Omnibus Energy Legislation, 109th Congress: Side-by-Side Assessment of House and Senate Versions of H.R. 6

CRS Report for Congress
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Omnibus Energy Legislation, 109 Congress:
Side-by-Side Assessment of House and Senate
Versions of H.R. 6
July 25, 2005
Mark Holt and Carol Glover
Coordinators
Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

Omnibus Energy Legislation, 109th Congress:
Side-by-Side Assessment of House and Senate
Versions of H.R. 6
Summary
The House approved an omnibus energy bill (H.R. 6) on April 21, 2005, that
would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas leasing,
substantially change oversight of electric utilities, increase the use of alternative
motor fuels, provide $8.1 billion in energy tax incentives, and authorize numerous
energy R&D programs. The Senate passed its version of H.R. 6 on June 28 without
ANWR provisions but with $14.1 billion in tax incentives — including a nuclear
energy production credit — and provisions on global climate change. Highlights of
the bills include:
Electricity. Both the House and the Senate versions of the bill would repeal the
Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA), but the Senate bill has provisions
for more stringent oversight of utility mergers than the House version. Standard
market design (SMD) would be remanded to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) by the House bill, while the Senate version would terminate the
rulemaking altogether.
Renewable Energy. An increase in renewable fuel and ethanol consumption to
5 billion gallons annually by 2012 would be mandated by the House bill, as opposed
to 8 billion gallons in the Senate bill. The Senate bill includes a “renewable portfolio
standard” (RPS) — rejected in the House — requiring utilities to generate at least

10% of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020.

MTBE. Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), a gasoline additive widely used to
meet Clean Air Act requirements, has caused water contamination. The House and
Senate bills would phase out the use of MTBE with some possible exceptions and
provide funds for MTBE cleanup, with some differences. The House version would
provide protection for fuel producers and blenders of renewable fuels and MTBE
from defective product lawsuits, while the Senate bill would cover renewable fuels
but not MTBE.
Energy Taxes. The House bill would reduce energy taxes by about $8.1 billion
over 11 years, as compared with $14.1 billion in the Senate version. A nuclear
energy production tax credit is included among the Senate incentives.
ANWR. The House-passed bill would authorize oil and gas exploration,
development, and production in ANWR, with a 2,000-acre limit on production and
support facilities. No ANWR provisions are included in the Senate version.
Energy Production on Federal Lands. Both bills include numerous provisions
to increase energy production on federal lands. The Senate version of H.R. 6 would
require an inventory of oil and natural gas resources on the Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS), while the House version would not.
This report will not be updated.

Contents
In troduction ......................................................1
Major Provisions..............................................2
Electricity Regulation......................................2
Renewable Fuel Standard and MTBE..........................3
Energy Taxes.............................................4
Nuclear Energy............................................4
Renewable Portfolio Standard and Energy Efficiency..............5
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge..............................6
Domestic Energy Production.................................7
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells....................................7
Overview of House and Senate Versions............................7
Organization of Report.........................................9
Energy Efficiency.................................................10
Federal Programs.............................................10
Energy Assistance and State Programs............................13
Energy-Efficient Products......................................16
Public Housing...............................................20
Renewable Energy................................................22
General Provisions............................................22
Hydroelectric ................................................28
Oil and Gas.....................................................31
Petroleum Reserve and Home Heating Oil.........................31
Production Incentives..........................................33
Access to Federal Land........................................38
Refining Revitalization........................................39
Coal ...........................................................43
Clean Coal Power Initiative.....................................43
Clean Power Projects..........................................44
Coal and Related Programs.....................................45
Indian Energy....................................................46
Nuclear Matters..................................................48
Price-Anderson Act Amendments................................48
General Nuclear Matters.......................................50
Advanced Reactor Project......................................56
Nuclear Security..............................................57
Vehicles and Fuels................................................60
Existing Programs............................................60
Hybrid Vehicles, Advanced Vehicles, and Fuel Cell Buses............63
Clean School Buses...........................................65
Miscellaneous ...............................................67
Automobile Efficiency.........................................70
Hydrogen .......................................................72
Research and Development.........................................75
Science Programs.............................................76
Research Administration and Operations..........................82
Energy Efficiency — Vehicles, Buildings, and Industries..............88
Energy Efficiency — Distributed Energy and Electric Energy Systems...92
Renewable Energy............................................95

Fossil Energy — Research Programs.............................105
Fossil Energy — Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas
and Other Petroleum Resources.............................109
Department of Energy Management.................................111
Electricity ......................................................113
Reliability Standards.........................................113
Transmission Infrastructure Modernization........................114
Transmission Operation Improvements...........................119
Transmission Rate Reform....................................123
Amendments to PURPA......................................124
Repeal of PUHCA...........................................127
Market Transparency, Enforcement, and Consumer Protection ........132
Merger Reform..............................................138
Definitions .................................................140
Economic Dispatch and Other Electricity.........................140
Energy Tax Incentives............................................143
Energy Infrastructure Tax Incentives.............................143
Conservation and Energy Efficiency Provisions....................148
Alternative Minimum Tax Relief................................157
Other Fossil Fuels Incentives — Oil and Gas......................158
Other Fossil Fuels Incentives — Coal............................161
Renewable Energy Supply.....................................162
General Tax Incentives.......................................163
Tax Increases...............................................164
Non-Tax Provisions..........................................167
Miscellaneous ..................................................168
Other Provisions.............................................168
Ethanol and Motor Fuels..........................................173
General Provisions...........................................173
Underground Storage Tank Compliance..........................182
Boutique Fuels..............................................185
Studies ........................................................185
Renewable Energy — Resources....................................193
Geothermal Energy..............................................194
Hydropower — Resources.........................................199
Oil and Gas — Resources.........................................200
Production Incentives.........................................200
Access to Federal Lands.......................................207
Naval Petroleum Reserves.....................................211
Miscellaneous Provisions......................................212
Coal — Resources...............................................214
Energy Development in Arctic Refuge...............................216
Set America Free (SAFE).........................................227
Grand Canyon Hydrogen-Powered Transportation Demonstration..........228
Additional Provisions............................................228
Studies ........................................................229
Incentives for Innovative Technologies...............................232
Climate Change.................................................236
National Climate Change Technology Deployment.................236
Climate Change Technology Deployment in Developing Countries.....238
Index of Senate Sections..........................................240

Appendix B: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Defined
(Sec. 328, House Bill)........................................245
Appendix C: Clean Air Coal Program (Sec. 441 House, Sec. 956 Senate)....246
Appendix D: Price-Anderson Nuclear Liability Coverage (Secs. 601-612) ...247
Appendix E: Electric Reliability Standards (Sec. 1211)..................248
Appendix F: Standard Market Design (House Sec. 1235, Senate Sec. 1234)..250
Appendix G: Cogeneration and Small Power Production Purchase
and Sale Requirements (Sec. 1253)..............................252
Appendix H: Repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
(House Sec. 1263, Senate Sec. 1273) ............................253
Appendix I: Continuation of Transmission Security Order (Sec. 1441)......255
Appendix J: Deadline for Decision on Appeals under the Coastal Zone
Management Act (Sec. 2013)...................................256
Appendix K: Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment (Sec. 2053)........257

Omnibus Energy Legislation,
109th Congress: Side-by-Side Assessment
of House and Senate Versions of H.R. 6
Introduction
Since the Arab oil embargo in 1973-1974, Congress has periodically taken up
energy policy legislation with a comprehensive scope — often spurred by the price
of oil and U.S. dependence upon imported oil. The price of crude oil began to rise
in 2003 — exceeding $60/barrel (bbl) in early July 2005 — setting much of the
context for renewed debate over omnibus energy legislation in the 109^th Congress.
National and world demand for oil continues to grow. However, domestic oil
production in the United States continues to decline. As a consequence, the gap
between U.S. production and consumption has had to be covered by increased oil
imports. These imports, roughly 6 million barrels per day (mbd) after the Arab oil
embargo, now exceed 10 mbd to satisfy total U.S. oil consumption of nearly 21 mbd.¹
Addressing dependence on imported oil raises a number of issues touching on
both demand and consumption of fossil fuels. Chief among these are the production
of additional fossil fuels, development of alternative energy sources, and
conservation and energy efficiency. Energy infrastructure has also been a growing
issue, including the oil refining and distribution sector, and electricity transmission,
reliability, and regulation. Increased use of domestic coal and reassessment of many
issues associated with nuclear energy have drawn attention as well.
Developing a comprehensive approach to energy policy that balances economic,
security, and environmental issues — as well as competing regional priorities in the
United States — is an enormous challenge for policymakers. Keeping a clear eye on
distinguishing between short- and long-term policies is also difficult but important
in keeping expectations realistic for what comprehensive legislation can achieve.
In the 109^th Congress, the House approved an omnibus energy bill (H.R. 6) on
April 21, 2005, that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil
and gas leasing, substantially change oversight of electric utilities, increase the use
of alternative motor fuels, provide $8.1 billion in energy tax incentives, extend the
nuclear accident liability system, and authorize numerous energy R&D programs.
The Senate passed its version of H.R. 6 on June 28 without ANWR provisions but
including $14.1 billion in tax incentives and provisions on global climate change.

¹ U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, at [http://www.eia.doe.
gov/ pub/oil_gas/petroleum/ data_publications/weekly_petroleum_s t a t u s _ r e p o r t / c u r r e n t /pdf/
tableh1.pdf].

The two versions of the bill contain many provisions from the conference report on
an omnibus energy bill (also numbered H.R. 6) in the 108^th Congress that was
blocked by a Senate filibuster.
The House- and Senate-passed bills in the 109^th Congress would mandate
increasing levels of ethanol production through 2012 but allow regions to opt out
under certain conditions. Use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) as a domestic
gasoline additive would be phased out, but states could authorize continued use and
under the House bill the President could void the ban. Producers of MTBE and
renewable fuels would be granted protection (a “safe harbor”) from product liability
lawsuits under the House bill, while only renewable fuels would be covered in the
Senate bill. MTBE liability protection proved highly contentious in the Senate in the

108^th Congress.

The Senate bill includes a “renewable portfolio standard” (RPS) — rejected by
the House Energy and Commerce Committee — requiring utilities to generate at least
10% of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020. Also, the Senate bill
would establish a credit-based deployment program to encourage technologies to
reduce greenhouse gas intensity and establish programs to deploy technologies in
developing countries. Neither of those provisions is in the House bill.
Provisions are also included in both bills to increase access by energy
developers to federal lands. Several new statutory efficiency standards would be
established for consumer and commercial products and appliances, and other
standards would be set by the Department of Energy (DOE).
Major Provisions
Electricity Regulation. Title XII in the House- and Senate-passed bills
would create an electric reliability organization (ERO) that would enforce mandatory
reliability standards for the bulk-power system. All ERO standards would be
approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Under this title,
the ERO could impose penalties on a user, owner, or operator of the bulk-power
system that violates any FERC-approved reliability standard. This title also
addresses transmission infrastructure issues. The Secretary of Energy would be able
to certify congestion on the transmission lines and issue permits to transmission
owners. Permit holders would be able to petition in U.S. District Court to acquire
rights-of-way for the construction of transmission lines through the exercise of the
right of eminent domain. In the Senate bill, FERC could approve participant funding
for transmission line construction. A provision that would have required FERC to
approve participant funding for new transmission lines was removed in markup by
the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Under the House bill, FERC’s Standard Market Design notice of proposed
rulemaking would be remanded. The Senate bill would terminate FERC’s Standard
Market Design notice of proposed rulemaking. Under both Senate- and House-
passed bills, native load service obligations would be clarified, and federal utilities
would be allowed to participate in regional transmission organizations.

Under both bills, the electricity title would repeal the mandatory purchase
requirements under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA). The Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA) would be repealed. The Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission and state regulatory bodies would be given access
to utility books and records.
FERC would be required to issue rules to establish an electronic system that
provides information about the availability and price of wholesale electric energy and
transmission services under the House version, and could issue such rules under the
Senate version. Under both versions, for electric rates that the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission finds to be unjust, unreasonable, or unduly discriminatory,
the effective date for refunds would begin at the time of the filing of a complaint with
FERC but not later than five months after filing of a complaint. Criminal and civil
penalties would be increased. Under the House version, the Federal Power Act
would be amended to give FERC review authority for transfer of assets valued in
excess of $10 million. The Senate version would also apply to the purchase, lease,
or acquisition of an existing generating facility that has a value in excess of $10
million and is used to generate electricity for FERC jurisdictional interstate wholesale
sales. In addition to the House requirements, the Senate version would require FERC
to determine that the proposed transaction would not result in harmful cross-
subsidization with a non-utility associate company.
(For additional discussion on these issues, see CRS Report RL32728, Electric
Utility Regulatory Reform: Issues for the 109th Congress; and CRS Report RL32133,
Federal Merger Review Authority.)
Renewable Fuel Standard and MTBE. The House and Senate versions of
H.R. 6 would amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the requirement that
reformulated gasoline (RFG) contain 2% oxygen to reduce automotive emissions, a
requirement which prompted the widespread use of MTBE and, to a lesser degree,
ethanol. Instead, the bills would establish a new requirement that an increasing
amount of gasoline contain renewable fuels such as ethanol. The House bill would
require that 3.1 billion gallons of renewable fuel be used in 2005, increasing to 5.0
billion gallons by 2012, and the Senate bill would require 8.0 billion gallons by 2012
(compared with 3.4 billion gallons used in 2004). However, concerns have been
raised that this requirement could significantly increase the pump price for gasoline
in some areas.
Because of concerns over drinking water contamination by MTBE (a major
competitor with ethanol), both bills would ban the use of MTBE in motor vehicle
fuel, except in states that specifically authorize its use, not later than December 31,

2014, under the House version and four years after enactment in the Senate version.

The ban has two possible exceptions. First, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) may allow MTBE in motor fuel up to 0.5 percent by volume, in cases that the
Administrator determines to be appropriate; and second, under the House version, the
President may make a determination, not later than June 30, 2014, that the
restrictions on the use of MTBE shall not take place. The House bill would
authorize $2.0 billion and the Senate bill $1.0 billion to assist the conversion of
merchant MTBE production facilities to the production of other fuel additives.
Further, the bills would preserve the reductions in emissions of toxic substances

achieved by the RFG program (although they use different baselines for determining
required reductions).
One of the most controversial provisions in the House version of H.R. 6 is the
establishment of a “safe harbor” from product liability lawsuits for producers of
MTBE and renewable fuels (such as ethanol). The safe harbor provision would
protect anyone in the product chain, from manufacturers down to retailers, from
liability for cleanup of MTBE and renewable fuels or for personal injury or property
damage based on the product being deemed defective. (That legal approach has been
used in California to require refiners to shoulder liability for MTBE cleanup.) The
safe harbor would be retroactive to September 5, 2003. Prior to that date, five
lawsuits had been filed. After that date, at least 150 suits were filed, on behalf of 210
communities in 15 different states. The Senate bill includes the safe harbor provision
for renewable fuels but not MTBE; the Senate safe harbor would not be retroactive.
(For additional information, see CRS Report RL32865, Renewable Fuels and
MTBE: A Comparison of Selected Legislative Initiatives; CRS Report RL30369, Fuel
Ethanol: Background and Public Policy Issues; and CRS Report RL32787, MTBE
in Gasoline: Clean Air and Drinking Water Issues.)
Energy Taxes. After the conference report on H.R. 6 in the 108^th Congress
was blocked in the Senate, several of the measure’s energy tax provisions —
estimated at $1.3 billion over 10 years — were included in the Working Families Tax
Relief Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-311), enacted on October 4, 2004. About $5 billion in
additional energy tax incentives over 10 years were part of the American Jobs
Creation Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-357) enacted on October 22, 2004.
Many of the energy tax incentives in H.R. 6 from the 108^th Congress that were^th
not enacted in 2004 have been repackaged into the H.R. 6 in the 109 Congress, with
significant differences between the House and Senate versions. First, the Senate bill
would provide net tax reductions of $14.1 billion over 11 years compared with $8.1
billion in the House-passed version. Second, most of this difference is accounted for
by tax cuts for the electricity industry, energy efficiency, and renewable and
alternative fuels. The Senate bill provides absolutely and relatively more tax cuts for
energy efficiency and alternative fuels. The differences in tax cuts for alternative
fuels are particularly striking: $12 billion in the Senate bill vs. $0.6 billion in the
House bill. The Senate bill also provides more tax incentives for energy efficiency
investments than the House bill. The House bill provides much larger tax cuts for the
electricity industry, particularly for electricity infrastructure.
Thus, in a relative sense, the House bill is tilted more toward fossil fuel
production, while the Senate bill’s tax cuts are tilted more to the production of
alternative and renewable fuels and energy conservation. However, the absolute
dollar tax cuts for oil, gas, and coal are also somewhat larger in the Senate bill than
in the House bill ($5.8 billion vs. $4.7 billion).
(For more background, see CRS Issue Brief IB10054, Energy Tax Policy.)
Nuclear Energy. Strong incentives for building new commercial nuclear
power plants are included in the Senate version of H.R. 6, and both the House and

Senate bills would reauthorize the Price-Anderson Act nuclear liability system for 20
years and authorize DOE to build an advanced reactor in Idaho.
The strongest nuclear incentive is the Senate bill’s 1.8-cents/kilowatt-hour tax
credit for electricity produced by nuclear reactors. The credit would be available for
up to 6,000 megawatts of new capacity — the equivalent of about five or six new
reactors — for the first eight years of operation. The nuclear production tax credit
was also included in the energy bill conference report in the 108^th Congress, and the
Energy Information Administration concluded then that the credit would provide
sufficient incentives for new commercial reactors to be built.² The Senate bill would
also authorize loan guarantees for new reactors. Neither of those incentives is
included in the House version.
Reauthorization of the Price-Anderson Act is generally considered to be a
prerequisite for new reactors. Under Price-Anderson, commercial reactor accident
damages are paid through a combination of private-sector insurance and a nuclear
industry self-insurance system. Liability is capped at the maximum coverage
available under the system, currently about $10.7 billion. Even without
reauthorization, existing reactors continue to be covered, but any new ones would
not. Price-Anderson also authorizes the Department of Energy to indemnify its
nuclear contractors. The limit on DOE contractor liability is the same as for
commercial reactors, except when the limit for commercial reactors drops because
of a decline in the number of covered reactors.
Both versions of H.R. 6 would provide a 20-year extension of Price-Anderson
to the end of 2025. The nuclear industry contends that the system has worked well
and should be continued, but opponents charge that Price-Anderson’s liability limits
provide an unwarranted subsidy to nuclear power. The House version of the bill
would also require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to assess nuclear
power plant security and require additional security measures.
(For more information, see CRS Issue Brief IB88090, Nuclear Energy Policy.)
Renewable Portfolio Standard and Energy Efficiency. The Senate
version of H.R. 6 would require retail electricity suppliers (electric utilities, except
for those in Hawaii and that sold less than 4 billion kwh) to obtain a minimum
percentage of their power from a portfolio of new renewable energy resources. The
minimum renewable energy target, or Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), would
start at 2.5% in 2008, rise in steps of 2.5% every four years, and level off at 10%
from 2020 to 2030. The House version of H.R. 6 does not have an RPS provision.
Eligible resources for the RPS in the Senate bill would include “new renewable
energy” produced from solar, wind, ocean, and geothermal energy, most forms of
biomass, landfill gas, and incremental hydropower. Also, additional energy above
the average generation in the three preceding years from “existing” (already placed
in service) facilities using solar, wind, ocean, biomass, landfill gas, incremental

² U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Analysis of Five Selected
Tax Provision of the Conference Energy Bill of 2003, SR/OIAF/2004-01, February 2004.

hydropower, or incremental geothermal energy would be eligible to satisfy the RPS
target. The base for calculating the target production level would exclude power
from existing hydropower and municipal solid waste generation. Thus, states with
a large amount of existing hydropower or municipal solid waste generation would
have a proportionately lower target for new generation. However, there may be a
debate in conference about whether existing nuclear and hydro generation, or some
portion of it, would be eligible to satisfy the RPS target.
Tradable credits would be created, which could be purchased in place of
alternative power sources. The credits would function like those in the Clean Air Act
emission allowance trading system, which has lowered compliance costs for air
pollution regulations. Electricity suppliers could “carry forward” surplus credits for
up to three years. Double credits would be provided for facilities on Indian land and
triple credits would go to distributed generators under 1 megawatt in size. A cost cap
for the credits is set as the lesser of 1.5 cents/kilowatt-hour (kwh) or 200% of the
average market value of the credits. DOE collections from credit sales and penalties
would fund grants to states to promote renewables.
Both versions of H.R. 6 would legislate new energy efficiency standards for
several consumer and commercial products and appliances. For certain other products
and appliances, DOE would be empowered to set new standards. Also, the bill would
provide increased funding authorizations for the DOE weatherization program and
establish a voluntary program to promote energy efficiency in industry.
(For additional information, see CRS Issue Brief IB10020, Energy Efficiency:
Budget, Oil Conservation and Electricity Conservation Issues, and CRS Issue Brief
IB10041, Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Production Issues.)
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The congressional debate over whether
to open ANWR to development has continued for more than 40 years. H.R. 6 as
passed by the House would authorize oil and gas exploration, development, and
production in a portion of ANWR, with a 2,000-acre limit on certain production and
support facilities. The Senate version contains no ANWR provisions.
Development advocates argue that ANWR oil would reduce U.S. energy
markets’ exposure to crises in the Middle East; boost North Slope oil production;
lower oil prices; extend the economic life of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System; and
create many jobs in Alaska and elsewhere in the United States. They maintain that
ANWR oil could be developed with minimal environmental harm, and that the
footprint of development could be limited to a total of 2,000 acres.
Opponents of development in ANWR argue that intrusion on this ecosystem
cannot be justified on any terms; that economically recoverable oil found (if any)
would provide little energy security and could be replaced by cost-effective
alternatives, including conservation; and that job claims are overstated. They also
maintain that the footprint of oil development, despite a provision in the measure to
limit certain facilities to 2,000 acres, would still be scattered in many parcels across
the landscape, and would have a greater impact than is implied by any limit on total
acreage. They also argue that past proposals to limit any footprint have not been

worded so as to apply clearly to the extensive Native lands in the Refuge, which
could be developed if the Arctic Refuge were opened.
(For additional information, see CRS Issue Brief IB10136, The Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge: Controversies for the 109th Congress; and CRS Report RL31115,
Legal Issues Related to Proposed Drilling for Oil and Gas in the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge and CRS Report RS22143, Oil and Gas Leasing in the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): the 2,000-Acre Limit.)
Domestic Energy Production. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has
estimated that roughly a quarter of oil resources and less than one-fifth of gas
resources on Indian lands have been developed. Both versions of H.R. 6 would
encourage production on federal lands through royalty reductions for marginal oil and
gas wells on public lands and the outer continental shelf. Provisions are also
included to increase access to federal lands by energy projects — such as drilling
activities, electric transmission lines, and gas pipelines. In addition, the House bill
would prohibit EPA from regulating hydraulic fracturing to protect drinking water
sources.
(For additional information, see CRS Reports RL32873, Environment and
Energy: Selected Issues in H.R. 6, 109th Congress, and RL32262, Selected Legal and
Policy Issues Related to Coalbed Methane Development.)
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells. The House version of H.R. 6 would authorize $4
billion for FY2006-2010 for hydrogen and fuel cell R&D; the Senate version would
authorize $3.3 billion over the same time frame. The bill would also establish a goal
of producing commercial fuel cell vehicles and developing hydrogen infrastructure
by 2020. Critics of the Administration suggest that the hydrogen program is intended
to forestall any attempts to significantly raise vehicle Corporate Average Fuel
Economy (CAFE) standards, and that it relieves the automotive industry of assuming
more initiative in pursuing technological innovations. On the other hand, some
contend that it is appropriate for government to become involved in the development
of technologies that could address national environmental and energy goals but are
too risky to draw private-sector investment.
(For additional information, see CRS Report RS21442, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell
R&D: FreedomCAR and the President’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative; and CRS Report
RL32196, A Hydrogen Economy and Fuel Cells: An Overview.)
Overview of House and Senate Versions
The House and Senate versions of H.R. 6 generally address similar areas of
energy policy, although there are major differences. For example, only the House bill
would open ANWR to oil and gas activities, and only the Senate version includes
extensive provisions explicitly addressing global climate change. Table 1 provides
a brief comparison.

Table 1. Major Provisions of
House and Senate Energy Bills
P r ovision House Senate
Electricity restructuringChanges regulatoryChanges regulatory
requirements to emphasizerequirements to emphasize
competitive marketcompetitive market
formation.formation. Additional
FERC oversight of
mergers and acquisitions
required.
Arctic National WildlifeOpens ANWR to oil andNo provision.
Refuge (ANWR)gas leasing.
MTBE and renewableProtects MTBE andProtects ethanol producers
fuels liability protectionethanol producers fromfrom liability lawsuits.
(“safe harbor”)product liability lawsuits.
Global climate changeNo specific provisions.Establishes a credit-based
deployment program to
encourage technologies to
reduce greenhouse gas
intensity and establishes
programs to deploy
technologies in
developing countries.
Equipment and applianceLegislates new standardsLegislates new standards
efficiency standardsfor 7 products, calls forfor 15 products, calls for
DOE standards byDOE standards by
rulemaking for 3 products.rulemaking for 4 products.
Nuclear energyExtends Price-AndersonProvides tax credits and
coverage for newloan guarantees for new
commercial reactors andnuclear power plants.
DOE contracts. IncludesExtends Price-Anderson
nuclear security provisions.coverage for new
commercial reactors and
DOE contracts.
Renewable energy contentRequires motor vehicleRequires motor vehicle
in motor vehicle fuelfuel sold in the Unitedfuel sold in the United
States to contain 5 billionStates to contain 8 billion
gallons of ethanol or othergallons of ethanol or other
renewable fuel by 2012.renewable fuel by 2012.
Renewable PortfolioNo provision.Requires electric utilities
Standardto provide minimum
percentages of power
from new renewable
sources.

Organization of Report
The remainder of this report provides a section-by-section summary comparison
of the provisions of H.R. 6 as passed by the House and Senate. The sections are
listed in numerical order as they appear in the House-passed version. Some of the
most controversial sections are discussed in greater detail in a number of appendicies.
Funding authorizations are shown in Tables 2 and 3 at the end of the report.
The following analysts in the CRS Resources, Science, and Industry Division
contributed to this report:
^!Amy Abel, electric utilities;
^!Anthony Andrews, nuclear security, DOE management;
^!Robert Bamberger, energy security;
^!Carl Behrens, nuclear nonproliferation;
^!Claudia Copeland, Federal Water Pollution Control Act;
^!Lynne Corn, ANWR;
^!Bernard Gelb, gasoline industry;
^!Carol Glover, Native American energy, general authorizations;
^!Mark Holt, nuclear energy;
^!Marc Humphries, federal energy leasing, coal;
^!Larry Kumins, oil and gas;
^!Salvatore Lazzari, taxes;
^!Jim McCarthy, Clean Air Act, MTBE;
^!Dan Morgan, science programs;
^!Kyna Powers, hydropower;
^!Fred Sissine, conservation and renewable energy;
^!Mary Tiemann, underground storage tanks, drinking water;
^!Brent Yacobucci, motor fuels, vehicles, hydrogen;
^!Jeff Zinn, Coastal Zone Management Act.

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^u^r^esⁱⁿ^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^sⁱ^on^al^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^pl^an^an^{d i}^m^pl^em^en^t^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^pl^an^an^{d i}^m^pl^em^en^t
^ildⁱⁿ^g^s^an^en^erg^y^an^{d w}^a^{ter con}^s^erv^a^tion^an^en^erg^y^an^{d w}^a^{ter con}^s^erv^a^tion
^st^r^a^t^e^gy^fo^r^c^o^ngr^e^ssi^oⁿ^a^l^b^uⁱ^l^dⁱ^{ngs t}^h^a^t^st^r^a^t^e^gy^fo^r^c^o^ngr^e^ssi^oⁿ^a^l^b^uⁱ^l^dⁱ^{ngs t}^h^a^t
^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^coⁿ^s^isten^t^w^ith^th^{at r}^e^q^u^ir^ed^o^f^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^coⁿ^s^isten^t^w^ith^th^{at r}^e^q^u^ir^ed^o^f
^o^t^he^r^fe^d^e^r^a^l^b^uⁱ^l^dⁱ^ngs.^Aⁿ^a^nnua^l^r^e^p^o^r^t^o^t^he^r^fe^d^e^r^a^l^b^uⁱ^l^dⁱ^ngs.^Aⁿ^a^nnua^l
^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^{. Up}^to^$²^m^illioⁿ^report^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^ed.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed. S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{310 of}^t^h^e
^g/w^L^e^gⁱ^slativ^{e B}^r^an^ch^A^p^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^A^c^{t o}^f
^s^.or^{1999 cal}^l^e^{d f}^o^{r t}^h^{e A}^r^chⁱ^t^ect^of^t^h^e
^le^ak^Cap^ito^{l (}^A^OC)^to^d^e^v^e^lo^p^an^en^er^g^y
^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^plan^f^o^{r con}^g^r^es^sⁱ^on^al
^://wiki^b^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^s^.
^h^ttp^e^r^gy^M^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^{Sec. 102.}^T^h^{e bas}^e^lin^{e f}^o^{r f}^e^{deral en}^erg^y^{Sec. 102.}^T^h^{e bas}^e^lin^{e f}^o^{r f}^e^{deral en}^erg^y^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{202 of}^Ex^ecu^tⁱ^v^{e O}^r^{der 13123 u}^s^es
^qu^irem^en^ts^s^a^vⁱⁿ^g^s^w^o^u^l^{d be u}^pdat^e^{d f}^r^om^F^Y¹⁹⁸⁵^s^a^vⁱⁿ^g^s^w^o^u^l^{d be u}^pdat^e^{d f}^r^om^F^Y¹⁹⁸⁵^F^Y^{1985 as}^t^h^{e bas}^e^lⁱⁿ^{e f}^o^{r m}^eas^u^rⁱⁿ^g^f^e^deral
^t^o^F^Y^{2003 an}^{d a n}^e^w^g^o^al^of^20%^t^o^F^Y^{2004 an}^{d a n}^e^w^g^o^al^of^20%^bu^ildin^g^en^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^im^prov^em^en^ts^an^{d calls}
^redu^ctⁱ^oⁿ^w^o^u^l^{d be s}^e^t^f^o^{r F}^Y^{2015. A}^t^redu^ctⁱ^oⁿ^w^o^u^l^{d be s}^e^t^f^o^{r F}^Y^{2015. By}^fo^r^a³⁵^%^r^e^d^u^c^tⁱ^o^{n i}ⁿ^eⁿ^e^r^gy^use^p^e^r^gr^o^s^{s sq}^ua^r^e
^th^{at tim}^{e, DOE w}^o^u^l^{d be directed to}^t^h^{e en}^{d of}^{2013, D}^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^ed^f^oot^by^F^Y^2010.

^a^sse^{ss p}^r^o^g^r^e^{ss a}ⁿ^d^se^{t a}^ne^w^go^a^l^fo^r^to^a^sse^{ss p}^r^o^g^r^e^{ss a}ⁿ^d^se^{t a}^ne^w^go^a^l^fo^r
^F^Y^{2025. Mos}^t^of^t^h^{e ot}^h^e^{r prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^s^F^Y^{2015 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^{2024. S}^t^an^dards^f^o^r
^f^o^r^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l ag}^en^{cies in}^th^{is Su}^b^{title ar}^e^ex^clu^s^ion^{are s}^e^{t, w}^h^ich^em^pow^{er DOE}
^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rativ^{e m}^eas^u^r^es^th^{at w}^o^u^l^{d h}^e^lp^to^ex^em^p^t^{, u}ⁿ^d^er^cer^tain^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^,
^ag^en^cies^ach^iev^e^th^{e abov}^e-^des^c^ribed^b^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^s^f^o^r^w^h^ich^ser^v^{e a n}^a^tioⁿ^a^l
^go^a^l^.^se^c^u^rⁱ^t^y^func^tⁱ^o^{n o}^r^fo^r^w^hⁱ^c^{h a}^c^hⁱ^e^vi^ng
^th^{e tar}^g^{et w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^im^p^r^acticab^le.
^Fu^rth^e^{r, ag}^en^cies^{are allow}^e^{d to retain}
^{appropriation}^s^f^o^{r en}^erg^y^ex^pen^s^es^th^at

CRS-11
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^{are s}^a^v^e^{d by}^th^{e en}^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy
^m^eas^u^r^es^.
^erg^y^Us^{e Meas}^u^r^em^en^{t an}^d^{Sec. 103.}^F^e^deral^buⁱ^l^dⁱⁿ^g^s^w^o^u^l^{d be}^{Sec. 103.}^F^e^deral^buⁱ^l^dⁱⁿ^g^s^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^uⁿ^t^ab^ility^requⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^{be m}^e^t^e^{red or s}^u^b-^m^e^t^e^{red by}^requⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^{be m}^e^t^e^{red or s}^u^b-^m^e^t^e^{red by}
^l^a^t^e^{2010, t}^o^h^e^l^p^redu^{ce en}^erg^y^cos^t^s^l^a^t^e^{2012, t}^o^h^e^l^p^redu^{ce en}^erg^y^cos^t^s
^an^{d prom}^ot^{e en}^erg^y^s^a^vⁱⁿ^g^s^.^aⁿ^d^p^r^o^m^o^t^e^eⁿ^e^r^gy^sa^vi^ngs.^Fur^t^he^r^,^t^h^e
^Secretary^of^En^erg^y^is^requ^{ired to}
^{prepare g}^uⁱ^delin^es^f^o^{r ag}^en^cy^en^erg^y
^m^aⁿ^a^g^e^r^s^to^f^{acilitate im}^p^l^em^en^tatioⁿ^o^f
^m^e^t^e^rⁱ^ng.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^ocu^r^em^en^{t of}^En^erg^y^-^{Sec. 104.}^{Federal ag}^en^cies^w^o^u^l^{d be}^{Sec. 104.}^S^a^m^e^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^C^u^rren^t^l^y^{, S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{403 of}^Ex^ecu^tⁱ^v^{e O}^r^{der 13123}
^g/w^fⁱ^cien^{t P}^r^odu^cts^requⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^pu^rch^a^s^e^produ^ct^s^certⁱ^fⁱ^e^{d as}^en^erg^y^-^e^f^fⁱ^cien^{t u}ⁿ^d^{er th}^{e En}^erg^y^Star^directs^f^e^{deral ag}^en^cies^{to pu}^rch^a^s^e^lif^e-^cy^cle^cos^t^-^e^f^f^ectiv^{e En}^erg^y^{Star produ}^cts^.
^s^.or^prog^ram^{or en}^erg^y^-^e^f^fⁱ^ci^en^t^produ^ct^s
^le^ak^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^t^e^{d by}^t^h^{e F}^e^deral^En^erg^y
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^h^ttp^“^c^os^t-^ef^f^ectiv^{e” an}^{d “}^r^eas^on^ably^-
^av^ailable.”
^e^r^gy^Sa^vi^{ngs P}^e^r^f^o^r^m^a^nc^e^{Sec. 105.}^W^o^u^l^{d am}^en^{d th}^{e Nation}^a^l^{Sec. 105}^{. W}^o^u^l^d^ex^ten^d^au^th^o^r^ity^to^en^ter
ⁿ^t^racts^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^Co^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^{n P}^o^lⁱ^c^y^A^c^t⁽⁴²ⁱⁿ^t^o^eⁿ^e^r^gy^sa^vi^{ngs p}^e^r^f^o^r^m^a^nc^e
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^ag^en^cies^com^bⁱⁿ^{ed to a total of}¹⁰⁰^c^o^nsi^d^e^r^aⁿ^y^eⁿ^e^r^gy^sa^vi^{ngs p}^e^r^f^o^r^m^a^nc^e
^en^erg^y^s^a^vⁱⁿ^g^s^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce con}^t^racts^coⁿ^t^r^{act en}^ter^e^dⁱⁿ^to^uⁿ^d^er^th^{is sectio}ⁿ
^an^d^p^a^y^m^en^{ts o}^fⁿ^o^m^o^r^e^th^an^{a to}^{tal o}^f^af^t^e^{r O}^c^t^{ober 1, 2003, an}^{d bef}^o^{re t}^h^{e dat}^e
^{$500,000,000. U}ⁿ^{der s}^u^ch^con^t^ract^s^,^of^en^actm^eⁿ^t^of^th^is^A^c^{t, as}^ex^ten^d^{ed by}
^en^erg^y^s^a^vⁱⁿ^g^m^eas^u^r^es^{are in}^s^t^{alled at}^th^is^am^en^dm^en^t.

^g^o^v^e^rⁿ^m^eⁿ^t^f^{acilities b}^y^p^r^iv^ate-^secto^r
^fⁱ^r^m^{s in}^r^e^tu^rⁿ^f^o^r^{a sh}^ar^{e o}^f^th^{e r}^e^su^ltin^g
^en^erg^y^cos^t^redu^ction^s^{. T}^h^{e Su}ⁿ^s^{et an}^d

CRS-12
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^R^e^portⁱⁿ^g^Provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^s^of^s^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{801(c) of}
^t^h^{e A}^c^t^w^o^u^l^{d be repeal}^{ed O}^c^t^{ober 1,}
^{2006, an}^{d an}^yⁿ^e^w^con^t^ract^af^t^e^{r t}^h^at
^{date w}^o^u^l^{d be in}^clu^d^{ed in}^th^{e con}^t^ract
^lim^its.
^luⁿ^t^ar^y^Co^m^m^itm^en^{ts to}^{Sec. 107.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed t}^o^{Sec. 106.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed t}^o^W^h^{ile th}^er^{e is n}^o^cu^r^r^en^{t statu}^t^o^r^y^au^th^o^r^ity^,
^du^{ce In}^du^s^t^{rial En}^erg^y^f^o^rm^v^o^luⁿ^t^ary^ag^reem^en^ts^w^ithⁱⁿ^du^s^t^ry^f^o^rm^v^o^luⁿ^t^ary^ag^reem^en^ts^w^ithⁱⁿ^du^s^t^ryⁱⁿ^du^s^t^ry^en^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^prog^ram^s^h^a^v^e^beenⁱⁿ
^ten^s^ity^s^ectors^{or com}^p^an^ies^{to redu}^{ce en}^erg^y^s^ectors^{or com}^p^an^ies^{to redu}^{ce en}^erg^y^{place, s}^u^ch^as^th^{e f}^o^rm^{er C}^lim^{ate W}ⁱ^s^e^prog^ram^at
^u^s^{e per u}ⁿⁱ^t^of^produ^ctⁱ^oⁿ^by^an^u^s^{e per u}ⁿⁱ^t^of^produ^ctⁱ^oⁿ^by^2.5%^th^{e En}^vⁱ^ron^m^en^{tal P}^r^otection^A^g^en^cy^(EP^A^).
^uⁿ^s^pecifⁱ^{ed am}^ouⁿ^t^.^a^nnua^l^l^y^fr^o^m^{2007 t}^h^ro^ugh^2016.
^P^a^r^ticip^an^{ts w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^elig^ib^{le f}^o^r
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce an}^{d g}^r^an^ts^{. A}ⁿ
^g/w^ev^alu^a^tion^of^en^erg^y^-^s^avⁱⁿ^g^s^im^pacts
^s^.or^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed by}^mⁱ^d-^2012.
^le^ak^v^aⁿ^{ced B}^u^ildin^g^Ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^{Sec. 108.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^://wiki^s^t^bed^{create a prog}^ram^{to dev}^e^{lop, tes}^t^{, an}^d^dem^oⁿ^s^{trate adv}^aⁿ^{ced f}^e^{deral an}^{d priv}^ate
^h^ttp^bu^ildin^g^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^.
^e^r^a^{l B}^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^P^e^r^f^o^r^m^aⁿ^c^e^{Sec. 109.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^s^e^t^{Sec. 107.}^S^a^m^e^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^F^e^deral^Man^d^atory^en^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^perf^orm^aⁿ^c^e
^a^r^d^s^revⁱ^s^e^{d en}^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^s^t^an^dards^f^o^r^ag^en^cy^bu^dg^{et requ}^es^ts^w^o^u^l^{d be}^stan^d^a^r^d^{s f}^o^r^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l b}^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^s^ar^{e cu}^r^r^en^tly^{set in}
ⁿ^e^w^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l b}^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^s^{at a lev}^e^{l 3}⁰^%^r^e^q^uⁱ^r^e^d^t^oⁱⁿ^c^l^ud^e^aⁿⁱ^nve^nt^o^r^y^o^f^ne^w^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{305(a) of}^P.L^.^94-^{385 an}^{d i}^m^pl^em^en^t^e^d
^strⁱ^cter^th^anⁱⁿ^d^u^str^y^o^rⁱⁿ^terⁿ^atioⁿ^a^l^bu^ildin^g^s^an^{d to in}^{dicate w}^h^eth^e^{r th}^ey^t^h^r^o^{ugh 1}⁰^{CFR P}^a^r^t^435.
^s^t^an^dards^{— prov}^{ided th}^{e s}^t^an^dards^m^{eet th}^{e s}^t^an^dards^.
^w^o^u^l^{d be “}^lif^e-^cy^{cle cos}^t^-^e^f^f^ectiv^e.”
^creas^{ed Us}^{e of}^R^ecov^e^red^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 108.}^DOT^an^{d oth}^e^{r ag}^en^cies^th^at
^e^r^a^{l Co}^m^p^oⁿ^en^{t in}^Fed^e^r^a^l^reg^u^l^arl^y^procu^r^{e or prov}ⁱ^d^{e f}^e^deral
^m^eⁿ^t^an^{d C}^oⁿ^c^{rete P}^r^oj^ects^f^uⁿ^d^s^{to procu}^r^{e m}^a^{terial f}^o^{r cem}^en^{t or}
^con^c^ret^e^proj^ect^s^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o
^f^u^lly^im^p^l^em^en^{t all p}^r^o^c^u^r^em^en^t

CRS-13
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^requ^irem^en^ts^an^{d in}^cen^tiv^es^th^{at prov}^ide
^fo^rⁱⁿ^c^o^r^p^o^r^a^tⁱ^{ng r}^e^c^o^ve^r^e^d^mⁱ^ne^r^a^l
^com^pon^en^ts^{, s}^u^ch^as^blas^{t f}^u^rn^{ace s}^l^ag
^an^{d coal com}^b^u^s^tion^f^l^y^as^h^.
^y^lⁱ^ght^Sa^vi^ngs^{Sec. 111.}^D^a^y^lⁱ^ght^sa^vi^{ng t}ⁱ^m^e^w^o^ul^d^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^Un^d^e^r^cu^r^r^eⁿ^t^law⁽^Uⁿⁱ^f^o^r^m^Tⁱ^m^e^A^c^{t, P}^.^L^.⁸⁹^-
^b^e^gi^{n o}ⁿ^e^m^o^nt^{h e}^a^r^lⁱ^e^r⁽ⁱ^{n M}^a^r^c^h)^aⁿ^d^{387, §3a), s}^t^at^es^can^ch^oos^{e w}^h^et^h^e^{r t}^o
^eⁿ^d^oⁿ^e^m^o^nt^{h l}^a^t^e^r⁽ⁱ^{n N}^o^ve^m^b^e^r⁾^.^T^hⁱ^s^{participate. How}^e^v^e^{r, if}^{a s}^t^{ate ch}^oos^es^to
^is^ex^{pected to redu}^{ce en}^erg^y^u^s^{ed f}^o^r^p^a^r^ticip^{ate, th}^{e d}^u^r^a^tioⁿ^o^f^d^a^y^lig^h^t^savⁱⁿ^g^s^{is set}
ⁿⁱ^ght^-tⁱ^m^e^e^l^e^c^t^rⁱ^c^lⁱ^ghtⁱ^ng.^by^f^e^deral^l^a^w^.
^ncⁱ^{ng E}ⁿ^e^r^gy^E^ffi^cⁱ^eⁿ^c^yⁱⁿ^{Sec. 112.}^Na^tio^na^{l p}^a^r^k^s,^fo^r^e^sts,^aⁿ^d^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^o^f^Fe^d^e^r^a^l^La^nd^s^w^ild^lif^{e r}^e^f^u^g^e^{s w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to
^g/w^em^ploy^en^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^m^eas^u^r^esⁱⁿ^bu^ildin^g^s^an^{d en}^erg^y^-^e^f^fⁱ^cien^{t v}^e^hⁱ^cles
^s^.or⁽ⁱ^nc^l^u^dⁱ^{ng b}ⁱ^o^dⁱ^e^s^e^l^aⁿ^d^hy^b^rⁱ^d^e^ngi^ne^s)
^le^ak^“^t^{o th}^{e ex}^ten^t^{practicable.”}
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^{w I}ⁿ^c^o^me^H^o^me^Eⁿ^e^r^g^y^{Sec. 121.}^Iⁿ^c^r^e^a^s^e^d^fundⁱ^{ng w}^o^ul^d^b^e^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

ⁿ^c^e^P^r^o^g^r^a^m⁽^L^I^H^E^A^P⁾^au^th^{orized f}^o^{r th}^{e L}^I^HEA^P^g^r^an^t
^prog^ram^f^o^{r F}^Y^{2005 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^2007.
^D^e^part^m^eⁿ^t^of^H^eal^t^h^an^{d H}^u^m^aⁿ
^Se^r^vⁱ^c^e^s^fundⁱ^{ng fo}^r^LI^H^E^A^P^w^a^s
^a^u^t^h^o^rⁱ^z^e^d^t^h^r^o^{ugh FY}^{2003 i}ⁿ^t^h^e
^Hu^m^aⁿ^Ser^v^{ices A}^u^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^A^c^{t o}^f
^{1998. A}^l^s^o^{, s}^t^at^es^an^{d t}^h^ei^{r des}ⁱ^gⁿ^ees
^w^o^u^l^{d be al}^l^o^w^e^{d t}^o^u^s^{e ren}^e^w^a^bl^{e f}^u^el^s

CRS-14
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
⁽ⁱⁿ^c^l^u^diⁿ^g^bi^om^as^s⁾^t^o^carry^ou^t^t^h^e
^pu^rpos^es^of^t^hⁱ^s^s^ectⁱ^oⁿ^.
^eath^e^rization^A^s^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce^{Sec. 122.}^Iⁿ^c^r^e^a^s^e^d^fundⁱ^{ng w}^o^ul^d^b^e^{Sec. 121.}^Sam^e^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^Fuⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^f^o^r^th^{e p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^w^a^{s au}^th^o^r^ized^th^r^o^u^g^h
^au^th^{orized f}^o^{r th}^{e DOE w}^eath^e^rization^F^Y^{2003 u}ⁿ^d^{er 42 U}^.^S^.^C^.^6872.
^g^r^an^t^prog^ram^f^o^{r F}^Y^{2006 t}^h^rou^g^h
^F^Y^2008.
^erg^y^P^r^og^ram^s^{Sec. 123.}^N^e^w^requⁱ^r^em^en^t^s^w^o^u^l^{d be}^{Sec. 122.}^S^a^m^e^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^s^e^{t f}^o^{r s}^t^{ate en}^erg^y^con^s^erv^a^tion^g^o^als
^an^{d plan}^s^,ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^{a 25% en}^erg^y
^ef^fⁱ^ci^en^cyⁱ^m^prov^em^en^tⁱⁿ²⁰¹²
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^com^p^{ared t}^o^{1990. A}^l^s^o^{, i}ⁿ^creas^ed
^g/w^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^{r F}^Y²⁰⁰⁶^t^h^r^o^{ugh FY}^{2008 f}^o^{r D}^O^E^s^t^at^{e en}^erg^y
^s^.or^g^r^an^t^prog^ram^s^.
^le^ak
^://wiki^erg^y^-^E^f^fⁱ^cien^{t A}^pplian^c^e^bat^e^Prog^ram^s^{Sec. 124.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed t}^o^f^uⁿ^d^r^e^b^a^{te p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^sⁱⁿ^elig^ib^{le states to}^{Sec. 123.}^S^a^m^e^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^h^ttp^s^u^pport^resⁱ^den^tⁱ^a^l^en^d-^u^s^{er pu}^rch^a^s^e^s^of
^En^erg^y^{Star produ}^cts^.
^erg^y^-^E^f^fⁱ^cien^{t P}^u^blic^{Sec. 125.}^A^g^r^an^t^prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be}^{Sec. 124.}^S^a^m^e^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^ildⁱⁿ^g^s^{created f}^o^{r en}^erg^y^-^e^f^fⁱ^cien^{t ren}^o^v^a^tion
^aⁿ^d^c^o^nst^r^uc^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^l^o^c^a^l^go^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt
^bu^ildin^g^s^th^{at redu}^{ce en}^erg^y^u^s^{e by}^30%
^r^e^lativ^{e to}^stan^d^a^r^d^{s (}ⁿ^ew^b^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^s⁾^o^r
^bas^e^lⁱⁿ^{e (ren}^ov^oatⁱ^oⁿ^s^).
^{w I}ⁿ^c^o^me^C^o^mmuⁿⁱ^t^y^{Sec. 126.}^A^{pilot en}^erg^y^-^e^f^fⁱ^cien^cy^an^d^{Sec. 125.}^Sam^e^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^Fuⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g
^erg^y^Ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^P^{ilot P}^r^og^ram^ren^e^w^a^{ble en}^erg^y^g^r^an^{t prog}^ram^w^o^u^l^d^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed f}^r^om^{2006 t}^h^rou^g^h
^{be created f}^o^{r local g}^o^v^e^rn^m^eⁿ^t^s^,^priv^ate^2010.

