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        ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVA- TION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1994

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                JOHNSTON (AND WALLOP) AMENDMENT NO. 2604

  Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Johnston, for himself and Mr. Wallop) proposed an 
amendment to the bill (S. 2251) to amend the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act to manage the strategic petroleum reserve more 
effectively, and for other purposes; as follows:

       TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act Amendment of 1994.

     SEC. 102. TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENTS.

       Amend the table of contents of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act by,
       (1) striking the items relating to section 153, 155, 158, 
     164, and 173:
       (2) amending the item relating to section 159 to read as 
     follows:
       ``Sec. 159. Development, operations, and maintenance of the 
     Reserve.''; and
       (3) striking the items relating to part A of title II.

     SEC. 103. AMENDMENTS TO STATEMENT OF PURPOSES.

       Section 2 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``standby'' and ``, 
     subject to congressional review, and to impose rationing, to 
     reduce demand for energy through the implementation of energy 
     conservation plans, and'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) to increase the domestic supply of fossil energy 
     during severe energy supply interruption.''; and
       (3) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
       ``(6) to reduce the demand for petroleum products during 
     severe energy supply interruptions''

     SEC. 102. TITLE I AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Part B of Title I of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 6231) is amended--
       (1) in section 151 (42 U.S.C. 6231)--
       (A) in subsection (a) by striking ``limited'' and ``short 
     term''; and
       (B) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) It is the policy of the United States to provide for 
     the creation of a Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the storage 
     of up to one billion barrels of petroleum products to reduce 
     the impact of disruptions in supplies of petroleum products 
     or to carry out obligations of the United States under the 
     international energy program.'';
       (2) in section 152 (42 U.S.C. 6232)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (1), and
       (B) in paragraph (11) by striking ``, the Early Storage 
     Reserve'',
       (3) by striking section 153 (42 U.S.C. 6233);
       (4) in section 154 (42 U.S.C. 6234)--
       (A) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as follows:
       ``(a)(1) A Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the storage of 
     up to one billion barrels of petroleum products shall be 
     created pursuant to this part'';
       (B) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) The Secretary, acting through the Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve Office and in accordance with this part, shall 
     exercise authority over the development, operation, and 
     maintenance of the Reserve.'';
       (C) by striking subsection (c) and (d); and
       (D) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
       ``(e)(1) The Secretary shall prepare, and update 
     biennially, a plan for the operation, maintenance and 
     proposed expansion of the Reserve (hereinafter referred to as 
     the SPR Plan). The SPR Plan shall include--
       ``(A) a description of the facilities that compose the 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve, including the type and location 
     of each storage facility (other than storage facilities of 
     the Industrial Petroleum Reserve);
       ``(B) an estimate of the volumes and types of petroleum 
     products stored in each storage facility, including any 
     special characteristics of such petroleum products; and
       ``(C) an identification of the ownership of the petroleum 
     products stored in the Reserve in any case where such 
     products are not owned by the United States; and
       ``(D) a description of any changes that have occurred, or 
     are anticipated, in the operation and maintenance of the 
     Reserve, including any plans under consideration or proposed 
     for the upgrading or replacement of existing facilities or 
     the construction of new storage facilities.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall, by rule, also prepare a 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drawdown and Distribution Plan 
     (hereinafter referred to as the SPR Drawdown Plan). The SPR 
     Drawdown Plan shall set forth policy options applicable to 
     the drawdown and distribution of the Reserve, including the 
     strategy or alternative strategies of drawdown and 
     distribution that will be considered and the criteria that 
     will be employed to select among such strategies. Until such 
     SPR Drawdown Plan is finalized the December 1, 1992 Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve Drawdown (Amendment Number 4) shall remain 
     in force and effect.''.
       (5) by striking section 155 (42 U.S.C. 6235);
       (6) in section 156(b) (42 U.S.C. 6236(b)) by striking ``To 
     implement the Early Storage Reserve Plan or the 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan which has taken effect 
     pursuant to section 159(a), the'' and inserting ``The'';
       (7) by amending section 157 (42 U.S.C. 6237)--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``The Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve Plan shall provide for the establishment 
     and maintenance of'' and insert ``the Secretary shall 
     establish and maintain as part of the Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve'', and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``To implement the 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan, the Secretary shall 
     accumulate and maintain'' and inserting ``The Secretary may 
     establish and maintain as part of the Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve'';
       (8) by striking section 158 (42 U.S.C. 6238);
       (9) in section 159 (42 U.S.C. 6239)--
       (A) by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e);
       (B) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
       ``(f) In order to develop, operate, or maintain the 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the Secretary may:
       ``(1) issue rules, regulation, or orders;
       ``(2) acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, land 
     or interests in land for the location of storage and related 
     facilities;
       ``(3) construct, purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire 
     storage and related facilities;
       ``(4) use, lease, maintain, sell, or otherwise dispose of 
     storage and related facilities acquired under this part, 
     under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may deem 
     necessary or appropriate;
       ``(5) acquire by purchase, exchange, or otherwise, 
     petroleum products for storage in the Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve;
       ``(6) store petroleum products in storage facilities owned 
     and controlled by the United States or in storage facilities 
     owned by others if those facilities are subject to audit by 
     the United States;
       ``(7) execute any contracts necessary to develop, operate, 
     or maintain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve;
       ``(8) require an importer of petroleum products or refiner 
     to acquire and to store and maintain, in readily available 
     inventories, petroleum products in the Industrial Petroleum 
     Reserve, under section 156;
       ``(9) require the storage of petroleum products in the 
     Industrial Petroleum Reserve, under section 156, on terms 
     that the Secretary specifies in storage facilities owned and 
