E53B895D4454586DDAA0252F04B64"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>modifying steam
turbines or change the steam path/blading,</text>
</clause><clause id="H8F7A98B7433543808EC7F545CE8E7961"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>replacing single
speed motors with variable speed drives for fans and pumps, and</text>
</clause><clause id="H06885635CB5842108C3EB1F8D2D780A1"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>improving
operational controls, including neural networks.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE3B828F02E1411287C28445343FC701"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Special rule for
minimum tax</header><text>Section 56(a)(5) shall not apply to property to which
this paragraph
applies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC5C4BC340904ACDA52727DCD9D4243F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB1284A6616E5471DA9ECCE451042C098"><enum>412.</enum><header>Credit for
carbon sequestration from coal facilities</header>
<subsection id="H4C71F771CBC04BE5904822D9EB38617D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpart E of part IV
of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
inserting after section 48D the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H396B7CA5C0F84ECB8D9F53EFC2C94169" style="OLC">
<section id="HA8FF1E4B8363482C989644D32ED3C8DC"><enum>48E.</enum><header>Qualifying
carbon dioxide capture, transport, and storage equipment credit</header>
<subsection id="H5D10724CB64144568288EBA34BAD5E2F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of section
46, the qualifying carbon dioxide capture, transport, and storage equipment
credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to 30 percent of the qualified
investment for such taxable year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6D549AFCBF744DD9A1AF93696B478566"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified
investment</header>
<paragraph id="HA73D072DA7AB470B8FDEEB2778502476"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
subsection (a), the qualified investment for any taxable year is the basis of
eligible carbon dioxide capture, transport, and storage property placed in
service by the taxpayer during such taxable year which is part of a qualifying
clean coal project—</text>
<subparagraph id="H282AF0075C104193B164F03FF9560059"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id5C46A861139E4799A02262CF09DC1E7C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the construction, reconstruction, or
erection of which is completed by the taxpayer, or</text>
</clause><clause id="H68360BD99CA04489A9172FB19D47940" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>which is acquired by the taxpayer
if the original use of such property commences with the taxpayer, and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H676BF596C11049519EC426AD77B5BEC1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to
which depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is
allowable.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBBEE492B71C04307A7ECBD22E47DFAD0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule for
certain subsidized property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rules similar to section 48(a)(4) shall
apply for purposes of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H694EDEBA9EC146198651016CD8D1FE00"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Certain
qualified progress expenditures rules made applicable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rules similar to the rules of subsections
(c)(4) and (d) of section 46 (as in effect on the day before the enactment of
the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990) shall apply for purposes of this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id10E91FABA04B49A6A65C40E0ADBC8EC5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id7D7B1AE7FFCF454A82F57B0F97F30657"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualifying
clean coal project</header>
<subparagraph id="id607F3747248D4771875182B16C71C37A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>qualifying clean coal project</term> means
any project if such project—</text>
<clause id="idD3AE702D60B54C9B972D37AD6739B41E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>uses—</text>
<subclause id="id79B18A88D02D448BB26097FC37906CD8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>gasification
technology (as defined in section 48B(c)(2)), or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id466AF724583342DB8088C6F1746BEFDD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the processing
of coal, biomass, or both</text>
</subclause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">to produce
electricity, qualified transportation fuels, or substitute natural gas,
and</continuation-text></clause><clause id="id0340B13D67E04ED78312C2CEF26B4700"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0969C984DBBE46C6B174ACF03EA78E7E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is a new project which
is designed to meet the requirements of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), as
applicable, or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id45591298C14144D8B01FEB50067FBA6F" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>consists of retrofits to existing
equipment such that the project meets the requirements of subparagraphs (B),
(C), and (D), as applicable.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58C54E92A2E049B1A02944BF2D421D4F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements
for electricity production</header>
<clause id="id68567BC287BF43A8967A4386718341D4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of a qualifying clean coal project which is
used to produce electricity, the project shall meet the emission requirement of
clause (ii) and the carbon capture requirement of clause (iii).</text>
</clause><clause id="idEF31DE68BD574D45AC0D47F4BB784978"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Emission
requirement</header><text>The requirement of this clause is met if the project
is designed—</text>
<subclause id="idA12F7B35B7DF4725A06AD29118B24FF2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to emit carbon
dioxide at an average annual rate of less than 1,100 pounds per net megawatt
hour of electrical generation, or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idD3CD7BF8F39B41EBA83191B91430DBE9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>such that the
carbon dioxide emissions of such project are no greater than half of the
average carbon dioxide emissions for facilities producing electricity during
2005 from the same coal rank as such project, as determined under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id36FA8317B75F4DC0B698342474EC205A"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Carbon
capture requirement</header><text>The requirement of this clause is met—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id796055B19DDF4F48A69885DDBCA0E539"><enum>(I)</enum><text>if such unit is
among the first 1,000 megawatts of electric generation units certified by the
Secretary under subsection (e), to capture and sequester not less than 500,000
metric tons per year of carbon dioxide,</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HDB7ADAEF34E048D4948D86D124A28618"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if such unit is among the next 3,000
megawatts of electric generation units certified by the Secretary under
subsection (e), to capture and sequester not less than 1,000,000 metric tons
per year of carbon dioxide, and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id3EE7A735DF9F4817B21A3815130299E5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>for any other
unit, to capture and sequester not less than 2,000,000 metric tons per year of
carbon dioxide.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4E08C7C29C934726AEDF02D6876192D7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements
for transportation fuels</header>
<clause id="id24798CF2B8E445A5A62F18FEFAF2974F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of any qualifying clean coal project which is
used to produce qualified transportation fuels, such project shall be designed
such that the cycle-wide carbon dioxide emissions for such fuels are no greater
than half of the average cycle-wide carbon dioxide emissions for comparable
products during 2005, as determined under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</clause><clause id="idD1F5622A955347499E6B668F4B1FC99D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Cycle-wide
carbon dioxide emissions</header><text>For purposes of this subparagraph, the
term <term>cycle-wide carbon dioxide emissions</term> means the total emissions
of carbon dioxide in production and consumption of a product.</text>
</clause><clause id="idB4CBCD8638254FC1A2E76E78B565F7D1"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Comparable
products</header><text>For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
<term>comparable product</term> means any transportation fuel derived from
crude oil or coal.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7F37451651084AA2981C7A638642983B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Requirements
for substitute natural gas</header><text>In the case of any qualifying clean
coal project which is used to produce substitute natural gas, such project
shall be designed such that the cycle-wide carbon dioxide emissions for such
gas is no greater than half of the average cycle-wide carbon dioxide emissions
for such gas during 2005, as determined under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency. For purposes of this subparagraph, the
term <term>cycle-wide carbon dioxide emissions</term> means the total emissions
of carbon dioxide in production and consumption of a product.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAC805388104342CFB2426DE292438591"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible carbon
dioxide capture, transport, and storage property</header><text>The term
<term>eligible carbon dioxide capture, transport, and storage property</term>
means any property—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc9f0199c9120404585b97f8ae6e291f5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>which is used to
capture, transport, or store carbon dioxide emitted at a qualifying clean coal
project, including equipment used to separate and pressurize carbon dioxide for
transport (including equipment to operate such equipment),</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAB0A7BFA4BF3445A9E58DC22700B7AE6"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id638F3A02F6434D75BB6AB21032180FF0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the construction,
reconstruction, or erection of which is completed by the taxpayer, or</text>
</clause><clause id="idA27AA68F39B1466992A77C25C768DAED" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>which is acquired by the taxpayer
if the original use of such property commences with the taxpayer, and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id722885A10DE7427F86A84B5030B2A0AE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with respect to
which depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is
allowable.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD82D107CB16E4C3EAFC1F03024A81DEE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualified
transportation fuel</header><text>The term <term>qualified transportation
fuel</term> means any liquid fuel derived from the co-processing of coal and
renewable biomass (as defined in section 9001(12) of the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A54242DA9404106A2D63400E08C82C7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>coal</term> means bituminous
coal, subbituminous coal, and lignite.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H932753687A5C4D84BDDD8B67B47BFEC1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Aggregate
credits</header>
<paragraph id="HFB85B2087A01482ABE9DD7E2EC977700"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No credit shall be allowed under this section with
respect to any qualifying clean coal project unless such project is certified
by the Secretary under subsection (e).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B254397191B4B2BAAA2E7C6C12F4DD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on
projects certified</header><text>The Secretary may certify under subsection (e)
no more than—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF8C5E9C24E514126AA5706CD4A56F421"><enum>(A)</enum><text>20 projects
described in subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii)(I), and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE2315CB7B5BF4A0BAFF60D602E4DE826"><enum>(B)</enum><text>20 projects
described in subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii)(II).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H47C0A4D0B8A54DD695BDD38843B0EE1C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Certification</header>
<paragraph id="HE507531AF06843DF89CC7CB8A969ED00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Certification
process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, shall establish a certification process to
determine if a project meets all criteria and other requirements to be
recognized as a qualifying clean coal project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB65CEF5E376F4DE886F148AAC3E13206"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Feedstock
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the date
of publication by the Secretary of the final certification process referred to
in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall allocate the limitation in subsection
(d)(2) in equal amounts among—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDD58E7AE54EB4A318F18EC69F5008B8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>projects using
bituminous coal as a primary feedstock,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD820D98E87EC44499129F2B6269F14BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>projects using
subbituminous coal as a primary feedstock, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74C0686084C7490FAD91F48B9669E681"><enum>(C)</enum><text>projects using
lignite as a primary feedstock.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7EA8A0254EF142C988975E5D962CE14"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Redistribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may reallocate credits if the
Secretary determines that there is an insufficient quantity of qualifying
applications for certification, pending at the time of review, to comply with
the feedstock requirements of paragraph (2). The Secretary may conduct an
additional program for applications for certification and reallocate available
credits without regard to the feedstock requirement which was not satisfied as
a result of insufficient applications for certification.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC9C528D0822D4AD7ADFD97F605BADBF2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements for
applications for certification</header><text>An application for certification
shall contain such information as the Secretary may require in order to make a
determination to accept or reject the application and establish applicable
credit entitlement. Any information contained in the application shall be
protected as provided in section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6BD04D6BE4354ADEA8B9DFCDEBB88EA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Denial of double
benefit</header><text>No credit shall be allowed under this section for any
property for which credit is allowed under sections 48A, 48B, or
48C.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H54EDF37051C04E6989C7B4F6D6A79BEF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H3C8EF4ED058D44338F51BB83CB25B27"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 46 of such Code (relating to amount
of credit) is amended by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph
(5), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and inserting <quote>,
and</quote>, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AC44E68D0D846C0B86C937176DB8C00" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HCE74782C71C740F294B2369944AEE000"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the qualifying carbon dioxide capture,
transport, and storage equipment
credit.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9DDB0762709147B9BAB16D3099602F02"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (C) of section 49(a)(1) of
such Code is amended by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (v),
by striking the period at the end of clause (vi) and inserting <quote>,
and</quote>, and by adding after clause (vi) the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3D74E1B6FB047E39346993128763B39" style="OLC">
<clause id="HF60D3FE41D4E4A50B39ED2867595BA01"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the basis of any qualifying carbon dioxide
capture, transport, and storage equipment under section
48E.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC6B478991A1D4FEAACB800F1897C9090"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for subpart E of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 48D the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block id="idcab52aaa-5b8d-4396-8158-c0a82614feca" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="HA8FF1E4B8363482C989644D32ED3C8DC" level="section">Sec. 48E. Qualifying carbon dioxide capture, transport, and
storage equipment
credit.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7AA36BFDC3C47D4A9C2A8B10127DE55"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall apply to periods after the date of the enactment of this Act
under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the
Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H64BB9DE5D079439A88FEEEDFFD947827"><enum>413.</enum><header>Modifications
to credit for carbon dioxide sequestration</header>
<subsection id="H2BBCCD0C901B4BEA899DC1E88C374F76"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Credit allowed
for uses other than tertiary injectants</header>
<paragraph id="id161EDB0EEFE84D3FBD9AF32401D509B8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 45Q(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD8FB6C031DD402895674374082F0780" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id9BF55E4310704AAB876575D8A63D526E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$10 per metric
ton of qualified carbon dioxide which is—</text>
<subparagraph id="id35A86B032EFD456B9F261D4856435210"><enum>(A)</enum><text>captured by the
taxpayer at a qualified facility, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id91AC54E1A90E4D1CBAB7A95DFA050A99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>either—</text>
<clause id="idD1D940D3CC3C45A7B8C83B2C668B8580"><enum>(i)</enum><text>used as a
tertiary injectant in a qualified enhanced oil or natural gas recovery project
and disposed of in secure geological storage, or</text>
</clause><clause id="id0E271E04A7344D6E83BF2E4484DA89A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>converted to a
stable form in which such carbon dioxide is securely and permanently
sequestered and used for a beneficial economic
purpose.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7B343955B0604C15A7BCF5FA0E1EA359"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Credit allowed
for other secure storage</header><text>Subparagraph (B) of section 45Q(a)(1) of
such Code is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAB57DD653C4B4F6080F8437117824511"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>by the taxpayer</quote> each place it appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id71D8D4EFE4F04D5E8F145B19E553E872"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or converted to a stable form in which it is securely and permanently
sequestered</quote> after <quote>secure geological storage</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idFF7C0B7A3CEF44EC8274C80EB83A0AF4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Securely and
permanently sequestered</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 45Q(d) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3C4D98B2DA91476C8A82390A89ACB464"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking all
that precedes <quote>in consultation with the Administrator</quote> and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D92683D997D41B185B9590A141B5655" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idE90134DF28814B41A6843AA05AB5E633"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secure
geological storage and permanent sequestration</header>
<subparagraph id="id125012865B7840F6A44C30107266E155"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Secure
geological storage</header><text>The
Secretary</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE1096CF6D8F4CF9925A1E2465AC0041"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(2)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>(2)(B)(i)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB5A281F2B9C4BF2B5D41CF4D1E1F350"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2BB1C99FEEF947B2ABC23A924ABD55A0" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id5DA3A31F0EB5420BBA3B621AA64EB87B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Secure
permanent sequestration</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall establish
regulations for determining adequate security measures for the permanent
sequestration of carbon dioxide for uses described in paragraph (1)(B) or
(2)(B)(ii) of subsection (a) such that the carbon dioxide does not escape into