^com^p^an^ies^,^com^m^uⁿ^ity^dev^e^lopm^en^t

CRS-15
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^corporation^s^{, an}^{d Nativ}^{e A}^m^erican
^ecoⁿ^o^mⁱ^{c d}^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t en}^{tities. Fu}ⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g
^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed f}^r^om^{2006 t}^h^rou^g^h
^2008.
^w^In^com^e^an^{d R}^u^ral^Sim^ilar^to^s^ectⁱ^{on 126}^(abov^e).^{Sec. 233.}^Sim^ilarⁱⁿ^ten^t^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, b}^u^t
^m^m^uⁿ^ity^En^erg^y^Ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^f^o^cu^s^e^{d on}^“^r^em^{ote an}^{d ru}^ral
^{t P}^r^o^g^r^a^m^co^m^m^uⁿ^{ities.” T}^h^{e Sen}^a^{te b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d
^es^tablis^h^{a g}^r^an^{t prog}^ram^f^o^{r “}ⁱⁿ^c^reasⁱⁿ^g
^en^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^{, s}^itin^g^{or u}^p^g^r^adin^g
^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ^an^d^dⁱ^strⁱ^b^u^tioⁿ^lin^es
^ser^vⁱⁿ^g^r^u^r^a^{l ar}^{eas; o}^r^p^r^o^v^idⁱⁿ^g^o^r
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^m^o^d^e^rⁿ^izin^g^electrⁱ^{c g}^eⁿ^e^r^a^tioⁿ^f^acilities
^g/w^th^{at s}^e^rv^{e ru}^{ral areas}^{.” Gran}^{t application}^s
^s^.or^f^o^{r dev}^e^l^opm^en^t^of^ren^e^w^a^bl^{e en}^erg^y
^le^ak^so^u^r^{ces w}^{ill b}^e^ex^ten^d^ed^“^p^r^e^f^e^r^eⁿ^ce.”
^W^o^u^l^{d prov}^id^{e $20 m}^illion^a^nnua^l^l^y^fo^r
^://wiki^F^Y^2006-^F^Y^2012.
^h^ttp^echⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 126.}^A^cooperatⁱ^v^{e prog}^ram^w^o^u^l^d
^v^aⁿ^cem^en^{t Co}^llab^o^r^ativ^e^{be created th}^{at lin}^k^s^{DOE w}^ith^th^{e s}^t^ates^.
^It^w^o^u^l^{d be f}^o^cu^s^e^{d on}^res^earch^,
^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t, d}^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^,^an^d
^depl^oy^m^eⁿ^t^of^t^echⁿ^o^l^o^gⁱ^esⁱⁿ^w^hⁱ^c^h
^th^{ere is}^{a com}^m^oⁿ^f^e^{deral an}^{d s}^t^ate
^en^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^{, ren}^e^w^a^{ble en}^erg^y^{, an}^d
^f^o^{ssil en}^er^g^yⁱⁿ^ter^e^st.
^u^ildin^g^En^erg^y^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 127.}^A^g^r^an^t^prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^fⁱ^cien^cy^C^odes^In^cen^tiv^es^{created f}^o^{r s}^t^ates^th^{at DOE determ}ⁱⁿ^es
^h^a^v^e^ach^iev^e^{d a leas}^{t a 90% rate of}
^com^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^th^{e m}^o^s^t^recen^{t m}^odel
^b^uⁱ^l^dⁱ^{ng e}ⁿ^e^r^gy^c^o^d^e^s.^Fund^{s m}^a^y^b^e

CRS-16
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^u^s^{ed to im}^plem^en^{t bu}^ildin^g^en^erg^y^codes
^an^{d practices}^th^{at ex}^{ceed ef}^fⁱ^cien^cy
^requ^irem^en^ts^of^th^{e m}^o^s^t^recen^{t m}^odel
^buⁱ^l^dⁱⁿ^g^codes^.
gy-Efficient Products
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^erg^y^{Star P}^r^og^ram^{Sec. 131.}^D^O^E^an^{d EPA}^w^o^u^l^{d be g}ⁱ^v^eⁿ^{Sec. 131.}^Sam^e^prov^is^ion^.^A^l^s^o^{, DOE}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^statu^t^o^r^y^au^th^o^r^ity^to^car^r^y^o^u^{t th}^e^w^o^u^l^{d be directed to es}^tablis^hⁿ^e^w
^g/w^En^er^g^y^Star^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^,^w^h^ich^id^en^tif^ies^qu^alif^yⁱⁿ^g^en^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^lev^e^ls^f^o^r
^s^.or^an^{d prom}^otes^en^erg^y^-^e^f^fⁱ^cien^{t produ}^cts^c^l^o^t^he^{s w}^a^she^r^{s a}ⁿ^d^dⁱ^{sh w}^a^she^r^s.
^le^ak^an^{d bu}ⁱ^l^dⁱⁿ^g^s^.
^://wiki^A^{C M}^aⁱⁿ^t^e^na^nc^e^Co^nsum^e^r^{Sec. 132.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^{Sec. 132.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^h^ttp^u^catioⁿ^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^im^plem^en^{t a pu}^{blic edu}^cation^prog^ram^fo^r^ho^m^e^o^w^ne^r^s^aⁿ^d^sm^a^{ll b}^u^sine^sse^s
^th^{at ex}^plain^e^{d th}^{e en}^erg^y^-^s^avⁱⁿ^g^ben^e^f^its
^ofⁱ^m^prov^{ed m}^aⁱⁿ^t^eⁿ^aⁿ^{ce of}^h^eatⁱⁿ^g^,
^v^eⁿ^tilatin^g^,^an^d^air^coⁿ^d^itioⁿⁱⁿ^g
^equⁱ^pm^en^{t. A}^l^s^o^{, th}^{e Sm}^{all B}^u^sⁱⁿ^e^s^s
^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^r^a^tⁱ^o^{n w}^o^ul^d^b^e^dⁱ^r^e^c^t^e^d^t^o
^a^{ssist sm}^a^{ll b}^u^sine^sse^{s in b}^e^c^o^mⁱ^{ng m}^o^r^e
^en^erg^y^-^e^f^fⁱ^cien^t.
^b^{lic En}^er^g^y^Ed^u^catioⁿ^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 133.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
^og^r^a^m^con^v^eⁿ^e^{a con}^f^eren^{ce w}^ith
^repres^en^tativ^es^f^r^omⁱⁿ^du^s^t^ry^{, edu}^cation^,
^prof^es^sⁱ^on^{al s}^o^cieties^,^{trade as}^s^o^ciation^s^,
^an^{d g}^o^v^e^rn^m^eⁿ^t^ag^en^cies^{to des}ⁱ^gⁿ^an^d

CRS-17
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^estab^lish^an^oⁿ^g^oⁱⁿ^gⁿ^a^tioⁿ^a^{l p}^u^b^lic
^edu^cation^prog^ram^f^o^cu^s^e^{d on}^en^erg^y
^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^an^{d oth}^e^{r topics}^{. DOE w}^o^u^l^d
^{be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^provⁱ^d^{e g}^uⁱ^dan^{ce an}^d
^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce.
^erg^y^Ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^P^u^blic^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 134.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^Iⁿ^itiativ^e^c^o^nd^uc^t^aⁿ^a^d^ve^r^tⁱ^sⁱ^{ng a}ⁿ^d^p^u^b^lⁱ^c
^ou^treach^prog^ram^abou^{t th}^{e n}^{eed to}
^redu^{ce en}^erg^y^u^s^{e, th}^{e con}^s^u^m^{er ben}^e^f^its
^o^f^r^e^d^u^ced^u^s^{e, th}^{e r}^e^latioⁿ^s^hⁱ^p^to^j^o^b^s
^an^{d econ}^o^mⁱ^{c g}^r^ow^th^{, an}^{d cos}^t^-^e^f^f^ectiv^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^con^s^u^m^{er m}^eas^u^r^es^{to redu}^{ce en}^erg^y^u^s^e.
^g/w^e^r^gy^Co^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^{n St}^aⁿ^d^a^r^d^s^{Sec. 133.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^{Sec. 135.}^En^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^s^t^an^dards
^s^.or^r^A^d^d^itioⁿ^a^{l P}^r^o^d^u^cts^is^s^u^{e a ru}^{le th}^{at determ}ⁱⁿ^{ed w}^h^eth^e^r^w^o^u^l^{d be s}^e^t^by^s^t^at^u^t^{e f}^o^{r al}^l^of^t^h^e
^le^ak^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^s^t^an^dards^s^h^ou^{ld be s}^e^{t f}^o^r^s^t^an^dards^s^e^{t by}^s^t^atu^t^{e in}^th^{e Hou}^s^{e bill}
^://wiki^s^t^an^dby^m^{ode i}ⁿ^bat^t^e^ry^ch^arg^e^rs^an^d^ex^tern^{al pow}^{er s}^u^pplies^.^A^l^s^o^{, en}^erg^y^p^l^{us d}^e^humⁱ^dⁱ^fⁱ^e^r^s^,^p^r^e^-^rⁱ^nse^sp^r^a^y^va^l^v^e^s^,^aⁿ^d^m^e^r^c^ur^y^va^p^o^r⁽^s^t^r^e^e^t^lⁱ^ght⁾
^h^ttp^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^s^t^an^dards^w^o^u^l^{d be s}^e^{t by}^l^a^m^p^bal^l^a^s^t^s^.^F^u^rt^h^e^{r, D}^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^s^t^atu^t^{e f}^o^{r ex}^{it s}ⁱ^gⁿ^s^{, traf}^fⁱ^{c s}ⁱ^gⁿ^a^ls^,^{directed to is}^s^u^{e a ru}^{le th}^{at pres}^cribed
^to^r^c^hⁱ^er^{es (}^f^lo^o^r^lam^p^s)^{, d}ⁱ^strⁱ^b^u^tioⁿ^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^s^t^an^dards^f^o^{r ceilin}^g^f^aⁿ^s^,
^tr^an^sf^o^r^m^e^r^s⁽^e^lectrⁱ^{c u}^tility^eq^uⁱ^p^m^en^t)^,^v^eⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^m^achⁱⁿ^es^{, an}^{d th}^{e s}^t^an^dby
^uⁿ^{it h}^eaters^(f^an^-^t^y^p^{e h}^eaters^,^u^s^u^a^lly^pow^{er m}^{ode of}^bat^t^e^ry^ch^arg^e^rs^an^d
^port^a^bl^{e), an}^{d m}^e^di^u^m^bas^e^com^p^act^ex^tern^{al pow}^{er s}^u^pplies^.^A^l^s^o^{, DOE}
^fluo^r^e^sc^eⁿ^{t la}^m^p^{s (}^C^FL^s)^.^Fur^t^he^r^,^DOE^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed t}^o^s^e^t^s^t^an^dards^by
^w^o^u^l^{d be directed to is}^s^u^{e a ru}^{le th}^at^ru^{le f}^o^{r res}ⁱ^den^{tial f}^u^rn^{ace f}^aⁿ^s^.

^pres^{cribed ef}^fⁱ^cien^cy^s^t^an^dards^f^o^r
^c^eⁱ^lⁱ^{ng fa}^ns,^ve^ndⁱ^{ng m}^a^c^hⁱⁿ^e^s^,
^com^m^e^{rcial ref}^r^ig^erators^an^{d f}^r^eezers^an^d
^ref^r^ig^erator-^f^r^eezers^,^an^{d res}ⁱ^den^{tial f}^aⁿ^s^.

CRS-18
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^e^r^gy^Co^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^{n St}^aⁿ^d^a^r^d^s^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 136.}^En^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^s^t^an^dards
^r^Co^m^m^e^r^c^{ial Eq}^uⁱ^p^m^en^t^w^o^u^l^{d be s}^e^t^by^s^t^at^u^t^{e f}^o^{r com}^m^e^rci^a^l
^air^coⁿ^d^itioⁿⁱⁿ^g^an^d^h^{eat p}^u^m^p^s,
^com^m^e^{rcial ref}^r^ig^erators^an^{d f}^r^eezers^,
^com^m^e^{rcial cloth}^e^s^dry^e^rs^{, an}^d
^co^m^m^e^r^c^{ial ice m}^a^k^e^r^s^.
^p^e^d^ited^Ru^lem^a^kⁱⁿ^g^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 137.}^T^h^{e En}^erg^y^P^o^licy^an^d
^Co^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^{n A}^c^t^w^o^ul^d^b^e^a^m^eⁿ^d^e^d^t^o
^m^a^ke^c^o^nfo^r^mⁱ^{ng c}^h^a^nge^{s r}^e^l^a^t^e^d^t^o^t^h^e
^ex^pedi^t^e^{d ru}^l^e^m^a^kⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^135.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^e^r^gy^La^b^e^lⁱ^ng^{Sec. 134.}^T^h^{e Federal T}^r^{ade C}^o^m^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^{Sec. 138.}^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^F^T^Cⁱ^s^cu^rren^t^l^y^requⁱ^r^{ed by}^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{324(a) of}^t^h^e
^g/w^(F^T^C^{) w}^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^con^sⁱ^d^er^im^prov^em^en^tsⁱⁿ^th^{e ef}^f^ectiv^en^es^s^of^R^e^quⁱ^r^em^en^t^s^w^o^u^l^{d appl}^y^t^o^equⁱ^pm^en^t^listedⁱⁿ^Sen^a^te^s^ectⁱ^{on 135}^{, ex}^cept^En^erg^y^Polⁱ^c^y^an^{d C}^oⁿ^s^erv^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^(P.L^{. 94-}¹⁶³⁾^{to is}^s^u^{e ru}^les^f^o^{r en}^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^labels^on
^s^.or^en^erg^y^labels^f^o^{r con}^s^u^m^{er produ}^cts^.^cer^tain^ty^p^e^{s o}^f^d^e^h^u^m^id^if^ier^s^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^con^s^u^m^{er produ}^ct^s^{(42 U}^.^S^.^C^.^6294).
^le^ak^A^l^s^o^{, D}^O^E^{or F}^T^C^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^ex^em^pt^f^r^om^l^a^belⁱⁿ^g^requⁱ^r^em^en^t^s^.
^://wiki^coⁿ^s^id^er^p^r^escr^ibⁱⁿ^g^lab^e^lin^g^requⁱ^r^em^en^t^s^f^o^{r m}^aⁿ^y^of^t^h^{e produ}^ct^s
^h^ttp^listedⁱⁿ^s^ectⁱ^{on 133}^.
^eem^ption^{Sec. 135.}^A^s^of^Jan^u^a^ry^{1, 2006, t}^h^e^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^en^er^g^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^stan^d^a^r^d^f^o^r^ceilin^g
^f^aⁿ^s^s^e^t^ou^tⁱⁿ^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{133 s}^h^al^l
^s^u^pers^{ede all s}^t^{ate an}^{d local s}^t^an^dards^f^o^r
^c^eⁱ^lⁱ^{ng fa}^ns.
^oⁿ^s^u^m^{er P}^r^odu^{ct En}^erg^y^{Sec. 136.}^If^th^{e produ}^{ct ef}^fⁱ^cien^cy^{Sec. 135.}^Ex^is^tin^g^s^t^{ate an}^{d local}
^fⁱ^cien^cy^Stan^dards^s^t^an^dards^s^e^t^f^o^rt^hⁱⁿ^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{133 are n}^o^t^s^t^an^dards^f^o^{r produ}^ct^s^lⁱ^s^t^e^{d el}^s^e^w^h^ere
^im^p^l^em^en^ted^w^ithⁱⁿ^th^r^{ee y}^ear^{s o}^f^th^is^uⁿ^d^{er S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{135 w}^o^u^l^{d n}^o^t^be
^law^’^s^en^actm^eⁿ^t^{, th}^{e f}^e^{deral preem}^ption^p^r^eem^p^t^ed^uⁿ^{til th}^{e f}^e^d^e^r^a^{l stan}^d^a^r^d^{s g}^o
^o^f^{state stan}^d^a^r^d^{s w}^{ill ex}^pⁱ^r^e^.ⁱⁿ^to^ef^f^ect.

CRS-19
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^ter^m^itten^t^Escalato^r^s^{Sec. 137.}^W^ith^cer^tain^ex^cep^tioⁿ^s^{, all}^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
ⁿ^e^w^es^calators^acquⁱ^{red f}^o^{r f}^e^deral
^b^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^s^w^{ill o}^p^e^r^a^{te o}ⁿ^anⁱⁿ^ter^m^itten^t
⁽^o^n-d^e^m^a^nd⁾^b^a^si^s.
^erg^y^Ef^fⁱ^cien^{t Electric an}^d^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 139.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
^r^a^{l Gas Utilities Stu}^d^y^con^d^u^c^{t a s}^t^u^d^y^of^s^t^{ate an}^{d reg}ⁱ^on^al
^p^o^{licies th}^{at p}^r^o^m^o^t^{e co}^st-^e^f^f^ectiv^e
^prog^ram^s^{to redu}^{ce en}^erg^y^u^s^{e (in}^c^lu^din^g
^en^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^prog^ram^s^{) th}^{at are}
^coⁿ^d^u^c^ted^b^y^u^{tilities su}^b^j^{ect to}^state
^r^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^an^dⁿ^oⁿ^-^r^e^g^u^l^ated^u^{tilities. A}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^report^t^o^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^ed.
^g/w^er^g^y^Ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^P^ilo^{t P}^r^o^g^r^a^m^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 140.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
^s^.or^estab^lish^{a p}^ilo^{t p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^th^{at p}^r^o^v^id^es
^le^ak^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce to at leas}^{t th}^{ree, bu}^t
^://wikiⁿ^o^{t m}^o^{re th}^an^s^e^v^eⁿ^,^s^t^ates^{to en}^cou^r^ag^e^en^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^an^{d en}^erg^y^u^s^e
^h^ttp^r^e^d^u^ctioⁿ^s^.
^erg^y^Ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^R^e^s^o^u^r^ce^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 141.}^{State reg}^u^l^atory^ag^en^cies
^og^r^a^m^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^con^sⁱ^d^er
^im^plem^en^tin^g^en^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^{or oth}^e^r
^dem^aⁿ^d^redu^ctⁱ^oⁿ^prog^ram^s^.
^{el Ef}^fⁱ^cien^{t En}^gⁱⁿ^e^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 142.}^{DOE an}^d^th^{e Natio}ⁿ^a^l
^c^hno^l^o^gy^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^fo^r^A^e^ron^a^u^tics^an^{d Space A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ration
^r^c^r^a^ft^(N^A^S^A⁾^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^f^o^rm^a
^cooperativ^{e ag}^reem^en^{t f}^o^{r a m}^u^lti-^y^ear
^prog^ram^t^o^dev^e^l^{op 10%}^m^o^{re f}^u^el
^ef^fⁱ^cien^{t tu}^r^bⁱⁿ^e-^b^a^sed^p^r^o^p^u^lsioⁿ^an^d

CRS-20
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^pow^{er s}^y^s^t^em^s^f^o^{r aeron}^au^{tical an}^d
ⁱⁿ^d^u^strⁱ^{al ap}^p^licatioⁿ^s^.
^o^{r V}^e^hⁱ^cl^{e T}ⁱ^res^S^u^pportⁱⁿ^g^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 143.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
ⁱ^m^u^m^Fu^{el Ef}^fⁱ^cien^cy^con^d^u^c^{t a n}^a^tion^a^{l tire f}^u^{el ef}^fⁱ^cien^cy
^prog^ram^f^o^{r pas}^s^eⁿ^g^e^{r cars}^an^{d l}ⁱ^g^h^t
^t^r^uc^ks.^T^h^e^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^w^o^ul^dⁱⁿ^c^l^ud^e
^es^tablis^hⁱⁿ^g^f^u^{el econ}^o^m^y^s^t^an^dards^f^o^r
^tir^{es, an}^d^th^{e testin}^g^,^lab^e^lin^g^,^an^d
^prom^otⁱ^oⁿ^of^pu^rch^a^s^e^s^of^en^erg^y^-
^ef^fⁱ^cien^{t replacem}^en^{t tires}^.
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^g/wblic Housing
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^le^ak
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
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^a^ffo^r^d^a^b^l^e^ho^usi^{ng a}ⁿ^d^o^t^he^r^r^e^si^d^e^ntⁱ^a^l
^m^easu^r^{es u}ⁿ^d^{er th}^{e HUD Dem}^oⁿ^s^tratioⁿ
^Ac^t^.
^creas^{e of}^C^D^B^G^P^u^blic^{Sec. 142.}^T^h^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^of^com^m^uⁿ^ity^N^o^sⁱ^mⁱ^l^a^{r prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^T^h^{e cu}^rren^t^lⁱ^mⁱ^tⁱ^s^15%^uⁿ^d^{er S}^{ec. 105(a)(8) of}
^ices^C^a^{p f}^o^{r En}^erg^y^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^bl^ock^g^r^an^t^(C^D^B^G⁾^pu^blⁱ^c^th^{e Ho}^u^sⁱⁿ^g^an^d^Co^m^m^uⁿ^ity^Dev^e^lo^p^m^en^{t A}^c^{t o}^f
ⁿ^s^erv^a^tion^an^{d Ef}^fⁱ^cien^cy^se^r^vⁱ^c^e^s^fundⁱ^{ng t}^h^a^t^c^o^ul^d^b^e^use^d^fo^r^1974.

^tiv^ities^en^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^w^o^u^l^{d be in}^creas^{ed to}
^25%^.

CRS-21
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^A^M^o^r^t^ga^ge^Iⁿ^sur^a^nc^e^{Sec. 143.}^{Solar en}^erg^y^equⁱ^pm^en^{t can}^be^N^o^sⁱ^mⁱ^l^a^{r prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^T^h^{e cu}^rren^t^lⁱ^mⁱ^tⁱ^s^20%^uⁿ^d^{er S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^203(b)(2)
^cen^tiv^es^f^o^{r En}^erg^y^-^E^f^fⁱ^cien^t^elig^ib^{le f}^o^r^u^p^to³⁰^%^o^f^th^{e to}^{tal am}^o^uⁿ^t^o^f^th^{e Natio}ⁿ^a^{l Ho}^u^sⁱⁿ^g^A^c^t.
^usi^ng^of^propert^y^v^a^l^u^{e t}^h^at^can^{be cov}^e^{red by}
^Fe^d^e^r^a^l^H^o^usi^{ng A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^r^a^tⁱ^oⁿ
^m^o^r^t^ga^geⁱⁿ^sur^a^nc^e^.
^b^{lic Ho}^u^sⁱⁿ^g^Cap^{ital Fu}ⁿ^d^{Sec. 144.}^T^h^{e P}^u^b^{lic Ho}^u^sⁱⁿ^g^Cap^ital^{Sec. 161.}^Sam^e^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^Un^d^e^r^Sectioⁿ⁹^o^f^th^{e Un}^ited^{States Ho}^u^sⁱⁿ^g^A^c^t,
^F^uⁿ^d^w^o^u^l^{d be m}^odi^fⁱ^{ed t}^oⁱⁿ^cl^u^d^e^th^{e Cap}^{ital Fu}ⁿ^d^{is av}^ailab^l^{e to}^p^u^b^{lic h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g
^certain^en^erg^y^-^an^{d w}^a^ter-^u^s^{e ef}^fⁱ^cien^cy^ag^en^cies^{to dev}^e^{lop, f}ⁱⁿ^aⁿ^{ce, an}^{d m}^odern^ize
ⁱ^m^prov^em^en^t^s^.^p^u^b^lⁱ^c^ho^usi^{ng d}^e^ve^l^o^p^m^eⁿ^t^s^aⁿ^d^t^o^m^a^ke
^m^a^na^ge^m^e^ntⁱ^m^p^r^o^v^e^m^eⁿ^t^s^t^o^t^h^e^s^e^ho^usiⁿ^g
^f^{acilities. T}^h^er^{e is cu}^r^r^en^tlyⁿ^o^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^f^o^r
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^en^erg^y^con^s^erv^a^tion^proj^ects^th^{at in}^v^o^lv^{e w}^a^ter-
^g/w^coⁿ^s^er^vⁱⁿ^g^p^l^u^m^bⁱⁿ^g^fⁱ^x^t^u^r^{es an}^d^f^ittin^g^s^.
^s^.or^ts^f^o^{r En}^erg^y^-^C^on^s^e^rvⁱⁿ^g^{Sec. 145.}^T^h^{e D}^e^part^m^eⁿ^t^of^H^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^Sectioⁿ²⁽^a)⁽²⁾^o^f^th^{e Natio}ⁿ^a^{l Ho}^u^sⁱⁿ^g^A^c^{t, as}
^le^ak^prov^em^en^ts^f^o^{r A}^s^sⁱ^s^t^ed^an^d^Urb^aⁿ^Dev^e^lo^p^m^en^{t (HUD) w}^o^u^l^d^am^en^{ded by}^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{251(b)(1) of}^t^h^{e N}^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^a^l
^://wiki^usi^ng^{be directed to prov}^{ide g}^r^an^ts^f^o^{r certain}^en^erg^y^an^{d w}^a^{ter ef}^fⁱ^cien^cy^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^Co^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^{n P}^o^lⁱ^c^y^A^c^t^,^e^m^p^o^w^e^r^{s H}^U^D^{to m}^a^k^e^g^r^an^ts^f^o^{r en}^erg^y^con^s^erv^a^tion^proj^ectsⁱⁿ
^h^ttp^im^p^r^o^v^em^en^{ts to}^m^u^ltif^am^ily^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^p^u^b^lⁱ^c^ho^usi^ng,^b^u^tⁱ^t^ha^{s no}^p^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^o^{n fo}^r^eⁿ^e^r^gy^-
^proj^ect^s^.^aⁿ^d^w^a^t^e^r^-^c^o^nse^r^vi^{ng p}^l^um^bⁱ^{ng fi}^xt^ur^e^s^aⁿ^d
^f^ittin^g^s^.
^erg^y^-^E^f^fⁱ^cien^{t A}^pplian^ces^{Sec. 147.}^P^u^b^lⁱ^c^ho^usi^{ng a}^g^eⁿ^cⁱ^e^s^w^o^ul^d^{Sec. 162.}^S^a^m^e^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^p^u^r^c^h^a^{se co}^st-^e^f^f^ectiv^e
^En^erg^y^{Star an}^{d FEMP}^-^d^es^igⁿ^a^ted
^applⁱ^aⁿ^ces^an^{d produ}^ct^s^.

CRS-22
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^erg^y^-^E^f^fⁱ^cien^{t Stan}^dards^{Sec. 148.}^T^h^{e en}^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^{Sec. 163.}^S^a^m^e^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^s^t^an^dards^an^{d codes}^th^{at th}^{e f}^e^deral
^g^o^v^e^rn^m^eⁿ^t^en^cou^r^ag^es^s^t^ates^{to u}^s^e
^w^o^u^l^{d be ch}^an^g^e^{d f}^r^om^t^h^{e codes}^s^e^t^by
^th^{e Co}^uⁿ^c^{il o}^f^A^m^er^ican^B^u^ildⁱⁿ^g
^O^f^fⁱ^ci^al^s^t^o^t^h^{e 2003 In}^t^e^rn^atⁱ^oⁿ^a^l^En^erg^y
^Co^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^{n Co}^d^e^.
^erg^y^Strateg^y^f^o^{r HUD}^{Sec. 149.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^Hou^sⁱⁿ^g^an^d^{Sec. 164.}^S^a^m^e^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^U^r^ban^D^e^v^e^l^opm^en^t^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
^im^plem^en^{t an}^en^erg^y^con^s^erv^a^tion
^str^a^teg^y^to^r^e^d^u^{ce u}^tility^ex^p^eⁿ^s^es
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^t^h^r^o^{ugh c}^o^st^-e^ffe^c^tⁱ^v^e^eⁿ^e^r^gy^-e^ffi^cⁱ^eⁿ^t
^g/w^d^e^si^{gn a}ⁿ^d^c^o^nst^r^uc^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^p^u^b^lⁱ^c^aⁿ^d
^s^.or^a^ssi^st^e^d^ho^usi^ng.
^le^ak
^://wikiRenewable Energy
^h^ttp
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^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^ssm^eⁿ^{t o}^f^Re^ne^w^a^b^l^e^{Sec. 201.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^{Sec. 201.}^S^a^m^e^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^erg^y^R^e^s^o^u^r^ces^r^e^p^o^r^t^a^nnua^l^l^y^oⁿ^t^h^e^r^e^so^ur^c^e
^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^pot^en^tⁱ^a^l^of^s^o^l^a^{r, w}ⁱⁿ^d^,
^biom^as^s^,^ocean^{(tidal, w}^a^v^e^{, cu}^rren^t^{, an}^d
^th^erm^a^{l), g}^e^oth^e^rm^{al, an}^{d h}^y^droelectric
^en^erg^y^res^o^u^r^ces^{. DOE w}^o^u^l^{d be}
^requ^{ired to rev}ⁱ^ew^av^{ailable as}^s^e^s^s^m^en^ts
^an^{d u}ⁿ^d^ertak^eⁿ^e^w^as^s^e^s^s^m^en^ts^as
ⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^{, accou}ⁿ^tin^g^f^o^{r ch}^an^g^e^sⁱⁿ
^m^a^r^k^{et co}ⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^{, av}^ailab^l^e
^t^e^c^hno^l^o^gi^e^s^,^aⁿ^d^o^t^he^r^r^e^l^e^va^nt^fa^c^t^o^r^s.

CRS-23
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
ⁿ^e^w^a^bl^{e En}^erg^y^Produ^ctⁱ^oⁿ^{Sec. 202.}^Elig^ib^ility^f^o^r^th^{e ex}^istin^g^{Sec. 202.}^Sam^e^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^Fed^e^r^a^{l law}^cu^r^r^en^tly^p^r^o^v^id^{es a 1}^.⁵^cen^t/k^w^h
^cen^tiv^eⁱⁿ^cen^tiv^{e w}^o^u^l^{d be ex}^ten^d^{ed th}^rou^g^hⁱⁿ^cen^tiv^{e f}^o^{r pow}^{er produ}^{ced f}^r^om^wⁱⁿ^d^an^d
^{2025 an}^{d ex}^pan^d^{ed t}^oⁱⁿ^cl^u^d^{e el}^ect^ri^c^biom^as^s^by^s^t^{ate an}^{d local g}^o^v^e^rn^m^eⁿ^t^s^an^{d n}^oⁿ^-
^cooperatⁱ^v^es^an^{d t}^rⁱ^b^al^g^o^v^e^rn^m^eⁿ^t^s^.^profⁱ^t^el^ect^ri^cal^cooperatⁱ^v^es^(En^e^rg^y^Polⁱ^c^y^A^c^t^,
^Q^u^a^lⁱ^f^yⁱ^{ng r}^e^so^ur^c^e^s^w^o^ul^d^b^e^e^x^p^a^nd^e^d^S^{ec. 1212 [42 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{13317]). T}^h^{e i}ⁿ^cen^tⁱ^v^{e i}^s
^toⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e lan}^d^f^{ill g}^a^{s, liv}^esto^ck^m^e^th^an^e,^f^uⁿ^d^{ed by}^{appropriation}^s^{to DOE an}^{d w}^a^s^created
^an^{d ocean}^{(tidal, w}^a^v^e^{, cu}^rren^{t, an}^d^{to en}^cou^r^ag^{e pu}^{blic ag}^en^cies^{, w}^h^ich^{are n}^o^t
^th^erm^a^{l) en}^erg^y^.^elig^ib^{le f}^o^r^taxⁱⁿ^cen^tiv^{es, in}^{a f}^a^sh^ioⁿ^p^a^r^a^{llel to}
^th^{e ren}^e^w^a^{ble en}^erg^y^produ^ction^tax^{credit f}^o^r
^p^r^iva^t^e^se^c^t^o^r^b^u^sine^sse^s.
^e^r^a^{l P}^u^r^c^h^a^{se Req}^u^ir^em^en^t^{Sec. 203.}^{Federal ag}^en^cies^w^o^u^l^{d be}^{Sec. 203.}^S^a^m^e^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^requ^{ired, to th}^{e ex}^ten^t^“^econ^o^mⁱ^cally
^g/w^f^eas^{ible an}^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^cally^{practicable,” to}
^s^.or^pu^rch^a^s^e^pow^{er produ}^{ced f}^r^om
^le^ak^ren^e^w^a^{ble s}^o^u^r^ces^{. T}^h^{e collectiv}^{e total}
^percen^tag^e^of^ren^e^w^a^bles^u^s^{e, as}^{a s}^h^are
^://wiki^of^{total f}^e^{deral electric en}^erg^y^u^s^{e, w}^o^u^l^d^s^t^art^at^3%ⁱⁿ^F^Y^{2007, ri}^s^e^t^o^5%ⁱⁿ
^h^ttp^F^Y^{2010, an}^{d th}^en^reach^7.5%ⁱⁿ²⁰¹³
^an^{d all s}^u^bs^equ^eⁿ^t^y^ears^.^R^eⁿ^e^w^a^ble
^en^erg^y^produ^{ced at a f}^e^{deral s}^{ite, on}
^f^e^deral^l^aⁿ^d^s^,^{or on}^In^di^an^l^aⁿ^d^s^w^o^u^l^d
^b^e^elig^ib^{le f}^o^r^d^o^u^b^l^{e cr}^ed^{it to}^w^a^r^d^th^e
^p^u^r^c^h^a^{se r}^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{t. A}^r^e^p^o^r^{t to}
^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired ev}^ery^tw^o
^y^ears^.
^s^u^{lar A}^r^eas^En^erg^y^Secu^rity^{Sec. 204.}^T^h^{is sectio}ⁿⁱⁿ^clu^d^es^{Sec. 241 t}^h^r^{ough Sec. 245.}^Wou^l^d^Fed^e^r^a^{l law}^cu^r^r^en^tly^r^e^q^u^ir^{es co}^m^p^r^e^h^eⁿ^s^iv^e
^con^g^r^es^sⁱ^on^{al f}ⁱⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^s^th^{at electric pow}^er^requ^{ire th}^{e Secretary}^of^th^{e En}^erg^y^{, in}^en^erg^y^plan^s^f^o^{r in}^s^u^{lar areas}^th^{at des}^c^{ribe th}^e
^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ^an^d^dⁱ^strⁱ^b^u^tioⁿ^lin^{es in}^coⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ^w^ith^th^{e Secr}^etar^y^o^f^Iⁿ^terⁱ^o^r^poten^{tial f}^o^{r ren}^e^w^a^{ble en}^erg^y^res^o^u^r^ces^.

ⁱⁿ^s^u^{lar areas}^{are n}^o^{t adequ}^a^{te to}^to^a^sse^{ss a}ⁿ^d^r^e^p^o^r^{t to}^Co^ngr^e^{ss o}ⁿ
^w^ith^s^t^an^{d h}^u^rrican^{e an}^{d ty}^ph^oon^proj^ects^w^ith^th^{e g}^r^eates^{t poten}^{tial f}^o^r
^dam^a^g^e^{, an}^{d th}^{at an}^as^s^e^s^s^m^en^{t is}ⁿ^eeded^redu^cin^g^depen^d^en^{ce on}^f^o^s^s^{il f}^u^els^u^s^ed

CRS-24
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^o^f^eⁿ^e^r^gy^p^r^o^d^u^c^tⁱ^o^n,^c^o^nsum^p^tⁱ^o^n,^to^g^eⁿ^e^r^a^{te electr}ⁱ^city^{, an}^d^to^p^r^o^m^o^t^e
ⁱⁿ^f^r^astr^u^c^tu^r^e^{, r}^e^lian^{ce o}ⁿ^im^p^o^r^ted^dis^t^ribu^{ted en}^erg^y^{, in}^th^{e in}^s^u^{lar areas}^.
^en^erg^y^{, an}^{d in}^dig^eⁿ^o^u^s^s^o^u^r^ces^of^en^erg^y^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed t}^o^provⁱ^d^e
ⁱⁿⁱⁿ^su^lar^ar^{eas. W}^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^{e th}^e^techⁿⁱ^{cal an}^{d f}ⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce, on}^a
^Secr^etar^y^o^f^th^{e I}ⁿ^terⁱ^o^r^{, in}^coⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ^m^a^tchⁱⁿ^g^b^a^{sis w}^ith^lo^{cal u}^{tilities, f}^o^r
^w^ith^th^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^an^{d th}^e^f^easib^ility^stu^d^{ies an}^d^th^{e im}^p^l^em^en^tatioⁿ
^h^{ead of}^g^o^v^e^rn^m^eⁿ^t^of^eachⁱⁿ^s^u^{lar area,}^of^th^os^{e proj}^ects^th^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y
^t^o^u^pdat^eⁱⁿ^s^u^l^a^{r area pl}^an^s^by^{2007 t}^o^determⁱⁿ^es^{are f}^eas^{ible an}^{d appropriate}
^ref^l^{ect th}^es^{e f}ⁱⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^s^{, an}^{d to s}^eek^to^f^o^r^im^p^l^em^en^tatioⁿ^.^No^lo^{cal m}^a^tch
^redu^{ce en}^erg^y^im^ports^byⁱⁿ^creasⁱⁿ^g^requ^{ired f}^o^{r as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce.
^en^erg^y^con^s^erv^a^tion^an^{d en}^erg^y
^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^an^{d by}^attem^p^tin^g^{to m}^a^xⁱ^mⁱ^ze
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^t^h^e^use^o^fⁱⁿ^dⁱ^ge^no^{us r}^e^so^ur^c^e^s^.^A^nnua^l
^g/w^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed t}^h^at
^s^.or^w^o^ul^d^,ⁱⁿ^p^a^r^t^,^b^e^use^d^fo^r^m^a^t^c^hi^ng
^le^ak^g^r^an^ts^(f^{ederal s}^h^{are m}^a^xⁱ^m^u^m^is^75%)
^f^o^{r proj}^ect^s^desⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d t}^o^prot^ect^el^ect^ri^c
^://wiki^p^o^w^er^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ^dⁱ^strⁱ^b^u^tioⁿ^lin^{es in}
^h^ttp^oⁿ^{e o}^r^m^o^r^e^o^f^th^{e ter}^r^ito^rⁱ^{es o}^f^th^e
^Uⁿⁱ^t^e^{d S}^t^at^es^f^r^om^dam^a^g^e^cau^s^e^{d by}
^h^u^r^rican^es^an^{d ty}^ph^oon^s^.
^t-^Iⁿ^No^co^m^p^ar^ab^{le p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 227.}^Wou^l^{d al}^l^o^w^G^o^v^e^rn^ors^of¹²
^North^eas^tern^s^t^ates^(th^e^Ozon^{e T}^r^an^s^port
^Regⁱ^oⁿ⁾^to^p^e^titioⁿ^EP^A^to^r^e^q^u^ir^{e RFG}
^useⁱⁿ^a^ttaⁱⁿ^men^t^areasⁱⁿ^th^{eir s}^t^ates^.
^T^h^{e A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rat^o^{r w}^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
^d^o^so^uⁿ^l^{ess h}^e^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^{es th}^{at th}^er^{e is}
ⁱⁿ^s^u^f^fⁱ^cien^{t capacity}^{to produ}^{ce R}^F^{G, in}
^w^h^ich^cas^{e th}^{e com}^m^eⁿ^cem^en^{t date of}
^th^{e r}^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{t sh}^{all b}^e^d^e^lay^e^d^.
^f^o^rcem^en^{t of}^State^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.^{Sec. 228.}^A^t^th^{e requ}^es^{t of}^{a s}^t^{ate, w}^o^u^l^d
^a^r^d^s^allow^f^e^{deral en}^f^o^rcem^en^{t of}^s^t^ate
^coⁿ^t^r^o^{ls o}ⁿ^f^u^{els an}^d^f^u^{el ad}^d^itiv^es.

CRS-25
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^{e of}^Ph^ot^ov^ol^t^aⁱ^c^En^erg^yⁱⁿ^{Sec. 205.}^T^h^{e Gen}^e^{ral Serv}^ices^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^b^{lic B}^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^s^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^r^a^tⁱ^o^{n (}^G^SA⁾^w^o^ul^d^b^e
^au^th^{orized to en}^cou^r^ag^{e u}^s^{e of}^s^o^lar
^ph^otov^{oltaic en}^erg^y^s^y^s^t^em^sⁱⁿⁿ^e^w^an^d
^ex^istin^g^b^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^s^.
^deral^Procu^r^em^en^t^of^{Sec. 206.}^T^h^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^am^en^d^s^th^e^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^,^b^u^{t th}^er^{e ar}^{e o}^t^h^e^r^{7 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{8201(c)(1) g}ⁱ^v^e^s^pref^eren^{ce t}^o
^obas^e^{d Produ}^ct^s^ex^is^tin^g^requ^irem^en^{t th}^{at f}^e^{deral ag}^en^cies^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^s^on^bi^obas^e^{d produ}^ct^s^an^d^p^r^o^c^u^r^em^en^{t o}^f^item^s^m^a^d^e^w^ith^th^{e h}ⁱ^g^h^e^st
^gⁱ^v^e^procu^r^em^en^{t pref}^eren^{ce to item}^s^bi^of^u^e^l^sⁱⁿ^H^o^u^s^e^s^ectⁱ^{on 939}^{, an}^{d Sen}^a^te^percen^t^a^g^e^of^bi^obas^e^{d produ}^ct^s^.^{42 U}^.^S^.^C^.
^com^pos^{ed of}^th^{e h}ⁱ^g^h^e^s^t^percen^tag^e^of^s^ectⁱ^ons^938-944^.^6914b-^{1 prov}ⁱ^d^es^f^o^{r u}^s^{e of}ⁿ^a^t^u^ral^l^y^deg^r^adabl^e
^bi^obas^e^{d produ}^ct^s^practⁱ^cabl^e^by^addiⁿ^g^m^a^terⁱ^{al in}^p^l^{astic r}ⁱⁿ^g^car^rⁱ^er^{s to}^h^e^lp^r^e^d^u^{ce litter}
^{a s}^p^ecifⁱ^{c ref}^e^ren^{ce to deg}^r^{adable s}ⁱ^x^-^an^{d to protect f}ⁱ^s^h^an^{d w}^ildlif^e.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^pack^rin^g^s^.
^g/w^o^m^a^{ss E}ⁿ^e^r^gy^Fi^ndⁱ^ngs^{Sec. 1701(}^a)^.^T^h^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^w^o^u^l^dⁿ^o^te^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^s^.or^th^{at m}^aⁿ^y^co^m^m^uⁿ^{ities n}^ear^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l lan}^d^s
^le^ak^{are at ris}^k^{to w}^ildfⁱ^{re an}^{d to in}^s^ect
^://wikiⁱⁿ^f^e^s^t^ation^an^{d dis}^eas^e.
^h^ttp^o^m^{ass En}^er^g^y^Defⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^{Sec. 1701(}^b)^.^T^h^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^{Sec. 251.}^T^h^{is sectio}ⁿ^{is n}^ear^ly^id^en^tical
^p^r^o^v^id^{e d}^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^o^f^bⁱ^o^m^{ass an}^d^o^t^h^e^r^t^o^s^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{1701(b) ex}^cept^t^h^atⁱ^t^w^o^u^l^d
^t^e^rm^s^t^h^at^w^o^u^l^{d be em}^pl^oy^{ed i}ⁿ^t^h^e^ad^d^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^o^f^“^elig^ib^{le o}^p^e^r^a^tioⁿ^”
^es^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^m^en^t^of^prog^ram^s^des^c^ri^{bed i}ⁿ^an^{d “}^g^reen^ton^.^”
^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^s^{1701(c) an}^{d 1701(d).}
^o^m^{ass Co}^m^m^e^r^c^{ial Utilizatio}ⁿ^{Sec. 1701(}^c)^.^T^h^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^{Sec. 252.}^T^h^{is sectio}ⁿ^{is n}^ear^ly^th^{e sam}^e
^{t P}^r^o^g^ram^{create a g}^r^an^{t prog}^ram^{to s}^u^bs^idize^as^{1701(c), ex}^cept^t^h^atⁱ^t^al^s^o^gⁱ^v^e^s
^biom^as^s^pu^rch^a^s^e^s^f^o^{r u}^s^{e in}^an^en^erg^y^p^r^io^r^ity^to^f^{acilities in}^th^{e h}ⁱ^g^h^e^{st r}ⁱ^sk
^p^r^o^d^u^ctioⁿ^f^acility^{. T}^h^{e p}^u^r^p^o^s^{e w}^o^u^l^d^areas^.

^{be to en}^cou^r^ag^{e th}^{e rem}^o^v^a^{l of}^s^l^as^h^,
^b^r^ush,^p^r^e^-^c^o^m^m^e^r^cⁱ^a^l^t^hⁱⁿⁿⁱ^{ng m}^a^t^e^rⁱ^a^l
^aⁿ^d^o^t^he^r^no^n-m^e^r^c^ha^nt^a^b^l^e^fo^r^e^st
^bi^om^as^s^f^r^om^f^e^deral^l^aⁿ^d^s^an^{d In}^di^an
^res^e^rv^atⁱ^oⁿ^s^f^o^{r bi}^om^as^s^en^erg^y
^produ^ctⁱ^oⁿ^.

