Energy Science Act of 2004 - Authorizes appropriations through FY 2008 for the following:(1) energy efficiency and conservation; (2) distributed energy and electric energy systems; (3) renewable energy; (4) nuclear energy; (5) fossil energy; and (6) the Office of Science. Instructs the Secretary of Energy to conduct programs of energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application (R&D) focused upon specified energy technologies, including: (1) a Next Generation Lighting Initiative; (2) a National Building Performance Initiative; (3) a secondary electric vehicle battery use program: (4) an Energy Efficiency Science Initiative; (5) electric motor control technology; and (6) Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Centers.
Instructs the Secretary to develop research programs in the following energy technologies: (1) hybrid distributed power systems; (2) high power density industry program; (3) micro-cogeneration energy technology; (4) distributed energy technologies; and (5) after-treatment technologies for industrial reciprocating engines.
Directs the Secretary to conduct R&D in the following areas: (1) diversified bioenergy programs; (2) concentrated solar power; and (3) renewable energy in public buildings.
Directs the Secretary to implement specified nuclear energy R&D, including: (1) advanced fuel recycling technology; (2) university nuclear science and engineering support; and (3) reactor design security.
Requires the Secretary to conduct R&D in: (1) specified aspects of oil and gas research; (2) coal mining technologies; and (3) ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resource exploration and production.
Directs the Secretary to establish the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee. Establishes in the Treasury the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research Fund.
Prescribes guidelines for United States participation in ITER (the international burning plasma fusion research project).
Directs the Secretary to: (1) present an R&D plan to Congress for a fusion energy sciences program; and (2) report on the Spallation Neutron Source as part of the annual budget submission of the Department of Energy.
Requires the Secretary to support and establish: (1) science and energy facilities and infrastructure; (2) catalysis research and development; (3) nanoscale science and engineering research; (4) advanced scientific computing for energy missions; (5) genomes to life program; and (6) fission and fusion energy materials research program.
Prescribes implementation guidelines to establish: (1) the Energy-Water Supply Program; (2) the United States-Mexico Energy Technology Cooperation Program; (3) the Western Hemisphere Energy Cooperation Program; and (4) a biological nitrogen fixation program.
Directs the Secretary to establish the Arctic Engineering Research Center to improve the overall performance of roads, bridges, residential, commercial, and industrial structures, and other infrastructure in the Arctic region.
Instructs the Secretary to: (1) establish National Energy Research and Development Advisory Boards to perform external technical review of departmental programs; (2) designate a Technology Transfer Coordinator to perform oversight of and policy development for technology transfer activities at the Department; and (3) establish a Technology Infrastructure Program.
Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary to establish a Department of Energy Science and Technology Scholarship Program.
Directs the Secretary to require the Director of each National Laboratory to designate a small business advocate.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4500 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4500
To provide for energy research and development.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 3, 2004
Mr. Boehlert (for himself and Mrs. Biggert) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition
to the Committees on Resources and the Budget, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To provide for energy research and development.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Science Act of 2004''.
TITLE I--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 101. GOALS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a balanced set of
programs of energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application to support Federal energy policy and programs by the
Department. Such programs shall be focused on--
(1) increasing the efficiency of all energy intensive
sectors through conservation and improved technologies;
(2) promoting diversity of energy supply;
(3) decreasing the Nation's dependence on foreign energy
supplies;
(4) improving United States energy security; and
(5) decreasing the environmental impact of energy-related
activities.
(b) Goals.--The Secretary shall publish measurable 5-year cost and
performance-based goals with each annual budget submission in at least
the following areas:
(1) Energy efficiency for buildings, energy-consuming
industries, and vehicles.
(2) Electric energy generation (including distributed
generation), transmission, and storage.
(3) Renewable energy technologies including wind power,
photovoltaics, solar thermal systems, geothermal energy,
hydrogen-fueled systems, biomass-based systems, biofuels, and
hydropower.
(4) Fossil energy including power generation, onshore and
offshore oil and gas resource recovery, and transportation.
(5) Nuclear energy including programs for existing and
advanced reactors and education of future specialists.
(c) Public Comment.--The Secretary shall provide mechanisms for
input on the annually published goals from industry, university, and
other public sources.
(d) Effect of Goals.--
(1) No new authority or requirement.--Nothing in subsection
(a) or the annually published goals shall--
(A) create any new--
(i) authority for any Federal agency; or
(ii) requirement for any other person;
(B) be used by a Federal agency to support the
establishment of regulatory standards or regulatory
requirements; or
(C) alter the authority of the Secretary to make
grants or other awards.
(2) No limitation.--Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to limit the authority of the Secretary to impose
conditions on grants or other awards based on the goals in
subsection (a) or any subsequent modification thereto.
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title:
(1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Energy.
(2) Departmental mission.--The term ``departmental
mission'' means any of the functions vested in the Secretary of
Energy by the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
7101 et seq.) or other law.
(3) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given that
term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001(a)).
(4) National laboratory.--The term ``National Laboratory''
means any of the following laboratories owned by the
Department:
(A) Ames Laboratory.
(B) Argonne National Laboratory.
(C) Brookhaven National Laboratory.
(D) Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
(E) Idaho National Engineering and Environmental
Laboratory.
(F) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
(G) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
(H) Los Alamos National Laboratory.
(I) National Energy Technology Laboratory.
(J) National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
(K) Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
(L) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
(M) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.
(N) Sandia National Laboratories.
(O) Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
(P) Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
(5) Nonmilitary energy laboratory.--The term ``nonmilitary
energy laboratory'' means the laboratories listed in paragraph
(4), except for those listed in subparagraphs (G), (H), and
(N).
(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
(7) Single-purpose research facility.--The term ``single-
purpose research facility'' means any of the primarily single-
purpose entities owned by the Department or any other
organization of the Department designated by the Secretary.
Subtitle A--Energy Efficiency
SEC. 104. ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
(a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for energy efficiency and conservation
research, development, demonstration, and commercial application
activities, including activities authorized under this subtitle:
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $616,000,000.
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $695,000,000.
(3) For fiscal year 2006, $772,000,000.
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $865,000,000.
(5) For fiscal year 2008, $920,000,000.
(b) Allocations.--From amounts authorized under subsection (a), the
following sums are authorized:
(1) For activities under section 105--
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $20,000,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $30,000,000;
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $50,000,000;
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $50,000,000; and
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $50,000,000.
(2) For activities under section 107--
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $4,000,000; and
(B) for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008,
$7,000,000.
(3) For activities under section 108--
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $20,000,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $25,000,000;
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $30,000,000;
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $35,000,000; and
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $40,000,000.
(4) For activities under section 109, $2,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2005 through 2008.
(c) Extended Authorization.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for activities under section 105,
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.
(d) Limitation on Use of Funds.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated under this section may be used for--
(1) the issuance and implementation of energy efficiency
regulations;
(2) the Weatherization Assistance Program under part A of
title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42
U.S.C. 6861 et seq.);
(3) the State Energy Program under part D of title III of
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et
seq.); or
(4) the Federal Energy Management Program under part 3 of
title V of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42
U.S.C. 8251 et seq.).
SEC. 105. NEXT GENERATION LIGHTING INITIATIVE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a Next Generation
Lighting Initiative in accordance with this section to support
research, development, demonstration, and commercial application
activities related to advanced solid-state lighting technologies based
on white light emitting diodes.
(b) Objectives.--The objectives of the initiative shall be to
develop advanced solid-state organic and inorganic lighting
technologies based on white light emitting diodes that, compared to
incandescent and fluorescent lighting technologies, are longer lasting;
more energy-efficient; and cost-competitive, and have less
environmental impact.
(c) Industry Alliance.--The Secretary shall, not later than 3
months after the date of enactment of this section, competitively
select an Industry Alliance to represent participants that are private,
for-profit firms which, as a group, are broadly representative of
United States solid state lighting research, development,
infrastructure, and manufacturing expertise as a whole.
(d) Research.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the research
activities of the Next Generation Lighting Initiative through
competitively awarded grants to researchers, including Industry
Alliance participants, National Laboratories, and institutions
of higher education.
(2) Assistance from the industry alliance.--The Secretary
shall annually solicit from the Industry Alliance--
(A) comments to identify solid-state lighting
technology needs;
(B) assessment of the progress of the Initiative's
research activities; and
(C) assistance in annually updating solid-state
lighting technology roadmaps.
(3) Availability of information and roadmaps.--The
information and roadmaps under paragraph (2) shall be available
to the public and public response shall be solicited by the
Secretary.
(e) Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application.--The
Secretary shall carry out a development, demonstration, and commercial
application program for the Next Generation Lighting Initiative through
competitively selected awards. The Secretary may give preference to
participants of the Industry Alliance selected pursuant to subsection
(c).
(f) Intellectual Property.--The Secretary may require, in
accordance with the authorities provided in section 202(a)(ii) of title
35, United States Code, section 152 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(42 U.S.C. 2182), and section 9 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy
Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5908), that--
(1) for any new invention resulting from activities under
subsection (d)--
(A) the Industry Alliance members that are active
participants in research, development, and
demonstration activities related to the advanced solid-
state lighting technologies that are the subject of
this section shall be granted first option to negotiate
with the invention owner nonexclusive licenses and
royalties for uses of the invention related to solid-
state lighting on terms that are reasonable under the
circumstances; and
(B)(i) for 1 year after a United States patent is
issued for the invention, the patent holder shall not
negotiate any license or royalty with any entity that
is not a participant in the Industry Alliance described
in subparagraph (A); and
(ii) during the year described in clause (i), the
invention owner shall negotiate nonexclusive licenses
and royalties in good faith with any interested
participant in the Industry Alliance described in
subparagraph (A); and
(2) such other terms as the Secretary determines are
required to promote accelerated commercialization of inventions
made under the Initiative.
(g) National Academy Review.--The Secretary shall enter into an
arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct periodic
reviews of the Next Generation Lighting Initiative. The Academy shall
review the research priorities, technical milestones, and plans for
technology transfer and progress towards achieving them. The Secretary
shall consider the results of such reviews in evaluating the
information obtained under subsection (d)(2).
(h) Definitions.--As used in this section:
(1) Advanced solid-state lighting.--The term ``advanced
solid-state lighting'' means a semiconducting device package
and delivery system that produces white light using externally
applied voltage.
(2) Research.--The term ``research'' includes research on
the technologies, materials, and manufacturing processes
required for white light emitting diodes.
(3) Industry alliance.--The term ``Industry Alliance''
means an entity selected by the Secretary under subsection (c).
(4) White light emitting diode.--The term ``white light
emitting diode'' means a semiconducting package, utilizing
either organic or inorganic materials, that produces white
light using externally applied voltage.
SEC. 106. NATIONAL BUILDING PERFORMANCE INITIATIVE.
(a) Interagency Group.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy shall establish an interagency group to develop, in
coordination with the advisory committee established under subsection
(e), a National Building Performance Initiative (in this section
referred to as the ``Initiative''). The interagency group shall be co-
chaired by appropriate officials of the Department and the Department
of Commerce, who shall jointly arrange for the provision of necessary
administrative support to the group.
(b) Integration of Efforts.--The Initiative, working with the
National Institute of Building Sciences, shall integrate Federal,
State, and voluntary private sector efforts to reduce the costs of
construction, operation, maintenance, and renovation of commercial,
industrial, institutional, and residential buildings.
(c) Plan.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the interagency group shall submit to Congress a plan for
carrying out the appropriate Federal role in the Initiative. The plan
shall include--
(1) research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application of systems and materials for new construction and
retrofit relating to the building envelope and building system
components; and
(2) the collection, analysis, and dissemination of research
results and other pertinent information on enhancing building
performance to industry, government entities, and the public.
(d) Department of Energy Role.--Within the Federal portion of the
Initiative, the Department shall be the lead agency for all aspects of
building performance related to use and conservation of energy.
(e) Advisory Committee.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, shall establish an advisory committee
to--
(A) analyze and provide recommendations on
potential private sector roles and participation in the
Initiative; and
(B) review and provide recommendations on the plan
described in subsection (c).
(2) Membership.--Membership of the advisory committee shall
include representatives with a broad range of appropriate
expertise, including expertise in--
(A) building research and technology;
(B) architecture, engineering, and building
materials and systems; and
(C) the residential, commercial, and industrial
sectors of the construction industry.
(f) Construction.--Nothing in this section provides any Federal
agency with new authority to regulate building performance.
SEC. 107. SECONDARY ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY USE PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) Associated equipment.--The term ``associated
equipment'' means equipment located where the batteries will be
used that is necessary to enable the use of the energy stored
in the batteries.
(2) Battery.--The term ``battery'' means an energy storage
device that previously has been used to provide motive power in
a vehicle powered in whole or in part by electricity.
(b) Program.--The Secretary shall establish and conduct a research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application program for the
secondary use of batteries if the Secretary finds that there are
sufficient numbers of such batteries to support the program. The
program shall be--
(1) designed to demonstrate the use of batteries in
secondary applications, including utility and commercial power
storage and power quality;
(2) structured to evaluate the performance, including
useful service life and costs, of such batteries in field
operations, and the necessary supporting infrastructure,
including reuse and disposal of batteries; and
(3) coordinated with ongoing secondary battery use programs
at the National Laboratories and in industry.
(c) Solicitation.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, if the Secretary finds under subsection (b) that
there are sufficient numbers of batteries to support the program, the
Secretary shall solicit proposals to demonstrate the secondary use of
batteries and associated equipment and supporting infrastructure in
geographic locations throughout the United States. The Secretary may
make additional solicitations for proposals if the Secretary determines
that such solicitations are necessary to carry out this section.
(d) Selection of Proposals.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, not later than 90
days after the closing date established by the Secretary for
receipt of proposals under subsection (c), select up to 5
proposals which may receive financial assistance under this
section, subject to the availability of appropriations.