     controlled by the United States or in storage facilities 
     other than those owned by the United States if those 
     facilities are subject to audit by the United States;
       ``(10) require the maintenance of the Industrial Petroleum 
     Reserve; and
       ``(11) bring an action, when the Secretary considers it 
     necessary, in any court having jurisdiction over the 
     proceedings, to acquire by condemnation any real or personal 
     property, including facilities, temporary use of facilities, 
     or other interests in land, together with any personal 
     property located on or used with the land'';
       (C) in subsection (g)--
       (i) by striking ``implementation'' and inserting 
     ``development''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Plan'';
       (D) by striking subsections (h) and (i); and
       (E) by striking in subsection (j) from ``No later than'' 
     through ``Amendments of 1990'' and inserting in lieu thereof: 
     ``When the Secretary determines that, within five years, the 
     Reserve can reasonably be expected to contain an inventory of 
     750,000,000 barrels,''; and
       (F) by amending subsection (l) to read as follows:
       (l) During any period in which drawdown and distribution 
     are being implemented, the Secretary may issue rules, 
     regulations, or orders to implement the drawdown and 
     distribution of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in accordance 
     with section 523 of this Act, without regard to the 
     requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
     and section 501 of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7191).'';
       (10) in section 160 (42 U.S.C. 6240)--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking all before the dash and 
     inserting the following--
       ``(a) For the purposes of implementing the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve, the Secretary may acquire, place in 
     storage, transport, or exchange'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking the third comma and 
     ``including the Early Storage Reserve'' and paragraph (2).
       (C) by striking subsections (c), (d) and (e);
       (11) in section 161 (42 U.S.C. 6241)--
       (A) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Except as provided in subsections (f) and (g), no 
     drawdown and distribution of the Reserve may be made except 
     in accordance with the provisions of the Distribution Plan 
     prepared pursuant to section 154(e).''
       (B) by striking subsection (c);
       (C) by amending subsection (d)(1) to read as follows:
       ``(d)(1) No drawdown and distribution of the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve may be made unless the President has found 
     drawdown and distribution is required by a severe energy 
     supply interruption or by obligations of the United States 
     under the international energy program.'';
       (D) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
       ``(e)(1) The Secretary shall sell any petroleum product 
     withdrawn from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at public sale 
     to the highest qualified bidder in the amounts, for the 
     period, and after a notice of sale the Secretary considers 
     proper, and without regard to Federal, State, or local 
     regulations controlling sales of petroleum products.
       ``(2) The Secretary may cancel in whole or in part any 
     offer to sell petroleum products as part of any drawdown and 
     distribution under this section.''; and
       (E) in subsection (g)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Distribution Plan'' and 
     inserting ``distribution procedures'', and
       (ii) by striking paragraphs (2) and (6);
       (12) by striking section 164 (42 U.S.C. 6244);
       (13) by amending section 165 (42 U.S.C. 6245) to read as 
     follows--
       ``Sec. 165. The Secretary shall report annually to the 
     President and the Congress on actions to implement this part. 
     This report shall include--
       ``(1) a detailed statement of the status of the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve, including--
       ``(A) the capacity of the Reserve and the scheduled annual 
     fill rate for achieving this capacity:
       ``(B) The types and quality of crude oil to be acquired for 
     the Reserve, including the method of procurement, under the 
     schedule described in subparagraph (A);
       ``(C) any condition affecting physical integrity of any 
     Reserve facility or the petroleum products stored in any 
     Reserve facility, that would impair the maintenance or 
     operation of the Reserve, including any proposed remedial 
     actions, their estimated costs, and schedules for their 
     execution;
       ``(D) plans for the construction of new Reserve facilities 
     or the enhancement or improvement of existing Reserve 
     facilities, including their estimated costs and schedules for 
     completion;
       ``(E) specific actions being taken or anticipated to 
     complete and maintain a Reserve a 750 million barrel Reserve;
       ``(F) specific actions being taken to complete preparations 
     of plans for expansion of the Reserve to a capacity of one 
     billion barrels; and
       ``(G) a description of the current method of drawdown and 
     distribution to be utilized, and
       ``(H) an explanation of any changes made in the mattes 
     described in subparagraphs (A) through (G) since the 
     transmittal of the previous report under this section;
       ``(2) a summary of the actions being taken to develop, 
     operate, or maintain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve;
       ``(3) a summary of any actions taken or proposed to achieve 
     the petroleum product storage objectives for the Reserve 
     through the acquisition of petroleum products by the 
     acquisition of leasing of petroleum products, or by other 
     means;
       ``(4) A review of any proposal received from a person, 
     including a State of local governmental entity, that would 
     further the objectives of the Reserve, including the 
     financing or leasing of Reserve storage facilities or 
     petroleum products, or both, and any anticipated actions on 
     such a proposal
       ``(5) a description of current United States and 
     International Energy Agency policies and practices applicable 
     to the drawdown and distribution of the Reserve, including 
     any changes in such policies and the rationale for such 
     changes;
       ``(6) a summary of the financial transactions in the 
     Strategic Petroleum reserve and SPR Petroleum Account;
       ``(7) a summary of existing problems with respect to 
     operation or maintenance of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; 
     and
       ``(8) any recommendations for supplemental legislation the 
     Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to implement 
     this part, including any proposal under paragraphs (3) and 
     (4).''
       (14) in section 166 (42 U.S.C. 6246) by striking all after 
     ``appropriated'' and inserting ``such funds as may be 
     necessary to implement this part.'';
       (15) in section 167 (42 U.S.C. 6247)--
       (A) in subsection (b)
       (i) by inserting ``test sales of petroleum products from 
     the Reserve,'' after ``Strategic Petroleum Reserve,'';
       (ii) by striking paragraph (1);
       (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``after fiscal year 
     1982''; and
       (B) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
       ``(e) The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 681-
     688) applies to funds made available under subsection (b).'';
       (c) Part C of Title I of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 6249, et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 172 (42 U.S.C. 6249a) by striking 
     subsections (a) and (b); and
       (2) by striking section 173 (42 U.S.C. 6249b); and
       (d) Part D of Title I of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act is amended in section 181 (42 U.S.C. 6251), by striking 
     ``1994'' each time it appears and inserting ``1999''.