CRS-26
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^p^r^o^v^ed^Bⁱ^o^m^{ass Utilizatio}ⁿ^{Sec. 1701(}^d)^.^T^h^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^{Sec. 253.}^T^h^{is sectio}ⁿ^{is n}^ear^ly^th^{e sam}^e
^og^r^a^m^creat^{e a g}^r^an^t^prog^ram^t^o^s^u^pport^as^{1701(d), ex}^cept^t^h^atⁱ^t^adds^t^o^t^h^{e l}ⁱ^s^t
^propos^al^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^f^o^{r a proj}^ect^t^o^be^o^f^p^r^io^r^ity^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy
^pu^rs^u^e^{d u}ⁿ^d^{er S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{1701(c). A}^lⁱ^s^t^of^im^prov^em^en^{t, clean}^{er tech}ⁿ^o^log^y
^p^r^io^r^ity^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^w^o^u^l^d^also^b^e^set.^dev^e^lopm^en^{t, an}^{d redu}^ction^of^h^azardou^s
^f^u^{el in}^th^{e h}ⁱ^g^h^e^s^t^ris^k^areas^.
^o^m^{ass En}^er^g^y^A^u^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^s^{Sec. 1701(}^e)^.^Fo^r^th^{e g}^r^an^{t p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^sⁱⁿ^{Sec. 252 (}^d⁾^.^F^o^{r t}^h^{e propos}^al
^bot^h^{1701(c) an}^{d 1701(d), t}^hⁱ^s^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^g^r^an^t^prog^ram^,^t^hⁱ^s
^w^o^ul^d^a^u^t^h^o^rⁱ^z^e^a^nnua^l^a^p^p^r^o^p^rⁱ^a^tⁱ^o^ns^sub^s^e^c^tⁱ^o^{n w}^o^ul^d^a^u^t^h^o^rⁱ^z^e^a^nnua^l
^f^o^{r F}^Y^{2006 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^2016.^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^f^o^{r F}^Y^{2006 t}^h^rou^g^h
^F^Y^2010.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^-
^g/w^{Sec. 252 (}^e⁾^.^F^o^{r t}^h^{e produ}^ctⁱ^oⁿ^s^u^bsⁱ^d^y
^s^.or^g^r^an^{t p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^,^th^{is su}^b^s^ectioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d
^le^ak^a^u^t^h^o^rⁱ^z^e^a^nnua^l^a^p^p^r^o^p^rⁱ^a^tⁱ^o^{ns fo}^r
^F^Y^{2006 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^2010.
^://wiki^om^as^s^En^erg^y^R^e^port^{Sec. 1701(}^f⁾^.^T^h^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^{Sec. 254.}^T^h^{is sectio}ⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^{e a}
^h^ttp^requ^{ire th}^{at th}^{e Secretary}^of^A^g^ricu^ltu^re^r^e^p^o^r^{t th}^{at d}^e^scrⁱ^b^e^{s th}^{e in}^terⁱ^m^r^e^su^{lts o}^f
^an^d^Secr^etar^y^o^f^Iⁿ^terⁱ^o^r^j^oⁱⁿ^tly^su^b^m^{it a}^t^h^{e prog}^ram^sⁱⁿ^s^ectⁱ^ons^{252 and 253}^.
^r^e^p^o^r^{t to}^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess o}ⁿ^th^{e r}^e^su^{lts o}^f^th^e
^t^w^{o g}^r^an^t^prog^ram^sⁱⁿ^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^1701(c)
^an^{d 1701(d). It}^w^o^u^l^{d requ}ⁱ^r^{e t}^h^at^t^h^e
^r^e^p^o^r^{t id}^en^tif^y^bⁱ^o^m^{ass ty}^p^e^{, estim}^{ate th}^e
^h^a^u^lin^g^dis^t^an^{ce, an}^{d proj}^{ect econ}^o^mⁱ^c
^im^pacts^.
ⁿ^e^w^a^{ble En}^erg^y^Secu^rity^{Sec. 207.}^{For th}^{e DOE W}^eath^e^rization^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

^g^r^an^t^prog^ram^,^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{207(a) i}ⁿ^creas^es
^t^h^{e l}ⁱ^mⁱ^t^on^s^u^pport^f^o^{r ren}^e^w^a^bl^{e en}^erg^y
^equⁱ^pm^en^t^f^r^om^{$2,500 t}^o^{$3,000 per}
^dw^el^lⁱⁿ^g^uⁿⁱ^t^.^A^l^s^o^{, S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^207(d)
^creates^{a con}^s^u^m^{er rebate f}^o^{r ren}^e^w^a^ble
^en^er^g^y^eq^uⁱ^p^m^en^{t in}^stalledⁱⁿ^{a d}^w^ellin^g

CRS-27
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^o^r^sm^a^{ll b}^u^sine^ss.^T^h^e^m^a^xim^u^m^r^e^b^a^te
ⁱ^s^t^h^{e l}^e^s^s^e^{r of}^25%^of^equⁱ^pm^en^t^cos^t^or
^$3,000.
^stallatioⁿ^o^f^P^h^o^t^o^v^o^ltaic^{Sec. 208.}^W^o^u^l^{d au}^th^{orize $20 m}^illion^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^stem^f^o^{r th}^{e A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{rator of}^GSA^{to proceed}
^w^ith^th^{e Su}ⁿ^W^a^{ll Desig}ⁿ^P^r^o^j^{ect, th}^e
^wⁱⁿⁿⁱ^{ng e}ⁿ^t^r^yⁱⁿ^a^na^tⁱ^o^na^l^d^e^si^gn
^co^m^p^etitioⁿ^sp^oⁿ^so^r^e^d^j^oⁱⁿ^tly^b^y^DOE
^an^{d th}^{e Nation}^a^{l R}^eⁿ^e^w^a^{ble En}^erg^y
^L^a^b^o^r^ato^r^y^,^toⁱⁿ^{stall a p}^h^o^t^o^v^o^{ltaic so}^lar
^{electric s}^y^s^t^em^on^th^{e h}^eadqu^arters
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^b^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^o^f^DOE.
^g/w^r^Ca^ne^E^t^ha^no^l^Pⁱ^l^o^t^{Sec. 209.}^T^h^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^au^th^o^r^{izes a}^{Sec. 231.}^Wou^l^{d es}^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^{a prog}^ram^t^o
^s^.or^og^r^a^m^th^r^ee-^y^ear^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^f^o^r^th^e^s^t^u^d^y^t^h^{e produ}^ctⁱ^oⁿ^of^et^h^aⁿ^o^l^f^r^om
^le^ak^p^r^o^d^u^ctioⁿ^o^f^eth^aⁿ^o^{l in}^Haw^a^{ii to}^can^{e s}^u^g^a^{r, s}^u^g^a^rcan^{e, an}^{d s}^u^g^a^rcan^e
^://wiki^p^a^r^a^{llel th}^{e ex}^istin^g^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^f^o^r^co^rⁿ^to^s^h^ow^th^{at th}^{e proces}^s^can^{be applicable}^by^produ^ct^s^.^T^h^{e prog}^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be}^lim^ited^to^p^r^o^j^{ects in}^Flo^r^id^{a, L}^o^uⁱ^sian^a,
^h^ttp^{to can}^{e s}^u^g^a^{r an}^{d can}^{be replicated on}^a^T^e^x^a^{s, an}^d^Haw^a^{ii. A}^to^{tal o}^f^$³⁶
^larg^{er s}^{cale on}^{ce th}^{e s}^u^g^a^{r can}^{e in}^du^s^t^ry^m^illioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^au^th^o^r^ized^.
^h^a^s^{located a s}^{ite an}^{d con}^s^tru^c^{ted eth}^aⁿ^o^l
^p^r^o^d^u^ctioⁿ^f^acilities.
^e^w^a^b^l^{e P}^o^r^t^f^o^lio^Stan^d^a^r^d^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 291.}^T^hⁱ^s^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^w^o^u^l^{d requ}ⁱ^r^e
^electrⁱ^{c u}^{tilities th}^{at h}^a^v^e^ser^v^{ice at th}^e
^r^e^{tail lev}^e^{l to}^o^b^t^ain^{a p}^e^r^cen^tag^e^o^f^b^a^se
^ge^ne^r^a^tⁱ^o^{n fr}^o^m^ne^w^o^r^e^xⁱ^s^tⁱⁿ^g
^ren^e^w^a^{ble en}^erg^y^s^o^u^r^ces^{. Specif}ⁱ^cally^,
^{it w}^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^{e u}^{tilities to}^o^b^t^ain¹⁰^%^o^f
^t^h^eⁱ^r^ge^ne^r^a^tⁱ^o^{n fr}^o^m^r^e^ne^w^a^b^l^e^eⁿ^e^r^gy
^by^2020.^Utilities^w^o^u^l^{d be able to m}^eet
^th^{is r}^eⁿ^e^w^a^b^l^{e en}^er^g^y^p^o^r^tf^o^lio⁽^R^P^S⁾
^st^aⁿ^d^a^r^d^b^y^se^l^f^ge^ne^r^a^tⁱ^ng,^p^u^r^c^ha^si^ng
^r^eⁿ^e^w^a^b^l^{e en}^er^g^y^f^r^o^m^an^o^t^h^e^r^u^tility^{, o}^r

CRS-28
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^by^pu^rch^a^sⁱⁿ^g^{tradable ren}^e^w^a^{ble credits}
^f^r^o^m^DOE.
droelectric
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
ⁿ^ativ^{e Co}ⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^an^d^{Sec. 231.}^T^h^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿⁱⁿ^{H.R. 6}^w^o^u^l^d^{Sec. 281.}^T^h^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿⁱⁿ^{H.R. 6}^w^o^u^l^d^Uⁿ^{der t}^h^{e F}^e^deral^Pow^e^{r A}^c^t^(F^PA^{, 16 U}^.^S^.^C^.⁷⁹⁷
^a^y^s^al^l^o^wⁱⁿ^t^e^res^t^{ed part}ⁱ^e^s^t^o^propos^e^allo^w^licen^{se ap}^p^lican^{ts an}^d^p^a^r^{ties to}^th^e^{et. s}^e^{q.) th}^{e Federal En}^erg^y^R^e^g^u^l^atory
^alterⁿ^ativ^{e licen}^{se co}ⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^{, an}^d^w^o^u^l^d^licen^s^e^proceedin^g^{to propos}^{e altern}^ativ^e^Co^m^mⁱ^ssioⁿ^h^a^{s p}^r^im^ar^y^r^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^ility^f^o^r
^requ^{ire f}^e^{deral ag}^en^cies^{to con}^s^ider^licen^{se co}ⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^{, an}^d^w^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^e^b^a^lan^cⁱⁿ^g^m^u^ltip^{le w}^a^ter^u^s^{es an}^d^ev^alu^a^tin^g
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^al^t^e^rn^atⁱ^v^es^propos^{ed by}^lⁱ^cen^s^e^f^e^{deral ag}^en^cies^{to con}^s^{ider th}^es^e^h^y^dropow^{er rel}ⁱ^cen^sⁱⁿ^g^applⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^s^{. H}^o^w^e^v^e^r,
^g/w^applican^ts^{. It w}^o^u^l^{d als}^o^requ^{ire an}^altern^ativ^es^{. It w}^o^u^l^{d als}^o^requ^{ire an}^th^{e FP}^A^als^o^creates^{a role in}^th^{e licen}^sⁱⁿ^g^proces^s
^s^.or^ag^en^cy^{to accept an}^applican^t’^s^propos^ed^ag^en^cy^{to accept a propos}^{ed altern}^ativ^{e if}^f^o^{r f}^e^{deral ag}^en^cies^th^{at are res}^pon^sⁱ^{ble f}^o^r
^le^ak^altern^ativ^{e if}^th^{e ag}^en^cy^f^o^uⁿ^d^th^{at th}^e^th^{e ag}^en^cy^{(1) f}^o^uⁿ^d^th^{at th}^{e altern}^ativ^e^m^a^na^gi^{ng fi}^she^rⁱ^e^{s o}^r^fe^d^e^r^a^l^r^e^se^r^v^a^tⁱ^o^{ns (}^e^.^g^.
^altern^ativ^{e (1) prov}^ides^f^o^{r th}^{e adequ}^a^te^prov^ides^f^o^{r th}^{e adequ}^a^{te protection}^an^dⁿ^a^tion^a^{l f}^o^res^t^s^,^{etc.). Specif}ⁱ^cally^{, s}^ection^s^4(e)
^://wiki^p^r^o^t^ectioⁿ^an^d^u^tilizatioⁿ^o^f^th^{e f}^e^d^e^r^a^l^u^tilizatioⁿ^o^f^th^{e f}^e^d^e^r^a^{l r}^e^ser^v^atioⁿ^,^o^r^is^an^{d 18 of}^th^{e FP}^A^gⁱ^v^e^certain^f^e^{deral ag}^en^cies
^h^ttp^r^e^ser^v^atioⁿ^,^o^r^{is n}^o^{less p}^r^o^t^ectiv^{e o}^f^th^eⁿ^o^les^s^protectiv^{e of}^th^{e f}ⁱ^s^h^res^o^u^r^ce^th^{e au}^th^o^r^ity^to^attach^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^to^FERC
^fⁱ^sh^r^e^so^u^r^{ce th}^an^th^{e f}ⁱ^sh^w^a^yⁱⁿ^itially^th^an^th^{e f}ⁱ^sh^w^a^yⁱⁿ^itially^p^r^escr^ib^ed^{, an}^d^licen^s^e^s^.^{For ex}^am^{ple, f}^e^{deral ag}^en^cies^m^a^y
^pres^{cribed, an}^{d (2) cos}^t^s^les^s^to^{(2) con}^c^u^r^s^w^ith^th^{e licen}^s^e^applican^t’^s^r^e^q^u^ir^{e ap}^p^lican^{ts to}^b^u^ild^p^a^ssag^e^w^a^y^s^th^r^o^u^g^h
^im^p^l^em^en^{t, an}^d^/^o^r^w^{ill im}^p^r^o^v^{e o}^p^e^r^a^tioⁿ^j^u^dg^em^en^{t th}^{at th}^{e altern}^ativ^{e cos}^t^s^les^s^w^h^ich^fⁱ^s^h^can^trav^{el arou}ⁿ^d^th^{e dam}^,^s^c^h^e^du^le
^of^th^{e proj}^{ect f}^o^{r electricity}^produ^ction^.^to^im^p^l^em^en^{t, an}^d^/^o^r^w^{ill im}^p^r^o^v^e^{periodic w}^a^{ter releas}^es^f^o^{r recreation}^,^en^s^u^re
^operation^of^th^{e proj}^{ect f}^o^{r electricity}^miⁿⁱ^mu^{m f}^l^o^w^s^o^f^wa^t^e^r^f^o^r^fⁱ^s^h^mi^g^r^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^,
^produ^ctⁱ^oⁿ^.^con^t^{rol w}^a^{ter releas}^{e rates}^{to redu}^{ce eros}^ion^,^or
^lim^{it r}^e^ser^v^oⁱ^r^f^l^u^c^tu^atioⁿ^s^to^p^r^o^t^{ect th}^e
^res^e^rv^oir’^s^s^h^orelin^{e h}^a^{bitat. On}^{ce an}^ag^en^cy
^issu^{es su}^ch^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^{, FERC m}^u^{st in}^clu^d^{e th}^em
ⁱⁿ^{its licen}^{se. W}^h^{ile th}^{ese co}ⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^o^f^ten
^g^eⁿ^e^r^a^{te en}^vⁱ^r^oⁿ^m^en^{tal o}^r^r^ecr^eatioⁿ^a^{l b}^eⁿ^e^f^its,
^th^ey^m^a^y^also^r^e^q^u^ir^{e co}ⁿ^s^tr^u^c^tioⁿ^ex^p^eⁿ^d^itu^r^e^s
^an^{d m}^a^yⁱⁿ^creas^{e cos}^t^s^by^redu^cin^g^operation^a^l
^f^l^ex^ib^ility^.

CRS-29
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^W^h^en^issuⁱⁿ^g^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^{, H.R. 6}^w^o^u^l^d^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.^T^h^{is eq}^u^a^{l co}ⁿ^s^id^er^atioⁿ^clau^{se is a to}^pⁱ^{c o}^f
^requ^{ire ag}^en^cies^{to prov}^{ide FER}^C^w^ith^a^di^s^a^g^r^eem^en^t^.^O^ppon^en^t^s^of^t^h^{e prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^are
^w^r^itten^statem^en^{t d}^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atin^g^th^{at th}^e^coⁿ^cerⁿ^e^d^th^{at it w}^o^u^l^d^h^a^m^p^er^ag^en^cies’^ab^ility
^relev^aⁿ^t^Secretary^g^a^v^e^“^e^qu^al^{to protect th}^{e res}^o^u^r^ces^uⁿ^d^{er th}^{eir j}^u^ris^d^iction^;
^con^s^ideration^”^{to th}^{e ef}^f^ects^of^th^e^propon^en^ts^arg^u^e^th^{at con}^d^itionⁱⁿ^g^ag^en^cies^{, lik}^e
^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^oⁿ^f^acto^r^{s su}^ch^{as en}^er^g^y^{FERC, sh}^o^u^ld^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^b^a^lan^{ce co}^m^p^etin^g
^s^u^ppl^y^,^f^l^{ood con}^t^rol^,ⁿ^a^vⁱ^g^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^,^w^a^t^e^r^wa^t^e^r^u^s^e^s^.
^su^p^p^l^y^,^an^d^air^q^u^ality^.
^H^.^R^.^{6 w}^o^u^l^{d requ}ⁱ^r^{e F}^E^R^C^’^s^Dⁱ^s^p^u^t^e^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.^FERC’^s^Disp^u^t^{e Reso}^lu^tioⁿ^Ser^v^{ice is a}
^Reso^lu^tioⁿ^Ser^v^{ice to}^issu^{e n}^oⁿ^-^bⁱⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^f^acilitativ^{e en}^tity^th^{at is n}^o^{t cu}^r^r^en^tly^estab^lish^e^d
^advⁱ^s^o^ries^.^t^o^m^a^ke^r^e^c^o^m^m^e^nd^a^tⁱ^o^ns.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}
^g/w^droel^ect^ri^{c Produ}^ctⁱ^oⁿ^cen^tiv^es^{Sec. 241.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^w^o^u^l^d^m^a^k^eⁱⁿ^cen^tiv^{e p}^a^y^m^en^{ts to}ⁿ^oⁿ^-^f^e^d^e^r^a^l^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^s^.or^owⁿ^e^rs^{or operat}^o^rs^of^h^y^droel^ect^ri^c
^le^ak^f^{acilities f}^o^r^p^o^w^er^th^{at is f}ⁱ^r^s^{t p}^r^o^d^u^ced
^://wiki^w^ithⁱⁿ^{10 y}^ears^of^th^{e date of}^en^actm^eⁿ^t^b^y^ge^ne^r^a^tⁱ^{ng e}^q^ui^p^m^eⁿ^t^a^d^d^e^d^t^o
^h^ttp^ex^istin^g^f^{acilities. P}^a^y^m^en^{ts o}^f¹^.⁸^cen^ts
^p^e^r^k^ilo^w^a^tt-^h^o^u^r⁽^k^W^h⁾^,^u^p^to^{a to}^{tal o}^f
^$750,000/^y^{ear, m}^a^y^{be m}^a^{de f}^o^{r u}^p^t^o¹⁰
^y^ear^{s f}^r^o^m^th^{e f}ⁱ^r^s^{t y}^ear^af^ter^th^{e f}^acility
^b^e^gi^{ns o}^p^e^r^a^tⁱ^ng.
^{droelectric Ef}^fⁱ^cien^cy^{Sec. 242.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^w^o^u^l^d^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

^prov^em^en^t^m^a^k^eⁱⁿ^cen^tiv^{e p}^a^y^m^en^{ts to}^th^{e o}^wⁿ^e^r^s
^o^r^o^p^e^r^a^to^r^s^o^f^h^y^d^r^o^e^lectrⁱ^{c f}^acilities
^w^h^o^m^a^k^e^cap^{ital im}^p^r^o^v^em^en^{ts o}ⁿ
^ex^istin^g^f^{acilities th}^{at im}^p^r^o^v^{e ef}^fⁱ^cien^cy
^by^{at leas}^{t 3%. P}^a^y^m^en^ts^w^o^u^l^{d n}^o^t
^ex^{ceed 10% of}^th^{e im}^prov^em^en^{t cos}^t^an^d
^w^o^u^l^{d n}^o^{t ex}^{ceed $750,000 at an}^y^sⁱⁿ^g^l^e

CRS-30
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^f^acility^.
^{all Hy}^{droelectric P}^o^w^e^r^{Sec. 243.}^T^h^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^am^en^d^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^oj^ects^th^{e P}^u^b^{lic Utility}^Reg^u^l^ato^r^y^P^o^{licies A}^c^t
^of^{1978 (16 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{2078), t}^o^ch^an^g^e^t^h^e
^dat^e^on^{or bef}^o^{re w}^hⁱ^c^h^{a dam}^m^u^s^t^be
^coⁿ^s^tr^u^c^ted^to^q^u^alif^y^{as an}^ex^istin^g^d^a^m^,
^f^r^om^A^p^ri^l^{20, 1977, t}^o^March^{4, 2003.}
^as^k^a^{State j}^u^ris^d^iction^ov^er^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 282.}^Un^d^e^r^th^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^th^{e State}^{16 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{§823c al}^l^o^w^s^t^h^{e S}^t^at^{e of}^A^l^as^k^a^t^o
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^{all h}^y^{droelectric proj}^ects^of^A^l^as^k^a^cou^l^{d decide n}^o^{t to is}^s^u^e^reg^u^l^{ate A}^l^as^k^a^’^s^s^m^{all h}^y^{droelectric proj}^ects^—
^g/w^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^r^eco^m^m^eⁿ^d^ed^b^y^cer^tain^state^an^{d f}^e^{deral res}^o^u^r^{ce ag}^en^cies^uⁿ^d^{er 16}ⁱⁿ^lieu^o^f^th^{e Fed}^e^r^a^{l En}^er^g^y^Reg^u^l^ato^r^y^Co^m^mⁱ^ssioⁿ^{— if}^{it m}^{eets cer}^tain^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^{. Fo}^r
^s^.or^U^.^S^.^C^.^{§823c (a)(3)(c).}^ex^am^{ple, §(a)(3)(c) requ}^ires^th^{at th}^{e State of}
^le^ak^A^l^ask^a^estab^lish^“^c^oⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^f^o^r^th^{e p}^r^o^t^ectioⁿ^,
^://wiki^m^itig^atioⁿ^,^an^d^en^h^aⁿ^cem^en^{t o}^f^fⁱ^sh^an^d^w^ild^lif^e”^bas^e^{d on}^recom^m^eⁿ^d^ation^s^receiv^e^{d f}^r^om^certain
^h^ttp^f^e^{deral ag}^en^cies^.
^{t Cr}^eek^h^y^d^r^o^e^lectrⁱ^{c p}^r^o^j^ect^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 283.}^T^h^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^allo^w^th^e
^F^e^deral^En^erg^y^R^e^g^u^l^at^ory^C^o^m^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on
^{to ex}^ten^d^{, by}^{3 y}^ears^,^{a prelim}ⁱⁿ^ary
^licen^sin^g^p^e^r^m^{it f}^o^r^Flin^{t Cr}^eek
^Hy^{droelectric P}^r^oj^ect.

CRS-31
Oil and Gas
e and Home Heating Oil
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^r^m^an^en^{t A}^u^th^o^r^ity^to^Op^er^ate^{Sec. 301.}^T^h^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^{Sec. 301.}^T^h^e^l^a^ngua^geⁱⁿ^t^h^e^Se^na^t^e^bⁱ^l^l^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^au^th^{orized th}^{e Strateg}ⁱ^{c P}^e^troleu^m
ⁱ^{c P}^e^troleu^m^R^e^s^e^rv^e^perm^an^en^tly^au^th^{orize th}^{e Strateg}ⁱ^c^{is id}^en^{tical in}^m^o^{st r}^e^sp^{ects. Ho}^w^e^v^e^r^,^R^e^s^e^rv^{e (SP}^R^{) in}^th^{e En}^erg^y^P^o^licy^an^d
^Pet^r^ol^eu^m^R^e^s^e^rv^{e (S}^PR^{) prog}^ram^.^T^h^e^th^{e Sen}^a^{te b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^{e th}^e^C^oⁿ^s^erv^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^(EPC^A^,^P.L^.^94-^{163). In}^2000,
^au^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^also^p^e^r^m^{its U.S.}^Secretary^{to is}^s^u^{e f}^o^{r pu}^{blic com}^m^eⁿ^t^a^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^als^o^au^th^{orized es}^tablis^h^m^en^{t of}^a
^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿⁱⁿ^em^er^g^eⁿ^c^y^activ^{ities o}^f^s^e^{t of}^procedu^r^es^f^o^{r acqu}ⁱ^rin^g^{oil f}^o^{r th}^e^No^rth^{east Heatin}^g^{Oil R}^e^serv^{e (NHOR}^{). T}^h^e
^th^{e I}ⁿ^terⁿ^atioⁿ^a^{l En}^er^g^y^A^g^en^cy⁽^I^EA⁾^SP^R^th^{at w}^o^u^l^{d tak}^eⁱⁿ^{to accou}ⁿ^t^th^e^au^th^o^r^{ities g}^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^th^{e SP}^{R an}^d^{NHOR are}
^w^ith^o^u^{t r}ⁱ^skⁱⁿ^g^vⁱ^o^l^atioⁿ^o^f^an^titr^u^s^{t law}^cu^rren^t^f^u^t^u^{re pri}^{ce an}^{d s}^u^ppl^y^of^cru^d^e^c^u^r^r^e^nt^l^y^a^u^t^h^o^rⁱ^z^e^d^t^h^r^o^{ugh FY}^{2008 by}^P.L^.^108-
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^an^d^r^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^.^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^en^co^u^r^ag^e^an^{d pet}^r^ol^eu^m^produ^ct^s^,^bal^aⁿ^{ced w}ⁱ^t^h^7.
^g/w^th^{e Secr}^etar^y^o^f^En^er^g^y^to^f^{ill th}^{e SP}^{R to}ⁿ^a^tioⁿ^a^{l secu}^r^ity^coⁿ^s^id^er^atioⁿ^s^{. T}^h^e
^s^.or^{its au}^th^o^r^ized^{size o}^f¹^b^illioⁿ^b^a^r^r^els^procedu^r^es^w^o^u^l^{d als}^o^es^tablis^h^{a proces}^s
^le^ak^wⁱ^t^h^o^u^t^“i^nc^ur^rⁱ^{ng e}^x^c^e^ssi^ve^c^o^st^”^o^r^f^o^{r rev}ⁱ^ew^of^requ^es^t^s^t^o^del^a^y^s^c^h^e^du^l^e^d
^pu^t^tⁱⁿ^g^u^p^w^a^{rd pri}^{ce pres}^s^u^{re on}^d^e^liv^er^{ies o}^f^o^{il to}^th^{e SP}^{R. T}^h^ese
^://wiki^petroleu^m^produ^cts^s^u^ch^as^g^a^s^o^lin^{e an}^d^procedu^r^es^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^{be i}ⁿ
^h^ttp^dies^{el f}^u^{el, or h}^o^m^e^h^eatin^g^oil.^{place 180 day}^s^af^{ter en}^actm^eⁿ^t^.
ⁿ^a^{l Oilh}^{eat Resear}^ch^{Sec. 302.}^Ex^ten^d^{s au}^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^o^f^th^e^{Sec. 302.}^Iden^{tical to th}^{e Hou}^s^e
^ce^Natioⁿ^a^{l Oilh}^{eat Resear}^ch^A^llian^c^e^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^(N^O^R^A⁾^t^o^{2010. N}^O^R^A^w^a^s
^estab^lish^e^d^b^y^th^{e En}^er^g^y^P^o^licy^A^c^{t o}^f
^{2000 (P.L}^{. 106-}^{469), an}^{d as}^s^e^s^s^e^s^{a f}^e^e
^of^{$.002 per g}^a^l^l^oⁿ^on^h^o^m^e^h^eatⁱⁿ^g^oi^l
^s^o^{ld by}^{retail dis}^t^ribu^tors^{. T}^h^{e proceeds}
^{are dedicated am}^on^g^oth^e^{r pu}^rpos^es^to
^res^earch^on^im^provⁱⁿ^g^th^{e ef}^fⁱ^cien^cy^of
^f^u^rn^aces^an^{d boilers}^.
ⁿ^{Sec. 303.}^T^t^h^e^Secretary^of^En^erg^y^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.

^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed, w}ⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^on^{e y}^{ear of}^t^h^e

CRS-32
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^en^actm^eⁿ^t^of^th^{e leg}ⁱ^s^l^ation^,^{to s}^e^lect
^s^ites^{— f}^r^om^am^on^g^th^os^{e th}^{at h}^a^v^e^been
^p^r^ev^io^u^s^ly^stu^d^ied^{— f}^o^r^ex^p^aⁿ^s^ioⁿ^o^f
^th^{e SP}^{R to}^{its f}^u^lly^au^th^o^r^ized^v^o^lu^m^e^o^f
^oⁿ^{e b}^illioⁿ^b^a^r^r^e^ls.
^eⁿ^sioⁿ^o^f^Str^a^te^gic^{Sec. 304.}^W^o^u^l^{d perm}^{it acceptin}^g^No^ex^p^licitly^co^m^p^ar^ab^{le p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^P^r^odu^cers^of^of^f^s^h^o^{re leas}^esⁱⁿ^th^{e Gu}^lf^of^Mexⁱ^co
^tr^o^l^eu^m^Reser^v^{e Deliv}^er^ies^d^e^liv^er^{ies o}^f^r^o^y^a^lty^-ⁱⁿ^-^kⁱⁿ^d⁽^R^I^K⁾^o^{il to}^H^o^w^e^v^e^{r, s}^{ee S}^eⁿ^a^t^e^S^{ec. 301 abov}^{e f}^o^r^pay^{a roy}^a^l^t^y^t^o^t^h^{e U}^.^S^.^T^r^eas^u^r^y^bas^e^{d u}^pon
^th^{e SP}^R^on^ly^w^h^en^cru^d^{e oil prices}^w^e^re^p^r^o^ced^u^r^{es g}^o^v^e^rⁿⁱⁿ^g^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l f}^{ill o}^f^produ^ctⁱ^oⁿ^at^t^h^ei^{r s}ⁱ^t^e^s^.^Sⁱⁿ^{ce 1999, m}^o^s^tⁿ^e^w
^bel^o^w^$40/^barrel^.^th^{e SP}^{R co}ⁿ^s^isten^t^w^ith^o^{il p}^r^{ice an}^d^f^{ill o}^f^th^{e SP}^{R h}^a^{s b}^een^acco^m^p^lish^e^d^b^y^th^e
^s^u^ppl^y^.^acceptan^{ce of}^roy^a^lty^-ⁱⁿ^-^kⁱⁿ^d^(R^{IK) oil f}^r^om^th^es^e
^p^r^o^d^u^cer^{s in}^lieu^o^f^cash^p^a^id^to^th^{e T}^r^easu^r^y^.^I^t
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}ⁱ^s^no^t^kno^wⁿ^w^h^e^t^he^r^t^h^e^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^r^a^tⁱ^o^{n p}^l^aⁿ^{s t}^o
^g/w^coⁿ^tin^u^e^RI^{K f}^{ill af}^ter^cu^r^r^en^{t co}ⁿ^t^r^{acts en}^d
^s^.or^du^riⁿ^g^t^h^{e s}^u^m^m^e^{r of}^2005.
^le^ak^{all B}^u^sin^e^{ss an}^d^A^g^rⁱ^cu^ltu^r^a^l^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.^{Sec. 303}^{. W}^o^u^l^d^estab^lish^{a lo}^an^p^r^o^g^r^a^m
^://wiki^odu^{cer En}^erg^y^Em^erg^eⁿ^c^y^ste^r^L^o^aⁿ^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^.^to^p^r^o^v^id^{e r}^e^lief^to^q^u^alif^yⁱⁿ^g^sm^all^bu^sⁱⁿ^e^s^s^e^s^th^{at h}^a^v^e^been^j^e^{opardized by}
^h^ttp^pri^{ce i}ⁿ^creas^es^sⁱⁿ^{ce Jan}^u^a^ry^{1, 2005 i}ⁿ
^th^{e cos}^t^of^petroleu^m^f^u^els^.^L^o^an^s^m^a^y
ⁿ^o^{t ex}^ceed^$¹^.⁵^m^illioⁿ^uⁿ^l^{ess th}^e
^bu^sⁱⁿ^e^s^sⁱ^s^{a m}^a^j^o^{r reg}ⁱ^on^al^em^pl^oy^{er or}
^if^th^{e lim}^{it is o}^t^h^e^r^w^{ise w}^a^iv^ed^{. L}^o^an^s
^w^o^u^l^{d be ex}^t^eⁿ^d^{ed f}^o^{r t}^h^{e pu}^rpos^{e of}
^dis^p^lacin^g^petroleu^m^con^s^u^m^ption
^t^h^r^o^{ugh t}^h^e^use^o^f^a^l^t^e^rⁿ^a^tⁱ^v^e^o^r
^ren^e^w^a^{ble f}^u^els^.^W^o^u^l^{d als}^o^am^en^{d th}^e
^C^oⁿ^s^{olidated Farm}^an^{d R}^u^ral
^D^e^v^e^l^opm^en^t^A^c^t^{(7 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{1961(a)) t}^o
ⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e ag}^ricu^ltu^{ral produ}^cers^uⁿ^d^{er th}^e
^prog^ram^.

CRS-33
oduction Incentives
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^q^u^ef^ied^Natu^r^a^{l Gas}^{Sec. 320.}^T^hⁱ^s^w^o^u^l^{d ex}^pan^d^t^h^{e s}^c^ope^{Sec. 381.}^T^hⁱ^s^w^o^u^l^{d am}^en^{d s}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{3 of}
^of^t^h^{e N}^a^t^u^ral^G^a^s^A^c^t^{(15 U}^.^S^.^C^.^717b)^th^{e Natu}^r^a^{l Gas A}^c^{t, g}^r^an^tin^g^FERC
^toⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e im}^p^o^r^tin^g^an^d^ex^p^o^r^tin^g^ex^clu^s^iv^{e au}^th^o^r^ity^to^ap^p^r^o^v^{e th}^{e sitin}^g^,
ⁿ^a^tu^r^a^{l g}^a^{s as w}^e^{ll as th}^{e co}ⁿ^s^tr^u^c^tioⁿ^o^f^coⁿ^s^tr^u^c^tioⁿ^,^an^d^o^p^e^r^a^tioⁿ^o^f^im^p^o^r^{t o}^r
^liq^u^e^f^actioⁿ^an^d^r^e^-^g^asif^icatioⁿ^f^acilities.^ex^p^o^r^{t f}^{acilities. FERC w}^o^u^l^d^b^e
^B^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^an^d^o^p^e^r^a^tin^g^su^ch^f^acilities^prohⁱ^bⁱ^t^e^{d f}^r^om^den^yⁱⁿ^g^s^u^ch^{a proj}^ect
^w^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^{e au}^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^b^y^th^e^becau^s^e^{it is}^f^o^{r th}^{e ben}^e^f^{it of}^th^{e proj}^ect
^F^e^deral^En^erg^y^R^e^g^u^l^at^ory^C^o^m^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^.^sp^oⁿ^so^r^.^No^r^w^o^u^l^d^{it b}^e^p^e^r^m^itted^to
^F^E^R^C^w^o^u^l^{d be des}ⁱ^gⁿ^a^t^e^{d as}^l^ead^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^au^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^oⁿ^allo^wⁱⁿ^g^u^s^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^ag^en^cy^f^o^{r t}^h^{e pu}^rpos^{e of}^coordiⁿ^a^tⁱⁿ^g^{all ap}^p^licab^{le f}^e^d^e^r^a^{l au}^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^s^{, an}^d^by^an^ot^h^e^{r part}^y^,^reg^u^l^atⁱ^oⁿ^of^rat^e^s^or^o^t^h^e^r^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^o^f^ser^v^{ice, o}^r^th^e
^g/w^f^o^r^co^o^r^dⁱⁿ^a^tin^g^co^m^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^th^e^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{t th}^{at r}^a^{tes o}^r^tarⁱ^f^f^s^b^e^f^iled
^s^.or^Natioⁿ^a^{l En}^vⁱ^r^oⁿ^m^en^{tal P}^o^licy^A^c^{t o}^f^w^ith^FERC.
^le^ak^{1969 (42 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{4312). F}^E^R^C^w^o^u^l^{d s}^e^t^a^-
^sch^e^d^u^{le en}^su^rⁱⁿ^g^ex^p^e^d^itio^u^s^T^h^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^sp^ecifⁱ^{es th}^{at it w}^o^u^l^dⁿ^o^t
^://wiki^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rativ^{e proceedin}^g^s^{, an}^{d com}^p^ile^af^f^{ect th}^{e rig}^h^t^s^of^s^t^ates^uⁿ^d^{er th}^e
^h^ttp^th^{e con}^s^{olidated reco}^{rd of}^{all s}^t^{ate an}^d^C^o^as^t^a^l^Z^oⁿ^e^Man^a^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^t^of¹⁹⁷²
^f^e^{deral proceedin}^g^s^.^{(1 4 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{1451), t}^h^{e C}^l^ean^Wat^e^{r A}^c^t
^{(42 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{7401), or t}^h^{e F}^e^deral^Wat^e^r
^Pol^l^u^tⁱ^oⁿ^C^oⁿ^t^rol^A^c^t^{(33 U}^.^S^.^C^.^1251).
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^M^e^a^s^ur^e^s^a^d^dⁱ^{ng c}^u^st^o^m^e^r^{s w}^hⁱ^c^{h ha}^ve
^th^{e ef}^f^{ect of}^deg^r^adin^g^s^e^rv^{ice f}^o^r
^ex^is^tin^g^cu^s^t^om^ers^{or cau}^sⁱⁿ^g
^su^b^s^id^izatioⁿ^o^fⁿ^e^w^cu^sto^m^er^{s r}^a^{tes b}^y
^ol^{d cu}^s^t^om^ers^w^o^u^l^{d be proh}ⁱ^bⁱ^t^e^d.

CRS-34
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^drau^{lic Fractu}^rⁱⁿ^g^{Sec. 327.}^W^o^ul^d^a^m^eⁿ^d^t^h^e^Sa^fe^D^rⁱ^nki^ng^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^T^h^{e SDW}^A^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^EP^A^to^p^r^o^m^u^l^g^a^te
^W^a^t^e^r^A^c^t⁽^S^D^W^A⁾^,^S^e^c^tⁱ^oⁿ¹^421(d)^,^t^o^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^{ns fo}^r^st^a^t^e^und^e^r^gr^o^undⁱⁿ^j^e^c^tⁱ^o^{n c}^o^nt^r^o^l
^sp^ecif^y^th^{at th}^{e d}^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^o^f^“^uⁿ^d^er^g^r^o^uⁿ^d^(UIC^{) prog}^ram^s^th^{at in}^clu^d^{ed m}ⁱⁿⁱ^m^u^m
ⁱⁿ^j^ectioⁿ^”^e^x^clu^d^{es th}^{e in}^j^ectioⁿ^o^f^f^l^uⁱ^d^s^requ^irem^en^ts^f^o^{r prog}^ram^s^{to prev}^en^{t u}ⁿ^d^erg^r^ouⁿ^d
^{or proppi}ⁿ^g^ag^en^t^s^u^s^{ed i}ⁿ^h^y^drau^lⁱ^cⁱⁿ^j^e^c^tⁱ^o^{n t}^h^a^t^eⁿ^d^a^nge^r^s^so^ur^c^e^s^o^f^d^rⁱ^nki^{ng w}^a^t^e^r^.
^f^r^actu^rⁱⁿ^g^o^p^e^r^a^tioⁿ^s^r^e^lat^e^d^t^o^o^{il o}^r^g^a^s^{(§1421(b)(2)). Bef}^o^{re 1997, EPA}^h^a^{d n}^o^t
^p^r^o^d^u^ctioⁿ^activ^{ities. W}^o^u^l^d^r^e^m^o^v^e^c^o^nsi^d^e^r^e^d^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^{ng hy}^d^r^a^u^lⁱ^c^fr^a^c^t^urⁱ^{ng fo}^r^oⁱ^l
^EP^A^’^{s cu}^r^r^en^t^a^u^th^o^r^ity^to^r^e^g^u^l^{ate th}^e^an^{d g}^a^s^dev^e^lopm^en^{t, becau}^s^e^{it did n}^o^{t v}ⁱ^ew^th^is
^und^e^r^gr^o^undⁱⁿ^j^e^c^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^fl^ui^d^s^use^dⁱⁿ^w^e^ll-^p^r^o^d^u^ctioⁿ^p^r^o^{cess as an}^activ^ity^su^b^j^{ect to}
^h^y^drau^{lic f}^r^actu^r^ing,^asⁿ^{eeded to protect}^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^{n und}^e^r^SD^W^A^{’s U}^I^{C p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^.^T^h^e
^d^rⁱ^nki^{ng w}^a^t^e^r^.^H^o^u^s^{e prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^res^pon^ds^t^o^{a 1997 cou}^r^t^ru^lⁱⁿ^g
^th^{at directed EP}^A^{to reg}^u^l^{ate h}^y^drau^{lic f}^r^actu^rⁱⁿ^g
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^of^{coalbed m}^e^th^an^{e (C}^B^M^{) w}^e^lls^as^uⁿ^d^erg^r^ouⁿ^d
^g/wⁱⁿ^j^ectioⁿ^.
^s^.or^{(See Appendix}^{A for m}^o^{re inform}^ation)
^le^ak
^l^an^{d G}^a^s^Ex^pl^oratⁱ^oⁿ^an^d^{Sec. 328.}^Wou^l^{d am}^en^{d S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{502 of}^t^h^e^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^Cu^r^r^en^tly^uⁿ^d^er^th^{e CW}^A^,^th^e^oper^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^of
^://wiki^ctⁱ^oⁿ^D^e^fⁱⁿ^e^d^Clean^W^a^ter^A^c^{t (}^C^W^A⁾⁽^t^h^e^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ⁾^to^gⁱ^v^e^{a p}^e^r^m^an^en^{t ex}^em^p^tioⁿ^f^{acilities in}^v^o^lv^edⁱⁿ^o^{il an}^d^g^a^{s ex}^p^l^o^r^atioⁿ^,^produ^ctⁱ^oⁿ^,^proces^sⁱⁿ^g^,^t^r^an^s^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^{, or t}^r^eat^m^eⁿ^t
^h^ttp^fr^o^m^CW^{A st}^o^r^m^w^a^t^e^r^r^uno^ff^r^u^l^e^s^fo^r^t^h^e^g^eⁿ^e^rally^is^ex^em^{pt f}^r^om^s^t^orm^w^{ater ru}ⁿ^o^f^f
^con^s^t^r^u^c^tⁱ^oⁿ^of^ex^pl^oratⁱ^oⁿ^an^{d produ}^ctⁱ^oⁿ^r^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^s^{, b}^u^{t th}^e^cons^t^r^uctⁱ^oⁿ^o^f^th^{ese f}^acilities
^f^{acilities b}^y^o^{il an}^d^g^a^{s co}^m^p^an^{ies an}^d^th^e^isⁿ^o^{t. T}^h^{e Hou}^s^{e am}^en^dm^en^{t w}^o^u^l^{d m}^odif^y^th^e
^roads^th^{at s}^e^rv^{ice th}^os^{e s}^ites^.^A^c^{t to}^sp^ecifⁱ^callyⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e co}ⁿ^s^tr^u^c^tioⁿ^activ^ities
ⁱⁿ^th^{e ty}^p^e^{s o}^f^o^{il an}^d^g^a^{s f}^{acilities th}^{at ar}^e
^cov^e^{red by}^th^{e law}^’^s^s^t^atu^t^ory^ex^em^ption^f^r^om
^s^t^orm^w^{ater ru}^les^.^{(See Appendix}^B^{for m}^o^re
^inf^o^rm^a^t^ioⁿ⁾
^ter^Coⁿ^tin^en^{tal Sh}^elf^{Sec. 329.}^Fo^r^ap^p^licatioⁿ^s^to^b^u^ild^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ

^o^v^isioⁿ^s^deepw^a^{ter ports}^{, th}^{e Secretary}^of
^T^r^aⁿ^sp^o^r^t^a^tⁱ^o^{n c}^o^ul^d^use^e^nvi^r^o^nm^eⁿ^t^a^l
^im^{pact s}^t^atem^en^ts^{or oth}^e^{r s}^t^u^d^ies
^{prepared by}^oth^e^{r f}^e^{deral ag}^en^cies

CRS-35
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
ⁱⁿ^st^e^a^d^o^f^c^o^nd^uc^tⁱ^{ng se}^p^a^r^a^t^e^st^udⁱ^e^s.
^In^f^o^rm^ation^f^r^om^s^t^{ate an}^{d local}
^g^o^v^e^rn^m^eⁿ^t^s^an^{d priv}^ate-^s^{ector s}^o^u^r^ces
^cou^l^{d als}^o^{be u}^s^ed.
^p^{eals Relatin}^g^to^Pⁱ^p^e^lin^e^{Sec. 330.}^A^ppeals^of^decisⁱ^on^s^uⁿ^d^{er th}^e^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^nst^r^uc^tⁱ^o^{n o}^r^O^ffsho^r^e^Co^a^s^t^a^l^Zo^ne^M^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^A^c^t^oⁿ^na^t^u^r^a^l
^e^r^a^{l Dev}^e^lo^p^m^en^{t P}^r^o^j^ects^g^a^s^pipelin^es^an^{d of}^f^s^h^o^{re en}^erg^y
^proj^ect^s^w^o^u^l^{d be bas}^e^{d ex}^cl^u^sⁱ^v^el^y^on
^th^{e record com}^p^{iled by}^FER^C^{or th}^e
^r^e^lev^aⁿ^t^p^e^r^m^ittin^g^ag^en^cy^{. I}^t^w^o^u^l^d^b^e
^th^{e s}^eⁿ^s^{e of}^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^th^{at appeals}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^r^e^latin^g^toⁿ^a^tu^r^a^{l g}^a^{s p}ⁱ^p^e^lin^e
^g/w^coⁿ^s^tr^u^c^tioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^co^o^r^dⁱⁿ^a^ted^w^ithⁱⁿ
^s^.or^FERC’^{s estab}^lish^e^d^tim^ef^r^a^m^e^{s u}ⁿ^d^er
^le^ak^sectioⁿ^s³^an^d⁷^o^f^th^{e Natu}^r^a^{l Gas A}^c^t
^{(15 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{717 b 717 (f}^).
^://wiki^Natu^{ral Gas Sto}^r^ag^e^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.^{Sec. 382.}^W^o^u^l^{d au}^th^{orize FER}^C^to
^h^ttp^allo^w^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^o^f^g^a^{s sto}^r^ag^{e f}^{acilities at}
^m^a^rk^{et b}^a^sed^{rates f}^o^{r f}^{acilities p}^l^{ace in}
^s^e^rv^{ice af}^{ter date of}^en^actm^eⁿ^t^.
^o^c^e^{ss Co}^o^r^dⁱ^na^tⁱ^o^n;^H^e^a^rⁱ^ngs;^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.^{Sec. 383.}^S^t^ri^k^e^s^S^{ec. 15 of}^t^h^{e N}^a^t^u^ral
^les^of^P^r^ocedu^r^e^Gas^A^c^{t an}^{d in}^s^e^rts^{a n}^e^w^{Sec. 15, w}^h^ich
^d^e^fⁱⁿ^e^{s Fed}^e^r^a^{l au}^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^{as an}^y
^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^uⁿ^d^er^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l law}^,ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g
^certif^icates^of^con^v^eⁿⁱ^en^{ce an}^{d n}^eces^s^ity^.
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^FER^C^w^o^u^l^{d be des}ⁱ^gⁿ^a^{ted lead ag}^en^cy
^f^o^{r NEP}^A^com^p^lian^{ce, preparin}^g^{a s}ⁱⁿ^g^l^e
^e^nvi^r^o^nm^eⁿ^t^a^l^r^e^vi^e^w^d^o^c^um^eⁿ^t^aⁿ^d
^se^t^tⁱ^{ng a}^sc^he^d^u^l^e^fo^r^o^t^he^r^Fe^d^e^r^a^l

CRS-36
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^au^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^s^{. I}ⁿ^situ^atioⁿ^s^w^h^er^{e an}
^ap^p^lican^{t o}^r^{a state tak}^e^{s issu}^{e w}^ith^th^is
^proces^s^,^an^{appeal to th}^{e P}^r^es^iden^{t w}^o^u^l^d
^{be prov}ⁱ^d^{ed f}^o^{r. T}^h^{e Pres}ⁱ^d^en^t^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^requⁱ^r^{ed t}^oⁱ^s^s^u^{e or den}^y^an
^au^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^w^ithⁱⁿ⁹⁰^d^a^y^s^.
^r^a^{l Gas Mar}^k^{et Ref}^o^r^m^{Sec. 332.}^Wou^l^{d m}^odi^f^y^t^h^{e C}^o^m^m^odi^t^y^{Sec. 384.}^P^eⁿ^a^{lties. Mo}^dⁱ^fⁱ^{es Natu}^r^a^l
^Ex^ch^an^g^e^A^c^t^(C^EA^{, 7 U}^.^S^.^C^.^13),^{Gas A}^c^{t an}^d^Natu^r^a^{l Gas P}^o^licy^A^c^t
^b^aⁿⁿⁱ^{ng “kno}^wⁱ^ngl^y^fa^l^s^e^o^r^kno^wⁱ^ngl^y^p^eⁿ^a^{lties f}^o^r^vⁱ^o^l^atin^g^{FERC Or}^d^e^r^s^.
^mⁱ^s^l^eadin^g^{or k}ⁿ^o^wⁱⁿ^g^l^yⁱⁿ^accu^rate^W^o^u^l^d^r^a^{ise th}^{e p}^r^isoⁿ^ter^m^lim^{it f}^r^o^m²
^reports^{.” It als}^o^w^o^u^l^{d in}^creas^{e th}^e^{to 5 y}^ears^,^an^{d th}^{e f}ⁱⁿ^e^ceilin^g^f^r^om
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^p^eⁿ^a^{lties f}^o^r^f^a^{lse r}^e^p^o^r^tin^g^.^{$500 per v}ⁱ^olation^{to $50,000 f}^o^{r each}
^g/w^day^th^{e v}ⁱ^olation^tak^e^s^{place. Violation}^s
^s^.or^of^em^erg^eⁿ^c^y^orders^w^o^u^l^{d be s}^u^bj^ect^t^o
^le^ak^fⁱⁿ^e^{s u}^p^to^$¹^m^illioⁿ^p^e^r^d^a^y^.
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^://wiki^Civ^{il p}^eⁿ^a^{lties f}^o^r^vⁱ^o^l^atin^g^an^o^r^d^e^r^uⁿ^d^{er th}^{e NGA}^w^o^u^l^{d be s}^u^bj^{ect to a}
^h^ttpⁿ^e^w^$¹^m^illioⁿ^cap^.
^{Sec. 385.}^M^a^r^k^e^t^M^aⁿⁱ^p^u^l^a^tⁱ^o^n.^W^o^ul^d
^am^en^d^th^{e NGA}^to^p^r^o^h^ib^{it u}^sⁱⁿ^g
^deceptiv^{e practices}^{to in}^f^l^u^eⁿ^{ce price}
^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^o^r^r^e^p^o^r^tin^gⁱⁿ
^c^o^nt^r^a^ve^ntⁱ^o^{n o}^f^FE^{RC r}^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^ns
^p^r^o^t^e^c^tⁱ^{ng c}^o^nsum^e^r^s.
^{Sec. 389.}^P^r^o^h^ib^itioⁿ^o^f^T^r^adⁱⁿ^g^an^d
^Se^r^vⁱ^{ng B}^y^Ce^r^t^aⁱ^{n I}ⁿ^dⁱ^vi^d^u^a^l^s.^W^o^ul^d
^am^en^d^th^{e NGA}^to^f^{acilitate b}^aⁿⁿⁱⁿ^g^o^f
ⁱⁿ^dⁱ^vi^d^u^a^l^{s c}^o^nvi^c^tⁱ^{ng o}^f^vi^o^l^a^tⁱ^{ng FE}^RC
^orders^f^r^om^beiⁿ^g^of^fⁱ^cers^ofⁿ^a^t^u^ral^g^a^s
^co^m^p^an^{ies an}^d^p^r^o^h^ib^itin^g^th^em^f^r^o^m
^tr^adⁱⁿ^gⁿ^a^tu^r^a^{l g}^a^s.

CRS-37
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^r^a^{l Gas Mar}^k^et^{Sec. 333.}^Wou^l^{d direct FER}^C^{to is}^s^u^e^{Sec. 386.}^Mark^{et T}^r^an^s^p^aren^cy^.
^an^s^p^aren^cy^r^u^{les callin}^g^f^o^r^th^{e tim}^ely^r^e^p^o^r^tin^g^o^f^Aⁿ^ticip^{ates th}^{at FERC co}^u^l^d^estab^lish^an
ⁿ^a^tu^r^a^{l g}^a^{s p}^r^{ices an}^d^av^ailab^ility^an^d^to^electronⁱ^{c bu}^lletin^{board f}^o^{r m}^a^kⁱⁿ^g
^ev^alu^a^{te th}^{e data f}^o^{r accu}^racy^{. T}^h^e^m^a^r^k^{et in}^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^av^ailab^l^{e to}^th^e
^l^a^ngua^ge^sp^e^cⁱ^fi^e^s^t^h^a^t^FE^{RC no}^t^pu^blⁱ^c^{. Wou}^l^{d prov}ⁱ^d^{e f}^o^{r cooperat}ⁱ^oⁿ
^im^pⁱⁿ^g^e^oⁿ^th^{e r}^o^{le o}^f^co^m^m^e^r^c^ial^w^ith^th^{e Co}^m^m^o^d^ity^Fu^tu^r^e^{s T}^r^adⁱⁿ^g
^p^u^b^lish^e^r^s^o^fⁿ^a^tu^r^a^{l g}^a^{s p}^r^ices.^C^o^m^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^{. F}^E^R^C^w^o^u^l^{d be proh}ⁱ^bⁱ^t^e^d
^f^r^om^com^p^etin^g^w^ith^priv^{ate m}^a^rk^et
ⁱⁿ^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^p^r^o^v^id^er^s.
^e^r^a^{l State L}ⁱ^q^u^if^ied^Natu^r^a^l^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.^{Sec. 388.}^W^ithⁱⁿ^on^{e y}^{ear of}^en^actm^eⁿ^t^,
^ru^m^s^.^th^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^{— in}^con^j^uⁿ^c^tion
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^w^ith^FER^C^,^th^{e Secretaries}^of^Hom^e^lan^d
^g/w^Secu^rity^{, T}^r^an^s^portation^an^{d coas}^{tal s}^t^ate
^s^.or^G^o^v^e^rn^ors^—^w^o^u^l^{d be t}^a^s^k^{ed w}ⁱ^t^h
^le^ak^c^o^nveⁿⁱ^{ng a}^se^rⁱ^e^s^o^f³^p^u^b^lⁱ^c^fo^r^u^m^s^t^o
^tak^e^{place in}^location^s^w^h^{ere L}^N^G
^://wiki^f^{acilities m}ⁱ^g^h^t^b^e^sited^.
^h^ttp^d^Min^e^r^a^{l I}ⁿ^d^u^str^y^{Sec. 334.}^W^ithⁱⁿ^{a y}^{ear af}^{ter en}^actm^eⁿ^t^,
^e^r^s^th^{e s}^ecretaries^of^En^erg^y^{, L}^a^{bor, an}^{d th}^e
^Iⁿ^terⁱ^o^r^m^u^{st su}^b^m^{it a r}^e^p^o^r^{t to}^Coⁿ^g^r^ess
^w^ith^r^eco^m^m^eⁿ^d^atioⁿ^s^oⁿ^m^eetin^g^f^u^tu^r^e
^lab^o^r^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts f}^o^r^th^{e d}^o^m^{estic o}^il,
^ga^s,^aⁿ^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^{ng i}ⁿ^d^u^st^rⁱ^e^s^.
^Oⁱ^l^Produ^ciⁿ^g^an^{d Ex}^portⁱⁿ^g^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.^{Sec. 328.}^W^o^ul^d^m^a^keⁱ^t^a^vi^o^l^a^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f
^r^t^e^l^s.^th^{e Sh}^erm^aⁿ^A^c^{t f}^o^{r f}^o^reigⁿ^s^t^ates^or
^t^h^ei^{r ag}^en^t^s^{, by}^cart^e^l^{or cooperat}ⁱ^v^e
^actioⁿ^,^to^lim^{it th}^{e p}^r^o^d^u^ctioⁿ^o^r
^di^s^t^ri^bu^tⁱ^oⁿ^of^f^o^s^sⁱ^l^f^u^el^s^,^act
^co^llectiv^ely^to^{set o}^r^m^aⁱⁿ^tain^p^r^{ices, o}^r
^res^t^rain^{trade in}^m^a^rk^ets^f^o^{r th}^es^{e f}^u^els^.