(2) Diversity; environmental effect.--In selecting
proposals, the Secretary shall consider diversity of battery
type, geographic and climatic diversity, and life-cycle
environmental effects of the approaches.
(3) Limitation.--No 1 project selected under this section
shall receive more than 25 percent of the funds authorized for
the program under this section.
(4) Optimization of federal resources.--The Secretary shall
consider the extent of involvement of State or local government
and other persons in each demonstration project to optimize use
of Federal resources.
(5) Other criteria.--The Secretary may consider such other
criteria as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(e) Conditions.--The Secretary shall require that--
(1) relevant information be provided to the Department, the
users of the batteries, the proposers, and the battery
manufacturers;
(2) the proposer provide at least 50 percent of the costs
associated with the proposal; and
(3) the proposer provide to the Secretary such information
regarding the disposal of the batteries as the Secretary may
require to ensure that the proposer disposes of the batteries
in accordance with applicable law.
SEC. 108. ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCIENCE INITIATIVE.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an Energy
Efficiency Science Initiative to be managed by the Assistant Secretary
in the Department with responsibility for energy conservation under
section 203(a)(9) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
U.S.C. 7133(a)(9)), in consultation with the Director of the Office of
Science, for grants to be competitively awarded and subject to peer
review for research relating to energy efficiency.
(b) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress, along with the
President's annual budget request under section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code, a report on the activities of the Energy Efficiency
Science Initiative, including a description of the process used to
award the funds and an explanation of how the research relates to
energy efficiency.
SEC. 109. ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL TECHNOLOGY.
The Secretary shall conduct a research, development, demonstration,
and commercial application program on advanced control devices to
improve the energy efficiency of electric motors used in heating,
ventilation, air conditioning, and comparable systems.
SEC. 110. ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTERS.
(a) Grants.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall make grants to nonprofit institutions,
State and local governments, or universities (or consortia thereof), to
establish a geographically dispersed network of Advanced Energy
Technology Transfer Centers, to be located in areas the Secretary
determines have the greatest need of the services of such Centers.
(b) Activities.--
(1) In general.--Each Center shall operate a program to
encourage demonstration and commercial application of advanced
energy methods and technologies through education and outreach
to building and industrial professionals, and to other
individuals and organizations with an interest in efficient
energy use.
(2) Advisory panel.--Each Center shall establish an
advisory panel to advise the Center on how best to accomplish
the activities under paragraph (1).
(c) Application.--A person seeking a grant under this section shall
submit to the Secretary an application in such form and containing such
information as the Secretary may require. The Secretary may award a
grant under this section to an entity already in existence if the
entity is otherwise eligible under this section.
(d) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall award grants under
this section on the basis of the following criteria, at a minimum:
(1) The ability of the applicant to carry out the
activities in subsection (b).
(2) The extent to which the applicant will coordinate the
activities of the Center with other entities, such as State and
local governments, utilities, and educational and research
institutions.
(e) Matching Funds.--The Secretary shall require a non-Federal
matching requirement of at least 50 percent of the costs of
establishing and operating each Center.
(f) Advisory Committee.--The Secretary shall establish an advisory
committee to advise the Secretary on the establishment of Centers under
this section. The advisory committee shall be composed of individuals
with expertise in the area of advanced energy methods and technologies,
including at least 1 representative from--
(1) State or local energy offices;
(2) energy professionals;
(3) trade or professional associations;
(4) architects, engineers, or construction professionals;
(5) manufacturers;
(6) the research community; and
(7) nonprofit energy or environmental organizations.
(g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) Advanced energy methods and technologies.--The term
``advanced energy methods and technologies'' means all methods
and technologies that promote energy efficiency and
conservation, including distributed generation technologies,
and life-cycle analysis of energy use.
(2) Center.--The term ``Center'' means an Advanced Energy
Technology Transfer Center established pursuant to this
section.
(3) Distributed generation.--The term ``distributed
generation'' means an electric power generation facility that
is designed to serve retail electric consumers at or near the
facility site.
Subtitle B--Distributed Energy and Electric Energy Systems
SEC. 111. DISTRIBUTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC ENERGY SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for distributed energy and electric
energy systems activities, including activities authorized under this
subtitle:
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $190,000,000.
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $200,000,000.
(3) For fiscal year 2006, $220,000,000.
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $240,000,000.
(5) For fiscal year 2008, $260,000,000.
(b) Micro-Cogeneration Energy Technology.--From amounts authorized
under subsection (a), $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 and
2005 is authorized for activities under section 114.
SEC. 112. HYBRID DISTRIBUTED POWER SYSTEMS.
(a) Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and transmit to Congress a
strategy for a comprehensive research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application program to develop hybrid distributed power
systems that combine--
(1) 1 or more renewable electric power generation
technologies of 10 megawatts or less located near the site of
electric energy use; and
(2) nonintermittent electric power generation technologies
suitable for use in a distributed power system.
(b) Contents.--The strategy shall--
(1) identify the needs best met with such hybrid
distributed power systems and the technological barriers to the
use of such systems;
(2) provide for the development of methods to design, test,
integrate into systems, and operate such hybrid distributed
power systems;
(3) include, as appropriate, research, development,
demonstration, and commercial application on related
technologies needed for the adoption of such hybrid distributed
power systems, including energy storage devices and
environmental control technologies;
(4) include research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application of interconnection technologies for
communications and controls of distributed generation
architectures, particularly technologies promoting real-time
response to power market information and physical conditions on
the electrical grid; and
(5) describe how activities under the strategy will be
integrated with other research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application activities supported by the Department
related to electric power technologies.
SEC. 113. HIGH POWER DENSITY INDUSTRY PROGRAM.
The Secretary shall establish a comprehensive research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application program to
improve energy efficiency of high power density facilities, including
data centers, server farms, and telecommunications facilities. Such
program shall consider technologies that provide significant
improvement in thermal controls, metering, load management, peak load
reduction, or the efficient cooling of electronics.
SEC. 114. MICRO-COGENERATION ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.
The Secretary shall make competitive, merit-based grants to
consortia for the development of micro-cogeneration energy technology.
The consortia shall explore--
(1) the use of small-scale combined heat and power in
residential heating appliances; and
(2) the use of excess power to operate other appliances
within the residence and supply excess generated power to the
power grid.
SEC. 115. DISTRIBUTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
The Secretary, within the sums authorized under section 111(a),
may provide financial assistance to coordinating consortia of
interdisciplinary participants for demonstrations designed to
accelerate the utilization of distributed energy technologies, such as
fuel cells, microturbines, reciprocating engines, thermally activated
technologies, and combined heat and power systems, in highly energy
intensive commercial applications.
SEC. 116. RECIPROCATING POWER.
The Secretary shall conduct a research, development, and
demonstration program regarding fuel system optimization and emissions
reduction after-treatment technologies for industrial reciprocating
engines. Such after-treatment technologies shall use processes that
reduce emissions by recirculating exhaust gases and shall be designed
to be retrofitted to any new or existing diesel or natural gas engine
used for power generation, peaking power generation, combined heat and
power, or compression.
Subtitle C--Renewable Energy
SEC. 118. RENEWABLE ENERGY.
(a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for renewable energy research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application activities,
including activities authorized under this subtitle:
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $480,000,000.
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $550,000,000.
(3) For fiscal year 2006, $610,000,000.
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $659,000,000.
(5) For fiscal year 2008, $710,000,000.
(b) Bioenergy.--From the amounts authorized under subsection (a),
the following sums are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
section 119:
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $135,425,000.
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $155,600,000.
(3) For fiscal year 2006, $167,650,000.
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $180,000,000.
(5) For fiscal year 2008, $192,000,000.
(c) Concentrating Solar Power.--From amounts authorized under
subsection (a), the following sums are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out section 120:
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $20,000,000.
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $40,000,000.
(3) For each of fiscal years 2006, 2007 and 2008,
$50,000,000.
(d) Public Buildings.--From the amounts authorized under subsection
(a), $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008 are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 122.
(e) Limits on Use of Funds.--
(1) No funds for renewable support and implementation.--
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated under this
section may be used for Renewable Support and Implementation.
(2) Grants.--Of the funds authorized under subsection (b),
not less than $5,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be made
available for grants to Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, Tribal Colleges, and Hispanic-Serving
Institutions.
(3) Regional field verification program.--Of the funds
authorized under subsection (a), not less than $4,000,000 for
each fiscal year shall be made available for the Regional Field
Verification Program of the Department.
(4) Off-stream pumped storage hydropower.--Of the funds
authorized under subsection (a), such sums as may be necessary
shall be made available for demonstration projects of off-
stream pumped storage hydropower.
(f) Consultation.--In carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall demonstrate the
use of advanced wind power technology, including combined use with coal
gasification; biomass; geothermal energy systems; and other renewable
energy technologies to assist in delivering electricity to rural and
remote locations.
SEC. 119. BIOENERGY PROGRAMS.
(a) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
(1) The term ``agricultural byproducts'' includes waste
products, including poultry fat and poultry waste.
(2) The term ``cellulosic biomass'' means any portion of a
crop containing lignocellulose or hemicellulose, including
barley grain, grapeseed, forest thinnings, rice bran, rice
hulls, rice straw, soybean matter, and sugarcane bagasse, or
any crop grown specifically for the purpose of producing
cellulosic feedstocks.
(b) Program.--The Secretary shall conduct a program of research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application for bioenergy,
including--
(1) biopower energy systems;
(2) biofuels;
(3) bio-based products;
(4) integrated biorefineries that may produce biopower,
biofuels, and bio-based products;
(5) cross-cutting research and development in feedstocks
and enzymes; and
(6) economic analysis.
(c) Biofuels and Bio-Based Products.--The goals of the biofuels and
bio-based products programs shall be to develop, in partnership with
industry--
(1) advanced biochemical and thermochemical conversion
technologies capable of making biofuels that are price-
competitive with gasoline or diesel in either internal
combustion engines or fuel cell-powered vehicles, and bio-based
products from a variety of feedstocks, including grains,
cellulosic biomass, and other agricultural byproducts; and
(2) advanced biotechnology processes capable of making
biofuels and bio-based products with emphasis on development of
biorefinery technologies using enzyme-based processing systems.
SEC. 120. CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a program of research
and development to evaluate the potential of concentrating solar power
for hydrogen production, including cogeneration approaches for both
hydrogen and electricity. Such program shall take advantage of existing
facilities to the extent possible and shall include--
(1) development of optimized technologies that are common
to both electricity and hydrogen production;
(2) evaluation of thermochemical cycles for hydrogen
production at the temperatures attainable with concentrating
solar power;
(3) evaluation of materials issues for the thermochemical
cycles described in paragraph (2);
(4) system architectures and economics studies; and
(5) coordination with activities in the Advanced Reactor
Hydrogen Cogeneration Project on high temperature materials,
thermochemical cycles, and economic issues.
(b) Assessment.--In carrying out the program under this section,
the Secretary shall--
(1) assess conflicting guidance on the economic potential
of concentrating solar power for electricity production
received from the National Research Council report entitled
``Renewable Power Pathways: A Review of the U.S. Department of
Energy's Renewable Energy Programs'' in 2000 and subsequent
Department-funded reviews of that report; and
(2) provide an assessment of the potential impact of the
technology before, or concurrent with, submission of the fiscal
year 2006 budget.
(c) Report.--Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall provide a report to Congress on the
economic and technical potential for electricity or hydrogen
production, with or without cogeneration, with concentrating solar
power, including the economic and technical feasibility of potential
construction of a pilot demonstration facility suitable for commercial
production of electricity or hydrogen from concentrating solar power.
SEC. 121. MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS.
The Secretary may conduct research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application programs for--
(1) ocean energy, including wave energy; and
(2) the combined use of renewable energy technologies with
one another and with other energy technologies, including the
combined use of wind power and coal gasification technologies.
SEC. 122. RENEWABLE ENERGY IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
(a) Demonstration and Technology Transfer Program.--The Secretary
shall establish a program for the demonstration of innovative
technologies for solar and other renewable energy sources in buildings
owned or operated by a State or local government, and for the
dissemination of information resulting from such demonstration to
interested parties.
(b) Limit on Federal Funding.--The Secretary shall provide under
this section no more than 40 percent of the incremental costs of the
solar or other renewable energy source project funded.
(c) Requirement.--As part of the application for awards under this
section, the Secretary shall require all applicants--
(1) to demonstrate a continuing commitment to the use of
solar and other renewable energy sources in buildings they own
or operate; and
(2) to state how they expect any award to further their
transition to the significant use of renewable energy.
SEC. 123. STUDY OF MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OPTIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with
the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on--
(1) the feasibility of various methods of renewable
generation of energy from the ocean, including energy from
waves, tides, currents, and thermal gradients; and
(2) the research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application activities required to make marine
renewable energy generation competitive with other forms of
electricity generation.
(b) Transmittal.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit the study to Congress along
with the Secretary's recommendations for implementing the results of
the study.
Subtitle D--Nuclear Energy
SEC. 124. NUCLEAR ENERGY.
(a) Core Programs.--The following sums are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for nuclear energy research, development,
demonstration, and commercial application activities, including
activities authorized under this subtitle, other than those described
in subsection (b):
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $273,000,000.
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $355,000,000.
(3) For fiscal year 2006, $430,000,000.
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $455,000,000.
(5) For fiscal year 2008, $545,000,000.
(b) Nuclear Infrastructure Support.--The following sums are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for activities under
section 125(e):
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $125,000,000.
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $130,000,000.
(3) For fiscal year 2006, $135,000,000.
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $140,000,000.
(5) For fiscal year 2008, $145,000,000.
(c) Allocations.--From amounts authorized under subsection (a), the
following sums are authorized:
(1) For activities under section 126--
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $140,000,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $145,000,000;
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $150,000,000;
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $155,000,000; and
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $275,000,000.
(2) For activities under section 127--
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $35,200,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $44,350,000;
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $49,200,000;
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $54,950,000; and
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $60,000,000.