the
atmosphere.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEBA31FCC7FEC4B5DA89122A99090992A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Subparagraph (B) of section 45Q(1) of such Code is
amended by inserting <quote>or through secure and permanent
sequestration</quote> after <quote>secure geological storage</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9763CA134E5247E4A80F3FBEEEA374AA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Modification to
definition of qualified carbon dioxide</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of
section 45Q(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>otherwise</quote> and inserting <quote>, but for the capture and
sequestration or conversion to a stable form,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id98FCFEDF48D64E1CB7AE2DEA90BFE6A2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Person entitled
to credit</header>
<paragraph id="idB063AA2DD38B4CEFAD4222C8004A4B24"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraph (5) of section 45Q(d) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C3A4C34E354406CA7D7756F2FFDFF21" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idCBC0ED0536DC48ED8A69CAB9812E049C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Credit
attributable to taxpayer</header>
<subparagraph id="idA31A6718B92C4B8FB7954AB076471159"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), any credit under
this section shall be attributable to the person that captures and physically
or contractually ensures the disposal of or the use as a tertiary injectant of
the qualified carbon dioxide.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5A30C38637934C84B5097EFD1870EC55"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transfer of
credit</header><text>A taxpayer may transfer the credit under subsection (a) to
the person responsible for disposing, converting, or using the qualified carbon
dioxide. Such transfer shall only be effective if the taxpayer submits to the
Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary prescribes, a
statement concerning the transfer which contains—</text>
<clause id="id4471ADC4A50C45DA92165D2AF6D10A90"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the name,
address, and taxpayer identification number of the taxpayer transferring the
credit,</text>
</clause><clause id="id4D0FA1FA9E344766A947EE439A26FF5F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the name,
address, and taxpayer identification number of the taxpayer receiving the
transfer, and</text>
</clause><clause id="id997F0FE1BE944A6EB01145887BF12881"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>such other
information relating to such transfer as the Secretary may
require.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE685EBB4186E4BE7B126DD255A837B45"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rules</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall prescribe rules relating to the transfer of credits under
section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 pursuant to subparagraph (B)
section 45Q(d)(5) of such Code, as added by paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id95B5EF795C70445197068867BBE0EFCD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Extension of
credit</header>
<paragraph id="id2A80AD69184D4F0CA13D49D745BC7C60"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Credit allowed
for 10-year credit period</header><text>Paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of section
45Q(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by inserting
<quote>during the 10-year period beginning on the date the carbon capture
equipment described in subsection (c)(2) is placed in service</quote> before
the comma at the end.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id965C972169F040439FC3C466B6C5C1A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>Paragraph
(2) of section 45Q(c) of such Code is amended by inserting <quote>by the
taxpayer before January 1, 2018</quote> before the comma at the end.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCF28C2A0F40B46C89A70D809F93DD49D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 45Q of such Code is amended by striking
subsection (e).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id34EE2D6EB61645C183D9EA6F38249D60"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to carbon
dioxide captured after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6B25A6F4A05D496FB27613A35C8F9EDD"><enum>414.</enum><header>Clean energy
coal bonds</header>
<subsection id="idE923CA26090649DE85919D7840598278"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="id92606EEAAA334B5DB778A84626A74FEB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Treatment as
tax credit bonds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpart I of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF9F5FB722954E88BB07677F122C52BD" style="OLC">
<section id="ID69f9d6dc09264b2e99fbc3f53090ad73"><enum>54G.</enum><header>Clean energy
coal bonds</header>
<subsection id="ID645d81a51d2d4387822d308b5e37fe36"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Clean energy
coal bond</header><text>For purposes of this subchapter—</text>
<paragraph id="ID19671904dc884285bd198e67ea9b6355"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>clean energy coal bond</term> means any
bond issued as part of an issue if—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4fa2d83cb27d49488d7da700f2e574db"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the bond is
issued by a qualified issuer pursuant to an allocation by the Secretary to such
issuer of a portion of the national clean energy coal bond limitation under
subsection (b)(2),</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD526EAD251B14BFA8E347E578F6311AB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>100 percent of
the available project proceeds from the sale of such issue are to be used for
capital expenditures incurred by qualified borrowers for 1 or more qualified
projects,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id34C7E7313B574291A00B8F14ACDB883D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the qualified
issuer designates such bond for purposes of this section and the bond is in
registered form, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBB872D692BD44B33AF551EFEDE75DA0A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in lieu of the
requirements of section 54A(d)(2), the issue meets the requirements of
subsection (c).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID372e039f1d624340aa0266829aee049f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified
project; special use rules</header>
<subparagraph id="IDd68ca314d9494c1ca059371805ce4a58"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>qualified project</term> means a qualified
clean coal project (as defined in subsection (f)(1)) placed in service by a
qualified borrower.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID383cd7ce65ff405a84063843197c7146"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Refinancing
rules</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), a qualified project may
be refinanced with proceeds of a clean energy coal bond only if the
indebtedness being refinanced (including any obligation directly or indirectly
refinanced by such indebtedness) was originally incurred by a qualified
borrower after the date of the enactment of this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4a442e0f2fd949ce96f7a8e46174d69e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>For
purposes of paragraph (1)(B), a clean energy coal bond may be issued to
reimburse a qualified borrower for amounts paid after the date of the enactment
of this section with respect to a qualified project, but only if—</text>
<clause id="ID82e54aea13c04ba1b95c769d8486901e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prior to the
payment of the original expenditure, the qualified borrower declared its intent
to reimburse such expenditure with the proceeds of a clean energy coal
bond,</text>
</clause><clause id="id045BF0AA88C340A19CDFFC084900D3A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not later than
60 days after payment of the original expenditure, the qualified issuer adopts
an official intent to reimburse the original expenditure with such proceeds,
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF5F355CA0C514A6BA7E76A106966CC88"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reimbursement
is not made later than 18 months after the date the original expenditure is
paid or the date the project is placed in service or abandoned, but in no event
more than 3 years after the original expenditure is paid.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd17efb4239ee4fa39ba4aa636b610cc0"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Treatment of
changes in use</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the proceeds of
an issue shall not be treated as used for a qualified project to the extent
that a qualified borrower takes any action within its control which causes such
proceeds not to be used for a qualified project. The Secretary shall prescribe
regulations specifying remedial actions that may be taken (including conditions
to taking such remedial actions) to prevent an action described in the
preceding sentence from causing a bond to fail to be a clean energy coal
bond.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf89bdd064a8c4a1a8d165dbb512aad58"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
amount of bonds designated</header>
<paragraph id="ID584e7016c80e46ccac214bb86d9df6ec"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National
limitation</header><text>There is a national clean energy coal bond limitation
of $5,000,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d2d0639f4e74ca995ee4e308a2cb8f1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation by
Secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall allocate the amount described in
paragraph (1) among qualified projects in such manner as the Secretary
determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9a90ba234b304043ab3a5365a37c0c23"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Special rules
relating to expenditures</header>
<paragraph id="ID675909b3c32b4749a244a9ffd26c648a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An issue shall be treated as meeting the requirements of
this subsection if, as of the date of issuance, the qualified issuer reasonably
expects—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID723f641d246844c8b5a59803cc7d4b5d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>100 percent or
more of the available project proceeds from the sale of the issue are to be
spent for 1 or more qualified projects within the 5-year period beginning on
the date of issuance of the clean energy bond,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF7A11260DBCC4E4AA45E800B0511DA90"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a binding
commitment with a third party to spend at least 10 percent of such available
project proceeds from the sale of the issue will be incurred within the 6-month
period beginning on the date of issuance of the clean energy bond or, in the
case of a clean energy bond the available project proceeds of which are to be
loaned to 2 or more qualified borrowers, such binding commitment will be
incurred within the 6-month period beginning on the date of the loan of such
proceeds to a qualified borrower, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2E1DE313F17D4D26A985D075D3F0F45C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such projects
will be completed with due diligence and the available project proceeds from
the sale of the issue will be spent with due diligence.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID24077af2179c4abe9939cd05f85841d8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extension of
period</header><text>Upon submission of a request prior to the expiration of
the period described in paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary may extend such period
if the qualified issuer establishes that the failure to satisfy the 5-year
requirement is due to reasonable cause and the related projects will continue
to proceed with due diligence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID92f7cc8a51c74bd8a2168c41c8b31b13"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Failure to
spend required amount of bond proceeds within 5 years</header><text>To the
extent that less than 100 percent of the available project proceeds of such
issue are expended by the close of the 5-year period beginning on the date of
issuance (or if an extension has been obtained under paragraph (2), by the
close of the extended period), the qualified issuer shall redeem all of the
nonqualified bonds within 90 days after the end of such period. For purposes of
this paragraph, the amount of the nonqualified bonds required to be redeemed
shall be determined in the same manner as under section 142.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id427A615F35B044F99EB5CC24F1D14777"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reduced credit
amount</header><text>The annual credit determined under section 54A(b) with
respect to any clean coal energy bond shall be 70 percent of the amount so
determined without regard to this subsection.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID88e602ee13df4b26b5df3ce70e80ac81"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cooperative
electric company; qualified energy tax credit bond lender; governmental body;
qualified borrower</header><text>For purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph id="IDc4dd67e95f1d4bca8d33c39053380abf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cooperative
electric company</header><text>The term <term>cooperative electric
company</term> means a mutual or cooperative electric company described in
section 501(c)(12) or section 1381(a)(2)(C), or a not-for-profit electric
utility which has received a loan or loan guarantee under the Rural
Electrification Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb78730ba4fa243749c02265593c10239"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clean energy
bond lender</header><text>The term <term>clean energy bond lender</term> means
a lender which is a cooperative which is owned by, or has outstanding loans to,
100 or more cooperative electric companies and is in existence on February 1,
2002, and shall include any affiliated entity which is controlled by such
lender.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID15af0420abe54fab9eeaa8afb7c60a0c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public power
entity</header><text>The term <term>public power entity</term> means a State
utility with a service obligation, as such terms are defined in section 217 of
the Federal Power Act (as in effect on the date of enactment of this
paragraph).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5D54EDA51612479EAC4DB985F939C920"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Qualified
issuer</header><text>The term <term>qualified issuer</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID446c27400c374522b4a1780fe0d3527f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a clean energy
bond lender,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDC7B811AB73641E49BBEDB603AAEA3CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a cooperative
electric company, or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1A481CA954A64FE79BDB6C86E9A28DE3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a public power
entity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2EB74C3E60B34CA8AD01DBE325A2252B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Qualified
borrower</header><text>The term <term>qualified borrower</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc64acabfd31a48218e70de4f5b343eca"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a mutual or
cooperative electric company described in section 501(c)(12) or 1381(a)(2)(C),
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id66ECD265F0FD43DB926ABA5D12FE8BA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a public power
entity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3ED79D161709491084323ABC0B2F2649"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Special rules
relating to pool bonds</header><text>No portion of a pooled financing bond may
be allocable to any loan unless the borrower has entered into a written loan
commitment for such portion prior to the issue date of such issue.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID004f544d6aaf48cdbb6c6e7073c17af8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Other
definitions and special rules</header><text>For purposes of this
section—</text>
<paragraph id="ID70ab0565fede40feb7dd0563b864d3ce"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualified clean
coal project</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term
<term>qualified clean coal project</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID716df909475f451c912e6565824842ec"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an atmospheric
pollution control facility (within the meaning of section 169(d)(6)),</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5efb985d93d34063b4a6e3f9f011cf71"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a qualifying
clean coal project (within the meaning of section 48E(c)(1)), or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7a3dad6290d0416f8b79770639209d6a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a qualified
facility (within the meaning of section 45Q(c)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID88c7459b6cab473f97c55a8db613a12b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pooled
financing bond</header><text>The term <term>pooled financing bond</term> shall
have the meaning given such term by section
149(f)(4)(A).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id388F530FB7664FA2A1ABBFCAF9931143"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Bonds not
subject to maturity limitation</header><text>Paragraph (5) of section 54A(d) of
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E3B7E0F76334C2F9DD674C06A4A2AA7" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id3999D13C09EC443DB3F732C32B87733D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Special rule
for clean energy coal bonds</header><text>The requirements of this paragraph
shall not apply to a clean energy coal bond under section
54G.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC92553D5E8054F58B3F871A3D06ED286"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<subparagraph id="H7CC5868434B847ABB22E80EC17B88E4F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Paragraph (1) of
section 54A(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end of subparagraph (D), by inserting
<quote>or</quote> at the end of subparagraph (E), and by inserting after
subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAD7D37F4C789456183344B16003CE776" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id427AE6E42F35436E8AD8E915A782505F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a clean energy
coal
bond,</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id29F1F2349D6D49AAA693DC93CE1B70EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The table of
sections for subpart I of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:</text>
<quoted-block id="idf7d6bef2-336f-4013-9dee-4a1b75e70b72" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="ID69f9d6dc09264b2e99fbc3f53090ad73" level="section">Sec. 54G. Clean energy coal
bonds.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0a8b51f920e74aa587129494bf8328d9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Bonds treated
as specified tax credit bonds</header>
<paragraph id="id8DF53DD912E64DB8AD797F0A7B6254AD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 6431(f)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of clause (iii), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (iv) and inserting
<quote>or</quote>, and by adding at the end the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC6CCC757B1FD44CDAE821AE9F9FD781D" style="OLC">
<clause id="idBDB7C1209D5A4DD2A04034E8B0CA2EF6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a
clean energy coal bond (as defined in section 54G),
and</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4BEC7C3000DA476285A275ED3F0C2C49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 6431(f) of such Code is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id24B316A9AF12460FA7FFCFA78E90B10C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>clause (i) or (ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>clause (i), (ii), or
(v)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id799D90E72798487ABCF070E955E893AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Special rule for certain bonds</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9feb4fd50f304bdaacbde7957564c70e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to bonds
issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID43407c3c9cb045adbcef76049264f1fc"><enum>415.</enum><header>New clean
renewable energy bonds</header>
<subsection id="ID70fb0282c3df4362b90a7b4f7513870c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subsection (c) of section 54C of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09B67471EC3E4874A2CA1AC58E8D9E18" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDe3f2e90cb5234148b58d938a1d748c7f"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Second
additional limitation</header><text>Subject to paragraph (4), the national new
clean renewable energy bond limitation shall be increased by $1,600,000,000.
