[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15434-15446]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1505. Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Thune) proposed an amendment 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce 
our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, 
renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging 
energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a 
Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in 
alternative energy, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                       TITLE VIII--GAS PRICE ACT

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Gas Petroleum Refiner 
     Improvement and Community Empowerment Act'' or ``Gas PRICE 
     Act''.

     SEC. 802. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (2) Coal-to-liquid.--The term ``coal-to-liquid'' means--
       (A) with respect to a process or technology, the use of a 
     feedstock, the majority of which is derived from the coal 
     resources of the United States, using the class of reactions 
     known as Fischer-Tropsch, to produce synthetic fuel suitable 
     for transportation; and
       (B) with respect to a facility, the portion of a facility 
     related to producing the inputs for the Fischer-Tropsch 
     process, or the finished fuel from the Fischer-Tropsch 
     process, using a feedstock that is primarily domestic coal at 
     the Fischer-Tropsch facility.
       (3) Domestic fuels facility.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``domestic fuels facility'' 
     means--
       (i) a coal liquification or coal-to-liquid facility at 
     which coal is processed into synthetic crude oil or any other 
     transportation fuel;
       (ii) a facility that produces a renewable fuel (as defined 
     in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7545(o)(1))); and
       (iii) a facility at which crude oil is refined into 
     transportation fuel or other petroleum products.
       (B) Inclusion.--The term ``domestic fuels facility'' 
     includes a domestic fuels facility expansion.
       (4) Domestic fuels facility expansion.--The term ``domestic 
     fuels facility expansion'' means a physical change in a 
     domestic fuels facility that results in an increase in the 
     capacity of the domestic fuels facility.
       (5) Domestic fuels facility permitting agreement.--The term 
     ``domestic fuels facility permitting agreement'' means an 
     agreement entered into between the Administrator and a State 
     or Indian tribe under subsection (b).
       (6) Domestic fuels producer.--The term ``domestic fuels 
     producer'' means an individual or entity that--
       (A) owns or operates a domestic fuels facility; or
       (B) seeks to become an owner or operator of a domestic 
     fuels facility.

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       (7) Indian land.--The term ``Indian land'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``Indian lands'' in section 3 of the Native 
     American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism 
     Act of 2000 (25 U.S.C. 4302).
       (8) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
       (9) Permit.--The term ``permit'' means any permit, license, 
     approval, variance, or other form of authorization that a 
     refiner is required to obtain--
       (A) under any Federal law; or
       (B) from a State or Indian tribal government agency 
     delegated with authority by the Federal Government, or 
     authorized under Federal law to issue permits.
       (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy.
       (11) State.--The term ``State'' means--
       (A) a State;
       (B) the District of Columbia;
       (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
       (D) any other territory or possession of the United States.

    Subtitle A--Collaborative Permitting Process for Domestic Fuels 
                               Facilities

     SEC. 811. COLLABORATIVE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR DOMESTIC FUELS 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--At the request of the Governor of a State 
     or the governing body of an Indian tribe, the Administrator 
     shall enter into a domestic fuels facility permitting 
     agreement with the State or Indian tribe under which the 
     process for obtaining all permits necessary for the 
     construction and operation of a domestic fuels facility shall 
     be improved using a systematic interdisciplinary multimedia 
     approach as provided in this section.
       (b) Authority of Administrator.--Under a domestic fuels 
     facility permitting agreement--
       (1) the Administrator shall have authority, as applicable 
     and necessary, to--
       (A) accept from a refiner a consolidated application for 
     all permits that the domestic fuels producer is required to 
     obtain to construct and operate a domestic fuels facility;
       (B) establish a schedule under which each Federal, State, 
     or Indian tribal government agency that is required to make 
     any determination to authorize the issuance of a permit 
     shall--
       (i) concurrently consider, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, each determination to be made; and
       (ii) complete each step in the permitting process; and
       (C) issue a consolidated permit that combines all permits 
     that the domestic fuels producer is required to obtain; and
       (2) the Administrator shall provide to State and Indian 
     tribal government agencies--
       (A) financial assistance in such amounts as the agencies 
     reasonably require to hire such additional personnel as are 
     necessary to enable the government agencies to comply with 
     the applicable schedule established under paragraph (1)(B); 
     and
       (B) technical, legal, and other assistance in complying 
     with the domestic fuels facility permitting agreement.
       (c) Agreement by the State.--Under a domestic fuels 
     facility permitting agreement, a State or governing body of 
     an Indian tribe shall agree that--
       (1) the Administrator shall have each of the authorities 
     described in subsection (b); and
       (2) each State or Indian tribal government agency shall--
       (A) make such structural and operational changes in the 
     agencies as are necessary to enable the agencies to carry out 
     consolidated project-wide permit reviews concurrently and in 
     coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency and 
     other Federal agencies; and
       (B) comply, to the maximum extent practicable, with the 
     applicable schedule established under subsection (b)(1)(B).
       (d) Interdisciplinary Approach.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator and a State or governing 
     body of an Indian tribe shall incorporate an 
     interdisciplinary approach, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, in the development, review, and approval of 
     domestic fuels facility permits subject to this section.
       (2) Options.--Among other options, the interdisciplinary 
     approach may include use of--
       (A) environmental management practices; and
       (B) third party contractors.
       (e) Deadlines.--
       (1) New domestic fuels facilities.--In the case of a 
     consolidated permit for the construction of a new domestic 
     fuels facility, the Administrator and the State or governing 
     body of an Indian tribe shall approve or disapprove the 
     consolidated permit not later than--
       (A) 360 days after the date of the receipt of the 
     administratively complete application for the consolidated 
     permit; or
       (B) on agreement of the applicant, the Administrator, and 
     the State or governing body of the Indian tribe, 90 days 
     after the expiration of the deadline established under 
     subparagraph (A).
       (2) Expansion of existing domestic fuels facilities.--In 
     the case of a consolidated permit for the expansion of an 
     existing domestic fuels facility, the Administrator and the 
     State or governing body of an Indian tribe shall approve or 
     disapprove the consolidated permit not later than--
       (A) 120 days after the date of the receipt of the 
     administratively complete application for the consolidated 
     permit; or
       (B) on agreement of the applicant, the Administrator, and 
     the State or governing body of the Indian tribe, 30 days 
     after the expiration of the deadline established under 
     subparagraph (A).
       (f) Federal Agencies.--Each Federal agency that is required 
     to make any determination to authorize the issuance of a 
     permit shall comply with the applicable schedule established 
     under subsection (b)(1)(B).
       (g) Judicial Review.--Any civil action for review of any 
     determination of any Federal, State, or Indian tribal 
     government agency in a permitting process conducted under a 
     domestic fuels facility permitting agreement brought by any 
     individual or entity shall be brought exclusively in the 
     United States district court for the district in which the 
     domestic fuels facility is located or proposed to be located.
       (h) Efficient Permit Review.--In order to reduce the 
     duplication of procedures, the Administrator shall use State 
     permitting and monitoring procedures to satisfy substantially 
     equivalent Federal requirements under this section.
       (i) Severability.--If 1 or more permits that are required 
     for the construction or operation of a domestic fuels 
     facility are not approved on or before any deadline 
     established under subsection (e), the Administrator may issue 
     a consolidated permit that combines all other permits that 
     the domestic fuels producer is required to obtain other than 
     any permits that are not approved.
       (j) Savings.--Nothing in this section affects the operation 
     or implementation of otherwise applicable law regarding 
     permits necessary for the construction and operation of a 
     domestic fuels facility.
       (k) Consultation With Local Governments.--Congress 
     encourages the Administrator, States, and tribal governments 
     to consult, to the maximum extent practicable, with local 
     governments in carrying out this section.
       (l) Effect on Local Authority.--Nothing in this section 
     affects--
       (1) the authority of a local government with respect to the 
     issuance of permits; or
       (2) any requirement or ordinance of a local government 
     (such as zoning regulations).

      Subtitle B--Environmental Analysis of Fischer-Tropsch Fuels

     SEC. 821. EVALUATION OF FISCHER-TROPSCH DIESEL AND JET FUEL 
                   AS AN EMISSION CONTROL STRATEGY.

       (a) In General.--In cooperation with the Secretary of 
     Energy, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, and Fischer-Tropsch industry representatives, 
     the Administrator shall--
       (1) conduct a research and demonstration program to 
     evaluate the air quality benefits of ultra-clean Fischer-
     Tropsch transportation fuel, including diesel and jet fuel;
       (2) evaluate the use of ultra-clean Fischer-Tropsch 
     transportation fuel as a mechanism for reducing engine 
     exhaust emissions; and
       (3) submit recommendations to Congress on the most 
     effective use and associated benefits of these ultra-clean 
     fuels for reducing public exposure to exhaust emissions.
       (b) Guidance and Technical Support.--The Administrator 
     shall, to the extent necessary, issue any guidance or 
     technical support documents that would facilitate the 
     effective use and associated benefit of Fischer-Tropsch fuel 
     and blends.
       (c) Requirements.--The program described in subsection (a) 
     shall consider--
       (1) the use of neat (100 percent) Fischer-Tropsch fuel and 
     blends with conventional crude oil-derived fuel for heavy-
     duty and light-duty diesel engines and the aviation sector; 
     and
       (2) the production costs associated with domestic 
     production of those ultra clean fuel and prices for 
     consumers.
       (d) Reports.--The Administrator shall submit to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives--
       (1) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, an interim report on actions taken to carry out 
     this section; and
       (2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, a final report on actions taken to carry out this 
     section.