(3) For activities under section 129, for each of fiscal
years 2004 through 2008, $6,000,000.
(d) Limitation on Use of Funds.--None of the funds authorized under
this section may be used for decommissioning the Fast Flux Test
Facility.
SEC. 125. NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) Nuclear Energy Research Initiative.--The Secretary shall carry
out a Nuclear Energy Research Initiative for research and development
related to nuclear energy.
(b) Nuclear Energy Plant Optimization Program.--The Secretary shall
carry out a Nuclear Energy Plant Optimization Program to support
research and development activities addressing reliability,
availability, productivity, component aging, safety, and security of
existing nuclear power plants.
(c) Nuclear Power 2010 Program.--The Secretary shall carry out a
Nuclear Power 2010 Program, consistent with recommendations in the
October 2001 report entitled ``A Roadmap to Deploy New Nuclear Power
Plants in the United States by 2010'' issued by the Nuclear Energy
Research Advisory Committee of the Department. Whatever type of reactor
is chosen for the hydrogen cogeneration project under subtitle C of
title VI, that type shall not be addressed in the Program under this
section. The Program shall include--
(1) support for first-of-a-kind engineering design and
certification expenses of advanced nuclear power plant designs,
which offer improved safety and economics over current
conventional plants and the promise of near-term to medium-term
commercial deployment;
(2) action by the Secretary to encourage domestic power
companies to install new nuclear plant capacity as soon as
possible;
(3) utilization of the expertise and capabilities of
industry, universities, and National Laboratories in evaluation
of advanced nuclear fuel cycles and fuels testing;
(4) consideration of proliferation-resistant passively-
safe, small reactors suitable for long-term electricity
production without refueling and suitable for use in remote
installations;
(5) participation of international collaborators in
research, development, design, and deployment efforts as
appropriate and consistent with United States interests in
nonproliferation of nuclear weapons;
(6) encouragement for university and industry
participation; and
(7) selection of projects such as to strengthen the
competitive position of the domestic nuclear power industrial
infrastructure.
(d) Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative.--The Secretary
shall carry out a Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative to
develop an overall technology plan and to support research and
development necessary to make an informed technical decision about the
most promising candidates for eventual commercial application. The
Initiative shall examine advanced proliferation-resistant and passively
safe reactor designs, including designs that--
(1) are economically competitive with other electric power
generation plants;
(2) have higher efficiency, lower cost, and improved safety
compared to reactors in operation on the date of enactment of
this Act;
(3) use fuels that are proliferation-resistant and have
substantially reduced production of high-level waste per unit
of output; and
(4) use improved instrumentation.
(e) Nuclear Infrastructure Support.--The Secretary shall develop
and implement a strategy for the facilities of the Office of Nuclear
Energy, Science, and Technology and shall transmit a report containing
the strategy along with the President's budget request to Congress for
fiscal year 2006.
SEC. 126. ADVANCED FUEL CYCLE INITIATIVE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary, through the Director of the Office
of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology, shall conduct an advanced
fuel recycling technology research and development program to evaluate
proliferation-resistant fuel recycling and transmutation technologies
that minimize environmental or public health and safety impacts as an
alternative to aqueous reprocessing technologies deployed as of the
date of enactment of this Act in support of evaluation of alternative
national strategies for spent nuclear fuel and the Generation IV
advanced reactor concepts, subject to annual review by the Secretary's
Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Committee or other independent entity,
as appropriate. Opportunities to enhance progress of the program
through international cooperation should be sought.
(b) Reports.--The Secretary shall report on the activities of the
advanced fuel recycling technology research and development program as
part of the Department's annual budget submission.
SEC. 127. UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall support a program to invest
in human resources and infrastructure in the nuclear sciences and
engineering and related fields (including health physics and nuclear
and radiochemistry), consistent with departmental missions related to
civilian nuclear research and development.
(b) Duties.--In carrying out the program under this section, the
Secretary shall establish fellowship and faculty assistance programs,
as well as provide support for fundamental research and encourage
collaborative research among industry, National Laboratories, and
universities through the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative. The
Secretary is encouraged to support activities addressing the entire
fuel cycle through involvement of both the Office of Nuclear Energy,
Science, and Technology and the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste
Management. The Secretary shall support communication and outreach
related to nuclear science, engineering, and nuclear waste management,
consistent with interests of the United States in nonproliferation of
nuclear weapons capabilities.
(c) Strengthening University Research and Training Reactors and
Associated Infrastructure.--Activities under this section may include--
(1) converting research and training reactors currently
using high-enrichment fuels to low-enrichment fuels, upgrading
operational instrumentation, and sharing of reactors among
institutions of higher education;
(2) providing technical assistance, in collaboration with
the United States nuclear industry, in relicensing and
upgrading research and training reactors as part of a student
training program; and
(3) providing funding, through the Innovations in Nuclear
Infrastructure and Education Program, for reactor improvements
as part of a focused effort that emphasizes research, training,
and education.
(d) University National Laboratory Interactions.--The Secretary
shall develop sabbatical fellowship and visiting scientist programs to
encourage sharing of personnel between National Laboratories and
universities.
(e) Operating and Maintenance Costs.--Funding for a research
project provided under this section may be used to offset a portion of
the operating and maintenance costs of a research and training reactor
at an institution of higher education used in the research project.
SEC. 128. SECURITY OF REACTOR DESIGNS.
The Secretary, through the Director of the Office of Nuclear
Energy, Science, and Technology, shall conduct a research and
development program on cost-effective technologies for increasing the
safety of reactor designs from natural phenomena and the security of
reactor designs from deliberate attacks.
SEC. 129. ALTERNATIVES TO INDUSTRIAL RADIOACTIVE SOURCES.
(a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study and provide a
report to Congress not later than August 1, 2004. The study shall--
(1) survey industrial applications of large radioactive
sources, including well-logging sources;
(2) review current domestic and international Department,
Department of Defense, Department of State, and commercial
programs to manage and dispose of radioactive sources;
(3) discuss disposal options and practices for currently
deployed or future sources and, if deficiencies are noted in
existing disposal options or practices for either deployed or
future sources, recommend options to remedy deficiencies; and
(4) develop a program plan for research and development to
develop alternatives to large industrial sources that reduce
safety, environmental, or proliferation risks to either workers
using the sources or the public.
(b) Program.--The Secretary shall establish a research and
development program to implement the program plan developed under
subsection (a)(4). The program shall include miniaturized particle
accelerators for well-logging or other industrial applications and
portable accelerators for production of short-lived radioactive
materials at an industrial site.
SEC. 130. GEOLOGICAL ISOLATION OF SPENT FUEL.
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of
deep borehole disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive
waste. The study shall emphasize geological, chemical, and hydrological
characterization of, and design of engineered structures for, deep
borehole environments. Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit the study to
Congress.
Subtitle E--Fossil Energy
PART I--RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SEC. 131. FOSSIL ENERGY.
(a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for fossil energy research, development,
demonstration, and commercial application activities, including
activities authorized under this part:
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $530,000,000.
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $556,000,000.
(3) For fiscal year 2006, $583,000,000.
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $611,000,000.
(5) For fiscal year 2008, $626,000,000.
(b) Allocations.--From amounts authorized under subsection (a), the
following sums are authorized:
(1) For activities under section 132(b)(2), $28,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008.
(2) For activities under section 134--
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $12,000,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $15,000,000; and
(C) for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2008,
$20,000,000.
(3) For activities under section 135--
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $259,000,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $272,000,000;
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $285,000,000;
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $298,000,000; and
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $308,000,000.
(4) For the Office of Arctic Energy under section 3197 of
the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2001 (42 U.S.C. 7144d), $25,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2004 through 2008.
(5) For activities under section 133, $4,000,000 for fiscal
year 2004 and $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through
2008.
(c) Extended Authorization.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for the Office of Arctic Energy under
section 3197 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2001 (42 U.S.C. 7144d), $25,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2009 through 2012.
(d) Limits on Use of Funds.--
(1) No funds for certain programs.--None of the funds
authorized under this section may be used for Fossil Energy
Environmental Restoration or Import/Export Authorization.
(2) Institutions of higher education.--Of the funds
authorized under subsection (b)(2), not less than 20 percent of
the funds appropriated for each fiscal year shall be dedicated
to research and development carried out at institutions of
higher education.
SEC. 132. OIL AND GAS RESEARCH PROGRAMS.
(a) Oil and Gas Research.--The Secretary shall conduct a program of
research, development, demonstration, and commercial application on oil
and gas, including--
(1) exploration and production;
(2) gas hydrates;
(3) reservoir life and extension;
(4) transportation and distribution infrastructure;
(5) ultraclean fuels;
(6) heavy oil and oil shale;
(7) related environmental research; and
(8) compressed natural gas marine transport.
(b) Fuel Cells.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a program of
research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application on fuel cells for low-cost, high-efficiency, fuel-
flexible, modular power systems.
(2) Improved manufacturing production and processes.--The
demonstrations under paragraph (1) shall include fuel cell
technology for commercial, residential, and transportation
applications, and distributed generation systems, utilizing
improved manufacturing production and processes.
(c) Natural Gas and Oil Deposits Report.--Not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter,
the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with other appropriate
Federal agencies, shall transmit a report to Congress of the latest
estimates of natural gas and oil reserves, reserves growth, and
undiscovered resources in Federal and State waters off the coast of
Louisiana and Texas.
(d) Integrated Clean Power and Energy Research.--
(1) National center or consortium of excellence.--The
Secretary shall establish a national center or consortium of
excellence in clean energy and power generation, utilizing the
resources of the existing Clean Power and Energy Research
Consortium, to address the Nation's critical dependence on
energy and the need to reduce emissions.
(2) Program.--The center or consortium shall conduct a
program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application on integrating the following focus areas:
(A) Efficiency and reliability of gas turbines for
power generation.
(B) Reduction in emissions from power generation.
(C) Promotion of energy conservation issues.
(D) Effectively utilizing alternative fuels and
renewable energy.
(E) Development of advanced materials technology
for oil and gas exploration and utilization in harsh
environments.
(F) Education on energy and power generation
issues.
SEC. 133. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.
The Secretary shall establish a competitive program to award a
contract to a nonprofit entity for the purpose of transferring
technologies developed with public funds. The entity selected under
this section shall have experience in offshore oil and gas technology
research management, in the transfer of technologies developed with
public funds to the offshore and maritime industry, and in management
of an offshore and maritime industry consortium. The program consortium
selected under section 142 shall not be eligible for selection under
this section. When appropriate, the Secretary shall consider utilizing
the entity selected under this section when implementing the activities
authorized by section 175.
SEC. 134. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR COAL MINING TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall carry out a program of
research and development on coal mining technologies. The Secretary
shall cooperate with appropriate Federal agencies, coal producers,
trade associations, equipment manufacturers, institutions of higher
education with mining engineering departments, and other relevant
entities.
(b) Program.--The research and development activities carried out
under this section shall--
(1) be guided by the mining research and development
priorities identified by the Mining Industry of the Future
Program and in the recommendations from relevant reports of the
National Academy of Sciences on mining technologies;
(2) include activities exploring minimization of
contaminants in mined coal that contribute to environmental
concerns including development and demonstration of
electromagnetic wave imaging ahead of mining operations;
(3) develop and demonstrate electromagnetic wave imaging
and radar techniques for horizontal drilling in coal beds in
order to increase methane recovery efficiency, prevent spoilage
of domestic coal reserves, and minimize water disposal
associated with methane extraction; and
(4) expand mining research capabilities at institutions of
higher education.
SEC. 135. COAL AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--In addition to the programs authorized under title
IV, the Secretary shall conduct a program of technology research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application for coal and
power systems, including programs to facilitate production and
generation of coal-based power through--
(1) innovations for existing plants;
(2) integrated gasification combined cycle;
(3) advanced combustion systems;
(4) turbines for synthesis gas derived from coal;
(5) carbon capture and sequestration research and
development;
(6) coal-derived transportation fuels and chemicals;
(7) solid fuels and feedstocks;
(8) advanced coal-related research;
(9) advanced separation technologies; and
(10) a joint project for permeability enhancement in coals
for natural gas production and carbon dioxide sequestration.
(b) Cost and Performance Goals.--In carrying out programs
authorized by this section, the Secretary shall identify cost and
performance goals for coal-based technologies that would permit the
continued cost-competitive use of coal for electricity generation, as
chemical feedstocks, and as transportation fuel in 2007, 2015, and the
years after 2020. In establishing such cost and performance goals, the
Secretary shall--
(1) consider activities and studies undertaken to date by
industry in cooperation with the Department in support of such
assessment;
(2) consult with interested entities, including coal
producers, industries using coal, organizations to promote coal
and advanced coal technologies, environmental organizations,
and organizations representing workers;
(3) not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, publish in the Federal Register proposed draft cost
and performance goals for public comments; and
(4) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act and every 4 years thereafter, submit to Congress a
report describing final cost and performance goals for such
technologies that includes a list of technical milestones as
well as an explanation of how programs authorized in this
section will not duplicate the activities authorized under the
Clean Coal Power Initiative authorized under subtitle A of
title IV.
SEC. 136. COMPLEX WELL TECHNOLOGY TESTING FACILITY.
The Secretary, in coordination with industry leaders in extended
research drilling technology, shall establish a Complex Well Technology
Testing Facility at the Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center to
increase the range of extended drilling technologies.
PART II--ULTRA-DEEPWATER AND UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS AND OTHER
PETROLEUM RESOURCES
SEC. 141. PROGRAM AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a program under this
part of research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application of technologies for ultra-deepwater and unconventional
natural gas and other petroleum resource exploration and production,
including addressing the technology challenges for small producers,
safe operations, and environmental mitigation (including reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions and sequestration of carbon).