CRS-38
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^T^h^{e d}^o^c^trⁱⁿ^{e o}^f^so^v^e^r^e^igⁿ^im^m^uⁿ^ity^f^r^o^m
^U^.^S.^j^u^rⁱ^sp^r^u^d^e^nc^e^w^o^ul^d^no^l^o^nge^r
^ap^p^l^yⁱⁿ^th^{e ev}^en^{t o}^f^actioⁿ^b^eⁱⁿ^g
^b^r^o^ught^a^g^aⁱ^nst^vi^o^l^a^t^o^r^s.
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^g^an^d^P^e^r^m^ittin^g^{Sec. 344.}^T^h^{e Secretaries}^of^th^{e In}^terior^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^T^h^e^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l o}^{il an}^d^g^a^s^leasin^g^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^is^g^o^v^e^rⁿ^ed
^o^c^e^sse^s^an^{d A}^g^ri^cu^l^t^u^{re w}^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^uⁿ^d^er^t^h^{e Mi}ⁿ^e^ral^L^easⁱⁿ^g^A^c^t^of^1920,^as^am^en^ded
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^si^{gn a}^m^e^m^o^r^a^nd^um^o^f^und^e^r^st^aⁿ^dⁱ^ng^{(30 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{181 et}^{. s}^e^{q.). Bu}^reau^of^L^aⁿ^d
^g/w^(MO^U⁾^on^t^h^{e “}^tⁱ^m^el^y^proces^sⁱⁿ^g^”^of^oi^l^M^a^na^ge^m^e^nt⁽^B^LM⁾^p^r^o^c^e^d^ur^e^s^fo^r^aⁿ^a^p^p^lⁱ^c^a^tⁱ^oⁿ
^s^.or^an^{d g}^a^s^leas^{e application}^s^{, s}^u^rf^{ace u}^s^e^f^o^r^a^p^e^r^m^it^to^d^r^{ill (}^A^P^D⁾^ar^{e co}ⁿ^t^ain^e^dⁱⁿ⁴³^CFR
^le^ak^p^l^an^{s an}^d^d^r^illin^g^ap^p^licatioⁿ^s^{, th}^e^3162.3-^{1. T}^h^{e A}^P^Dⁱ^s^pos^t^e^d^f^o^r³⁰^day^s^{. Wi}^t^hⁱⁿ⁵
^elimⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^o^f^d^u^p^licatioⁿ^,^an^d^en^su^rⁱⁿ^g^w^o^rkⁱⁿ^g^d^a^y^s^af^t^e^{r t}^h^{e 30-}^day^peri^{od, t}^h^{e BL}^M
^://wiki^c^o^nsi^s^t^e^nc^yⁱⁿ^a^p^p^l^yⁱ^{ng l}^e^a^s^e^con^s^u^lts^w^ith^s^u^rf^ace-^m^aⁿ^a^gⁱⁿ^g^ag^en^cies^w^h^os^e
^h^ttp^stip^u^l^atioⁿ^s^.^con^s^en^t^is^als^o^requ^{ired, th}^enⁿ^o^tif^ies^th^{e applican}^t
^o^f^th^{e r}^e^su^{lts. T}^h^{e B}^L^{M is a}^l^s^o^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^p^r^o^cess
^th^{e ap}^p^licatioⁿ^w^ithⁱⁿ^th^{e 3}⁵^-^d^a^y^p^e^rⁱ^o^d^.^{Sec. 346.}^Co^m^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^Ex^ecu^tiv^e^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ
^O^r^{der N}^o^{. 13211 (42 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{12301 n}^o^t^e^),
^r^e^q^uⁱ^rⁱ^{ng e}ⁿ^e^r^gyⁱ^m^p^a^c^t^st^udⁱ^e^s,^w^o^ul^d
^{be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed bef}^o^{re t}^a^kⁱⁿ^g^actⁱ^oⁿ^on
^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^{ns ha}^vi^{ng a}ⁿ^e^ffe^c^t^oⁿ^d^o^m^e^s^tⁱ^c
^en^erg^y^s^u^pply^.
^co^u^r^agⁱⁿ^g^P^r^o^h^ib^itioⁿ^o^f^{Sec. 355.}^Co^ngr^e^{ss w}^o^ul^d^ur^ge^t^h^a^t^no^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ

^illin^gⁱⁿ^th^{e Gr}^{eat L}^a^k^e^s^f^e^deral^{or s}^t^at^{e perm}ⁱ^t^s^{be i}^s^s^u^{ed f}^o^{r oi}^l
^an^d^g^a^{s d}^r^illin^gⁱⁿ^o^r^uⁿ^d^er^th^{e Gr}^eat
^La^ke^s^.

CRS-39
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^deral^C^o^al^{bed Met}^h^an^e^{Sec. 358.}^S^t^ates^on^th^{e lis}^{t of}^“^a^f^f^ected^{Sec. 391.}^Sam^e^prov^is^ion^.^T^h^{e lis}^{t of}^“^a^f^f^{ected s}^t^ates^{” es}^tablis^h^e^{d u}ⁿ^d^{er th}^e
^gul^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^t^at^es^{” u}ⁿ^d^{er s}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^1339(b)^of^t^h^e^En^erg^y^En^erg^y^Polⁱ^c^y^A^c^t^of^{1992 (42 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{13368 (b))}
^Polⁱ^c^y^A^c^t^o^f^{1992 (42 U}^.^S^.^C^.^13368(b))ⁱⁿ^c^l^ud^e^s^:^W^e^st^Vⁱ^r^gⁱⁿⁱ^a^,^P^e^nnsy^l^vaⁿⁱ^a^,^K^e^nt^uc^ky^,
^w^o^u^l^{d be rem}^o^v^e^{d i}^f^t^h^ey^t^ook^s^p^eci^fⁱ^ed^Oh^io^{, T}^eⁿⁿ^e^{ssee, I}ⁿ^dⁱ^an^{a, an}^d^I^llin^oⁱ^{s. T}^h^ese
^action^s^w^ithⁱⁿ^th^{ree y}^ears^af^{ter en}^actm^eⁿ^t^s^t^ates^{are on}^th^{e lis}^{t as}^{a res}^u^{lt of}^{coalbed m}^e^th^an^e
^of^H^.^R^.^{6 or h}^a^{d prev}ⁱ^o^u^s^l^y^t^a^k^eⁿ^actⁱ^oⁿ^(C^{BM) ow}ⁿ^e^rs^hⁱ^{p di}^s^p^u^t^es^{, i}^m^pedi^m^eⁿ^t^s^t^o
^uⁿ^d^{er s}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^1339(b).^dev^e^lopm^en^{t, lack}^of^{a reg}^u^l^atory^f^r^am^ew^ork^to
^en^cou^r^ag^{e C}^B^{M dev}^e^lopm^en^{t in}^th^{e s}^t^{ate, an}^{d n}^o
^cu^rren^t^ex^ten^s^iv^{e dev}^e^lopm^en^{t of}^C^B^{M. A}^s^t^ate
^m^a^y^b^e^r^e^m^o^ve^d^fr^o^m^t^h^e^lⁱ^s^t^t^h^r^o^{ugh a}
^p^e^titioⁿⁱⁿ^g^p^r^o^{cess in}^itiated^b^y^th^{e g}^o^v^e^rⁿ^o^r^o^f
^th^{at s}^t^ate.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}
^g/wning Revitalization
^s^.or
^le^ak
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^://wiki
^h^ttp^o^r^{t T}^itle^{Sec. 371}^{. T}^h^{is su}^b^{title is d}^e^sigⁿ^a^ted^as^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^C^l^os^u^r^{e of}^refⁱⁿ^e^ri^es^sⁱⁿ^{ce 1981 h}^a^s^res^u^l^t^e^{d i}ⁿ^t^h^e
^th^{e “}^Uⁿ^{ited States}^R^e^fⁱⁿ^e^ry^s^h^u^t^t^e^riⁿ^g^ofⁿ^earl^y^{500,000 barrel}^s^{per day}^of
^R^e^vⁱ^t^a^lⁱ^zatⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^of^2005.”^cap^acity^{. W}^h^{ile th}^{e n}^u^m^b^e^r^o^f^o^p^e^r^a^tin^g^f^acilities
^h^a^s^f^a^l^l^eⁿ^f^r^om^{324 t}^o^{149, t}^h^{e t}^o^t^a^l^am^ouⁿ^t^of
^cap^acity^h^a^{s r}ⁱ^sen^,^th^{e r}^e^su^{lt o}^f^ex^p^aⁿ^s^ioⁿ^o^f
^ex^istin^g^p^l^an^{ts. B}^u^{t th}^{e in}^v^e^stm^eⁿ^t^clim^{ate f}^o^r
^ex^pan^sⁱ^oⁿ^of^ol^{d pl}^an^t^s^an^{d con}^s^t^r^u^c^tⁱ^oⁿ^ofⁿ^e^w
^rem^aⁱⁿ^s^cl^ou^{ded, i}ⁿ^part^du^{e t}^o^reg^u^l^at^ory
^uⁿ^certain^ty^{at th}^{e f}^e^{deral, s}^t^{ate, an}^{d local lev}^e^ls^.
^T^h^{e f}ⁱⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^sⁱⁿ^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill m}^a^k^eⁿ^o^{te o}^f^th^e
^planⁿ^e^{d Yu}^m^a^{, A}^Z^{, ref}ⁱⁿ^e^ry^{, w}^h^ich^j^u^s^t^receiv^e^d
^{its f}^e^d^e^r^a^{l air}^q^u^ality^p^e^r^m^{it af}^ter^fⁱ^v^e^y^ear^{s u}ⁿ^d^er
^th^{e cu}^rren^t^reg^u^l^atory^proces^s^.

CRS-40
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^ndⁱ^ngs^{Sec. 372.}^B^a^s^e^{d on}^th^{e f}ⁱⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^th^{at f}^u^el^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^dem^aⁿ^d^ex^ceeds^th^{e produ}^ction^capacity
^o^f^d^o^m^{estic r}^e^fⁱⁿ^e^rⁱ^{es, it w}^o^u^l^d^b^eⁱⁿ^th^e
ⁿ^a^tioⁿ^a^{l in}^ter^e^{st to}ⁱⁿ^cr^{ease cap}^acity^to
^r^e^fⁱⁿ^e^f^u^{els w}^ithⁱⁿ^th^{e Un}^ited^{States. T}^h^e
^fⁱⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^sⁱⁿ^th^{is sectio}ⁿ^alsoⁿ^o^{te th}^{at n}^o
ⁿ^e^w^r^e^fⁱⁿ^e^r^y^h^a^{s b}^een^b^u^{ilt in}^th^{e co}^uⁿ^t^r^y
^sⁱⁿ^{ce 1976, an}^{d t}^h^{ere h}^a^s^been^a
^r^e^d^u^ctioⁿⁱⁿ^th^{e n}^u^m^b^e^r^o^f^o^p^e^r^a^tin^g
^f^{acilities. I}^t^alsoⁿ^o^{tes th}^{at g}^a^so^lin^e
^dem^aⁿ^d^is^ex^{pected to in}^creas^{e 45%}
^bet^w^een^{2005 an}^{d 2025.}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}
^g/w^rpos^e^{Sec. 373.}^T^h^{e A}^c^t^’^s^pu^rpos^{e w}^o^u^l^{d be t}^o^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^s^.or^prov^{ide an}^{accelerated rev}ⁱ^ew^an^d
^le^ak^approv^al^proces^s^f^o^{r i}^d^l^e^{d ref}ⁱⁿ^e^ri^es^{, an}^d
^t^o^l^eⁿ^d^l^e^g^a^l^an^{d t}^echⁿⁱ^cal^s^u^pport^t^o
^://wiki^s^t^atesⁿ^eedin^g^h^e^{lp to m}^{eet s}^u^ch^perm^it^dem^aⁿ^d^s^.
^h^ttp
ⁱⁿ^e^r^y^Rev^italizatioⁿ^Z^oⁿ^e^s^{Sec. 374.}^Refⁱⁿ^e^r^y^Rev^italizatioⁿ^Z^oⁿ^e^s^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^w^o^u^l^{d be des}ⁱ^gⁿ^a^t^e^{d, an}^{d t}^h^{e S}^ecret^ary^of
^En^er^g^y^w^o^u^l^d^id^en^tif^y^ar^{eas (}^w^ithⁱⁿ⁹⁰
^day^s^af^{ter en}^actm^eⁿ^t^{) th}^{at h}^a^v^e
^ex^perien^{ced m}^a^s^s^lay^o^f^f^sⁱⁿ
^m^a^nufa^c^t^urⁱ^ng,^c^o^nt^aⁱ^{n a}ⁿⁱ^d^l^e^r^e^fi^ne^r^y^,
^an^d^h^a^v^e^an^uⁿ^e^m^p^lo^y^m^en^{t r}^a^{te th}^at
^ex^ceeds^th^{e n}^a^tion^a^{l av}^erag^{e by}^10%.

CRS-41
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^e^m^o^r^a^nd^um^o^f^Uⁿ^d^e^r^s^t^a^ndⁱⁿ^g^{Sec. 375.}^T^h^{is sectio}ⁿ^{calls f}^o^r^a^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^m^e^m^o^r^a^nd^um^o^f^und^e^r^st^aⁿ^dⁱ^{ng b}^e^t^w^e^eⁿ
^th^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^an^{d th}^{e EP}^A
^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^r^a^t^o^r^t^h^a^t^w^o^ul^d^d^e^si^gna^t^e
^{appropriate ag}^en^cy^of^fⁱ^cials^an^{d s}^t^af^f^to
^im^plem^en^{t th}^{e pu}^rpos^es^of^th^{e A}^c^{t an}^d
^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{er an}^y^reg^u^l^ation^s^is^s^u^ed
^th^ereuⁿ^d^{er. State Gov}^e^rn^ors^an^{d In}^dian
^T^r^ib^{e r}^e^p^r^esen^tativ^{es co}^u^l^d^en^terⁱⁿ^to^th^is
^MOU.
^vⁱ^r^oⁿ^m^en^{tal P}^e^r^m^ittin^g^{Sec. 376.}^On^{ce a qu}^alif^yⁱⁿ^g^s^t^{ate en}^ters^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}ⁿ^c^eⁱⁿ^to^th^{e MOU, th}^{is sectio}ⁿ^{calls o}ⁿ^th^e
^g/w^Secretary^of^En^erg^y^{to deleg}^a^{te ag}^en^cy
^s^.or^s^t^af^f^{to prov}^{ide as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce to th}^{e s}^t^ate.
^le^ak^T^h^e^E^P^{A Ad}^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^r^a^t^o^r^w^o^u^l^d^b^e
^sⁱ^m^ilarly^ch^arg^e^{d, an}^{d s}^p^ecifⁱ^cally
^://wiki^{directed to prov}^{ide ex}^pertis^{e reg}^a^rdin^g^th^{e law}^s^th^{e ag}^en^cy^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ers^as^th^ey
^h^ttp^r^e^{late to}^r^e^fⁱⁿ^e^rⁱ^es.
^o^r^dⁱⁿ^a^tioⁿ^an^d^Ex^p^e^d^itio^u^s^{Sec. 377.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be des}ⁱ^gⁿ^a^t^e^{d l}^ead^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

ⁱ^ew^o^f^P^e^r^m^ittin^g^P^r^o^cess^ag^en^cy^{. Up}^oⁿ^w^r^itten^r^e^q^u^{est o}^f^an
^ap^p^lican^{t, th}^{e Dep}^a^r^t^m^eⁿ^t^w^o^u^l^d
^co^o^r^dⁱⁿ^a^{te all ap}^p^licab^{le au}^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^s
^an^{d en}^vⁱ^ron^m^en^{tal rev}ⁱ^ew^s^,ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g
^th^os^{e at th}^{e s}^t^{ate an}^{d local lev}^e^{l. It w}^o^u^l^d
^{be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^s^e^t^{a prom}^pt^an^{d bi}ⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g
^sc^he^d^u^l^e^fo^r^fe^d^e^r^a^l^r^e^vi^e^w^{s a}ⁿ^d
^au^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^s^{, su}^ch^th^{at th}^{e w}^h^o^l^e
^f^e^deral^proces^s^w^o^u^l^{d be com}^p^l^e^t^e^d
^wⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^si^{x m}^o^nt^hs.^T^h^e^D^e^p^a^r^t^m^e^nt
^w^o^u^l^d^m^aⁱⁿ^tain^{a co}^m^p^{lete co}ⁿ^s^o^lid^ated

CRS-42
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^{record of}^th^{e proceedin}^g^s^{, an}^{d act as}^th^e
^{arbiter in}^th^{e cas}^{e of}^appeals^.^Decisⁱ^on^s
^on^appeal^s^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed w}ⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ⁶⁰
^day^s^{. T}^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d es}^tablis^h^a
^60-^day^pre-^applⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^proces^s^t^o^h^e^l^p
^es^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^lⁱ^k^elⁱ^h^{ood of}^approv^al^an^d
^id^en^tif^y^p^o^t^en^{tial issu}^{es. I}ⁿ^{its lead}
^ag^en^cy^{role, th}^{e Departm}^eⁿ^t^w^o^u^l^d
^co^o^r^dⁱⁿ^a^{te all f}^e^d^e^r^a^{l actio}ⁿ^s^f^o^r^NEP^A
^com^p^lian^{ce, as}^w^e^ll^{as co}ⁿ^s^o^lid^atioⁿ^o^f
^th^{e im}^{pact s}^t^atem^en^{t in}^{to on}^{e docu}^m^en^t
^c^o^ve^rⁱ^{ng a}^l^l^e^nvi^r^o^nm^eⁿ^t^a^lⁱ^m^p^a^c^t^s.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}
^g/w^m^p^lian^{ce W}^ith^A^l^l^{Sec. 378.}^T^h^{is sectio}ⁿ^{calls f}^o^r^th^e^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^s^.or^r^o^nm^eⁿ^t^a^l^Re^gul^a^tⁱ^o^ns^co^m^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^{all ap}^p^licab^{le law}^s^an^d
^le^ak^q^u^ir^e^d^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^ns.
^://wikiⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^{Sec. 379.}^T^h^{is sectio}ⁿⁱⁿ^clu^d^es^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^f^o^r^{a n}^u^m^b^e^r^o^f^sigⁿⁱ^fⁱ^can^t^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^h^ttp^item^s^{, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^:⁽¹⁾^Fed^e^r^a^l
^au^th^orization^s^m^ean^s^th^os^{e requ}^ired
^uⁿ^d^{er th}^{e C}^l^ean^Aⁱ^{r A}^c^{t, th}^{e Federal}
^W^a^ter^P^o^llu^tioⁿ^Coⁿ^t^r^o^{l A}^c^{t, th}^{e Saf}^e
^D^rⁱ^nki^{ng W}^a^t^e^r^A^c^t^,^t^h^e^Co^m^p^r^e^he^nsi^v^e
^En^vⁱ^r^oⁿ^m^en^{tal Resp}^oⁿ^{se, Co}^m^p^en^satioⁿ^,
^an^{d L}ⁱ^ability^A^c^{t of}^{1980, th}^{e Solid}
^W^a^{ste Disp}^o^s^{al A}^c^{t, th}^{e Natio}ⁿ^a^l
^Histo^r^{ic P}^r^eser^v^a^tioⁿ^A^c^{t, an}^d^th^e
^Natioⁿ^a^{l En}^vⁱ^r^oⁿ^m^en^{tal P}^o^licy^A^c^{t o}^f
^{1969. (2) A}ⁿⁱ^d^l^e^refⁱⁿ^e^ryⁱ^s^real
^property^u^s^{ed as}^{a ref}ⁱⁿ^e^ry^sⁱⁿ^c^e
^Decem^{ber 31, 1979, an}^{d n}^o^{t operation}^a^l
^bef^o^{re A}^p^ri^l^{1, 2005. (3) A}^refⁱⁿ^e^ry

CRS-43
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^m^ean^{s an}^y^f^acility^d^e^sigⁿ^e^d^an^d^o^p^e^r^a^ted
^to^sto^r^{e o}^r^sh^ip^o^{il, as w}^e^{ll as to}^o^p^e^r^a^te
^as^{a ref}ⁱⁿ^e^ry^{or a ref}ⁱⁿ^e^ry^com^pon^en^t.
^T^h^isⁱⁿ^clu^d^es^places^w^h^{ere f}^u^{el blen}^din^g
^took^{place. (4) A}^qu^alif^yⁱⁿ^g^s^t^{ate is}^a
^s^t^{ate or In}^dian^{tribe w}^h^ich^h^a^s^en^tered
ⁱⁿ^{to a MOU w}^ith^th^{e Secretary}^of
^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^,^aⁿ^d^ha^{s a}^r^e^fiⁿⁱ^{ng i}ⁿ^fr^a^s^t^r^uc^t^u^r^e
^coordiⁿ^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^of^fⁱ^ce.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006} Coal
^g/w
^s^.orean Coal Power Initiative
^le^ak
^://wiki^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^h^ttp^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^o^f^A^p^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^{Sec. 401}^{. Fu}ⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^f^o^{r th}^{e C}^l^ean^C^o^al^{Sec. 401.}^Fundⁱ^{ng fo}^r^CCP^I^w^o^ul^d^b^e
^P^o^w^e^r^Iⁿ^itiativ^{e (}^CCP^I⁾^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^au^th^{orized f}^o^{r $200 m}^illion^f^o^{r each}^y^ear
^au^th^{orized f}^o^{r $200 m}^illion^f^o^{r each}^y^ear^f^r^om^F^Y^2006-^F^Y^{2012. S}^p^eci^fⁱ^c
^f^r^om^F^Y^2006-^F^Y^2014.^r^e^d^u^c^tⁱ^o^{ns i}ⁿ^m^e^r^c^ur^y^w^o^ul^d^b^e
^estab^lish^e^d^.
^oj^{ect C}^r^iteria^{Sec. 402.}^T^h^{e tech}ⁿⁱ^{cal criteria w}^o^u^l^{d be}^{Sec. 402}^{. Sim}^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^,^ex^cep^t
^es^tablis^h^e^{d f}^o^{r coal-}^b^as^{ed g}^a^sⁱ^fⁱ^cation^slig^h^tly^dⁱ^f^f^e^r^eⁿ^t^techⁿⁱ^{cal cr}^iterⁱ^{a b}^y^th^e
^an^{d ot}^h^e^{r proj}^ect^s^.^T^h^{e f}^e^deral^s^h^{are of}^y^{ear 2020 f}^o^{r coal}^g^a^sⁱ^fⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^proj^ect^s^.

^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^cⁱⁿ^g^f^o^{r each}^clean^{coal proj}^ect
^w^o^u^l^{d n}^o^{t ex}^{ceed 50%.}

CRS-44
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^port^{Sec. 403.}^A^report^on^t^h^{e proj}^ect^s^’^s^t^at^u^s^{Sec. 403}^{. Sam}^e^prov^is^ion^,^ex^{cept a report}
^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^{cal m}^iles^t^on^es^w^o^u^l^{d be}^w^{ill b}^e^f^iled^ev^er^y^tw^o^y^ear^{s th}^r^o^u^g^h
^su^b^m^itted^af^ter^th^{e f}ⁱ^r^s^{t y}^ear^an^d^ev^er^y^2012.
^t^w^o^y^e^a^r^{s (}^t^hr^o^ugh^{2014) by}^t^h^e
^Secretary^of^En^erg^y^{to v}^a^riou^s
^con^g^r^es^sⁱ^on^{al com}^m^ittees^.
^ean^C^o^{al C}^eⁿ^t^ers^of^{Sec. 404.}^W^o^ul^dⁱⁿ^c^l^ud^e^gr^aⁿ^t^s^t^o^{Sec. 404.}^S^a^m^e^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ
^cellen^c^e^uⁿⁱ^v^e^r^s^{ities to}^estab^lish^Cen^t^er^{s o}^f
^Ex^cellen^{ce f}^o^{r en}^erg^y^s^y^s^t^em^s^of^th^e
^fut^u^r^e^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^teg^r^{ated C}^o^al/R^en^ew^able^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 405}^{. In}^teg^r^{ated C}^o^{al/ R}^eⁿ^e^w^a^ble
^g/w^erg^y^Sy^s^t^em^En^erg^y^Sy^s^t^em^{. T}^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^d^prov^{ide loan}^g^u^a^ran^t^ees^f^o^{r an}ⁱⁿ^teg^r^ated
^s^.or^g^a^sifⁱ^catioⁿ^co^m^bⁱⁿ^ed^cy^{cle f}^acility^o^f^at
^le^ak^l^eas^t^{200 MW t}^h^at^w^o^u^l^{d be com}^bⁱⁿ^ed
^://wiki^w^ith^ren^e^w^a^{ble en}^erg^y^s^o^u^r^ces^{, s}^e^qu^es^ter^carbon^di^oxⁱ^d^{e em}ⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^s^,^an^{d be a}
^h^ttp^s^o^u^r^{ce of}^h^y^drog^en^f^o^{r n}^ear-^s^{ite f}^u^{el cell}
^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^s^{. T}^h^{e f}^e^d^e^r^a^{l sh}^ar^{e w}^o^u^l^d
ⁿ^o^{t ex}^{ceed 50%.}
er Projects
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^ean^C^o^{al T}^echⁿ^o^log^y^L^o^an^{Sec. 411}^{. T}^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^w^o^u^l^d^{Sec. 406.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^,^ex^cep^{t th}^e
^{be au}^th^{orized to prov}^{ide a $125 m}^illion^m^a^xⁱ^m^u^m^l^o^an^am^ouⁿ^t^w^o^u^l^{d be $80}
^loan^{to an}^ex^perim^eⁿ^t^{al clean}^{coal pow}^er^m^illioⁿ^.

^plan^{t in}^Healy^,^A^l^as^k^a^.

CRS-45
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^{al Gas}ⁱ^fⁱ^cation^{Sec. 412.}^Lo^aⁿ^gua^r^a^nt^e^e^s^w^o^ul^d^b^e^{Sec. 407}^{. Sim}^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^ex^cep^{t th}^{at it}
^au^th^{orized f}^o^{r a pow}^{er plan}^{t of}^{at leas}^t^s^p^ecifⁱ^es^th^{e coal w}^o^u^l^{d com}^e^f^r^om^th^e
^{400 MW capaci}^t^y^u^sⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^t^e^g^r^at^ed^w^e^sterⁿ^Un^ited^{States, th}^{e f}^acility^w^o^u^l^d
^co^m^bⁱⁿ^ed^-^c^y^c^{le (}^I^GCC)^techⁿ^o^lo^g^yⁱⁿ^a^{be located in}^{a w}^e^s^t^ern^s^t^{ate an}^{d w}^o^u^l^d
^dereg^u^l^{ated m}^a^rk^{et an}^{d receiv}ⁱⁿ^gⁿ^oⁿ^o^{t b}^e^elig^ib^{le f}^o^r^lo^an^g^u^a^r^aⁿ^t^ees.
^rat^e^pay^e^{r s}^u^bsⁱ^d^y^.
^tr^o^l^eu^m^Co^k^e^Gasifⁱ^catioⁿ^{Sec. 414.}^Lo^aⁿ^gua^r^a^nt^e^e^s^w^o^ul^d^b^e^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ
^av^{ailable f}^o^{r at leas}^{t f}ⁱ^v^e^petro-^cok^e
^g^a^sⁱ^fⁱ^cation^poly^g^en^eration^proj^ects^,
ⁱⁿ^v^o^lvⁱⁿ^g^co-^p^rodu^ction^of^electricity^an^d
^fue^l^s.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}
^g/w^e^c^t^r^o^{n Sc}^r^u^b^bⁱ^ng^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^{Sec. 416.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^dⁱ^r^ected^to^u^s^{e $}⁵^m^illioⁿ^o^f^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ
^s^.or^appropri^a^t^e^{d f}^uⁿ^d^s^t^o^begⁱⁿ^{a proj}^ect
^le^ak^m^aⁿ^a^g^e^{d by}^th^{e DOE C}^h^icag^o
^://wiki^Operation^s^Of^fⁱ^{ce to dem}^oⁿ^s^{trate h}ⁱ^g^h^-^eⁿ^e^r^gy^e^l^e^c^t^r^o^{n sc}^r^u^b^bⁱ^{ng t}^e^c^hno^l^o^gy^fo^r
^h^ttp^hi^gh-sul^f^ur^c^o^a^l^e^mⁱ^ssi^oⁿ^s.
and Related Programs
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^ean^Aⁱ^{r C}^o^{al P}^r^og^ram^/^C^o^al^{Sec. 441.}^T^h^{is sectio}ⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^am^en^d^th^e^{Sec. 956}^{. Sim}^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

^d^Related^T^echⁿ^o^lo^gⁱ^es^En^erg^y^Polⁱ^c^y^A^c^t^of^{1992 w}ⁱ^t^h^t^h^e
^ad^d^itioⁿ^o^f^{a clean}^air^co^{al p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^to
^prom^{ote in}^creas^{ed u}^s^{e of}^coal,
^acceptan^{ce of}ⁿ^e^w^clean^coal
^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^{, an}^{d adv}^aⁿ^{ce deploy}^m^eⁿ^t^of

CRS-46
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^p^o^llu^tioⁿ^coⁿ^t^r^o^{l eq}^uⁱ^p^m^en^{t to}^m^{eet th}^e
^C^l^ean^Aⁱ^{r A}^c^t^{(42 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{7402 et}^s^e^q.)
^{(See Appendix}^{C for m}^o^re
^inf^o^rm^a^t^io^n.)
Indian Energy
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^o^r^{t T}^itle^{Sec. 501.}^T^h^{is title w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^cited^{as th}^e^“I^ndⁱ^a^{n T}^rⁱ^b^a^l^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^D^e^ve^l^o^p^m^eⁿ^t^aⁿ^d^{Sec. 501.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^g/w^S^e^l^f^-^D^et^ermⁱⁿ^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^of^2005.”
^s^.or
^le^ak^fⁱ^{ce of}^In^dian^En^erg^y^P^o^licy^{Sec. 502.}^T^{itle I}^I^o^f^th^{e Dep}^a^r^t^m^eⁿ^t^o^f^{Sec. 502.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^{d Prog}^ram^s^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^O^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^{n A}^c^t⁽⁴²^U^.^S.^C.
^://wiki^{7131 et}^{. s}^e^{q.) w}^o^u^l^{d be am}^en^{ded t}^o
^h^ttp^{create th}^{e Of}^fⁱ^{ce of}^In^dian^En^erg^y^P^o^licy
^an^{d Prog}^ram^s^at^t^h^{e D}^e^part^m^eⁿ^t^of
^En^erg^y^.
^dian^En^erg^y^{Sec. 503.}^T^{itle 2}⁶^th^{e En}^er^g^y^P^o^licy^A^c^t^{Sec. 503.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^A^ssistan^{ce f}^o^r^tr^ib^{al en}^er^g^y^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t w}^o^u^l^d
^of^{1992 (25 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{3501) w}^o^u^l^{d be}^b^e^p^r^o^vⁱ^d^e^d^t^h^r^o^{ugh D}^O^I^b^y^gr^aⁿ^t^s^aⁿ^d^l^o^w^-
^rep^l^aced^b^y^th^{is sectio}ⁿ^,^w^h^ich^o^u^tlin^esⁱⁿ^t^e^r^e^st^l^o^aⁿ^{s a}ⁿ^d^t^h^r^o^{ugh D}^O^E^b^y^gr^aⁿ^t^s^aⁿ^d^l^o^aⁿ
^procedu^r^es^w^h^ereby^In^dian^tribes^w^o^u^l^d^g^u^a^ran^t^ees^{. Federal ag}^en^cies^cou^l^{d g}ⁱ^v^e
^{be abl}^e^t^o^dev^e^l^{op an}^{d m}^aⁿ^a^g^e^t^h^e^pref^eren^{ce to In}^dian^en^erg^y^w^h^en^pu^rch^a^sⁱⁿ^g
^en^erg^y^res^o^u^r^ces^{located on}^{, an}^{d rig}^h^t^s^-^en^erg^y^produ^ct^s^an^{d by}^produ^ct^s^.^D^O^I^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^o^f-w^a^y^t^h^r^o^ugh,^t^rⁱ^b^a^l^l^a^nd^.^Wⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^a^requ^{ired to u}ⁿ^d^ertak^e^{a rev}ⁱ^ew^an^{d m}^a^k^e
^y^ear^o^f^en^actm^eⁿ^t^o^f^th^{e b}^{ill, th}^e^recom^m^eⁿ^d^ation^s^reg^a^rdin^g^{tribal opportu}ⁿ^ities
^D^e^part^m^eⁿ^t^of^t^h^{e In}^t^e^ri^{or (D}^O^I^{) w}^o^u^l^d^uⁿ^d^er^th^{e I}ⁿ^dⁱ^an^Min^e^r^a^{l Dev}^e^lo^p^m^en^{t A}^c^{t o}^f
^issu^{e r}^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^s^oⁿ^th^{e r}^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts f}^o^r^{1982 (25 U.S.C}^.^{2101 et. s}^e^{q.). T}^h^{e B}^oⁿⁿ^e^v^ille
^approv^{al of}^{tribal en}^erg^y^res^o^u^r^ce^P^o^w^e^{r A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ration^an^{d W}^e^s^t^ern^A^r^{ea P}^o^w^e^r

CRS-47
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^ag^reem^en^ts^{. Un}^{der th}^{eir ow}ⁿ^tribal^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^str^a^tioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^au^th^o^r^ized^to^{assist in}
^en^erg^y^res^o^u^r^{ce ag}^reem^en^ts^as^approv^ed^dev^e^l^opiⁿ^g^di^s^t^ri^bu^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^y^s^t^em^s^t^h^at^provⁱ^d^e
^by^D^O^I^{, In}^di^an^t^rⁱ^b^es^w^o^u^l^{d be abl}^e^t^o^p^o^w^er^to^Iⁿ^dⁱ^an^tr^ib^{es u}^sⁱⁿ^g^th^{e f}^e^d^e^r^a^l
^en^{ter in}^{to leas}^es^{or bu}^sⁱⁿ^e^s^s^ag^reem^en^ts^tr^aⁿ^sm^issioⁿ^sy^ste^m^.
^f^o^{r en}^erg^y^dev^e^lopm^en^{t an}^{d g}^r^an^{t rig}^h^t^s^-
^o^f^-^w^ay^o^v^er^tr^ib^{al lan}^d^f^o^r^pⁱ^p^e^lin^{es o}^r
^{electric lin}^es^.
ⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ^w^ith^Iⁿ^dⁱ^an^T^r^ib^es^{Sec. 504.}^T^h^{e Secretaries}^of^En^erg^y^an^d^{Sec. 506.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^of^t^h^{e In}^t^e^ri^{or w}^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
^coⁿ^s^u^{lt w}^ith^Iⁿ^dⁱ^an^tr^ib^{es in}^car^r^yⁱⁿ^g^o^u^t
^th^{is title.}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}
^g/w^ur^Co^rⁿ^e^r^{s T}^r^aⁿ^sm^issioⁿ^Lⁱ^ne^oj^ect^{Sec. 505.}^T^h^{e Din}^e^P^o^w^e^r^A^u^th^o^r^ity^{, an}^eⁿ^t^e^r^p^rⁱ^se^o^f^t^h^e^N^a^va^j^o^na^tⁱ^o^n,^w^o^ul^d^b^e^{Sec. 504.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^s^.or^elig^{ible to receiv}^e^g^r^an^ts^an^{d oth}^e^r
^le^ak^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce to dev}^e^{lop a tran}^s^m^is^sⁱ^on^lin^e
^://wiki^f^r^om^th^{e Fou}^r^C^o^rn^ers^A^r^{ea to s}^o^u^t^h^e^rn^N^e^va^d^a^,ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng r}^e^l^a^t^e^d^ge^ne^r^a^tⁱ^oⁿ
^h^ttp^f^acilities.
^erg^y^Ef^fⁱ^cien^cyⁱⁿ^Federally^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^{Sec. 505.}^W^o^u^l^{d am}^en^{d th}^{e Nativ}^e
^d^Ho^using.^A^m^erican^Hou^sⁱⁿ^g^an^{d Self}^-
^D^e^t^e^rmⁱⁿ^atⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^of^{1996 t}^oⁱⁿ^cl^u^d^{e as}
^{a g}^o^{al “}^g^{reater en}^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^.”

CRS-48
Nuclear Matters
ice-Anderson Act Amendments
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^o^r^{t T}^itle^{Sec. 601.}^“^P^rice-^Aⁿ^ders^on^A^m^en^dm^en^ts^{Sec. 601}^{. Sam}^e^.^T^h^e^P^r^ice-^Aⁿ^d^e^r^s^oⁿ^A^c^{t, w}^h^ich^ad^d^r^{esses liab}^ility
^A^c^t^of^2005.”^f^o^r^d^a^m^a^g^e^{s to}^th^{e g}^eⁿ^e^r^a^{l p}^u^b^{lic f}^r^o^mⁿ^u^c^lear
ⁱⁿ^cⁱ^d^e^nt^s,^w^o^ul^d^b^e^e^x^t^e^nd^e^d^t^h^r^o^ugh^{2025 by}
^b^o^t^h^b^{ills. T}^h^{e P}^r^ice-^Aⁿ^d^e^r^s^oⁿ^liab^ility^sy^stem
^w^a^{s up}^fo^r^r^e^a^u^t^h^o^rⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^{n o}ⁿ^A^ugust¹^,^{2002, an}^d
^w^a^s^ex^ten^d^{ed f}^o^{r com}^m^e^{rcial n}^u^c^{lear reactors}
^thr^o^{ugh Decem}^b^e^r³¹^,^{2003, by}^t^h^{e F}^Y²⁰⁰³^ten^s^ioⁿ^o^f^Iⁿ^d^e^mⁿ^if^icatioⁿ^th^o^r^ity^{Sec. 602.}^P^r^ice-^Aⁿ^d^e^r^s^oⁿ^liab^ility^cov^e^rag^e^f^o^{r com}^m^e^{rcial reactors}^,^DOE^{Sec. 602.}^Sam^e^.
^con^s^olⁱ^d^at^{ed appropri}^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^res^o^l^u^tⁱ^oⁿ^(P.L^{. 108-}^con^t^ractors^,^an^{d n}^oⁿ^-^prof^{it edu}^cation^a^l
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}⁷⁾^{. Ev}^en^w^ith^o^u^{t f}^u^r^t^h^e^r^ex^ten^s^ioⁿ^,^ex^istin^g
^g/w^reacto^r^{s w}^{ill co}ⁿ^tin^u^e^to^o^p^e^{rate u}ⁿ^d^{er th}^{e cu}^rren^tⁱⁿ^stitu^tioⁿ^s^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^ex^ten^d^ed^th^r^o^u^g^h
^s^.or^P^r^ice-^Aⁿ^d^e^r^s^oⁿ^liab^ility^sy^stem^{, b}^u^{t an}^yⁿ^e^w^Decem^{ber 31, 2025.}
^le^ak^reactors^w^o^u^l^{d n}^o^{t be cov}^e^{red. P}^r^ice-^Aⁿ^ders^on^a^xim^u^m^A^sse^ssm^eⁿ^t^{Sec. 603.}^T^h^{e to}^{tal r}^e^tr^o^s^p^ectiv^e^{Sec. 603.}^Sam^e^.
^cov^e^rag^e^f^o^{r DOE n}^u^c^{lear con}^t^ractors^w^a^s^prem^iu^m^f^o^{r each}^{reactor w}^o^u^l^{d be s}^e^{t at}
^://wiki^extend^ed^thr^o^{ugh Decem}^b^e^r³¹^,^{2004, by}^t^h^e^th^{e cu}^rren^t^lev^e^{l of}^{$95.8 m}^illion^an^{d th}^e
^h^ttp^N^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^a^l^D^e^f^eⁿ^s^{e A}^u^t^h^ori^zatⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^f^o^{r F}^Y²⁰⁰³^lim^{it o}ⁿ^p^e^r^-^r^eacto^r^{annual p}^a^y^m^ents
^(P.L^{. 107-}^{314). A}^f^u^rt^h^e^{r t}^w^o-^y^{ear ex}^t^eⁿ^sⁱ^oⁿ^f^o^r^rais^{ed to $15 m}^illion^.^B^o^th^lev^e^ls^w^o^u^l^d
^D^O^E^con^t^ract^ors^w^a^s^approv^{ed by}^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^on^{be adj}^u^s^t^{ed f}^o^{r in}^f^l^ation^ev^ery^fⁱ^v^e^y^ears^,
^O^c^t^{ober 9, 2004, as}^part^of^t^h^{e R}^oⁿ^a^l^d^{W. R}^eag^an^b^e^giⁿⁿⁱ^{ng A}^ugust²⁰^,^2003.
^Natioⁿ^a^{l Def}^eⁿ^s^{e A}^u^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^A^c^{t f}^o^r^Fiscal
^Y^{ear 2005 (P.L}^{. 108-}^375).^a^r^t^m^eⁿ^t^o^f^En^er^g^y^Lⁱ^ab^ility^{Sec. 604.}^T^h^{e liab}^ility^lim^{it f}^o^r^DOE^{Sec. 604}^{. Sam}^e^.
^{(See Appendix}^{D for m}^o^{re inform}^ation.)^mⁱ^t^con^t^ractors^w^o^u^l^{d be s}^e^{t at $10 billion}
^p^e^rⁱⁿ^cid^eⁿ^t^{, to}^b^e^ad^j^u^sted^f^o^rⁱⁿ^f^l^atioⁿ
^ev^ery^fⁱ^v^e^y^ears^uⁿ^d^{er S}^{ec. 607.}
^cid^eⁿ^t^{s Ou}^tsid^{e th}^{e Un}^ited^{Sec. 605.}^T^h^{e liab}^ility^lim^{it an}^d^{Sec. 605.}^Sam^e^.

^ma^xⁱ^mu^{m i}ⁿ^d^e^mnⁱ^fⁱ^c^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^f^o^r^D^O^E
^con^t^ractors^f^o^{r n}^u^c^{lear in}^ciden^t^s^ou^ts^ide

CRS-49
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^th^{e Un}^{ited States}^w^o^u^l^{d be rais}^{ed f}^r^om
^{$100 m}^illion^to^{$500 m}^illioⁿ^.
^port^s^{Sec. 606.}^N^{RC a}ⁿ^d^D^O^E^w^o^ul^d^ha^ve^t^o^{Sec. 606.}^Sam^e^.
^report^t^o^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^by^t^h^{e en}^{d of}^{2021 on}
^th^{e n}^{eed f}^o^{r f}^u^rth^e^{r P}^r^ice-^Aⁿ^ders^on
^ex^ten^s^ioⁿ^s^an^d^m^o^dⁱ^fⁱ^catioⁿ^s^.
^fl^a^tⁱ^o^{n A}^d^j^u^st^m^e^nt^{Sec. 607.}^T^h^{e liab}^ility^lim^{it f}^o^r^DOE^{Sec. 607.}^Sam^e^.
ⁿ^u^c^{lear con}^t^ractors^w^o^u^l^{d be adj}^u^s^t^{ed f}^o^r
ⁱⁿ^f^l^ation^ev^ery^fⁱ^v^e^y^ears^af^{ter J}^u^ly^1,
^2003.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^eatm^eⁿ^t^of^Modu^{lar R}^eactors^{Sec. 608.}^F^o^{r t}^h^{e pu}^rpos^{e of}^appl^yⁱⁿ^g^t^h^e^{Sec. 608.}^S^a^m^e^.^F^{or ex}^am^pl^{e, a pow}^{er pl}^an^t^wⁱ^t^h^sⁱ^x^120-
^g/w^lim^{its o}ⁿ^r^e^tr^o^s^p^ectiv^{e p}^r^em^iu^m^s^af^ter^a^m^e^g^a^w^a^{tt m}^odu^{lar reactors}^w^o^u^l^{d be liable f}^o^r
^s^.orⁿ^u^c^{lear in}^ciden^t^{, a n}^u^c^{lear plan}^t^retros^pectiv^{e prem}^iu^m^s^of^u^p^{to $95.8 m}^illion^,
^le^ak^coⁿ^s^istin^g^o^f^m^u^ltip^{le sm}^{all reacto}^r^s^rath^{er th}^an^{$574.8 m}^illion^.
^://wiki^(100-^{300 m}^e^g^a^w^a^tts^{per reactor, u}^p^{to a}^t^o^t^a^l^of^{1,300 m}^e^g^a^w^a^t^t^s^at^t^h^{e pl}^an^t^sⁱ^t^e⁾
^h^ttp^w^o^u^l^{d be con}^s^{idered a s}ⁱⁿ^g^l^{e reactor.}
^p^licab^ility^{Sec. 609.}^Noⁿ^e^o^f^th^{e in}^cr^eased^liab^ility^{Sec. 609.}^Sam^e^.
^lim^{its w}^o^u^l^d^ap^p^l^y^toⁿ^u^c^learⁱⁿ^cid^eⁿ^t^s
^takⁱⁿ^g^{place bef}^o^{re th}^{e am}^en^dm^en^ts^are
^en^acted.
^o^h^ib^itioⁿ^oⁿ^{U.S. L}ⁱ^ab^ility^f^o^r^{Sec. 610.}^Pri^ce-^Aⁿ^ders^on^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^r^t^aⁱ^{n Fo}^r^eⁱ^{gn I}ⁿ^cⁱ^d^e^nt^sⁱⁿ^d^e^mⁿ^if^icatioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^p^r^o^h^ib^ited^f^o^r
^coⁿ^t^r^{acts r}^e^lated^toⁿ^u^c^lear^f^{acilities in}
^couⁿ^t^ri^es^f^o^uⁿ^d^t^o^s^pon^s^o^{r t}^e^rrori^s^m^.
^T^h^{e p}^r^o^h^ib^itioⁿ^w^o^u^l^dⁿ^o^{t ap}^p^l^y^to
^mⁱ^ssioⁿ^{s ne}^c^e^ssa^r^y^fo^r^nuc^le^a^r^sa^fe^ty^o^r
ⁿ^oⁿ^p^r^o^lif^er^atioⁿ^.

CRS-50
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^{il P}^eⁿ^a^lties^{Sec. 611.}^{For f}^u^tu^{re con}^t^racts^,^th^{e bill}^{Sec. 610.}^Su^b^s^tan^tially^th^{e sam}^e^.
^w^o^u^l^d^elimⁱⁿ^{ate th}^{e civ}^{il p}^eⁿ^a^lty
^ex^em^p^tioⁿ^f^o^rⁿ^u^c^lear^saf^e^ty^vⁱ^o^l^atioⁿ^s
^b^y^t^h^e^se^ve^{n no}^n-p^r^o^fⁱ^t^c^o^nt^r^a^c^t^o^r^{s l}ⁱ^s^t^e^d
ⁱⁿ^cu^r^r^eⁿ^t^law^.^DOE’^s^au^th^o^r^ity^to
^au^to^m^a^tically^r^e^m^{it p}^eⁿ^a^{lties im}^p^o^s^ed^oⁿ
^{all n}^oⁿ^-^p^r^o^f^{it ed}^u^catioⁿ^a^{l in}^stitu^tioⁿ^s
^s^e^rvⁱⁿ^g^as^con^t^ractors^w^o^u^l^{d als}^o^be
^r^e^p^ealed^{. Ho}^w^e^v^e^r^,^th^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^lim^it
^th^{e civ}^{il p}^eⁿ^a^{lties ag}^ain^s^{t a n}^oⁿ^-^p^r^o^f^it
^c^o^nt^r^a^c^t^o^r^t^o^t^h^e^a^m^o^unt^o^f^m^a^na^ge^m^e^nt
^f^ees^receiv^e^{d u}ⁿ^d^{er th}^{at con}^t^{ract w}^ithⁱⁿ^a
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^on^e-^y^{ear peri}^od.
^g/w
^s^.or^aⁿ^c^{ial A}^cco^uⁿ^t^ab^ility^{Sec. 612.}^T^h^e^fe^d^e^r^a^l^go^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt^c^o^ul^d^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^le^ak^s^u^{e DOE con}^t^ractors^{to recov}^e^{r at leas}^t
^so^m^e^o^f^th^{e co}^m^p^en^satioⁿ^th^{at th}^e
^://wiki^g^o^v^e^rn^m^eⁿ^t^h^a^{d paid f}^o^{r an}^y^acciden^t^cau^sed^b^yⁱⁿ^ten^tioⁿ^a^{l DOE co}ⁿ^t^r^acto^r
^h^ttp^m^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^mⁱ^sc^oⁿ^d^u^c^t^.^Suc^h^c^o^st
^r^eco^v^e^r^y^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^lim^ited^to^th^{e am}^o^uⁿ^t
^of^th^{e con}^t^ractor’^s^prof^{it u}ⁿ^d^{er th}^e
^con^t^{ract in}^v^o^lv^{ed, an}^{d n}^o^recov^e^ry^w^o^u^l^d
^{be al}^l^o^w^e^{d f}^r^omⁿ^oⁿ^p^rofⁱ^t^con^t^ract^ors^.
atters
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^m^m^e^{rcial R}^{eactor L}ⁱ^cen^s^e^{Sec. 621.}^T^h^{e in}^{itial 4}⁰^-^y^ear^p^e^rⁱ^o^d^f^o^r^a^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^Cu^r^r^en^tly^{, u}ⁿ^d^er^A^t^o^m^{ic En}^er^g^y^A^c^{t Sectio}ⁿ¹⁸⁵
^od^com^m^e^{rcial n}^u^c^{lear reactor licen}^s^e^w^o^u^l^d^{b. (added by}^t^h^{e En}^erg^y^Polⁱ^c^y^A^c^t^of^{1992, P.L}^.
^begⁱⁿ^w^h^en^NR^C^au^th^{orized th}^{e reactor}^102-^{486), th}^{e 40-}^y^{ear in}^{itial licen}^s^e^{period m}^a^y

CRS-51
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^to^co^m^m^eⁿ^{ce o}^p^e^r^a^tioⁿ^af^ter^coⁿ^s^tr^u^c^tioⁿ^b^e^gi^{n w}^h^eⁿ^a^“c^o^m^bⁱ^ne^d^c^o^nst^r^uc^tⁱ^o^{n a}ⁿ^d
^h^a^{d been}^com^p^leted.^operatin^g^licen^s^{e” is}^is^s^u^{ed s}^e^v^e^{ral y}^ears^bef^o^re
^th^{e reactor is}^{to s}^t^{art operatin}^g^.^B^e^f^o^{re Section}
^{185 w}^a^s^{added in}^{1992, reactor operatin}^g^licen^s^e^s
^h^a^d^b^een^issu^ed^oⁿ^ly^af^ter^coⁿ^s^tr^u^c^tioⁿ^w^a^s
^com^p^{lete, bu}^{t an}^y^f^u^tu^{re licen}^s^e^s^{are ex}^{pected to}
^u^s^{e th}^{e com}^bⁱⁿ^{ed licen}^s^e^option^.
^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng a}ⁿ^d^Fe^l^l^o^w^s^hi^p^{Sec. 622.}^Fuⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^o^f^$¹^m^illioⁿ^p^e^r^y^ear^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^og^r^a^m^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed f}^r^om^F^Y^2005-
^F^Y^{2009 f}^o^{r N}^R^C^t^o^con^d^u^c^t^{a t}^r^aiⁿⁱⁿ^g
^an^{d f}^e^l^l^o^w^s^hⁱ^{p prog}^ram^t^o^dev^e^l^o^p
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^cr^{itical n}^u^c^lear^saf^e^ty^r^e^g^u^l^ato^r^y^sk^ills.
^g/w^{st Re}^c^o^ve^r^y^Fr^o^m^{Sec. 623.}^N^R^C^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed t}^o^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^Su^ch^au^th^o^r^ity^{is lim}^ited^uⁿ^d^er^cu^r^r^eⁿ^t^law
^s^.or^e^rn^m^eⁿ^t^A^g^en^cies^ch^arg^e^cos^t^-^b^as^{ed f}^ees^f^o^{r all s}^e^rv^ices^(A^t^o^mⁱ^{c En}^erg^y^A^c^t^,^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{161 w}^.^).
^le^ak^ren^d^{ered to oth}^e^{r f}^e^{deral ag}^en^cies^.
^://wiki
^h^ttpⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^o^f^P^eⁿ^s^ioⁿ^Of^f^s^et^{Sec. 624.}^W^h^en^NR^C^h^a^s^{a critical n}^eed^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^{r Key}^NR^C^P^e^rsoⁿⁿ^e^l^f^o^r^th^{e sk}^{ills o}^f^{a r}^e^tir^ed^em^p^l^o^y^{ee, NRC}
^cou^l^{d h}ⁱ^{re th}^{e retiree as}^{a con}^t^{ractor an}^d
^ex^em^{pt h}ⁱ^m^{or h}^e^{r f}^r^om^th^{e an}ⁿ^u^ity
^redu^ctⁱ^oⁿ^s^t^h^at^w^o^u^l^{d ot}^h^e^rwⁱ^s^{e appl}^y^.
^titr^u^s^{t Rev}ⁱ^ew^Su^sp^en^sioⁿ^{Sec. 625.}^N^{RC w}^o^ul^d^no^l^o^nge^r^ha^ve^t^o^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^s^u^bm^{it n}^u^c^{lear reactor licen}^s^e
^ap^p^licatioⁿ^s^to^th^{e A}^tto^rⁿ^ey^Gen^e^r^a^{l f}^o^r
^an^titr^u^s^{t r}^e^vⁱ^ew^{s, as cu}^r^r^eⁿ^tly^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^b^y
^A^t^omⁱ^c^En^erg^y^A^c^t^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{105 c.}

CRS-52
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^c^o^m^mⁱ^ssi^oⁿⁱ^{ng Fund}^{Sec. 626.}^{NRC w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^ex^p^licitly^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^T^h^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^is^particu^l^arly^aim^e^{d at cas}^esⁱⁿ
^o^t^ectioⁿ^au^th^{orized to is}^s^u^{e reg}^u^l^ation^s^en^s^u^rin^g^w^h^ich^an^origⁱⁿ^{al n}^u^c^{lear pow}^{er plan}^{t ow}ⁿ^e^{r h}^a^s
^th^{at f}^uⁿ^d^s^{collected to decom}^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^so^ld^th^{e p}^l^an^{t b}^u^{t r}^e^tain^ed^coⁿ^t^r^o^{l o}^v^er
ⁿ^u^c^l^{ear pow}^{er pl}^an^t^s^w^o^u^l^{d n}^o^t^{be u}^s^ed^decom^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^onⁱⁿ^g^f^uⁿ^d^s^{collected bef}^o^{re th}^e
^f^o^{r ot}^h^e^{r pu}^rpos^es^.^o^w^ne^r^s^hi^p^t^r^aⁿ^sfe^r^.
^m^itatioⁿ^oⁿ^{DOE L}^e^g^a^{l Fee}^{Sec. 627.}^Ex^{cept as}^requ^{ired by}^ex^is^tin^g^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^im^bu^rs^em^en^t^con^t^ract^s^,^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be proh}ⁱ^bⁱ^t^e^{d f}^r^om
^r^e^im^b^u^r^sⁱⁿ^g^{its co}ⁿ^t^r^acto^r^{s f}^o^r^leg^a^l
^ex^pen^s^esⁱⁿ^cu^{rred in}^def^eⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^ag^ain^s^t
^“^w^hⁱ^stleb^l^o^w^er^{” co}^m^p^lain^{ts th}^{at ar}^e
^u^ltim^ately^u^p^h^e^ld^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}
^g/w^ility^Stu^d^y^f^o^r^m^m^e^{rcial R}^eactors^{at DOE}^{Sec. 629.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^su^b^m^{it a stu}^d^y^to^Coⁿ^g^r^ess^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^s^.or^oⁿ^th^{e f}^easib^ility^o^f^d^e^v^e^lo^pⁱⁿ^g
^le^ak^com^m^e^{rcial n}^u^c^{lear pow}^{er plan}^ts^at
^://wiki^ex^istin^g^{DOE sites.}
^h^ttp^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt^U^r^aⁿⁱ^u^m^Sa^l^e^s^{Sec. 630.}^W^ith^cer^tain^ex^cep^tioⁿ^s^{, DOE}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^ur^aⁿ^ium^sa^le^{s w}^o^uld^b^e^r^e^strⁱ^c^t^e^d^to³
^m^illion^pouⁿ^d^s^per^y^{ear f}^r^om^FY2005-
^{FY2009, 5 m}^illion^pouⁿ^d^s^{per y}^{ear in}
^FY2010-^{FY2011, 7 m}^illion^pouⁿ^d^s^per
^y^{ear in}^{FY2012, an}^{d 10 m}^illion^pouⁿ^d^s
^{per y}^{ear th}^ereaf^{ter. DOE m}^u^s^t^{report to}
^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess w}^ithⁱⁿ^th^r^{ee y}^ear^{s o}ⁿ^th^e
^im^{pact of}^s^u^ch^s^a^les^on^th^{e dom}^es^tic
^u^r^an^iu^mⁱⁿ^d^u^str^y^.