Subtitle C--Domestic Coal-to-Liquid Fuel and Cellulosic Biomass Ethanol

     SEC. 831. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT 
                   COMMERCIAL-SCALE CELLULOSIC BIOMASS ETHANOL 
                   PROJECTS AND COAL-TO-LIQUIDS FACILITIES ON BRAC 
                   PROPERTY AND INDIAN LAND.

       (a) Priority.--Notwithstanding section 206 of the Public 
     Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3146), 
     in awarding funds made available to carry out section 
     209(c)(1) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 3149(c)(1)) pursuant to 
     section 702 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 3232), the Secretary and 
     the Economic Development Administration shall give priority 
     to projects to support commercial-scale cellulosic biomass 
     ethanol projects and coal-to-liquids facilities.

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       (b) Federal Share.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (c)(3)(B) and notwithstanding the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.), the Federal 
     share of a project to support a commercial-scale biomass 
     ethanol facility or coal-to-liquid facility shall be--
       (1) 80 percent of the project cost; or
       (2) for a project carried out on Indian land, 100 percent 
     of the project cost.
       (c) Additional Award.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make an additional 
     award in connection with a grant made to a recipient 
     (including any Indian tribe for use on Indian land) for a 
     project to support a commercial-scale biomass ethanol 
     facility or coal-to-liquid facility.
       (2) Amount.--The amount of an additional award shall be 10 
     percent of the amount of the grant for the project.
       (3) Use.--An additional award under this subsection shall 
     be used--
       (A) to carry out any eligible purpose under the Public 
     Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et 
     seq.);
       (B) notwithstanding section 204 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
     3144), to pay up to 100 percent of the cost of an eligible 
     project or activity under that Act; or
       (C) to meet the non-Federal share requirements of that Act 
     or any other Act.
       (4) Non-federal source.--For the purpose of paragraph 
     (3)(C), an additional award shall be treated as funds from a 
     non-Federal source.
       (5) Funding.--The Secretary shall use to carry out this 
     subsection any amounts made available--
       (A) for economic development assistance programs; or
       (B) under section 702 of the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3232).

Subtitle D--Alternative Hydrocarbon and Renewable Reserves Disclosures 
                         Classification System

     SEC. 841. ALTERNATIVE HYDROCARBON AND RENEWABLE RESERVES 
                   DISCLOSURES CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--The Securities and Exchange Commission 
     shall appoint a task force composed of government and private 
     sector representatives, including experts in the field of 
     dedicated energy crop feedstocks for cellulosic biofuels 
     production, to analyze, and submit to Congress a report 
     (including recommendations) on--
       (1) modernization of the hydrocarbon reserves disclosures 
     classification system of the Commission to reflect advances 
     in reserves recovery from nontraditional sources (such as 
     deep water, oil shale, tar sands, and renewable reserves for 
     cellulosic biofuels feedstocks); and
       (2) the creation of a renewable reserves classification 
     system for cellulosic biofuels feedstocks.
       (b) Deadline for Report.--The Commission shall submit the 
     report required under subsection (a) not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.

              Subtitle E--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 851. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out this title and the amendments made by 
     this title.

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  SA 1506. Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Ms. Landrieu) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Reid to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign 
oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, 
promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater 
efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables 
Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

               TITLE      -- ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHT BULBS

     SEC. --01. TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR GENERAL SERVICE LAMPS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Establishment of standards.--As soon as practicable 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall initiate a project to establish technical 
     standards for general service lamps.
       (2) Consultation with interested parties.--In carrying out 
     the project, the Secretary shall consult with representatives 
     of environmental organizations, labor organizations, general 
     service lamp manufacturers, consumer organizations, and other 
     interested parties.
       (3) Minimum initial standards; deadline.--The initial 
     technical standards established shall be standards that 
     enable those general service lamps to provide levels of 
     illumination equivalent to the levels of illumination 
     provided by general service lamps generally available in 
     2007, but with--
       (A) a lumens per watt rating of not less than 30 by 
     calendar year 2013; and
       (B) a lumens per watt rating of not less than 45 by 
     calendar year 2018.
       (b) Manufacture and Distribution in Interstate Commerce.--
     If the Secretary of Energy, after consultation with the 
     interested parties described in subsection (a)(2), determines 
     that general service lamps meeting the standards established 
     under subsection (a) are generally available for purchase 
     throughout the United States at costs that are substantially 
     equivalent (taking into account useful life, lifecycle costs, 
     domestic manufacturing capabilities, energy consumption, and 
     such other factors as the Secretary deems appropriate) to the 
     cost of the general service lamps they would replace, then 
     the Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to 
     require that at least 95 percent of general service lamps 
     sold, offered for sale, or otherwise made available in the 
     United States meet the standards established under subsection 
     (a), except for those general service lamps described in 
     subsection (c).
       (c) Exception.--The standards established by the Secretary 
     under subsection (a) shall not apply to general service lamps 
     used in applications in which compliance with those standards 
     is not feasible, as determined by the Secretary.
       (d) Revised Standards.--After the initial standards are 
     established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult 
     periodically with the interested parties described in 
     subsection (a)(2) with respect to whether those standards 
     should be changed. The Secretary may change the standards, 
     and the dates and percentage of lamps to which the changed 
     standards apply under subsection (b), if after such 
     consultation the Secretary determines that such changes are 
     appropriate.
       (e) Report.--The Secretary shall submit reports 
     periodically to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Technology, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources, and the House of Representatives Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce with respect to the development and 
     promulgation of standards for lamps and lamp-related 
     technology, such as switches, dimmers, ballast, and non-
     general service lighting, that includes the Secretary's 
     findings and recommendations with respect to such standards.

     SEC. --02. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy may carry out a 
     lighting technology research and development program--
       (1) to support the research, development, demonstration, 
     and commercial application of lamps and related technologies 
     sold, offered for sale, or otherwise made available in the 
     United States; and
       (2) to assist manufacturers of general service lamps in the 
     manufacturing of general service lamps that, at a minimum, 
     achieve the lumens per watt ratings described in section --
     01(a).
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013.
       (c) Sunset.--The program under this section shall terminate 
     on September 30, 2015.

     SEC. --03. CONSUMER EDUCATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, in consultation 
     with the Federal Trade Commission, shall carry out a 
     comprehensive national program to educate consumers about the 
     benefits of using light bulbs that have improved efficiency 
     ratings.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014.

     SEC. --04. REPORT ON MERCURY USE AND RELEASE.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Energy, in cooperation with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall 
     submit to Congress a report describing recommendations 
     relating to the means by which the Federal Government may 
     reduce or prevent the release of mercury during the 
     manufacture, transportation, storage, or disposal of light 
     bulbs.

     SEC. --05. REPORT ON LAMP LABELING.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Federal Trade Commission, in cooperation with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the 
     Secretary of Energy, shall submit to Congress a report 
     describing current lamp labeling practices by lamp 
     manufacturers and recommendations for a national labeling 
     standard.
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  SA 1507. Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1348, to 
provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 133, between lines 29 and 30, insert the following:
       (j) Identification Card Standards.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this Act or the amendments made by this 
     Act--
       (1) no Federal agency may require that a driver's license 
     or personal identification card meet the standards specified 
     under the REAL ID Act of 2005 (division B of Public Law 109-
     13) to establish employment authorization or identity in 
     order to be hired by an employer; and

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       (2) no Federal funds may be provided to assist States to 
     meet such standards.
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  SA 1508. Mr. BAYH (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
Coleman, Mr. Salazar, Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Dodd, 
Mr. Kohl, Mr. Reed, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Nelson of Florida) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by 
Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce our Nation's dependency on 
foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy 
resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing 
greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and 
Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       Strike section 251 and insert the following:

     SEC. 251. OIL SAVINGS PLAN AND REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Oil Savings Target and Action Plan.--Not later than 270 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Director'') shall publish in the Federal 
     Register an action plan consisting of--
       (1) a list of requirements proposed or to be proposed 
     pursuant to subsection (b) that are authorized to be issued 
     under law in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and 
     this Act, that will be sufficient, when taken together, to 
     save from the baseline determined under subsection (e)--
       (A) 2,500,000 barrels of oil per day on average during 
     calendar year 2016;
       (B) 7,000,000 barrels of oil per day on average during 
     calendar year 2026; and
       (C) 10,000,000 barrels per day on average during calendar 
     year 2031; and
       (2) a Federal Government-wide analysis demonstrating--
       (A) the expected oil savings from the baseline to be 
     accomplished by each requirement; and
       (B) that all such requirements, taken together, will 
     achieve the oil savings specified in this subsection.
       (b) Standards and Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--On or before the date of publication of 
     the action plan under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, and the head of any other agency the President 
     determines appropriate shall each propose, or issue a notice 
     of intent to propose, regulations establishing each standard 
     or other requirement listed in the action plan that is under 
     the jurisdiction of the respective agency using authorities 
     described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Authorities.--The head of each agency described in 
     paragraph (1) shall use to carry out this subsection--
       (A) any authority in existence on the date of enactment of 
     this Act (including regulations); and
       (B) any new authority provided under this Act (including an 
     amendment made by this Act).
       (3) Final regulations.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the head of each agency 
     described in paragraph (1) shall promulgate final versions of 
     the regulations required under this subsection.
       (4) Content of regulations.--Each proposed and final 
     regulation promulgated under this subsection shall--
       (A) be sufficient to achieve at least the oil savings 
     resulting from the regulation under the action plan published 
     under subsection (a); and
       (B) be accompanied by an analysis by the applicable agency 
     demonstrating that the regulation will achieve the oil 
     savings from the baseline determined under subsection (e).
       (c) Initial Evaluation.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall--
       (A) publish in the Federal Register a Federal Government-
     wide analysis of--
       (i) the oil savings achieved from the baseline established 
     under subsection (e); and
       (ii) the expected oil savings under the standards and 
     requirements of this Act (and amendments made by this Act); 
     and
       (B) determine whether oil savings will meet the targets 
     established under subsection (a).
       (2) Insufficient oil savings.--If the oil savings are less 
     than the targets established under subsection (a), 
     simultaneously with the analysis required under paragraph 
     (1)--
       (A) the Director shall publish a revised action plan that 
     is sufficient to achieve the targets; and
       (B) the head of each agency referred to in subsection 
     (b)(1) shall propose new or revised regulations that are 
     sufficient to achieve the targets under paragraphs (1), (2), 
     and (3), respectively, of subsection (b).
       (3) Final regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date on which regulations are proposed under paragraph 
     (2)(B), the head of each agency referred to in subsection 
     (b)(1) shall promulgate final versions of those regulations 
     that comply with subsection (b)(1).
       (d) Review and Update of Action Plan.--
       (1) Review.--Not later than January 1, 2011, and every 3 
     years thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress, and 
     publish, a report that--
       (A) evaluates the progress achieved in implementing the oil 
     savings targets established under subsection (a);
       (B) analyzes the expected oil savings under the standards 
     and requirements established under this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act; and
       (C)(i) analyzes the potential to achieve oil savings that 
     are in addition to the savings required by subsection (a); 
     and
       (ii) if the President determines that it is in the national 
     interest, establishes a higher oil savings target for 
     calendar year 2017 or any subsequent calendar year.
       (2) Insufficient oil savings.--If the oil savings are less 
     than the targets established under subsection (a), 
     simultaneously with the report required under paragraph (1)--
       (A) the Director shall publish a revised action plan that 
     is sufficient to achieve the targets; and
       (B) the head of each agency referred to in subsection 
     (b)(1) shall propose new or revised regulations that are 
     sufficient to achieve the targets under paragraphs (1), (2), 
     and (3), respectively, of subsection (b).
       (3) Final regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date on which regulations are proposed under paragraph 
     (2)(B), the head of each agency referred to in subsection 
     (b)(1) shall promulgate final versions of those regulations 
     that comply with subsection (b)(1).
       (e) Baseline and Analysis Requirements.--In performing the 
     analyses and promulgating proposed or final regulations to 
     establish standards and other requirements necessary to 
     achieve the oil savings required by this section, the 
     Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the 
     head of any other agency the President determines to be 
     appropriate shall--
       (1) determine oil savings as the projected reduction in oil 
     consumption from the baseline established by the reference 
     case contained in the report of the Energy Information 
     Administration entitled ``Annual Energy Outlook 2005'';
       (2) determine the oil savings projections required on an 
     annual basis for each of calendar years 2009 through 2026; 
     and
       (3) account for any overlap among the standards and other 
     requirements to ensure that the projected oil savings from 
     all the promulgated standards and requirements, taken 
     together, are as accurate as practicable.
       (f) Nonregulatory Measures.--The action plan required under 
     subsection (a) and the revised action plans required under 
     subsections (c) and (d) shall include--
       (1) a projection of the barrels of oil displaced by 
     efficiency and sources of energy other than oil, including 
     biofuels, electricity, and hydrogen; and
       (2) a projection of the barrels of oil saved through 
     enactment of this Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
     U.S.C. 15801 et seq.).

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  SA 1509. Mr. CRAIG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him the bill H.R. 6, to reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil 
by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, 
promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater 
efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables 
Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

 TITLE VIII--THOR KIILSGAARD MEMORIAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING REAUTHORIZATION 
                                  ACT

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Thor Kiilsgaard Memorial 
     Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2007''.

     SEC. 802. FINDINGS.

       Section 2(a) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 
     (43 U.S.C. 31a(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) although significant progress has been made in the 
     production of geologic maps since the establishment of the 
     national cooperative geologic mapping program in 1992, no 
     modern, digital, geologic map exists for approximately 75 
     percent of the United States;''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``homeland and'' 
     after ``planning for'';
       (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``predicting'' and 
     inserting ``identifying'';
       (C) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (D) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K); 
     and
       (E) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
       ``(J) recreation and public awareness; and''; and

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       (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ``important'' and 
     inserting ``available''.

     SEC. 803. PURPOSE.

       Section 2(b) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 
     (43 U.S.C. 31a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and management'' 
     before the period at the end.

     SEC. 804. DEADLINES FOR ACTIONS BY THE UNITED STATES 
                   GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

       Section 4(b)(1) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 
     1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(b)(1)) is amended in the second 
     sentence--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``not later than'' and 
     all that follows through the semicolon and inserting ``not 
     later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Thor 
     Kiilsgaard Memorial Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 
     2007;'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``not later than'' and 
     all that follows through ``in accordance'' and inserting 
     ``not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
     Thor Kiilsgaard Memorial Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act 
     of 2007 in accordance''; and
       (3) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph (C), 
     by striking ``not later than'' and all that follows through 
     ``submit'' and inserting ``submit biennially''.

     SEC. 805. GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.

       Section 4(c)(2) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 
     1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(c)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``geophysical-map data base, geochemical-
     map data base, and a''; and
       (2) by striking ``provide'' and inserting ``provides''.

     SEC. 806. GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM COMPONENTS.

       Section 4(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the National Geologic Mapping Act 
     of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(d)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (2) in subclause (II), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(III) the needs of land management agencies of the 
     Department of the Interior.''.

     SEC. 807. GEOLOGIC MAPPING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       (a) Membership.--Section 5(a) of the National Geologic 
     Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``the Secretary of the Interior or a 
     designee from a land management agency of the Department of 
     the Interior,'' after ``Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency or a designee,'';
       (B) by inserting ``and'' after ``Energy or a designee,''; 
     and
       (C) by striking ``, and the Assistant to the President for 
     Science and Technology or a designee''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``Not later than'' and all that follows 
     through ``consultation'' and inserting ``In consultation'';
       (B) by striking ``Chief Geologist, as Chairman'' and 
     inserting ``Associate Director for Geology, as Chair''; and
       (C) by striking ``one representative from the private 
     sector'' and inserting ``2 representatives from the private 
     sector''.
       (b) Duties.--Section 5(b) of the National Geologic Mapping 
     Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) provide a scientific overview of geologic maps 
     (including maps of geologic-based hazards) used or 
     disseminated by Federal agencies for regulation or land-use 
     planning; and''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5(a)(1) of the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(a)(1)) is amended 
     by striking ``10-member'' and inserting ``11-member''.

     SEC. 808. FUNCTIONS OF NATIONAL GEOLOGIC-MAP DATABASE.

       Section 7(a) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 
     (43 U.S.C. 31f(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``geologic map'' and 
     inserting ``geologic-map''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) all maps developed with funding provided by the 
     National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, including 
     under the Federal, State, and education components;''.

     SEC. 809. BIENNIAL REPORT.

       Section 8 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 
     U.S.C. 31g) is amended by striking ``Not later'' and all that 
     follows through ``biennially'' and inserting ``Not later than 
     3 years after the date of enactment of the Thor Kiilsgaard 
     Memorial Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2007 and 
     biennially''.

     SEC. 810. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; ALLOCATION.

       Section 9 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 
     U.S.C. 31h) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this Act $64,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2007 through 2016.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``2000'' and inserting ``2005'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``48'' and inserting 
     ``50''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking 2 and inserting ``4''.

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  SA 1510. Mr. COCHRAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce 
our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, 
renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging 
energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a 
Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewable Reserve to invest in 
alternative energy, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 314, after line 2, add the following:

     SEC. 708. INCREASE IN CAPACITY OF STRATEGIC PETROLEUM 
                   RESERVE.

       (a) Strategic Petroleum Reserve.--
       (1) Policy.--Section 151(b) of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6231(b)) is amended by striking 
     ``1 billion'' and inserting ``1,500,000,000''.
       (2) Creation.--Section 154(a) of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6234(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``1 billion'' and inserting ``1,500,000,000''.
       (b) Filling Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Capacity.--
     Section 301(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     6240 note; Public Law 109-58) is amended by striking 
     ``1,000,000,000-barrel'' and inserting ``1,500,000,000-
     barrel''.
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  SA 1511. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce 
our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, 
renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging 
energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a 
Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewable Reserve to invest in 
alternative energy, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 277, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:

     SEC. 521. STUDY OF CAFE STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCKS.