(b) Program Elements.--The program under this part shall address
the following areas, including improving safety and minimizing
environmental impacts of activities within each area:
(1) Ultra-deepwater technology, including drilling to
formations in the Outer Continental Shelf to depths greater
than 15,000 feet.
(2) Ultra-deepwater architecture.
(3) Unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resource
exploration and production technology, including the technology
challenges of small producers.
(c) Limitation on Location of Field Activities.--Field activities
under the program under this part shall be carried out only--
(1) in--
(A) areas in the territorial waters of the United
States not under any Outer Continental Shelf moratorium
as of September 30, 2002;
(B) areas onshore in the United States on public
land administered by the Secretary of the Interior
available for oil and gas leasing, where consistent
with applicable law and land use plans; and
(C) areas onshore in the United States on State or
private land, subject to applicable law; and
(2) with the approval of the appropriate Federal or State
land management agency or private land owner.
(d) Research at National Energy Technology Laboratory.--The
Secretary, through the National Energy Technology Laboratory, shall
carry out research complementary to research under subsection (b).
(e) Consultation With Secretary of the Interior.--In carrying out
this part, the Secretary shall consult regularly with the Secretary of
the Interior.
SEC. 142. ULTRA-DEEPWATER PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out the activities under
section 141(a), to maximize the use of the ultra-deepwater natural gas
and other petroleum resources of the United States by increasing the
supply of such resources, through reducing the cost and increasing the
efficiency of exploration for and production of such resources, while
improving safety and minimizing environmental impacts.
(b) Role of the Secretary.--The Secretary shall have ultimate
responsibility for, and oversight of, all aspects of the program under
this section.
(c) Role of the Program Consortium.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may contract with a
consortium to--
(A) manage awards pursuant to subsection (f)(4);
(B) make recommendations to the Secretary for
project solicitations;
(C) disburse funds awarded under subsection (f) as
directed by the Secretary in accordance with the annual
plan under subsection (e); and
(D) carry out other activities assigned to the
program consortium by this section.
(2) Limitation.--The Secretary may not assign any
activities to the program consortium except as specifically
authorized under this section.
(3) Conflict of interest.--
(A) Procedures.--The Secretary shall establish
procedures--
(i) to ensure that each board member,
officer, or employee of the program consortium
who is in a decision-making capacity under
subsection (f)(3) or (4) shall disclose to the
Secretary any financial interests in, or
financial relationships with, applicants for or
recipients of awards under this section,
including those of his or her spouse or minor
child, unless such relationships or interests
would be considered to be remote or
inconsequential; and
(ii) to require any board member, officer,
or employee with a financial relationship or
interest disclosed under clause (i) to recuse
himself or herself from any review under
subsection (f)(3) or oversight under subsection
(f)(4) with respect to such applicant or
recipient.
(B) Failure to comply.--The Secretary may
disqualify an application or revoke an award under this
section if a board member, officer, or employee has
failed to comply with procedures required under
subparagraph (A)(ii).
(d) Selection of the Program Consortium.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall select the program
consortium through an open, competitive process.
(2) Members.--The program consortium may include
corporations, trade associations, institutions of higher
education, National Laboratories, or other research
institutions. After submitting a proposal under paragraph (4),
the program consortium may not add members without the consent
of the Secretary.
(3) Tax status.--The program consortium shall be an entity
that is exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
(4) Schedule.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall solicit proposals
from eligible consortia to perform the duties in subsection
(c)(1), which shall be submitted not later than 360 days after
the date of enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall select
the program consortium not later than 18 months after such date
of enactment.
(5) Application.--Applicants shall submit a proposal
including such information as the Secretary may require. At a
minimum, each proposal shall--
(A) list all members of the consortium;
(B) fully describe the structure of the consortium,
including any provisions relating to intellectual
property; and
(C) describe how the applicant would carry out the
activities of the program consortium under this
section.
(6) Eligibility.--To be eligible to be selected as the
program consortium, an applicant must be an entity whose
members collectively have demonstrated capabilities in planning
and managing research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application programs in natural gas or other
petroleum exploration or production.
(7) Criterion.--The Secretary shall consider the amount of
the fee an applicant proposes to receive under subsection (g)
in selecting a consortium under this section.
(e) Annual Plan.--
(1) In general.--The program under this section shall be
carried out pursuant to an annual plan prepared by the
Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) Development.--
(A) Solicitation of recommendations.--Before
drafting an annual plan under this subsection, the
Secretary shall solicit specific written
recommendations from the program consortium for each
element to be addressed in the plan, including those
described in paragraph (4). The Secretary may request
that the program consortium submit its recommendations
in the form of a draft annual plan.
(B) Submission of recommendations; other comment.--
The Secretary shall submit the recommendations of the
program consortium under subparagraph (A) to the Ultra-
Deepwater Advisory Committee established under section
145(a) for review, and such Advisory Committee shall
provide to the Secretary written comments by a date
determined by the Secretary. The Secretary may also
solicit comments from any other experts.
(C) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult
regularly with the program consortium throughout the
preparation of the annual plan.
(3) Publication.--The Secretary shall transmit to Congress
and publish in the Federal Register the annual plan, along with
any written comments received under paragraph (2)(A) and (B).
(4) Contents.--The annual plan shall describe the ongoing
and prospective activities of the program under this section
and shall include--
(A) a list of any solicitations for awards that the
Secretary plans to issue to carry out research,
development, demonstration, or commercial application
activities, including the topics for such work, who
would be eligible to apply, selection criteria, and the
duration of awards; and
(B) a description of the activities expected of the
program consortium to carry out subsection (f)(4).
(5) Estimates of increased royalty receipts.--The
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior,
shall provide an annual report to Congress with the President's
budget on the estimated cumulative increase in Federal royalty
receipts (if any) resulting from the implementation of this
part. The initial report under this paragraph shall be
submitted in the first President's budget following the
completion of the first annual plan required under this
subsection.
(f) Awards.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make awards to carry
out research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application activities under the program under this section.
The program consortium shall not be eligible to receive such
awards, but members of the program consortium may receive such
awards.
(2) Proposals.--The Secretary shall solicit proposals for
awards under this subsection in such manner and at such time as
the Secretary may prescribe, in consultation with the program
consortium.
(3) Review.--The Secretary shall make awards under this
subsection through a competitive process, which shall include a
review by individuals selected by the Secretary. Such
individuals shall include, for each application, Federal
officials, the program consortium, and non-Federal experts who
are not board members, officers, or employees of the program
consortium or of a member of the program consortium.
(4) Oversight.--
(A) In general.--The program consortium shall
oversee the implementation of awards under this
subsection, consistent with the annual plan under
subsection (e), including disbursing funds and
monitoring activities carried out under such awards for
compliance with the terms and conditions of the awards.
(B) Effect.--Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall
limit the authority or responsibility of the Secretary
to oversee awards, or limit the authority of the
Secretary to review or revoke awards.
(C) Provision of information.--The Secretary shall
provide to the program consortium the information
necessary for the program consortium to carry out its
responsibilities under this paragraph.
(g) Administrative Costs.--
(1) In general.--To compensate the program consortium for
carrying out its activities under this section, the Secretary
shall provide to the program consortium funds sufficient to
administer the program. This compensation may include a
management fee consistent with Department of Energy contracting
practices and procedures.
(2) Advance.--The Secretary shall advance funds to the
program consortium upon selection of the consortium, which
shall be deducted from amounts to be provided under paragraph
(1).
(h) Audit.--The Secretary shall retain an independent, commercial
auditor to determine the extent to which funds provided to the program
consortium, and funds provided under awards made under subsection (f),
have been expended in a manner consistent with the purposes and
requirements of this part. The auditor shall transmit a report annually
to the Secretary, who shall transmit the report to Congress, along with
a plan to remedy any deficiencies cited in the report.
SEC. 143. UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS AND OTHER PETROLEUM RESOURCES
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out activities under
subsection 141(b)(3), to maximize the use of the onshore unconventional
natural gas and other petroleum resources of the United States, by
increasing the supply of such resources, through reducing the cost and
increasing the efficiency of exploration for and production of such
resources, while improving safety and minimizing environmental impacts.
(b) Awards.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out this section
through awards to research consortia made through an open,
competitive process. As a condition of award of funds,
qualified research consortia shall--
(A) demonstrate capability and experience in
unconventional onshore natural gas or other petroleum
research and development;
(B) provide a research plan that demonstrates how
additional natural gas or oil production will be
achieved; and
(C) at the request of the Secretary, provide
technical advice to the Secretary for the purposes of
developing the annual plan required under subsection
(e).
(2) Production potential.--The Secretary shall seek to
ensure that the number and types of awards made under this
subsection have reasonable potential to lead to additional oil
and natural gas production on Federal lands.
(3) Schedule.--To carry out this subsection, not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall solicit proposals from research consortia, which shall be
submitted not later than 360 days after the date of enactment
of this Act. The Secretary shall select the first group of
research consortia to receive awards under this subsection not
later than 18 months after such date of enactment.
(c) Audit.--The Secretary shall retain an independent, commercial
auditor to determine the extent to which funds provided under awards
made under this section have been expended in a manner consistent with
the purposes and requirements of this part. The auditor shall transmit
a report annually to the Secretary, who shall transmit the report to
Congress, along with a plan to remedy any deficiencies cited in the
report.
(d) Focus Areas for Awards.--
(1) Unconventional resources.--Awards from allocations
under section 149(d)(2) shall focus on areas including advanced
coalbed methane, deep drilling, natural gas production from
tight sands, natural gas production from gas shales, stranded
gas, innovative exploration and production techniques, enhanced
recovery techniques, and environmental mitigation of
unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources
exploration and production.
(2) Small producers.--Awards from allocations under section
149(d)(3) shall be made to consortia consisting of small
producers or organized primarily for the benefit of small
producers, and shall focus on areas including complex geology
involving rapid changes in the type and quality of the oil and
gas reservoirs across the reservoir; low reservoir pressure;
unconventional natural gas reservoirs in coalbeds, deep
reservoirs, tight sands, or shales; and unconventional oil
reservoirs in tar sands and oil shales.
(e) Annual Plan.--
(1) In general.--The program under this section shall be
carried out pursuant to an annual plan prepared by the
Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) Development.--
(A) Written recommendations.--Before drafting an
annual plan under this subsection, the Secretary shall
solicit specific written recommendations from the
research consortia receiving awards under subsection
(b) and the Unconventional Resources Technology
Advisory Committee for each element to be addressed in
the plan, including those described in subparagraph
(D).
(B) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult
regularly with the research consortia throughout the
preparation of the annual plan.
(C) Publication.--The Secretary shall transmit to
Congress and publish in the Federal Register the annual
plan, along with any written comments received under
subparagraph (A).
(D) Contents.--The annual plan shall describe the
ongoing and prospective activities under this section
and shall include a list of any solicitations for
awards that the Secretary plans to issue to carry out
research, development, demonstration, or commercial
application activities, including the topics for such
work, who would be eligible to apply, selection
criteria, and the duration of awards.
(3) Estimates of increased royalty receipts.--The
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior,
shall provide an annual report to Congress with the President's
budget on the estimated cumulative increase in Federal royalty
receipts (if any) resulting from the implementation of this
part. The initial report under this paragraph shall be
submitted in the first President's budget following the
completion of the first annual plan required under this
subsection.
(f) Activities by the United States Geological Survey.--The
Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Geological Survey,
shall, where appropriate, carry out programs of long-term research to
complement the programs under this section.
SEC. 144. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARDS.
(a) Demonstration Projects.--An application for an award under this
part for a demonstration project shall describe with specificity the
intended commercial use of the technology to be demonstrated.
(b) Flexibility in Locating Demonstration Projects.--Subject to the
limitation in section 141(c), a demonstration project under this part
relating to an ultra-deepwater technology or an ultra-deepwater
architecture may be conducted in deepwater depths.
(c) Intellectual Property Agreements.--If an award under this part
is made to a consortium (other than the program consortium), the
consortium shall provide to the Secretary a signed contract agreed to
by all members of the consortium describing the rights of each member
to intellectual property used or developed under the award.
(d) Technology Transfer.--2.5 percent of the amount of each award
made under this part shall be designated for technology transfer and
outreach activities under this title.
(e) Cost Sharing Reduction for Independent Producers.--In applying
the cost sharing requirements under section 172 to an award under this
part the Secretary may reduce or eliminate the non-Federal requirement
if the Secretary determines that the reduction is necessary and
appropriate considering the technological risks involved in the
project.
SEC. 145. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
(a) Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 270 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish an
advisory committee to be known as the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory
Committee.
(2) Membership.--The advisory committee under this
subsection shall be composed of members appointed by the
Secretary including--
(A) individuals with extensive research experience
or operational knowledge of offshore natural gas and
other petroleum exploration and production;
(B) individuals broadly representative of the
affected interests in ultra-deepwater natural gas and
other petroleum production, including interests in
environmental protection and safe operations;
(C) no individuals who are Federal employees; and
(D) no individuals who are board members, officers,
or employees of the program consortium.
(3) Duties.--The advisory committee under this subsection
shall--
(A) advise the Secretary on the development and
implementation of programs under this part related to
ultra-deepwater natural gas and other petroleum
resources; and
(B) carry out section 142(e)(2)(B).
(4) Compensation.--A member of the advisory committee under
this subsection shall serve without compensation but shall
receive travel expenses in accordance with applicable
provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code.
(b) Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 270 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish an
advisory committee to be known as the Unconventional Resources
Technology Advisory Committee.
(2) Membership.--The advisory committee under this
subsection shall be composed of members appointed by the
Secretary including--
(A) a majority of members who are employees or
representatives of independent producers of natural gas
and other petroleum, including small producers;
(B) individuals with extensive research experience
or operational knowledge of unconventional natural gas
and other petroleum resource exploration and
production;
(C) individuals broadly representative of the
affected interests in unconventional natural gas and
other petroleum resource exploration and production,
including interests in environmental protection and
safe operations; and
(D) no individuals who are Federal employees.