Such increase shall be allocated by the Secretary consistent with the rules of
paragraphs (2) and
(3).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDd7371c11ec6f4ac6ac636b7fc5e58713"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to
allocations after December 31, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="idF89BAC93F6B4499BB0AF7611F15F1A89"><enum>416.</enum><header>Seven-year
accelerated depreciation for new nuclear power facilities</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id28ADDA599A414F1A9C0A35DDDC69DC22"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subparagraph (C) of section 168(e)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 7-year property) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id0690A6D8FB9F433BB27067A71604D227"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (iv);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idE14A9A44DF5A46E592F653B05AF480FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (v) as clause (vi); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id84119BFF6C594E5F9917AE03785237F9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after clause (iv) the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC0E4456216F6438188834859A26C706D" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" id="id871A9CD4DEA845D1BCBA64A39804E2C8"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any qualified
nuclear power facility the original use of which commences with the
taxpayer.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD2145020547A450FB3BC0CE883AE2A9B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified
nuclear power facility</header><text>Section 168(e) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id853A3B4378744A199F3124D5CBD037A0" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="IDb4c76f1b3d4948108607c2fe2c780786"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Qualified
nuclear power facility</header><text>The term <term>qualified nuclear power
facility</term> means an advanced nuclear facility (as defined in section
45J(d)(2))—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idB65F7501F2A2463F88BC8F0F01BFE26C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>which, when
placed in service, will use nuclear power to produce electricity,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8C240653088F48E1ABB0081BC53FF3B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the construction
of which is approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on or before December
31, 2013, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id52CDC408222D4545BA4B27DF27F9D3D2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>which is placed
in service before January 1,
2021.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0b19321393a440e695f7fecf3cc7f147"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 168(e)(3)(E)(vii) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by inserting <quote>and not described in subparagraph (C)(v)
of this paragraph</quote> after <quote>section 1245(a)(3)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id446114E4177C439EBCCCA466BCE2BAF9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service in taxable years beginning after the date of enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2689632739C741238646DB27763C47B1"><enum>417.</enum><header>Long term
extension of renewable electricity production credit</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (d) of section 45 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID569e805cd5ba47288ecd47582f3e1ea5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>January 1, 2013</quote> in paragraph (1) and inserting <quote>January 1,
2017</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26a88753d5094585a817c65c759748df"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>January 1, 2014</quote> each place it appears in paragraphs (2), (3),
(4), (6), (7), (9), and (11) and inserting <quote>January 1,
2017</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>V</enum><header>Domestic energy
deployment</header>
<subtitle id="idA1A3A3C65E104ABC83B6155A09FF570D"><enum>A</enum><header>Clean energy
financing</header>
<section id="id899E38FDB2414BF1B2046B7AE294B9FD"><enum>501.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this subtitle is to promote
the domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies required
for the 21st century through the improvement of existing programs and the
establishment of a self-sustaining Clean Energy Deployment Administration that
will provide for an attractive investment environment through partnership with
and support of the private capital market in order to promote access to
affordable financing for accelerated and widespread deployment of—</text>
<paragraph id="id1D2FA4EE79F9498886E3C3C39C9EEB9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>clean energy
technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB81CD425E31246F2846E5801EABD0F7C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>advanced or
enabling energy infrastructure technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id863497480FF243A29B773D32A6103F02"><enum>(3)</enum><text>energy efficiency
technologies in residential, commercial, and industrial applications, including
end-use efficiency in buildings; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC6C3E9942C444E07A829B34DD7613373"><enum>(4)</enum><text>manufacturing
technologies for any of the technologies or applications described in this
section.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDcb23041ecd69471b94a6f64a64c011df"><enum>502.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="IDd8cbc415213c42e688b7510fde0f0e57"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
term <term>Administration</term> means the Clean Energy Deployment
Administration established by section 505.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID23ef37ba5deb42ebad881e432643d901"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the
Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID909fe500c7624acfb68fd7cf0969e877"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Advisory
Council</header><text>The term <term>Advisory Council</term> means the Energy
Technology Advisory Council of the Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9b438366db8e40db8b48e61806ff29bf"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Breakthrough
technology</header><text>The term <term>breakthrough technology</term> means a
clean energy technology that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id675F7253D91344F6AF7D606FC19FA472"><enum>(A)</enum><text>presents a
significant opportunity to advance the goals developed under section 504, as
assessed under the methodology established by the Advisory Council; but</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7D2DB42E7F05455088A602BD26A7BF5D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has generally not
been considered a commercially ready technology as a result of high perceived
technology risk or other similar factors.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8de804a36f914f53bed9d07b98ce69a8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Clean energy
technology</header><text>The term <term>clean energy technology</term> means a
technology related to the production, use, transmission, storage, control, or
conservation of energy that will—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDadb99c4733ad452cbecef4a6183e3d71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduce the need
for additional energy supplies by using existing energy supplies with greater
efficiency or by transmitting, distributing, or transporting energy with
greater effectiveness through the infrastructure of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2521960ad9204f739d2083192e882526"><enum>(B)</enum><text>diversify the
sources of energy supply of the United States to strengthen energy security and
to increase supplies with a favorable balance of environmental effects if the
entire technology system is considered; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E84CAEACFFE4F89B6FC6781F09C7D34"><enum>(C)</enum><text>contribute to a
stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations through reduction,
avoidance, or sequestration of energy-related emissions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID55de337da8e24413a5717c805eb6f987"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Cost</header><text>The
term <term>cost</term> has the meaning given the term in section 502 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FCRA90">Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990</act-name>
(2 U.S.C. 661a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd1c1d69b8eea433bada74fd139e46858"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Direct
loan</header><text>The term <term>direct loan</term> has the meaning given the
term in section 502 of the <act-name>Federal Credit Reform Act of
1990</act-name> (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDB98C402ABF4418082AA7C54E57A0354"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Fund</header><text>The
term <term>Fund</term> means the Clean Energy Investment Fund established by
section 503(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2dedcaf34f5d44f5a848fc90f8b635aa"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Loan
guarantee</header><text>The term <term>loan guarantee</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 502 of the <act-name>Federal Credit Reform Act of
1990</act-name> (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE4FCA745EEC0489C97DAB9963A0A676F"><enum>(10)</enum><header>National
Laboratory</header><text>The term <term>National Laboratory</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 2 of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of
2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 15801).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd9acdca1d26644c09dd5da1a9a8be2e5"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDba14588699484bdba5ca723cdb9ef864"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Security</header><text>The
term <term>security</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the
<act-name>Securities Act of 1933</act-name> (15 U.S.C. 77b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID914346B62C5D497EA7E427F09091F8FA"><enum>(13)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7D4487FFAF5C4286BD7AC09C1865B6C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43F1B6B49F0E466C9C522FD1F0A8FAB6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of
Columbia;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2DC9AD6A8D254B6987809AD967601384"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4912258B462B4AAD8DC29F5610699D3D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
territory or possession of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID221a8bec31964a26aa78b0b0cc2b16a7"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Technology
risk</header><text>The term <term>technology risk</term> means the risks during
construction or operation associated with the design, development, and
deployment of clean energy technologies (including the cost, schedule,
performance, reliability and maintenance, and accounting for the perceived
risk), from the perspective of commercial lenders, that may be increased as a
result of the absence of adequate historical construction, operating, or
performance data from commercial applications of the technology.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDb9e24413fc784b48aaf8db8751281139"><enum>503.</enum><header>Improvements
to existing programs</header>
<subsection id="ID11f3f841c782467e84c51988ba91147c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Clean Energy
Investment Fund</header>
<paragraph id="ID3b2979f2d9ac4306b704b315785042e2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund, to be
known as the <term>Clean Energy Investment Fund</term>, consisting of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7ECFFB606D5046FA89B8CD65CE6304FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such amounts as
have been appropriated for administrative expenses to carry out title XVII of
the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16511 et
seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE17B38836F734B43929BE9B2478668A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such amounts as
are deposited in the Fund under this subtitle and amendments made by this
subtitle; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0DA423E25325453F9968A7BE5489C6C1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such sums as may
be appropriated to supplement the Fund.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8e0f4082a27d4726b67e43a38aefef86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expenditures
from Fund</header>
<subparagraph id="id3970D7D985EA4AACBFEFBC91A747DC6C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 1705(e) of the <act-name>Energy
Policy Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16516(e)), amounts in the Fund shall
be available to the Secretary for obligation without fiscal year limitation, to
remain available until expended.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9724CABDFFA844AE9AEFD47A75CBECA6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header>
<clause id="IDd27d572a1bee4cf6aa736c92423aad04"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>Fees
collected for administrative expenses shall be available without limitation to
cover applicable expenses.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe8b9d8e3ba364777b334b3c461d322d1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Fund</header><text>To
the extent that administrative expenses are not reimbursed through fees, an
amount not to exceed 1.5 percent of the amounts in the Fund as of the beginning
of each fiscal year shall be available to pay the administrative expenses for
the fiscal year necessary to carry out title XVII of the <act-name>Energy
Policy Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idC2548878D53F4430BD6C283CE4679D82"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transfers of
amounts</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id0C97F6346B374DF7A7B09101E7649CC4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under
this subsection shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund of
the Treasury to the Fund on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the
Treasury.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4937f050a6b74afbb054572460cf8f9c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cash
flows</header><text>Cash flows associated with costs of the Fund described in
section 502(5)(B) of the <act-name>Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990</act-name>
(2 U.S.C. 661a(5)(B)) shall be transferred to appropriate credit
accounts.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE90C499ECAB4A588686C4282DC16594"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Adjustments</header><text>Proper
adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent
prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be
transferred.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb485bb50ca264e2d8e3d53d6e24b4256"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revisions to
loan guarantee program authority</header>
<paragraph id="IDdc06a34387d44c1b9a9a64a369e27826"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of
commercial technology</header><text>Section 1701(1) of the <act-name>Energy
Policy Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16511(1)) is amended by striking
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7AA7D472A654E018775D4F7315B0D9A" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID6478a5da7f244df180faf95d7decc9e8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The
term <term>commercial technology</term> does not include a technology if the
sole use of the technology is in connection with—</text>
<clause id="ID4bd20c086c894fe1a912c6a2f6d27319"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
demonstration project; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1d6081acbd764c87807f7f1b02f1d65d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a project for
which the Secretary approved a loan
guarantee.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5c2e6ed7dac845dcbc486d777a346b64"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
appropriation or contribution</header><text>Section 1702 of the
<act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16512) is amended by
striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDBC5250E85EA410E85C79A552E3229AE" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID82d69907f4764ff0a189300d59b057e4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specific
appropriation or contribution</header>
<paragraph id="ID9d72c55c0088402b8263d45f316b9518"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No guarantee shall be made unless sufficient amounts to
account for the cost are available—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7e268c33d9cc4a97beebf633dd2b0f7e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in unobligated
balances within the Clean Energy Investment Fund established under section
503(a) of the <short-title>Fulfilling U.S. Energy
Leadership Act of 2011</short-title>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID80f4c5d54bc143a78fff5582e37488c5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as a payment from
the borrower and the payment is deposited in the Clean Energy Investment Fund;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4C4EA7B3ADB54B729117D419EBA84B60"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in any
combination of balances and payments described in subparagraphs (A) and (B),
respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9263416fdd434cc1a02e538ca17fba65"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
source of payments received from a borrower under paragraph (1)(B) shall not be
a loan or other debt obligation that is made or guaranteed by the Federal
Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID236dfdc010c44accb815795d9788597e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relation to
other laws</header><text>Section 504(b) of the <act-name>Federal Credit Reform
Act of 1990</act-name> (2 U.S.C. 661c(b)) shall not apply to a loan or loan
guarantee under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9a9b8ffb3d98461bbfc8d4e752a24baa"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Subrogation</header><text>Section
1702(g)(2) of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
16512(g)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE47ABFDD1ABB43D8AD6EFAFA97E04AF1" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDd619594c4e5d414490adfe9ae016242f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Superiority of
rights</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the rights of the
Secretary, with respect to any property acquired pursuant to a guarantee or
related agreements, shall be superior to the rights of any other person with
respect to the property.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50E49EE5A2CE4D23B85C530379AB8C21"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>A guarantee agreement shall include such detailed
terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to—</text>
<clause id="id4A17012821C64DE69158DE5C514EE603"><enum>(i)</enum><text>protect the
interests of the United States in the case of default;</text>
</clause><clause id="id95ADC861AFA84D4F8155F2C788FE518D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have available
all the patents and technology necessary for any person selected, including the
Secretary, to complete and operate the project;</text>
</clause><clause id="id74AC921AC10E4D439ADDB488E7EEF0E0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide for
sharing the proceeds received from the sale of project assets with other
creditors or control the disposition of project assets if necessary to protect
the interests of the United States in the case of default; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id6E08D1D2DBDD491AB82635036289F35D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide such
lien priority in project assets as necessary to protect the interests of the
United States in the case of a
default.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdf563261e47743359219876ae7673249"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>Section
1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512(h)) is amended by
striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA184DE19D14048E0A74FF6CB8589D6DC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDd54bd9241ba14d1daf21f8bc8bc86154"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Fees
collected under this subsection shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7a73d17e26124e59b5bfbfd1877dface"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be deposited by
the Secretary in the Clean Energy Investment Fund established under section
503(a) of the <short-title>Fulfilling U.S. Energy
Leadership Act of 2011</short-title>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID113a14acd6d84ee29984ffa116dc5737"><enum>(B)</enum><text>remain available
to the Secretary for expenditure, without further appropriation or fiscal year
limitation, for administrative expenses incurred in carrying out this
title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5e1277f892d84daa81cf4595d1372d48"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text>The
Secretary may adjust the amount or manner of collection of fees under this
title as the Secretary determines is necessary to promote, to the maximum
extent practicable, eligible projects under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa77692aed0814006afa328ad442c8ea1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Excess
fees</header><text>Of the amount of a fee imposed on an applicant at the
conditional commitment stage, 75 percent of the amount shall be refundable to
the applicant if there is no financial close on the application, unless the
Secretary determines that the administrative costs of the Department have
exceeded the amount retained.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2fb6200b1ea640959d9399852c5d2ebf"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Credit
report</header><text>If, in the opinion of the Secretary, the credit rating of
an applicant is not relevant to the determination of whether or not support
will be provided and the applicant agrees to accept the credit rating assigned
to the applicant by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive any requirement to
provide a third-party credit
report.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6e0f744bf1704caeab8277781c344bd7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Processing</header><text>Section
1702 of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16512) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ADBB9020C194C059BFEB22565DFC6CD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDa6604ec7611f4a089aeba5247d576c91"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Accelerated
reviews</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with
sound business practices, the Secretary shall seek to conduct necessary reviews
concurrently of an application for a loan guarantee under this title such that
decisions as to whether to enter into a commitment on the application can be
issued not later than 180 days after the date of submission of a completed
application.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDf03c2bc1ae6b4e2dbaf55980fd0fe8a8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Wage
rates</header><text>Section 1705(c) of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of
2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16516(c)) is amended by striking <quote>support
under this section</quote> and inserting <quote>support under this
title</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID8065165940d14351bf4926d777c7d6fc"><enum>504.</enum><header>Energy
technology deployment goals</header>
<subsection id="ID0c9230469da741d7ab77e94e9a02d592"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, after
consultation with the Advisory Council, shall develop and publish for review
and comment in the Federal Register near-, medium-, and long-term goals
(including numerical performance targets at appropriate intervals to measure
progress toward those goals) for the deployment of clean energy technologies
through the credit support programs established by this subtitle (including an
amendment made by this subtitle) to promote—</text>
<paragraph id="IDb57a0a15c4914e9ea4be409efcfbf925"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sufficient
electric generating capacity using clean energy technologies to meet the energy
needs of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa858b86e58294b4e843be83d0ab43e6c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>clean energy
technologies in vehicles and fuels that will substantially reduce the reliance
of the United States on foreign sources of energy and insulate consumers from
the volatility of world energy markets;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6c97a788504c4054abeb3dfe8bec96e3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a domestic
commercialization and manufacturing capacity that will establish the United
States as a world leader in clean energy technologies across multiple
sectors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID53c221756fd84661847b1c8c45ef8dbc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>installation of
sufficient infrastructure to allow for the cost-effective deployment of clean
energy technologies appropriate to each region of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc601b059a0e74b38820d22428b789d42"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the
transformation of the building stock of the United States to zero net energy
consumption;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2887797455844d7a9ac57ec0b8bed70a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the recovery,
use, and prevention of waste energy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID25c7dc10d4cd48ad849d224a7383734b"><enum>(7)</enum><text>domestic
manufacturing of clean energy technologies on a scale that is sufficient to
achieve price parity with conventional energy sources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1eed3464cc7347f5ac7bf3f15a1ff453"><enum>(8)</enum><text>domestic
production of commodities and materials (such as steel, chemicals, polymers,
and cement) using clean energy technologies so that the United States will
become a world leader in environmentally sustainable production of the
commodities and materials;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb7426bd4aee24e5abe3cc44de3bbbcea"><enum>(9)</enum><text>a robust,
efficient, and interactive electricity transmission grid that will allow for
the incorporation of clean energy technologies, distributed generation, smart
grid functions, and demand-response in each regional electric grid;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC9D8122560AE4DADBE896D18511996DF"><enum>(10)</enum><text>sufficient
availability of financial products to allow owners and users of residential,
retail, commercial, and industrial buildings to make energy efficiency and
distributed generation technology investments with reasonable payback periods;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID843855a4ed304381bf41884e6818bff3"><enum>(11)</enum><text>such other goals
as the Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Council, determines to be
consistent with the purposes of this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe3efbd6e17fe4c2795dbc2f693d06d3d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revisions</header><text>The
Secretary shall revise the goals established under subsection (a), from time to
time as appropriate, to account for advances in technology and changes in
energy policy.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID0ab255900da24f50aa33b64e6e09049d"><enum>505.</enum><header>Clean Energy
Deployment Administration</header>
<subsection id="idE285350F754F44CA80D97CA40CE2A618"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="id7C9E69DE89A74F9D968937D38A456EB6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the Department of Energy an
administration to be known as the Clean Energy Deployment Administration, under
the direction of the Administrator and the Board of Directors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1BD0FC04E6BE413F9FA93CF2D02A776D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Status</header>