     SEC. 103. TITLE II AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title II of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is 
     amended by striking Part A (42 U.S.C. 201 through 204).
       (b) Part B of Title II of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act is amended by adding at the end of section 
     2156(h), ``There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     years 1996 through 1999, such sums as may be necessary.''.
       (c) Part D of Title II of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act is amended in section 281 (42 U.S.C. 6285), 
     by striking ``1994'' each time it appears and inserting 
     ``1999''.

     SEC. 104. TITLE III AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Part D of title III of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291-6327, 6361-6374d) is amended 
     in section 365(f) (42 U.S.C. 6325(f)) by amending paragraph 
     (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for the purpose 
     of carrying out this part, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years 1995 through 1999, such sums as 
     may be necessary.''
       (b) Part G of title III of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6371, et seq) is amended in 
     section 397 (42 U.S.C. 6371f) is amended to read as follows:
       ``Sec. 397. For the purpose of carrying out this part, 
     there are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1995 
     through 1999, such sums as may be necessary.''.
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                      JOHNSTON AMENDMENT NO. 2605

  Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Johnston) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
2251, supra; as follows:

       On page --, after Sec. 402(c)(2) add the following title:

         TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS

     SECTION 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Energy 
     National Competitiveness Technology Partnership Act of 
     1994''.

     SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposed of this title, the term--
       (a) ``Department'' means the United States Department of 
     Energy; and
       (b) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the United States 
     Department of Energy.

     SEC. 503. COMPETITIVENESS AMENDMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   ENERGY ORGANIZATION ACT.

       (a) The Department of Energy Organization Act is amended by 
     adding the following new title (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.):

                   TITLE XI--TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS

     SEC. 1101. FINDINGS, PURPOSES AND DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Findings.--For purposes of this title, Congress finds 
     that--
       (1) the Department has scientific and technical resources 
     within the departmental laboratories in many areas of 
     importance to the economic, scientific and technological 
     competitiveness of United States industry;
       (2) the extensive scientific and technical investment in 
     people, facilities and equipment in the departmental 
     laboratories can contribute to the achievement of national 
     technology goals in areas such as the environment, health, 
     space, and transportation;
       (3) the Department has pursued aggressively the transfer of 
     technology from departmental laboratories to the private 
     sector; however, the capabilities of the laboratories could 
     be made more fully accessible to United States industry and 
     to other Federal agencies;
       (4) technology development has been increasingly driven by 
     the commercial marketplace, and the private sector has 
     research and development capabilities in a broad range of 
     generic technologies;
       (5) the Department and the departmental laboratories would 
     benefit, in carrying out their missions, from collaboration 
     and partnership with United States industry and other Federal 
     agencies; and
       (6) partnerships between the departmental laboratories and 
     United States industry can provide significant benefits to 
     the Nation as a whole, including creation of jobs for United 
     States workers and improvement of the competitive position of 
     the United States in key sectors of the economy such as 
     aerospace, automotive, chemical and electronics.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to promote partnerships among the Department, the 
     departmental laboratories and the private sector;
       (2) to establish a goal for the amount of departmental 
     laboratory resources to be committed to partnerships;
       (3) to ensure that the Department and the departmental 
     laboratories play an appropriate role, consistent with the 
     core competencies of the laboratories, in implementing the 
     President's critical technology strategies;
       (4) to provide additional authority to the Secretary to 
     enter into partnerships with the private sector to carry out 
     research, development, demonstration and commercial 
     application activities;
       (5) to streamline the approval process for cooperative 
     research and development agreements proposed by the 
     departmental laboratories; and
       (6) to facilitate greater cooperation between the 
     Department and other federal agencies as part of an 
     integrated national effort to improve United States 
     competitiveness.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this title, the term--
       (1) ``cooperative research and development agreement'' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 12 of the Stevenson-
     Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
     3710a(d)(1));
       (2) ``core competency'' means an area in which the 
     Secretary determines a departmental laboratory has developed 
     expertise and demonstrated capabilities;
       (3) ``critical technology'' means a technology identified 
     in the Report of the National Critical Technologies Panel;
       (4) ``departmental laboratory'' means a facility operated 
     by or on behalf of the Department that would be considered a 
     laboratory as that term is defined in section 12 of the 
     Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
     3710a(d)(2)) or any other laboratory or facility designated 
     by the Secretary;
       (5) ``disadvantaged'' has the same meaning as that term has 
     in section 8(a) (5) and (6) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 637(a) (5) and (6));
       (6) ``dual-use technology'' means a technology that has 
     military and commercial applications;
       (7) ``educational institution'' means a college, 
     university, or elementary or secondary school, including any 
     not-for-profit organization dedicated to education that would 
     be exempt under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986;
       (8) ``minority college or university'' means a historically 
     Black college or university that would be considered a ``part 
     B institution'' by section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)) or a ``minority institution'' as 
     that term is defined in section 1046 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1135d-5(3)).
       (9) ``multi-program departmental laboratory'' means any of 
     the following: Argonne National Laboratory, Brookhaven 
     National Laboratory, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, 
     Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National 
     Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, National 
     Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 
     Pacific Northwest Laboratory, and Sandia National 
     Laboratories;
       (10) ``partnership'' means any arrangement under which the 
     Secretary or one or more departmental laboratories undertakes 
     research, development, demonstration, commercial application 
     or technical assistance activities in cooperation with one or 
     more non-Federal partners and which may include partners from 
     other Federal agencies;
       (11) ``Report of the National Critical Technologies Panel'' 
     means the biennial report on national critical technologies 
     submitted to Congress by the President pursuant to section 
     603(d) of the National Science and Technology Policy, 
     Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6683(d)); 
     and
       (12) ``small business'' means a business concern that meets 
     the applicable standards prescribed pursuant to section 3(a) 
     of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).