(3) Duties.--The advisory committee under this subsection
shall advise the Secretary on the development and
implementation of activities under this part related to
unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources.
(4) Compensation.--A member of the advisory committee under
this subsection shall serve without compensation but shall
receive travel expenses in accordance with applicable
provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code.
(c) Prohibition.--No advisory committee established under this
section shall make recommendations on funding awards to particular
consortia or other entities, or for specific projects.
SEC. 146. LIMITS ON PARTICIPATION.
An entity shall be eligible to receive an award under this part
only if the Secretary finds--
(1) that the entity's participation in the program under
this part would be in the economic interest of the United
States; and
(2) that either--
(A) the entity is a United States-owned entity
organized under the laws of the United States; or
(B) the entity is organized under the laws of the
United States and has a parent entity organized under
the laws of a country that affords--
(i) to United States-owned entities
opportunities, comparable to those afforded to
any other entity, to participate in any
cooperative research venture similar to those
authorized under this part;
(ii) to United States-owned entities local
investment opportunities comparable to those
afforded to any other entity; and
(iii) adequate and effective protection for
the intellectual property rights of United
States-owned entities.
SEC. 147. SUNSET.
The authority provided by this part shall terminate on September
30, 2011.
SEC. 148. DEFINITIONS.
In this part:
(1) Deepwater.--The term ``deepwater'' means a water depth
that is greater than 200 but less than 1,500 meters.
(2) Independent producer of oil or gas.--
(A) In general.--The term ``independent producer of
oil or gas'' means any person that produces oil or gas
other than a person to whom subsection (c) of section
613A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 does not
apply by reason of paragraph (2) (relating to certain
retailers) or paragraph (4) (relating to certain
refiners) of section 613A(d) of such Code.
(B) Rules for applying paragraphs (2) and (4) of
section 613a(d).--For purposes of subparagraph (A),
paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 613A(d) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied by
substituting ``calendar year'' for ``taxable year''
each place it appears in such paragraphs.
(3) Program consortium.--The term ``program consortium''
means the consortium selected under section 142(d).
(4) Remote or inconsequential.--The term ``remote or
inconsequential'' has the meaning given that term in
regulations issued by the Office of Government Ethics under
section 208(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code.
(5) Small producer.--The term ``small producer'' means an
entity organized under the laws of the United States with
production levels of less than 1,000 barrels per day of oil
equivalent.
(6) Ultra-deepwater.--The term ``ultra-deepwater'' means a
water depth that is equal to or greater than 1,500 meters.
(7) Ultra-deepwater architecture.--The term ``ultra-
deepwater architecture'' means the integration of technologies
for the exploration for, or production of, natural gas or other
petroleum resources located at ultra-deepwater depths.
(8) Ultra-deepwater technology.--The term ``ultra-deepwater
technology'' means a discrete technology that is specially
suited to address 1 or more challenges associated with the
exploration for, or production of, natural gas or other
petroleum resources located at ultra-deepwater depths.
(9) Unconventional natural gas and other petroleum
resource.--The term ``unconventional natural gas and other
petroleum resource'' means natural gas and other petroleum
resource located onshore in an economically inaccessible
geological formation, including resources of small producers.
SEC. 149. FUNDING.
(a) In General.--
(1) Oil and gas lease income.--For each of fiscal years
2004 through 2013, from any Federal royalties, rents, and
bonuses derived from Federal onshore and offshore oil and gas
leases issued under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and
the Mineral Leasing Act which are deposited in the Treasury,
and after distribution of any such funds as described in
subsection (c), $150,000,000 shall be deposited into the Ultra-
Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum
Research Fund (in this section referred to as the Fund). For
purposes of this section, the term ``royalties'' excludes
proceeds from the sale of royalty production taken in kind and
royalty production that is transferred under section 27(a)(3)
of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1353(a)(3)).
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to
amounts described in paragraph (1), there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary, to be deposited in the Fund,
$50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2013, to
remain available until expended.
(b) Obligational Authority.--Monies in the Fund shall be available
to the Secretary for obligation under this part without fiscal year
limitation, to remain available until expended.
(c) Prior Distributions.--The distributions described in subsection
(a) are those required by law--
(1) to States and to the Reclamation Fund under the Mineral
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(a)); and
(2) to other funds receiving monies from Federal oil and
gas leasing programs, including--
(A) any recipients pursuant to section 8(g) of the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g));
(B) the Land and Water Conservation Fund, pursuant
to section 2(c) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-5(c));
(C) the Historic Preservation Fund, pursuant to
section 108 of the National Historic Preservation Act
(16 U.S.C. 470h); and
(D) the Secure Energy Reinvestment Fund.
(d) Allocation.--Amounts obligated from the Fund under this section
in each fiscal year shall be allocated as follows:
(1) 50 percent shall be for activities under section 142.
(2) 35 percent shall be for activities under section
143(d)(1).
(3) 10 percent shall be for activities under section
143(d)(2).
(4) 5 percent shall be for research under section 141(d).
(e) Fund.--There is hereby established in the Treasury of the
United States a separate fund to be known as the ``Ultra-Deepwater and
Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research Fund''.
Subtitle F--Science
SEC. 151. SCIENCE.
(a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for research, development, demonstration,
and commercial application activities of the Office of Science,
including activities authorized under this subtitle, including the
amounts authorized under the amendment made by section 158(c)(2)(C),
and including basic energy sciences, advanced scientific computing
research, biological and environmental research, fusion energy
sciences, high energy physics, nuclear physics, and research analysis
and infrastructure support:
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $3,785,000,000.
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $4,153,000,000.
(3) For fiscal year 2006, $4,618,000,000.
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $5,310,000,000.
(5) For fiscal year 2008, $5,800,000,000.
(b) Allocations.--From amounts authorized under subsection (a), the
following sums are authorized:
(1) For activities of the Fusion Energy Sciences Program,
including activities under sections 152 and 153--
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $335,000,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $349,000,000;
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $362,000,000;
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $377,000,000; and
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $393,000,000.
(2) For the Spallation Neutron Source--
(A) for construction in fiscal year 2004,
$124,600,000;
(B) for construction in fiscal year 2005,
$79,800,000;
(C) for completion of construction in fiscal year
2006, $41,100,000; and
(D) for other project costs (including research and
development necessary to complete the project,
preoperations costs, and capital equipment related to
construction), $103,279,000 for the period encompassing
fiscal years 2003 through 2006, to remain available
until expended through September 30, 2006.
(3) For Catalysis Research activities under section 156--
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $33,000,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $35,000,000;
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $36,500,000;
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $38,200,000; and
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $40,100,000.
(4) For Nanoscale Science and Engineering Research
activities under section 157--
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $270,000,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $292,000,000;
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $322,000,000;
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $355,000,000; and
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $390,000,000.
(5) For activities under section 157(c), from the amounts
authorized under paragraph (4) of this subsection--
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $135,000,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $150,000,000;
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $120,000,000;
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $100,000,000; and
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $125,000,000.
(6) For activities in the Genomes to Life Program under
section 159--
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $100,000,000; and
(B) for fiscal years 2005 through 2008, such sums
as may be necessary.
(7) For activities in the Energy-Water Supply Program under
section 161, $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through
2008.
(c) ITER Construction.--In addition to the funds authorized under
subsection (b)(1), such sums as may be necessary for costs associated
with ITER construction, consistent with limitations under section 152.
SEC. 152. UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN ITER.
(a) In General.--The United States may participate in ITER in
accordance with the provisions of this section.
(b) Agreement.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to negotiate
an agreement for United States participation in ITER.
(2) Contents.--Any agreement for United States
participation in ITER shall, at a minimum--
(A) clearly define the United States financial
contribution to construction and operating costs;
(B) ensure that the share of ITER's high-technology
components manufactured in the United States is at
least proportionate to the United States financial
contribution to ITER;
(C) ensure that the United States will not be
financially responsible for cost overruns in components
manufactured in other ITER participating countries;
(D) guarantee the United States full access to all
data generated by ITER;
(E) enable United States researchers to propose and
carry out an equitable share of the experiments at
ITER;
(F) provide the United States with a role in all
collective decisionmaking related to ITER; and
(G) describe the process for discontinuing or
decommissioning ITER and any United States role in
those processes.
(c) Plan.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Fusion Energy
Sciences Advisory Committee, shall develop a plan for the participation
of United States scientists in ITER that shall include the United
States research agenda for ITER, methods to evaluate whether ITER is
promoting progress toward making fusion a reliable and affordable
source of power, and a description of how work at ITER will relate to
other elements of the United States fusion program. The Secretary shall
request a review of the plan by the National Academy of Sciences.
(d) Limitation.--No funds shall be expended for the construction of
ITER until the Secretary has transmitted to Congress--
(1) the agreement negotiated pursuant to subsection (b) and
120 days have elapsed since that transmission;
(2) a report describing the management structure of ITER
and providing a fixed dollar estimate of the cost of United
States participation in the construction of ITER, and 120 days
have elapsed since that transmission;
(3) a report describing how United States participation in
ITER will be funded without reducing funding for other programs
in the Office of Science, including other fusion programs, and
60 days have elapsed since that transmission; and
(4) the plan required by subsection (c) (but not the
National Academy of Sciences review of that plan), and 60 days
have elapsed since that transmission.
(e) Alternative to ITER.--If at any time during the negotiations on
ITER, the Secretary determines that construction and operation of ITER
is unlikely or infeasible, the Secretary shall send to Congress, as
part of the budget request for the following year, a plan for
implementing the domestic burning plasma experiment known as FIRE,
including costs and schedules for such a plan. The Secretary shall
refine such plan in full consultation with the Fusion Energy Sciences
Advisory Committee and shall also transmit such plan to the National
Academy of Sciences for review.
(f) Definitions.--In this section and section 151(b)(1) and (c):
(1) Construction.--The term ``construction'' means the
physical construction of the ITER facility, and the physical
construction, purchase, or manufacture of equipment or
components that are specifically designed for the ITER
facility, but does not mean the design of the facility,
equipment, or components.
(2) FIRE.--The term ``FIRE'' means the Fusion Ignition
Research Experiment, the fusion research experiment for which
design work has been supported by the Department as a possible
alternative burning plasma experiment in the event that ITER
fails to move forward.
(3) ITER.--The term ``ITER'' means the international
burning plasma fusion research project in which the President
announced United States participation on January 30, 2003.
SEC. 153. PLAN FOR FUSION ENERGY SCIENCES PROGRAM.
(a) Declaration of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United
States to conduct research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application to provide for the scientific, engineering, and commercial
infrastructure necessary to ensure that the United States is
competitive with other nations in providing fusion energy for its own
needs and the needs of other nations, including by demonstrating
electric power or hydrogen production for the United States energy grid
utilizing fusion energy at the earliest date possible.
(b) Planning.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall present to Congress
a plan, with proposed cost estimates, budgets, and potential
international partners, for the implementation of the policy
described in subsection (a). The plan shall ensure that--
(A) existing fusion research facilities are more
fully utilized;
(B) fusion science, technology, theory, advanced
computation, modeling, and simulation are strengthened;
(C) new magnetic and inertial fusion research
facilities are selected based on scientific innovation,
cost effectiveness, and their potential to advance the
goal of practical fusion energy at the earliest date
possible, and those that are selected are funded at a
cost-effective rate;
(D) communication of scientific results and methods
between the fusion energy science community and the
broader scientific and technology communities is
improved;
(E) inertial confinement fusion facilities are
utilized to the extent practicable for the purpose of
inertial fusion energy research and development; and
(F) attractive alternative inertial and magnetic
fusion energy approaches are more fully explored.
(2) Costs and schedules.--Such plan shall also address the
status of and, to the degree possible, costs and schedules
for--
(A) in coordination with the program under section
160, the design and implementation of international or
national facilities for the testing of fusion
materials; and
(B) the design and implementation of international
or national facilities for the testing and development
of key fusion technologies.
SEC. 154. SPALLATION NEUTRON SOURCE.
(a) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term
``Spallation Neutron Source'' means Department Project 99-E-334, Oak
Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
(b) Report.--The Secretary shall report on the Spallation Neutron
Source as part of the Department's annual budget submission, including
a description of the achievement of milestones, a comparison of actual
costs to estimated costs, and any changes in estimated project costs or
schedule.
(c) Limitations.--The total amount obligated by the Department,
including prior year appropriations, for the Spallation Neutron Source
shall not exceed--
(1) $1,192,700,000 for costs of construction;
(2) $219,000,000 for other project costs; and
(3) $1,411,700,000 for total project cost.
SEC. 155. SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE AND ENERGY FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) Facility and Infrastructure Policy.--The Secretary shall
develop and implement a strategy for facilities and infrastructure
supported primarily from the Office of Science, the Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Office of Fossil Energy, or the
Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology Programs at all
National Laboratories and single-purpose research facilities. Such
strategy shall provide cost-effective means for--
(1) maintaining existing facilities and infrastructure, as
needed;
(2) closing unneeded facilities;
(3) making facility modifications; and
(4) building new facilities.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall prepare and transmit,
along with the President's budget request to Congress for
fiscal year 2006, a report containing the strategy developed
under subsection (a).
(2) Contents.--For each National Laboratory and single-
purpose research facility, for the facilities primarily used
for science and energy research, such report shall contain--
(A) the current priority list of proposed
facilities and infrastructure projects, including cost
and schedule requirements;
(B) a current 10-year plan that demonstrates the
reconfiguration of its facilities and infrastructure to
meet its missions and to address its long-term
operational costs and return on investment;
(C) the total current budget for all facilities and
infrastructure funding; and
(D) the current status of each facility and
infrastructure project compared to the original
baseline cost, schedule, and scope.