       (a) Study.--The Administrator of the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration shall conduct a study of the 
     anticipated economic impacts and fuel saving benefits that 
     would result from a requirement that all vehicles 
     manufactured for sale in the United States with a gross 
     vehicle weight of not less than 10,000 pounds meet specific 
     average fuel economy standards.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a 
     report to Congress that includes--
       (1) the results of the study conducted under subsection 
     (a); and
       (2) a recommendation on whether the vehicles described in 
     subsection (a) should be subject to average fuel economy 
     standards.
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  SA 1512. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign 
oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, 
promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater 
efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 215(b), strike paragraph (1) and insert the 
     following:
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall use amounts 
     appropriated under this section to make grants for use in 
     carrying out, with respect to a renewable energy project--
       (A) a finance feasibility or reconnaissance study;
       (B) energy resource monitoring;
       (C) construction of the renewable energy project; or
       (D) construction or installation of transmission and 
     distribution infrastructure associated with the renewable 
     energy project, including power lines necessary to connect 
     the renewable energy project to a distribution grid for the 
     purpose of distributing energy generated by the renewable 
     energy project.
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  SA 1513. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Stevens) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce 
our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, 
renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging 
energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a 
Strategic Energy Efficiency

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and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. ADMINISTRATION.

       Section 106 of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act (15 
     U.S.C. 720d) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Administration.--
       ``(1) Personnel appointments.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Federal Coordinator may appoint and 
     terminate such personnel as the Federal Coordinator 
     determines to be appropriate.
       ``(B) Authority of federal coordinator.--Personnel 
     appointed by the Federal Coordinator under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 
     5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 
     competitive service.
       ``(2) Compensation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), personnel 
     appointed by the Federal Coordinator under paragraph (1)(A) 
     shall be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 
     and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 
     Code (relating to classification and General Schedule pay 
     rates).
       ``(B) Maximum level of compensation.--The rate of pay for 
     personnel appointed by the Federal Coordinator under 
     paragraph (1)(A) shall not exceed the maximum level of rate 
     payable for level III of the Executive Schedule.
       ``(C) Applicability of section 5941.--Section 5941 of title 
     5, United States Code, shall apply to personnel appointed by 
     the Federal Coordinator under paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(3) Temporary services.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Federal Coordinator may procure 
     temporary and intermittent services in accordance with 
     section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(B) Maximum level of compensation.--The level of 
     compensation of an individual employed on a temporary or 
     intermittent basis under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 
     the maximum level of rate payable for level III of the 
     Executive Schedule.
       ``(4) Fees, charges, and commissions.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Federal Coordinator shall have the 
     authority to establish, change, and abolish reasonable filing 
     and service fees, charges, and commissions, require deposits 
     of payments, and provide refunds as provided to the Secretary 
     of the Interior in section 304 of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1734), except that the 
     authority shall be with respect to the duties of the Federal 
     Coordinator, as delineated in the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), as amended.
       ``(B) Authority of secretary of the interior.--Subparagraph 
     (A) shall not affect the authority of the Secretary of the 
     Interior to establish, change, and abolish reasonable filing 
     and service fees, charges, and commissions, require deposits 
     of payments, and provide refunds under section 304 of the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1734).
       ``(C) Use of funds.--The Federal Coordinator is authorized 
     to use, without further appropriation, amounts collected 
     under subparagraph (A) to carry out this section.''.

     SEC. ___. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.

       Section 107(a) of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act (15 
     U.S.C. 720e(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(3) the validity of any determination, permit, approval, 
     authorization, review, or other related action taken under 
     any provision of law relating to a gas transportation project 
     constructed and operated in accordance with section 103, 
     including--
       ``(A) subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 
     5, United States Code (commonly known as the `Administrative 
     Procedure Act');
       ``(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.);
       ``(C) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
       ``(D) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 
     et seq.); and
       ``(E) the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).''.

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  SA 1514. Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Sanders) submitted an 
amendment intended to be propsoed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Reid to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign 
oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, 
promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater 
efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.

       (a) In General.--Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 610. FEDERAL RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.

       ``(a) Renewable Energy Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each electric utility that sells 
     electricity to electric consumers shall obtain a percentage 
     of the base amount of electricity it sells to electric 
     consumers in any calendar year from new renewable energy or 
     existing renewable energy. The percentage obtained in a 
     calendar year shall not be less than the amount specified in 
     the following table:
``Calendar year:                             Minimum annual percentage:
2009 through 2012...................................................  5
2013 through 2016................................................... 10
2017 through 2019................................................... 15
2020 through 2030................................................... 20

       ``(2) Means of compliance.--An electric utility shall meet 
     the requirements of paragraph (1) by--
       ``(A) submitting to the Secretary renewable energy credits 
     issued under subsection (b);
       ``(B) making alternative compliance payments to the 
     Secretary at the rate of 2 cents per kilowatt hour (as 
     adjusted for inflation under subsection (g)); or
       ``(C) a combination of activities described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       ``(b) Federal Renewable Energy Credit Trading Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2008, the 
     Secretary shall establish a Federal renewable energy credit 
     trading program under which electric utilities shall submit 
     to the Secretary renewable energy credits to certify the 
     compliance of the electric utilities with respect to 
     obligations under subsection (a)(1).
       ``(2) Administration.--As part of the program, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) issue tradeable renewable energy credits to 
     generators of electric energy from new renewable energy;
       ``(B) issue nontradeable renewable energy credits to 
     generators of electric energy from existing renewable energy;
       ``(C) issue renewable energy credits to electric utilities 
     associated with State renewable portfolio standard compliance 
     mechanisms pursuant to subsection (h);
       ``(D) ensure that a kilowatt hour, including the associated 
     renewable energy credit, shall be used only once for purposes 
     of compliance with this Act;
       ``(E) allow double credits for generation from facilities 
     on Indian land, and triple credits for generation from small 
     renewable distributed generators (meaning those no larger 
     than 1 megawatt); and
       ``(F) ensure that, with respect to a purchaser that, as of 
     the date of enactment of this section, has a purchase 
     agreement from a renewable energy facility placed in service 
     before that date, the credit associated with the generation 
     of renewable energy under the contract is issued to the 
     purchaser of the electric energy to the extent that the 
     contract does not already provide for the allocation of the 
     Federal credit.
       ``(3) Duration.--A credit described in subparagraph (A), 
     (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) may only be used for compliance 
     with this section during the 3-year period beginning on the 
     date of issuance of the credit.
       ``(4) Transfers.--An electric utility that holds credits in 
     excess of the quantity of credits needed to comply with 
     subsection (a) may transfer the credits to another electric 
     utility in the same utility holding company system.
       ``(5) Delegation of market function.--The Secretary may 
     delegate to an appropriate market-making entity the 
     administration of a national tradeable renewable energy 
     credit market for purposes of creating a transparent national 
     market for the sale or trade of renewable energy credits.
       ``(c) Enforcement.--
       ``(1) Civil penalties.--Any electric utility that fails to 
     meet the compliance requirements of subsection (a) shall be 
     subject to a civil penalty.
       ``(2) Amount of penalty.--The amount of the civil penalty 
     shall be determined by multiplying the number of kilowatt-
     hours of electric energy sold to electric consumers in 
     violation of subsection (a) by the greater of--
       ``(A) the value of the alternative compliance payment, as 
     adjusted to reflect changes for the 12-month period ending 
     the preceding November 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All 
     Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
     of the Department of Labor; or
       ``(B) 200 percent of the average market value of renewable 
     energy credits during the year in which the violation 
     occurred.
       ``(3) Mitigation or waiver.--The Secretary may mitigate or 
     waive a civil penalty under this subsection if the electric 
     utility was unable to comply with subsection (a) for reasons 
     outside of the reasonable control of the utility. The 
     Secretary shall reduce the amount of any penalty determined 
     under paragraph (2) by an amount paid by the electric utility 
     to a State for failure to comply with the requirement of a 
     State renewable energy program if the State requirement is 
     greater than the applicable requirement of subsection (a).
       ``(4) Procedure for assessing penalty.--The Secretary shall 
     assess a civil penalty under this subsection in accordance 
     with the procedures prescribed by section 333(d) of the