     SEC. 1102. GENERAL AUTHORITY.

       (a)(1) In carrying out the missions of the Department, the 
     Secretary and the departmental laboratories may conduct 
     research, development, demonstration or commercial 
     application activities that build on the core competencies of 
     the departmental laboratories.
       (2) In addition to missions established pursuant to other 
     laws, the Secretary may assign to departmental laboratories 
     any of the following missions:
       (A) National security, including the--
       (i) advancement of the military application of atomic 
     energy;
       (ii) support of the production of atomic weapons, or atomic 
     weapons parts, including special nuclear materials;
       (iii) support of naval nuclear propulsion programs;
       (iv) support for the dismantlement of atomic weapons and 
     the safe storage, transportation and disposal of special 
     nuclear materials;
       (v) development of technologies and techniques for the safe 
     storage, processing, treatment, transportation, and disposal 
     of hazardous waste (including radioactive waste) resulting 
     from nuclear materials production, weapons production and 
     surveillance programs, and naval nuclear propulsion programs 
     and of technologies and techniques for the reduction of 
     environmental hazards and contamination due to such waste and 
     the environmental restoration of sites affected by such 
     waste;
       (vi) development of technologies and techniques needed for 
     the effective negotiation and verification of international 
     arms control agreements and for the containment of the 
     proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons 
     and delivery vehicles of such weapons; and
       (vii) protection of health and promotion of safety in 
     carrying out other national security missions.
       (B) Energy-related science and technology, including the--
       (i) enhancement of the nation's understanding of all forms 
     of energy production and use;
       (ii) support of basic and applied research on the 
     fundamental nature of matter and energy, including 
     construction and operation of unique scientific instruments;
       (iii) development of energy resources, including solar, 
     geothermal, fossil, and nuclear energy resources, and related 
     fuel cycles;
       (iv) pursuit of a comprehensive program of research and 
     development on the environmental effects of energy 
     technologies and programs;
       (v) development of technologies and processes to reduce the 
     generation of waste or pollution or the consumption of energy 
     or materials;
       (vi) development of technologies and techniques for the 
     safe storage, processing, treatment, management, 
     transportation and disposal of nuclear waste resulting from 
     commercial nuclear activities; and
       (vii) improvement of the quality of education in science, 
     mathematics, and engineering.
       (C) Technology transfer.
       (3)(A) In addition to the missions identified in subsection 
     (a)(2), the Departmental laboratories may pursue supporting 
     missions to the extent that these supporting missions--
       (i) support the technology policies of the President;
       (ii) are developed in consultation with and coordinated 
     with any other Federal agency or agencies that carry out such 
     mission activities;
       (iii) are built upon the competencies developed in carrying 
     out the primary missions identified in subsection (a)(2) and 
     do not interfere with the pursuit of the missions identified 
     in subsection (a)(2); and
       (iv) are carried out through a process that solicits the 
     views of United States industry and other appropriate 
     parties.
       (B) These supporting missions shall include activities in 
     the following areas:
       (i) developing and operating high-performance computing and 
     communications systems, with the goals of contributing to a 
     national information infrastructure and addressing complex 
     scientific and industrial challenges which require large-
     scale computational capabilities;
       (ii) conducting research on and development of advanced 
     manufacturing systems and technologies, with the goal of 
     assisting the private sector in improving the productivity, 
     quality, energy efficiency, and control of manufacturing 
     processes;
       (iii) conducting research on and development of advanced 
     materials, with the goals of increasing energy efficiency, 
     environmental protection, and improved industrial 
     performance.
       (4) In carrying out the Department's missions, the 
     Secretary, and the directors of the departmental 
     laboratories, shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make 
     use of partnerships. Such partnerships shall be for purposes 
     of the following:
       (A) to lead to the development of technologies that the 
     private sector can commercialize in areas of technology with 
     broad application important to U.S. technological and 
     economic competitiveness;
       (B) to provide Federal support in areas of technology where 
     the cost or risk is too high for the private sector to 
     support alone but that offer a potentially high payoff to the 
     United States;
       (C) to contribute to the education and training of 
     scientists and engineers;
       (D) to provide university and private researchers access to 
     departmental laboratory facilities; or
       (E) to provide technical expertise to universities, 
     industry or other Federal agencies.''.
       (b) The Secretary, in carrying out partnerships, may enter 
     into agreements using instruments authorized under applicable 
     laws, including but not limited to contracts, cooperative 
     research and development agreements, work for other 
     agreements, user-facility agreements, cooperative agreements, 
     grants, personnel exchange agreements and patent and software 
     licenses with any person, any agency or instrumentality of 
     the United States, any State or local governmental entity, 
     any educational institution, and any other entity, private 
     sector or otherwise.
       (c) The Secretary, and the directors of the departmental 
     laboratories, shall utilize partnerships with United States 
     industry, to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that 
     technologies developed in pursuit of the Department's 
     missions are applied and commercialized in a timely manner.
       (d) The Secretary shall work with other federal agencies to 
     carry out research, development, demonstration or commercial 
     application activities where the core competencies of the 
     departmental laboratories could conribute to the missions of 
     such other agencies.

     SEC. 1103. ESTABLISHMENT OF GOAL FOR PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN 
                   DEPARTMENTAL LABORATORIES AND UNITED STATES 
                   INDUSTRY.

       (a) Beginning in fiscal year 1994, the Secretary shall 
     establish a goal to allocate to cost-shared partnerships with 
     United States industry not less than 20 percent of the annual 
     funds provided by the Secretary to each multi-program 
     departmental laboratory for research, development, 
     demonstration and commercial application activities.
       (b) Beginning in fiscal year 1994, the Secretary shall 
     establish an appropriate goal for the amount of resources to 
     be committed to cost-shared partnerships with United States 
     industry at other departmental laboratories.

     SEC. 1104. ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF 
                   CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES.