SEC. 156. CATALYSIS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary, through the Office of Science,
shall support a program of research and development in catalysis
science consistent with the Department's statutory authorities related
to research and development. The program shall include efforts to--
(1) enable catalyst design using combinations of
experimental and mechanistic methodologies coupled with
computational modeling of catalytic reactions at the molecular
level;
(2) develop techniques for high throughput synthesis,
assay, and characterization at nanometer and subnanometer
scales in situ under actual operating conditions;
(3) synthesize catalysts with specific site architectures;
(4) conduct research on the use of precious metals for
catalysis; and
(5) translate molecular understanding to the design of
catalytic compounds.
(b) Duties of the Office of Science.--In carrying out the program
under this section, the Director of the Office of Science shall--
(1) support both individual investigators and
multidisciplinary teams of investigators to pioneer new
approaches in catalytic design;
(2) develop, plan, construct, acquire, share, or operate
special equipment or facilities for the use of investigators in
collaboration with national user facilities such as nanoscience
and engineering centers;
(3) support technology transfer activities to benefit
industry and other users of catalysis science and engineering;
and
(4) coordinate research and development activities with
industry and other Federal agencies.
(c) Triennial Assessment.--The National Academy of Sciences shall
review the catalysis program every 3 years to report on gains made in
the fundamental science of catalysis and its progress towards
developing new fuels for energy production and material fabrication
processes.
SEC. 157. NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
DEMONSTRATION, AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATION.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary, acting through the Office of
Science, shall support a program of research, development,
demonstration, and commercial application in nanoscience and
nanoengineering. The program shall include efforts to further the
understanding of the chemistry, physics, materials science, and
engineering of phenomena on the scale of nanometers and to apply that
knowledge to the Department's mission areas.
(b) Duties of the Office of Science.--In carrying out the program
under this section, the Office of Science shall--
(1) support both individual investigators and teams of
investigators, including multidisciplinary teams;
(2) carry out activities under subsection (c);
(3) support technology transfer activities to benefit
industry and other users of nanoscience and nanoengineering;
(4) coordinate research and development activities with
other Department programs, industry, and other Federal
agencies;
(5) ensure that societal and ethical concerns will be
addressed as the technology is developed by--
(A) establishing a research program to identify
societal and ethical concerns related to
nanotechnology, and ensuring that the results of such
research are widely disseminated; and
(B) integrating, insofar as possible, research on
societal and ethical concerns with nanotechnology
research and development; and
(6) ensure that the potential of nanotechnology to produce
or facilitate the production of clean, inexpensive energy is
realized by supporting nanotechnology energy applications
research and development.
(c) Nanoscience and Nanoengineering Research Centers and Major
Instrumentation.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out projects to
develop, plan, construct, acquire, operate, or support special
equipment, instrumentation, or facilities for investigators
conducting research and development in nanoscience and
nanoengineering.
(2) Activities.--Projects under paragraph (1) may include
the measurement of properties at the scale of nanometers,
manipulation at such scales, and the integration of
technologies based on nanoscience or nanoengineering into bulk
materials or other technologies.
(3) Facilities.--Facilities under paragraph (1) may include
electron microcharacterization facilities, microlithography
facilities, scanning probe facilities, and related
instrumentation.
(4) Collaborations.--The Secretary shall encourage
collaborations among Department programs, institutions of
higher education, laboratories, and industry at facilities
under this subsection.
SEC. 158. ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING FOR ENERGY MISSIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Office of
Science, shall support a program to advance the Nation's computing
capability across a diverse set of grand challenge, computationally
based, science problems related to departmental missions.
(b) Duties of the Office of Science.--In carrying out the program
under this section, the Office of Science shall--
(1) advance basic science through computation by developing
software to solve grand challenge science problems on new
generations of computing platforms in collaboration with other
Department program offices;
(2) enhance the foundations for scientific computing by
developing the basic mathematical and computing systems
software needed to take full advantage of the computing
capabilities of computers with peak speeds of 100 teraflops or
more, some of which may be unique to the scientific problem of
interest;
(3) enhance national collaboratory and networking
capabilities by developing software to integrate geographically
separated researchers into effective research teams and to
facilitate access to and movement and analysis of large
(petabyte) data sets;
(4) develop and maintain a robust scientific computing
hardware infrastructure to ensure that the computing resources
needed to address departmental missions are available; and
(5) explore new computing approaches and technologies that
promise to advance scientific computing, including developments
in quantum computing.
(c) High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 Amendments.--The High-
Performance Computing Act of 1991 is amended--
(1) in section 4 (15 U.S.C. 5503)--
(A) in paragraph (3) by striking ``means'' and
inserting ``and networking and information technology
mean'', and by striking ``(including vector
supercomputers and large scale parallel systems)''; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``packet
switched''; and
(2) in section 203 (15 U.S.C. 5523)--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking all after ``As
part of the'' and inserting ``Networking and
Information Technology Research and Development
Program, the Secretary of Energy shall conduct basic
and applied research in networking and information
technology, with emphasis on supporting fundamental
research in the physical sciences and engineering, and
energy applications; providing supercomputer access and
advanced communication capabilities and facilities to
scientific researchers; and developing tools for
distributed scientific collaboration.'';
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ``Program'' and
inserting ``Networking and Information Technology
Research and Development Program''; and
(C) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to carry out the Networking and
Information Technology Research and Development Program such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal years 2004 through 2008.''.
(d) Coordination.--The Secretary shall ensure that the program
under this section is integrated and consistent with--
(1) the Advanced Simulation and Computing Program, formerly
known as the Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative, of the
National Nuclear Security Administration; and
(2) other national efforts related to advanced scientific
computing for science and engineering.
(e) Report.--
(1) In general.--Before undertaking any new initiative to
develop any new advanced architecture for high-speed computing,
the Secretary, through the Director of the Office of Science,
shall transmit a report to Congress describing--
(A) the expected duration and cost of the
initiative;
(B) the technical milestones the initiative is
designed to achieve;
(C) how institutions of higher education and
private firms will participate in the initiative; and
(D) why the goals of the initiative could not be
achieved through existing programs.
(2) Limitation.--No funds may be expended on any initiative
described in paragraph (1) until 30 days after the report
required by that paragraph is transmitted to Congress.
SEC. 159. GENOMES TO LIFE PROGRAM.
(a) Program.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
research, development, and demonstration program in genetics,
protein science, and computational biology to support the
energy, national security, and environmental mission of the
Department.
(2) Grants.--The program shall support individual
investigators and multidisciplinary teams of investigators
through competitive, merit-reviewed grants.
(3) Consultation.--In carrying out the program, the
Secretary shall consult with other Federal agencies that
conduct genetic and protein research.
(b) Goals.--The program shall have the goal of developing
technologies and methods based on the biological functions of genomes,
microbes, and plants that--
(1) can facilitate the production of fuels, including
hydrogen;
(2) convert carbon dioxide to organic carbon;
(3) improve national security and combat terrorism;
(4) detoxify soils and water at Department facilities
contaminated with heavy metals and radiological materials; and
(5) address other Department missions as identified by the
Secretary.
(c) Plan.--
(1) Development of plan.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and
transmit to Congress a research plan describing how the program
authorized pursuant to this section will be undertaken to
accomplish the program goals established in subsection (b).
(2) Review of plan.--The Secretary shall contract with the
National Academy of Sciences to review the research plan
developed under this subsection. The Secretary shall transmit
the review to Congress not later than 18 months after
transmittal of the research plan under paragraph (1), along
with the Secretary's response to the recommendations contained
in the review.
(d) Genomes to Life User Facilities and Ancillary Equipment.--
(1) In general.--Within the funds authorized to be
appropriated pursuant to this Act, the amounts specified under
section 151(b)(6) shall, subject to appropriations, be
available for projects to develop, plan, construct, acquire, or
operate special equipment, instrumentation, or facilities for
investigators conducting research, development, demonstration,
and commercial application in systems biology and proteomics
and associated biological disciplines.
(2) Facilities.--Facilities under paragraph (1) may include
facilities, equipment, or instrumentation for--
(A) the production and characterization of
proteins;
(B) whole proteome analysis;
(C) characterization and imaging of molecular
machines; and
(D) analysis and modeling of cellular systems.
(3) Collaborations.--The Secretary shall encourage
collaborations among universities, laboratories, and industry
at facilities under this subsection. All facilities under this
subsection shall have a specific mission of technology transfer
to other institutions.
(e) Prohibition on Biomedical and Human Cell and Human Subject
Research.--
(1) No biomedical research.--In carrying out the program
under this section, the Secretary shall not conduct biomedical
research.
(2) Limitations.--Nothing in this section shall authorize
the Secretary to conduct any research or demonstrations--
(A) on human cells or human subjects; or
(B) designed to have direct application with
respect to human cells or human subjects.
SEC. 160. FISSION AND FUSION ENERGY MATERIALS RESEARCH PROGRAM.
In the President's fiscal year 2006 budget request, the Secretary
shall establish a research and development program on material science
issues presented by advanced fission reactors and the Department's
fusion energy program. The program shall develop a catalog of material
properties required for these applications, develop theoretical models
for materials possessing the required properties, benchmark models
against existing data, and develop a roadmap to guide further research
and development in this area.
SEC. 161. ENERGY-WATER SUPPLY PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--There is established within the Department the
Energy-Water Supply Program, to study energy-related and certain other
issues associated with the supply of drinking water and operation of
community water systems and to study water supply issues related to
energy.
(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Agency.--The term ``Agency'' means the Environmental
Protection Agency.
(3) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the American
Water Works Association Research Foundation.
(4) 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).
(5) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Energy-Water
Supply Program established by this section.
(c) Program Areas.--The Program shall develop methods, means,
procedures, equipment, and improved technologies relating to--
(1) the arsenic removal program under subsection (d);
(2) the desalination program under subsection (e); and
(3) the water and energy sustainability program under
subsection (f).
(d) Arsenic Removal Program.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the
Administrator and in partnership with the Foundation, shall
utilize the facilities, institutions, and relationships
established in the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003
as described in Senate Report 107-220 to carry out a research
program to provide innovative methods and means for removal of
arsenic.
(2) Required evaluations.--The program shall, to the
maximum extent practicable, evaluate the means of--
(A) reducing energy costs incurred in using arsenic
removal technologies;
(B) minimizing materials, operating, and
maintenance costs; and
(C) minimizing any quantities of waste (especially
hazardous waste) that result from use of arsenic
removal technologies.
(3) Peer review.--Where applicable and reasonably
available, projects undertaken under this subsection shall be
peer-reviewed.
(4) Community water systems.--In carrying out the program
under this subsection, the Secretary, in coordination with the
Administrator, shall--
(A) select projects involving a geographically and
hydrologically diverse group of community water systems
(as defined in section 1003 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300)) and water chemistries,
that have experienced technical or economic
difficulties in providing drinking water with levels of
arsenic at 10 parts-per-billion or lower, which
projects shall be designed to develop innovative
methods and means to deliver drinking water that
contains less than 10 parts per billion of arsenic; and
(B) provide not less than 40 percent of all funds
spent pursuant to this subsection to address the needs
of, and in collaboration with, rural communities or
Indian tribes.
(5) Cost effectiveness.--The Foundation shall create
methods for determining cost effectiveness of arsenic removal
technologies used in the program.
(6) Education, training, and technology.--The Foundation
shall include education, training, and technology transfer as
part of the program.
(7) Coordination.--The Secretary shall consult with the
Administrator to ensure that all activities conducted under the
program are coordinated with the Agency and do not duplicate
other programs in the Agency and other Federal agencies, State
programs, and academia.
(8) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
commencement of the program under this subsection, and once
every year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public
Works and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate a report on the results of the program under this
subsection.
(e) Desalination Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
Commissioner of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior,
shall carry out a program to conduct research and develop
methods and means for desalination in accordance with the
desalination technology progress plan developed under title II
of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002
(115 Stat. 498), and described in Senate Report 107-39 under
the heading ``water and related resources'' in the ``Bureau of
Reclamation'' section.
(2) Requirements.--The desalination program shall--
(A) use the resources of the Department and the
Department of the Interior that were involved in the
development of the 2003 National Desalination and Water
Purification Technology Roadmap for next-generation
desalination technology;
(B) focus on technologies that are appropriate for
use in desalinating brackish groundwater, drinking
water, wastewater and other saline water supplies, or
disposal of residual brine or salt; and
(C) consider the use of renewable energy sources.
(3) Construction projects.--Funds made available to carry
out this subsection may be used for construction projects,
including completion of the National Desalination Research
Center for brackish groundwater and ongoing operational costs
of this facility.
(4) Steering committee.--The Secretary and the Commissioner
of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior shall jointly
establish a steering committee for activities conducted under
this subsection. The steering committee shall be jointly
chaired by 1 representative from the program and 1
representative from the Bureau of Reclamation.
(f) Water and Energy Sustainability Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop a program to
identify methods, means, procedures, equipment, and improved
technologies necessary to ensure that sufficient quantities of
water are available to meet energy needs and sufficient energy
is available to meet water needs.
(2) Assessments.--In order to acquire information and avoid
duplication, the Secretary shall work in collaboration with the
Secretary of the Interior, the Army Corps of Engineers, the
Administrator, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of
Defense, relevant State agencies, nongovernmental
organizations, and academia, to assess--
(A) future water resources needed to support energy
development and production within the United States
including water used for hydropower, and production of,
or electricity generation by, hydrogen, biomass, fossil
fuels, and nuclear fuel;
(B) future energy resources needed to support water
purification and wastewater treatment, including
desalination and water conveyance;
(C) use of impaired and nontraditional water
supplies for energy production other than oil and gas
extraction;
(D) technology and programs for improving water use
efficiency; and
(E) technologies to reduce water use in energy
development and production.