<subparagraph id="id2A03B391E0E54538831485F7CE9A2DC3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administration (including officers, employees, and
agents of the Administration) shall not be responsible to, or subject to the
authority, direction, or control of, any other officer, employee, or agent of
the Department of Energy other than the Secretary, acting through the
Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8CF864798D034305A292009EB4EEFC6B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exemption from
reorganization</header><text>The Administration shall be exempt from the
reorganization authority provided under section 643 of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7253).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfc9ba325e744417388619a3c7792e85d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Inspector
general</header><text>Section 12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.) is amended—</text>
<clause id="ID5c0b660acf4b4422975bc9ae83c9ff32"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>the Administrator of the Clean Energy
Deployment Administration;</quote> after <quote>Export-Import Bank;</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2668ca6276ba4b72a0edb54017478b51"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>the Clean Energy Deployment
Administration,</quote> after <quote>Export-Import Bank,</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6D4A132C98974EE3840B419B963EB574"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Offices</header>
<subparagraph id="idF9DA3DE5897444C88BC1255DB4C3D72A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Principal
office</header><text>The Administration shall—</text>
<clause id="id9FEBD481891949E0BD4B11A0020692A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>maintain the
principal office of the Administration in the District of Columbia; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8B6F34B72FFA47F59DA8CABF46B016AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for purposes of
venue in civil actions, be considered to be a resident of the District of
Columbia.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF3595124BFAD405488F88BDC8465864F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
offices</header><text>The Administration may establish other offices in such
other places as the Administration considers necessary or appropriate for the
conduct of the business of the Administration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbc6330542fae41e5aee724a1f9f4ddda"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrator</header>
<paragraph id="ID72bcef639b09454b871f980e74badc11"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="id13F88E3CDCB9479090F9B4976DA24922"><enum>(A)</enum><text>appointed by the
President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a 5-year term;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56949271728E47CB8261C9FC54F3452F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>compensated at
the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level II of the Executive Schedule
under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID71e2c15ee46445a98e4c8421c8989d71"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Administrator shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID21b5c38f1bad4a63b47f7addef2223ed"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serve as the
Chief Executive Officer of the Administration and Chairman of the Board;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0fb8e050bb4c4a3bb9482c81c69ecd23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure
that—</text>
<clause id="ID2ca08f0bbb55456e8a291a83a82a13fb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Administration operates in a safe and sound manner, including maintenance of
adequate capital and internal controls (consistent with section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7262));</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4a9d04c2f1a4450fb4257cbc534b38d6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the operations
and activities of the Administration foster liquid, efficient, competitive, and
resilient energy and energy efficiency finance markets;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0fb3a1715446425a8c8ea794132468fb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
Administration carries out the purposes of this subtitle only through
activities that are authorized under and consistent with this subtitle;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9412d1e09dbf422284d761032dd3ee88"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the activities
of the Administration and the manner in which the Administration is operated
are consistent with the public interest;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7a8c7dce819548d3ba5a773e72729a4f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop policies
and procedures for the Administration that will—</text>
<clause id="ID5174849d319b4f2988f09d1c37aeb0a3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>promote a
self-sustaining portfolio of investments that will maximize the value of
investments to effectively promote clean energy technologies;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcf1a8589fd8c4fe49577f6b6e0f937ca"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promote
transparency and openness in Administration operations;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID255d7055c66748b190097834b838cf46"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>afford the
Administration with sufficient flexibility to meet the purposes of this
subtitle;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd62cdf5fcaf74e0ea1dff4925b6648da"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide for the
efficient processing of applications;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID80172b2804cc464688b880e10d1d1cb7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>promote,
consistent with the purposes of this Act, the participation of private
financial institutions and other sources of private capital, on commercially
reasonable terms, if and to the extent the capital is available; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id41826D7A652A4F3E8B44E720CC507E3B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>promote the
availability of financial products to small business through working with
entities that have appropriate expertise extending credit or other relevant
financial services to small companies developing clean energy technologies;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1f3246df59f14abbb104d81622020c58"><enum>(D)</enum><text>with the
concurrence of the Board, set expected loss reserves for the support provided
by the Administration consistent with section 506(a)(1)(C).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa7f045955c1748309425d081802309fe"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Board of
Directors</header>
<paragraph id="ID2e31fd7551944930b39b0bb4d7713c97"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Board of Directors of the Administration shall
consist of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID306d76ff581b407889ab94592804f8f5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary or
the designee of the Secretary, who shall serve as an ex-officio voting member
of the Board of Directors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF208195160DA49F38497152B8C7FBDDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
Administrator, who shall serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb7192ffecb0245549db3b138289fb2ef"><enum>(C)</enum><text>7 additional
members who shall—</text>
<clause id="ID1f5901ed7b5a403abff25b4c1f8d0695"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be
appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for
staggered 5-year terms; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbdad654d95b946269fb84b1a0b880390"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have experience
in banking or financial services relevant to the operations of the
Administration, including individuals with substantial experience in the
development of energy projects, the electricity generation sector, the
transportation sector, the manufacturing sector, and the energy efficiency
sector.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID223f34fb50814382b404efa37852dc56"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Board of Directors shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID708fc799cd484bda81340f4e7527075d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>oversee the
operations of the Administration and ensure industry best practices are
followed in all financial transactions involving the Administration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa4758c495a064fc19bbf86878f421651"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consult with the
Administrator on the general policies and procedures of the Administration to
ensure the interests of the taxpayers are protected;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfa5c4e88a00c41e69dab7f54221b2df0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure the
portfolio of investments are consistent with purposes of this subtitle and with
the long-term financial stability of the Administration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBE2C11347DE54FEC89F6A49057FCE3E5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensure that the
operations and activities of the Administration are consistent with the
development of a robust private sector that can provide commercial loans or
financing products; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1be3212940f843a7974d556980152f55"><enum>(E)</enum><text>not serve on a
full-time basis, except that the Board of Directors shall meet at least
quarterly to review, as appropriate, applications for credit support and set
policies and procedures as necessary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4bdde22317d44f05b96e12e46ccce547"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>An
appointed member of the Board of Directors may be removed from office by the
President for good cause.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID660fc8d1cc2f4a10abc6a998c6aefced"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>An
appointed seat on the Board of Directors that becomes vacant shall be filled by
appointment by the President, but only for the unexpired portion of the term of
the vacating member.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbfb814458ecd431d876f98040ee1d023"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Compensation of
members</header><text>An appointed member of the Board of Directors shall be
compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic
pay prescribed for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of
title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which
the member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Board of
Directors.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID78b534bb23fe49b9bd491bad683e8a45"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Energy
Technology Advisory Council</header>
<paragraph id="id562F88055F064C2DA18D8D947F8CA6D7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administration shall have an Energy Technology
Advisory Council consisting of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6A9041C676534C088CA49277D36EF8F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>5 members
selected by the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE05FAD6BC8848398AEACAA13C46B1E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>3 members
selected by the Board of Directors of the Administration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7C85D24A70DE471DBA201966EEF226E1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
members of the Advisory Council shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6416EB1D8DAD4211BC30DF9C9ADE3405"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have relevant
scientific expertise; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1C25116A2F014561A8C124A0EA510B53"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of
the members selected by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A), include
representatives of—</text>
<clause id="id50C98741E3DC4233A65095BC444DBB13"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
academic community;</text>
</clause><clause id="idE3756E0AC89E430C90B3AFAC665E093E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the private
research community;</text>
</clause><clause id="id692F67CE38C043A88DF5B835872D5687"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>National
Laboratories;</text>
</clause><clause id="idF39B4408276842C1AB6DF5764FF06EE2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the technology
or project development community; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id0C2E426A392F4D14A217E1CB99A9A8BF"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
commercial energy financing and operations sector.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID90fad34ada324f9aae859d39602b47f1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Advisory Council shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID620583dbb6c34ef38d09957a614c30bf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop and
publish for comment in the Federal Register a methodology for assessment of
clean energy technologies that will allow the Administration to evaluate
projects based on the progress likely to be achieved per-dollar invested in
maximizing the attributes of the definition of clean energy technology, taking
into account the extent to which support for a clean energy technology is
likely to accrue subsequent benefits that are attributable to a commercial
scale deployment taking place earlier than that which otherwise would have
occurred without the support; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD6795E90D44746798F0D8A17D50D702B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advise on the
technological approaches that should be supported by the Administration to meet
the technology deployment goals established by the Secretary pursuant to
section 504.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa846ac2f6f274b358a6d6db3e3e0fbd9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Term</header>
<subparagraph id="idDE7F6EC5A60D4D6E8E6F61FCCFF6B603"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Members of the Advisory Council shall have 5-year
staggered terms, as determined by the Secretary and the Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4CE2D2B012B64F26A8C79180F49218D7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reappointment</header><text>A
member of the Advisory Council may be reappointed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDad70dd93c8da4067a9a941ae6801341a"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>A
member of the Advisory Council, who is not otherwise compensated as a Federal
employee, shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the
annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including
travel time) during which the member is engaged in the performance of the
duties of the Advisory Council.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id576A71E6961A479D81CB670A85457382"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Staff</header>
<paragraph id="id343C53F1B163422097923AE635B34911"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator, in consultation with the Board of
Directors, may—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC0CCF6FD4D214541915C292944BA4208"><enum>(A)</enum><text>appoint and
terminate such officers, attorneys, employees, and agents as are necessary to
carry out this subtitle; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD947E95F2CA24A1E93B0849F521B6BDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>vest those
personnel with such powers and duties as the Administrator may
determine.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id52401D0454D64039922293C157DFC074"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Direct hire
authority</header>
<subparagraph id="IDf571cba55d8f4163bc12f70d175caa6c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 3304 and sections 3309 through
3318 of title 5, United States Code, the Administrator may, on a determination
that there is a severe shortage of candidates or a critical hiring need for
particular positions, recruit and directly appoint highly qualified critical
personnel with specialized knowledge important to the function of the
Administration into the competitive service.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc4ff5285e2af45859ac33d130bb6ef66"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
authority granted under subparagraph (A) shall not apply to positions in the
excepted service or the Senior Executive Service.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID00eb39b474304a138046992d7a3da7ee"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
exercising the authority granted under subparagraph (A), the Administrator
shall ensure that any action taken by the Administrator—</text>
<clause id="ID771ca1a3b7e549c0914c27f20e5f2f08"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
consistent with the merit principles of section 2301 of title 5, United States
Code; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe7d33802ad38488e90c6d0311b905485"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>complies with
the public notice requirements of section 3327 of title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe458521e33f64fba96519295d16f3760"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Termination of
effectiveness</header><text>The authority provided by this paragraph terminates
effective on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2ed80aa253fb437e984829dea36e3eb9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Critical pay
authority</header>
<subparagraph id="ID526ea3d1cba14a3283a280fe76e9cd37"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 5377 of title 5, United States
Code, and without regard to the provisions of that title governing appointments
in the competitive service or the Senior Executive Service and chapters 51 and
53 of that title (relating to classification and pay rates), the Administrator
may establish, fix the compensation of, and appoint individuals to critical
positions needed to carry out the functions of the Administration, if the
Administrator certifies that—</text>
<clause id="ID30e163e5bd29410b911f908d106f7160"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
positions require expertise of an extremely high level in a financial,
technical, or scientific field;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcc335b91c2ff4495967d4613b0640f4c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
Administration would not successfully accomplish an important mission without
such an individual; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID617302b4f209415bacae3069e34b57f2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>exercise of the
authority is necessary to recruit an individual who is exceptionally well
qualified for the position.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID16b9cda8a8d041229007816a08186990"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The
authority granted under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to the following
conditions:</text>
<clause id="IDc9ca523c407a4d42b3e330070d089bca"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The
number of critical positions authorized by subparagraph (A) may not exceed 20
at any one time in the Administration.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID08064fc7fefc4f5f9cf93fee0233f1f6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The term of an
appointment under subparagraph (A) may not exceed 4 years.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6c6f08dbc7ea490ba72645d871a6932b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>An individual
appointed under subparagraph (A) may not have been an Administration employee
at any time during the 2-year period preceding the date of appointment.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4b05bc998dfd4426919133cf1dfa5d19"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Total annual
compensation for any individual appointed under subparagraph (A) may not exceed
the highest total annual compensation payable at the rate determined under
section 104 of title 3, United States Code.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2dc0501e30b04de586470ddcce1be96b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>An
individual appointed under subparagraph (A) may not be considered to be an
employee for purposes of subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a13749a57a74bccb2efad9ffd650ea7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Each
year, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a notification that lists each
individual appointed under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID16b3809acd1644bc9f0f9ccf7320f927"><enum>506.</enum><header>Administration
functions</header>
<subsection id="IDdc19c0cb5da447ca9eec415cfa582259"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Operational
units</header>
<paragraph id="ID827a083f56d14edaa8a97df20dcfa942"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Direct
support</header>
<subparagraph id="ID3f0c11fbaed84510901b8782199c6f97"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administration may issue direct loans, letters of
credit, loan guarantees, insurance products, or such other credit enhancements
(including through participation as a co-lender or a lending member of a
syndication) as the Administrator considers appropriate to deploy clean energy
technologies if the Administrator has determined that deployment of the
technologies would benefit or be accelerated by the support.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe0bc851eecda4eedb513151a9ccf1e58"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility
criteria</header><text>In carrying out this paragraph and awarding credit
support to projects, the Administrator shall account for—</text>
<clause id="ID24fe663a992c4496b7eb5d12d0ea99fa"><enum>(i)</enum><text>how
the technology rates based on an evaluation methodology established by the
Advisory Council;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID839577ab6fa242cf9d1fc3e1b17e7f45"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how the project
fits with the goals established under section 504; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID75f6f57df62249f4af46f754dd29d7ff"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the potential
for the applicant to successfully complete the project.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID736a763fddb04b1aab7812e8b9630699"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Risk</header>
<clause id="ID6d56042e14e249aeb070b814e3c11271"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Expected loan
loss reserve</header><text>The Administrator shall establish an expected loan
loss reserve to account for estimated losses attributable to activities under
this section that is consistent with the purposes of—</text>
<subclause id="ID023662c65ace43bf86026d42d91ac22c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>developing
breakthrough technologies to the point at which technology risk is largely
mitigated;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id569570691A654089874FD37096AD5328"><enum>(II)</enum><text>achieving
widespread deployment and advancing the commercial viability of clean energy
technologies; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDdecdf9c1d03045e680b7d4f6dd12e985"><enum>(III)</enum><text>advancing the
goals established under section 504.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID41f5f6df37044c38b5b3b7549326f431"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Initial
expected loan loss reserve</header><text>Until such time as the Administrator
determines sufficient data exist to establish an expected loan loss reserve
that is appropriate, the Administrator shall consider establishing an initial
rate of 10 percent for the portfolio of investments under this subtitle.</text>
</clause><clause id="id403F89F6E2DE40C2B873A34BA7BCF62F"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Portfolio
investment approach</header><text>The Administration shall—</text>
<subclause id="IDaf54596aef6f49b4b134655b5e51084b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>use a portfolio
investment approach to mitigate risk and diversify investments across
technologies;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID11e61c8cf21940df8396594b477c24f2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable and consistent with long-term self-sufficiency, weigh the
portfolio of investments in projects to advance the goals established under
section 504; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idF3F74532A65749E3B277DBBFBF4711F8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>consistent with
the expected loan loss reserve established under this subparagraph, the
purposes of this subtitle, and section 505(b)(2)(B), provide the maximum
practicable percentage of support to promote breakthrough technologies.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID52844e7dbdf64d76b86ecf46789ccf9d"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Loss rate
review</header>
<subclause id="ID5d20a2eac9a447d0a309c6c220d9e5ea"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Board of Directors shall review on an annual basis
the loss rates of the portfolio to determine the adequacy of the
reserves.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID9328b099762d4ad78be88fa22d5eb70d"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of the initiation of the review, the
Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives a report describing the results of the review and any
recommended policy changes.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9709397BCAC74F42A9135F599E6AC80D"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Application
review</header>
<clause id="idC4C9CC5678834262A4B64E9A3D82C9D5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with
sound business practices, the Administration shall seek to consolidate reviews
of applications for credit support under this subtitle such that final
decisions on applications can generally be issued not later than 180 days after
the date of submission of a completed application.</text>
</clause><clause id="id2C5F14B627FB4D33817ABEBCF1BEA155"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Environmental
review</header><text>In carrying out this subtitle, the Administration shall,
to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<subclause id="id93C47FBC91E6489AB3EC82FEB93F7FA3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>avoid duplicating
efforts that have already been undertaken by other agencies (including State
agencies acting under Federal programs); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id072940EFC43442A2B27D91561B8A43E2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>with the advice
of the Council on Environmental Quality and any other applicable agencies, use
the administrative records of similar reviews conducted throughout the
executive branch to develop the most expeditious review process
practicable.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID62eb7af61f1946b9ac912f0cf43b1fbf"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Wage rate
requirements</header>
<clause id="idC66BDB903644409DAE8071C2F572AE7D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No credit support shall be issued under this section
unless the borrower has provided to the Administrator reasonable assurances
that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors in
the performance of construction work financed in whole or in part by the
Administration will be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on
projects of a character similar to the contract work in the civil subdivision
of the State in which the contract work is to be performed as determined by the
Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of part A of
subtitle II of title 40, United States Code.</text>
</clause><clause id="id6D242905774E4D4980AE4C63E5E9CF6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Labor
standards</header><text>With respect to the labor standards specified in this
section, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions set
forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.)