       (a) The Secretary shall develop a multi-year critical 
     technology strategy for research, development, demonstration 
     and commercial application activities supported by the 
     Department for the critical technologies listed in the Report 
     of the National Critical Technologies Panel.
       (b) In developing such strategy, the Secretary shall--
       (1) identify the core competencies of each departmental 
     laboratory;
       (2) develop goals and objectives for the appropriate role 
     of the Department in each of the critical technologies listed 
     in the report, taking into consideration the core 
     competencies of the departmental laboratories;
       (3) consult with appropriate representatives of United 
     States industry, including members of industry associations 
     and representatives of labor organizations; and
       (4) participate in the executive branch process to develop 
     critical technology strategies.

     SEC. 1105. PARTNERSHIP PREFERENCES.

       (a) The Secretary shall ensure that the principal economic 
     benefits of any partnership accrue to the United States 
     economy.
       (b) Any partnership that would be given preference under 
     section 12(c)(4) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. Sec. 3710a (c)(4)) if it 
     were a cooperative research and development agreement shall 
     be given preference under this title.
       (c) The Secretary shall issue guidelines, after 
     consultation with the Laboratory Partnership Advisory Board 
     established in section 1109, for application of section 
     12(c)(4) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
     1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a (c)(4)) and application of subsection 
     (a) of this section to partnerships.
       (d) The Secretary shall encourage partnerships that involve 
     minority colleges or universities or private sector entities 
     owned or controlled by disadvantaged individuals.

     SEC. 1106. EVALUATION OF PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS.

       (a) The Secretary, in consultation with the Laboratory 
     Partnership Advisory Board established in section 1109, shall 
     develop mechanisms for independent evaluation of the ongoing 
     partnership activities of the Department and the departmental 
     laboratories.
       (b)(1) The Secretary and the director of each departmental 
     laboratory shall develop mechanisms for assessing the 
     progress of each partnership.
       ``(2) The Secretary and the director of each departmental 
     laboratory shall utilize the mechanisms developed under 
     paragraph (1) to evaluate the accomplishments of each ongoing 
     multi-year partnership and shall condition continued federal 
     participation in each partnership on demonstrated progress.

     SEC. 1107. ANNUAL REPORT.

       (a) The Secretary shall submit an annual report to Congress 
     describing the ongoing partnership activities of the 
     Secretary and each departmental laboratory and, to the extent 
     practicable, the activities planned by the Secretary and by 
     each departmental laboratory for the coming fiscal year. In 
     developing the report, the Secretary shall seek the advice of 
     the Laboratory Partnership Advisory Board established in 
     section 1109.
       (b) The Secretary shall submit the report under subsection 
     (a) to the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the Senate and to the appropriate 
     Committees of the House of Representatives. No later than 
     March 1, 1994, and no later than the first of March of each 
     subsequent year, the Secretary shall submit the report under 
     subsection (a) that covers the fiscal year beginning on the 
     first of October of such year.
       (c) Each director of a departmental laboratory shall 
     provide annually to the Secretary a report on ongoing 
     partnership activities and a plan and such other information 
     as the Secretary may reasonably require describing the 
     partnership activities the director plans to carry out in the 
     coming fiscal year. The director shall provide such report 
     and plan in a timely manner as prescribed by the Secretary to 
     permit preparation of the report under subsection (a).
       (d) The Secretary's description of planned activities under 
     subsection (a) shall include, to the extent such information 
     is available, appropriate information on--
       (1) the total funds to be allocated to partnership 
     activities by the Secretary and by the director of each 
     departmental laboratory;
       (2) a breakdown of funds to be allocated by the Secretary 
     and by the director of each departmental laboratory for 
     partnership activities by areas of technology;
       (3) any plans for additional funds not described in 
     paragraph (2) to be set aside for partnerships during the 
     coming fiscal year;
       (4) any partnership that involves a federal contribution in 
     excess of $500,000 the Secretary or the director of each 
     departmental laboratory expects to enter into in the coming 
     fiscal year;
       (5) the technologies that will be advanced by each 
     partnership that involves a federal contribution in excess of 
     $500,000;
       (6) the types of entities that will be eligible for 
     participation in partnerships;
       (7) the nature of the partnership arrangements, including 
     the anticipated level of financial and in-kind contribution 
     from participants and any repayment terms;
       (8) the extent of use of competitive procedures in 
     selecting partnerships; and
       (9) such other information that the Secretary finds 
     relevant to the determination of the appropriate level of 
     Federal support for such partnerships.
       (e) The Secretary shall provide appropriate notice in 
     advance to Congress of any partnership, which has not been 
     described previously in the report required by subsection 
     (a), that involves a federal contribution in excess of 
     $500,000.

     SEC. 1108. PARTNERSHIP PAYMENTS.

       (a)(1) Partnership agreements entered into by the Secretary 
     may require a person or other entity to make payments to the 
     Department, or any other Federal agency, as a condition for 
     receiving support under the agreement.
       (2) The amount of any payment received by the Federal 
     Government pursuant to a requirement imposed under paragraph 
     (1) may be credited, to the extent authorized by the 
     Secretary, to the account established under paragraph (3). 
     Amounts so credited shall be available, subject to 
     appropriations, for partnerships.
       (3) There is hereby established in the United States 
     Treasury an account to be known as the ``Department of Energy 
     Partnership Fund''. Funds in such account shall be available 
     to the Secretary for the support of partnerships.
       (b) The Secretary may advance funds under any partnership 
     without regard to section 3324 of title 31 of the United 
     States Code to--
       (1) small businesses;
       (2) not-for-profit organizations that would be exempt under 
     section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       (3) State or local governmental entities.

     SEC. 1109. LABORATORY PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY BOARD AND 
                   INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY GROUPS AT MULTI-PROGRAM 
                   DEPARTMENTAL LABORATORIES.