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     Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 6303).
       ``(d) State Renewable Energy Account Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury a 
     State renewable energy account program.
       ``(2) Deposits.--All money collected by the Secretary from 
     alternative compliance payments and the assessment of civil 
     penalties under this section shall be deposited into the 
     renewable energy account established pursuant to this 
     subsection.
       ``(3) Use.--Proceeds deposited in the State renewable 
     energy account shall be used by the Secretary, subject to 
     appropriations, for a program to provide grants to the State 
     agency responsible for developing State energy conservation 
     plans under section 362 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 6322) for the purposes of promoting renewable 
     energy production, including programs that promote 
     technologies that reduce the use of electricity at customer 
     sites such as solar water heating.
       ``(4) Administration.--The Secretary may issue guidelines 
     and criteria for grants awarded under this subsection. State 
     energy offices receiving grants under this section shall 
     maintain such records and evidence of compliance as the 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(5) Preference.--In allocating funds under this program, 
     the Secretary shall give preference--
       ``(A) to States in regions which have a disproportionately 
     small share of economically sustainable renewable energy 
     generation capacity; and
       ``(B) to State programs to stimulate or enhance innovative 
     renewable energy technologies.
       ``(e) Rules.--The Secretary shall issue rules implementing 
     this section not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section.
       ``(f) Exemptions.--This section shall not apply in any 
     calendar year to an electric utility--
       ``(1) that sold less than 4,000,000 megawatt-hours of 
     electric energy to electric consumers during the preceding 
     calendar year; or
       ``(2) in Hawaii.
       ``(g) Inflation Adjustment.--Not later than December 31 of 
     each year beginning in 2008, the Secretary shall adjust for 
     inflation the rate of the alternative compliance payment 
     under subsection (a)(2)(B) and the amount of the civil 
     penalty per kilowatt-hour under subsection (c)(2).
       ``(h) State Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this section diminishes any 
     authority of a State or political subdivision of a State to 
     adopt or enforce any law or regulation respecting renewable 
     energy or the regulation of electric utilities, but, except 
     as provided in subsection (c)(3), no such law or regulation 
     shall relieve any person of any requirement otherwise 
     applicable under this section. The Secretary, in consultation 
     with States having such renewable energy programs, shall, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, facilitate coordination 
     between the Federal program and State programs.
       ``(2) Regulations.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
     States, shall promulgate regulations to ensure that an 
     electric utility that is subject to the requirements of this 
     section and is subject to a State renewable energy standard 
     receives renewable energy credits if--
       ``(i) the electric utility complies with State standard by 
     generating or purchasing renewable electric energy or 
     renewable energy certificates or credits; or
       ``(ii) the State imposes or allows other mechanisms for 
     achieving the State standard, including the payment of taxes, 
     fees, surcharges, or other financial obligations.
       ``(B) Amount of credits.--The amount of credits received by 
     an electric utility under this subsection shall equal--
       ``(i) in the case of subparagraph (A)(i), the renewable 
     energy resulting from the generation or purchase by the 
     electric utility of existing renewable energy or new 
     renewable energy; and
       ``(ii) in the case of subparagraph (A)(ii), the pro rata 
     share of the electric utility, based on the contributions to 
     the mechanism made by the electric utility or customers of 
     the electric utility, in the State, of the renewable energy 
     resulting from those mechanisms.
       ``(C) Prohibition on double counting.--The regulations 
     promulgated under this paragraph shall ensure that a 
     kilowatt-hour associated with a renewable energy credit 
     issued pursuant to this subsection shall not be used for 
     compliance with this section more than once.
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Base amount of electricity.--The term `base amount of 
     electricity' means the total amount of electricity sold by an 
     electric utility to electric consumers in a calendar year, 
     excluding--
       ``(A) electricity generated by a hydroelectric facility 
     (including a pumped storage facility but excluding 
     incremental hydropower); and
       ``(B) electricity generated through the incineration of 
     municipal solid waste.
       ``(2) Distributed generation facility.--The term 
     `distributed generation facility' means a facility at a 
     customer site.
       ``(3) Existing renewable energy.--The term `existing 
     renewable energy' means, except as provided in paragraph 
     (7)(B), electric energy generated at a facility (including a 
     distributed generation facility) placed in service prior to 
     January 1, 2001, from solar, wind, or geothermal energy, 
     ocean energy, biomass (as defined in section 203(a) of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005), or landfill gas.
       ``(4) Geothermal energy.--The term `geothermal energy' 
     means energy derived from a geothermal deposit (within the 
     meaning of section 613(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986).
       ``(5) Incremental geothermal production.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `incremental geothermal 
     production' means for any year the excess of--
       ``(i) the total kilowatt hours of electricity produced from 
     a facility (including a distributed generation facility) 
     using geothermal energy; over
       ``(ii) the average annual kilowatt hours produced at such 
     facility for 5 of the previous 7 calendar years before the 
     date of enactment of this section after eliminating the 
     highest and the lowest kilowatt hour production years in such 
     7-year period.
       ``(B) Special rule.--A facility described in subparagraph 
     (A) that was placed in service at least 7 years before the 
     date of enactment of this section shall, commencing with the 
     year in which such date of enactment occurs, reduce the 
     amount calculated under subparagraph (A)(ii) each year, on a 
     cumulative basis, by the average percentage decrease in the 
     annual kilowatt hour production for the 7-year period 
     described in subparagraph (A)(ii) with such cumulative sum 
     not to exceed 30 percent.
       ``(6) Incremental hydropower.--The term `incremental 
     hydropower' means additional energy generated as a result of 
     efficiency improvements or capacity additions made on or 
     after January 1, 2001, or the effective date of an existing 
     applicable State renewable portfolio standard program at a 
     hydroelectric facility that was placed in service before that 
     date. The term does not include additional energy generated 
     as a result of operational changes not directly associated 
     with efficiency improvements or capacity additions. 
     Efficiency improvements and capacity additions shall be 
     measured on the basis of the same water flow information used 
     to determine a historic average annual generation baseline 
     for the hydroelectric facility and certified by the Secretary 
     or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
       ``(7) New renewable energy.--The term `new renewable 
     energy' means--
       ``(A) electric energy generated at a facility (including a 
     distributed generation facility) placed in service on or 
     after January 1, 2001, from--
       ``(i) solar, wind, or geothermal energy or ocean energy;
       ``(ii) biomass (as defined in section 203(b) of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852(b));
       ``(iii) landfill gas; or
       ``(iv) incremental hydropower; and
       ``(B) for electric energy generated at a facility 
     (including a distributed generation facility) placed in 
     service before January 1, 2001--
       ``(i) the additional energy above the average generation 
     during the period beginning on January 1, 1998, and ending on 
     January 1, 2001, at the facility from--

       ``(I) solar or wind energy or ocean energy;
       ``(II) biomass (as defined in section 203(b) of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852(b));
       ``(III) landfill gas; or
       ``(IV) incremental hydropower; and

       ``(ii) incremental geothermal production.
       ``(8) Ocean energy.--The term `ocean energy' includes 
     current, wave, tidal, and thermal energy.
       ``(j) Sunset.--This section expires on December 31, 
     2030.''.
       (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of 
     the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
     prec. 2601) is amended by adding at the end of the items 
     relating to title VI the following:

``Sec. 610. Federal renewable portfolio standard.''.
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  SA 1515. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
Biden, and Mr. Salazar) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1502 
proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce our Nation's 
dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and 
alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy 
technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic 
Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative 
energy, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike section 277, and insert the following:

     SEC. 277. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY WORKER 
                   TRAINING PROGRAM.

       Section 1101 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16411) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and

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       (2) by inserting after subsection (c), the following:
       ``(d) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Worker 
     Training Program.--
       ``(1) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this subsection to--
       ``(A) create a sustainable, comprehensive public program 
     that provides quality training that is linked to jobs that 
     are created through renewable energy and energy efficiency 
     initiatives;
       ``(B) satisfy industry demand for a skilled workforce, to 
     support economic growth, to boost America's global 
     competitiveness in the expanding energy efficiency and 
     renewable energy industries, and to provide economic self-
     sufficiency and family-sustaining jobs for America's workers, 
     including low wage workers, through quality training and 
     placement in job opportunities in the growing energy 
     efficiency and renewable energy industries;
       ``(C) provide grants for the safety, health, and skills 
     training and education of workers who are, or may be engaged 
     in, activities related to the energy efficiency and renewable 
     energy industries; and
       ``(D) provide funds for national and State industry-wide 
     research, labor market information and labor exchange 
     programs, and the development of nationally and State 
     administered training programs.
       ``(2) Grant program.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor (referred to 
     in this subsection as the `Secretary'), in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Energy, shall establish an energy efficiency 
     and renewable energy worker training program under which the 
     Secretary shall carry out the activities described in 
     paragraph (3) to achieve the purposes of this subsection.
       ``(B) Eligibility.--For purposes of providing assistance 
     and services under the program established under this 
     subsection--
       ``(i) target populations of individuals eligible for 
     training and other services shall include, but not be limited 
     to--

       ``(I) veterans, or past and present members of the reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces;
       ``(II) workers affected by national energy and 
     environmental policy;
       ``(III) workers displaced by the impacts of economic 
     globalization;
       ``(IV) individuals, including at-risk youth, seeking 
     employment pathways out of poverty and into economic self-
     sufficiency;
       ``(V) formerly incarcerated, adjudicated, non-violent 
     offenders; and
       ``(VI) individuals in need of updated training related to 
     the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries; and

       ``(ii) energy efficiency and renewable energy industries 
     eligible for such assistance and services shall include--

       ``(I) the energy-efficient building, construction, and 
     retrofits industries;
       ``(II) the renewable electric power industry;
       ``(III) the energy efficient and advanced drive train 
     vehicle industry;
       ``(IV) the bio-fuels industry; and
       ``(V) the deconstruction and materials use industries.

       ``(3) Activities.--
       ``(A) National research program.--Under the program 
     established under paragraph (2), the Secretary, acting 
     through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall provide 
     assistance to support national research to develop labor 
     market data and to track future workforce trends resulting 
     from energy-related initiatives carried out under this 
     section. Activities carried out under this paragraph shall 
     include--
       ``(i) linking research and development in renewable energy 
     and energy efficiency technology with the development of 
     standards and curricula for current and future jobs;
       ``(ii) the tracking and documentation of academic and 
     occupational competencies as well as future skill needs with 
     respect to renewable energy and energy efficiency technology;
       ``(iii) tracking and documentation of occupational 
     information and workforce training data with respect to 
     renewable energy and energy efficiency technology;
       ``(iv) assessing new employment and work practices 
     including career ladder and upgrade training as well as high 
     performance work systems; and
       ``(v) collaborating with State agencies, industry, 
     organized labor, and community and nonprofit organizations to 
     disseminate successful innovations for labor market services 
     and worker training with respect to renewable energy and 
     energy efficiency technology.
       ``(B) National energy training partnership grants.--
       ``(i) In general.--Under the program established under 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award National Energy 
     Training Partnerships Grants on a competitive basis to 
     eligible entities to enable such entities to carry out 
     national training that leads to economic self-sufficiency and 
     to develop an energy efficiency and renewable energy 
     industries workforce. Grants shall be awarded under this 
     subparagraph so as to ensure geographic diversity with at 
     least 2 grants awarded to entities located in each of the 4 
     Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts with no 
     subdistricts and at least 1 grant awarded to an entity 
     located in each of the subdistricts of the Petroleum 
     Administration for Defense District with subdistricts.
       ``(ii) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under clause (i), an entity shall be a non-profit partnership 
     that--