and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcd35c5eccc974cef9c10095ed65ac454"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indirect
support</header>
<subparagraph id="ID1e3fa7f028df4054818ba6006876f453"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administration shall work to develop financial
products and arrangements to both promote the widespread deployment of, and
mobilize private sector support of credit and investment institutions for,
clean energy technologies by facilitating aggregation of small projects and by
providing indirect credit support, including credit enhancement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID478589c0a325449dad147a586d994b48"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Financial
products</header><text>The Administration—</text>
<clause id="id13647B0BBBEE4FA496C3C250580A916C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
cooperation with Federal, State, local, and private sector entities, shall
develop debt instruments that provide for the aggregation of, or directly
aggregate, projects for clean energy technology deployments on a scale
appropriate for residential or commercial applications; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF147B484B01B4AAB978F9101ED4700B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may insure,
purchase, and make commitments to purchase, any debt instrument associated with
the deployment of clean energy technologies (including instruments secured by
liens or other collateral related to the funding of clean energy technology)
for the purposes of enhancing the availability of private financing for clean
energy technology deployments.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID680e421ca76b4c9e986e721075e42106"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Disposition of
debt or interest</header><text>The Administration may acquire, hold, and sell
or otherwise dispose of, pursuant to commitments or otherwise, any debt
associated with the deployment of clean energy technologies or interest in the
debt.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID438714d3273b4b9a8ee97deede3875c8"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Pricing</header>
<clause id="ID353cd2740a324bc6aba5a6ce60642f66"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator may establish requirements, and impose
charges or fees, which may be regarded as elements of pricing, for different
classes of sellers, servicers, or services.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDaded226d7e134c458ed951f3872c8356"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Classification
of sellers and servicers</header><text>For the purpose of clause (i), the
Administrator may classify sellers and servicers as necessary to promote
transparency and liquidity and properly characterize the risk of
default.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID69b26782d7cf47658ec457f50578def1"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>The
Administrator shall establish—</text>
<clause id="id34AC1ED1923B4D4E83916236CAD21369"><enum>(i)</enum><text>eligibility
criteria for loan originators, sellers, and servicers seeking support for
portfolios of financial obligations relating to clean energy technologies so as
to ensure the capability of the loan originators, sellers, and servicers to
perform the functions required to maintain the expected performance of the
portfolios; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idDDC86B579DB448F585196BFA7BC1039D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such criteria,
standards, guidelines, and mechanisms such that, to the maximum extent
practicable, loan originators and sellers will be able to determine the
eligibility of loans for resale at the time of initial lending.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID512cd35a927f4007a805e273620fb454"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Secondary
market support</header>
<clause id="ID8d113f4308104393b9385fb3278015ae"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administration may lend on the security of, and make
commitments to lend on the security of, any debt that the Administration has
issued or is authorized to purchase under this section.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd4a811b1fd3a4f0f81e7ad3525db9502"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Authorized
actions</header><text>On such terms and conditions as the Administrator may
prescribe, the Administration may, based on the debt and with the concurrence
of the Board of Directors—</text>
<subclause id="IDffe3333f4eef41508227aab6b9a958c6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>give security or
guarantee;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDbfe2b5b0e803411c8e5b1b049b978536"><enum>(II)</enum><text>pay interest or
other return; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDbc7b2994500d4d35a5eb2a99fc489a34"><enum>(III)</enum><text>issue notes,
debentures, bonds, or other obligations or securities.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe44f1d91a7a447dfbb95032158c604d6"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Lending
activities</header>
<clause id="ID1d965ed1224c4afabacc35c1d5cd9587"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall determine—</text>
<subclause id="ID7c9d725ecb324060a95ed3c7ae4b60d8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the volume of the
lending activities of the Administration; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDe8feb254fa784c8188596eeb2af1d48e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the types of
loan ratios, risk profiles, interest rates, maturities, and charges or fees in
the secondary market operations of the Administration.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID80647cf1055e4dd8b3e8b56450f5aab1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>Determinations
under clause (i) shall be consistent with the objectives of—</text>
<subclause id="ID7a4ba8cd1d8c4597897d4d7efda8b1b9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>providing an
attractive investment environment for clean energy technologies;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID05f4498f8d994fca9ea5b9c3baf48bfa"><enum>(II)</enum><text>making the
operations of the Administration self-supporting over the long term; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID7c45d6bc326d4351b0d528842a6a500e"><enum>(III)</enum><text>advancing the
goals established under section 504.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID49748c15d62946c0a7110ea3983602a5"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Exempt
securities</header><text>All securities issued or guaranteed by the
Administration shall, to the same extent as securities that are direct
obligations of or obligations guaranteed as to principal or interest by the
United States, be considered to be exempt securities within the meaning of the
laws administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc3cfa1df541d48d494c45505b4de639e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other
authorized programs</header>
<paragraph id="ID7a02d75a11c74f1a86df5e1f30279ca4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may delegate to the Administration the
provision of financial services and program management for grant, loan, and
other credit enhancement programs authorized under any other provision of
law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7909701a51ad44378748f84721643fd7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In
administering any other program delegated by the Secretary, the Administration
shall, to the maximum extent practicable (as determined by the
Administrator)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe47e00b8abb144f2856147c828c6c115"><enum>(A)</enum><text>administer the
program in a manner that is consistent with the terms and conditions of this
subtitle; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDca8c53fc4935496aaffa5c6e18b5ba0d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>minimize the
administrative costs to the Federal Government.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDbd9a009eaae4480f80ae1a2c9ec8f601"><enum>507.</enum><header>Federal Credit
Authority</header>
<subsection id="ID61616b3db9f24964b9f2a482efb124e2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer of
functions and authority</header>
<paragraph id="ID49e83330f6f8401dabafcfcd2d13b2f9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), on a finding by the Secretary
and the Administrator that the Administration is sufficiently ready to assume
the functions and that applicants to those programs will not be unduly
adversely affected but in no case later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, all of the functions and authority of the Secretary
under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.) and
authorities established by this subtitle shall be transferred to the
Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id94E23409A44E4E1087399C68F0F047A1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to
transfer functions</header><text>If the functions and authorities are not
transferred to the Administration in accordance with paragraph (1), the
Secretary and the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the
reasons for delay and an expected timetable for transfer of the functions and
authorities to the Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID66b1bc966287402fa2afb3927aff8e07"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect on
existing rights and obligations</header><text>The transfer of functions and
authority under this subsection shall not affect the rights and obligations of
any party that arise under a predecessor program or authority prior to the
transfer under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5e48d94a328d41489d3c95c8ef77e4f9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transfer of
fund authority</header>
<subparagraph id="id91C09CE92E414E83B8E614E35B3C15C4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On transfer of functions pursuant to paragraph (1), the
Administration shall have all authorities to make use of the Fund reserved for
the Secretary before the transfer.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9dab4935b31f44229da296ff330d9c1d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text>Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act, the Administrator may make use of up to 1.5 percent of the amounts in the
Fund as of the beginning of each fiscal year to pay administrative expenses for
that fiscal year to carry out the purposes of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1e9451de73246eba4f85f1e10f16b75"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Use</header>
<subparagraph id="id2864119D3E274C2F8DB9E96AB02EEBB0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Amounts in the Fund shall be available for discharge of
liabilities and all other expenses of the Administration, including subsequent
transfer to the respective credit accounts.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC4ACEED3FA294B58B97BDB71DCBBDB76"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>All
activities of the Administration that could result in a liability for the
United States shall be transparently accounted for and no obligation or
liability may be incurred unless—</text>
<clause id="ID4494f5a6f1ba433f9e1710b2294610a4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
appropriate amounts are transferred to credit accounts for activities pursuant
to the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a); or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcf01b083c5d542f3b9776349297e332b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sufficient
amounts are reserved within the Fund to account for such liabilities.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE8B66FB984954BA2A9EB14A3443B1E3F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Initial
investment</header>
<subparagraph id="idB23A6E735C054F3B9204016DC3C00EA1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On transfer of functions pursuant to paragraph (1), out
of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall transfer to the Fund to carry out this subtitle $10,000,000,000,
to remain available until expended.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDDDB9AFAA4B2435EB9C6E3EA8D700BC2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Fund shall be entitled to receive and shall
accept, and shall be used to carry out this subtitle, the funds transferred to
the Fund under subparagraph (A), without further appropriation.