       (a)(1) The Secretary shall establish within the Department 
     an advisory board to be known as the ``Laboratory Partnership 
     Advisory Board,'' to provide the Secretary with advice on the 
     implementation of this title.
       (2) The membership of the Laboratory Partnership Advisory 
     Board shall consist of persons who are qualified to provide 
     the Secretary with advice on the implementation of this 
     title. Members of the Board shall include representatives 
     primarily from United States industry but shall also include 
     representatives from the following:
       (A) small businesses;
       (B) private sector entities owned or controlled by 
     disadvantaged persons;
       (C) educational institutions, including representatives 
     from minority colleges or universities;
       (D) laboratories of other federal agencies; and
       (E) professional and technical societies in the United 
     States.
       ``(3) The Laboratory Partnership Advisory Board shall 
     request comment and suggestions from departmental 
     laboratories to assist the Board in providing advice to the 
     Secretary on the implementation of this title.
       ``(b) The director of each multi-program departmental 
     laboratory shall establish an advisory group consisting of 
     persons from United States industry to--
       ``(1) evaluate new initiatives proposed by the departmental 
     laboratory;
       ``(2) identify opportunities for partnerships with United 
     States industry; and
       ``(3) evaluate ongoing programs at the departmental 
     laboratory from the perspective of United States industry.
       ``(c) Nothing in this section is intended to preclude the 
     Secretary or the director of a departmental laboratory from 
     utilizing existing advisory boards to achieve the purposes of 
     this section.

     ``SEC. 1110. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

       ``The Secretary shall encourage scientists, engineers and 
     technical staff from departmental laboratories to serve as 
     visiting fellows in research and manufacturing facilities of 
     industrial organizations, State and local governments, and 
     educational institutions in the United States and foreign 
     countries. The Secretary may establish a formal fellowship 
     program for this purpose or may authorize such activities on 
     a case-by-case basis. The Secretary shall also encourage 
     scientists and engineers from United States industry to serve 
     as visiting scientists and engineers in the departmental 
     laboratories.

     ``SECTION 1111. COOPERATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS FOR 
                   TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION.

       ``The Secretary and the director of each departmental 
     laboratory shall seek opportunities to coordinate their 
     activities with programs of state and local governments for 
     technology development and dissemination, including programs 
     funded in part by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to 
     section 2523 of title 10 of the United States Code and 
     section 2513 of title 10 of the United States Code and 
     programs funded in part by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant 
     to sections 25 and 26 of the Act of March 3, 1901 (15 U.S.C. 
     278k and 2781l) and section 5121(b) of the Omnibus Trade and 
     Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 2781 note).

     ``SEC. 1112. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PARTNERSHIPS.

       ``(a) All of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary for research, development, demonstration or 
     commercial application activities, other than atomic energy 
     defense programs, shall be available for partnerships to the 
     extent such partnerships are consistent with the goals and 
     objectives of such activities.
       ``(b) All of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary for research, development, demonstration or 
     commercial application of dual-use technologies within the 
     Department's atomic energy defense activities shall be 
     available for partnerships to the extent such partnerships 
     are consistent with the goals and objectives of such 
     activities.
       ``(c) Funds authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     and made available for departmental laboratory-directed 
     research and development shall be available for any 
     partnership.

     ``SEC. 1113. PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.

       ``Section 12(c)(7) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(c)(7)), relating to 
     the protection of information, shall apply to the partnership 
     activities undertaken by the Secretary and by the directors 
     of the departmental laboratories.

     ``SEC. 1114. FAIRNESS OF OPPORTUNITY.

       ``(a) The Secretary and the director of each departmental 
     laboratory shall institute procedures to ensure that 
     information on laboratory capabilities and arrangements for 
     participating in partnerships with the Secretary or the 
     departmental laboratories is publicly disseminated.
       ``(b) Prior to entering into any partnership having a 
     federal contribution in excess of $5,000,000, the Secretary 
     or director of a departmental laboratory shall ensure that 
     the opportunity to participate in such partnership has been 
     publicly announced to potential participants.
       ``(c) In cases where the Secretary or the director of a 
     departmental laboratory believes a potential partnership 
     activity would benefit from broad participation from the 
     private sector, the Secretary or the director of such 
     departmental laboratory may take such steps as may be 
     necessary to facilitate formation of an United States 
     industry consortium to pursue the partnership activity.

     ``SEC. 1115. PRODUCT LIABILITY.

       ``The Secretary, after consultation with the Laboratory 
     Partnership Advisory Board established in section 1109, and 
     the Attorney General shall enter into a memorandum of 
     understanding establishing a consistent policy and standards 
     regarding the liability of the United States, of the non-
     Federal entity operating a departmental laboratory and of any 
     other party to a partnership for product liability claims 
     arising from partnership activities. The Secretary and the 
     director of each departmental laboratory shall, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, incorporate into any partnership 
     the policy and standards established in the memorandum of 
     understanding.

     ``SEC. 1116. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

       ``The Secretary shall, after consultation with the 
     Laboratory Partnership Advisory Board established in section 
     1109, develop guidelines governing the application of 
     intellectual property laws by the Secretary and by the 
     director of each departmental laboratory in partnership 
     arrangements.

     ``SEC. 1117. SMALL BUSINESS.

       ``(a) The Secretary shall develop simplified procedures and 
     guidelines for partnerships involving small businesses to 
     facilitate access to the resources and capabilities of the 
     departmental laboratories.
       ``(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary may 
     waive, in whole or in part, any cost-sharing requirement for 
     a small business involved in a partnership if the Secretary 
     determines that the cost-sharing requirement would impose an 
     undue hardship on the small business and would prevent the 
     formation of the partnership.
       ``(c) Notwithstanding Section 12(d) of the Stevenson-Wydler 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1)), the Secretary 
     may provide funds as part of a cooperative research and 
     development agreement to a small business if the Secretary 
     determines that the funds are necessary to prevent imposing 
     an undue hardship on the small business and necessary for the 
     formation of the cooperative research and development 
     agreement.