       ``(I) includes the equal participation of industry, 
     including public or private employers, and labor 
     organizations, including joint labor-management training 
     programs, and may include community-based organizations, 
     educational institutions, small businesses, cooperatives, 
     State and local veterans agencies, and veterans service 
     organizations; and
       ``(II) demonstrates--

       ``(aa) experience in implementing and operating worker 
     skills training and education programs;
       ``(bb) the ability to identify and involve in training 
     programs carried out under this grant, target populations of 
     workers who are, or will be engaged in, activities related to 
     energy efficiency and renewable energy industries; and
       ``(cc) the ability to help workers achieve economic self-
     sufficiency.
       ``(iii) Activities.--Activities to be carried out under a 
     grant under this subparagraph may include--

       ``(I) the provision of occupational skills training, 
     including curriculum development, on-the-job training, and 
     classroom training;
       ``(II) the provision of safety and health training;
       ``(III) the provision of basic skills, literacy, GED, 
     English as a second language, and job readiness training;
       ``(IV) individual referral and tuition assistance for a 
     community college training program;
       ``(V) the provision of customized training in conjunction 
     with an existing registered apprenticeship program or labor-
     management partnership;
       ``(VI) the provision of career ladder and upgrade training; 
     and
       ``(VII) the implementation of transitional jobs strategies.

       ``(C) State labor market research, information, and labor 
     exchange research program.--
       ``(i) In general.--Under the program established under 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award competitive grants 
     to States to enable such States to administer labor market 
     and labor exchange informational programs that include the 
     implementation of the activities described in clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Activities.--A State shall use amounts awarded under 
     a grant under this subparagraph to provide funding to the 
     State agency that administers the Wagner-Peyser Act and State 
     unemployment compensation programs to carry out the following 
     activities using State agency merit staff:

       ``(I) The identification of job openings in the renewable 
     energy and energy efficiency sector.
       ``(II) The administration of skill and aptitude testing and 
     assessment for workers.
       ``(III) The counseling, case management, and referral of 
     qualified job seekers to openings and training programs, 
     including energy efficiency and renewable energy training 
     programs.

       ``(D) State energy training partnership program.--
       ``(i) In general.--Under the program established under 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award competitive grants 
     to States to enable such States to administer renewable 
     energy and energy efficiency workforce development programs 
     that include the implementation of the activities described 
     in clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Activities.--

       ``(I) In general.--A State shall use amounts awarded under 
     a grant under this subparagraph to award competitive grants 
     to eligible State Energy Sector Partnerships to enable such 
     Partnerships to coordinate with existing apprenticeship and 
     labor management training programs and implement training 
     programs that lead to the economic self-sufficiency of 
     trainees.
       ``(II) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this subparagraph, a State Energy Sector Partnership 
     shall--

       ``(aa) consist of non-profit organizations that include 
     equal participation from industry, including public or 
     private nonprofit employers, and labor organizations, 
     including joint labor-management training programs, and may 
     include representatives from local governments, worker 
     investment agency one-stop career centers, community based 
     organizations, community colleges, other post-secondary 
     institutions, small businesses, cooperatives, State and local 
     veterans agencies, and veterans service organizations;
       ``(bb) demonstrate experience in implementing and operating 
     worker skills training and education programs; and
       ``(cc) demonstrate the ability to identify and involve in 
     training programs, target populations of workers who are, or 
     will be engaged in, activities related to energy efficiency 
     and renewable energy industries.
       ``(iii) Priority.--In awarding grants under this 
     subparagraph, the Secretary shall give priority to States 
     that demonstrate linkages of activities under the grant 
     with--

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       ``(I) meeting national energy policies associated with 
     energy efficiency, renewable energy, and the reduction of 
     emissions of greenhouse gases; and
       ``(II) meeting State energy policies associated with energy 
     efficiency, renewable energy, and the reduction of emissions 
     of greenhouse gases.

       ``(iv) Coordination.--A grantee under this subparagraph 
     shall coordinate activities carried out under the grant with 
     existing apprenticeship and labor management training 
     programs and implement training programs that lead to the 
     economic self-sufficiency of trainees, including providing--

       ``(I) outreach and recruitment services, in coordination 
     with the appropriate State agency;
       ``(II) occupational skills training, including curriculum 
     development, on-the-job training, and classroom training;
       ``(III) safety and health training;
       ``(IV) basic skills, literacy, GED, English as a second 
     language, and job readiness training;
       ``(V) individual referral and tuition assistance for a 
     community college training program;
       ``(VI) customized training in conjunction with an existing 
     registered apprenticeship program or labor-management 
     partnership;
       ``(VII) career ladder and upgrade training; and
       ``(VIII) services under transitional jobs strategies.

       ``(4) Worker protections and nondiscrimination 
     requirements.--
       ``(A) Application of wia.--The provisions of sections 181 
     and 188 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
     2931 and 2938) shall apply to all programs carried out with 
     assistance under this subsection.
       ``(B) Consultation with labor organizations.--If a labor 
     organization represents a substantial number of workers who 
     are engaged in similar work or training in an area that is 
     the same as the area that is proposed to be funded under this 
     subsection, the labor organization shall be provided an 
     opportunity to be consulted and to submit comments in regard 
     to such a proposal.
       ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, $100,000,000 
     for each fiscal year, of which--
       ``(A) not to exceed 20 percent of the amount appropriated 
     in each fiscal year shall be made available for, and shall be 
     equally divided between, national labor market research and 
     information under paragraph (3)(A) and State labor market 
     information and labor exchange research under paragraph 
     (3)(C); and
       ``(B) the remainder shall be divided equally between 
     National Energy Partnership Training Grants under paragraph 
     (3)(B) and State energy training partnership grants under 
     paragraph (3)(D).
       ``(6) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `renewable 
     electric power' has the meaning given the term `renewable 
     energy' in section 203(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
     (Public Law 109-58).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1516. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign 
oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, 
promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater 
efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables 
Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                       TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 801. STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF PRIVATE WIRE LAWS ON THE 
                   DEVELOPMENT OF COMBINED HEAT AND POWER 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     States and other appropriate entities, shall conduct a study 
     of the laws (including regulations) limiting the siting of 
     privately owned electric distribution wires on and across 
     public rights-of-way.
       (2) Requirements.--The study under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) an evaluation of the effect the laws have on the 
     development of combined heat and power facilities; and
       (B) a determination of whether a change in the laws would 
     create any operating problems for electric utilities.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report that describes the results of the study conducted 
     under subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1517. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign 
oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, 
promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater 
efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables 
Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title II, insert the following:

     SEC. 2__. DEFINITION OF STATE.

       Section 412 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6862) is amended by striking paragraph (8) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(8) State.--The term `State' means--
       ``(A) a State;
       ``(B) the District of Columbia; and
       ``(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1518. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign 
oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, 
promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater 
efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables 
Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                  TITLE VIII--OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

     SEC. 801. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN CERTAIN AREAS 
                   OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.

       Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in Certain Areas 
     of the Outer Continental Shelf.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall not issue a lease for the exploration, 
     development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other 
     mineral in--
       ``(1) the Mid-Atlantic planning area; or
       ``(2) the North Atlantic planning area.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1519. Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Grassley, 
Mr. Biden, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
Durbin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Sanders) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce 
our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, 
renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging 
energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a 
Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in 
alternative energy, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. NO OIL PRODUCING AND EXPORTING CARTELS ACT OF 2007.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``No Oil 
     Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2007'' or ``NOPEC''.
       (b) Sherman Act.--The Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding after section 7 the following:

     ``SEC. 7A. OIL PRODUCING CARTELS.

       ``(a) In General.--It shall be illegal and a violation of 
     this Act for any foreign state, or any instrumentality or 
     agent of any foreign state, to act collectively or in 
     combination with any other foreign state, any instrumentality 
     or agent of any other foreign state, or any other person, 
     whether by cartel or any other association or form of 
     cooperation or joint action--
       ``(1) to limit the production or distribution of oil, 
     natural gas, or any other petroleum product;
       ``(2) to set or maintain the price of oil, natural gas, or 
     any petroleum product; or
       ``(3) to otherwise take any action in restraint of trade 
     for oil, natural gas, or any petroleum product;

     when such action, combination, or collective action has a 
     direct, substantial, and reasonably foreseeable effect on the 
     market, supply, price, or distribution of oil, natural gas, 
     or other petroleum product in the United States.
       ``(b) Sovereign Immunity.--A foreign state engaged in 
     conduct in violation of subsection (a) shall not be immune 
     under the doctrine of sovereign immunity from the 
     jurisdiction or judgments of the courts of the United States 
     in any action brought to enforce this section.
       ``(c) Inapplicability of Act of State Doctrine.--No court 
     of the United States shall decline, based on the act of state 
     doctrine, to make a determination on the merits in an action 
     brought under this section.
       ``(d) Enforcement.--The Attorney General of the United 
     States may bring an action to enforce this section in any 
     district court of the United States as provided under the 
     antitrust laws.''.
       (c) Sovereign Immunity.--Section 1605(a) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;

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       (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) in which the action is brought under section 7A of 
     the Sherman Act.''.
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  SA 1520. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce 
our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, 
renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging 
energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a 
Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in 
alternative energy, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 255. SUPPORT FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       It is the policy of the United States to provide support 
     for projects and activities to facilitate the energy 
     independence of the United States so as to ensure that all 
     but 10 percent of the energy needs of the United States are 
     supplied by domestic energy sources by calendar year 2017.