(3) Roadmap; tools.--The Secretary shall--
(A) develop a program plan and technology
development roadmap for the Water and Energy
Sustainability Program to identify scientific and
technical requirements and activities that are required
to support planning for energy sustainability under
current and potential future conditions of water
availability, use of impaired water for energy
production and other uses, and reduction of water use
in energy development and production;
(B) develop tools for national and local energy and
water sustainability planning, including numerical
models, decision analysis tools, economic analysis
tools, databases, and planning methodologies and
strategies;
(C) implement at least 3 planning projects
involving energy development or production that use the
tools described in subparagraph (B) and assess the
viability of those tools at the scale of river basins
with at least 1 demonstration involving an
international border; and
(D) transfer those tools to other Federal agencies,
State agencies, nonprofit organizations, industry, and
academia.
(4) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report on the Water and Energy Sustainability Program that--
(A) includes the results of the assessment under
paragraph (2) and the program plan and technology
development roadmap; and
(B) identifies policy, legal, and institutional
issues related to water and energy sustainability.
SEC. 162. NITROGEN FIXATION.
The Secretary, acting through the Office of Science, shall support
a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application on biological nitrogen fixation, including plant genomics
research relevant to the development of commercial crop varieties with
enhanced nitrogen fixation efficiency and ability.
Subtitle G--Energy and Environment
SEC. 164. UNITED STATES-MEXICO ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION.
(a) Program.--The Secretary shall establish a research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application program to be
carried out in collaboration with entities in Mexico and the United
States to promote energy efficient, environmentally sound economic
development along the United States-Mexico border that minimizes public
health risks from industrial activities in the border region.
(b) Program Management.--The program under subsection (a) shall be
managed by the Department of Energy Carlsbad Environmental Management
Field Office.
(c) Technology Transfer.--In carrying out projects and activities
under this section, the Secretary shall assess the applicability of
technology developed under the Environmental Management Science Program
of the Department.
(d) Intellectual Property.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall comply with the requirements of any agreement entered
into between the United States and Mexico regarding intellectual
property protection.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--The following sums are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out activities
under this section:
(1) For each of fiscal years 2004 and 2005, $5,000,000.
(2) For each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008,
$6,000,000.
SEC. 165. WESTERN HEMISPHERE ENERGY COOPERATION.
(a) Program.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to promote
cooperation on energy issues with Western Hemisphere countries.
(b) Activities.--Under the program, the Secretary shall fund
activities to work with Western Hemisphere countries to--
(1) assist the countries in formulating and adopting
changes in economic policies and other policies to--
(A) increase the production of energy supplies; and
(B) improve energy efficiency; and
(2) assist in the development and transfer of energy supply
and efficiency technologies that would have a beneficial impact
on world energy markets.
(c) University Participation.--To the extent practicable, the
Secretary shall carry out the program under this section with the
participation of universities so as to take advantage of the acceptance
of universities by Western Hemisphere countries as sources of unbiased
technical and policy expertise when assisting the Secretary in--
(1) evaluating new technologies;
(2) resolving technical issues;
(3) working with those countries in the development of new
policies; and
(4) training policymakers, particularly in the case of
universities that involve the participation of minority
students, such as Hispanic-serving institutions and
Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section--
(1) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(3) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(4) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(5) $19,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
SEC. 166. WASTE REDUCTION AND USE OF ALTERNATIVES.
(a) Grant Authority.--The Secretary may make a single grant to a
qualified institution to examine and develop the feasibility of burning
post-consumer carpet in cement kilns as an alternative energy source.
The purposes of the grant shall include determining--
(1) how post-consumer carpet can be burned without
disrupting kiln operations;
(2) the extent to which overall kiln emissions may be
reduced;
(3) the emissions of air pollutants and other relevant
environmental impacts; and
(4) how this process provides benefits to both cement kiln
operations and carpet suppliers.
(b) Qualified Institution.--For the purposes of subsection (a), a
qualified institution is a research-intensive institution of higher
education with demonstrated expertise in the fields of fiber recycling
and logistical modeling of carpet waste collection and preparation.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $500,000.
SEC. 167. REPORT ON FUEL CELL TEST CENTER.
(a) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the
results of a study of the establishment of a test center for next-
generation fuel cells at an institution of higher education that has
available a continuous source of hydrogen and access to the electric
transmission grid. Such report shall include a conceptual design for
such test center and a projection of the costs of establishing the test
center.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $500,000.
SEC. 168. ARCTIC ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy (referred to in this
section as the ``Secretary'') in consultation with the Secretary of
Transportation and the United States Arctic Research Commission shall
provide annual grants to a university located adjacent to the Arctic
Energy Office of the Department of Energy, to establish and operate a
university research center to be headquartered in Fairbanks and to be
known as the ``Arctic Engineering Research Center'' (referred to in
this section as the ``Center'').
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Center shall be to conduct
research on, and develop improved methods of, construction and use of
materials to improve the overall performance of roads, bridges,
residential, commercial, and industrial structures, and other
infrastructure in the Arctic region, with an emphasis on developing--
(1) new construction techniques for roads, bridges, rail,
and related transportation infrastructure and residential,
commercial, and industrial infrastructure that are capable of
withstanding the Arctic environment and using limited energy
resources as efficiently as possible;
(2) technologies and procedures for increasing road,
bridge, rail, and related transportation infrastructure and
residential, commercial, and industrial infrastructure safety,
reliability, and integrity in the Arctic region;
(3) new materials and improving the performance and energy
efficiency of existing materials for the construction of roads,
bridges, rail, and related transportation infrastructure and
residential, commercial, and industrial infrastructure in the
Arctic region; and
(4) recommendations for new local, regional, and State
permitting and building codes to ensure transportation and
building safety and efficient energy use when constructing,
using, and occupying such infrastructure in the Arctic region.
(c) Objectives.--The Center shall carry out--
(1) basic and applied research in the subjects described in
subsection (b), the products of which shall be judged by peers
or other experts in the field to advance the body of knowledge
in road, bridge, rail, and infrastructure engineering in the
Arctic region; and
(2) an ongoing program of technology transfer that makes
research results available to potential users in a form that
can be implemented.
(d) Amount of Grant.--For each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009,
the Secretary shall provide a grant in the amount of $3,000,000 to the
institution specified in subsection (a) to carry out this section.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2004 through 2009.
Subtitle H--Management
SEC. 171. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
Funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department under this
title shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 172. COST SHARING.
(a) Research and Development.--Except as otherwise provided in this
title, for research and development programs carried out under this
title the Secretary shall require a commitment from non-Federal sources
of at least 20 percent of the cost of the project. The Secretary may
reduce or eliminate the non-Federal requirement under this subsection
if the Secretary determines that the research and development is of a
basic or fundamental nature or involves technical analyses or
educational activities.
(b) Demonstration and Commercial Application.--Except as otherwise
provided in this title, the Secretary shall require at least 50 percent
of the costs directly and specifically related to any demonstration or
commercial application project under this title to be provided from
non-Federal sources. The Secretary may reduce the non-Federal
requirement under this subsection if the Secretary determines that the
reduction is necessary and appropriate considering the technological
risks involved in the project and is necessary to meet the objectives
of this title.
(c) Calculation of Amount.--In calculating the amount of the non-
Federal commitment under subsection (a) or (b), the Secretary may
include personnel, services, equipment, and other resources.
(d) Size of Non-Federal Share.--The Secretary may consider the size
of the non-Federal share in selecting projects.
SEC. 173. MERIT REVIEW OF PROPOSALS.
Awards of funds authorized under this title shall be made only
after an impartial review of the scientific and technical merit of the
proposals for such awards has been carried out by or for the
Department.
SEC. 174. EXTERNAL TECHNICAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMS.
(a) National Energy Research and Development Advisory Boards.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish 1 or more
advisory boards to review Department research, development,
demonstration, and commercial application programs in energy
efficiency, renewable energy, nuclear energy, and fossil
energy.
(2) Existing advisory boards.--The Secretary may designate
an existing advisory board within the Department to fulfill the
responsibilities of an advisory board under this subsection,
and may enter into appropriate arrangements with the National
Academy of Sciences to establish such an advisory board.
(b) Office of Science Advisory Committees.--
(1) Utilization of existing committees.--The Secretary
shall continue to use the scientific program advisory
committees chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(5 U.S.C. App.) by the Office of Science to oversee research
and development programs under that Office.
(2) Science advisory committee.--
(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Office of
Science a Science Advisory Committee that includes the
chairs of each of the advisory committees described in
paragraph (1).
(B) Responsibilities.--The Science Advisory
Committee shall--
(i) serve as the science advisor to the
Director of the Office of Science;
(ii) advise the Director with respect to
the well-being and management of the National
Laboratories and single-purpose research
facilities;
(iii) advise the Director with respect to
education and workforce training activities
required for effective short-term and long-term
basic and applied research activities of the
Office of Science; and
(iv) advise the Director with respect to
the well being of the university research
programs supported by the Office of Science.
(c) Membership.--Each advisory board under this section shall
consist of persons with appropriate expertise representing a diverse
range of interests.
(d) Meetings and Purposes.--Each advisory board under this section
shall meet at least semiannually to review and advise on the progress
made by the respective research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application program or programs. The advisory board shall
also review the measurable cost and performance-based goals for such
programs as established under section 101(b), and the progress on
meeting such goals.
(e) Periodic Reviews and Assessments.--The Secretary shall enter
into appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences to
conduct periodic reviews and assessments of the programs authorized by
this title, the measurable cost and performance-based goals for such
programs as established under section 101(b), if any, and the progress
on meeting such goals. Such reviews and assessments shall be conducted
every 5 years, or more often as the Secretary considers necessary, and
the Secretary shall transmit to Congress reports containing the results
of all such reviews and assessments.
SEC. 175. IMPROVED COORDINATION OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES.
(a) Technology Transfer Coordinator.--The Secretary shall designate
a Technology Transfer Coordinator to perform oversight of and policy
development for technology transfer activities at the Department. The
Technology Transfer Coordinator shall--
(1) coordinate the activities of the Technology Transfer
Working Group;
(2) oversee the expenditure of funds allocated to the
Technology Transfer Working Group; and
(3) coordinate with each technology partnership ombudsman
appointed under section 11 of the Technology Transfer
Commercialization Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7261c).
(b) Technology Transfer Working Group.--The Secretary shall
establish a Technology Transfer Working Group, which shall consist of
representatives of the National Laboratories and single-purpose
research facilities, to--
(1) coordinate technology transfer activities occurring at
National Laboratories and single-purpose research facilities;
(2) exchange information about technology transfer
practices, including alternative approaches to resolution of
disputes involving intellectual property rights and other
technology transfer matters; and
(3) develop and disseminate to the public and prospective
technology partners information about opportunities and
procedures for technology transfer with the Department,
including those related to alternative approaches to resolution
of disputes involving intellectual property rights and other
technology transfer matters.
(c) Technology Transfer Responsibility.--Nothing in this section
shall affect the technology transfer responsibilities of Federal
employees under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
(15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).
SEC. 176. FEDERAL LABORATORY EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS.
(a) Distribution of Royalties Received by Federal Agencies.--
Section 14(a)(1)(B)(v) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710c(a)(1)(B)(v)), is amended to read as
follows:
``(v) for scientific research and development and
for educational assistance and other purposes
consistent with the missions and objectives of the
agency and the laboratory.''.
(b) Cooperative Research and Development Agreements.--Section
12(b)(5)(C) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
(15 U.S.C. 3710a(b)(5)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
``(C) for scientific research and development and for
educational assistance consistent with the missions and
objectives of the agency and the laboratory.''.
SEC. 177. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.
The Secretary shall enter into discussions with the Administrator
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration with the goal of
reaching an interagency working agreement between the 2 agencies that
would make the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's
expertise in energy, gained from its existing and planned programs,
more readily available to the relevant research, development,
demonstration, and commercial applications programs of the Department.
Technologies to be discussed should include the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration's modeling, research, development, testing,
and evaluation of new energy technologies, including solar, wind, fuel
cells, and hydrogen storage and distribution.
SEC. 178. TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a Technology
Infrastructure Program in accordance with this section.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Technology Infrastructure Program
shall be to improve the ability of National Laboratories and single-
purpose research facilities to support departmental missions by--
(1) stimulating the development of technology clusters that
can support departmental missions at the National Laboratories
or single-purpose research facilities;
(2) improving the ability of National Laboratories and
single-purpose research facilities to leverage and benefit from
commercial research, technology, products, processes, and
services; and
(3) encouraging the exchange of scientific and
technological expertise between National Laboratories or
single-purpose research facilities and entities that can
support departmental missions at the National Laboratories or
single-purpose research facilities, such as institutions of
higher education; technology-related business concerns;
nonprofit institutions; and agencies of State, tribal, or local
governments.
(c) Projects.--The Secretary shall authorize the Director of each
National Laboratory or single-purpose research facility to implement
the Technology Infrastructure Program at such National Laboratory or
facility through projects that meet the requirements of subsections (d)
and (e).
(d) Program Requirements.--Each project funded under this section
shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Each project shall include at least 1 of each of the
following entities: a business; an institution of higher
education; a nonprofit institution; and an agency of a State,
local, or tribal government.
(2) Not less than 50 percent of the costs of each project
funded under this section shall be provided from non-Federal
sources. The calculation of costs paid by the non-Federal
sources to a project shall include cash, personnel, services,
equipment, and other resources expended on the project after
start of the project. Independent research and development
expenses of Government contractors that qualify for
reimbursement under section 31.205-18(e) of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation issued pursuant to section 25(c)(1) of
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C.
421(c)(1)) may be credited toward costs paid by non-Federal
sources to a project, if the expenses meet the other
requirements of this section.
(3) All projects under this section shall be competitively
selected using procedures determined by the Secretary.
(4) Any participant that receives funds under this section
may use generally accepted accounting principles for
maintaining accounts, books, and records relating to the
project.
(5) No Federal funds shall be made available under this
section for construction or any project for more than 5 years.