     ``SEC. 1118. MINORITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY REPORT.

       ``Within one year after the date of enactment of this 
     title, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United 
     States Senate and to the United States House of 
     Representatives a report identifying opportunities for 
     minority colleges and universities to participate in programs 
     and activities being carried out by the Department or the 
     departmental laboratories. The Secretary shall consult with 
     representatives of minority colleges and universities in 
     preparing the report. Such report shall--
       ``(a) describe ongoing education and training programs 
     being carried out by the Department or the departmental 
     laboratories with respect to or in conjunction with minority 
     colleges and universities in the areas of mathematics, 
     science, and engineering;
       ``(b) describe ongoing research, development demonstration 
     or commercial application activities involving the Department 
     or the departmental laboratories and minority colleges and 
     universities;
       ``(c) describe funding levels for the programs and 
     activities described in subsections (a) and (b);
       ``(d) identify ways for the Department or the departmental 
     laboratories to assist minority colleges and universities in 
     providing education and training in the fields of 
     mathematics, science, and engineering;
       ``(e) identify ways for the Department or the departmental 
     laboratories to assist minority colleges and universities in 
     entering into partnerships;
       ``(f) address the need for and potential role of the 
     Department or the departmental laboratories in providing to 
     minority colleges and universities the following:
       ``(1) increased research opportunities for faculty and 
     students;
       ``(2) assistance in faculty development and recruitment and 
     curriculum enhancement and development; and
       ``(3) laboratory instrumentation and equipment, including 
     computer equipment, through purchase, loan, or other 
     transfer;
       ``(g) address the need for and potential role of the 
     Department or departmental laboratories in providing funding 
     and technical assistance for the development of 
     infrastructure facilities, including buildings and laboratory 
     facilities at minority colleges and universities; and
       ``(h) make specific proposals and recommendations, together 
     with estimates of necessary funding levels, for initiatives 
     to be carried out by the Department or the department 
     laboratories to assist minority colleges and universities in 
     providing education and training in the areas of mathematics, 
     science, and engineering, and in entering into partnerships 
     with the Department or departmental laboratories.

     ``SEC. 1119. MINORITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP 
                   PROGRAM.

       ``The Secretary shall establish a scholarship program for 
     students attending minority colleges or universities and 
     pursuing a degree in energy-related scientific, mathematical, 
     engineering, and technical disciplines. The program shall 
     include tuition assistance. The program shall provide an 
     opportunity for the scholarship recipient to participate in 
     an applied work experience in a departmental laboratory. 
     Recipients of such scholarships shall be students deemed by 
     the Secretary to have demonstrated (1) a need for such 
     assistance and (2) academic potential in the particular area 
     of study. Scholarships awarded under this program shall be 
     known as Secretary of Energy Scholarships.''.
       ``(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et. 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
     items--

                  ``Title XI--Technology Partnerships

``Sec. 1101. Finding, Purposes and Definitions.
``Sec. 1102. General Authority.
``Sec. 1103. Establishment of Goal for Partnerships Between 
              Departmental Laboratories and United States Industry.
``Sec. 1104. Role of the Department in the Development of Critical 
              Technology Strategies.
``Sec. 1105. Partnership Preferences.
``Sec. 1106. Evaluation of Partnership Programs.
``Sec. 1107. Annual Report.
``Sec. 1108. Partnership Payments.
``Sec. 1109. Laboratory Partnership Advisory Board and Industrial 
              Advisory Groups at Multi-Program Departmental 
              Laboratories.
``Sec. 1110. Fellowship Program.
``Sec. 1111. Cooperation with State and Local Programs for Technology 
              Development And Dissemination.
``Sec. 1112. Availability of Funds for Partnerships.
``Sec. 1113. Protection of Information.
``Sec. 1114. Fairness of Opportunity.
``Sec. 1115. Product Liability.
``Sec. 1116. Intellectual Property.
``Sec. 1117. Small Business.
``Sec. 1118. Minority College and University Report.
``Sec. 111. Minority College and University Scholarship program.''.

     SEC. 504. NATIONAL ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES 
                   PROGRAM.

       The Secretary is encouraged to use partnerships to expedite 
     the private sector deployment of advanced manufacturing 
     technologies as required by Section 2202(a) of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13502).

     SEC. 505. NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

       The Secretary shall encourage the establishment of not-for-
     profit organizations, such as the Center for Applied 
     Development of Environmental Technology (CADET), that will 
     facilitate the transfer of technologies from the departmental 
     laboratories to the private sector.

     SEC. 506. CAREER PATH PROGRAM.

       (a) The Secretary, utilizing authority under other 
     applicable law and the authority of this section, shall 
     establish a career path program to recruit employees of the 
     national laboratories to serve in positions in the 
     Department.
       (b) Section 207 to title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after subsection (j)(6) the following:
       ``(7) National Laboratories.--(A) The restrictions 
     contained in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall not 
     apply to an appearance or communication made, or advice or 
     aid rendered by a person employed at a facility described in 
     subparagraph (B), if the appearance or communication is made 
     on behalf of the facility or the advice or aid is provided to 
     the contractor of the facility.
       ``(B) This paragraph applies to the following: Argonne 
     National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho 
     National Engineering Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley 
     Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los 
     Alamos National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy 
     Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest 
     Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories.''
       (c) Section 27 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. section 423) is amended by inserting the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(q) National Laboratories.--(1) The restrictions on 
     obtaining a recusal contained in paragraph (c)(2) and (c)(3) 
     shall not apply to discussions of future employment 
     or business opportunity between a procurement official and 
     a competing contractor managing and operating a facility 
     described in paragraph (3): Provided, That such 
     discussions concern the employment of the procurement 
     official at such facility.
       ``(2) The restrictions contained in paragraph (f)(1) shall 
     not apply to activities performed on behalf of a facility 
     described in paragraph (3).
       ``(3) This subsection applies to the following: Argonne 
     National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho 
     National Engineering Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley 
     Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los 
     Alamos National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy 
     Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest 
     Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories.''.