     SEC. 256. ENERGY POLICY COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--There is established a commission, to be 
     known as the ``National Commission on Energy Independence'' 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Commission'').
       (2) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of 15 
     members, of whom--
       (A) 3 shall be appointed by the President;
       (B) 3 shall be appointed by the majority leader of the 
     Senate;
       (C) 3 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the 
     Senate;
       (D) 3 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (E) 3 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (3) Co-chairpersons.--
       (A) In general.--The President shall designate 2 co-
     chairpersons from among the members of the Commission 
     appointed.
       (B) Political affiliation.--The co-chairpersons designated 
     under subparagraph (A) shall not both be affiliated with the 
     same political party.
       (4) Deadline for appointment.--Members of the Commission 
     shall be appointed not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (5) Term; vacancies.--
       (A) Term.--A member of the Commission shall be appointed 
     for the life of the Commission.
       (B) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission--
       (i) shall not affect the powers of the Commission; and
       (ii) shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
     appointment.
       (b) Purpose.--The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive 
     review of the energy policy of the United States by--
       (1) reviewing relevant analyses of the current and long-
     term energy policy of, and conditions in, the United States;
       (2) identifying problems that may threaten the achievement 
     by the United States of long-term energy policy goals, 
     including energy independence;
       (3) analyzing potential solutions to problems that threaten 
     the long-term ability of the United States to achieve those 
     energy policy goals; and
       (4) providing recommendations that will ensure, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, that the energy policy goals of 
     the United States are achieved.
       (c) Report and Recommendations.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than December 31 of each of 
     calendar years 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015, the Commission 
     shall submit to Congress and the President a report on the 
     progress of United States in meeting the long-term energy 
     policy goal of energy independence, including a detailed 
     statement of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations 
     of the Commission.
       (2) Legislative language.--If a recommendation submitted 
     under paragraph (1) involves legislative action, the report 
     shall include proposed legislative language to carry out the 
     action.
       (d) Commission Personnel Matters.--
       (1) Staff and director.--The Commission shall have a staff 
     headed by an Executive Director.
       (2) Staff appointment.--The Executive Director may appoint 
     such personnel as the Executive Director and the Commission 
     determine to be appropriate.
       (3) Experts and consultants.--With the approval of the 
     Commission, the Executive Director may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (4) Federal agencies.--
       (A) Detail of government employees.--
       (i) In general.--Upon the request of the Commission, the 
     head of any Federal agency may detail, without reimbursement, 
     any of the personnel of the Federal agency to the Commission 
     to assist in carrying out the duties of the Commission.
       (ii) Nature of detail.--Any detail of a Federal employee 
     under clause (i) shall not interrupt or otherwise affect the 
     civil service status or privileges of the Federal employee.
       (B) Technical assistance.--Upon the request of the 
     Commission, the head of a Federal agency shall provide such 
     technical assistance to the Commission as the Commission 
     determines to be necessary to carry out the duties of the 
     Commission.
       (e) Resources.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall have reasonable 
     access to materials, resources, statistical data, and such 
     other information from Executive agencies as the Commission 
     determines to be necessary to carry out the duties of the 
     Commission.
       (2) Form of requests.--The co-chairpersons of the 
     Commission shall make requests for access described in 
     paragraph (1) in writing, as necessary.
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  SA 1521. Mr. BIDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce 
our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, 
renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging 
energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a 
Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in 
alternative energy, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 177, after line 21, add the following:

     SEC. 279. COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHTING GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Low-income household.--The term ``low-income 
     household'' means a household with a total annual household 
     income that does not exceed the greater of--
       (A) an amount equal to 150 percent of the poverty level of 
     a State; or
       (B) an amount equal to 60 percent of the State median 
     income.
       (2) Medium base compact fluorescent lamp.--The term 
     ``medium base compact fluorescent lamp'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 321(30)(S) of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(30)(S)).
       (3) Poverty level.--The term ``poverty level'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 2603 of the Low-Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8622).
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy.
       (5) State.--The term ``State'' means--
       (A) a State; and
       (B) the District of Columbia.
       (6) State median income.--The term ``State median income'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2603 of the Low-
     Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8622).
       (b) Compact Fluorescent Lighting Grant Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and carry 
     out a program under which the Secretary shall provide grants 
     to States for the distribution of medium base compact 
     fluorescent lamps to households in the State.
       (2) Application requirements.--To be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this section a State shall--
       (A) submit to the Secretary an application, in such form 
     and by such date as the Secretary may specify, that 
     contains--
       (i) a plan describing the means by which the State will use 
     the grant funds; and
       (ii) such other information as the Secretary may require; 
     and
       (B) agree--
       (i) to conduct public education activities to provide 
     information on--

       (I) the efficiency of using medium base compact fluorescent 
     lamps; and
       (II) the cost savings associated with using medium base 
     compact fluorescent lamps;

       (ii) to conduct outreach activities to ensure, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, that households in the State are 
     informed of the distribution of the medium base compact 
     fluorescent lamps in the State;
       (iii) to coordinate activities under this section with 
     similar and related Federal and State programs; and
       (iv) to comply with such other requirements as the 
     Secretary may establish.
       (3) Priority.--A State that receives a grant under this 
     section shall give priority to distributing medium base 
     compact fluorescent lamps to low-income households in the 
     State.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     $50,000,000 to carry out this section.
       (2) Congressional intent.--It is the intent of Congress 
     that the amounts made available under this section shall 
     supplement, not supplant, amounts provided under sections 361 
     through 364 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6321 through 6324).
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  SA 1552. Mr. CRAIG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce 
our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by

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investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, 
promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater 
efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables 
Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                 TITLE VIII--NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Geologic Mapping 
     Reauthorization Act of 2007''.

     SEC. 802. FINDINGS.

       Section 2(a) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 
     (43 U.S.C. 31a(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) although significant progress has been made in the 
     production of geologic maps since the establishment of the 
     national cooperative geologic mapping program in 1992, no 
     modern, digital, geologic map exists for approximately 75 
     percent of the United States;''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``homeland and'' 
     after ``planning for'';
       (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``predicting'' and 
     inserting ``identifying'';
       (C) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (D) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K); 
     and
       (E) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
       ``(J) recreation and public awareness; and''; and
       (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ``important'' and 
     inserting ``available''.

     SEC. 803. PURPOSE.

       Section 2(b) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 
     (43 U.S.C. 31a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and management'' 
     before the period at the end.

     SEC. 804. DEADLINES FOR ACTIONS BY THE UNITED STATES 
                   GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

       Section 4(b)(1) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 
     1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(b)(1)) is amended in the second 
     sentence--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``not later than'' and 
     all that follows through the semicolon and inserting ``not 
     later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National 
     Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2007;'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``not later than'' and 
     all that follows through ``in accordance'' and inserting 
     ``not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
     National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2007 in 
     accordance''; and
       (3) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph (C), 
     by striking ``not later than'' and all that follows through 
     ``submit'' and inserting ``submit biennially''.

     SEC. 805. GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.

       Section 4(c)(2) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 
     1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(c)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``geophysical-map data base, geochemical-
     map data base, and a''; and
       (2) by striking ``provide'' and inserting ``provides''.

     SEC. 806. GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM COMPONENTS.

       Section 4(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the National Geologic Mapping Act 
     of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(d)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (2) in subclause (II), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(III) the needs of land management agencies of the 
     Department of the Interior.''.

     SEC. 807. GEOLOGIC MAPPING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       (a) Membership.--Section 5(a) of the National Geologic 
     Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``the Secretary of the Interior or a 
     designee from a land management agency of the Department of 
     the Interior,'' after ``Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency or a designee,'';
       (B) by inserting ``and'' after ``Energy or a designee,''; 
     and
       (C) by striking ``, and the Assistant to the President for 
     Science and Technology or a designee''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``Not later than'' and all that follows 
     through ``consultation'' and inserting ``In consultation'';
       (B) by striking ``Chief Geologist, as Chairman'' and 
     inserting ``Associate Director for Geology, as Chair''; and
       (C) by striking ``one representative from the private 
     sector'' and inserting ``2 representatives from the private 
     sector''.
       (b) Duties.--Section 5(b) of the National Geologic Mapping 
     Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) provide a scientific overview of geologic maps 
     (including maps of geologic-based hazards) used or 
     disseminated by Federal agencies for regulation or land-use 
     planning; and''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5(a)(1) of the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(a)(1)) is amended 
     by striking ``10-member'' and inserting ``11-member''.

     SEC. 808. FUNCTIONS OF NATIONAL GEOLOGIC-MAP DATABASE.

       Section 7(a) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 
     (43 U.S.C. 31f(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``geologic map'' and 
     inserting ``geologic-map''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) all maps developed with funding provided by the 
     National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, including 
     under the Federal, State, and education components;''.

     SEC. 809. BIENNIAL REPORT.

       Section 8 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 
     U.S.C. 31g) is amended by striking ``Not later'' and all that 
     follows through ``biennially'' and inserting ``Not later than 
     3 years after the date of enactment of the National Geologic 
     Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2007 and biennially''.