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe3344fc4532042ac8cc80fd06d24b6b5"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>In addition to funds made available by
paragraphs (1) through (6), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund
such sums as are necessary to carry out this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0b5a63ecd76846048e5360e72b8471d7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Payments of
liabilities</header>
<paragraph id="IDda7c5df18f3d46cb994cae7218427780"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any payment to discharge liabilities arising from
agreements under this subtitle shall be made exclusively out of the Fund or the
associated credit account, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5338D5F05CC1443B89781E76D1C980A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Security</header><text>Subject
to paragraph (1), the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged to
the payment of all obligations entered into by the Administration pursuant to
this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID166063b0a5ef45bfbb41a97d2205ef6b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fees</header>
<paragraph id="ID0893f5dd4ea04e74be9b79b4b303f3c7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Consistent with achieving the purposes of this subtitle,
the Administrator shall charge fees or collect compensation generally in
accordance with commercial rates.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb967d06e720e4a15893d729a4fb6b379"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of
fees</header><text>All fees collected by the Administration may be retained by
the Administration and placed in the Fund and may remain available to the
Administration, without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, for
use in carrying out the purposes of this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa4bf8c8cd3fc45918c1c6b48eceb7695"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Breakthrough
technologies</header><text>The Administration shall charge the minimum amount
in fees or compensation practicable for breakthrough technologies, consistent
with the long-term viability of the Administration, unless the Administration
first determines that a higher charge will not impede the development of the
technology.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3457966fa11e4db4a6f232dfee43e6d4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Alternative fee
arrangements</header><text>The Administration may use such alternative
arrangements (such as profit participation, contingent fees, and other valuable
contingent interests) as the Administration considers appropriate to compensate
the Administration for the expenses of the Administration and the risk inherent
in the support of the Administration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID728681deb30245bb8039c965c4b37e72"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cost transfer
authority</header><text>Amounts collected by the Administration for the cost of
a loan or loan guarantee shall be transferred by the Administration to the
respective credit program accounts.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb26ab46ca0004aa5b4deb841a5587733"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Supplemental
Borrowing Authority</header><text>In order to maintain sufficient liquidity for
activities authorized under section 506(a)(2), the Administration may issue
notes, debentures, bonds, or other obligations for purchase by the Secretary of
the Treasury.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id6CBE1CE78D064B4BAAC6FD20A89103A7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Public debt
transactions</header><text>For the purpose of subsection (e)—</text>
<paragraph id="idBF493CDEDB234BC2BF55E251BD0EAAEB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of
the Treasury may use as a public debt transaction the proceeds of the sale of
any securities issued under chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3BE06442BA2942868BC67D0D48B163BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the purposes for
which securities may be issued under that chapter are extended to include any
purchase under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID10f95e5fd3804b818961f822aca3419f"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Maximum
outstanding holding</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall purchase
instruments issued under subsection (e) to the extent that the purchase would
not increase the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding holdings of
obligations under subsection (e) by the Secretary of the Treasury to an amount
that is greater than $2,000,000,000.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2b6ce3f9f66b425a91e9a8b74a7f3cd7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Rate of
return</header><text>Each purchase of obligations by the Secretary of the
Treasury under this section shall be on terms and conditions established to
yield a rate of return determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be
appropriate, taking into account the current average rate on outstanding
marketable obligations of the United States as of the last day of the month
preceding the purchase.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID9e18f558c43e48c3b6d07277d3059fe0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Sale of
obligations</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury may at any time sell,
on terms and conditions and at prices determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, any of the obligations acquired by the Secretary of the Treasury
under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4abc1f6fd4cc4ebaabf8907f1bc08a22"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Public debt
transactions</header><text>All redemptions, purchases, and sales by the
Secretary of the Treasury of obligations under this section shall be treated as
public debt transactions of the United States.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDcca87bedbc7942978b49a9a99f17f5ee"><enum>508.</enum><header>General
provisions</header>
<subsection id="IDc2c8f7a731cd4befa8be5e9c9a443dc8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Immunity from
impairment, limitation, or restriction</header>
<paragraph id="id3A4DC401ED5F401E84A15F16C989AB8B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>All rights and remedies of the Administration (including
any rights and remedies of the Administration on, under, or with respect to any
mortgage or any obligation secured by a mortgage) shall be immune from
impairment, limitation, or restriction by or under—</text>
<subparagraph id="idED9B7A29272143AFA9E0AB2A91AEA773"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any law (other
than a law enacted by Congress expressly in limitation of this paragraph) that
becomes effective after the acquisition by the Administration of the subject or
property on, under, or with respect to which the right or remedy arises or
exists or would so arise or exist in the absence of the law; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3F102026460944BAA721EBEBA8EB2CC9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any
administrative or other action that becomes effective after the
acquisition.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id14C6C39F299140779C14C5BD8AB9C8C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State
law</header><text>The Administrator may conduct the business of the
Administration without regard to any qualification or law of any State relating
to incorporation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBA4252A3BE444DD5A5007FF75DA9E9D3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of other
agencies</header><text>With the consent of a department, establishment, or
instrumentality (including any field office), the Administration may—</text>
<paragraph id="id083D158531EF44BC93131B32B0462CE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use and act
through any department, establishment, or instrumentality; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8BD78CDE86EA417496C21077F1B25020"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use, and pay
compensation for, information, services, facilities, and personnel of the
department, establishment, or instrumentality.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6efd8b34f4f1440a8a144d5a813b3876"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Procurement</header><text>The
Administrator shall be the senior procurement officer for the Administration
for purposes of section 16(a) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act
(41 U.S.C. 414(a)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2d693d6a62484cdc977dddad053e73ee"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Financial
matters</header>
<paragraph id="idA6E0A65C779C48A9923C3ABF6D5A488E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Investments</header><text>Funds
of the Administration may be invested in such investments as the Board of
Directors may prescribe.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCFE13199785D410AA7BCD7445110B8E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal
agents</header><text>Any Federal Reserve bank or any bank as to which at the
time of the designation of the bank by the Administrator there is outstanding a
designation by the Secretary of the Treasury as a general or other depository
of public money, may be designated by the Administrator as a depositary or
custodian or as a fiscal or other agent of the Administration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5b6c718ec6b7466e99bc115aca011c6f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text>Notwithstanding
section 1349 of title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of
law—</text>
<paragraph id="idE20EC1ACFA7849559D9513E042B0E8C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
Administration shall be considered a corporation covered by sections 1345 and
1442 of title 28, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0E860B897DCF42BFB6D17A24C47BBDCE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all civil actions
to which the Administration is a party shall be considered to arise under the
laws of the United States, and the district courts of the United States shall
have original jurisdiction of all such actions, without regard to amount or
value; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id793CA81F58EA404C8EFF11FEEE9C311D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any civil or
other action, case or controversy in a court of a State, or in any court other
than a district court of the United States, to which the Administration is a
party may at any time before trial be removed by the Administration, without
the giving of any bond or security and by following any procedure for removal
of causes in effect at the time of the removal—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5580184690CE49C5B52382A972CB45D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the district
court of the United States for the district and division embracing the place in
which the same is pending; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id522E6A2A42164412A7370B1D100A9969"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if there is no
such district court, to the district court of the United States for the
district in which the principal office of the Administration is located.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID37084e54c81842478c71fbc4b65b1f58"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Periodic
reports</header><text>Not later than 1 year after commencement of operation of
the Administration and at least biannually thereafter, the Administrator shall
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that
includes a description of—</text>
<paragraph id="id00FBD37775F240ABB5ECF57CF3679140"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the technologies
supported by activities of the Administration and how the activities advance
the purposes of this subtitle; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1AD1734E53194E7881D819B96CE8E44B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the performance
of the Administration on meeting the goals established under section
504.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDaef3991a7b224c66b0a12e14db78be22"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Audits by the
Comptroller General</header>
<paragraph id="id7EA59ADA1F6C4688B8653C11D53241AC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The programs, activities, receipts, expenditures, and
financial transactions of the Administration shall be subject to audit by the
Comptroller General of the United States under such rules and regulations as
may be prescribed by the Comptroller General.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3145C07137AC4FA986196955FB3EFE63"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Access</header><text>The
representatives of the Government Accountability Office shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF838CC87CD39440494BB5191A9C9C5D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have access to
the personnel and to all books, accounts, documents, records (including
electronic records), reports, files, and all other papers, automated data,
things, or property belonging to, under the control of, or in use by the
Administration, or any agent, representative, attorney, advisor, or consultant
retained by the Administration, and necessary to facilitate the audit;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id07013D78AE574EF6A1F9B004B1192E6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be afforded full
facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or securities held by
depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2bca0b2ef0c445b181a90a091a65ae17"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be authorized to
obtain and duplicate any such books, accounts, documents, records, working
papers, automated data and files, or other information relevant to the audit
without cost to the Comptroller General; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID594e6c82559d468e80a34b7865a1f021"><enum>(D)</enum><text>have the right of
access of the Comptroller General to such information pursuant to section
716(c) of title 31, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id259F109845324D2494249127C3ADDF87"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Assistance and
cost</header>
<subparagraph id="id382A936B442F47909D99EEC755BEAB6B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For the purpose of conducting an audit under this
subsection, the Comptroller General may, in the discretion of the Comptroller
General, employ by contract, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised
Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5), professional services of firms and organizations of
certified public accountants for temporary periods or for special
purposes.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47D1AE72FDDB49159A5037E8F2CF3190"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header>
<clause id="idC16CBB9D8A3A4494867E6EA0EA980042"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On the request of the Comptroller General, the
Administration shall reimburse the General Accountability Office for the full
cost of any audit conducted by the Comptroller General under this
subsection.</text>
</clause><clause id="id9C71B79C80B443D9B4C8F60AA7EAFC94"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Crediting</header><text>Such
reimbursements shall—</text>
<subclause id="id84692A1774604275AE4FFB5917C9039D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be credited to
the appropriation account entitled <quote>Salaries and Expenses, Government
Accountability Office</quote> at the time at which the payment is received;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id82101ED2C4A04C74BC50682A2C10AD48"><enum>(II)</enum><text>remain available
until expended.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4c1accec4ce84d9ebf4644c97b12f607"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Annual
independent audits</header>
<paragraph id="idD0C8AE2D6C664634A52F70A7F8420388"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id49FEA7C3C24F475D88AACB3AEAF91483"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have an annual
independent audit made of the financial statements of the Administration by an
independent public accountant in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id364B2E1FEA484D6D85F911F447EE2B98"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to the
Secretary the results of the audit.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7af7c4a06b0344ee89beccd31325927a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content</header><text>In
conducting an audit under this subsection, the independent public accountant
shall determine and report on whether the financial statements of the
Administration—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD329FF60CBF74034BA2D1F62A3E55965"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are presented
fairly in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8AB84C34C09D4FD692A908DABEFFF6FD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>comply with any
disclosure requirements imposed under this subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb64a37d373b341c98668cfda89e93175"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Financial
reports</header>
<paragraph id="ID1a5e29f3ce3f4ec0ac97857f14a2a995"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall submit to the Secretary annual
and quarterly reports of the financial condition and operations of the
Administration, which shall be in such form, contain such information, and be
submitted on such dates as the Secretary shall require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3c4be162e7f1466ebb35d52ffccbf8ce"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents of
annual reports</header><text>Each annual report shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa4ca414e789248708061c44cd52172c0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd5898c4e8c8648da8487a48be2a18824"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any supplemental
information or alternative presentation that the Secretary may require;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4a7adcaea603428aa3093cba61489cda"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assessment (as
of the end of the most recent fiscal year of the Administration), signed by the
chief executive officer and chief accounting or financial officer of the
Administration, of—</text>
<clause id="IDb540ab65227f4e819dee215fd74cb996"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
effectiveness of the internal control structure and procedures of the
Administration; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2688476053a0450380392bf24f08335a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the compliance
of the Administration with applicable safety and soundness laws.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDee523c0561464bbab0db0356072ca14a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special
reports</header><text>The Secretary may require the Administrator to submit
other reports on the condition (including financial condition), management,
activities, or operations of the Administration, as the Secretary considers
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID83c9d7534dea43018fad9727524be2ed"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Accuracy</header><text>Each
report of financial condition shall contain a declaration by the Administrator
or any other officer designated by the Board of Directors of the Administration
to make the declaration, that the report is true and correct to the best of the
knowledge and belief of the officer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCFA62AE348DD4690B1430076F48D6D9B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Availability of
reports</header><text>Reports required under this section shall be published
and made publicly available as soon as is practicable after receipt by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe4f3b660c04644a0b891144dc2d747fc"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Scope and
termination of authority</header>
<paragraph id="id48535740F3EA4B97B942E7E994730959"><enum>(1)</enum><header>New
obligations</header><text>The Administrator shall not initiate any new
obligations under this subtitle on or after January 1, 2029.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8BCD79C31D894177BAD5D9A5C0215C00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reversion to
Secretary</header><text>The authorities and obligations of the Administration
shall revert to the Secretary on January 1, 2029.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idA980351C85324A7D9855DE879D562CA1"><enum>B</enum><header>Tax
provisions</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94DC1E76C70641998CF006B077B9DAF8"><enum>511.</enum><header>Advanced
energy manufacturing credit</header>
<subsection id="H08E3A4947C9B454B9B740827BF50BE3A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (d) of
section 48C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87FE403B92EF4698A4F448A5F72B2694" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H270E74C5AA5840E5ADED57A28BA699DB"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Additional 2011
allocations</header>
<subparagraph id="HCAF0757860C94AE78443315145CEAD7F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this paragraph, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy,
shall establish a program to consider and award certifications for qualified
investments eligible for credits under this section to qualifying advanced
energy project sponsors with respect to applications received on or after the
date of the enactment of this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEEA77F33C7540AEBA05BC762B53CAF2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
total amount of credits that may be allocated under the program described in
subparagraph (A) shall not exceed the 2011 allocation amount reduced by so much
of the 2011 allocation amount as is taken into account as an increase in the
limitation described in paragraph (1)(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HECA5F68D1C814111975747A7F2D05349"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Application of
certain rules</header><text>Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (2), (3),
(4), and (5) shall apply for purposes of the program described in subparagraph
(A), except that—</text>
<clause id="HAAF7A8A612D0468FA721FDB12A8B5DC0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>Applicants
shall have 2 years from the date that the Secretary establishes such program to
submit applications.</text>
</clause><clause id="HB0CE81845481489FAE1E2344771F0F03"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Selection
criteria</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (3)(B)(i), the term
<term>domestic job creation (both direct and indirect)</term> means the
creation of direct jobs in the United States producing the property
manufactured at the manufacturing facility described under subsection
(c)(1)(A)(i), and the creation of indirect jobs in the manufacturing supply
chain for such property in the United States.</text>
</clause><clause id="HC8C375C7263E46E29453F0BAB0FE2166"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Review and
redistribution</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a separate review and
redistribution under paragraph (5) with respect to such program not later than
4 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5B5B544074A40E8A317DE4F7FABA95E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>2011 allocation
amount</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term <quote>2011
allocation amount</quote> means $5,000,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06E17AE78C414261BB3486B3BCD438CE"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Direct
payments</header><text>In lieu of any qualifying advanced energy project credit
which would otherwise be determined under this section with respect to an
allocation to a taxpayer under this paragraph, the Secretary shall, upon the
election of the taxpayer, make a grant to the taxpayer in the amount of such
credit as so determined. Rules similar to the rules of section 50 shall apply
with respect to any grant made under this
subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HD69BDB7FB5F249BF82018185E1AC2DA4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Portion of 2011
allocation allocated toward pending applications under original
program</header><text>Subparagraph (B) of section 48C(d)(1) of such Code is
amended by inserting <quote>(increased by so much of the 2011 allocation amount
(not in excess of $1,500,000,000) as the Secretary determines necessary to make
allocations to qualified investments with respect to which qualifying
applications were submitted before the date of the enactment of paragraph
(6))</quote> after <quote>$2,300,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEF2DDFC5E914A2E83D6E17E7C243736"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (2) of
section 1324(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting
<quote>48C(d)(6)(E),</quote> after <quote>36C,</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6E78F0F6B434A3CABFAFDD6C59D6541"><enum>512.</enum><header>Special rule
for sales of electric transmission property</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (3) of section 451(i) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>January 1,
2012</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1, 2017</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E0C141C1A1B4B2795319B87E3AB844E"><enum>513.</enum><header>Depreciation
of natural gas distribution lines</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFDC698CC77024232A182449206980FAE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Clause (viii) of section 168(e)(3)(E) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>January 1, 2011</quote> and