     SEC. 507. DOE MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Section 202(a) of the Department of Energy Organization 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 7132(a)) is amended by striking ``Under 
     Secretary'' and inserting in its place ``Under Secretaries''.
       (b) Section 202(b) of the Department of Energy Organization 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 7132(b)) is amended to read as follows--
       ``(b) There shall be in the Department three Under 
     Secretaries and a General Counsel, who shall be appointed by 
     the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate, and who shall perform functions and duties the 
     Secretary prescribes. The Under Secretaries shall be 
     compensated at the rate for level III of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, 
     and the General Counsel shall be compensated at the rate 
     provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5315 of title 5, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 508. AMENDMENTS TO STEVENSON-WYDLER TECHNOLOGY 
                   INNOVATION ACT.

       (a) Section 12(a) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``, to the extent provided in any agency-approved 
     joint work statement,''.
       (b) Section 12(b) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``, to the extent provided in any agency-approved 
     joint work statement,''.
       (c) Section 12(c)(5) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(c)(5)) is amended--
       (1) by amending subparagraph (C)(i) to read as follows:
       ``(C)(i) Any agency that has contracted with a non-Federal 
     entity to operate a laboratory shall review and approve, 
     request specified modifications to, or disapprove a 
     cooperative research and development agreement that is 
     submitted by the director of such laboratory within thirty 
     days after such submission. If an agency has 
     requested specific modifications to a cooperative research 
     and development agreement, the agency shall approve or 
     disapprove any resubmission of such cooperative research 
     and development agreement within fifteen days after such 
     resubmission. Except as provided in subparagraph (D), no 
     agreement may be entered into by a Government-owned, 
     contractor-operated laboratory under this section before 
     approval of the cooperative research and development 
     agreement.'';
       (2) by amending subparagraph (C)(ii) to read as follows:
       ``(i) If an agency that has contracted with a non-Federal 
     entity to operate a laboratory disapproves or requests the 
     modification of a cooperative research and development 
     agreement submitted under clause (i), the agency shall 
     promptly transmit a written explanation of such disapproval 
     or modification to the director of the laboratory 
     concerned.'';
       (3) by amending subparagraph (C)(iii) to read as follows:
       ``(iii) Any agency that has contracted with a non-Federal 
     entity to operate a laboratory shall develop and provide to 
     such laboratory a model cooperative research and development 
     agreement, and guidelines for using such an agreement, for 
     the purposes of standardizing practices and procedures, 
     resolving common legal issues, and enabling negotiation and 
     review of a cooperative research and development agreement to 
     be carried out in a routine and prompt manner.'';
       (4) by striking subparagraph (C)(iv);
       (5) by amending subparagraph (C)(v) to read as follows:
       ``(iv) If an agency fails to complete a review under clause 
     (i) within any of the specified time-periods, the agency 
     shall submit to the Congress, within 10 days after the 
     failure to complete the review, a report on the reasons for 
     such failure. The agency shall, at the end of each successive 
     15-day period thereafter during which such failure continues, 
     submit to Congress another report on the reasons for the 
     continued failure.'';
       (6) by striking subparagraph (c)(vi); and
       (7) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
       ``(D)(i) Any agency that has contracted with a non-Federal 
     entity to operate a laboratory may permit the director of a 
     laboratory to enter into a cooperative research and 
     development agreement without the submission, review, and 
     approval of the agreement under subparagraph (C)(i) if: the 
     Federal share under the agreement does not exceed $500,000 
     per year, or any amount the head of the agency may prescribe; 
     the text of the cooperative research and development 
     agreement is consistent with a model agreement under 
     subparagraph (C)(iii); the agreement is entered into in 
     accord with the agency's guidelines under paragraph 
     (C)(iii); and the agreement is consistent with and 
     furthers an assigned laboratory mission.
       ``(ii) The director of a laboratory shall notify the head 
     of the agency of the purpose and scope of an agreement 
     entered into under this subparagraph. The agency shall 
     include in its annual report required by section 11(f) of 
     this Act (15 U.S.C. 3710(f)) an assessment of the 
     implementation of this subparagraph including a summary of 
     agreements entered into by laboratory directors under this 
     subparagraph.''.
       (d) Section 12(d) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``and'' after the second 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``substantial'' before ``purpose'' in 
     subparagraph (B);
       (B) by striking ``the primary purpose'' and inserting ``one 
     of the purposes'' in subparagraph (C); and
       (C) by striking ``; and `` the second time it appears and 
     inserting a period; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (3).

     SEC. 509. GUIDELINES.

       The implementation of the provisions of this Act shall not 
     be delayed pending the issuance of guidelines, policies or 
     standards required by sections 1105, 1115 and 1116 of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et. 
     seq.) as added by section 3 of this Act.

     SEC. 510. AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) In addition to funds made available for partnerships 
     under section 1112 of the Department of Energy Organization 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et. seq.) as added by section 3 of this 
     Act, there is authorized to be appropriated from funds 
     otherwise available to the Secretary:
       (1) for partnership activities with industry in areas other 
     than atomic energy defense activities $100,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1994, $140,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, $180,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1996 and 220,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; 
     and
       (2) for partnership activities with industry involving 
     dual-use technologies within the Department's atomic energy 
     defense activities $240,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, 
     $290,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, $350,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1996 and $400,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.
       (b) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     for the Minority College and University Scholarship Program 
     established in section 1119 of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et. seq.) as added by 
     section 3 of this Act $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, 
     $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and $3,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1996.
       (c) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     for research or educational programs, carried out through 
     partnerships or otherwise, and for related facilities and 
     equipment that involve minority colleges or universities such 
     sums as may be necessary.

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