     SEC. 810. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; ALLOCATION.

       Section 9 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 
     U.S.C. 31h) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this Act $64,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2007 through 2016.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``2000'' and inserting ``2005'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``48'' and inserting 
     ``50''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking 2 and inserting ``4''.
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  SA 1523. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce 
our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, 
renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging 
energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a 
Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in 
alternative energy, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ESTABLISHING DISABLED 
                   VETERANS MATERIAL.

       Public Law 106-348 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``The establishment'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in subsection (e), the establishment''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 
     1001 et seq.)'' and inserting ``chapter 89 of title 40, 
     United States Code'';
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``section 8(b) of the Commemorative Works 
     Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b))'' and inserting ``section 8906 of 
     title 40, United States Code'';
       (B) by striking ``or upon expiration of the authority for 
     the memorial under section 10(b) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 
     1010(b)),''; and
       (C) by striking ``section 8(b)(1) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 
     1008(b)(1)'' and inserting ``8906(b)(2) or (3) of such 
     title''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Termination of Authority.--Notwithstanding section 
     8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, the authority to 
     establish a memorial under this section shall expire on 
     October 24, 2015.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1524. Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
Harkin, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Casey, 
Mr. Nelson of Nebraska Mr. Brownback, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Tester, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Cochran) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Reid to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign 
oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, 
promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater 
efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables 
Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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       On page 27, after line 23, add the following:

     SEC. 113. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE USE OF RENEWABLE 
                   RESOURCES TO GENERATE ENERGY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the United States has a quantity of renewable energy 
     resources that is sufficient to supply a significant portion 
     of the energy needs of the United States;
       (2) the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the 
     United States can help ensure a sustainable domestic energy 
     system;
       (3) accelerated development and use of renewable energy 
     technologies provide numerous benefits to the United States, 
     including improved national security, improved balance of 
     payments, healthier rural economies, improved environmental 
     quality, and abundant, reliable, and affordable energy for 
     all citizens of the United States;
       (4) the production of transportation fuels from renewable 
     energy would help the United States meet rapidly growing 
     domestic and global energy demands, reduce the dependence of 
     the United States on energy imported from volatile regions of 
     the world that are politically unstable, stabilize the cost 
     and availability of energy, and safeguard the economy and 
     security of the United States;
       (5) increased energy production from domestic renewable 
     resources would attract substantial new investments in energy 
     infrastructure, create economic growth, develop new jobs for 
     the citizens of the United States, and increase the income 
     for farm, ranch, and forestry jobs in the rural regions of 
     the United States;
       (6) increased use of renewable energy is practical and can 
     be cost effective with the implementation of supportive 
     policies and proper incentives to stimulate markets and 
     infrastructure; and
       (7) public policies aimed at enhancing renewable energy 
     production and accelerating technological improvements will 
     further reduce energy costs over time and increase market 
     demand.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that it 
     is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 
     1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the 
     United States should--
       (1) provide from renewable resources not less than 25 
     percent of the total energy consumed in the United States; 
     and
       (2) continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable 
     food, feed, and fiber.

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  SA 1525. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce 
our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, 
renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging 
energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a 
Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in 
alternative energy, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 161, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 269. STANDARD RELATING TO SOLAR HOT WATER HEATERS.

       Section 305(a)(3)(A) of the Energy Conservation and 
     Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)(A)) (as amended by 
     section 266) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)(III), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) if life-cycle cost-effective, not less than 30 
     percent of the hot water demand for each new or substantially 
     modified Federal building be met through the installation and 
     use of solar hot water heaters.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1526. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce 
our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, 
renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging 
energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a 
Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in 
alternative energy, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY 
                   PRODUCTION CREDIT.

       (a) Extension.--Paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), 
     (7), and (9) of section 45(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 (relating to qualified facilities) are each amended by 
     striking ``January 1, 2009'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``January 1, 2013''.
       (b) Modification of Inflation Adjustment.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 45(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``No 
     adjustment shall be made under this paragraph with respect to 
     the 1.5 cent amount in subsection (a) and the 8 cent amount 
     in paragraph (1) for any year after 2007.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply to energy produced and sold after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such 
     date.

     SEC. __. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF 
                   CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY BONDS.

       (a) Extension.--Section 54(m) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to termination) is amended by striking 
     ``2008'' and inserting ``2012''.
       (b) Annual Volume Cap for Bonds Issued During Extension 
     Period.--Subsection (f) of section 54 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (relating to limitation on amount of bonds 
     designated) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Limitation on Amount of Bonds Designated.--
       ``(1) Annual national limitation.--There is a national 
     clean renewable energy bond limitation for each calendar year 
     of $2,250,000,000.
       ``(2) Allocation by secretary.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary shall allocate the amount described in paragraph 
     (1) among qualified projects in such manner as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       ``(B) Limitation on allocations.--With respect to any 
     calendar year, the Secretary may not allocate--
       ``(i) more than $750,000,000 of the amount described in 
     paragraph (1) to finance qualified projects of qualified 
     borrowers which are public power entities,
       ``(ii) more than $250,000,000 of the amount described in 
     paragraph (1) to finance qualified projects of qualified 
     borrowers which are Indian tribes,
       ``(iii) more than $500,000,000 of the amount described in 
     paragraph (1) to finance qualified projects of qualified 
     borrowers which are government entities (other than public 
     power entities or Indian tribes), and
       ``(iv) more than $750,000,000 of the amount described in 
     paragraph (1) to finance qualified projects of qualified 
     borrowers which are cooperative electric companies or 
     cooperative lenders.
       ``(C) Public power entity.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (B), the term `public power entity' means a State utility 
     with a service obligation, as such terms are defined in 
     section 217 of the Federal Power Act.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to bonds issued after December 31, 2007.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1527. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce 
our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, 
renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging 
energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a 
Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in 
alternative energy, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                   TITLE __--ETHANOL TARIFF EXTENSION

     SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Ethanol Tariff Extension 
     and Caribbean Basin Initiative Investigation Act''.

     SEC. __02. EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL DUTY ON ETHANOL.

       (a) In General.--Subheading 9901.00.50 of the Harmonized 
     Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking 
     ``1/1/2009'' in the effective period column and inserting 
     ``1/1/2011''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
     consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. __03. FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a fund, to be known as the ``Renewable 
     Energy Fund'' (referred to in this section as the ``Fund''), 
     consisting of such amounts as may be transferred or credited 
     to the Fund under subsection (b).
       (b) Transfers to Fund.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Fund out of 
     the general fund of the Treasury amounts determined by the 
     Secretary to be equivalent to the amounts received into such 
     general fund that are attributable to the duty imposed under 
     subheading 9901.00.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States.
       (c) Expenditures From Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Up to $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 
     and up to $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 shall be 
     available from the Fund, as provided in appropriation Acts, 
     for the purposes described in section 206(c) of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15853(c)).
       (2) Excess amounts.--Any amount attributable to the duty 
     imposed under subheading 9901.00.50 of the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule of the United States that exceeds the

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     amounts authorized in paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2009 or 
     2010 shall be returned to the general fund of the Treasury.
       (d) Transfers of Amounts.--
       (1) In general.--The amounts required to be transferred to 
     the Fund under this section 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.
       (2) Adjustments.--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.

     SEC. __04. STUDY AND INVESTIGATION OF ETHANOL FROM CERTAIN 
                   CARIBBEAN BASIN COUNTRIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall conduct a study into the source and quantity of 
     ethanol, classifiable under subheading 9901.00.50 of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that is 
     imported into the United States from any country that is 
     designated as a beneficiary country under the Caribbean Basin 
     Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).
       (b) Contents of Study.--The study required by subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) An identification of all countries that are not 
     beneficiary countries designated under the Caribbean Basin 
     Economic Recovery Act that produce ethanol that is imported 
     duty-free into the United States through a country that is a 
     beneficiary country under such Act.
       (2) A determination of the quantity of ethanol on a 
     country-by-country basis that is imported duty-free into the 
     United States through a country that is a beneficiary country 
     under such Act.
       (3) Projections of the potential production capacity of all 
     ofthe countries designated as beneficiary countries under 
     such Actto dehydrate and export ethanol that originates in 
     countries that are not beneficiary countries designated under 
     such Act. The projections shall be made without regard to any 
     import quotas relating to such beneficiary countries.
       (4) A determination of the impact on the domestic and 
     international marketplace of duty-free treatment for ethanol 
     imported from countries designated as beneficiary countries 
     under such Act with and without the current import quotas.
       (5) A determination of the economic impact on countries 
     designated as beneficiary countries under such Act if ethanol 
     were not provided duty-free treatment and whether a stable 
     political and economic climate would exist in the Caribbean 
     region if duty-free treatment were not provided for ethanol.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the Secretary 
     concludes the study described in subsection (b), the 
     Secretary shall report to Congress on the results of that 
     study, including the Secretary's conclusions regarding--
       (1) the quantity of ethanol being passed through countries 
     that are designated as beneficiary countries under the 
     Caribbean Economic Recovery Act;
       (2) where that ethanol originates;
       (3) what the potential production capacity is for countries 
     in the Caribbean region to act as a conduit for foreign 
     ethanol if the current quota system is eliminated;
       (4) what the economic impact on the domestic ethanol 
     industry would be if the quota were eliminated; and
       (5) whether the current duty-free treatment contributes to 
     the political and economic stability of the Caribbean Basin 
     region.

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