CRS-53
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^iu^m^Minⁱⁿ^g^R^e^s^earch^an^d^{Sec. 631.}^Fuⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^of^{$10 m}^illion^per^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^v^e^l^opm^en^t^y^{ear w}^o^u^l^{d be au}^th^{orized du}^rin^g
^F^Y^2006-^F^Y^{2008 f}^o^{r a cos}^t^-^s^h^a^red
^res^earch^an^{d dev}^e^l^opm^en^t^prog^ram^by
^D^O^E^an^{d dom}^es^tⁱ^c^u^r^anⁱ^u^m^produ^cers^on
ⁱⁿ^-^s^itu^leachⁱⁿ^g^mⁱⁿⁱⁿ^g^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^an^d
^r^e^lated^en^vⁱ^r^oⁿ^m^en^{tal r}^e^sto^r^atioⁿ
^techⁿ^o^lo^gⁱ^{es, ex}^cep^{t th}^{at “}ⁿ^o^activ^ities
^f^uⁿ^d^{ed u}ⁿ^d^{er th}^is^s^ection^m^a^y^{be carried}
^ou^{t in}^th^{e State of}^New^Mexⁱ^co.”
^h^istleb^l^o^w^er^P^r^o^t^ectioⁿ^{Sec. 632.}^Ex^istin^g^w^h^istleb^l^o^w^er^{Sec. 625.}^Whⁱ^s^t^l^e^bl^ow^{er prot}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^s
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^prot^ectⁱ^oⁿ^s^f^o^{r em}^pl^oy^ees^ofⁿ^u^c^l^ear^w^o^u^l^{d be ex}^t^eⁿ^d^{ed t}^o^em^pl^oy^ees^of^D^O^E
^g/w^pow^{er plan}^ts^an^{d oth}^e^{r NR}^C^licen^s^ees^an^{d all DOE con}^t^ractors^an^d
^s^.or^an^{d em}^ploy^ees^of^{DOE con}^t^ractors^s^u^bcon^t^r^act^ors^.^Aⁿ^em^pl^oy^{ee cou}^l^{d t}^a^k^e
^le^ak^w^o^u^l^{d be ex}^t^eⁿ^d^{ed t}^o^em^pl^oy^ees^of^N^R^C^{a w}^h^istleb^l^o^w^er^co^m^p^lain^{t to}^f^e^d^e^r^a^l
^con^t^ractors^.^Aⁿ^em^ploy^{ee w}^h^os^e^cou^r^{t if}^th^{e Secretary}^of^L^a^{bor h}^a^{d n}^o^t
^://wiki^w^h^istleb^l^o^w^er^r^e^taliatioⁿ^co^m^p^lain^{t d}ⁱ^dⁿ^o^{t receiv}^e^{a f}ⁱⁿ^a^{l decis}ⁱ^on^by^th^e^m^a^{de a f}ⁱⁿ^a^l^deci^sⁱ^on^wⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^{180 day}^s^.
^h^ttp^S^ecret^ary^of^L^a^{bor w}ⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^{540 day}^s^cou^l^d
^tak^e^th^{e case to}^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l co}^u^r^t.
^anⁱ^u^m^Ex^port^s^f^o^{r Medi}^cal^{Sec. 633.}^Hig^h^l^y^en^rich^{ed u}^r^an^iu^m^{Sec. 621.}^N^A^{S w}^o^ul^d^st^ud^y^t^h^e^T^h^{e cu}^rren^t^{HEU ex}^{port res}^t^riction^s^{are in}^ten^d^ed
^{ope Produ}^ctⁱ^oⁿ^(H^EU^{) cou}^l^{d be ex}^port^e^{d t}^o^C^aⁿ^a^da,^ef^f^ectiv^en^es^s^of^th^{e cu}^rren^{t HEU ex}^port^t^o^s^p^u^r^f^o^rei^gⁿ^cooperatⁱ^oⁿ^wⁱ^t^h^U^.^S^.^ef^f^o^rt^s^t^o
^B^e^lg^iu^m^,^Fran^{ce, Germ}^an^y^,^an^{d th}^e^res^t^riction^s^{, th}^{e prog}^res^s^th^{at m}^e^dical^con^v^e^{rt all HEU reactors}^{to L}^E^{U, bu}^{t s}^u^pporters
^N^e^t^h^erl^aⁿ^d^s^f^o^{r produ}^ctⁱ^oⁿ^of^m^e^di^calⁱ^s^ot^{ope produ}^cers^{are m}^a^kⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^of^th^{e ex}^em^ption^con^t^en^{d th}^{at th}^{e res}^t^riction^s
^is^otopesⁱⁿⁿ^u^c^{lear reactors}^.^T^h^os^e^c^o^nve^r^tⁱ^{ng t}^o^LE^U^,^w^h^e^t^he^r^t^h^e^sup^p^l^y^o^f^cou^l^{d di}^s^r^u^p^t^t^h^{e s}^u^ppl^y^of^m^e^di^calⁱ^s^ot^opes
^couⁿ^t^ries^w^o^u^l^{d be ex}^em^{pt f}^r^om^ex^is^tin^g^m^e^di^calⁱ^s^ot^opes^cou^l^{d be af}^f^ect^{ed by}^t^h^e^produ^{ced in}^f^o^reigⁿ^{HEU reactors}^.

^requⁱ^r^em^en^t^s^(uⁿ^d^{er S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{134 of}^t^h^e^{HEU res}^t^riction^s^{, an}^{d oth}^e^{r as}^pects^of^th^e
^A^t^om^{ic En}^erg^y^A^c^{t) th}^{at th}^ey^ag^{ree to}^issue^.
^s^w^itch^{to low}^-^en^rich^{ed u}^r^an^iu^m^(L^{EU) as}
^s^oon^as^pos^sⁱ^{ble an}^{d th}^{at L}^E^{U f}^u^{el f}^o^r
^th^{eir reactors}^{be u}ⁿ^d^{er activ}^e

CRS-54
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^dev^e^lopm^en^{t. In}^s^t^{ead, th}^os^{e cou}ⁿ^t^ries
^w^o^ul^d^ha^ve^t^o^a^g^r^e^e^t^o^c^o^nve^r^t^t^o^sui^t^a^b^l^e
^L^E^{U f}^u^{el w}^h^en^{it becam}^{e av}^ailable.
^N^R^{C w}^o^ul^d^ha^ve^t^o^r^e^vi^e^w^c^u^r^r^eⁿ^t
^s^ecu^rity^requ^irem^en^ts^f^o^{r HEU u}^s^{ed f}^o^r
^m^e^di^calⁱ^s^ot^{ope produ}^ctⁱ^oⁿ^an^{d i}^m^pos^e
^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l req}^u^irem^en^{ts if}ⁿ^ecessary^.
^T^h^{e Nation}^a^{l A}^cadem^y^of^Scien^ces
^(N^A^S^{) w}^o^u^l^{d s}^t^u^d^y^t^h^{e pot}^en^tⁱ^a^l
^av^ailab^ility^an^d^co^{st o}^f^m^e^dⁱ^{cal iso}^t^o^p^e^s
^produ^{ced in}^L^E^{U reactors}^;^th^{at s}^t^u^d^y
^w^o^u^l^{d be u}^s^{ed by}^D^O^E^t^o^h^e^l^p^det^e^rmⁱⁿ^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^w^h^et^h^e^{r U}^.^S^.^m^e^di^calⁱ^s^ot^{ope dem}^aⁿ^d
^g/w^cou^l^{d be reliably}^an^{d econ}^o^mⁱ^cally^m^e^t
^s^.or^w^ith^p^r^o^d^u^ctioⁿ^f^{acilities th}^{at d}^oⁿ^o^{t u}^s^e
^le^ak^{HEU. If}^th^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^certif^ies
^th^{at s}^u^ch^dem^aⁿ^d^can^{be m}^e^{t, th}^{e ex}^port
^://wiki^ex^em^p^tioⁿⁱⁿ^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d
^h^ttp^ter^mⁱⁿ^ate.
^rn^al^{d By}^produ^ct^Mat^e^ri^al^{Sec. 634.}^DOE-^m^an^ag^{ed m}^a^{terial in}^th^e^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^con^c^{rete s}^ilos^{at th}^{e Fern}^{ald (OH)}
^u^r^an^iu^m^p^r^o^cessin^g^f^acility^w^o^u^l^d^b^e
^con^s^{idered by}^produ^{ct m}^a^{terial (as}
^defⁱⁿ^e^{d by}^s^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{11 e.(2) of}^t^h^{e A}^t^omⁱ^c
^En^erg^y^A^c^t^of^{1954 (42 U}^.^S^.^C^.
^{2014(e)(2)). D}^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d di}^s^pos^{e of}^t^h^e
^m^a^{terial in}^an^NR^C^-^{or s}^t^ate-^reg^u^l^ated
^f^acility^.

CRS-55
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^e^Dis^pos^{al of}^Greater-^t^h^aⁿ^-^{Sec. 635.}^D^O^E^w^o^ul^d^d^e^si^gna^t^e^aⁿ^o^ffi^c^e^{Sec. 622.}^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^,
^as^s^-^C^R^a^dioactiv^{e W}^a^s^t^e^w^ith^th^{e r}^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^ility^f^o^r^d^e^v^e^lo^pⁱⁿ^g^a^w^ith^th^{e ad}^d^itioⁿ^a^{l r}^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{t th}^at
^com^p^reh^eⁿ^s^iv^{e plan}^f^o^{r perm}^an^en^t^wⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^{180 day}^s^af^t^e^{r en}^act^m^eⁿ^t^D^O^E
^dⁱ^sp^o^s^{al o}^f^{all lo}^w^-^lev^e^{l r}^a^dⁱ^o^activ^e^w^o^ul^d^gi^ve^Co^ngr^e^{ss a}^p^l^aⁿ^fo^r^c^o^ntⁱ^nue^d
^w^a^s^t^{e w}^ith^con^cen^tration^s^of^recov^e^ry^an^{d s}^t^orag^{e of}^radioactiv^e
^radion^u^c^lides^th^{at ex}^{ceed th}^{e lim}^its^s^{ealed s}^o^u^r^ces^th^{at pos}^{e a s}^ecu^rity^th^reat.
^estab^lish^e^d^b^y^th^{e NRC f}^o^r^{Class C}
^radioactiv^{e w}^a^s^t^{e. T}^h^{e plan}^w^o^u^l^d
ⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e d}^e^v^e^lo^pⁱⁿ^g^{a n}^e^w^f^acility^o^r^u^s^e
^o^f^an^ex^istin^g^f^acility^f^o^r^dⁱ^sp^o^s^al.
^o^h^ib^itioⁿ^oⁿ^Nu^clear^Ex^p^o^r^ts^{Sec. 636.}^Ex^port^s^ofⁿ^u^c^l^{ear m}^a^t^e^ri^al^s^,^{Sec. 623.}^Sam^e^.^T^hⁱ^{s p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^{is in}^ten^d^ed^to^b^l^o^c^k
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^e^rrori^s^m^S^pon^s^o^rs^eq^uⁱ^p^m^en^{t, an}^d^sen^s^itiv^{e tech}ⁿ^o^lo^g^yⁱ^m^pl^em^en^t^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^of^{a 1994 ag}^reem^en^t^uⁿ^d^{er w}^hⁱ^c^h
^g/w^w^o^u^l^{d be proh}ⁱ^bⁱ^t^e^{d t}^o^an^y^couⁿ^t^ry^North^{Korea w}^a^s^{to receiv}^e^{a U.S.-}^d^es^igⁿ^e^d
^s^.or^iden^tif^{ied by}^th^{e Secretary}^of^{State as}^aⁿ^u^c^{lear pow}^{er plan}^{t in}^retu^rn^f^o^{r aban}^donⁱⁿ^g^its
^le^ak^sp^oⁿ^so^r^o^f^ter^r^o^r^ism^.^T^h^{e P}^r^esid^en^{t co}^u^l^dⁿ^u^c^{lear w}^eapon^s^prog^ram^.^T^h^{e ag}^reem^en^{t h}^a^s
^w^a^iv^{e th}^{e ex}^p^o^r^{t r}^e^strⁱ^ctioⁿ^uⁿ^d^er^cer^tain^been^s^u^s^p^en^{ded in}^lig^h^t^of^North^Korea’^s
^://wiki^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^.^coⁿ^tin^uⁱⁿ^g^w^eap^oⁿ^{s activ}^ities.
^h^ttpⁿ^a^{l Ur}^an^iu^m^Sto^c^k^p^ile^{Sec. 638.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^w^o^u^l^d^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^{be au}^th^{orized to}^{create a n}^a^tion^a^{l low}^-
^en^rich^{ed u}^r^an^iu^m^s^t^ock^p^ile.
^{clear R}^e^g^u^l^atory^C^o^m^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^{Sec. 639.}^W^h^en^ev^{er a qu}^oru^m^of^th^e^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^e^e^tⁱ^ngs^Nu^{clear R}^e^g^u^l^atory^C^o^m^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^g^a^th^ers
^to^dⁱ^sc^{uss o}^fficⁱ^a^l^b^u^sine^ss,^o^t^he^r^thaⁿ^a^t
^f^o^r^m^a^l^C^o^mmi^s^sⁱ^oⁿ^me^e^tⁱⁿ^g^s^,^t^h^e
^di^s^c^u^s^sⁱ^on^s^w^o^u^l^{d h}^a^v^e^t^o^{be recorded}
^an^d^th^{e p}^u^b^{lic n}^o^tif^ied^w^ithⁱⁿ¹⁵^d^a^y^s^{. A}
^t^r^an^s^c^ri^pt^of^t^h^{e recordi}ⁿ^g^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^av^ailab^l^{e to}^th^{e p}^u^b^{lic u}^p^oⁿ^r^e^q^u^est
^ex^{cept f}^o^{r in}^f^o^rm^ation^th^{at is}^ex^em^pted
^{or proh}ⁱ^bⁱ^t^e^{d f}^r^om^di^s^c^l^o^s^u^{re by}^l^a^w^.

CRS-56
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^pl^oy^{ee Ben}^e^fⁱ^t^s^{Sec. 640.}^Su^b^j^{ect to}^th^{e av}^ailab^ility^o^f^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^f^uⁿ^d^s^,^w^o^rk^ers^{at DOE’}^s^u^r^an^iu^m
^en^rich^m^eⁿ^t^plan^ts^{at P}^o^rts^m^ou^th^{, Oh}^io,
^aⁿ^d^P^a^d^u^c^a^h^,^K^e^nt^uc^ky^,^w^h^o^w^e^r^e
^elig^ib^{le f}^o^r^cer^tain^p^eⁿ^s^ioⁿ^an^d^h^ealth
^{care ben}^e^fⁱ^t^s^on^A^p^ri^l^{1, 2005, s}^h^al^l
^coⁿ^tin^u^e^su^ch^elig^ib^ility^.
^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^onⁱⁿ^g^Pi^l^o^t^Prog^ram^N^{o prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^{Sec. 624.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
^es^tablis^h^{a prog}^ram^{to decom}^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^an^d
^decon^t^amⁱⁿ^{ate th}^{e s}^{ite of}^th^{e Sou}^t^h^w^es^t
^Ex^perim^eⁿ^t^{al Fas}^t^Ox^{ide R}^eactor
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}⁽^S^E^F^O^R⁾ⁱⁿ^A^r^ka^nsa^s^.^Fundⁱ^{ng o}^f^$¹⁶
^g/w^m^illioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^au^th^o^r^ized^.
^s^.or
^le^ak
^://wikivanced Reactor Project
^h^ttp
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^v^aⁿ^{ced R}^{eactor P}^r^oj^ect^{Sec. 651.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed t}^o^Secs^{. 631-635.}^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^e
^dev^e^l^{op, des}ⁱ^gⁿ^,^con^s^t^r^u^c^t^,^an^{d operat}^e^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^T^h^{e proj}^ect^w^o^u^l^{d be cal}^l^e^d
^an^adv^aⁿ^{ced n}^u^c^{lear reactor to produ}^ce^th^{e Nex}^t^Gen^e^ration^Nu^{clear P}^l^an^t
^h^y^drog^en^an^{d electricity}^{, called th}^e^P^r^oj^{ect an}^{d cou}^l^{d produ}^{ce electricity}^,
^A^d^v^aⁿ^{ced R}^{eactor Hy}^drog^en^h^y^drog^en^{, or bot}^h^.^Prog^ram^pl^an^s^f^o^r
^C^o^g^eⁿ^e^ration^P^r^oj^{ect. T}^h^{e proj}^{ect w}^o^u^l^d^t^h^{e proj}^ect^w^o^u^l^{d be rev}ⁱ^ew^{ed by}^D^O^E^’^s
^{be m}^aⁿ^a^g^e^{d by}^t^h^{e D}^O^E^O^f^fⁱ^{ce of}^Nu^{clear En}^erg^y^R^e^s^earch^A^d^vⁱ^s^o^ry
^Nu^{clear En}^erg^y^{, Scien}^{ce, an}^d^C^o^m^mⁱ^t^t^{ee. D}^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed by}
^T^echⁿ^o^log^y^{, an}^{d th}^{e reactor w}^o^u^l^{d be}^t^h^{e en}^{d of}^F^Y^{2011 t}^o^s^e^l^ect^t^h^e
^{located at th}^{e Idah}^{o Nation}^a^{l L}^a^boratory^.^t^e^c^hno^l^o^gy^t^o^b^e^use^d^fo^r^hi^gh-
^T^h^{e proj}^{ect cou}^l^{d be com}^bⁱⁿ^{ed w}^ith^t^e^m^p^erat^u^r^{e h}^y^drog^en^produ^ctⁱ^oⁿ^or
^DOE’^s^ex^istin^g^Gen^e^r^a^tioⁿ^I^V^Nu^clearⁿ^o^tif^y^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess o}^f^an^alterⁿ^ativ^{e d}^a^{te. A}

CRS-57
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^En^er^g^y^Sy^stem^{s I}ⁿ^itiativ^{e, w}^h^ich^f^o^cu^ses^d^e^sigⁿ^co^m^p^etitioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^th^en^b^y^h^e^ld^,
^on^dev^e^lopm^en^{t of}^adv^aⁿ^{ced n}^u^c^lear^an^d^th^{e tar}^g^{et d}^a^{te to}^co^m^p^lete
^p^o^w^e^r^t^e^c^hno^l^o^gy^.^A^m^o^{ng o}^t^he^r^c^o^nst^r^uc^tⁱ^o^{n w}^o^ul^d^b^e^t^h^e^eⁿ^d^o^f
^requⁱ^r^em^en^t^s^{, t}^h^{e proj}^ect^s^h^ou^l^d^begⁱⁿ^{FY2021. Fu}ⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^of^{$1.25 billio}ⁿ^w^o^u^l^d
^produ^ciⁿ^g^h^y^drog^en^{or el}^ect^ri^ci^t^y^by^b^e^a^u^t^h^o^rⁱ^z^e^d^t^h^r^o^{ugh FY}^{2015, pl}^u^s^s^u^ch
^{2011 u}ⁿ^l^es^s^t^h^{e S}^ecret^ary^of^En^erg^y^fⁱⁿ^d^s^s^u^m^s^asⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^f^r^om^F^Y^{2016 t}^h^rou^g^h
^th^{at g}^o^{al in}^f^eas^{ible. T}^h^{e reactor w}^o^u^l^d^F^Y^2021.
^{be licen}^s^e^{d an}^{d reg}^u^l^{ated by}^NR^C^.^Fiv^e
^proj^ect^s^t^o^dem^oⁿ^s^t^r^at^{e h}^y^drog^en
^produ^ction^{at ex}^is^tin^gⁿ^u^c^{lear pow}^er
^plan^ts^w^o^u^l^{d als}^o^{be au}^th^{orized. Fu}ⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g
^f^o^{r t}^h^{e prog}^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed at}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^$¹^.³^b^illio^{n thr}^o^{ugh FY}^2015.
^g/w
^s^.orⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^{Sec. 652.}^“^A^dv^an^{ced n}^u^c^{lear reactor}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^le^ak^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^{” an}^{d oth}^e^{r term}^s^are
^defⁱⁿ^e^d.
^://wiki
^h^ttp
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^clear^Facility^T^h^r^eats^{Sec. 661.}^Iⁿ^coⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ^w^ith^{NRC an}^d^{No prov}^is^ion^.^NR^C^h^a^s^been^revⁱ^ewⁱⁿ^g^s^ecu^rity^requ^irem^en^ts^at
^oth^e^{r appropriate ag}^en^cies^{, th}^{e P}^r^es^iden^tⁿ^u^c^lear^f^{acilities sin}^{ce th}^{e 9}^/¹¹^ter^r^o^r^{ist attack}^s.
^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^id^en^tif^y^ty^p^e^{s o}^f^T^h^{e “}^d^es^igⁿ^basⁱ^s^th^{reat” th}^{at n}^u^c^{lear plan}^t
^secu^r^ity^th^r^{eats at n}^u^c^lear^f^{acilities. T}^h^e^s^ecu^rity^f^o^rces^m^u^s^t^def^eⁿ^d^ag^ain^s^{t h}^a^s^been
^P^r^esid^en^{t w}^o^u^l^d^h^a^v^e^to^issu^{e r}^e^p^o^r^{ts o}ⁿ^revⁱ^s^e^{d, an}^{d all reactor s}^ites^m^u^s^tⁿ^o^w^con^d^u^c^t
^th^{e id}^en^tif^ied^th^r^{eats an}^d^oⁿ^actioⁿ^s^tak^eⁿ^f^o^rce-^on^-^f^o^{rce s}^ecu^rity^ex^ercis^e^s^ev^ery^th^ree
^o^r^to^b^e^tak^eⁿ^to^ad^d^r^{ess th}^{e th}^r^eats.^y^ears^.^NR^C^con^t^en^ds^th^{at leg}ⁱ^s^l^ationⁱⁿ^th^is^area
^{NRC w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^au^th^o^r^ized^to^r^e^vⁱ^{se its}^is^th^eref^{ore u}ⁿⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^{, bu}^{t oth}^e^rs^con^t^en^{d th}^at
^r^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^s^b^a^sed^oⁿ^th^{e P}^r^esid^en^t’^s^NR^C^’^s^s^ecu^rity^requ^irem^en^ts^{are in}^adequ^a^te.

CRS-58
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^th^r^eat-ⁱ^d^eⁿ^tif^icatioⁿ^r^e^p^o^r^{t. NRC w}^o^u^l^d
^{be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^con^d^u^c^t^peri^odi^{c f}^o^rce-^on^-
^f^o^r^{ce ex}^er^{cises to}^{test n}^u^c^lear^f^acility
^s^ecu^rity^{. NR}^C^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^th^{orized to}
^issu^{e r}^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^s^to^p^r^o^t^{ect in}^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ
^ab^o^u^{t n}^u^c^lear^f^acility^secu^r^ity^{, an}^d^w^o^u^l^d
^{be requ}^{ired to as}^sⁱ^gⁿ^{a s}^ecu^rity
^coordin^a^{tor to each}^NR^C^regⁱ^on^.
^nge^r^p^rⁱ^ntⁱ^{ng fo}^r^Crⁱ^mⁱⁿ^a^l^{Sec. 662.}^T^h^{e ex}^istin^g^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{t th}^at^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^c^kgr^o^und^Che^c^k^sⁱⁿ^divⁱ^du^als^{be f}ⁱⁿ^g^e^rprin^t^{ed f}^o^{r crim}ⁱⁿ^al
^back^g^r^ouⁿ^d^ch^eck^s^bef^o^{re receiv}ⁱⁿ^g
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^uⁿ^e^s^c^{orted acces}^s^{to n}^u^c^{lear pow}^{er plan}^ts
^g/w^(A^t^o^mⁱ^{c En}^erg^y^A^c^t^,^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{149) w}^o^u^l^d
^s^.or^b^e^ex^ten^d^ed^toⁱⁿ^dⁱ^vⁱ^d^u^{als w}^ith
^le^ak^uⁿ^e^s^c^{orted acces}^s^{to an}^y^radioactiv^e
^m^a^t^e^ri^al^{or propert}^y^t^h^at^cou^l^{d pos}^{e a}
^://wiki^h^ealth^{or s}^ecu^rity^th^{reat. Oth}^e^{r biom}^etric^m^e^t^h^ods^cou^l^{d be u}^s^{ed i}ⁿ^s^t^{ead of}
^h^ttp^fi^nge^r^p^rⁱ^ntⁱ^ng.
^{e of}^Firearm^s^by^Nu^clear^{Sec. 663.}^N^R^C^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed t}^o^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^Fed^e^r^a^{l law}^cu^r^r^en^tly^au^th^o^r^{izes NRC em}^p^l^o^y^ees
^cen^s^ees^allow^th^{e u}^s^{e of}^fⁱ^rearm^s^by^s^ecu^rity^an^{d con}^t^ractors^{to u}^s^{e f}ⁱ^rearm^s^{, bu}^{t n}^o^{t em}^ploy^ees
^pers^onⁿ^e^{l at n}^u^c^{lear pow}^{er plan}^ts^an^d^{or con}^t^ractors^ofⁿ^u^c^{lear licen}^s^ees^(A^tomⁱ^c
^o^t^h^e^r^f^{acilities licen}^sed^o^r^r^e^g^u^l^ated^b^y^En^erg^y^A^c^t^,^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{161 k}^.^{). T}^hⁱ^s^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^w^o^u^l^d
^NR^C^.^couⁿ^t^{er s}^o^m^e^s^t^{ate law}^s^th^{at preclu}^d^{e priv}^ate
^g^u^a^r^d^f^o^r^{ces f}^r^o^m^u^tilizin^g^so^m^e^w^eap^oⁿ^s.
^au^th^o^r^ized^Iⁿ^tr^o^d^u^ctioⁿ^o^f^{Sec. 664.}^Ex^istin^g^{NRC co}ⁿ^t^r^o^{ls o}ⁿ^th^e^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^nge^r^o^{us W}^e^a^p^oⁿ^s^en^t^r^y^of^dan^g^e^rou^s^w^eapon^s^{or m}^a^t^e^ri^al^s
ⁱⁿ^to^Co^m^mⁱ^ssioⁿ^f^{acilities (}^A^to^mⁱ^c
^En^erg^y^A^c^t^,^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{229a) w}^o^u^l^{d be}

CRS-59
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^ex^ten^d^{ed to com}^m^e^{rcial n}^u^c^{lear pow}^er
^p^l^an^{ts an}^d^o^t^h^e^r^NRC-^r^e^g^u^l^ated^f^acilities.
^o^t^ag^{e o}^f^Nu^clear^{Facilities o}^r^{Sec. 665.}^Maxⁱ^m^u^m^p^eⁿ^a^{lties f}^o^r^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^sab^o^t^ag^{e o}^f^licen^sedⁿ^u^c^lear^f^{acilities o}^r
^m^a^terⁱ^{als (}^A^to^mⁱ^{c En}^er^g^y^A^c^{t, Sectio}ⁿ
^{236 a.) w}^o^u^l^{d be i}ⁿ^creas^{ed f}^r^om^$10,000
^an^d¹⁰^y^ear^{s in}^p^r^isoⁿ^to^$¹^m^illioⁿ^an^d
^lif^{e im}^p^r^isoⁿ^m^eⁿ^t^w^ith^o^u^{t p}^a^r^o^{le. T}^h^e
^la^ngua^ge^w^o^uld^c^l^a^r^ify^tha^t^the^p^e^na^ltie^s
^co^u^l^d^ap^p^l^y^to^f^{acilities “}^cer^tif^ied^”^as
^w^e^{ll as}^“^licen^s^e^{d” by}^NR^C^,^an^{d als}^o^to
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^sab^o^t^ag^{e o}^f^f^{acilities u}ⁿ^d^er^coⁿ^s^tr^u^c^tioⁿ^.
^g/w^{re T}^r^an^s^f^{er of}^Nu^clear^{Sec. 666.}^Nu^{clear m}^a^terials^tran^s^f^erred^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^s^.or^{or receiv}^e^{d in}^th^{e Un}^{ited States}^pu^rs^u^aⁿ^t
^le^ak^to^an^im^p^o^r^{t o}^r^ex^p^o^r^{t licen}^{se w}^o^u^l^d^h^a^v^e
^://wiki^{to be accom}^p^an^{ied by}^{a detailed}^m^aⁿⁱ^f^e^s^t^{. Ev}^ery^w^o^rk^{er in}^v^o^lv^{ed in}^s^u^ch
^h^ttp^shi^p^m^e^nt^{s w}^o^ul^d^ha^ve^t^o^und^e^r^go^a
^f^e^{deral s}^ecu^rity^back^g^r^ouⁿ^d^ch^eck^.
^part^m^eⁿ^t^of^H^o^m^e^l^aⁿ^d^{Sec. 667.}^B^e^f^o^{re is}^s^uⁱⁿ^g^{a licen}^s^e^f^o^{r a}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^r^ity^Coⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ^nuc^l^e^a^r^p^o^w^e^r^p^l^aⁿ^t^,^N^{RC w}^o^ul^d^ha^ve^t^o
^coⁿ^s^u^{lt w}^ith^th^{e Dep}^a^r^t^m^eⁿ^t^o^f
^Ho^m^e^lan^d^Secu^r^ity^ab^o^u^{t th}^e
^v^u^lⁿ^e^rability^of^th^{e propos}^{ed plan}^t
^lo^catioⁿ^to^ter^r^o^rⁱ^{st attack}^.
^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^o^f^A^p^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^{Sec. 668.}^A^ppropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^of^s^u^ch^s^u^m^s^as^{No prov}^is^ion^.^T^h^{e cu}^rren^t^f^{ee requ}^irem^en^{t, im}^pos^{ed by}^th^e
ⁿ^ecessar^y^to^car^r^y^o^u^{t th}^{is su}^b^{title w}^o^u^l^d^Omⁿⁱ^bu^s^B^u^dg^{et R}^econ^c^iliation^A^c^{t of}^{1990 (42}
^{be au}^th^{orized. A}^s^t^atu^t^ory^requ^irem^en^t^U^.^S^.^C^.^{2214), i}^s^s^e^t^t^o^ex^pi^{re S}^e^pt^em^{ber 20, 2005.}

^th^{at th}^{e Nu}^{clear R}^e^g^u^l^atory^C^o^m^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on

CRS-60
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^recov^e^{r 90% of}^its^cos^t^s^(mⁱⁿ^u^s^certain
^e^x^c^e^p^tⁱ^o^ns)^t^h^r^o^{ugh l}ⁱ^c^eⁿ^se^e^fe^e^s^w^o^ul^d
^{be m}^a^{de perm}^an^en^t^.^N^R^C^’^s^cos^t^sⁱⁿ
^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^{ng r}^e^si^d^u^a^l^d^e^fe^nse^r^a^dⁱ^o^a^c^tⁱ^v^e
^w^a^s^t^{e u}ⁿ^d^{er S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{3116 of}^t^h^{e R}^oⁿ^a^l^d
^W^.^R^eag^an^Nation^a^{l Def}^eⁿ^s^e
^A^u^t^h^ori^zatⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^f^o^{r F}ⁱ^s^cal^Y^{ear 2005}
^{(50 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{2601 n}^o^t^e^{) w}^o^u^l^{d be ex}^cl^u^d^ed
^f^r^om^cos^t^s^s^u^bj^{ect to th}^{e 90% cos}^t
^recov^e^ry^requ^irem^en^t.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}
^g/wVehicles and Fuels
^s^.or
^le^aksting Programs
^://wiki
^h^ttp^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^{e of}^A^ltern^ativ^{e Fu}^els^by^{Sec. 701.}^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^400A^A^of^EPC^A^w^o^u^l^d^{Sec. 701.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^T^h^{e sectio}ⁿ^s^o^f^th^{is su}^b^{title r}^e^f^e^r^to^alterⁿ^ativ^e
^al-^F^u^e^{led Veh}ⁱ^cles^{be am}^en^{ded t}^o^requⁱ^r^{e t}^h^at^al^l^f^e^deral^f^u^{el an}^{d v}^e^hⁱ^{cle pu}^rch^a^s^e^requ^irem^en^ts^uⁿ^d^{er th}^e
^ag^en^cies^{operate du}^al-^f^u^{eled v}^e^hⁱ^cles^on^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^P^o^lⁱ^c^y^aⁿ^d^Co^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^{n A}^c^t⁽^E^P^C^A⁾
^alterⁿ^ativ^{e f}^u^{els o}^r^p^e^titioⁿ^th^{e Secr}^etar^y^(P.L^{. 94-}^{163) an}^{d t}^h^{e En}^erg^y^Polⁱ^c^y^A^c^t^of¹⁹⁹²
^of^En^erg^y^f^o^{r a w}^a^iv^{er f}^r^om^th^e^(EPA^ct^{, P.L}^.^102-^{486). U}ⁿ^{der cu}^rren^t^l^a^w^,
^requ^irem^en^t.^ag^en^{cies ar}^{e n}^o^{t r}^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^f^{ile a p}^e^titioⁿ^to^b^e
^ex^em^{pted f}^r^om^th^{e requ}^irem^en^t.
^{el Us}^{e C}^r^edits^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.^{Sec. 702.}^W^o^u^l^{d allow}^ag^en^cies^to^Un^{der cu}^rren^t^law^,^f^o^{r cov}^e^{red f}^l^eets^{a s}^e^t
^coⁿ^s^u^m^{e alter}ⁿ^ativ^{e f}^u^{els in}^lieu^o^f^percen^tag^e^(depen^din^g^on^th^{e ty}^{pe of}^f^l^{eet) of}ⁿ^e^w
^m^a^kⁱⁿ^g^requ^{ired altern}^ativ^{e f}^u^{el v}^e^hⁱ^cle^lⁱ^ght^-d^ut^y^ve^hi^c^l^e^p^u^r^c^ha^se^{s m}^u^st^b^e^a^l^t^e^rⁿ^a^tⁱ^v^e
^p^u^r^c^ha^se^{s und}^e^r^t^h^e^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^P^o^lⁱ^c^y^A^c^t^o^f^f^u^el^v^e^hⁱ^cl^es^{. F}^o^{r ev}^ery^{450 g}^a^l^l^oⁿ^s^of^bi^odi^es^el
^1992.⁽^b^ut^no^t^o^t^he^r^a^l^t^e^rⁿ^a^tⁱ^v^e^fue^l^s)^c^o^nsum^e^d^b^y^a

CRS-61
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^cov^e^{red f}^l^{eet, th}^{at f}^l^{eet m}^a^y^pu^rch^a^s^e^on^{e f}^e^w^e^r
^altern^ativ^{e f}^u^{el v}^e^hⁱ^cle.
^cr^em^en^{tal Co}^{st A}^llo^catioⁿ^{Sec. 704.}^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{303(c) of}^EPA^c^t^al^l^o^w^s^{Sec. 703.}^I^d^en^{tical p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^f^e^{deral ag}^en^cies^{to allocate th}^e
ⁱⁿ^cr^em^en^{tal co}^{st o}^f^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^alterⁿ^ativ^e-
^f^u^{el v}^e^hⁱ^cles^acros^s^th^{e w}^h^{ole v}^e^hⁱ^cle
^f^l^{eet. H.R}^.^{6 w}^o^u^l^{d requ}^{ire ag}^en^cies^to
^{do s}^o^.
ⁿ^ativ^{e Co}^m^p^lian^{ce an}^d^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.^{Sec. 704.}^W^o^u^l^{d requ}^{ire th}^{e Secretary}^of
^ib^ility^En^erg^y^{to allocate v}^e^hⁱ^{cle pu}^rch^a^s^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^cr^ed^{its f}^o^r^:^th^{e acq}^uⁱ^sitioⁿ^o^f^h^y^b^r^id
^g/w^v^e^hⁱ^{cles; th}^{e in}^stallatioⁿ^o^f^alterⁿ^ativ^e^f^u^{el r}^e^f^u^elin^gⁱⁿ^f^r^astr^u^c^tu^r^e^{; o}^r^o^t^h^e^r
^s^.or^actioⁿ^s^th^{at w}^{ill r}^e^d^u^{ce p}^e^tr^o^l^eu^m
^le^ak^c^o^nsum^p^tⁱ^o^n.
^://wiki^{e C}^oⁿ^d^en^s^a^tes^{Sec. 705. W}^o^u^l^{d am}^en^{d th}^{e def}ⁱⁿ^ition^of^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.
^h^ttp^altern^ativ^{e f}^u^{el to in}^clu^d^{e leas}^e
^con^d^en^s^a^{te (liqu}ⁱ^ds^recov^e^{red f}^r^om
^na^t^u^r^a^l^ga^{s se}^p^a^r^a^tⁱ^oⁿ⁾^aⁿ^d^fue^l^{s d}^e^rⁱ^ve^d
^f^r^om^leas^{e con}^d^en^s^a^{te. Fleets}^cou^l^d
^ge^ne^r^a^t^e^oⁿ^e^ve^hi^c^l^e^p^u^r^c^ha^se^c^r^e^dⁱ^t^fo^r
^th^{e u}^s^{e of}^{a certain}^v^o^lu^m^e^{(to be}
^determⁱⁿ^{ed by}^th^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y⁾
^of^leas^{e con}^d^en^s^a^{te f}^u^{el in}^m^e^diu^m^-^an^d
^h^eav^y^-^d^u^ty^v^e^hⁱ^{cles. T}^h^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^is
^sim^ilar^to^th^{e ex}^istin^g^cr^ed^{it str}^u^ctu^r^{e f}^o^r
^th^{e u}^s^{e of}^biodies^el.
ⁱ^ew^o^f^En^er^g^y^P^o^licy^A^c^{t o}^f^{Sec. 706.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^w^o^u^l^d^{Sec. 1308.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

^ram^s^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^coⁿ^d^u^c^{t a stu}^d^y^oⁿ^th^e

CRS-62
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^ef^f^ectiv^en^es^s^of^th^{e altern}^ativ^{e f}^u^el
^ve^hi^c^l^e^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^und^e^r^E^P^A^c^t^.
^Specifⁱ^cally^{, th}^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^requ^{ired to as}^s^e^s^s^th^{e ef}^f^ects^on^v^e^hⁱ^cle
^techⁿ^o^lo^g^y^{, av}^ailab^ility^{, an}^d^co^st.
^p^o^r^t^Co^nc^e^rⁿⁱ^{ng Co}^m^p^lⁱ^a^nc^e^{Sec. 707.}^W^o^ul^d^e^x^t^e^nd^t^h^r^o^ugh²⁰²⁰^{Sec. 705.}^I^d^en^{tical p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^A^lterⁿ^ativ^{e Fu}^{el Veh}ⁱ^cle^th^{e requ}^irem^en^{t th}^{at each}^f^e^{deral ag}^en^cy
^r^c^ha^si^{ng Re}^q^uⁱ^r^e^m^eⁿ^t^s^r^e^p^o^r^t^a^nnua^l^l^y⁽^c^ur^r^e^nt^l^y^r^e^q^uⁱ^r^e^d
^t^h^r^o^ugh^{2012) t}^o^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^onⁱ^t^s
^com^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^EP^A^c^{t v}^e^hⁱ^{cle pu}^rch^a^s^e
^requ^irem^en^ts^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}
^g/w^o^c^u^r^em^en^{t o}^f^A^lterⁿ^ativ^e^eled^P^a^ssen^g^e^r^A^u^to^m^o^b^iles^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.^{Sec. 723.}^Fed^e^r^a^{l f}^l^{eets n}^o^{t o}^t^h^e^r^w^ise^co^v^e^r^e^d^b^y^th^{e EP}^A^c^{t alter}ⁿ^ativ^{e f}^u^el^Iⁿ^g^eⁿ^e^r^a^{l, th}^{e ab}^o^v^{e EP}^A^c^{t r}^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts ap}^p^l^y^to^f^l^eets^of^{50 v}^e^hⁱ^cles^{or m}^o^{re, of}^w^h^ich^{at leas}^{t 20}
^s^.or^v^e^hⁱ^{cle requ}^irem^en^ts^w^o^u^l^{d be m}^aⁿ^d^ated^o^p^e^r^a^{te p}^r^im^ar^ilyⁱⁿ^m^e^tr^o^p^o^litan^ar^eas.
^le^ak^to^p^u^r^c^h^a^{se so}^lely^alterⁿ^ativ^{e f}^u^el
^://wiki^p^a^ssen^g^e^r^au^to^m^o^b^{iles u}ⁿ^l^{ess th}^er^{e is}ⁱⁿ^su^f^fⁱ^cien^{t su}^p^p^l^y^o^f^alterⁿ^ativ^{e f}^u^el.
^h^ttp
^r^em^en^t^of^H^y^bri^d^Lⁱ^g^h^t^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.^{Sec. 724.}^{Federal ag}^en^cies^w^ith^f^l^eets
^t^y^T^r^uc^ks^no^t^o^t^he^r^wⁱ^s^e^c^o^ve^r^e^d^b^y^t^h^e^E^P^A^c^t
^altern^ativ^{e f}^u^{el v}^e^hⁱ^{cle requ}^irem^en^ts
^w^o^u^l^{d be m}^aⁿ^d^at^{ed t}^o^pu^rch^a^s^e^s^o^l^e^l^y
^hy^b^rⁱ^d^lⁱ^ght^-d^ut^y^t^r^uc^ks,^unl^e^ss:^t^h^o^s^e
^v^e^hⁱ^cles^canⁿ^o^{t m}^{eet th}^{e f}^l^eets^’
^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts f}^o^r^cap^ab^{ilities; th}^{e v}^e^hⁱ^cles
^ar^{e n}^o^{t co}^m^m^e^r^c^ially^av^ailab^l^{e; o}^r^th^e
ⁱⁿ^crem^en^{tal cos}^t^of^th^{e h}^y^{brid v}^e^hⁱ^{cle is}
^sⁱ^gⁿⁱ^fⁱ^can^{t. T}^h^is^s^ection^w^o^u^l^{d ex}^clu^d^e
^t^h^{e D}^e^part^m^eⁿ^t^of^D^e^f^eⁿ^s^{e f}^r^om^t^h^e
^requ^irem^en^t.

CRS-63
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
ⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^No^co^m^p^ar^ab^{le p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 725}^.^Altern^a^{tive fu}^eled^veh^icle^an^d
^ot^h^e^{r t}^e^rm^s^w^o^u^l^{d be def}ⁱⁿ^e^d.
brid Vehicles, Advanced Vehicles, and Fuel Cell Buses
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^b^r^id^Vehⁱ^cles^{Sec. 711.}^W^o^u^l^{d requ}^{ire th}^{e Secretary}^of^{Sec. 721.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^,^ex^cep^{t th}^at
^En^erg^y^{to accelerate res}^earch^on^{$50 m}^illion^a^nnua^l^l^y^w^o^ul^d^b^e
^t^e^c^hno^l^o^gi^e^s^fo^r^hy^b^rⁱ^d^ve^hi^c^l^e^s^.^N^o^au^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^{r F}^Y^{2006 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^2008.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^au^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^{is in}^clu^d^ed^.
^g/w
^s^.or^b^r^id^Retr^o^f^{it an}^d^Electrⁱ^c^{Sec. 712.}^T^h^{e A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rat^o^{r of}^t^h^e^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.
^le^ak^nve^r^sⁱ^o^{n P}^r^o^g^r^a^m^En^vⁱ^ron^m^en^{tal P}^r^otection^A^g^en^cy^(EP^A⁾
^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^estab^lish^{a g}^r^an^t
^://wiki^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^f^o^r^th^{e in}^stallatioⁿ^o^f
^h^ttp^techⁿ^o^lo^gⁱ^{es to}^r^e^tr^o^f^{it ex}^istin^g^com^b^u^s^tion^en^gⁱⁿ^e^s^w^ith^{electric or}
^h^y^b^r^id^sy^stem^{s. Retr}^o^f^itted^v^e^hⁱ^cles
^m^u^{st ach}^iev^e^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l L}^o^w^Em^issioⁿ
^Vehⁱ^{cle s}^t^an^dards^.^W^o^u^l^{d au}^th^{orize a}
^{total of}^{$100 m}^illion^betw^een^FY2005
^an^{d F}^Y^{2007 f}^o^{r t}^h^{e prog}^ram^.
^fⁱ^cien^{t Hy}^{brid an}^{d A}^d^v^aⁿ^ced^{Sec. 713.}^T^h^e^E^P^{A Ad}^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^r^a^t^o^r^w^o^u^l^d^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.