inserting <quote>January 1, 2017</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FAB6CBBCDD54FE28443D039418CFB6C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after December 31, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D185D4D228B44D39EBD057DDEDF9C72" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>514.</enum><header>Credit for steel
industry fuel</header>
<subsection id="H6F0944B596AB4E589DAE38208D1EBEE9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Credit
period</header>
<paragraph id="H497A9BE17F014DF19A5832C6D1F5D1BB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subclause (II) of
section 45(e)(8)(D)(ii) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55D436C8E51B4AA38840D5759097E25C" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H9F9CF918ABA345E0B92D29D9F89313D1"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Credit
period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In lieu of the 10-year
period referred to in clauses (i) and (ii)(II) of subparagraph (A), the credit
period shall be the period beginning on the date that the facility first
produces steel industry fuel that is sold to an unrelated person after
September 30, 2008, and ending 3 years after such
date.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5477DDED350B4FE6AF61941AFD980973"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 45(e)(8)(D)
is amended by striking clause (iii) and by redesignating clause (iv) as clause
(iii).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0101834AD23043D1B63C39CE4E591CF9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension of
placed-in-Service date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) of section 45(d)(8) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id336668C6F51343739038CC803063C2F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(or any modification to
a facility)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1734E609A8034947BDC29B78B44E5933"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2010</quote> and
inserting <quote>2017</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEEFF02EB7E3A416B8E9546E4FFA3C83E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clarifications</header>
<paragraph id="H836879161DFF40E9BC74747AE6D15041"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Steel industry
fuel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subclause (I) of section
45(c)(7)(C)(i) is amended by inserting <quote>, a blend of coal and petroleum
coke, or other coke feedstock</quote> after <quote>on coal</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE964651305814717A5304479F77FA63C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ownership
interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 45(d)(8) is
amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33D94E3DB40E4D8D8AF52C49827BDA99" style="OLC">
<quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="paragraph">With
respect to a facility producing steel industry fuel, no person (including a
ground lessor, customer, supplier, or technology licensor) shall be treated as
having an ownership interest in the facility or as otherwise entitled to the
credit allowable under subsection (a) with respect to such facility if such
person’s rent, license fee, or other entitlement to net payments from the owner
of such facility is measured by a fixed dollar amount or a fixed amount per
ton, or otherwise determined without regard to the profit or loss of such
facility.</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H180710F39EA14F61A8A212063D98A12A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Production and
sale</header><text>Subparagraph (D) of section 45(e)(8), as amended by
subsection (a)(2), is amended by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv) and
by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23C343253FCE47399CA1872C41D71465" style="OLC">
<clause id="H6735EE9EB4C74AD4984068022C6475B0"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Production and
sale</header><text>The owner of a facility producing steel industry fuel shall
be treated as producing and selling steel industry fuel where that owner
manufactures such steel industry fuel from coal, a blend of coal and petroleum
coke, or other coke feedstock to which it has title. The sale of such steel
industry fuel by the owner of the facility to a person who is not the owner of
the facility shall not fail to qualify as a sale to an unrelated person solely
because such purchaser may also be a ground lessor, supplier, or
customer.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA5D5D608DF024C7E969F08CE3D55199A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Specified credit
for purposes of alternative minimum tax exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subclause (II) of section 38(c)(4)(B)(iii)
is amended by inserting <quote>(in the case of a refined coal production
facility producing steel industry fuel, during the credit period set forth in
section 45(e)(8)(D)(ii)(II))</quote> after <quote>service</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6952051326474133BA79AE4A7DA10933"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective
dates</header>
<paragraph id="HD7DF1F1191C14E4D87A4C6445863621F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made
by subsections (a), (b), and (d) shall apply to fuel produced and sold after
December 31, 2009.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCD790416745F4EBEB4AA0F519BE46C27"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clarifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subsection (c) shall
take effect as if included in the amendments made by the Energy Improvement and
Extension Act of 2008.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC4B12B7D688843EE87D280360993B2C9"><enum>515.</enum><header>Credit for
producing fuel from coke or coke gas</header>
<subsection id="ID16b690a0f952465fadac471d3078d9e7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 45K(g) is amended by striking
<quote>January 1, 2010</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1,
2017</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB22C9227D2394A8B9F3CC2C42A5F552B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to facilities
placed in service after December 31, 2009.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>VI</enum><header>Energy
efficiency</header>
<subtitle id="id4F1690E0CC17452B884CC1898E1B7F00"><enum>A</enum><header>Rural energy
savings program</header>
<section id="H9B523316678B4DD684A4BBF9E5D2A799"><enum>601.</enum><header>Rural energy
savings program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title IX of
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.) is
amended by adding the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C383A16FC624195A9CBB544D7EAF105" style="OLC">
<section id="H8EA20EF9284F4928B456DDDEDF673402"><enum>9014.</enum><header>Rural energy
savings program</header>
<subsection id="H559FEE8090164031B196A339CC281B46"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this section is to create
and save jobs by providing loans to qualified consumers that will use the loan
proceeds to implement energy efficiency measures to achieve significant
reductions in energy costs, energy consumption, or carbon emissions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H833C3617E5F2440C966B23B56A50B509"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HE25FCEA5241D4007BF824DC5FA0C6230"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD1971D3A2CB8491FB80E6E8B90BC65AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any public power
district, public utility district, or similar entity, or any electric
cooperative described in sections 501(c)(12) or 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, that borrowed and repaid, prepaid, or is paying an
electric loan made or guaranteed by the Rural Utilities Service (or any
predecessor agency); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4E9134DDB45445E902B7BFABCD8374A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any entity
primarily owned or controlled by an entity or entities described in
subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4576F662C9164A5C92D3D7BFA746F4F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Energy
efficiency measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>energy efficiency measures</term> means, for or at property served by an
eligible entity, structural improvements and investments in cost-effective,
commercial off-the-shelf technologies to reduce home energy use.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD38D40EC7B848E5AE7551356ED79B07"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualified
consumer</header><text>The term <term>qualified consumer</term> means a
consumer served by an eligible entity that has the ability to repay a loan made
under subsection (d), as determined by an eligible entity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D9C097461BD4093AD498110C5E5D709"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Qualified
entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>qualified entity</term> means a non-governmental, not-for-profit
organization that the Secretary determines has significant experience, on a
national basis, in providing eligible entities with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H740A0E7E9157411E9736A89A5B95386F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>energy,
environmental, energy efficiency, and information research and
technology;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19586DBDDB5D42A89731A8C5566682EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>training,
education, and consulting;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DCD6044D67047E6BA4F16BCB9303E19"><enum>(C)</enum><text>guidance in energy
and operational issues and rural community and economic development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FAB30A78FEB48109FA0E6BF35D277E7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>advice in legal
and regulatory matters affecting electric service and the environment;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3FE6FF1F93484461AAFFC7F15C5C12AD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other relevant
assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H14F7219567CC445393E60D73400C5294"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Rural Utilities Service.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1DF9F0E0B8434156B26416D26A3786B8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Loans and grants
to eligible entities</header>
<paragraph id="HFDBF73F1A3264477A519CD19A0685D8A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Loans
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make loans to eligible entities that agree
to use the loan funds to make loans to qualified consumers as described in
subsection (d) for the purpose of implementing energy efficiency
measures.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF67452E79DA24532BDE0342A9B67363F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>List, plan, and
measurement and verification required</header>
<subparagraph id="HD38410B7FA11416D82603D586D73D499"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a condition to
receiving a loan or grant under this subsection, an eligible entity
shall—</text>
<clause id="H33DDA474D8FB4EE49DC257A6315DCDC2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establish a list
of energy efficiency measures that is expected to decrease energy use or costs
of qualified consumers;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7A3A2EDE852046C6B0E07C8D9E3517FE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prepare an implementation plan for use of
the loan funds; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9778523EEE53485AADCD8D62442F088B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide for
appropriate measurement and verification to ensure the effectiveness of the
energy efficiency loans made by the eligible entity and that there is no
conflict of interest in the carrying out of this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07163D73FDE141DD923386E14C2DF593"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Revision of list
of energy efficiency measures</header><text>An eligible entity may update the
list required under subparagraph (A)(i) to account for newly available
efficiency technologies, subject to the approval of the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7AA0AB329E394D0EBDA408D88BA859BD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Existing energy
efficiency programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An
eligible entity that, on or before the date of the enactment of this section or
within 60 days after such date, has already established an energy efficiency
program for qualified consumers may use an existing list of energy efficiency
measures, implementation plan, or measurement and verification system of that
program to satisfy the requirements of subparagraph (A) if the Secretary
determines the list, plans, or systems are consistent with the purposes of this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6F5C9B7B9E864EFDA070BFE64DCE8ACC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No
interest</header><text>A loan under this subsection shall bear no
interest.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90048A8F182448A7AEDD0D822A5D18BD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A loan under this subsection shall be
repaid not more than 10 years from the date on which an advance on the loan is
first made to the eligible entity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H64BB5EFE79524D2FAA1688DD4B0095E6"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Loan fund
advances</header><text>The Secretary shall provide eligible entities with a
schedule of not more than ten years for advances of loan funds, except that any
advance of loan funds to an eligible entity in any single year shall not exceed
50 percent of the approved loan amount.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H55EF9FFF967D4CC19DCE511DF0FB57EF"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Jump-start
grants</header><text>The Secretary shall make grants available to eligible
entities selected to receive a loan under this subsection in order to assist an
eligible entity to defray costs, including costs of contractors for equipment
and labor, except that no eligible entity may receive a grant amount that is
greater than four percent of the loan amount.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB9AA795115F64142B93D4563E7E1E23F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Loans to
qualified consumers</header>
<paragraph id="H78E13375F73E44E3ABBAB0D6BE96E0E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Terms of
loans</header><text>Loans made by an eligible entity to qualified consumers
using loan funds provided by the Secretary under subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA1DBF721058B4300BE90EF64CE0CAF16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may bear interest,
not to exceed three percent, to be used for purposes that include establishing
a loan loss reserve and to offset personnel and program costs of eligible
entities to provide the loans;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8395F9C6D892469984BBC90AE012DAF5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall finance
energy efficiency measures for the purpose of decreasing energy usage or costs
of the qualified consumer by an amount such that a loan term of not more than
ten years will not pose an undue financial burden on the qualified consumer, as
determined by the eligible entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56362B44BE2042398A679B88DF593388"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall not be used
to fund energy efficiency measures made to personal property unless the
personal property—</text>
<clause id="H1F1DB0BC6DF0410B95B9777A6E51F7A3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
or becomes attached to real property as a fixture; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H95C869CCFD774746ADE20124F247A91A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is a manufactured
home;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7504EC68AF5A4BC880AE61C6F6BBE4B8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shall be repaid
through charges added to the electric bill of the qualified consumer;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0E380C1E6FE40BFB358748C81693022"><enum>(E)</enum><text>shall require an
energy audit by an eligible entity to determine the impact of proposed energy
efficiency measures on the energy costs and consumption of the qualified
consumer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFCE66526EEC6437D9B424069F38B6ED6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contractors</header><text>In
addition to any other qualified general contractor, eligible entities may serve
as general contractors.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H04EC44AAB14648EB924EE0C833C8C18B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Contract for
measurement and verification, training, and technical assistance</header>
<paragraph id="H144EB6E7B6704FDDB1C8B50EB2E5BFA6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Contract
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall enter
into one or more contracts with a qualified entity for the purposes of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H183BDD7AD1254A8BBD2481EF08F9962D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing measurement and verification
activities, including—</text>
<clause id="HEDA143011AE64B4788A15636D0DE36F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>developing and
completing a recommended protocol for measurement and verification for the
Rural Utilities Service;</text>
</clause><clause id="HEE8B4ADD328A4E7DA00FDCE9C48F4D8A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establishing a
national measurement and verification committee consisting of representatives
of eligible entities to assist the contractor in carrying out this
section;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE2D1AB16BAF14E03AB956FE5ECD3EE10"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>providing
measurement and verification consulting services to eligible entities that
receive loans under this section; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HFD3F1FEC6A594F8E8B91EA084E478321"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>providing
training in measurement and verification; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC264E7F02766444FA78B5542090CD53A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing a program to provide technical
assistance and training to the employees of eligible entities to carry out this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H713766843922413B82F5CE2A73449489"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
subcontractors authorized</header><text>A qualified entity that enters into a
contract under paragraph (1) may use subcontractors to assist the qualified
entity in performing the contract.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H70340705E5C6435F97E15F3FE827BE32"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Fast start
demonstration projects</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H67E3F6CA15584904B60F7E22F257F8D5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Demonstration
projects required</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into agreements with
eligible entities (or groups of eligible entities) that have energy efficiency
programs described in subsection (c)(2)(C) to establish an energy efficiency
loan demonstration projects consistent with the purposes of this section
that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H80673B9C7D86464DA6A7C0DCB036350F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implement
approaches to energy audits and investments in energy efficiency measures that
yield measurable and predictable savings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8DAC08004FE9449290D2DE8995AA58E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>use measurement
and verification processes to determine the effectiveness of energy efficiency
loans made by eligible entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H98FEDFB474964CEA882D8C7774C79F28"><enum>(C)</enum><text>include training
for employees of eligible entities, including any contractors of such entities,
to implement or oversee the activities described in subparagraphs (A) and
(B);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF71EB4D207144A27A9561C73246FDD9A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide for the
participation of a majority of eligible entities in a State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H47CA7E7533C34426AF30F13213EA1996"><enum>(E)</enum><text>reduce the need
for generating capacity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HABC4293302FC4FFC8B5C254D378813EC"><enum>(F)</enum><text>provide efficiency
loans to—</text>
<clause id="H1DCEE489A45247E789DE03520130E64B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not fewer than 20,000 consumers, in the
case of a single eligible entity; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H73AE058711CC49E2B38B58355A6AFB6C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not fewer than 80,000 consumers, in the
case of a group of eligible entities; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC1092420FA8F4BDE90AED728D7B9229F"><enum>(G)</enum><text>serve areas where
a large percentage of consumers reside—</text>
<clause id="H6D34A9064CA6468CB5122F5D5D150A12"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
manufactured homes; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H70E6BA5624AD424498973BBDB6D02C73"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in housing units
that are more than 50 years old.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H03548438B42447F29822BB4F5F608A3F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deadline for
implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The agreements
required by paragraph (1) shall be entered into not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6AB4733D3CE047E6BAC76233BA73A914"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect on
availability of loans nationally</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall
delay the availability of loans to eligible entities on a national basis
beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5A206530ED4A46E2B73EA41F3A1BCA1D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional
demonstration project authority</header><text>The Secretary may conduct
demonstration projects in addition to the project required by paragraph (1).
The additional demonstration projects may be carried out without regard to
subparagraphs (D), (F), or (G) of paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8ACFECBF466D4E9798E582D3CA793D9C"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Additional
authority</header><text>The authority provided in this section is in addition
to any authority of the Secretary to offer loans or grants under any other
law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8013450782034C98873D595BFDCD212B"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="HC77EF04FF558446D91C99D04275BD9F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $993,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012, to remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C63980A224441CBA55BC9E8645092F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amounts for
loans, grants, staffing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of
the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make available—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC6D40817298845779BF48AF30B34D455"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$755,000,000 for
the purpose of covering the cost of direct loans to eligible entities under
subsection (c) to subsidize gross obligations in the principal amount of not to
exceed $4,900,000,000;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F5DBEE5AEBF48CC9F9DBE4FCC1D211A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,000,000 for measurement and
verification activities under subsection (e)(1)(A);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H257E50210C4843F9BF3728CB329D5B8B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,000,000 for the contract for training
and technical assistance authorized by subsection (e)(1)(B);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74E7C409C3BE46D7A45AFCC066D8314A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$200,000,000 for
jump-start grants authorized by subsection (c)(6); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77DC41938D45462F9D0713A632755002"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$1,100,000 for
each of fiscal years 2012 through 2021 for 10 additional employees of the Rural
Utilities Service to carry out this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H13545FD0E3AB44779521468DE898EF01"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Effective
period</header><text>Subject to subsection (h)(1) and except as otherwise
provided in this section, the loans, grants, and other expenditures required to
be made under this section are authorized to be made during each of fiscal
years 2012 through 2016.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9837FFB6BCAB4D01803545531F7B8AF6"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<paragraph id="HC8D0E250FC5C426E81E22C160C27EC7B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, not
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary
shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D15FFA52D33420EA17B86C1A42F6F30"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procedure</header><text>The
promulgation of the regulations and administration of this section shall be
made without regard to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9AE36FC401D344ECBE9E7665BE47CDB2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>chapter 35 of
title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote><act-name>Paperwork
Reduction Act</act-name></quote>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB876711E0EB8414CA520AF3C8ACB1DFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Statement of
Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg.