(e) Selection Criteria.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate funds under
this section only if the Director of the National Laboratory or
single-purpose research facility managing the project
determines that the project is likely to improve the ability of
the National Laboratory or single-purpose research facility to
achieve technical success in meeting departmental missions.
(2) Criteria.--The Secretary shall consider the following
criteria in selecting a project to receive Federal funds:
(A) The potential of the project to promote the
development of a commercially sustainable technology
cluster following the period of Department investment,
which will derive most of the demand for its products
or services from the private sector, and which will
support departmental missions at the participating
National Laboratory or single-purpose research
facility.
(B) The potential of the project to promote the use
of commercial research, technology, products,
processes, and services by the participating National
Laboratory or single-purpose research facility to
achieve its mission or the commercial development of
technological innovations made at the participating
National Laboratory or single-purpose research
facility.
(C) The extent to which the project involves a wide
variety and number of institutions of higher education,
nonprofit institutions, and technology-related business
concerns that can support the missions of the
participating National Laboratory or single-purpose
research facility and that will make substantive
contributions to achieving the goals of the project.
(D) The extent to which the project focuses on
promoting the development of technology-related
business concerns that are small businesses or involves
such small businesses substantively in the project.
(E) Such other criteria as the Secretary determines
to be appropriate.
(f) Allocation.--In allocating funds for projects approved under
this section, the Secretary shall provide--
(1) the Federal share of the project costs; and
(2) additional funds to the National Laboratory or single-
purpose research facility managing the project to permit the
National Laboratory or single-purpose research facility to
carry out activities relating to the project, and to coordinate
such activities with the project.
(g) Report to Congress.--Not later than July 1, 2006, the Secretary
shall report to Congress on whether the Technology Infrastructure
Program should be continued and, if so, how the program should be
managed.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Technology cluster.--The term ``technology cluster''
means a concentration of technology-related business concerns,
institutions of higher education, or nonprofit institutions
that reinforce each other's performance in the areas of
technology development through formal or informal
relationships.
(2) Technology-related business concern.--The term
``technology-related business concern'' means a for-profit
corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, or small
business concern that conducts scientific or engineering
research; develops new technologies; manufactures products
based on new technologies; or performs technological services.
(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for activities under this section
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006.
SEC. 179. REPROGRAMMING.
(a) Distribution Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of an Act appropriating amounts authorized under this
title, the Secretary shall transmit to the appropriate authorizing
committees of Congress a report explaining how such amounts will be
distributed among the authorizations contained in this title.
(b) Prohibition.--
(1) In general.--No amount identified under subsection (a)
shall be reprogrammed if such reprogramming would result in an
obligation which changes an individual distribution required to
be reported under subsection (a) by more than 5 percent unless
the Secretary has transmitted to the appropriate authorizing
committees of Congress a report described in subsection (c) and
a period of 30 days has elapsed after such committees receive
the report.
(2) Computation.--In the computation of the 30-day period
described in paragraph (1), there shall be excluded any day on
which either House of Congress is not in session because of an
adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain.
(c) Reprogramming Report.--A report referred to in subsection
(b)(1) shall contain a full and complete statement of the action
proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances relied on in
support of the proposed action.
SEC. 180. CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAWS.
Except as otherwise provided in this title, the Secretary shall
carry out the research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application programs, projects, and activities authorized by this title
in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the Federal Nonnuclear Research and
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.), the Energy Policy Act
of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13201 et seq.), the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), chapter 18 of title
35, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Bayh-Dole Act), and
any other Act under which the Secretary is authorized to carry out such
activities.
SEC. 181. REPORT ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM EVALUATION
METHODOLOGIES.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall enter into appropriate arrangements with the
National Academy of Sciences to investigate and report on the
scientific and technical merits of any evaluation methodology currently
in use or proposed for use in relation to the scientific and technical
programs of the Department by the Secretary or other Federal official.
Not later than 6 months after receiving the report of the National
Academy, the Secretary shall submit such report to Congress, along with
any other views or plans of the Secretary with respect to the future
use of such evaluation methodology.
SEC. 182. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment of Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to establish a
Department of Energy Science and Technology Scholarship Program
to award scholarships to individuals that is designed to
recruit and prepare students for careers in the Department.
(2) Competitive process.--Individuals shall be selected to
receive scholarships under this section through a competitive
process primarily on the basis of academic merit, with
consideration given to financial need and the goal of promoting
the participation of individuals identified in section 33 or 34
of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42
U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b).
(3) Service agreements.--To carry out the Program the
Secretary shall enter into contractual agreements with
individuals selected under paragraph (2) under which the
individuals agree to serve as full-time employees of the
Department, for the period described in subsection (f)(1), in
positions needed by the Department and for which the
individuals are qualified, in exchange for receiving a
scholarship.
(b) Scholarship Eligibility.--In order to be eligible to
participate in the Program, an individual must--
(1) be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time
student at an institution of higher education in an academic
program or field of study described in the list made available
under subsection (d);
(2) be a United States citizen; and
(3) at the time of the initial scholarship award, not be a
Federal employee as defined in section 2105 of title 5 of the
United States Code.
(c) Application Required.--An individual seeking a scholarship
under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information, agreements, or
assurances as the Secretary may require.
(d) Eligible Academic Programs.--The Secretary shall make publicly
available a list of academic programs and fields of study for which
scholarships under the Program may be utilized, and shall update the
list as necessary.
(e) Scholarship Requirement.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide a scholarship
under the Program for an academic year if the individual
applying for the scholarship has submitted to the Secretary, as
part of the application required under subsection (c), a
proposed academic program leading to a degree in a program or
field of study on the list made available under subsection (d).
(2) Duration of eligibility.--An individual may not receive
a scholarship under this section for more than 4 academic
years, unless the Secretary grants a waiver.
(3) Scholarship amount.--The dollar amount of a scholarship
under this section for an academic year shall be determined
under regulations issued by the Secretary, but shall in no case
exceed the cost of attendance.
(4) Authorized uses.--A scholarship provided under this
section may be expended for tuition, fees, and other authorized
expenses as established by the Secretary by regulation.
(5) Contracts regarding direct payments to institutions.--
The Secretary may enter into a contractual agreement with an
institution of higher education under which the amounts
provided for a scholarship under this section for tuition,
fees, and other authorized expenses are paid directly to the
institution with respect to which the scholarship is provided.
(f) Period of Obligated Service.--
(1) Duration of service.--The period of service for which
an individual shall be obligated to serve as an employee of the
Department is, except as provided in subsection (h)(2), 24
months for each academic year for which a scholarship under
this section is provided.
(2) Schedule for service.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), obligated service under paragraph (1) shall begin
not later than 60 days after the individual obtains the
educational degree for which the scholarship was
provided.
(B) Deferral.--The Secretary may defer the
obligation of an individual to provide a period of
service under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines
that such a deferral is appropriate. The Secretary
shall prescribe the terms and conditions under which a
service obligation may be deferred through regulation.
(g) Penalties for Breach of Scholarship Agreement.--
(1) Failure to complete academic training.--Scholarship
recipients who fail to maintain a high level of academic
standing, as defined by the Secretary by regulation, who are
dismissed from their educational institutions for disciplinary
reasons, or who voluntarily terminate academic training before
graduation from the educational program for which the
scholarship was awarded, shall be in breach of their
contractual agreement and, in lieu of any service obligation
arising under such agreement, shall be liable to the United
States for repayment not later than 1 year after the date of
default of all scholarship funds paid to them and to the
institution of higher education on their behalf under the
agreement, except as provided in subsection (h)(2). The
repayment period may be extended by the Secretary when
determined to be necessary, as established by regulation.
(2) Failure to begin or complete the service obligation or
meet the terms and conditions of deferment.--A scholarship
recipient who, for any reason, fails to begin or complete a
service obligation under this section after completion of
academic training, or fails to comply with the terms and
conditions of deferment established by the Secretary pursuant
to subsection (f)(2)(B), shall be in breach of the contractual
agreement. When a recipient breaches an agreement for the
reasons stated in the preceding sentence, the recipient shall
be liable to the United States for an amount equal to--
(A) the total amount of scholarships received by
such individual under this section; plus
(B) the interest on the amounts of such awards
which would be payable if at the time the awards were
received they were loans bearing interest at the
maximum legal prevailing rate, as determined by the
Treasurer of the United States,
multiplied by 3.
(h) Waiver or Suspension of Obligation.--
(1) Death of individual.--Any obligation of an individual
incurred under the Program (or a contractual agreement
thereunder) for service or payment shall be canceled upon the
death of the individual.
(2) Impossibility or extreme hardship.--The Secretary shall
by regulation provide for the partial or total waiver or
suspension of any obligation of service or payment incurred by
an individual under the Program (or a contractual agreement
thereunder) whenever compliance by the individual is impossible
or would involve extreme hardship to the individual, or if
enforcement of such obligation with respect to the individual
would be contrary to the best interests of the Government.
(i) Definitions.--In this section the following definitions apply:
(1) Cost of attendance.--The term ``cost of attendance''
has the meaning given that term in section 472 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll).
(2) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Department of
Energy Science and Technology Scholarship Program established
under this section.
(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for activities under this section--
(1) for fiscal year 2004, $800,000;
(2) for fiscal year 2005, $1,600,000;
(3) for fiscal year 2006, $2,000,000;
(4) for fiscal year 2007, $2,000,000; and
(5) for fiscal year 2008, $2,000,000.
SEC. 183. REPORT ON EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PRACTICES.
Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a
report on the equal employment opportunity practices at National
Laboratories. Such report shall include--
(1) a thorough review of each laboratory contractor's equal
employment opportunity policies, including promotion to
management and professional positions and pay raises;
(2) a statistical report on complaints and their
disposition in the laboratories;
(3) a description of how equal employment opportunity
practices at the laboratories are treated in the contract and
in calculating award fees for each contractor;
(4) a summary of disciplinary actions and their disposition
by either the Department or the relevant contractors for each
laboratory;
(5) a summary of outreach efforts to attract women and
minorities to the laboratories;
(6) a summary of efforts to retain women and minorities in
the laboratories; and
(7) a summary of collaboration efforts with the Office of
Federal Contract Compliance Programs to improve equal
employment opportunity practices at the laboratories.
SEC. 184. SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCACY AND ASSISTANCE.
(a) Small Business Advocate.--The Secretary shall require the
Director of each National Laboratory, and may require the Director of a
single-purpose research facility, to designate a small business
advocate to--
(1) increase the participation of small business concerns,
including socially and economically disadvantaged small
business concerns, in procurement, collaborative research,
technology licensing, and technology transfer activities
conducted by the National Laboratory or single-purpose research
facility;
(2) report to the Director of the National Laboratory or
single-purpose research facility on the actual participation of
small business concerns, including socially and economically
disadvantaged small business concerns, in procurement,
collaborative research, technology licensing, and technology
transfer activities along with recommendations, if appropriate,
on how to improve participation;
(3) make available to small businesses training, mentoring,
and information on how to participate in procurement and
collaborative research activities;
(4) increase the awareness inside the National Laboratory
or single-purpose research facility of the capabilities and
opportunities presented by small business concerns; and
(5) establish guidelines for the program under subsection
(b) and report on the effectiveness of such program to the
Director of the National Laboratory or single-purpose research
facility.
(b) Establishment of Small Business Assistance Program.--The
Secretary shall require the Director of each National Laboratory, and
may require the Director of a single-purpose research facility, to
establish a program to provide small business concerns--
(1) assistance directed at making them more effective and
efficient subcontractors or suppliers to the National
Laboratory or single-purpose research facility; or
(2) general technical assistance, the cost of which shall
not exceed $10,000 per instance of assistance, to improve the
small business concerns' products or services.
(c) Use of Funds.--None of the funds expended under subsection (b)
may be used for direct grants to the small business concerns.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Small business concern.--The term ``small business
concern'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
(2) Socially and economically disadvantaged small business
concerns.--The term ``socially and economically disadvantaged
small business concerns'' has the meaning given such term in
section 8(a)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(a)(4)).
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for activities under this section
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.
SEC. 185. REPORT ON MOBILITY OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall transmit a report to Congress identifying any policies
or procedures of a contractor operating a National Laboratory or
single-purpose research facility that create disincentives to the
temporary transfer of scientific and technical personnel among the
contractor-operated National Laboratories or contractor-operated
single-purpose research facilities and provide suggestions for
improving interlaboratory exchange of scientific and technical
personnel.
SEC. 186. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REPORT.
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of
Sciences for the Academy to--
(1) conduct a study on--
(A) the obstacles to accelerating the commercial
application of energy technology; and
(B) the adequacy of Department policies and
procedures for, and oversight of, technology transfer-
related disputes between contractors of the Department
and the private sector; and
(2) transmit a report to Congress on recommendations
developed as a result of the study.
SEC. 187. OUTREACH.
The Secretary shall ensure that each program authorized by this
title includes an outreach component to provide information, as
appropriate, to manufacturers, consumers, engineers, architects,
builders, energy service companies, institutions of higher education,
small businesses, facility planners and managers, State and local
governments, and other entities.
SEC. 188. COMPETITIVE AWARD OF MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary by
this title may be used to award a management and operating contract for
a nonmilitary energy laboratory of the Department unless such contract
is competitively awarded or the Secretary grants, on a case-by-case
basis, a waiver to allow for such a deviation. The Secretary may not
delegate the authority to grant such a waiver and shall submit to
Congress a report notifying Congress of the waiver and setting forth
the reasons for the waiver at least 60 days prior to the date of the
award of such a contract.
SEC. 189. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS.
(a) Activities.--Section 3165(a) of the Department of Energy
Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381b(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(14) Support competitive events for students, under
supervision of teachers, designed to encourage student interest
and knowledge in science and mathematics.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3169 of the
Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C.
7381e), as so redesignated by section 1102(b), is amended by inserting
before the period ``; and $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004
through 2008''.
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Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
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