^{el Veh}ⁱ^cles^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^estab^lish^{a p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^to
^en^cou^r^ag^{e th}^{e dom}^es^{tic produ}^ction^an^d
^s^a^{le of}^ef^fⁱ^cien^{t h}^y^{brid an}^{d adv}^aⁿ^ced
^dies^{el v}^e^hⁱ^cles^{. T}^h^{e prog}^ram^m^u^s^t
ⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e g}^r^an^ts^{to dom}^es^{tic v}^e^hⁱ^cle
^m^aⁿ^u^f^actu^r^ers^{to en}^cou^r^ag^{e produ}^ction

CRS-64
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^an^{d prov}^{ide con}^s^u^m^{er pu}^rch^a^s^e
ⁱⁿ^cen^tiv^{es. A}^to^{tal o}^f^$³^b^illioⁿ^is
^au^t^h^ori^{zed bet}^w^een^F^Y^{2006 an}^d
^F^Y^2015.
^v^aⁿ^{ced Veh}ⁱ^cles^Secs^{. 721-724.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.
^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^au^th^o^r^ized^to^p^r^o^v^id^{e g}^r^an^{ts to}
^st^a^t^e^go^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt^s,^l^o^c^a^l^go^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt^s,
^an^d^m^e^tr^o^p^o^litan^tr^an^{sit au}^th^o^r^{ities f}^o^r
^th^{e p}^u^r^c^h^a^{se o}^f^alterⁿ^ativ^{e f}^u^{el, h}^y^b^r^id^,
^f^u^{el cell, an}^{d u}^ltra-^low^s^u^lf^u^r^dies^el
^v^e^hⁱ^cl^es^(defⁱⁿ^{ed i}ⁿ^S^{ec. 721) an}^{d t}^h^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}ⁿ^f^r^as^t^r^u^c^t^u^{re t}^o^s^u^pport^t^h^em^{. T}^h^e
^g/w^prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be adm}ⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered t}^h^rou^g^h
^s^.or^th^{e Clean}^{Cities P}^r^o^g^r^a^m^.
^le^ak^{Sec. 722.}^G^r^an^t^s^w^o^u^l^{d be capped at}^$20^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.
^://wiki^m^illioⁿ^p^e^r^ap^p^lican^{t. B}^e^tw^een²⁰^%^an^d^25%^of^al^l^g^r^an^t^f^uⁿ^d^s^w^o^u^l^{d be u}^s^{ed f}^o^r
^h^ttp^u^ltra-^low^s^u^lf^u^r^dies^{el v}^e^hⁱ^cles^.
^{Sec. 723.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d be}^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.
^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^su^b^m^{it r}^e^p^o^r^{ts to}^Coⁿ^g^r^ess
^iden^tif^yⁱⁿ^g^g^r^an^{t recipien}^ts^an^d
^ev^alu^a^tin^g^th^{e prog}^ram^’^s^ef^f^ectiv^en^es^s^.
^{Sec. 724.}^{$200 m}^illion^{total w}^o^u^l^{d be}^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.
^au^th^{orized f}^o^{r th}^{e g}^r^an^{t prog}^ram^.
^{el Cell T}^r^an^{sit B}^u^s^{Sec. 731.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^w^o^u^l^d^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.

^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^estab^lish^{a p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^to
^dem^oⁿ^s^{trate u}^p^{to 25 f}^u^{el cell tran}^sⁱ^t
^bu^s^e^sⁱⁿ^v^a^riou^s^localities^.^{$10 m}^illion

CRS-65
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^a^nnua^l^l^y^w^o^ul^d^b^e^a^u^t^h^o^rⁱ^z^e^d^fo^r
^F^Y^{2006 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^2010.
ⁱⁿ^{t Flex}^ib^{le Fu}^el/Hy^b^rⁱ^d^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.^{Sec. 706.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^w^o^u^l^d
ⁱ^{cle Co}^m^m^e^r^c^ializatioⁿ^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^estab^lish^{a g}^r^an^{t p}^r^o^g^r^a^m
^itiativ^e^f^o^{r applied res}^earch^on^f^l^ex^{ible f}^u^el
^h^y^{brid v}^e^hⁱ^cles^{. A}^{total of}^{$40 m}^illion
^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed bet}^w^een^F^Y²⁰⁰⁵
^an^{d F}^Y^2008.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}ean School Buses
^g/w
^s^.or^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^le^ak
ⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^Secs^{. 741-744.}^Defⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^o^f^“^a^lterⁿ^ativ^e^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.
^://wiki^f^u^el^s^c^h^ool^bu^s^”^an^{d ot}^h^e^{r t}^e^rm^s^are
^h^ttp^provⁱ^d^ed.
^og^ram^f^o^{r R}^e^placem^en^{t of}^{Sec. 742.}^A^{pilot prog}^ram^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ered^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.

^r^t^aⁱ^{n Sc}^ho^o^l^B^u^se^{s W}^ith^by^th^{e En}^vⁱ^ron^m^en^{tal P}^r^otection^A^g^en^cy
^ean^Sch^{ool B}^u^s^e^s^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^estab^lish^e^d^to^p^r^o^v^id^{e g}^r^an^{ts to}
^{local g}^o^v^e^rn^m^eⁿ^t^s^an^{d con}^t^ractors^th^at
^provⁱ^d^{e s}^c^h^ool^bu^s^s^e^rvⁱ^{ce f}^o^{r pu}^blⁱ^c
^sc^ho^o^l^sy^ste^m^s.^Gr^aⁿ^{ts w}^o^uld^b^e
^provⁱ^d^{ed t}^o^ai^{d i}ⁿ^t^h^{e pu}^rch^a^s^e^of
^altern^ativ^{e f}^u^{el an}^{d adv}^aⁿ^{ced dies}^el
^b^u^{ses, an}^d^th^{e in}^f^r^astr^u^c^tu^r^eⁿ^ecessar^y^to
^s^u^{pport th}^em^{. A}^{total of}^{$200 m}^illion
^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^{r F}^Y^{2005 t}^h^rou^g^h
^F^Y^{2007, an}^{d a m}^a^xⁱ^m^u^m^of^30%^of^t^h^e

CRS-66
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^gr^aⁿ^t^fund^{s c}^o^ul^d^b^e^use^d^t^o^p^u^r^c^ha^se
^adv^aⁿ^{ced dies}^{el bu}^s^e^s^.
^o^f^{it P}^r^o^g^r^a^m^{Sec. 743.}^A^pi^l^o^t^prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d al}^s^o^be^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.
^estab^lish^e^d^to^p^r^o^v^id^{e g}^r^an^{ts f}^o^r^th^e
^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^an^{d appl}ⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^of^ret^r^ofⁱ^t
^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^f^o^{r dies}^{el s}^c^h^{ool bu}^s^e^s^.^A
^{total of}^{$100 m}^illion^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^th^orized
^f^o^{r F}^Y^{2005 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^2007.
^o^l^B^u^ses^{Sec. 744.}^Iⁿ^ad^d^itioⁿ^,^{a p}^ilo^{t p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.
^w^o^u^l^{d be es}^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^e^{d f}^o^{r t}^h^{e dev}^e^l^opm^en^t
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^an^{d dem}^oⁿ^s^t^r^atⁱ^oⁿ^of^f^u^el^cel^l^s^c^h^ool
^g/w^bu^s^e^s^.^A^{total of}^{$25 m}^illion^w^o^u^l^{d be}^au^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^{r F}^Y^{2005 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^2007.
^s^.or
^le^ak^{el T}^r^u^c^k^R^e^trof^{it an}^{d Fleet}^{Sec. 743A.}^T^h^e^E^P^{A Ad}^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^r^a^t^o^r^Secs^{. 751-757.}^T^h^e^E^P^{A Ad}^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^r^a^t^o^r
^://wikiⁱ^zatⁱ^oⁿ^Prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^es^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^{a prog}^ram^to^p^r^o^v^id^{e g}^r^an^{ts (}^a^d^mⁱⁿ^ister^e^d^b^y^state^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^es^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^{a prog}^ram^{to prov}^{ide g}^r^an^ts^an^{d loan}^s^f^o^{r dies}^el
^h^ttp^o^r^l^o^c^a^l^go^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt^s)^t^o^m^o^d^e^rⁿⁱ^z^e^en^gⁱⁿ^e^r^e^tr^o^f^{its. W}^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^{e EP}^A^to
^c^a^r^go^t^r^uc^{k o}^p^e^r^a^tⁱ^o^ns.^G^r^aⁿ^t^s^w^o^ul^d^b^e^p^r^o^v^id^{e g}^r^an^{ts an}^d^lo^an^{s f}^o^r^r^e^tr^o^f^{its o}^f
^u^s^{ed t}^o^ret^r^ofⁱ^t^pre-^{1999 v}^e^hⁱ^cl^es^wⁱ^t^h^va^rⁱ^o^u^{s t}^y^p^e^{s o}^f^e^ngi^ne^{s i}ⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng b}^u^se^s,
^adv^aⁿ^{ced em}^is^sⁱ^on^s^con^t^{rol dev}ⁱ^ces^{. A}^h^eav^y^-^d^u^ty^tr^u^c^k^s^{, lo}^co^m^o^tiv^{es, an}^d
^{total of}^{$100 m}^illion^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^th^orized^m^a^rⁱ^ne^e^ngi^ne^s.^W^o^ul^d^r^e^q^uⁱ^r^e^E^P^A^t^o
^bet^w^een^F^Y^{2005 an}^{d F}^Y^2007.^s^u^pport^g^r^an^t^an^{d l}^o^an^prog^ram^s
^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^th^{e s}^t^ates^{. W}^o^u^l^d
^requ^{ire a report to C}^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^ev^alu^a^tin^g
^th^{e im}^p^l^em^en^tatioⁿ^o^f^th^{e p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^.
^{$200 m}^illion^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^th^orized
^a^nnua^l^l^y^fo^r^FY^{2006 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^2010.

CRS-67
scellaneous
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^{ilroad Ef}^fⁱ^cien^cy^{Sec. 751.}^A^p^u^b^lic-^p^rⁱ^v^a^{te r}^e^sear^ch^{Sec. 731.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^partⁿ^e^rs^hⁱ^{p w}^o^u^l^{d be es}^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^e^{d f}^o^{r t}^h^e
^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^an^{d dem}^oⁿ^s^t^r^atⁱ^oⁿ^of
^locom^o^tiv^{e en}^gⁱⁿ^e^s^th^{at in}^creas^{e f}^u^el
^econ^o^m^y^{, redu}^{ce em}^is^sⁱ^on^s^,^an^{d low}^e^r
^cos^t^s^.^A^{total of}^{$110 m}^illion^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^au^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^{r F}^Y^{2006 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^2008.
^b^{ile Em}^issioⁿ^Red^u^ctioⁿ^s^{Sec. 752.}^Wi^t^hⁱⁿ^{180 day}^s^of^en^act^m^eⁿ^t^,^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^a^dⁱⁿ^g^t^h^{e EPA}^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rat^o^{r w}^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^ed^to^su^b^m^{it a r}^e^p^o^r^{t to}^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess o}ⁿ^EP^A^’^s
^g/w^ex^perien^{ce w}^ith^th^{e tradin}^g^of^m^obile
^s^.or^s^o^u^r^{ce em}^is^sⁱ^on^redu^ction^credits^to
^le^ak^s^t^ation^a^ry^s^o^u^r^ces^{to m}^{eet em}^is^sⁱ^on^of^f^s^et
^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts w}^ithⁱⁿ^Clean^Aⁱ^r^A^c^t
^://wiki^no^na^t^t^aⁱⁿ^m^e^nt^a^r^e^a^s^.
^h^ttp
^iatioⁿ^Fu^{el Co}ⁿ^s^er^v^a^tioⁿ^an^d^{Sec. 753.}^T^h^{is sectio}ⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^{e th}^e^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^issioⁿ^s^Fed^e^r^a^{l A}^v^iatioⁿ^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^str^a^tioⁿ^an^d
^EP^A^toⁱⁿ^{itiate a j}^oⁱⁿ^{t stu}^d^y^o^f^th^{e im}^p^act
^o^f^air^c^r^a^f^t^em^issioⁿ^{s o}ⁿ^air^q^u^alityⁱⁿ
^C^l^ean^Aⁱ^{r A}^c^{t n}^oⁿ^a^ttain^m^eⁿ^t^areas^{, w}^a^y^s
^{to prom}^{ote f}^u^{el con}^s^erv^a^tion^m^eas^u^r^es
^an^{d redu}^{ce em}^is^sⁱ^on^s^,^an^{d opportu}ⁿ^ities
^{to redu}^{ce air traf}^fⁱ^{c in}^ef^fⁱ^cien^cies^th^at
ⁱⁿ^creas^{e f}^u^{el bu}^rn^an^{d em}^is^sⁱ^on^s^w^ithⁱⁿ
^{60 day}^s^of^t^h^{e dat}^e^of^en^act^m^eⁿ^t^{, an}^{d t}^o
^r^e^p^o^r^{t th}^{e r}^e^su^{lts to}^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess w}^ithⁱⁿ^oⁿ^e
^y^ear^o^fⁱⁿ^itiatin^g^th^{e stu}^d^y^.

CRS-68
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^{el Fu}^{eled Veh}ⁱ^cles^{Sec. 754.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^w^o^u^l^d^{Sec. 722.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^,^ex^cep^{t th}^at^T^h^{e T}ⁱ^{er 2 lig}^h^t^-^d^u^t^y^v^e^hⁱ^{cle em}^is^sⁱ^on^s^s^t^an^dards
^{be requ}^{ired to accelerate res}^earch^on^{$75 m}^illion^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^th^orized^w^{ill be ph}^as^{ed in}^betw^een^m^{odel y}^ears^{2004 an}^d
^em^is^sⁱ^on^s^con^t^{rol tech}ⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^f^o^{r dies}^el^a^nnua^l^l^y^fo^r^FY^{2006 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^2008.^{2009. T}^h^{e h}^eav^y^-^du^t^y^di^es^el^en^gⁱⁿ^e^s^t^an^dards
^m^o^{tor v}^e^hⁱ^cles^{. T}^h^{e obj}^ectiv^{e of}^th^e^w^{ill be ph}^as^{ed in}^begⁱⁿⁿⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^2007.
^res^earch^w^o^u^l^{d be to en}^{able dies}^el
^t^echⁿ^o^l^o^g^y^t^o^m^eet^{, n}^o^t^l^a^t^e^{r t}^h^an^2010:
^Tⁱ^e^r²^lⁱ^ght^-d^ut^y^ve^hi^c^l^e^e^mⁱ^ssi^oⁿ
^s^t^an^dards^;^an^{d m}^odel^y^{ear 2007 h}^eav^y^-
^d^u^t^y^ve^hi^c^l^e^s^.^N^o^ne^w^fundⁱ^{ng w}^o^ul^d
^{be au}^th^orized.
^nse^r^ve^b^y^Bⁱ^c^y^c^lⁱ^{ng P}^r^o^g^r^a^m^{Sec. 755.}^T^h^{e D}^e^part^m^eⁿ^t^of^{Sec. 732.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^,^ex^cep^{t th}^at
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^T^r^an^s^port^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^(D^O^T^{) w}^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^ed^th^{e cos}^t^-^s^h^a^rin^g^requ^irem^en^{t cou}^l^{d be}
^g/w^to^coⁿ^d^u^c^{t u}^p^to¹⁰^p^ilo^{t b}ⁱ^cy^clin^g^m^e^t^by^an^y^“ⁿ^on^-^f^e^deral^s^o^u^r^ces^.”
^s^.or^proj^ects^{to con}^s^erv^e^en^erg^y^{. A}^mⁱⁿⁱ^m^u^m
^le^ak^of^{20% of}^each^proj^ect’^s^cos^t^s^w^o^u^l^d
^h^a^v^e^t^o^{be prov}ⁱ^d^{ed by}^s^t^at^{e or l}^o^cal
^://wiki^s^o^u^r^ces^{. A}^l^s^o^{, DOT}^w^o^u^l^{d be directed to}^en^g^a^g^e^th^{e Nation}^a^{l A}^cadem^y^of
^h^ttp^Scien^ces^{to con}^d^u^c^{t a res}^earch^s^t^u^d^y^on
^th^{e f}^easib^ility^o^f^coⁿ^v^e^r^tin^g^m^o^to^r
^v^e^hⁱ^{cle trips}^{to bicy}^{cle trips}^.
^d^u^c^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^E^ngi^ne^I^d^lⁱ^{ng o}^f^{Sec. 756.}^EPA^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^{Sec. 733.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

^y^-^Du^ty^Vehⁱ^cles^s^t^u^d^y^w^h^eth^e^{r ex}^is^tin^g^{air em}^is^sⁱ^on
^m^odels^accu^rately^ref^l^{ect em}^is^sⁱ^on^s^f^r^om
ⁱ^d^lⁱ^{ng ve}^hi^c^l^e^s^.^Fur^t^he^r^,^E^P^A^w^o^ul^d^b^e
^requⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^es^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^{a prog}^ram^t^o^s^u^pport
^th^{e d}^e^p^l^o^y^m^eⁿ^t^o^f^id^le-^r^ed^u^c^tioⁿ
^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^{. A}^{total of}^{$95 m}^illion
^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^{r F}^Y^{2006 t}^h^rou^g^h
^F^Y^{2008 f}^o^{r t}^h^{e depl}^oy^m^eⁿ^t^prog^ram^.

CRS-69
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^o^dⁱ^e^s^e^l^E^ngi^ne^T^e^stⁱⁿ^g^{Sec. 757.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^w^o^u^l^d^{Sec. 734.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^og^r^a^m^{be requ}^{ired to s}^t^u^d^y^th^{e ef}^f^ects^of
^bi^odi^es^el^an^{d bi}^odi^es^el^bl^en^ds^on^cu^rren^t
^an^{d f}^u^tu^{re em}^is^sⁱ^on^s^con^t^rol
^techⁿ^o^lo^gⁱ^{es. $}⁵^m^illioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^b^e
^a^u^t^h^o^rⁱ^z^e^d^a^nnua^l^l^y^fo^r^FY^{2006 t}^h^rou^g^h
^F^Y^2010.
^{gh O}^c^c^u^p^a^nc^y^V^e^hi^c^l^e^{Sec. 758.}^T^h^{e T}^r^an^sp^o^r^tatioⁿ^Eq^u^ity^A^c^t^st^N^o^c^o^m^p^a^r^a^b^l^e^p^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^o^n.^T^h^r^o^{ugh Se}^p^t^e^m^b^e^r³⁰^,^{2003, s}^t^at^es^h^a^{d t}^h^e
^ception^fo^r^t^h^e²¹^C^eⁿ^t^u^r^y^(T^EA^-^{21, P.L}^.^105-^au^th^o^r^ity^to^ex^em^p^t^cer^tain^ty^p^e^{s o}^f^alterⁿ^ativ^e
^{178) w}^o^u^l^{d be am}^en^{ded t}^o^al^l^o^w^s^t^at^es^t^o^f^u^{el v}^e^hⁱ^cles^f^r^om^th^{e res}^t^riction^s^{. How}^e^v^e^r,
^ex^em^{pt h}^y^{brid an}^{d dedicated altern}^ativ^e^h^y^{brid v}^e^hⁱ^cles^an^{d s}^o^m^e^altern^ativ^{e f}^u^{el v}^e^hⁱ^cles
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^fue^l^ve^hi^c^l^e^s^fr^o^m^hi^{gh o}^c^c^u^p^a^nc^y^dⁱ^dⁿ^o^{t q}^u^alif^y^.^A^s^th^{e ex}^istin^g^au^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^h^a^s
^g/w^v^e^hⁱ^{cle (HOV) restrictio}ⁿ^s^.^ex^{pired, s}^t^ates^{do n}^o^{t cu}^rren^tly^h^a^v^e^th^{e au}^th^ority
^s^.or^{to ex}^em^{pt an}^y^ty^{pe of}^altern^ativ^{e f}^u^{el v}^e^hⁱ^{cle f}^r^om
^le^ak^{HOV restrictio}ⁿ^s^.
^://wiki^Ef^fⁱ^cien^{t En}^gⁱⁿ^e^c^hno^l^o^gy^fo^r^Aⁱ^r^c^r^a^ft^{Sec. 759.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^{, in}^cooperatⁱ^oⁿ^wⁱ^t^h^t^h^{e N}^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^a^l^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.

^h^ttp^A^e^ron^a^u^tics^an^{d Space A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ration^,
^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^dev^e^l^{op n}^e^w^en^gⁱⁿ^e
^techⁿ^o^log^y^f^o^{r aircraf}^t^w^ith^{a g}^o^{al of}^a
^{10% in}^creas^{e in}^f^u^{el ef}^fⁱ^cien^cy^an^{d a}
^{70% decreas}^{e in}ⁿ^itrog^en^ox^ide
^e^mⁱ^ssi^oⁿ^{s d}^u^rⁱ^{ng t}^a^ke^o^{ff a}ⁿ^d^l^a^ndⁱ^ng.^A
^{total of}^{$225 m}^illion^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^th^orized
^bet^w^een^F^Y^{2006 an}^{d F}^Y^2010.

CRS-70
tomobile Efficiency
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^el^Econ^om^y^S^t^an^dards^{Sec. 771}^.^Wo^u^l^d^au^th^o^r^{ize $}²^m^illioⁿ^{Sec. 712.}^Sam^e^{, ex}^cep^{t $}⁵^m^illioⁿ
^a^nnua^l^l^y^d^u^rⁱ^{ng FY}^2006-^F^Y^{2010 f}^o^{r t}^h^e^a^nnua^l^l^y^.
^Natioⁿ^a^{l Hig}^h^w^ay^T^r^af^fⁱ^{c Saf}^e^ty
^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^str^a^tioⁿ⁽^NHT^SA⁾^to^car^r^y^o^u^t^f^u^el
^e^c^o^no^m^y^r^u^l^e^m^a^ki^ngs.
^creas^{ed f}^u^{el econ}^o^m^y^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.^{Sec. 712.}^T^h^{is w}^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^{e th}^e
ⁿ^d^a^r^d^s^Secretary^of^T^r^an^s^portation^{to is}^s^u^{e n}^e^w
^CA^FE^st^aⁿ^d^a^r^d^{s fo}^r^lⁱ^ght^-d^ut^y^t^r^uc^{ks b}^y
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^A^p^ri^l^{1, 2006. T}^h^es^{e w}^o^u^l^{d appl}^y^begⁱⁿⁿⁱⁿ^g^wⁱ^t^h^MY^{2007. F}ⁱⁿ^a^l
^g/w^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^{ns fo}^rⁱⁿ^c^r^e^a^sⁱ^{ng p}^a^sse^nge^r
^s^.or^au^tom^{obile f}^u^{el econ}^o^m^y^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^le^ak^r^e^q^u^ir^edⁿ^o^{t later}^th^an³⁰^m^oⁿ^t^h^s^af^ter
^en^actm^eⁿ^t^of^th^{e leg}ⁱ^s^l^ation^.
^://wiki
^h^ttp^{iteria to be tak}^eⁿⁱⁿ^{to accou}ⁿ^t^{Sec. 772.}^W^oul^{d ex}^pan^d^th^{e criteria th}^at^{Sec. 711.}^W^o^u^l^{d add m}^o^{re criteria th}^an
^g^m^a^xⁱ^m^u^m^f^easib^{le f}^u^el^th^{e ag}^en^cy^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^tak^eⁱⁿ^to^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^th^{e ex}^ten^t^to
^o^m^y^s^t^an^dards^.^ac^co^uⁿ^tⁱⁿ^settin^g^m^a^xⁱ^m^u^m^f^easib^{le f}^u^el^w^hⁱ^c^{h a}^d^va^nc^e^d^t^e^c^hno^l^o^gi^e^s^mⁱ^ght
^econ^o^m^y^f^o^{r cars}^an^{d l}ⁱ^g^h^t^tru^c^k^s^,^ach^iev^e^sigⁿⁱ^fⁱ^can^{t r}^e^d^u^ctioⁿ^sⁱⁿ^f^u^el
ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^th^{e e}^f^f^ects^of^pros^pectiv^e^coⁿ^s^u^m^p^tioⁿ^an^d^th^{e ex}^ten^t^to^w^h^ich
^s^t^an^dards^on^v^e^hⁱ^{cle s}^a^f^e^ty^an^{d au}^tom^o^tiv^e^m^e^e^tⁱ^{ng hi}^ghe^r^CA^FE^st^aⁿ^d^a^r^d^{s m}ⁱ^ght
ⁱⁿ^du^s^t^ry^em^pl^oy^m^eⁿ^t^.^di^v^e^rt^res^o^u^r^ces^f^r^om^dev^e^l^opiⁿ^g^t^h^es^e
^adv^aⁿ^{ced tech}ⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^.
^pedi^t^e^{d procedu}^r^es^f^o^r^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.^{Sec. 713.}^In^th^{e ev}^en^{t th}^{at th}^{e Secretary}
ⁿ^g^r^es^sⁱ^on^{al in}^creas^{e in}^f^u^el^of^T^r^an^s^port^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^doesⁿ^o^t^prom^u^l^g^a^t^e
^o^m^y^s^t^an^dards^.^ne^w^staⁿ^d^a^r^d^{s (}^a^{s sp}^e^cⁱ^fie^dⁱⁿ^{Sec. 712}^),
^th^{e Sen}^a^{te b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^p^r^o^v^id^{e ex}^p^e^d^ited
^procedu^r^es^f^o^{r pas}^s^a^g^e^of^l^e^gⁱ^s^l^atⁱ^oⁿ^by
^Co^ngr^e^{ss to}^se^{t ne}^w^CA^FE^staⁿ^d^a^r^d^s.

CRS-71
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^t^e^nsi^o^{n o}^f^m^a^xi^m^u^m^fue^l^{Sec. 773.}^W^o^{uld als}^o^ex^ten^d^corporate^{Sec. 714}^{. W}^o^u^l^{d als}^o^ex^ten^d^corporate
^o^m^yⁱⁿ^creas^{e f}^o^{r altern}^ativ^e^av^erag^{e f}^u^el^econ^o^m^y^(C^A^F^{E) credits}^th^at^av^erag^{e f}^u^{el econ}^o^m^y^(C^A^F^{E) credits}
^{eled v}^e^hⁱ^cles^.^accru^e^{to m}^aⁿ^u^f^actu^r^ers^of^du^al-^f^u^eled^th^{at accru}^e^{to m}^aⁿ^u^f^actu^r^ers^of^du^al-
^v^e^hⁱ^cles^.^T^h^{e cap to th}^{e credit of}^1.2^m^iles^f^u^{eled v}^e^hⁱ^cles^{. T}^h^{e cap to th}^{e credit of}
^{per g}^a^l^l^oⁿ^(m^pg^{) earn}^e^{d by}^an^yⁱⁿ^di^vⁱ^du^al^{1.2 m}ⁱ^l^e^s^{per g}^a^l^l^oⁿ^(m^pg^{) earn}^e^{d by}^an^y
^m^a^nufa^c^t^ur^e^r^w^o^ul^d^b^e^e^x^t^e^nd^e^d^t^o^m^o^d^e^lⁱⁿ^dⁱ^vi^d^u^a^l^m^a^nufa^c^t^ur^e^r^w^o^ul^d^b^e
^y^{ear (MY}⁾^{2010. It}^w^a^s^o^t^h^e^rwⁱ^s^e^ex^ten^d^{ed to MY2008. T}^h^{e bill w}^o^u^l^d
^s^c^h^e^dul^e^d^t^o^{drop t}^o^{a cap of}^{0.9 m}^p^g^p^o^s^tp^oⁿ^{e in}^stitu^tioⁿ^o^f^th^{e 0}^.⁹^cap^uⁿ^til
^begⁱⁿⁿⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^{MY2005. T}^h^{e bill w}^o^u^l^d^MY^{2009 an}^{d au}^t^h^ori^{ze i}^t^t^h^rou^g^h
^p^o^s^tp^oⁿ^{e in}^stitu^tioⁿ^o^f^th^{e 0}^.⁹^cap^uⁿ^til^MY^2012.
^MY^{2011 an}^{d au}^t^h^ori^{ze i}^t^t^h^rou^g^h
^MY^2014.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}
^g/w^ud^y^a^b^o^u^t^si^gni^fi^c^aⁿ^t^l^y^Sec.^774.^W^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^{e th}^{e Natio}ⁿ^a^l^{Sec. 1309.}^Sim^ilar^to^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, b}^u^t
^s^.or^u^cⁱ^{ng ga}^so^lⁱⁿ^e^c^o^nsum^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^Hⁱ^ghw^a^y^T^r^a^f^fi^c^Sa^fe^t^y^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^r^a^tⁱ^o^{n t}^o^go^a^lⁱ^s^a^c^hⁱ^e^vi^{ng t}^h^e^“si^gni^fi^c^aⁿ^t
^le^ak^m^odel^y^{ear (MY}⁾^2012.^ex^p^l^o^r^{e th}^{e f}^easib^ility^an^d^ef^f^{ects o}^f^redu^ctⁱ^oⁿ^”^by^2012.
^redu^cin^g^au^tom^{obile f}^u^{el con}^s^um^ption^“^a
^://wiki^sⁱ^gⁿⁱ^fⁱ^can^t^percen^t^a^g^{e” by}^MY^2014.
^h^ttp^j^u^stm^eⁿ^t^to^estim^atedⁱⁿ^-^u^se^{Sec. 775.}^Wou^l^{d requ}ⁱ^r^{e adj}^u^st^m^eⁿ^t^of^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.
^el^econ^o^m^y^pos^t^e^{d on}ⁿ^e^w^tes^t^{ed f}^u^{el econ}^o^m^y^lev^e^ls^s^o^th^at
^hi^c^l^e^s^.^es^tⁱ^m^at^es^pos^t^e^d^onⁿ^e^w^v^e^hⁱ^cl^es^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^clos^{er to ex}^perien^{ce. A}^d^j^u^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^s^w^o^u^l^d
ⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e u}^s^{e o}^f^air^coⁿ^d^itioⁿⁱⁿ^g^,^hⁱ^g^h^e^r
^s^p^{eed lim}^its^{, an}^{d f}^a^s^t^{er acceleration}^rates^.
^d^y^of^lin^k^betw^een^en^erg^y^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^{Sec. 1336.}^R^e^quⁱ^r^es^s^t^u^d^y^by^t^h^e
^rity^an^{d in}^creas^esⁱⁿ^v^e^hⁱ^cle^Natioⁿ^a^{l A}^cad^em^y^o^f^Scien^{ces w}^ith^a
^trav^eled.^sim^ilar^o^b^j^ectiv^{e to}^th^{e stu}^d^y^sp^ecifⁱ^edⁱⁿ
^S^{ec. 1309, bu}^t^w^o^u^l^{d ex}^amⁱⁿ^{e l}ⁱⁿ^k^s
^bet^w^een^an^{d dev}^e^l^opm^en^t^pat^t^e^rn^s^an^d
^v^e^hⁱ^{cle m}^iles^trav^{eled (VMT}^{), an}^d
^w^h^e^t^he^r^V^M^T^aⁿ^d^t^h^e^num^b^e^r^o^f^ve^hi^c^l^e

CRS-72
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^t^rⁱ^p^s^can^{be redu}^{ced by}^bet^t^e^{r pl}^anⁿⁱⁿ^g^,
^desⁱ^gⁿ^,^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^an^{d i}ⁿ^f^r^as^t^r^u^c^t^u^re
^decisⁱ^on^s^by^s^t^{ate an}^{d local of}^fⁱ^cials
Hydrogen
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
ⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^{Sec. 801.}^Defⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^o^f^“^f^u^e^{l cell” an}^d^{Sec. 801.}^W^o^u^l^{d am}^en^{d an}^{d reau}^th^orize^Spark^{M. Mats}^uⁿ^a^g^a^Hy^drog^en^R^e^s^earch^,
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^ot^h^e^{r t}^e^rm^s^{are prov}ⁱ^d^ed.^t^h^e^Sp^a^r^{k M}^.^M^a^t^s^una^ga^H^y^d^r^o^g^eⁿ^R^e^s^earch^{, Dev}^e^lopm^en^{t, an}^d^D^e^v^e^l^opm^en^t^,^an^{d D}^e^m^oⁿ^s^t^r^atⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^of^{1990 (42}^U^.^S^.^C^.^{12401 et}^s^e^{q.) au}^t^h^ori^zes^h^y^drog^en^an^d
^g/w^D^e^m^oⁿ^s^t^r^atⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^of^{1990 (42 U}^.^S^.^C^.^f^u^{el cell res}^earch^{at th}^{e Departm}^eⁿ^t^of^En^erg^y^.
^s^.or^{12401 et}^s^e^q.).^Fundⁱ^{ng l}^e^ve^l^s^w^e^r^e^a^u^t^h^o^rⁱ^z^e^d^t^h^r^o^{ugh FY}^2001,
^le^ak^a^l^t^h^o^{ugh r}^e^se^a^r^c^hⁱ^s^o^ngoⁱ^ng.
^://wiki^aⁿ^{Sec. 802.}^W^o^u^l^{d requ}^{ire th}^{e Secretary}^of^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.
^h^ttp^En^erg^y^t^o^dev^e^l^{op a pl}^an^f^o^{r t}^h^e
^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^of^h^y^drog^en^f^u^el^an^{d f}^u^el
^cells.
^terag^eⁿ^c^y^T^a^s^k^{Force an}^d^Secs^{. 804 and 805.}^W^o^u^l^d^estab^lish^an^{Sec. 102 (}^o^f^t^h^{e am}^{ended M}^a^t^s^unaga^C^u^rren^{t law}^es^tablis^h^e^{d a Hy}^drog^en^T^echⁿⁱ^cal
^vⁱ^so^r^y^Co^m^m^ittee^Iⁿ^t^e^r^a^ge^nc^y^T^a^{sk Fo}^r^c^e^t^o^c^o^o^r^dⁱ^na^t^e^Act)^.^W^o^ul^d^e^s^t^a^b^lⁱ^s^{h a}ⁿ^Iⁿ^t^e^r^a^ge^nc^y^A^d^vⁱ^s^o^ry^P^aⁿ^e^{l to adv}ⁱ^s^e^th^{e Secretary}^on
^f^e^deral^res^earch^(S^{ec. 804), an}^{d w}^o^u^l^d^Hy^drog^en^an^{d Fu}^{el C}^e^{ll T}^echⁿⁱ^{cal T}^a^s^k^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^und^e^r^t^h^e^A^c^t^.^Fur^t^he^r^,^t^h^e^A^c^t^gi^ve^s
^es^tablis^h^{a Hy}^drog^en^T^echⁿⁱ^{cal an}^{d Fu}^el^{Force to adv}ⁱ^s^e^th^{e Secretary}^on^th^e^th^{e Secr}^etar^y^th^{e au}^th^o^r^ity^to^coⁿ^s^u^{lt w}^ith^o^t^h^e^r
^{Cell A}^d^vⁱ^so^r^y^Co^m^m^{ittee to}^ad^vⁱ^{se th}^e^im^plem^en^tation^of^th^{e act. W}^o^u^l^{d als}^o^ag^en^cies^{, bu}^{t does}ⁿ^o^{t requ}^{ire th}^{e Secretary}^{to do}
^Secretary^an^{d rev}ⁱ^ew^th^{e dev}^e^lopm^en^t^es^tablis^h^{a T}^echⁿⁱ^{cal A}^d^vⁱ^s^o^ry^so^.

^pl^an^(S^ec.805).^C^o^m^m^{ittee to prov}^{ide tech}ⁿⁱ^cal
^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce to th}^{e Secretary}^an^{d th}^{e tas}^k
^f^o^rce.

CRS-73
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^tern^{al R}^e^vⁱ^ew^{Sec. 806.}^D^O^E^’^s^pl^an^s^f^o^{r t}^h^{e h}^y^drog^en^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.
^prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be rev}ⁱ^ew^{ed by}^t^h^e
^Nation^a^{l A}^cadem^y^of^Scien^ces^.
^e^o^u^{s P}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^{Sec. 807.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^w^o^u^l^d^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.
^b^e^au^th^o^r^ized^to^r^e^p^r^esen^{t U.S. in}^ter^e^sts
^rel^a^t^e^{d t}^o^h^y^drog^en^prog^ram^s
^d^o^m^estically^an^dⁱⁿ^terⁿ^atioⁿ^a^llyⁱⁿ
^co^o^r^dⁱⁿ^a^tioⁿ^w^ith^r^e^lev^aⁿ^t^f^e^d^e^r^a^l
^ag^en^cies^.
^vi^{ngs Cl}^a^u^se^{Sec. 808.}^Sp^ecifⁱ^ed^au^th^o^r^{ities o}^f^th^e^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^Secretary^of^T^r^an^s^portation^w^o^u^l^{d n}^o^{t be}
^g/w^af^f^ected.
^s^.or^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^o^f^A^p^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^{Sec. 809.}^A^to^{tal o}^f^$⁴^b^illioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^{Sec. 801.}^A^to^{tal o}^f^$³^.³^b^illioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d
^le^ak^au^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^{r F}^Y^{2006 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}²⁰¹⁰^{be au}^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^{r F}^Y^{2006 t}^h^rou^g^h
^://wiki^f^o^{r all h}^y^drog^en^an^{d f}^u^{el cell res}^earch^,^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^,^an^{d dem}^oⁿ^s^t^r^atⁱ^oⁿ^F^Y^{2010 i}ⁿ^t^h^{e f}^o^l^l^o^wⁱⁿ^g^areas^:^$1.06^b^illioⁿ^f^o^r^h^y^d^r^o^g^en^su^p^p^l^y^r^e^sear^ch^an^d
^h^ttp^activ^ities.^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^(S^{ec. 104 of}^t^h^{e am}^en^ded
^A^c^t)^{; $}⁰^.⁸⁶^b^illioⁿ^f^o^r^f^u^{el cell r}^e^sear^ch
^an^{d dev}^e^l^opm^en^t^(S^{ec. 104);}^$1.31
^b^illioⁿ^f^o^r^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s⁽^S^ec.
^{202); $0.04 b}^illion^f^o^{r codes}^an^d
^staⁿ^d^a^r^d^s.
^l^a^r^aⁿ^d^Wⁱ^nd^T^e^c^hno^l^o^gi^e^s^{Sec. 810.}^Wou^l^{d creat}^{e prog}^ram^of^fⁱ^v^e^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.

^p^ilo^{t p}^r^o^j^{ects to}^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^{ate th}^{e u}^s^{e o}^f
^s^o^l^a^{r en}^erg^y^t^o^produ^{ce h}^y^drog^en^.
^Fu^rth^e^{r, w}^o^u^l^{d create a prog}^ram^of^fⁱ^v^e
^p^ilo^{t p}^r^o^j^{ects to}^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^{ate th}^{e u}^s^{e o}^f
^wⁱⁿ^d^en^erg^y^t^o^produ^{ce h}^y^drog^en^{. D}^O^E
^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^s^u^pport^res^earch

CRS-74
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^{at u}ⁿⁱ^v^e^r^s^{ities th}^{at stu}^d^y^th^e
^u^s^{e of}^s^o^{lar an}^{d w}ⁱⁿ^d^en^erg^y
^t^echⁿ^o^l^o^gⁱ^es^t^o^produ^{ce h}^y^drog^en^.
^drog^en^F^u^el^C^e^l^l^Bu^s^e^s^{Sec. 811.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^,^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.
^t^h^r^o^{ugh t}^h^e^A^d^va^nc^e^d^V^e^hi^c^l^e
^T^e^c^hno^l^o^gi^e^s^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^,^w^o^ul^d^b^e
^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^estab^lish^f^o^u^r^f^u^{el cell b}^u^s
^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^sites.
ⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^No^co^m^p^ar^ab^{le p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 741.}^P^r^o^v^id^{es d}^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^f^o^r
^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^s^{742 an}^{d 743.}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^{d State P}^r^ocu^r^em^en^t^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.^{Sec. 742.}^A^{ll f}^e^{deral ag}^en^cies^th^{at u}^s^e
^g/w^Fu^{el C}^e^{ll Veh}ⁱ^cles^an^d^lⁱ^ght^{- o}^r^he^a^v^y^-^d^u^t^y^ve^hi^c^l^e^s^w^o^ul^d^b^e
^s^.or^drog^en^En^erg^y^Sy^s^t^em^s^requ^{ired to leas}^{e or pu}^rch^a^s^e^f^u^{el cell}
^le^ak^v^e^hⁱ^cles^an^{d h}^y^drog^en^en^erg^y^s^y^s^t^em^s^.
^://wiki^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^w^o^u^l^{d be}^requ^{ired to pay}^f^e^{deral ag}^en^cies^th^e
^h^ttpⁱⁿ^crem^en^{tal cos}^t^of^th^{e n}^e^w^s^y^s^t^em^s^.^T^h^e
^Secr^etar^y^o^f^En^er^g^y^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^p^e^r^m^itted
^t^o^es^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^cooperatⁱ^v^{e prog}^ram^wⁱ^t^h
^s^t^{ate ag}^en^cies^{to en}^cou^r^ag^{e th}^{e pu}^rch^a^s^e
^of^f^u^el^cel^l^v^e^hⁱ^cl^es^{. A}^t^o^t^a^l^of^$105
^m^illioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^au^th^o^r^ized^b^e^tw^een
^F^Y^{2006 an}^{d F}^Y^2008.
^deral^Procu^r^em^en^t^of^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.^{Sec. 743.}^A^{ll f}^e^{deral ag}^en^cies^th^{at u}^s^e
^a^ry^{, P}^o^{rtable, an}^{d Micro}^{electrical pow}^{er f}^r^om^s^t^ation^a^ry^,
^{el Cells}^port^a^bl^{e, or m}ⁱ^croport^a^bl^{e dev}ⁱ^ces^w^o^u^l^d
^{be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^l^eas^{e or pu}^rch^a^s^e
^s^t^atⁱ^oⁿ^a^ry^{, port}^a^bl^{e, or m}ⁱ^{cro f}^u^el^cel^l^s^.
^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^w^o^u^l^{d be}

CRS-75
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^requ^{ired to pay}^{or s}^h^{are th}^{e cos}^t^of^th^e
ⁿ^e^w^s^y^s^t^em^s^.^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y
^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^p^e^r^m^itted^to^estab^lish
^cooperatⁱ^v^{e prog}^ram^wⁱ^t^h^s^t^at^{e ag}^en^ci^es
^{to en}^cou^r^ag^{e th}^{e pu}^rch^a^s^e^of^f^u^{el cell}
^v^e^hⁱ^cles^{. A}^{total of}^{$345 m}^illion^w^o^u^l^d
^{be au}^t^h^ori^{zed bet}^w^een^F^Y^{2006 an}^d
^F^Y^2010.
Research and Development
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}
^g/w^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^s^.or
^le^ak^o^r^{t T}^{itle; Def}ⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^{Sec. 900.}^T^h^{is title w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^f^e^r^r^ed^to^Secs^{. 901-903}^{. Sam}^e^sh^o^r^{t title as Ho}^u^s^e
^as^th^{e “}^Eⁿ^e^rg^y^R^e^s^earch^{, Dev}^e^lopm^en^t,^b^{ill. Def}ⁱⁿ^e^s^depar^t^m^ent^a^l^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on,
^://wiki^Dem^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^,^an^d^Co^m^m^e^r^c^ial^His^panic-s^e^r^v^{ing ins}^{titution, nonmilitar}^y
^h^ttp^A^pplⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^of^{2005.” D}^e^fⁱⁿ^e^s^,^f^o^r^ener^{gy labor}^ator^{y, par}^{t B ins}^{titution, and}
^th^{e p}^u^r^p^o^s^{es o}^f^th^{is title, th}^{e ter}^m^s^sin^g^l^e-^p^u^r^p^o^s^{e resea}^r^ch^fa^cility^{. DOE}
^applⁱ^e^{d pr}^ogr^am^s^,^bi^om^as^s^,^D^e^par^t^m^ent^,^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^pu^blⁱ^s^h^“^m^eas^u^r^abl^e
^d^e^p^a^r^tmen^ta^{l missio}ⁿ^,ⁱⁿ^stitu^tioⁿ^o^f^cos^t^an^{d perf}^orm^aⁿ^ce-^bas^e^{d g}^o^al^s^”^f^o^r
^hi^gher^educatⁱ^{on, N}^a^tⁱ^onal^L^abor^at^or^y,^each^m^a^j^o^{r en}^erg^y^R^&^{D area.}
^r^e^new^{able ener}^{gy, Secr}^etar^{y, State,}
^uni^ver^sⁱ^t^y^,^an^d^u^s^{er fa}^cility^.
^pport^f^o^{r S}^cⁱ^eⁿ^{ce an}^{d En}^erg^y^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.^{Sec. 963}^{. D}^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
^d^Iⁿ^f^r^astr^u^c^tu^r^e^dev^e^{lop a s}^t^rateg^y^f^o^{r s}^c^ien^{ce an}^{d en}^erg^y
^R&^{D in}^f^r^astr^u^c^tu^r^e^an^d^d^e^scrⁱ^b^e^th^e
^s^t^rat^e^g^yⁱⁿ^t^h^{e F}^Y^{2007 bu}^dg^et^requ^es^t^.

CRS-76
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^fⁱ^{ce of}^Scien^{ce P}^r^og^ram^s^{Sec. 901.}^T^h^e^p^r^og^ram^s^of^t^h^{e O}^f^fⁱ^{ce of}^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^Scien^{ce w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^au^th^o^r^iz^e^dⁱⁿ^g^eⁿ^e^r^a^l,
^an^{d D}^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^re^ct^{ed t}^o^com^m^eⁿ^c^e
^con^s^t^r^uc^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^t^h^e^Ra^r^e^Is^ot^ope
^{Accelerator n}^o^{later th}^an^Septem^ber³⁰^,
^{2008. Ex}^pen^dⁱ^t^u^res^on^t^h^{e Rare Is}^ot^ope
^A^{ccelerator prior to operation}^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^lim^ited^to^$¹^.¹^b^illioⁿ^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^s^t^em^s^Bi^ol^og^y^Prog^ram^o^u^se⁾^{/ Ge}^no^m^e^{s to}^Lⁱ^fe^{Sec. 902.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^es^tablis^h^{a prog}^ram^of^res^earch^,^{Sec. 968.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^carry^ou^{t a prog}^ram^of^res^earch^,
^g/w^og^ram^(Sen^ate)^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t, an}^d^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿⁱⁿ^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t, d}^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^,^an^d
^s^.or^ge^ne^tⁱ^c^s,^p^r^o^t^eⁱ^{n sc}ⁱ^e^nc^e^,^aⁿ^d^co^m^m^e^r^c^{ial ap}^p^licatioⁿⁱⁿ^mⁱ^cr^o^bⁱ^{al an}^d
^le^ak^co^m^p^u^t^atioⁿ^a^{l b}ⁱ^o^l^o^g^y^,^w^ith^sp^ecifⁱ^ed^pl^an^t^s^y^s^t^em^s^bi^ol^og^y^,^prot^eiⁿ^s^cⁱ^eⁿ^ce,
^go^a^l^s.^D^O^E^w^o^ul^d^ha^ve^t^o^sub^mⁱ^t^a^an^{d com}^p^u^t^atⁱ^oⁿ^a^l^bi^ol^og^y^,^wⁱ^t^h
^://wiki^res^earch^plan^f^o^{r th}^is^prog^ram^to^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed g}^o^als^,^{to be k}ⁿ^o^wⁿ^as^th^e
^h^ttp^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^w^ithⁱⁿ^on^{e y}^{ear an}^{d con}^t^ract^“^G^en^om^es^{to L}ⁱ^f^e^P^r^og^ram^.^{” DOE}
^w^ith^th^{e Natio}ⁿ^a^{l A}^cad^em^y^o^f^Scien^ces^w^o^u^l^{d h}^a^v^e^t^o^{prepare a prog}^ram^pl^an
^to^r^e^vⁱ^ew^th^{e p}^l^an^w^ithⁱⁿ^an^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l 1}⁸^an^{d u}^{pdate its}^s^h^ort-^term^g^o^als^each^y^ear
^m^oⁿ^t^h^s^{. B}ⁱ^om^{edical res}^earch^an^d^t^o^ge^t^h^e^r^wⁱ^t^h^t^h^e^a^nnua^l^b^u^d^g^e^t
^r^e^sear^ch^r^e^lated^to^h^u^m^an^{s w}^o^u^l^dⁿ^o^{t b}^e^sub^m^issioⁿ^.
^p^e^r^m^itted^{as p}^a^r^t^o^f^th^{e p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^.
^taly^sⁱ^s^R^e^s^earch^an^d^{Sec. 903.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^{Sec. 964.}^Sim^ilar^to^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^v^e^l^opm^en^t^Prog^ram^con^d^u^c^{t a prog}^ram^of^R^&^{D in}^cataly^s^is^P^r^og^ram^con^t^en^{t w}^o^u^l^{d be s}^p^ecifⁱ^{ed in}
^s^c^ien^ce.^m^o^r^e^d^e^{tail. I}ⁿ^ad^d^itioⁿ^,^{a tr}^ienⁿⁱ^al
^as^s^e^s^s^m^en^t^of^t^h^{e prog}^ram^by^t^h^e
^Nation^a^{l A}^cadem^y^of^Scien^ces^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^requⁱ^r^ed.

CRS-77
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^drog^en^{Sec. 904.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^{Sec. 965.}^Iⁿ^ad^d^itioⁿ^to^th^{e Ho}^u^s^e
^con^d^u^c^{t a prog}^ram^of^f^uⁿ^d^am^en^{tal R}^&^D^l^a^ngua^ge^,^t^h^e^hy^d^r^o^g^eⁿ^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^w^o^ul^d
ⁱⁿ^s^u^pport^of^t^h^{e h}^y^drog^en^prog^ram^s^{be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^oⁱⁿ^cl^u^d^{e s}^u^pport^f^o^r
^au^th^o^r^izedⁱⁿ^T^{itle VI}^I^I^.^ge^ne^r^a^tⁱ^{ng hy}^d^r^o^g^eⁿ^wⁱ^t^h^o^u^t^t^h^e^use^o^f
ⁿ^a^tu^r^a^{l g}^a^s.
^lid^{State L}ⁱ^g^h^tin^g^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 966.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o
^con^d^u^c^{t a prog}^ram^of^res^earch^on
^adv^aⁿ^{ced s}^o^lⁱ^d^s^t^at^{e l}ⁱ^g^h^tⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^s^u^pport
^of^th^{e in}^itiativ^{e es}^tablis^h^e^{d by}^{Sec. 912.}
^v^aⁿ^ced^Scien^tif^{ic Co}^m^p^u^tin^g^{Sec. 905.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^{Sec. 967.}^Sim^ilar^to^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^,
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^s^earch^con^d^u^c^{t a prog}^ram^of^R^&^{D in}^adv^aⁿ^ced^w^ith^th^{e ad}^d^itioⁿ^o^f^ad^v^aⁿ^ced
^g/w^scien^tif^{ic co}^m^p^u^tin^g^,ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^ap^p^lied^m^a^th^em^{atics an}^d^th^{e activ}^{ities au}^th^o^r^ized^vⁱ^s^u^alization^techⁿⁱ^qu^es^as^on^{e of}^th^e^g^o^{als o}^f^th^{e p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^.^Iⁿ^ad^d^itioⁿ^,^Sec.
^s^.or^b^y^t^h^e^D^e^p^a^r^t^m^e^nt^o^f^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^Hⁱ^gh-Eⁿ^d^{203 of}^t^h^{e H}ⁱ^g^h^-^Perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce C}^o^m^p^u^tⁱⁿ^g
^le^ak^C^o^m^p^u^tⁱⁿ^g^R^e^vⁱ^t^a^lⁱ^zatⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^of²⁰⁰⁴^A^c^t^of^{1991 (15 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{5523) w}^o^u^l^{d be}
^://wiki^(P.L^{. 108-}^423).^am^en^{ded as}^f^o^llow^s^{: DOE’}^s^g^eⁿ^e^ral^r^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^{ilities as p}^a^r^t^o^f^th^{e in}^ter^a^g^eⁿ^c^y
^h^ttp^Natioⁿ^a^{l Hig}^h^-^P^e^r^f^o^r^m^aⁿ^{ce Co}^m^p^u^tin^g
^Prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be m}^odi^fⁱ^ed;^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^d
ⁿ^o^l^oⁿ^g^e^{r be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed, as}^part^of^t^h^at
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^,^to^estab^lish^coⁿ^s^o^r^{tia, en}^g^a^g^eⁱⁿ
^t^e^c^hno^l^o^gy^t^r^aⁿ^sfe^r^,^o^r^sub^mⁱ^t^aⁿ^a^nnua^l
^r^e^p^o^r^{t (}^b^u^t^th^{ese activ}^{ities w}^o^u^l^dⁿ^o^{t b}^e
^p^r^o^h^ib^ited⁾^{; an}^d^th^{e au}^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^o^f
^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^f^o^{r t}^h^{e prog}^ram^f^o^{r f}ⁱ^s^cal
^y^ears^already^com^p^{leted w}^o^u^l^{d be}
^{replaced by}^{a g}^eⁿ^e^{ral au}^th^orization^of
^“^s^u^c^h^s^u^m^s^as^{are n}^eces^s^a^ry^.”