13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in
rulemaking.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H696A83F3DFE245D4BB3372758303144C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Congressional
review of agency rulemaking</header><text>In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5, United
States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H775D0417259B48DFAF5D95F14A044248"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interim
regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
paragraphs (1) and (2), to the extent regulations are necessary to carry out
any provision of this section, the Secretary shall implement such regulations
through the promulgation of an interim
rule.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="idFD2E50AFEEDA41C8AA99F8C3BA7C8B74"><enum>B</enum><header>Tax
provisions</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id185F34148A94416ABE68330674D342C0"><enum>611.</enum><header>Energy-efficient
commercial buildings</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id934B45A04D0640F5AFCBF14AF97BD214"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Increase in
deduction</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB89BCA646F044C6E8EFEE7436D8547DA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of section 179D(b)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>$1.80</quote> and inserting
<quote>$3.00</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id761425C01807428792B0BC9A1F001C22"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Partial
allowance</header><text>Clause (ii) of section 179D(d)(1)(A) of such Code is
amended by striking <quote>$.60</quote> and inserting
<quote>$1.50</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69B8D6758EB84F1A93433071575AFF04"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>Subsection
(h) of section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>December 31, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31,
2016</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id587A04427419410CBBC218D90F79AC44"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after December 31, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39BC0E387D2F4A51815885B32CAAD435"><enum>612.</enum><header>Energy-efficient
new homes</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A78CDE0F8984110BC2EB0C2289E0CF9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subsection (g) of section 45L of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and
inserting <quote>December 31, 2016</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id871C6E090FF241999BA36FCB82A9EE7C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to homes
acquired after December 31, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8DE42ECC4D584EB4AB2137FB77340102"><enum>613.</enum><header>Energy-efficient
existing homes</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE95EA88F06FC44C1B24238FEB9888237"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 25C(g) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and
inserting <quote>December 31, 2016</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D47FAD3D5DA405E82D12469C23C3077"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after December 31, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEDE1FA3E9E84428D845F09CF7FBAFFFA"><enum>614.</enum><header>Energy-efficient
appliances</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB907CDED07BD4DE69A62965E5C54909B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 45M(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking <quote>2011</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, or 2016</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D22D9CA755243DAB35D078B62A28431"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Direct payment
of credit</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB382CA380F9A4F488C02D16B378D296C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury, shall establish a program under which a manufacturer of qualified
energy efficient appliances (within the meaning of section 45M of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986) may apply for, and receive, direct payment of the reduced
credit amount of the credit which would otherwise be determined under section
45M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to such appliances. Such
request shall be approved or denied not later than 90 days after such request
is received.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2E86D8E4F9944D99E879B731CCD8F15"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advance
determination</header><text>The Secretary of Energy shall provide under the
program established under paragraph (1) that the reduced credit amount with
respect to a manufacturer of qualified energy efficient appliances may be
determined at the beginning of the taxable year based on the manufacturer's
projected production of such appliances for such year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7C59DAF765E49E4BC407242ADFB57CE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payment</header><text>The
Secretary of Energy shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury of the approval
of a request under paragraph (1), and the Secretary of the Treasury shall make
the direct payment of the reduced credit amount to the manufacturer, not later
than 90 days after such request is received by the Secretary of Energy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63A65E439DF749CC8F99573274584C2E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reconciliation
of credit and direct payment</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall,
by regulations, provide for recapturing the amount of any direct payments to a
manufacturer under this subsection for a taxable year which exceed the reduced
credit amount for such manufacturer with respect to such taxable year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB399783B525434CB00B25EE35DF76BD"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Section 45M
credit not allowed</header><text>No credit shall be allowed under section 45M
of such Code with respect to any manufacturer who receives the direct payment
of the reduced credit amount under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id957E7D004A4148BF94896BB7D868DB13"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Reduced credit
amount</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the reduced credit amount
is 85 percent.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>VII</enum><header>Energy research
and development</header>
<section id="idB545F8FCA40A4AFF8387EB7283F9098C"><enum>701.</enum><header>Next Step
Energy Storage Research Center</header>
<subsection id="idF88A0A183A9B4BDC8059F14C46905025"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a center, to be known as the <term>Next Step Energy
Storage Research Center</term> (referred to in this section as the
<term>Center</term>) to provide for the conduct of research on, and the
development and deployment of advanced energy storage materials and systems
for—</text>
<paragraph id="id4829390565C54FE2A403811D746DC85F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>mobile and
stationary applications; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id63AC8FA062E34D45AE99967D5FE100D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>transportation,
residential, and commercial uses.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0e04ffc2341747bea76b09b96b271c9b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorized
research activities</header><text>The Center may use amounts made available
under this section for research on—</text>
<paragraph id="idA5B91C6B7EAC4577B3D036929CC488D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>innovative
concepts that incorporate new materials and chemical processes in
electrochemical energy storage technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id50584DD7E9C44EFF8ECF6943D0FFB7DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the interactions
of materials that control electrochemical processes in electrical energy
storage technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF14AEC29D1A64E2EAB69D55019C42240"><enum>(3)</enum><text>designing
innovative materials and interfacial structures to enable improvements in
energy storage technologies, with an emphasis on—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDbd3ae8cb09084538b07b2a2adb998ce4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>electrode and
electrolyte interfaces and interfacial processes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd252f854de3e48e0994bafdd7dacd3f5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>innovations in
electrolytes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID372db605813a47afad589658bafb5908"><enum>(C)</enum><text>innovations in
cathode and anode technology; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID630f758adee9406a8270e06d949bd294"><enum>(D)</enum><text>nanoscale
structures and nanostructured materials;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0f8d07a2d6554ae1ae03ab049a518108"><enum>(4)</enum><text>innovative
characterization tools for energy storage technologies to assist in
understanding key processes at the atomic level and molecular level;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDba06449dd5044c5a8fb973e1fad8f5cb"><enum>(5)</enum><text>methods to
improve cost and performance projections for energy storage
technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8b11a98b99ca44f28788b034995f16f6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>ways in which to
increase energy storage capabilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1a49c048e27345a3b84560e4adc3d6b9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>ways in which to
develop the capability for fast recharge cycles in energy storage
technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID26b9a7ff56744fffbbf077ee9c79f210"><enum>(8)</enum><text>ways in which to
address lifetime concerns relating to energy storage technologies, including
extending useful lifetimes and end-of-life battery recycling—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0803E178AB194987953CFB0290999ADC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to prevent spread
of contamination from used batteries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5CB3D4648715498E97C7A96E62ED7946"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to develop
techniques to repurpose used materials in new batteries; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd158f4089e9d447282212460475d5c8b"><enum>(9)</enum><text>requirements for
the transition of production of energy storage systems in a laboratory setting
to the commercial production of energy storage systems.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID36cb43bee25545099c5f395ce556df2e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on
use of funds</header><text>Amounts made available under this section shall not
be used for the construction of new facilities for the Center, but may be
applied toward the cost of leasing facilities, and purchasing or renting
equipment, for the Center.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE80384FADC97477596315513EC5A8FC9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual
reports</header>
<paragraph id="id5C4584AA25DB486D99BC5E3CCD8DA61E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Annually, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
that describes the progress of the Center with respect to meeting the research
goals for the Center established by the Secretary for the fiscal year covered
by the report.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id480734B80EF244E49F6F418A94949A68"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>If
an annual report submitted under paragraph (1) indicates that the Center did
not meet the goal for the fiscal year described in that paragraph, the amounts
to be made available for the Center for the subsequent fiscal year shall be
reduced by 10 percent.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD3DB980E6B9F458FA1A656194EF9D8EB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id494927A81ED74BC6A6072FF6C953DAFD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$30,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id43C8523C16D4461BA8FC5EC70D8284D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$25,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID527cc2f5db5e4f13ab2b0da2a23ba52f"><enum>702.</enum><header>Nuclear power
initiatives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 952 of the
<act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16272) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBBF19AF85D5A44BBA87F1CEF08165ECD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID0d51bd68b98b4656bd3d6e43be54120f"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Small modular
reactor initiative</header>
<paragraph id="IDd0660575d25a4020aac8fde8815be0a2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="id98085CCB683745779865C6EA45F2729C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Chairman</header><text>The
term <term>Chairman</term> means the Chairman of the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4D8BD32F32F2415ABA1B8C1C5F5029B3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Commission</header><text>The
term <term>Commission</term> means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc5cf0bc5f079456585b8bde26292f9b7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Small modular
reactor</header><text>The term <term>small modular reactor</term> means a
nuclear reactor with a rated capacity of less than 300 electrical
megawatts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5F61F68856964AF1A55717D3EC297DE9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duty of
Secretary</header><text>Not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of
this subsection, the Secretary shall carry out, through cooperative agreements
with private sector partners, a program—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDaa5d3fcaa4344a6ab4777d7a74240244"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop a
standard design for small modular reactors that—</text>
<clause id="id61C6B30077F8430593F5CC9A59F4D6E4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>satisfies
enhanced safety and proliferation controls; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idB4DCF8AB366F4BEA96F50E8E396BD25A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be
implemented through cost-efficient manufacturing and construction;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdc5cac16c8e245ecaf9e0c39c7f09d22"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to obtain a
design certification from the Commission for the standard design;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD12F9DB230BF4CAEBDCAFEBD1274204F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to develop a
licensing application procedure for each small modular reactor that is the
subject of the standard design; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id152B232F29AF4DCB8A569A4F54C0F503"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to obtain a
license from the Commission for the standard design.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE502EF14761C47E29E12175F8C8E2282"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="id8433057CC82547C7BC246BF2EE3C3ECF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Consultation
with Chairman</header><text>To ensure that the activities of the Secretary
under this subsection are cost-effective and compliment the activities of the
Commission, in carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with
the Chairman.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0F30A3D7A17A4BDE95D16B787C305B59"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Standard
design</header><text>The standard design developed under this subsection shall
include a design for optimizing the staffing requirements of the small modular
reactor that is the subject of the standard design—</text>
<clause id="id982E4310FA9444BBA5E7784F40BBBB51"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to minimize the
cost of electricity produced by the small modular reactor; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idD0F4BE66248744398A03B9BDE2A3D2AA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to improve
overall plant economics of the small modular reactor without compromising
safety.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22E92D4008A643BFAC1AA44AF75BD0EB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Staffing
requirements</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress and the Commission a report that identifies each issue that
the Secretary determines—</text>
<clause id="idE5F9956A3FED4CFAA116187FC009BEE9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>would impact the
staffing requirements of a small modular reactor that is the subject of the
standard design under this subsection; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id14C8FDA7102142C58F974E5054C9BDA3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall be
considered in the development and deployment of each small modular reactor that
is the subject of the standard design under this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9b5c977a43b14c5a819cd249bb835523"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Advanced
nuclear fuels and fuel systems investigation program</header>
<paragraph id="id49ED9C390DCD4AEBAD042A677596DB4D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duty of
Secretary</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this subsection, the Secretary shall initiate an advanced nuclear fuels and
fuel systems investigation program to promote—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAC9231BE58C94E36AE733BFAB187110B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the investigation
of advanced nuclear fuels that have a higher burn efficiency and higher
proliferation resistance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFACCD4830F3A4F2C8F0443056C445FF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the development
of nuclear plants with increased proliferation resistance and lower capital
costs that meet each safety requirement of the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEE3D57E3C0AA476ABBE44342B9A1FF28"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="id1E4717F6BAB94220960731C124054933"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Thorium
focus</header><text>In carrying out the program under this subsection, the
Secretary shall focus on thorium as a nuclear fuel with respect to the Fuel
Cycle Research and Development program of the Department of Energy—</text>
<clause id="idC62C023CAF51448486D0B56130BFDF37"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to develop an
experimental reactor design;</text>
</clause><clause id="id919FABB48E4547F5A063F8E7EBEBB8F8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to designate a
location to construct the reactor that is the subject of the design under
clause (i); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id975D59A4A22F439183665104D406D41F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to design a
cost and construction schedule regarding the reactor described in clause
(ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id672ED1B1587C4F0FA87848B3D63ACC69"><enum>(B)</enum><header>5-year
strategy</header>
<clause id="idF1AADEA349D14AFE8FE60C348ACD26C2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out the program under this subsection, the
Secretary shall develop a 5-year strategy for Generation IV System nuclear
plant technology (including nuclear plant technology more advanced than
Generation IV nuclear energy systems) to provide coordination with the Advanced
Reactor Concepts program of the Department of Energy.</text>
</clause><clause id="id00C87ECDB650400EB7F1C5BB92921A01"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Roadmap</header>
<subclause id="id172639CA3A16493FB5897908390FD9F8"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In developing the 5-year strategy under this
subparagraph, the Secretary shall include a roadmap for the long-term funding
that is required—</text>
<item id="id3D2FF024A04944178880B186F61B853F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>to
design, construct, and start operations of an advanced reactor concept;
and</text>
</item><item id="idF1AE6E1B56C4487591B81434341A528E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>to
overcome technical and scientific challenges preventing
commercialization.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="id5EA130E4F5644B9F93F02CD08C4EAF6D"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
roadmap described in subclause (I) shall include a schedule for commercial
implementation of technologies investigated by the Secretary under the Advanced
Reactor Concepts program of the Department of Energy.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2BD375F45C7341CB8E9B50EDCB30D016"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Spent fuel
research program</header>
<paragraph id="id3A77E9F9EF4D49B8B292B24A60FBD450"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of
research and development center</header><text>In this subsection, the term
<term>research and development center</term> means a spent fuel recycling
research and development center designated under paragraph (2)(A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6CEFE52293B84D749E76D356BB799DEC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Spent fuel
recycling research and development center</header>
<subparagraph id="idAADB5F77AF18403EBB42B9DDA4904A04"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this subsection, the Secretary shall designate a National Laboratory as a spent
fuel recycling research and development center.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7DDCE69FB80D42D1B26782CE2C083F85"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purpose</header>
<clause id="idE676EB9E1AFE4F55B37BB63ACC557CAC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with clause (ii), the research and
development center shall serve as the lead site for continuing research and
development of advanced nuclear fuel cycles and isotope separation
technologies.</text>
</clause><clause id="id4B3967873A104EC9BB515CCCF4A80CFB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Research
initiatives</header><text>In carrying out clause (i), the research and
development center shall provide coordination with the Secretary regarding the
Fuel Cycle Research and Development program of the Department of Energy—</text>
<subclause id="id616A61DC5E774A2587643550F5F82691"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to minimize any
redundancy of related research programs;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9958680A3DE14E738CD40F6D36F76CF0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to develop a
strategic goal and a plan to attain the strategic goal; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id4D66F053EC62407EB1F30EF5585C35EB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to maintain the
focus of the research program toward the strategic goal described in subclause
(II).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFFD19ACF659D4FD39567C81FF02F5B39"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that
contains, for the period covered by the report, a description of each
unfulfilled responsibility of the Department of Energy regarding the
<act-name parsable-cite="NWPA">Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982</act-name> (42
U.S.C. 10101 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBFEB243B26414297B4FA85640D48D751"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Spent fuel
storage research program</header>
<paragraph id="idD482D5FB32FB407B870006FAAA94355D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this subsection, the Secretary shall initiate a spent fuel storage research
program, to be carried out as a component of the Fuel Cycle Research and
Development program of the Department of Energy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC5597B2DE6964983A651D114E58CCABF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
carrying out the program under this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id175937413296482C84046631026E7D16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>analyze the
sustainability of the on-site pool storage of spent fuel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9D6D1AC2C4D1456E9BDBD9CA47A10B0D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop a
cost-benefit analysis of reracking spent fuel in ponds as compared to dry cask
storage, to be provided to nuclear power plant owners and operators to assist
with fuel storage decisionmaking; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id36BE7820175B4B5C8E3567565A568F53"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop a 15-year
strategy for the storage of the spent nuclear fuel of the United States,
including recommendations, cost-estimates, and schedules for resolving the
accumulation of spent nuclear fuel.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7CAF219F7DF54D1CA1317720D26DE972"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out the program under this subsection $300,000,000 for the
period of fiscal years 2012 through
2015.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>VIII</enum><header>Budgetary
effects</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B662CFB964F41CCBA5D10E88C9D71AD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>801.</enum><header>Budgetary
effects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The budgetary effects
of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act
of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled
<quote>Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation</quote> for this Act, submitted
for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget
Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on
passage.</text>
</section>