CRS-78
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^sⁱ^on^En^erg^y^Scien^ces^{Sec. 906.}^R^e^s^earch^{, dev}^e^lopm^en^t,^{Sec. 962.}^Sim^ilar^to^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^T^h^{e Un}^{ited States}^w^ith^drew^f^r^om^th^{e des}ⁱ^gⁿ^ph^as^e
^og^r^a^m^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^,^an^d^co^m^m^e^r^c^ial^Iⁿ^ad^d^itioⁿ^,^{DOE w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^dⁱ^r^ected^to^of^IT^ERⁱⁿ^{1998 at}^con^g^r^es^sⁱ^on^al^di^rectⁱ^oⁿ^,
^ap^p^licatioⁿ^dⁱ^r^ected^{at co}^m^p^etitiv^en^{ess in}ⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e in}^th^{e f}^u^sioⁿ^p^o^licy^p^l^an^{, to}^th^e^larg^ely^becau^s^e^of^con^cern^s^abou^{t cos}^t^an^{d s}^c^ope.
^fusi^oⁿ^eⁿ^e^r^gy^,ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng a}^d^e^m^o^nst^r^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^ex^ten^t^pos^sⁱ^{ble, th}^{e recom}^m^eⁿ^d^ation^s^on^T^h^{e proj}^{ect h}^a^s^sⁱⁿ^{ce been}^res^t^ru^ctu^r^{ed, an}^{d in}
^o^f^th^{e u}^tilizatioⁿ^o^f^f^u^sioⁿ^en^er^g^y^to^w^o^r^k^fo^r^c^e^p^l^aⁿⁿⁱ^{ng t}^h^a^t^w^e^r^e^m^a^d^eⁱⁿ^Jan^u^a^ry^{2003, t}^h^{e A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ratⁱ^oⁿ^anⁿ^o^uⁿ^{ced i}^t^s
^produ^{ce el}^ect^ri^{c pow}^{er or h}^y^drog^en^,^March^{2004 by}^D^O^E^’^s^F^u^sⁱ^on^En^erg^yⁱⁿ^ten^tioⁿ^to^r^een^ter^th^{e p}^r^o^j^{ect. Oth}^e^rⁱⁿ^terⁿ^atioⁿ^a^l
^w^o^u^l^{d be decl}^{ared t}^o^{be U}^.^S^.^polⁱ^c^y^.^Scien^ces^A^d^vⁱ^s^o^ry^C^o^m^m^ittee.^partn^e^rsⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e th}^{e Eu}^ropean^Un^ion^,^J^a^pan^,
^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^s^u^bmⁱ^t^{a pl}^an^R^u^s^sⁱ^{a, C}^hⁱⁿ^{a, an}^{d Sou}^t^h^{Korea. A}^s^{ite in}^Fran^ce
^to^car^r^y^o^u^{t th}^{at p}^o^licy^.^A^u^th^o^r^ity^w^o^u^l^d^w^a^s^of^fⁱ^ci^al^l^y^s^e^l^ect^{ed on}^Juⁿ^e^{28, 2005.}
^b^e^gⁱ^v^eⁿ^f^o^r^th^{e Un}^ited^{States to}
^p^a^r^ticip^{ate in}^th^{e in}^terⁿ^atioⁿ^a^{l f}^u^sioⁿ
^en^erg^y^ex^perim^eⁿ^t^kⁿ^o^wⁿ^as^IT^ER
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}⁽^I^nt^e^r^na^tⁱ^o^na^l^T^h^e^r^m^o^nuc^l^e^a^r
^g/w^Ex^perim^eⁿ^t^{al R}^{eactor). DOE w}^o^u^l^{d be}
^s^.or^di^rect^{ed t}^o^dev^e^l^{op a pl}^an^f^o^{r IT}^ER
^le^ak^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^an^d^h^a^v^e^{it r}^e^vⁱ^ew^ed^b^y^th^e
^Nation^a^{l A}^cadem^y^of^Scien^ces^{. Fu}ⁿ^d^s
^://wiki^cou^l^{d n}^o^t^{be ex}^pen^d^{ed f}^o^{r IT}^ER
^h^ttp^coⁿ^s^tr^u^c^tioⁿ^uⁿ^{til th}^{e p}^l^an^an^d^o^t^h^e^r
^report^s^w^e^{re prov}ⁱ^d^{ed t}^o^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^.^If
^con^s^tru^c^tion^of^IT^ER^{appeared u}ⁿ^lik^ely^,
^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^s^u^bmⁱ^t^{a pl}^an
^f^o^{r a dom}^es^tⁱ^c^bu^rnⁱⁿ^g^pl^as^m^a
^ex^perim^eⁿ^t^.
^s^sⁱ^on^an^{d F}^u^sⁱ^on^En^erg^y^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 969.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o
^R^e^s^earch^P^r^og^ram^es^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^{a prog}^ram^of^R^&^D^on^m^a^t^e^ri^al^s
^s^c^ien^{ce f}^o^{r adv}^aⁿ^{ced f}ⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^reactors^an^d
^D^O^E^’^s^f^u^sⁱ^on^en^erg^y^prog^ram^.

CRS-79
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^erg^y^-^W^{ater Su}^pply^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 970.}^A^prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^c^hno^l^o^gi^e^s^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^estab^lish^e^d^,^w^ithⁱⁿ^th^{e B}ⁱ^o^l^o^g^{ical an}^d
^En^vⁱ^ron^m^en^{tal R}^e^s^earch^prog^ram^of^th^e
^{DOE Of}^fⁱ^{ce of}^Scien^{ce, to s}^t^u^d^y^en^erg^y^-
^r^e^lated^issu^{es asso}^ciated^w^ith^w^a^ter
^s^u^ppl^y^an^{d w}^a^t^e^{r s}^u^ppl^yⁱ^s^s^u^es^rel^a^t^e^{d t}^o
^eⁿ^e^r^gy^p^r^o^d^u^c^tⁱ^o^n.^A^r^seⁿⁱ^c^r^e^m^o^va^l^,
^d^e^salin^atioⁿ^,^an^d^w^a^ter^r^e^so^u^r^ce
^su^stain^a^b^ility^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^am^oⁿ^g^th^{e ar}^eas
^{to be in}^v^e^s^tig^{ated. R}^e^s^earch^proj^ects
^uⁿ^d^er^th^{is sectio}ⁿ^w^o^u^l^dⁿ^o^{t r}^e^q^u^ir^{e co}^st-
^s^h^ariⁿ^g^,^des^pⁱ^t^e^S^{ec. 1002 (s}^{ee bel}^o^w⁾^,
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^bu^t^dem^oⁿ^s^t^r^atⁱ^oⁿ^proj^ect^s^w^o^u^l^d.
^g/w
^s^.or^a^l^l^a^tⁱ^o^{n N}^e^ut^r^o^{n So}^ur^c^e^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 971.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^Co^nst^r^uc^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^t^h^e^Sp^a^l^l^a^tⁱ^o^{n N}^e^ut^r^o^{n So}^ur^c^e^,^a
^le^ak^sub^mⁱ^t^t^o^Co^ngr^e^{ss a}ⁿ^a^nnua^l^p^r^o^g^r^e^ss^r^e^sear^ch^f^acility^{at Oak}^Rid^g^{e Natio}ⁿ^a^l
^r^e^p^o^r^{t o}ⁿ^th^{e Sp}^allatioⁿ^Neu^t^r^oⁿ^So^u^r^ce^L^a^borat^ory^,ⁱ^s^ex^pect^{ed t}^o^{be com}^p^l^e^t^e^{d du}^riⁿ^g
^://wiki^an^{d dev}^e^l^{op an}^operatⁱ^oⁿ^a^l^pl^an^f^o^{r t}^h^e^f^acility^th^{at m}^{eets sp}^ecifⁱ^ed^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^ts.^F^Y^2006.
^h^ttp^A^ppropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^r
^th^{e lif}^etim^{e of}^th^{e proj}^{ect ov}^{erall an}^{d f}^o^r
^cert^aⁱⁿ^rel^a^t^e^{d i}^t^e^m^sⁱⁿ^F^Y^{2006, F}^Y^2007,
^an^{d F}^Y^2008.
^{ce an}^{d T}^echⁿ^o^log^y^{Sec. 907.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed t}^o^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

^ho^l^a^r^s^hi^p^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^estab^lish^{a sch}^o^lar^s^hⁱ^p^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^to^h^e^lp
^recru^{it an}^{d prepare s}^t^u^d^en^ts^f^o^{r careers}ⁱⁿ
^D^O^E^{. S}^c^h^o^l^a^rs^hⁱ^{p reci}^pi^en^t^s^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^requⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^w^o^rk^f^o^{r DOE f}^o^{r 24 m}^oⁿ^t^h^s
^{per academ}^{ic y}^{ear of}^s^c^h^o^lars^hⁱ^p
^receiv^e^d.

CRS-80
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^o^rk^f^o^{rce T}^r^en^ds^an^d^{No com}^p^{arable s}^ection^.^{Sec. 1101}^{. W}^o^u^l^{d requ}^{ire Secretary}
^ain^ees^hⁱ^{p Gran}^ts^r^e^p^o^r^{t to}^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess, w}^ithⁱⁿ¹^y^ear^{, o}ⁿ
^cu^rren^t^tren^ds^uⁿ^d^{er tren}^dsⁱⁿ^th^e
^w^o^r^k^f^o^r^{ce in}^sk^illed^techⁿⁱ^{cal p}^e^r^s^oⁿⁿ^e^l
^t^h^at^s^u^pport^en^erg^y^t^echⁿ^o^l^o^g^y
ⁱⁿ^du^s^t^ries^{; an}^{d electric pow}^{er an}^d
^tran^s^m^is^sⁱ^on^en^gⁱⁿ^eers^;^an^{d es}^tablis^h
^gr^aⁿ^t^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^t^o^e^nha^nc^e^t^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng fo}^r
^an^y^w^o^rk^f^o^{rce categ}^ory^f^o^{r w}^h^ich^a
^sh^o^r^tag^e^{is id}^en^tif^ied^o^r^p^r^ed^icted^.
^erg^y^R^e^s^earch^Fellow^s^hⁱ^ps^{No com}^p^{arable s}^ection^.^{Sec. 1102.}^W^o^u^l^d^estab^lish^a
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^P^o^std^o^c^to^r^a^{l Fello}^w^s^hⁱ^p^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^to
^g/w^eⁿ^c^o^ur^a^g^e^o^u^t^s^t^a^ndⁱ^{ng y}^o^{ung sc}ⁱ^e^ntⁱ^s^t^s
^s^.or^an^{d en}^gⁱⁿ^eers^t^o^pu^rs^u^e^pos^t^doct^o^ral
^le^ak^res^earch^appoiⁿ^t^m^eⁿ^t^sⁱⁿ^en^erg^y^res^earch
^an^d^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t at in}^stitu^tioⁿ^s^o^f^hⁱ^g^h^e^r
^://wiki^edu^cation^of^th^{eir ch}^oice.
^h^ttp^u^catioⁿ^a^{l P}^r^o^g^r^a^m^sⁱⁿ^{No com}^p^{arable s}^ection^.^{Sec. 1103.}^W^o^u^l^{d am}^en^{d th}^{e Departm}^eⁿ^t
^{ce an}^{d Math}^em^atics^of^En^erg^y^Scien^{ce Edu}^cation
^En^h^aⁿ^cem^en^t^A^c^t^{(42 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{7381a) by}
^requ^irin^g^th^{e En}^erg^y^Secretary^{to u}^s^{e n}^o^t
^l^e^s^s^t^h^an^{0.2 percen}^t^of^t^h^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^m^a^de
^av^ai^l^a^bl^{e t}^o^D^O^E^f^o^{r f}ⁱ^s^cal^y^{ear 2006 an}^d
^each^fⁱ^s^{cal y}^{ear th}^ereaf^{ter to carry}^ou^t
^au^th^o^r^ized^activ^{ities. T}^h^{e sectio}ⁿ^w^o^u^l^d
^al^s^o^am^en^{d 42 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{7381b by}^addiⁿ^g
^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^s^f^o^r^co^m^p^etitiv^{e ev}^en^{ts f}^o^r
^stu^d^en^{ts, co}^m^p^etitiv^ely^-^aw^ar^d^e^d^,^p^eer^-
^revⁱ^ew^{ed prog}^ram^s^t^o^prom^ot^e
^prof^es^sⁱ^on^al^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^f^o^{r m}^a^t^h^an^d
^s^c^ien^{ce teach}^ers^,^s^u^m^m^e^{r in}^tern^s^h^ips^f^o^r

CRS-81
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^teach^ers^.^T^h^{e En}^erg^y^Secretary^w^o^u^l^d
^en^terⁱⁿ^to^an^ar^r^aⁿ^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^w^ith^th^e
^Natioⁿ^a^{l A}^cad^em^y^o^f^P^u^b^lic
^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^r^a^tⁱ^o^{n t}^o^c^o^nd^uc^t^a^st^ud^y^o^f^t^h^e
^p^r^io^r^{ities, q}^u^ality^{, lo}^{cal an}^d^r^e^gⁱ^oⁿ^al
^f^l^ex^ib^ility^{, an}^d^p^l^an^{s f}^o^r^ed^u^catioⁿ^a^l
^prog^ram^s^{at Departm}^eⁿ^t^res^earch^an^d
^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t f}^acilities.
^prov^{ed A}^cces^s^{to En}^erg^y^-^{No com}^p^{arable s}^ection^.^{Sec. 1106.}^W^o^u^l^{d am}^en^{d th}^{e Departm}^eⁿ^t
^Scien^tif^{ic an}^d^T^echⁿⁱ^cal^of^En^erg^y^Scien^{ce Edu}^cation
^reers^.^En^h^aⁿ^cem^en^t^A^c^t^{(42 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{7381a) by}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^addin^g^{at th}^{e en}^{d th}^{e f}^o^llowⁱⁿ^g^:
^g/w^Prog^ram^s^f^o^{r S}^t^u^d^en^t^s^f^r^om^Uⁿ^der-
^s^.or^repres^en^t^e^{d G}^r^ou^ps^;^an^{d Part}ⁿ^e^rs^hⁱ^ps
^le^ak^w^ith^Histo^r^ically^B^l^ack^Co^lleg^e^{s an}^d
^Un^iv^er^{sities, Hisp}^an^ic-^Ser^vⁱⁿ^g
^://wiki^Iⁿ^stitu^tioⁿ^s^{, an}^d^T^r^ib^{al Co}^lleg^e^s.
^h^ttp^fⁱ^{ce o}^f^Scien^tif^{ic an}^d^{Sec. 908.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
ⁿⁱ^{cal In}^f^o^rm^ation^m^aⁱⁿ^tain^th^{e Of}^fⁱ^{ce o}^f^Scien^tif^{ic an}^d
^T^echⁿⁱ^{cal In}^f^o^rm^ation^.
^{ce an}^{d En}^gⁱⁿ^eerin^g^P^ilot^{Sec. 909.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

^og^r^a^m^aw^{ard a g}^r^an^{t to Oak}^Rⁱ^dg^{e A}^s^s^o^ciated
^Un^iv^er^{sities to}^estab^lish^{a r}^e^gⁱ^oⁿ^{al p}^ilo^t
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^to^en^h^aⁿ^{ce scien}^tif^ic,
^t^e^c^hno^l^o^gi^c^a^l^,^e^ngi^ne^e^rⁱ^ng,^aⁿ^d
^m^a^th^em^{atical liter}^acy^{, cr}^eativ^ity^{, an}^d
^deci^sⁱ^on^m^a^kⁱⁿ^g^.^T^h^{e prog}^ram^w^o^u^l^d
ⁱⁿ^v^o^lv^{e r}^e^sear^ch^uⁿⁱ^v^e^r^s^{ities, u}ⁿⁱ^v^e^r^s^ities

CRS-82
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^th^{at train}^elem^en^tary^an^{d s}^econ^d^ary
^s^c^h^{ool teach}^ers^,^an^{d DOE n}^a^tion^a^l
^l^a^borat^ori^e^s^.^A^report^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^ed
^oⁿ^lessoⁿ^s^learⁿ^e^d^f^r^o^m^th^{e p}^ilo^t
^prog^ram^,ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^{a plan}^f^o^{r ex}^pan^dⁱⁿ^g
^th^{e p}^r^o^g^r^a^mⁿ^a^tioⁿ^w^id^e.
^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^o^f^A^p^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^{Sec. 910.}^A^ppropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^w^o^u^l^{d be}^{Sec. 961.}^A^ppropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^w^o^u^l^{d be}^{See als}^o^Sen^a^te^Secs^{. 967 and 971}^abov^e
^au^th^{orized f}^o^{r th}^{e Of}^fⁱ^{ce of}^Scien^{ce f}^o^r^au^th^{orized f}^o^{r th}^{e Of}^fⁱ^{ce of}^Scien^{ce f}^o^r^r^e^g^a^r^dⁱⁿ^g^au^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^o^f^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^f^o^r^th^e
^F^Y^{2006 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^{2010, w}ⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^creas^es^F^Y^{2006 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^{2008, at}^l^e^v^e^l^s^A^d^v^aⁿ^ced^Scien^tif^{ic Co}^m^p^u^tin^g^Resear^ch
^of^10%^-^15%^{per y}^{ear. Wi}^t^hⁱⁿ^t^h^es^e^so^m^e^w^h^{at h}ⁱ^g^h^e^r^th^anⁱⁿ^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^an^d^th^{e Sp}^allatioⁿ^Neu^t^r^oⁿ^So^u^r^ce
^to^{tals, ap}^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^W^ithⁱⁿ^th^{ese to}^{tals, ap}^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^w^o^u^l^d^f^acility^{, b}^o^t^h^o^f^w^h^ich^ar^{e in}^th^{e Of}^fⁱ^{ce o}^f
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^au^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^{r t}^h^{e i}ⁿ^di^vⁱ^du^al^prog^ram^s^{be au}^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^{r t}^h^{e i}ⁿ^di^vⁱ^du^al^prog^ram^s^Scien^ce.
^g/w^des^c^ri^{bed i}ⁿ^Secs^{. 902, 905, 906}^(ex^cept^des^c^ri^{bed i}ⁿ^Secs^{. 962, 964, 968}^{, an}^d
^s^.or^IT^ER^),^{907, 908, and 909}^.⁹⁷⁰^.
^le^ak^A^p^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^f^o^r^coⁿ^s^tr^u^c^tioⁿ^o^f^I^T^ER
^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed s}^e^parat^e^l^y^{, as}^w^o^u^l^d
^://wiki^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^f^o^{r i}ⁿ^t^e^g^r^at^{ed bi}^oen^e^rg^y^R^&^D^f^o^{r F}^Y^{2005 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^2009.
^h^ttp
dministration and Operations
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^st^Sha^rⁱ^ng^{Sec. 911.}^C^o^s^t^s^h^ariⁿ^g^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^ed^{Sec. 1002}^.^Co^st^sha^rⁱ^{ng w}^o^ul^d^b^e
^f^o^r^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^car^rⁱ^ed^o^u^{t u}ⁿ^d^er^th^{is title.}^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^activ^{ities u}ⁿ^d^er^th^{is title. No}^t
^T^h^e^mⁱⁿⁱ^m^u^m^no^n-fe^d^e^r^a^l^sha^r^e^w^o^ul^d^{less th}^an²⁰^{% o}^f^th^{e co}^{st R&}^{D activ}^ity
^{be 20%}^f^o^{r R}^&^D^prog^ram^s^an^{d 50%}^f^o^r^w^o^u^l^{d prov}ⁱ^d^{ed by}^{a n}^oⁿ^-^F^e^deral^s^o^u^r^ce,
^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^an^d^co^m^m^e^r^c^ial^an^{d 50%}^f^o^{r dem}^oⁿ^s^t^r^atⁱ^oⁿ^or
^applⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^prog^ram^s^{, bu}^t^D^O^E^cou^l^d^co^m^m^e^r^c^{ial ap}^p^licatioⁿ^activ^ity^{. DOE}
^lo^w^e^r^o^r^w^a^iv^{e th}^{ese r}^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts in}^cou^l^{d redu}^{ce th}^{e n}^oⁿ^-^{Federal s}^h^{are in}

CRS-83
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^certain^circu^m^s^t^an^ces^.^c^on^sⁱ^deration^of^an^y^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^{cal ris}^k^.
^T^h^{is sectio}ⁿ^w^o^u^l^dⁿ^o^{t ap}^p^l^y^to^a
^cooperatⁱ^v^{e R}^&^D^ag^reem^en^t^uⁿ^d^{er t}^h^e
^Stev^en^s^oⁿ^-^W^y^{dler T}^echⁿ^o^log^y
^I^nno^va^tⁱ^o^{n A}^c^t^.
^prog^ram^mⁱⁿ^g^{Sec. 912.}^W^ithⁱⁿ⁶⁰^d^a^y^s^af^ter^an^y^{No com}^p^{arable s}^ection^.
^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^au^th^o^r^ized^uⁿ^d^er^th^{is title,}
^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^report^t^o
^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^on^h^o^w^t^h^{e appropri}^a^t^e^d
^am^ouⁿ^t^s^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^s^t^ri^bu^t^e^d.
^S^u^bs^equ^eⁿ^t^reprog^ram^mⁱⁿ^g^w^o^u^l^{d be}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^lim^ited^to^th^{e lesser}^o^f²^%^o^r^$²^m^illioⁿ
^g/w^uⁿ^l^{ess r}^e^p^o^r^ted^to^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess w}^ith^{at least}
^s^.or^{30 day}^s^’ⁿ^o^tⁱ^ce.
^le^ak^it-^B^a^sed^Co^m^p^etitioⁿ^{Sec. 913.}^A^w^ards^of^f^uⁿ^d^s^au^th^orized^{Sec. 1003}^{. A}^w^ards^of^f^uⁿ^d^s^au^th^orized
^://wiki^uⁿ^d^er^th^{is title w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^p^e^r^m^itted^oⁿ^ly^thr^o^{ugh o}^p^e^{n c}^o^m^p^e^titio^{ns fo}^llo^wⁱ^{ng a}ⁿ^uⁿ^d^er^th^{is title w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^m^a^d^e^oⁿ^ly^af^ter^an^im^p^a^r^{tial r}^e^vⁱ^ew^o^f^th^{e scien}^tif^{ic an}^d
^h^ttp^im^p^a^r^{tial r}^e^vⁱ^ew^o^f^scien^tif^{ic an}^d^techⁿⁱ^{cal m}^e^rit.
^techⁿⁱ^{cal m}^e^rit.
^tern^{al T}^echⁿⁱ^{cal R}^e^vⁱ^ew^of^{Sec. 914.}^A^d^vⁱ^s^o^ry^com^m^ittees^w^o^u^l^{d be}^{Sec. 1004}^{. A}^d^vⁱ^s^o^ry^boards^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^part^m^eⁿ^t^al^Prog^ram^s^es^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^e^{d f}^o^{r D}^O^E^prog^ram^sⁱⁿ^en^erg^y^es^tablis^h^e^{d to rev}ⁱ^ew^{DOE res}^earch^,
^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^{, ren}^e^w^a^{ble en}^erg^y^{, n}^u^c^lear^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t, d}^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^,^an^d
^en^erg^y^{, an}^{d f}^o^s^s^{il en}^erg^y^{. T}^h^e^co^m^m^e^r^c^{ial ap}^p^licatioⁿ^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^{. T}^h^e
^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{t co}^u^l^d^b^e^m^e^{t b}^y^ex^istin^g^scien^tif^{ic p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^ad^vⁱ^so^r^y^co^m^m^ittees
^{DOE co}^m^m^{ittees. Ex}^istin^g^ad^vⁱ^so^r^y^ch^{artered u}ⁿ^d^{er th}^{e Federal A}^d^vⁱ^s^o^ry
^com^m^ittees^w^o^u^l^{d con}^tin^u^e^f^o^{r th}^e^Co^m^m^{ittee A}^c^{t w}^o^u^l^d^coⁿ^tin^u^e^to^u^s^ed
^prog^ram^s^of^th^{e Of}^fⁱ^{ce of}^Scien^{ce, an}^d^by^th^{e Of}^fⁱ^{ce of}^Scien^{ce to ov}^ers^e^e
^th^{e ch}^airs^of^th^{e Of}^fⁱ^{ce of}^Scien^c^e^res^earch^an^{d dev}^e^l^opm^en^t^prog^ram^s
^co^m^m^{ittees w}^o^u^l^d^coⁿ^s^titu^{te a Scien}^c^e^uⁿ^d^{er th}^{at Of}^fⁱ^{ce. DOE w}^o^u^l^{d als}^o^en^ter
^A^d^vⁱ^s^o^ry^C^o^m^m^{ittee f}^o^{r th}^{e Director of}ⁱⁿ^to^ar^r^aⁿ^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^{s w}^ith^th^{e Natio}ⁿ^a^l

CRS-84
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^th^{e Of}^fⁱ^{ce. DOE w}^o^u^l^{d be directed to}^A^cadem^y^of^Scien^ces^{to con}^d^u^c^{t periodic}
^ar^r^aⁿ^g^e^w^ith^th^{e Natio}ⁿ^a^{l A}^cad^em^y^o^f^r^e^vie^w^{s a}ⁿ^d^a^sse^ssm^eⁿ^{ts o}^f^the
^Scien^ces^{to rev}ⁱ^ew^an^{d as}^s^e^s^s^th^e^au^th^{orized prog}^ram^s^{. T}^h^{e Secretary}^of
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^au^th^o^r^ized^b^y^th^{is title, an}^d^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^w^o^ul^d^r^e^p^o^r^t^t^o^Co^ngr^e^s^s
^r^e^p^o^r^{ts o}ⁿ^th^{e r}^e^su^{lts o}^f^th^{ese r}^e^vⁱ^ew^s^d^e^scrⁱ^bⁱⁿ^g^th^{e r}^e^su^{lts o}^f^{all th}^{e r}^e^vⁱ^ew^s
^an^{d as}^s^e^s^s^m^en^t^s^w^o^u^l^{d be du}^{e t}^o^aⁿ^d^a^sse^ssm^eⁿ^ts.
^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^w^ithⁱⁿ^tw^{o y}^ears^of^en^actm^eⁿ^t^.
^m^p^etitiv^{e A}^w^ar^d^o^f^{Sec. 915.}^M^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^aⁿ^d^o^p^e^r^a^tⁱⁿ^g^{No com}^p^{arable s}^ection^.^In^th^{e pas}^t^,^m^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^c^o^nt^r^a^c^t^{s a}^t^m^o^st^D^O^E
^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^Co^nt^r^a^c^t^s^coⁿ^t^r^{acts f}^o^r^{DOE n}^a^tioⁿ^a^{l lab}^o^r^ato^r^ies^laboratories^h^a^v^e^been^ex^ten^d^{ed w}^ith^ou^t
^(ex^{cept L}ⁱ^v^e^rm^{ore, L}^o^s^A^l^am^os^{, San}^d^ia,^co^m^p^etitioⁿ^.^Iⁿ^so^m^e^{cases, lab}^o^r^ato^r^{ies h}^a^v^e^b^een
^aⁿ^d^Sa^va^nna^{h Ri}^ve^r⁾^w^o^ul^d^ha^ve^t^o^b^e^m^aⁿ^a^g^e^{d by}^t^h^{e s}^a^m^e^con^t^ract^{or f}^o^{r 60 y}^ears^or
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^aw^ar^d^e^d^co^m^p^etitiv^ely^uⁿ^l^{ess th}^e^m^o^{re. In}^N^o^v^e^m^b^{er 2003, D}^O^E^rel^eas^{ed t}^h^{e report}
^g/w^Secretary^of^En^erg^y^g^r^an^{ted a w}^a^iv^{er on}^of^{a bl}^u^e^-^rⁱ^bbon^com^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^t^h^atⁱ^t^es^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^e^{d t}^o
^s^.or^{a cas}^e-^by^-^cas^{e bas}ⁱ^s^.^T^h^{e Secretary}^ex^amⁱⁿ^{e th}^{is issu}^{e. T}^h^{e co}^m^mⁱ^ssioⁿ^’^{s r}^e^p^o^r^{t is}
^le^ak^w^o^u^l^dⁿ^o^{t b}^e^p^e^r^m^itted^to^d^e^leg^a^{te h}ⁱ^s^a^v^aⁱ^l^a^b^l^e^oⁿ^lⁱⁿ^e^a^t^[^h^t^t^p^:^/^/^www.^s^e^a^b^.^d^o^e^.^g^o^v^/
^w^a^iv^er^au^th^o^r^ity^an^d^w^o^u^l^d^h^a^v^e^to^p^u^b^licatioⁿ^s^/b^r^c^Dr^af^tRp^t^.p^d^f^]^.^I^t^{states th}^{at “}^t^h^e
^://wikiⁿ^o^tⁱ^f^y^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^at^l^eas^t^{60 day}^s^bef^o^re^aw^ar^dⁱⁿ^g^{a n}^oⁿ^-^co^m^p^etitiv^{e co}ⁿ^t^r^act.^issu^{e o}^f^w^h^eth^e^r^co^m^p^etitioⁿ^sh^o^u^ld^b^e^r^o^u^tin^ely^u^s^{ed f}^o^{r res}^earch^an^{d dev}^e^lopm^en^{t laboratories}^is
^h^ttp^s^u^bj^ect^t^o^wⁱ^{de an}^{d v}^a^ri^{ed opi}ⁿⁱ^on^s^.^”
ⁿ^a^{l L}^a^b^o^r^ato^r^y^{Sec. 916.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be proh}ⁱ^bⁱ^t^e^{d f}^r^om^{No com}^p^{arable s}^ection^.
^si^gna^tⁱ^oⁿ^d^e^sigⁿ^a^tin^g^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l f}^{acilities as}
ⁿ^a^tioⁿ^a^{l lab}^o^r^ato^r^{ies, b}^e^y^oⁿ^d^th^o^s^e
^defⁱⁿ^e^{d i}ⁿ^{Sec. 900}^.
^port^on^Equ^a^l^Em^pl^oy^m^eⁿ^t^{Sec. 917.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^{No com}^p^{arable s}^ection^.

^uⁿⁱ^t^y^Practⁱ^ces^{report to C}^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^w^ith^on^{e y}^{ear an}^d
^ev^ery^tw^{o y}^ears^th^ereaf^{ter on}^equ^a^l
^em^pl^oy^m^eⁿ^t^opport^uⁿⁱ^t^y^practⁱ^ces^at^t^h^e
ⁿ^a^tioⁿ^a^{l lab}^o^r^ato^r^ies.

CRS-85
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^Facility^B^e^{st P}^r^{actices P}^l^an^{Sec. 918.}^No^{DOE f}^acility^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^No^co^m^p^ar^ab^{le sectio}ⁿ^.^{DOE u}^s^er^f^{acilities ar}^{e av}^ailab^l^{e to}^o^u^tsid^e
^p^e^r^m^itted^to^b^e^gⁱⁿ^o^p^e^r^a^tin^g^{as a u}^s^er^res^earch^ers^.
^f^acility^uⁿ^l^{ess DOE h}^a^d^d^e^v^e^lo^p^e^d^an^d
^tr^an^sm^itted^to^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess a p}^l^an^f^o^r
^staf^fⁱⁿ^g^th^{e f}^acility^{, allo}^catin^g^tim^{e f}^a^ir^ly
^to^{its u}^s^er^{s, an}^d^o^p^e^r^a^tin^g^{it in}^{a saf}^e^an^d
^fⁱ^scally^p^r^u^d^en^{t m}^aⁿⁿ^e^r^.
^pport^f^o^{r S}^cⁱ^eⁿ^{ce an}^{d En}^erg^y^{Sec. 919.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^{No com}^p^{arable s}^ection^.
^f^r^astr^u^c^tu^r^e^an^d^Facilities^dev^e^l^{op an}^{d i}^m^pl^em^en^t^{a s}^t^rat^e^g^y^f^o^r
^m^aⁱⁿ^tainⁱⁿ^g^ex^istin^g^f^{acilities an}^d
ⁱⁿ^fr^a^s^t^r^uc^t^u^r^e^,^c^l^o^sⁱ^{ng unne}^c^e^ssa^r^y
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^f^{acilities, m}^o^dⁱ^f^yⁱⁿ^g^f^{acilities, an}^d
^g/w^b^u^ildⁱⁿ^gⁿ^e^w^f^{acilities. A}^r^e^p^o^r^{t to}
^s^.or^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed by}^Juⁿ^e^1,
^le^ak^{2007, s}^u^m^m^a^ri^ziⁿ^g^t^h^{e s}^t^rat^e^g^y^.
^://wikiⁿ^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^Pl^an^{Sec. 920.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^dev^e^l^{op a pl}^an^t^oⁱ^m^prov^{e coordi}ⁿ^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^{No com}^p^{arable s}^ection^.

^h^ttp^an^{d collaboration}ⁱⁿ^res^earch^,
^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t, d}^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^,^an^d
^co^m^m^e^r^c^{ial ap}^p^licatioⁿ^activ^{ities acr}^o^s^s
^D^O^E^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^na^l^b^o^und^a^rⁱ^e^s.^A
^con^f^eren^{ce of}^prog^ram^m^aⁿ^a^g^e^rs^f^r^om
^th^{e Of}^fⁱ^{ce of}^Scien^{ce an}^{d th}^{e applied}
^prog^ram^s^w^o^u^l^{d be con}^v^eⁿ^e^{d as}^part^of
^t^h^{e proces}^s^of^dev^e^l^opiⁿ^g^t^hⁱ^s^pl^an^{. D}^O^E
^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^tr^an^sm^{it th}^{e p}^l^an^to
^Co^ngr^e^{ss w}ⁱ^t^hⁱⁿⁿⁱ^ne^m^o^nt^{hs a}ⁿ^d
^tr^an^sm^{it a r}^e^vⁱ^sed^v^e^r^s^ioⁿ^ev^er^y^tw^o
^y^ears^th^ereaf^ter.

CRS-86
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^prov^{ed T}^echⁿ^o^log^y^T^r^an^s^f^er^{No com}^p^{arable s}^ection^.^{Sec. 1005}^{. A}^T^echⁿ^o^log^y^T^r^an^s^f^er
^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^T^e^c^hno^l^o^gi^e^s^C^oordiⁿ^a^t^o^{r w}^o^u^l^{d be appoi}ⁿ^t^{ed as}
^p^rⁱⁿ^cip^a^{l ad}^vⁱ^so^r^oⁿ^{all m}^a^tter^s^r^e^latin^g
^{to tech}ⁿ^o^log^y^tran^s^f^{er an}^d
^co^m^m^e^r^c^ializatioⁿ^.^A^T^echⁿ^o^lo^g^y
^T^r^an^s^f^{er Work}ⁱⁿ^g^G^r^ou^{p, w}^o^u^l^{d be}
^estab^lish^e^d^coⁿ^s^istin^g^o^f^r^e^p^r^esen^tativ^es
^of^th^{e Nation}^a^{l L}^a^boratories^an^{d res}^earch
^f^{acilities. A}ⁿ^En^er^g^y^T^echⁿ^o^lo^g^y
^Co^m^m^e^r^cⁱ^a^lⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^{n Fund}^,^usi^{ng 0}^.⁵^%^o^f
^th^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^m^a^{de av}^{ailable to DOE f}^o^r
^each^fⁱ^s^{cal y}^{ear, w}^o^u^l^{d be u}^s^{ed to}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^p^r^o^v^id^{e m}^a^tchⁱⁿ^g^f^uⁿ^d^{s w}^ith^p^r^iv^ate
^g/w^partⁿ^e^rs^t^o^prom^ot^{e prom}ⁱ^sⁱⁿ^g
^s^.or^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^f^o^{r com}^m^e^{rcial pu}^rpos^es^.
^le^ak^N^o^t^l^a^t^e^{r t}^h^an^{180 day}^s^af^t^e^{r en}^act^m^eⁿ^t
^o^f^th^{is title, th}^{e En}^er^g^y^Secr^etar^y^w^o^u^l^d
^://wiki^r^e^p^o^r^t^t^o^Co^ngr^e^{ss o}ⁿ^a^t^e^c^hno^l^o^gy
^h^ttp^tran^s^f^{er ex}^ecu^tion^plan^{, w}^ith^u^pdates
^y^early^.
ⁿ^o^lo^g^yⁱⁿ^f^r^astr^u^c^tu^r^e^{No com}^p^{arable s}^ection^.^{Sec. 1006}^.^D^O^E^w^o^ul^d^e^s^t^a^b^lⁱ^s^{h a}^ne^w
^ram^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^to^im^p^r^o^v^{e th}^{e ab}^ility^o^f
^Nation^a^{l L}^a^boratories^an^{d res}^earch
^f^acilities^{to s}^u^{pport th}^{e En}^erg^y
^D^e^part^m^eⁿ^t^’^s^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^s^by^s^tⁱ^m^u^l^atⁱⁿ^g
^th^{e d}^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t o}^f^techⁿ^o^lo^g^y^clu^s^ter^s^;
^im^p^r^o^vⁱⁿ^g^Natioⁿ^a^l
^L^a^b^o^r^ato^r^ies/f^{acilities ab}^{ilities to}^b^eⁿ^e^fⁱ^t
^f^r^om^com^m^e^{rcial res}^earch^{, tech}ⁿ^o^log^y^,
^produ^cts^,^proces^s^e^s^,^an^{d s}^e^rv^ices^{; an}^d
^en^cou^r^ag^{e th}^{e ex}^ch^an^g^e^betw^een
^Natioⁿ^a^{l L}^a^b^o^r^ato^r^ies/f^{acilities an}^dⁿ^oⁿ^-

CRS-87
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l en}^{tities. T}^h^{e Secr}^etar^y^w^o^u^l^d
^report^on^t^h^{e prog}^ram^by^Ju^l^y^{1, 2008.}
^prov^{ed coordi}ⁿ^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^an^d^{No com}^p^{arable s}^ection^.^{Sec. 1010}^{. Wou}^l^{d add an}^Uⁿ^der
ⁿ^a^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^o^f^civ^ilian^scien^c^e^Secretary^f^o^{r En}^erg^y^an^{d Scien}^{ce w}^h^o
^{d t}^echⁿ^o^l^o^g^y^prog^ram^s^w^o^u^l^{d m}^oⁿ^{itor th}^{e res}^earch^an^d
^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^prog^ram^s^of^t^h^e
^Dep^a^r^t^m^eⁿ^t^{, r}^ecoⁿ^f^ig^u^r^{e th}^{e p}^o^s^itioⁿ^o^f
^{Director of}^th^{e Of}^fⁱ^{ce of}^Scien^{ce to an}
^A^s^sⁱ^s^t^an^{t Secretary}^lev^e^{l, an}^{d an}
^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l A}^ssistan^{t Secr}^etar^y^p^o^s^itioⁿ^to
^eⁿ^a^b^l^eⁱ^m^p^r^o^v^e^d^m^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^o^f^nuc^l^e^a^r
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^en^erg^y^is^s^u^es^.
^g/w^ailab^ility^o^f^Fuⁿ^d^s^{Sec. 921.}^Fuⁿ^d^s^au^th^{orized u}ⁿ^d^{er th}^is^{Sec. 1001.}^Fuⁿ^d^s^au^th^{orized w}^o^u^l^d
^s^.or^{title w}^o^u^l^d^r^e^m^aⁱⁿ^av^ailab^l^{e f}^o^r^th^r^e^e^r^e^m^aⁱⁿ^av^ailab^l^{e u}ⁿ^{til ex}^p^eⁿ^d^ed^.
^le^ak^y^ears^.
^://wikiⁿ^s^hⁱ^p^to^Oth^e^r^L^a^w^s^.^N^o^co^m^p^ar^ab^{le sectio}ⁿ^.^{Sec. 1009.}^T^h^{e res}^earch^{, dev}^e^lopm^en^t,
^h^ttp^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^,^an^d^co^m^m^e^r^c^ial
^applⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^prog^ram^s^{, proj}^ect^s^,^an^d
^activ^{ities au}^th^o^r^ized^b^y^th^{is A}^c^{t w}^o^u^l^d^b^e
^con^d^u^c^{ted accordin}^g^{to applicable}
^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^s^o^f^th^{e A}^t^o^m^{ic En}^er^g^y^A^c^t;
^t^h^e^Fe^d^e^r^a^l^N^o^nnuc^l^e^a^r^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^Re^se^a^r^c^h
^an^d^Dev^e^lo^p^m^en^{t A}^c^{t; th}^{e En}^er^g^y^P^o^licy
^A^c^{t; th}^{e Stev}^en^s^oⁿ^-^W^y^{dler T}^echⁿ^o^log^y
^Iⁿⁿ^o^v^a^tioⁿ^A^c^t,an^d^th^{e “}^B^ay^h^-^Do^{le A}^c^t.”
^izes^f^o^{r A}^c^hⁱ^ev^em^en^{t in}^{No com}^p^{arable s}^ection^.^{Sec. 1012}^{. Wou}^l^{d au}^t^h^ori^{ze a prog}^ram^t^o
^an^d^Ch^allen^g^e^{s o}^f^Scien^c^e^aw^ar^d^cash^p^r^{izes in}^r^eco^gⁿ^itioⁿ^o^f
^d^T^e^c^hno^l^o^gy^.^b^r^e^a^k^t^h^r^o^{ugh a}^c^hⁱ^e^ve^m^e^nt^{s i}ⁿ^r^e^se^a^r^c^h^,
^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t, d}^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^,^an^d

CRS-88
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^co^m^m^e^r^c^{ial ap}^p^licatioⁿ^th^{at h}^a^v^e^th^e
^p^o^t^en^{tial f}^o^r^ap^p^licatioⁿ^to^th^e
^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce of}^t^h^{e m}ⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^of^t^h^e
^Dep^a^rtm^eⁿ^t^.
ⁿⁱ^{cal C}^o^rrection^s^.^N^{o com}^p^{arable s}^ection^.^{Sec. 1013.}^W^o^ul^d^a^m^eⁿ^d^l^a^ngua^geⁱⁿ^t^h^e
^C^o^{al R}^e^s^earch^an^{d Dev}^e^lopm^en^{t A}^c^{t of}
^{1960, an}^{d t}^h^{e F}^e^deral^N^o^nnuc^l^e^a^r^Eⁿ^e^r^gy
^R^e^s^earch^an^{d D}^e^v^e^l^opm^en^t^A^c^t^of¹⁹⁷⁴
^to^r^e^f^l^{ect u}^p^d^a^{te ter}^m^{s an}^d^titles.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}gy Efficiency — Vehicles, Buildings, and Industries
^g/w
^s^.or
^le^ak^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^://wiki^og^r^a^m^s^{Sec. 922.}^G^eⁿ^e^ral^obj^ectⁱ^v^es^w^o^u^l^{d be}^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^h^ttp^s^e^{t f}^o^{r DOE en}^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^prog^ram^sⁱⁿ^term^s^of^en^erg^y^s^ecu^rity^{, redu}^ced
^cos^t^s^,^an^{d en}^vⁱ^ron^m^en^{tal im}^pacts^.^A
^report^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^provⁱ^d^{e cos}^t
^an^{d perf}^orm^aⁿ^{ce bas}^e^lⁱⁿ^es^an^{d s}^e^t
^q^u^an^titativ^{e tar}^g^{ets f}^o^r^en^er^g^y^an^d^co^st
^s^a^vⁱⁿ^g^s^ov^{er f}ⁱ^v^e^fⁱ^s^{cal y}^ears^.
^erg^y^Ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^Scien^c^e^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 915.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
^itiativ^e^es^tablis^h^an^en^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^res^earch
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^,^w^ith^g^r^an^{ts to}^b^e^co^m^p^etitiv^ely
^aw^{arded an}^{d s}^u^bj^{ect to peer rev}ⁱ^ew^{. A}
^report^t^o^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^h^at
ⁱ^sⁱⁿ^c^l^ud^e^dⁱⁿ^t^h^e^P^r^e^sⁱ^d^eⁿ^t^’^{s a}^nnua^l

CRS-89
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^bu^dg^et^requ^es^t^an^{d des}^c^ri^bes^t^h^{e proces}^s
^u^s^{ed to aw}^{ard f}^uⁿ^d^s^.
ⁱ^cles^{Sec. 923.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^con^d^u^c^{t a res}^earch^{, dev}^e^lopm^en^t,
^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^,^an^d^co^m^m^e^r^c^ial
^applⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^(R^D^D^&^C⁾^prog^ram^f^o^r
^h^y^{brid an}^{d electric v}^e^hⁱ^cles^{, adv}^aⁿ^ced
^en^gⁱⁿ^e^s^,^adv^aⁿ^{ced m}^a^terials^,^an^d
^adv^aⁿ^{ced driv}^etrain^s^.^A^l^s^o^{, a h}^y^drog^en
^p^r^o^p^u^lsioⁿ^an^dⁱⁿ^f^r^astr^u^c^tu^r^e^RDD&^C
^prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be es}^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^e^d.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}
^g/w^ildⁱⁿ^g^s^{Sec. 924 (}^a⁾^{and (}^b⁾^.^T^h^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^w^o^u^l^{d direct DOE to con}^d^u^c^{t an}^R^DD&^C^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^s^.or^prog^ram^{to im}^prov^{e th}^{e en}^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy
^le^ak^an^{d en}^vⁱ^ron^m^en^{tal perf}^orm^aⁿ^{ce of}
^://wiki^co^m^m^e^r^c^{ial, in}^d^u^strⁱ^{al, in}^stitu^tioⁿ^a^{l, an}^d^r^e^sid^eⁿ^{tial b}^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^s^{. T}^h^{is p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^{is to}
^h^ttpⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e adv}^aⁿ^{ced con}^t^rols^{, bu}^ildin^g
^en^v^e^l^{ope, bu}ⁱ^l^dⁱⁿ^g^com^pon^en^t^s^(e.g^.
^lig^h^tin^g^,^ap^p^lian^ces)^,^an^d^oⁿ^site
^ren^e^w^a^{ble en}^erg^y^u^s^{e. A}^l^s^o^{, a pilot g}^r^an^t
^prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be creat}^{ed t}^o^h^e^l^p
^b^u^si^ne^sse^{s a}ⁿ^d^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^{ns d}^e^m^o^nst^r^a^t^e
^en^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^f^o^r
^buⁱ^l^dⁱⁿ^g^s^{. It}^w^o^u^l^{d prov}ⁱ^d^{e u}^p^t^o^50%^of
^d^e^si^{gn a}ⁿ^d^eⁿ^e^r^gy^m^o^d^e^lⁱ^{ng c}^o^st^s,^wⁱ^t^h^a
^m^a^xⁱ^m^u^m^of^$50,000.
^h^P^e^r^f^o^r^m^aⁿ^{ce B}^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^{Sec. 924 (}^c⁾^{. D}^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^{Sec. 916.}^Sam^e^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^,^ex^cep^{t th}^{at th}^e
^a^r^d^s^w^o^r^k^w^ith^th^{e Natio}ⁿ^a^{l I}ⁿ^stitu^{te o}^f^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce an}^{d g}^r^an^ts^prog^ram
^B^u^ildin^g^Scien^ces^{to prepare a report th}^at^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^co^m^p^ly^w^ith^th^e

CRS-90
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^a^sse^sse^{s the}^e^ffe^c^tiveⁿ^e^{ss o}^f^vo^lunta^r^y^Nation^a^{l T}^echⁿ^o^log^y^T^r^an^s^f^{er an}^d
^bu^ildin^g^en^erg^y^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce s}^t^an^dards^.^A^d^v^aⁿ^cem^en^t^A^c^t^of^{1995 an}^d
^A^f^{ter receiv}ⁱⁿ^g^th^{e report, DOE w}^o^u^l^{d be}^am^en^dm^en^ts^th^ereto.
^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^estab^lish^{a p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^o^f
^t^echⁿⁱ^cal^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce an}^{d g}^r^an^t^s^t^o^s^u^pport
^r^e^visioⁿ^{s o}^f^e^x^{isting sta}ⁿ^d^a^r^d^s.
ⁿ^a^{l B}^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^P^e^r^f^o^r^m^aⁿ^c^e^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 913.}^Wou^l^{d di}^rect^t^h^{e D}^e^part^m^eⁿ^t
^itiativ^e^o^f^Co^m^m^e^r^{ce, in}^co^o^r^dⁱⁿ^a^tioⁿ^w^ith^DOE,
^to^estab^lish^anⁱⁿ^ter^a^g^eⁿ^c^y^task^g^r^o^u^p
^th^{at w}^o^u^l^{d create a plan}^{to in}^teg^r^{ate w}^o^rk
^am^on^g^f^e^{deral, s}^t^{ate, an}^{d v}^o^luⁿ^t^ary
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^org^aⁿⁱ^zation^s^{to im}^prov^{e th}^{e en}^erg^y
^g/w^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce of}^bu^ildin^g^s^{. A}
^s^.or^r^e^p^o^r^{t to}^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess o}ⁿ^th^{e f}ⁱⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^s^o^f^th^e
^le^ak^pl^an^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^ed.
^://wiki^tⁱ^o^na^l^Ce^nt^e^r^fo^r^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^aⁿ^d^B^uⁱ^l^dⁱⁿ^g^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 1105.}^Wou^l^{d di}^rect^D^O^E^t^o^s^u^pport^oⁿ^g^oⁱⁿ^g^activ^{ities o}^f^th^{e Cen}^t^erⁱⁿ
^h^ttp^c^hno^l^o^gi^e^s^res^earch^{, edu}^cation^,^an^{d train}ⁱⁿ^g^f^o^cu^s^e^d
^on^en^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^f^o^{r bu}^ildin^g^s^.
^du^s^t^ri^es^{Sec. 925.}^W^o^ul^d^dⁱ^r^e^c^t^D^O^E^t^o^c^o^nd^uc^t^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

^an^R^D^D^&^C^prog^ram^t^oⁱ^m^prov^{e t}^h^e
^en^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^{, en}^vⁱ^ron^m^en^tal
^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce, an}^{d proces}^s^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^of
^en^erg^y^-ⁱⁿ^t^en^sⁱ^v^e^an^{d w}^a^s^t^e-ⁱⁿ^ten^s^iv^e
ⁱⁿ^du^s^t^ri^es^{. T}^hⁱ^s^prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d i}ⁿ^cl^u^d^e
^R^DD&^C^on^adv^aⁿ^{ced con}^t^{rol dev}ⁱ^ces^to
^im^prov^{e th}^{e ef}^fⁱ^cien^cy^of^{electric m}^o^tors^,
ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^th^o^s^{e u}^s^edⁱⁿⁱⁿ^d^u^strⁱ^al
^settin^g^s^.

CRS-91
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^an^d^Co^m^m^e^r^c^ial^{Sec. 926.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^p^licatioⁿ^con^s^{ider apply}ⁱⁿ^g^m^o^{re ef}^fⁱ^cien^t
^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^{to im}^prov^{e th}^{e en}^erg^y
^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^of^equⁱ^pm^en^{t an}^{d tes}^t
^procedu^r^es^u^s^{ed to m}^eas^u^r^{e applian}^c^e
^en^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^{. Fu}^rth^e^{r, DOE w}^o^u^l^d
^{be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^coordiⁿ^a^t^e^wⁱ^t^h^pu^blⁱ^c^an^d
^priv^{ate org}^aⁿⁱ^zation^s^{to s}^t^u^d^y^m^ean^s^of
^up^d^a^tⁱ^{ng b}^uⁱ^l^dⁱ^{ng e}ⁿ^e^r^gy^c^o^d^e^s.^A^l^so^,^a
^D^O^E^g^r^an^t^prog^ram^(50%^f^e^deral^m^a^t^c^h⁾
^w^o^u^l^{d be es}^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^e^{d t}^o^s^u^pport^s^t^at^{e an}^d
^lo^{cal g}^o^v^e^rⁿ^m^eⁿ^t^{s, u}ⁿⁱ^v^e^r^s^{ities, an}^d
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^no^np^r^o^fi^t^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^{ns t}^o^c^r^e^a^t^e^a
^g/w^ne^t^w^o^r^{k o}^f^A^d^va^nc^e^d^Eⁿ^e^r^gy
^s^.or^T^echⁿ^o^log^y^T^r^an^s^f^{er C}^eⁿ^t^ers^.
^le^ak^A^d^d^itioⁿ^a^lly^{, th}^{is sectio}ⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^e
^t^h^at^{a peri}^odi^{c report}^t^o^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^be
^://wiki^p^r^ep^ar^ed^oⁿ^activ^{ities g}^eⁿ^e^r^a^ted^b^y^th^e
^h^ttp^fo^r^e^goⁱ^{ng p}^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^o^ns.
^d^ary^{Electric Veh}ⁱ^cle^{Sec. 927.}^A^prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be}^{Sec. 914.}^Sam^e^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^,^ex^cep^{t th}^at
^t^e^ry^Us^{e P}^r^og^ram^estab^lish^e^d^{at DOE f}^o^{r R}^DD&^C^oⁿ^proj^ect^propos^ers^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
^application^s^f^o^{r w}^o^rn^ou^{t electric v}^e^hⁱ^cle^s^a^tis^f^y^{a 20% cos}^t^s^h^{are s}^e^{t by}^Section
^b^a^tterⁱ^{es f}^o^r^u^tility^an^d^co^m^m^e^r^c^ial^{1002, w}^hⁱ^c^h^al^s^o^al^l^o^w^s^t^h^{e S}^ecret^ary^of
^p^o^w^er^sto^r^ag^{e an}^d^p^o^w^er^q^u^ality^{. A}⁵⁰^%^{DOE to}^w^a^iv^{e th}^{e r}^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{t u}ⁿ^d^er
^cos^t^s^h^{are by}^t^h^{e proj}^ect^propos^{er (e.g}^.^cer^tain^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^.
^s^t^{ate or local g}^o^v^e^rn^m^eⁿ^t^{, m}^aⁿ^u^f^actu^r^er)
^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^ed.
^xt^G^e^ne^r^a^tⁱ^o^{n Li}^ghtⁱⁿ^g^{Sec. 928.}^A^D^O^E^prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be}^{Sec. 912.}^S^a^m^e^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^itiativ^e^{created th}^{at aim}^s^{to dev}^e^{lop adv}^aⁿ^ced
^w^h^{ite lig}^h^t^-^e^m^ittin^g^dⁱ^o^d^e^{s (}^L^EDs)^f^o^r
^hⁱ^g^h^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^lig^h^tin^g^.^T^h^es^{e L}^E^Ds^are

CRS-92
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^ex^{pected to be m}^o^{re ef}^fⁱ^cien^{t th}^an
ⁱⁿ^can^des^cen^{t an}^{d f}^l^u^o^res^cen^{t lig}^h^t^s^.
^A^l^s^o^{, DOE w}^o^u^l^{d be directed to arran}^g^e
^f^o^r^th^{e Natio}ⁿ^a^{l A}^cad^em^y^o^f^Scien^{ces to}
^coⁿ^d^u^c^{t p}^e^rⁱ^o^dⁱ^{c r}^e^vⁱ^ew^{s o}^f^th^{e in}^itiativ^e.
ⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^{Sec. 929.}^Wou^l^{d def}ⁱⁿ^e^t^h^{e ph}^ras^e^“^c^os^t^-^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^ef^f^ectiv^{e” in}^ter^m^{s o}^f^sim^p^{le p}^a^y^b^ack
^wⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^{10 y}^ears^an^{d def}ⁱⁿ^e^“^w^h^o^l^e^-
^b^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^s^ap^p^r^o^ach^{” in}^ter^m^{s o}^f^{a lif}^e-
^cy^{cle bas}ⁱ^s^f^o^{r en}^erg^y^u^s^{e an}^{d cos}^t^s^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^o^f^A^p^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^{Sec. 930.}^{For th}^{e precedin}^g^s^ection^s^of^{Sec. 911 (}^a⁾^,⁽^b⁾^,⁽^c⁾^.^{For th}^{e oth}^e^r
^g/w^Su^b^{title C, th}^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^{set o}^u^t^au^t^h^ori^zatⁱ^oⁿ^fⁱ^g^u^r^es^f^o^{r F}^Y^{2006 t}^h^rou^g^h^sectioⁿ^s^o^f^Su^b^{title A}^,^th^{is p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^{set o}^u^{t au}^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^fⁱ^g^u^r^{es f}^o^r
^s^.or^F^Y^2010.^F^Y^{2006 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^2008.
^le^ak
^://wiki^m^itatioⁿ^oⁿ^{Use o}^f^Fuⁿ^d^s^{Sec. 931.}^T^h^{is sectio}ⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^p^r^o^h^ib^{it th}^e^u^s^{e of}^f^uⁿ^d^s^au^th^{orized by}^{Sec. 930}^fo^r^{Sec. 911(}^d)^.^T^h^{is sectio}ⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^p^r^o^h^ib^it^th^{e u}^s^{e of}^f^uⁿ^d^s^au^th^{orized by}^{Sec. 911}
^h^ttp^en^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^reg^u^l^ation^s^an^{d f}^o^r^(a^),^(b^),^(c⁾^f^o^{r en}^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy
^DOE’^s^W^eath^e^rization^,^{State En}^erg^y^{, an}^d^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^{ns a}ⁿ^d^fo^r^D^O^E^’s
^Fe^d^e^r^a^l^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^M^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^.^W^eath^e^rization^,^{State En}^erg^y^{, an}^d
^Fe^d^e^r^a^l^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^M^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^.
Efficiency — Distributed Energy and Electric Energy Systems
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^s^t^ri^bu^t^e^{d En}^erg^y^{Sec. 932(}^a)^{, (}^c⁾^.^W^o^u^l^{d au}^th^{orize a DOE}^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

^R^DD&^C^prog^ram^f^o^{r a v}^a^ri^et^y^of
^techⁿ^o^lo^gⁱ^{es th}^{at in}^clu^d^{e th}^{e in}^teg^r^atioⁿ

CRS-93
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^of^ren^e^w^a^{ble en}^erg^y^{, f}^u^{el cells}^{, com}^bⁱⁿ^ed
^h^{eat an}^{d pow}^{er (C}^HP^{), m}ⁱ^crotu^r^bin^e^s^,
^an^{d ot}^h^e^{r equ}ⁱ^pm^en^t^.^A^l^s^o^{, D}^O^E^w^o^u^l^d
^{be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^report^t^o^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^on
^ou^tcom^{e m}^eas^u^r^es^th^{at cov}^e^{r f}ⁱ^v^e^-^y^ear
^cos^t^an^{d en}^erg^y^-^s^avⁱⁿ^g^perf^orm^aⁿ^c^e
^b^a^selin^es.
^st^rⁱ^b^u^t^e^d^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^T^e^c^hno^l^o^gy^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 924.}^Wou^l^{d requ}ⁱ^r^{e D}^O^E^t^o^provⁱ^d^e
^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial assistan}^{ce to}^coⁿ^s^o^r^{tia f}^o^r
^dem^oⁿ^s^tration^s^{to accelerate th}^{e u}^s^{e of}
^dis^t^ribu^{ted en}^erg^y^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}
^g/wⁱ^c^r^o^-^Co^ge^ne^r^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^{Sec. 932(}^b)^.^Wou^l^{d di}^rect^D^O^E^t^o^estab^lish^co^m^p^etitiv^{e, m}^e^r^it-^b^a^sed^g^r^an^ts^{Sec. 923.}^S^a^m^e^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^s^.or^t^o^con^s^ortⁱ^a^t^o^dev^e^l^{op m}ⁱ^cro-
^le^ak^c^o^ge^ne^r^a^tⁱ^o^{n t}^e^c^hno^l^o^gy^,ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱⁿ^g
^://wiki^s^y^s^t^em^s^th^{at cou}^l^{d be u}^s^{ed f}^o^{r res}ⁱ^den^tial^he^a^tⁱ^ng.
^h^ttp
^T^r^an^s^m^is^sⁱ^on^an^d^{Sec. 933.}^W^o^u^l^{d au}^th^{orize a DOE}^{Sec. 925.}^W^o^u^l^{d au}^th^{orize a DOE}
^s^t^ri^bu^tⁱ^oⁿ^an^{d En}^erg^y^R^D^D^&^C^prog^ram^addres^sⁱⁿ^g^en^erg^y^R^DD&^C^prog^ram^addres^sⁱⁿ^g^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^,
^a^nc^e^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^{, r}^e^liab^ility^{, an}^d^secu^r^ity^o^f^th^e^r^e^liab^ility^{, an}^d^en^vⁱ^r^oⁿ^m^en^{tal in}^teg^r^ity^.
ⁿ^a^tion^’^s^{electric tran}^s^m^is^sⁱ^on^an^d^A^t^echⁿ^o^l^o^g^y^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^prog^ram
^dⁱ^st^rⁱ^b^u^tⁱ^o^{n sy}^st^e^m^.^A^t^e^c^hno^l^o^gy^w^o^u^l^{d h}^a^v^e^th^{e s}^a^m^e^f^eatu^r^es^as^th^{at in}
^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d f}^o^cu^s^on^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill. DOE w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^dⁱ^r^ected
^d^e^liv^er^y^an^d^sto^r^ag^{e, g}^r^id^r^e^liab^ility^{, lo}^ad^{to dev}ⁱ^s^e^{a f}ⁱ^v^e^-^y^{ear plan}^an^{d con}^s^ider
^r^e^d^u^c^tⁱ^o^n,^hi^{gh t}^e^m^p^e^r^a^t^ur^e^sup^e^r^c^oⁿ^-^u^sⁱⁿ^g^{a co}ⁿ^s^o^r^tiu^m^w^ithⁱⁿ^d^u^str^y^,
^du^ctⁱ^vⁱ^t^y^{, an}^{d ot}^h^e^rs^{. F}^u^rt^h^e^{r, a report}^uⁿⁱ^v^e^r^s^ity^{, an}^dⁿ^a^tioⁿ^a^{l lab}^o^r^ato^r^y
^t^o^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed, w}^hⁱ^c^h^m^e^m^b^er^{s to}^im^p^l^em^en^{t th}^{e p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^.^A
^cov^e^rs^ou^tcom^{e m}^eas^u^r^es^w^ith^fⁱ^v^e^-^y^ear^report^t^o^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^h^at
^cos^t^an^{d en}^erg^y^-^s^avⁱⁿ^g^perf^orm^aⁿ^c^e^des^c^ri^bes^prog^res^s^an^{d i}^d^en^tⁱ^fⁱ^e^sⁿ^eeds
^b^a^selin^{es. A}^uⁿⁱ^v^e^r^s^ity^g^r^an^{t p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^f^o^r^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l r}^e^so^u^r^{ces. A}^l^so^{, th}^e

CRS-94
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^w^o^u^l^{d be created th}^{at w}^o^rk^s^w^ith^th^e^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^estab^lish^{a P}^o^w^e^r
^T^eⁿⁿ^e^{ssee Valley}^A^u^th^o^r^ity^oⁿ^a^Deliv^er^y^Resear^ch^Iⁿ^itiativ^{e f}^o^cu^sed^oⁿ
^prog^ram^t^oⁱ^m^prov^{e pow}^{er f}^l^ow^t^h^rou^g^h^s^u^percon^du^ctⁱ^vⁱ^t^y^an^{d a T}^r^an^s^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on
^hi^{gh vo}^l^t^a^ge^t^r^aⁿ^smⁱ^ssi^oⁿ^lⁱⁿ^e^s^.^an^d^Distrⁱ^b^u^tioⁿ^Gr^id^P^l^anⁿⁱⁿ^g^Iⁿ^itiativ^e
^f^o^cu^s^e^{d on}^s^o^f^t^w^a^{re t}^ool^s^t^o^ex^pan^d
^T^&^{D in}^{a co}^m^p^etitiv^{e m}^a^r^k^{et settin}^g^.
^v^aⁿ^{ced P}^o^{rtable P}^o^w^e^r^{Sec. 933A.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
ⁱ^ces^estab^lish^an^RDD&^{C p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^f^o^r^sm^all-
^s^{cale m}^ech^an^{ical an}^{d electrom}^ech^an^ical
^devⁱ^ces^th^{at can}^{be u}^s^{ed f}^o^r
^co^m^m^uⁿⁱ^catioⁿ^s^{, m}^o^b^ility^en^h^aⁿ^cem^en^t,
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^m^e^di^calⁿ^eeds^,^an^{d ot}^h^e^{r pu}^rpos^es^.
^g/w^F^u^rt^h^e^{r, t}^h^{e prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^w^o^u^l^{d di}^rect^D^O^E
^s^.or^to^u^{tilize th}^{e r}^e^so^u^r^{ces o}^f^uⁿⁱ^v^e^r^s^{ities th}^at
^le^ak^h^a^v^e^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^ated^cap^ab^ility^to^d^e^v^e^lo^p
^th^{ese d}^e^vⁱ^{ces f}^o^r^civ^ilian^o^r^m^ilitar^y^u^s^e.
^://wiki^g^h^P^o^w^e^{r Den}^sⁱ^t^y^In^du^s^t^ry^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 922.}^T^hⁱ^s^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^w^o^u^l^{d di}^rect
^h^ttp^og^r^a^m^{DOE to}^estab^lish^an^RDD&^{C p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^to
^im^prov^{e th}^{e en}^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^of^data
^cen^ters^{, com}^p^u^t^{er s}^e^rv^{er f}^a^rm^s^,^an^d
^teleco^m^m^uⁿⁱ^catioⁿ^s^f^acilities.
^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^o^f^A^p^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^{Sec. 934.}^F^o^{r t}^h^{e prog}^ram^sⁱⁿ^Sectⁱ^ons^{Sec. 921.}^Wou^l^{d au}^t^h^ori^z^e
^{932, 933, and 933A}^{, w}^o^u^l^{d au}^t^h^ori^z^e^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^f^o^{r di}^s^t^ri^bu^t^e^{d en}^erg^y^,
^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^f^o^{r F}^Y^{2006 t}^h^rou^g^h^{2006 t}^h^ro^ugh^2008;^f^o^{r pow}^{er del}ⁱ^v^ery
^F^Y^2010.^res^earch^{, 2006 t}^h^ro^ugh^2008;^an^{d f}^o^r
^mⁱ^cro-^cog^eⁿ^e^ratⁱ^oⁿ^,^{2006 t}^h^ro^ugh^2007.

CRS-95
able Energy
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^ndⁱ^ngs^{Sec. 935.}^Oⁿ^e^fi^ndⁱ^{ng w}^o^ul^d^b^e^t^h^a^t^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^ren^e^w^a^{ble en}^erg^y^is^{a g}^r^ow^thⁱⁿ^du^s^t^ryⁱⁿ
^w^h^ich^th^{e Un}^ited^{States is lo}^sin^g^m^a^r^k^et
^sha^r^e^.^T^w^o^o^t^he^r^ke^y^fi^ndⁱ^{ngs w}^o^ul^d^b^e
^th^{at th}^{e Un}^{ited States}^isⁱⁿ^creasⁱⁿ^g^l^y
^depen^d^en^t^onⁱ^m^port^e^{d en}^erg^y^an^{d t}^h^at
^th^{e h}ⁱ^g^h^co^{st o}^f^f^o^{ssil f}^u^{els h}^u^r^{ts th}^e
^e^c^o^no^m^y^.^Fur^t^he^r^fi^ndⁱ^{ngs w}^o^ul^d
ⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e th}^{at ren}^e^w^a^{ble en}^erg^y^can^redu^ce
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^dem^aⁿ^d^f^o^{r i}^m^port^e^{d en}^erg^y^an^{d s}^m^al^l^r^e^d^u^ctioⁿ^sⁱⁿ^d^e^m^aⁿ^d^can^yⁱ^eld^lar^g^e
^g/w^r^e^d^u^ctioⁿ^sⁱⁿ^p^r^ice.
^s^.or
^le^akⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^{Sec. 936.}^“^Bⁱ^obas^e^{d produ}^ct^{” w}^o^u^l^{d be}^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^defⁱⁿ^e^{d as}^{a com}^m^e^rci^a^l^{or i}ⁿ^du^s^t^ri^al
^://wiki^produ^ct^(ot^h^{er t}^h^an^f^{ood or f}^{eed) t}^h^atⁱ^s
^h^ttp^co^m^p^o^s^ed^m^aⁱⁿ^ly^o^f^ag^rⁱ^cu^ltu^r^a^{l o}^r
^fo^r^e^str^y^m^a^te^rⁱ^a^l^s.^“^C^e^llulo^sic^bⁱ^o^m^a^ss”
^w^o^u^l^{d be def}ⁱⁿ^e^{d as}^{a crop g}^r^owⁿ^t^o
^p^r^o^d^u^{ce lig}ⁿ^o^cellu^lo^{se o}^r^h^e^mⁱ^cellu^lo^se
^as^{a f}^eeds^t^ock^.^T^h^is^cou^l^{d in}^clu^d^{e barley}
^g^r^ain^,^{rice m}^a^{tter, s}^o^y^b^ean^m^a^tter,
^b^a^ga^sse^,^fo^r^e^st^t^hⁱⁿⁿⁱ^ngs,^o^r^o^t^he^r
^ma^t^e^rⁱ^a^l^s^.
^og^r^a^m^s^{Sec. 937.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

^con^d^u^c^{t a ren}^e^w^a^{ble en}^erg^y^R^DD&^C
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^w^ith^g^o^{als th}^{at in}^clu^d^e
^im^provⁱⁿ^g^en^erg^y^s^ecu^rity^{, redu}^cin^g
^cos^t^s^,^decreasⁱⁿ^g^en^vⁱ^ron^m^en^{tal im}^pacts^,
^an^{d in}^creasⁱⁿ^g^equⁱ^pm^en^{t ex}^ports^.

CRS-96
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^Fur^t^he^r^,^a^r^e^p^o^r^t^t^o^Co^ngr^e^{ss w}^o^ul^d^b^e
^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^{, w}^h^ich^co^v^e^r^s^o^u^tco^m^e
^m^eas^u^r^es^w^ith^fⁱ^v^e^-^y^{ear cos}^t^an^{d en}^erg^y^-
^sa^vi^{ng p}^e^r^f^o^r^m^a^nc^e^b^a^se^lⁱⁿ^e^s^.
^lar^{Sec. 938.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^{Sec. 934.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed t}^o
^c^o^nd^uc^t^aⁿ^RD^D^&^{C p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^fo^r^so^l^a^r^con^d^u^c^{t a res}^earch^prog^ram^on
^en^er^g^y^{, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^p^h^o^t^o^v^o^{ltaics, so}^lar^h^o^t^coⁿ^cen^tr^atin^g^so^lar^p^o^w^er^to^estab^lish^th^e
^w^a^{ter, s}^o^{lar s}^p^{ace h}^eatin^g^,^an^d^techⁿ^o^log^y^an^{d econ}^o^mⁱ^cs^of^both
^con^cen^tratin^g^s^o^{lar pow}^{er. A}^l^s^o^{, DOE}^el^ect^ri^ci^t^y^an^{d h}^y^drog^en^produ^ctⁱ^oⁿ^.^A
^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^toⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e ef}^f^o^r^t^{s to}^report^t^o^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^ed,
^dev^e^l^{op produ}^ct^s^t^h^at^cou^l^{d be eas}ⁱ^l^y^w^h^ich^recom^m^eⁿ^d^s^f^u^tu^{re res}^earch^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}ⁱⁿ^teg^r^atedⁱⁿ^toⁿ^e^w^an^d^ex^istin^g^{Sec. 935.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed t}^o
^g/w^b^uⁱ^l^dⁱ^{ngs a}ⁿ^d^m^a^nufa^c^t^urⁱ^{ng t}^e^c^hni^q^u^e^s^c^o^nd^uc^t^r^e^se^a^r^c^h^oⁿ^no^ve^l^lⁱ^ghtⁱⁿ^g
^s^.or^th^{at co}^u^l^d^p^r^o^d^u^{ce lo}^w^-^co^{st, h}ⁱ^g^h^q^u^ality^s^y^s^t^em^s^th^{at in}^teg^r^{ate s}^uⁿ^lig^h^t^an^d
^le^ak^equⁱ^pm^en^t.^electrⁱ^{cal lig}^h^tin^gⁱⁿ^co^m^m^oⁿ^lig^h^tin^g
^fⁱ^x^t^u^r^es^{to in}^creas^{e en}^erg^y^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^{. A}
^://wiki^r^e^p^o^r^{t b}^y^th^{e Natio}ⁿ^a^{l A}^cad^em^y^o^f^S^cⁱ^eⁿ^ces^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^ed.
^h^ttp
^oen^e^rg^y^Prog^ram^s^{Sec. 939.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^{Sec. 932.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o
^con^d^u^c^t^prog^ram^s^on^cel^l^u^l^o^sⁱ^{c bi}^om^as^s^,^con^d^u^c^t^{a broad prog}^ram^of^R^D^D^&^Cⁱⁿ
^bi^of^u^e^l^s^{, bi}^o-^bas^e^{d produ}^ct^s^,ⁱⁿ^t^e^g^r^at^ed^bi^opow^{er, bi}^of^u^e^l^s^an^{d bi}^oprodu^ct^s^,
^bi^orefⁱⁿ^eri^e^s^,^an^{d u}ⁿⁱ^v^e^rsⁱ^t^y^bi^odi^es^elⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng t}^e^c^hno^l^o^gi^e^s^usi^{ng c}^e^l^l^u^l^o^si^c
^f^u^{el u}^s^{e f}^o^{r electric pow}^{er. A}^l^s^o^{, g}^r^an^ts^f^eeds^t^ock^s^{or en}^zy^m^e^-^b^as^{ed proces}^sⁱⁿ^g^.
^w^o^u^l^{d be es}^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^e^{d t}^o^s^u^pport^t^h^es^e
^prog^ram^s^{at His}^t^orically^B^l^ack^C^o^lleg^e^s
^an^d^Un^iv^er^{sities, T}^r^ib^{al Co}^lleg^e^{s, an}^d
^Hisp^an^ic-^S^er^vⁱⁿ^g^Iⁿ^stitu^tioⁿ^s^.
^o^d^u^ctioⁿ^Iⁿ^cen^tiv^{es f}^o^r^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 938.}^W^o^u^l^{d h}^a^v^e^g^o^als^{to accelerate}
^lo^{sic B}ⁱ^o^f^u^e^ls^depl^oy^m^eⁿ^t^an^{d com}^m^e^rci^a^lⁱ^zatⁱ^oⁿ^of
^bⁱ^o^f^u^e^{ls, p}^r^o^d^u^{ce th}^{e f}ⁱ^r^s^{t o}ⁿ^{e b}^illioⁿ

CRS-97
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^g^a^l^l^oⁿ^s^of^cel^l^u^l^o^sⁱ^{c bi}^of^u^e^l^s^by^2015,
^an^{d en}^s^u^{re th}^{at biof}^u^e^ls^becom^e^cos^t
^com^p^etitiv^{e by}^{2015. T}^h^{e prim}^ary
^st^r^a^t^e^gy^w^o^ul^d^b^e^fo^r^D^O^E^t^o^c^o^nd^uc^t^a
^“^r^ev^ers^e^au^ction^,^{” w}^h^erein^bidders
^su^b^m^{it a d}^e^sir^e^d^lev^e^{l o}^fⁱⁿ^cen^tiv^{e an}^d
^e^s^tⁱ^m^a^t^e^d^a^nnua^l^p^r^o^d^u^c^tⁱ^o^{n a}ⁿ^d^t^h^eⁿ
^{DOE m}^a^k^e^{s aw}^ar^d^s^to^th^{e en}^tities
^su^b^m^ittin^g^th^{e lo}^w^e^{st lev}^e^{l o}^f^p^r^o^d^u^ctioⁿ
ⁱⁿ^cen^tiv^{e. No s}ⁱⁿ^g^l^{e proj}^{ect w}^o^u^l^d
^receiv^e^m^o^{re th}^an^{25% of}^th^{e f}^uⁿ^d^s
^co^m^m^itted^to^each^au^ctioⁿ^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}
^g/w^r^em^en^t^of^Bi^obas^e^d^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 939.}^W^o^u^l^{d am}^en^{d th}^{e Farm}
^s^.or^ct^s^S^ecu^ri^t^y^A^c^t^of^{2002 (P..L}^{. 107-}^{171) t}^o
^le^ak^ad^d^th^{e Cap}^ito^{l Co}^m^p^lex^to^th^{e list o}^f
^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l en}^{tities r}^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^p^u^r^c^h^a^se
^://wiki^bi^obas^e^{d produ}^ct^s^.
^h^ttp^al^l^Bu^sⁱⁿ^e^s^s^Bi^oprodu^ct^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 940.}^W^o^u^l^{d requ}^{ire th}^{e Secretary}^of
^k^etin^g^an^d^Cer^tif^icatioⁿ^A^g^rⁱ^cu^ltu^r^e^to^cr^{eate a co}^m^p^etitiv^{e g}^r^an^t
^ts.^prog^ram^t^o^s^u^pport^certⁱ^fⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^an^d
^m^a^rk^etⁱⁿ^g^of^bi^obas^e^{d produ}^ct^s^by^s^m^al^l
^fⁱ^rm^s^.^T^h^{e g}^r^an^ts^w^o^u^l^{d requ}^{ire a 50%}
^m^a^tch^an^{d w}^o^u^l^{d n}^o^{t ex}^{ceed $100,000.}
^gⁱ^on^{al B}ⁱ^oecon^o^m^y^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 941.}^W^o^u^l^{d requ}^{ire th}^{e Secretary}^of
^e^lo^p^m^en^{t Gr}^an^ts^A^g^rⁱ^cu^ltu^r^e^to^cr^{eate co}^m^p^etitiv^{e g}^r^an^ts
^t^o^{a reg}ⁱ^on^al^bi^oecon^o^m^y^dev^e^l^opm^en^t
^as^s^o^ciation^,^ag^ricu^ltu^{ral or en}^erg^y^trade
^asso^ciatioⁿ^,^o^r^L^aⁿ^d^Gr^an^{t in}^stitu^tioⁿ^to
^s^u^pport^coordiⁿ^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^,^edu^catⁱ^oⁿ^,^an^d/^or
^ou^treach^{to prom}^{ote dev}^e^lopm^en^{t of}^a

CRS-98
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^regⁱ^on^al^bi^oecon^o^m^y^f^o^{r bi}^obas^e^d
^produ^ct^s^.^T^h^{e g}^r^an^t^s^w^o^u^l^{d requ}ⁱ^r^{e a}
^{50% m}^a^tch^an^{d w}^o^u^l^{d n}^o^{t ex}^ceed
^$500,000.
^eproces^sⁱⁿ^g^an^{d Harv}^es^tin^g^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 942.}^T^hⁱ^s^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^w^o^u^l^{d requ}ⁱ^r^e
^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^Gr^an^ts.^th^{e Secretary}^of^A^g^ricu^ltu^{re to create a}
^com^p^etitiv^{e g}^r^an^{t prog}^ram^{to s}^u^pport
^ag^rⁱ^cu^ltu^r^a^{l p}^r^o^d^u^cer^{s in}^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atin^g
^cellu^lo^{sic b}ⁱ^o^m^{ass in}ⁿ^o^v^a^tioⁿ^s^th^at
^produ^{ce eth}^aⁿ^o^{l, h}^{eat, electricity}^{or oth}^e^r
^u^s^ef^u^l^f^o^rm^s^of^en^erg^y^{. T}^h^{e g}^r^an^ts
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^w^o^u^l^{d requ}ⁱ^r^{e a 20%}^m^a^t^c^h^an^{d t}^h^e
^g/wⁿ^u^m^{ber of}^dem^oⁿ^s^t^r^atⁱ^oⁿ^proj^ect^s^w^o^u^l^d
^s^.or^lim^ited^to^fⁱ^v^e^p^e^r^y^ear^.
^le^ak^cation^an^{d Ou}^treach^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 943.}^W^o^u^l^{d requ}^{ire th}^{e Secretary}^of
^://wiki^A^g^rⁱ^cu^ltu^r^e^to^estab^lish^{a p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^o^f^edu^cation^an^{d ou}^treach^on^biobas^e^{d f}^u^els
^h^ttp^an^{d bi}^obas^e^{d produ}^ct^s^t^h^atⁱⁿ^cl^u^d^es
^trainⁱⁿ^g^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce f}^o^r
^f^eeds^t^ock^produ^cers^an^{d pu}^blⁱ^c^edu^catⁱ^oⁿ
^an^{d ou}^treach^f^o^{r con}^s^u^m^ers^.
^port^s^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 944.}^W^o^u^l^{d requ}^{ire th}^{e Secretary}^of
^A^g^rⁱ^cu^ltu^r^e^to^r^e^p^o^r^{t to}^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess o}ⁿ^th^e
^econ^o^mⁱ^{c poten}^{tial f}^o^{r w}ⁱ^des^p^read
^produ^ctⁱ^oⁿ^of^bi^obas^e^{d produ}^ct^s^t^h^rou^g^h
^{2025. F}^u^rt^h^e^{r, an}^an^al^y^sⁱ^s^of^econ^o^mⁱ^c
ⁱⁿ^di^cat^ors^of^t^h^{e bi}^obas^e^{d econ}^o^m^y
^w^o^u^l^{d al}^s^o^{be requ}ⁱ^r^ed.

CRS-99
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
ⁿ^d^{Sec. 940.}^W^o^u^l^{d au}^th^{orize th}^{e w}ⁱⁿ^d^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^en^erg^y^R^DD&^C^prog^ram^{at DOE.}
^Co^v^e^r^e^d^activ^{ities w}^o^u^l^dⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e lo}^w^-
^sp^e^e^d^wⁱ^nd^,^o^ffsho^r^e^wⁱ^nd^,^t^e^stⁱ^{ng a}ⁿ^d
^v^e^ri^fⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^,^an^{d di}^s^t^ri^bu^t^e^{d w}ⁱⁿ^d^en^erg^y
^ge^ne^r^a^tⁱ^o^n.
^t^h^e^rm^al^{Sec. 941.}^W^o^u^l^{d au}^th^{orize th}^e^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^g^e^oth^e^rm^{al en}^erg^y^R^DD&^C^prog^ram^at
^D^O^E^{. T}^h^{e prog}^ram^w^o^u^l^{d f}^o^cu^s^on
^r^e^so^u^r^{ce d}^e^tectioⁿ^,^d^ecr^easin^g^d^r^illin^g
^an^{d m}^aⁱⁿ^ten^aⁿ^{ce cos}^t^s^,^mⁱⁿ^e^ral
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^produ^ctⁱ^oⁿ^,^an^{d res}^e^rv^oi^{r m}^aⁿ^a^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^.
^g/w^o^t^o^v^o^{ltaic Dem}^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^{Sec. 942.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^s^.or^og^r^a^m^m^a^k^e^g^r^an^t^s^t^o^s^t^at^es^t^o^s^u^pport^s^o^l^a^r
^le^ak^ph^ot^ov^ol^t^aⁱ^c^dem^oⁿ^s^t^r^atⁱ^oⁿ^proj^ect^s^,
^://wiki^provⁱ^dⁱⁿ^g^u^p^t^o^40%^of^{a proj}^ect^’^s^cos^t^s⁽^m^ax^im^u^m^$¹^m^illioⁿ⁾^{. A}^l^so^{, DOE}
^h^ttp^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^report^t^o^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s
^on^prog^ram^cos^t^s^an^{d t}^h^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^of
^cap^acityⁱⁿ^stalled^.
^d^itioⁿ^a^{l P}^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^{Sec. 943.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be em}^pow^{ered t}^o^{Sec. 936.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed t}^o
^con^d^u^c^{t prog}^ram^s^on^ocean^an^{d w}^a^v^e^con^d^u^c^{t prog}^ram^s^on^ocean^en^erg^y
^en^erg^y^{, an}^{d com}^bⁱⁿ^ation^s^of^ren^e^w^a^ble⁽ⁱ^nc^l^u^dⁱ^{ng w}^a^ve^eⁿ^e^r^gy⁾^,^oⁿ
^en^erg^y^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^w^ith^on^{e an}^oth^e^{r an}^d^com^bⁱⁿ^ation^s^of^ren^e^w^a^{ble en}^erg^y
^wⁱ^t^h^o^t^he^r^eⁿ^e^r^gy^t^e^c^hno^l^o^gi^e^s^.^A^l^so^,^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^w^ith^on^{e an}^oth^e^{r an}^{d w}^ith
^{DOE w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^ar^r^aⁿ^g^e^w^ith^oth^e^{r en}^erg^y^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^{, an}^{d on}
^th^{e Natio}ⁿ^a^{l A}^cad^em^y^o^f^Scien^{ces to}^ren^e^w^a^{ble en}^erg^y^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^f^o^r
^con^d^u^c^{t a s}^t^u^d^y^on^ren^e^w^a^{ble en}^erg^y^cog^eⁿ^e^ration^of^h^y^drog^en^an^{d electricity}^.

^g^eⁿ^e^ration^f^r^om^th^{e ocean}^{, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g
^en^erg^y^f^r^om^w^a^v^e^s^,^tides^{, an}^{d cu}^rren^ts^,

CRS-100
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^an^d^f^r^o^m^th^{e v}^a^rⁱ^atioⁿⁱⁿ^w^a^ter
^tem^p^eratu^r^{e w}^ith^ocean^depth^(ocean
^th^er^m^a^{l en}^er^g^y⁾^.^A^d^d^itioⁿ^a^lly^{, DOE}
^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^con^d^u^c^t^an
ⁱⁿⁿ^o^v^a^tiv^{e p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^to^p^u^{t r}^eⁿ^e^w^a^b^l^e
^en^erg^y^equⁱ^pm^en^{t in}^s^t^{ate an}^{d local}
^buⁱ^l^dⁱⁿ^g^s^{, prov}ⁱ^dⁱⁿ^g^u^p^t^o^40%^of^a
^proj^ect’^sⁱⁿ^crem^en^{tal cos}^t^s^.
^aly^s^is^an^{d Ev}^alu^a^tion^{Sec. 944.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^con^d^u^c^{t an}^aly^s^is^an^{d ev}^alu^a^tionⁱⁿ
^s^u^pport^of^t^h^{e prog}^ram^s^uⁿ^d^{er t}^hⁱ^s
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^su^b^{title. Up}^to¹^%^o^f^th^{e f}^uⁿ^d^{s f}^o^r^th^is
^g/w^su^b^{title co}^u^l^d^b^e^d^e^sigⁿ^a^ted^f^o^r^th^ese
^s^.or^activ^{ities, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^ecoⁿ^o^mⁱ^{c an}^d
^le^ak^techⁿⁱ^{cal an}^aly^s^is^of^ren^e^w^a^{ble en}^erg^y
^res^o^u^r^ces^an^{d poten}^{tial an}^{d an}^aly^s^is^of
^://wiki^pas^t^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce i}ⁿ^t^e^rm^s^of^t^echⁿⁱ^cal^adv^aⁿ^ces^an^{d m}^a^rk^{et pen}^e^tration^.
^h^ttp
^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^o^f^A^p^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^{Sec. 945.}^Fundⁱ^{ng fo}^r^D^O^E^r^e^ne^w^a^b^l^e^{Sec. 931.}^Fundⁱ^{ng fo}^r^D^O^E^r^e^ne^w^a^b^l^e
^en^erg^y^prog^ram^s^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^r^en^erg^y^{, bioen}^e^rg^y^,^an^{d con}^cen^tratin^g
^fⁱ^v^e^fⁱ^s^{cal y}^ears^.^A^l^s^o^{, s}^p^ecifⁱ^c^s^o^l^a^{r pow}^{er prog}^ram^s^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^au^t^h^ori^zatⁱ^oⁿ^s^w^o^u^l^{d be prov}ⁱ^d^{ed f}^o^r^au^th^{orized f}^o^{r th}^{ree f}ⁱ^s^{cal y}^ears^.
^bioen^e^rg^y^,^con^cen^tratin^g^s^o^{lar pow}^er,
^aⁿ^d^p^u^b^lⁱ^c^b^uⁱ^l^dⁱ^ngs.^Fundⁱ^{ng fo}^r
^R^eⁿ^e^w^a^bl^{e S}^u^pport^an^{d Im}^pl^em^en^t^a^tⁱ^oⁿ
^w^o^u^l^{d be ex}^clu^d^ed.
^d^r^o^g^en^Iⁿ^ter^m^ed^{iate Fu}^els^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.^{Sec. 933.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^{, in}
^og^r^a^m^coordin^a^tion^w^ith^th^{e Secretary}^of
^A^g^rⁱ^cu^ltu^r^e^{, w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to
^d^e^m^o^nst^r^a^t^e^t^h^e^c^o^nve^r^sⁱ^o^{n o}^f^e^t^ha^no^l^o^r

CRS-101
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^ot^h^e^{r ren}^e^w^a^bl^{e f}^u^el^sⁱⁿ^t^o^h^y^drog^en^f^o^r
^tr^an^sp^o^r^tatioⁿ^ap^p^licatioⁿ^s^{. A}^to^{tal o}^f^$⁵
^m^illioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^au^th^o^r^ized^f^o^r^th^e
^prog^ram^.
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
ⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^o^f^J^uⁿⁱ^o^r^Facu^lty^{Sec. 946.}^{For th}^{e pu}^rpos^{e of}^receivⁱⁿ^g^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^g^r^an^t^s^uⁿ^d^{er S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{949, j}^uⁿⁱ^{or f}^acu^l^t^y
^g/w^m^e^m^b^e^r^{s w}^o^ul^d^b^e^d^e^fi^ne^d^a^s^ha^vi^ng
^s^.or^h^e^ld^d^o^c^to^r^a^{tes less th}^an¹⁰^y^ear^s.
^le^ak
^{clear En}^erg^y^P^r^og^ram^s^{Sec. 947.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^{Sec. 946.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
^://wiki^con^d^u^c^{t n}^u^c^{lear en}^erg^y^res^earch^,^car^r^y^o^u^{t ex}^istin^gⁿ^u^c^lear^R&^{D p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^s
^h^ttp^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t, d}^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^,^an^d^co^m^m^e^r^c^{ial ap}^p^licatioⁿ^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^,^on^adv^aⁿ^{ced n}^u^c^{lear con}^cepts^,^im^prov^em^en^tsⁱⁿ^ex^is^tin^g^reactors^,
ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng D}^O^E^nuc^l^e^a^r^R&D^depl^oy^m^eⁿ^t^of^adv^aⁿ^{ced v}^e^rsⁱ^oⁿ^s^of
ⁱⁿ^f^r^as^t^r^u^c^t^u^{re s}^u^pport^.^A^nnua^l^today^’^s^com^m^e^{rcial reactors}^(“^Nu^clear
^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce report}^s^on^t^h^{e prog}^ram^s^P^o^w^e^{r 2010”), adv}^aⁿ^{ced reactor}
^m^u^{st b}^e^su^b^m^itted^to^Coⁿ^g^r^ess.^t^e^c^hno^l^o^gi^e^s⁽^“^G^e^ne^r^a^tⁱ^o^{n I}^V^”⁾^,^aⁿ^d
ⁿ^u^c^l^{ear h}^y^drog^en^produ^ctⁱ^oⁿ^.^A^s^t^rat^e^g^y
^f^o^r^m^aⁿ^a^gⁱⁿ^gⁿ^u^c^lear^r^e^sear^ch^f^acilities
^an^dⁱⁿ^f^r^astr^u^c^tu^r^e^w^o^u^l^d^also^b^e
^m^aⁿ^d^ated.
^v^aⁿ^{ced Fu}^{el R}^ecy^clin^g^{Sec. 948.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^{Sec. 947.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^s^.^{DOE is cu}^r^r^en^tly^im^p^l^em^en^tin^g^th^{e A}^d^v^aⁿ^ced
^og^r^a^m^con^d^u^c^{t a prog}^ram^on^adv^aⁿ^ced^Fu^{el Cy}^{cle I}ⁿ^itiativ^{e w}^ith^o^u^{t a sp}^ecifⁱ^{c f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g
^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^f^o^{r th}^{e reproces}^sⁱⁿ^g^of^s^p^en^t^au^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^.^Sp^en^{t f}^u^el^recy^clin^g^{or reproces}^sⁱⁿ^g
ⁿ^u^c^{lear f}^u^{el. T}^h^{e tech}ⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^s^h^ou^{ld be}ⁱⁿ^v^o^lv^{es th}^{e ex}^tr^actioⁿ^o^f^p^l^u^t^oⁿ^iu^m^an^d^u^r^an^iu^m

CRS-102
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^r^e^sistan^{t to}ⁿ^u^c^lear^w^eap^oⁿ^{s p}^r^o^lif^er^atioⁿ^f^r^om^s^p^en^{t n}^u^c^{lear f}^u^{el f}^o^{r u}^s^{e in}ⁿ^e^w^f^u^el.
^an^{d s}^u^pport^al^t^e^rn^atⁱ^v^{e s}^p^en^t^f^u^el^S^u^pport^e^rs^con^t^en^{d t}^h^atⁱ^t^cou^l^{d ex}^t^eⁿ^d^dom^es^tⁱ^c
^dis^pos^{al s}^t^rategⁱ^es^an^{d adv}^aⁿ^{ced reactor}^en^erg^y^s^u^pplies^an^{d redu}^{ce th}^{e h}^{azard pos}^{ed by}
^con^cepts^.ⁿ^u^c^l^{ear w}^a^s^t^{e, w}^hⁱ^l^e^oppon^en^t^s^{are con}^cern^e^{d t}^h^at
^th^{e ex}^{tracted plu}^t^on^iu^m^cou^l^{d be u}^s^{ed f}^o^r
^w^eapon^s^.
^iv^ers^ity^Nu^{clear Scien}^{ce an}^d^Sec.^949.^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^{Sec. 948.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^s^{, p}^l^u^s^a^T^hⁱ^s^se^c^tⁱ^o^{n w}^o^ul^d^a^d^d^ne^w^st^a^t^ut^o^r^y
^gⁱⁿ^eeriⁿ^g^S^u^pport^s^u^pport^h^u^m^an^res^o^u^r^ces^an^{d i}ⁿ^f^r^as^t^r^u^c^t^u^re^f^e^llo^w^s^hⁱ^p^an^d^vⁱ^sitin^g^scien^{tist p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts to}^th^{e ex}^istin^g^{DOE Un}^iv^er^sity
ⁱⁿⁿ^u^c^lear^s^c^ien^{ce an}^{d en}^gⁱⁿ^eerin^g^an^d^sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^e^{Sec. 950}^.^R^{eactor F}^u^{el A}^s^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce an}^{d S}^u^{pport P}^r^og^ram^.
^rel^a^t^e^{d f}ⁱ^el^ds^.^T^h^{e prog}^ram^w^o^u^l^{d i}ⁿ^cl^u^d^e
^f^e^llow^s^hⁱ^{p an}^{d f}^acu^lty^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce prog}^ram^s
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^aⁿ^d^s^u^ppor^t^f^o^r^f^uⁿ^d^a^m^eⁿ^t^a^l^aⁿ^d
^g/w^collaborativ^{e res}^earch^{. T}^h^{e prog}^ram
^s^.or^w^o^u^l^d^also^b^e^a^u^th^o^r^ized^to^h^e^lp^coⁿ^v^e^r^t
^le^ak^res^earch^reactors^{to low}^-^en^rich^{ed f}^u^els^,
^s^u^pport^t^r^aiⁿⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^r^e^a^c^t^o^{r rel}ⁱ^cen^sⁱⁿ^g^an^d
^://wiki^up^gr^a^dⁱ^ng,^aⁿ^d^p^r^o^vⁱ^d^e^fundⁱⁿ^g^fo^r^res^earch^{reactor im}^prov^em^en^ts^.^DOE
^h^ttp^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^f^o^{r res}^earch^proj^ects^cou^l^{d be u}^s^ed
^f^o^{r s}^o^m^e^of^th^{e operatin}^g^cos^t^s^of^res^earch
^reactors^u^s^{ed in}^th^os^{e proj}^ects^.
^iv^er^sity^-^N^atioⁿ^a^{l L}^a^b^o^r^ato^r^y^{Sec. 950.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^In^clu^d^{ed in}^{Sec. 948}^.

^ter^actioⁿ^s^con^d^u^c^{t a n}^u^c^{lear s}^c^ien^{ce an}^{d tech}ⁿ^o^log^y
^fe^l^l^o^w^s^hi^p^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^fo^r^uni^ve^r^sⁱ^t^y
^prof^es^s^o^rs^t^o^s^p^en^{d s}^a^bbatⁱ^cal^s^at
^Natioⁿ^a^{l L}^a^b^o^r^ato^r^{ies an}^d^{a v}ⁱ^sitin^g
^scien^{tist p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^to^allo^w^Natioⁿ^a^l
^L^a^borat^ory^s^t^af^f^t^o^s^p^en^{d t}ⁱ^m^{e i}ⁿ
^uni^ve^r^sⁱ^t^y^nuc^l^e^a^r^d^e^p^a^r^t^m^e^nt^s.

CRS-103
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^cl^{ear Pow}^e^{r 2010 Prog}^ram^{Sec. 951.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^In^clu^d^{ed in}^{Sec. 946}^.
^carry^ou^{t th}^{e ex}^is^tin^g^Nu^{clear P}^o^w^e^r
^{2010 Prog}^ram^t^o^en^cou^r^ag^{e depl}^oy^m^eⁿ^t
^ofⁿ^e^w^com^m^e^{rcial reactors}^as^s^oon^as
^f^easib^le.
^e^ration^{IV Nu}^{clear En}^erg^y^{Sec. 952.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^In^clu^d^{ed in}^{Sec. 946}^.
^stem^{s I}ⁿ^itiativ^e^car^r^y^o^u^{t th}^{e ex}^istin^g^Gen^e^r^a^tioⁿ^I^V
^Nu^clear^En^er^g^y^Sy^stem^{s I}ⁿ^itiativ^{e, w}^h^ich
^s^u^pport^s^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^of^adv^aⁿ^ced
^con^cepts^th^{at cou}^l^{d replace ex}^is^tin^g
^com^m^e^{rcial reactor tech}ⁿ^o^log^y^{. T}^h^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^w^o^ul^d^ha^ve^t^oⁱⁿ^c^l^ud^e
^g/w^prolif^eration^-^resⁱ^s^t^an^{t adv}^aⁿ^{ced reactor}
^s^.or^d^e^sigⁿ^s^th^{at, in}^co^m^p^ar^isoⁿ^w^ith^ex^istin^g
^le^ak^reactors^,^w^o^u^l^{d h}^a^v^e^hⁱ^g^h^e^{r ef}^fⁱ^cien^cy^,
^lo^w^e^r^co^{st, im}^p^r^o^v^ed^saf^e^ty^{, an}^d^lo^w^e^r
^://wiki^r^a^{tes o}^f^hⁱ^g^h^-^lev^e^{l w}^a^{ste p}^r^o^d^u^ctioⁿ^.
^h^ttp^f^r^astr^u^c^tu^r^e^an^d^Facilities^{Sec. 953.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^In^clu^d^{ed in}^{Sec. 946}^.
^o^p^e^r^a^{te an}^d^m^aⁱⁿ^tainⁱⁿ^f^r^astr^u^c^tu^r^e^an^d
^f^{acilities f}^o^rⁿ^u^c^lear^en^er^g^y^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^.
^{clear En}^erg^y^R^e^s^earch^an^d^{Sec. 954.}^D^O^E^w^o^ul^d^ha^ve^t^o^d^e^ve^l^o^p^aⁿ^Noⁱⁿ^v^eⁿ^t^o^r^y^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{t, b}^u^t^{Sec. 946}
^e^lo^p^m^en^{t I}ⁿ^f^r^astr^u^c^tu^r^e^P^l^anⁱ^nve^nt^o^r^y^o^f^nuc^l^e^a^r^eⁿ^e^r^gyⁱⁿ^fr^a^s^t^r^uc^t^u^r^e^r^e^q^u^ir^{es a str}^a^teg^y^f^o^r^“^m^akⁱⁿ^g^f^acility
^an^d^{a p}^r^io^r^ity^{list o}^fⁿ^eed^ed^u^p^g^r^ades^an^{d m}^odifⁱ^cation^s^.”
ⁱ^m^prov^em^en^t^s^.
^{o N}^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^a^l^L^a^borat^ory^{Sec. 955.}^A^com^p^reh^eⁿ^s^iv^{e plan}^w^o^u^l^d^{No s}^p^ecifⁱ^{c m}^eⁿ^tion^of^Idah^{o Nation}^a^l
^l^an^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^f^o^r^th^{e f}^{acilities at I}^d^ah^o^L^a^borat^ory^,^bu^t^{Sec. 946}^m^aⁿ^d^ates^a
^Natioⁿ^a^{l L}^a^b^o^r^ato^r^y^,^w^h^ich^{DOE h}^a^s^str^a^teg^y^f^o^r^f^{acilities o}^f^th^{e Of}^fⁱ^{ce o}^f
^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^t^e^{d as}ⁱ^t^s^l^{ead l}^a^borat^ory^f^o^r^Nu^{clear En}^erg^y^{, Scien}^{ce, an}^d
ⁿ^u^c^{lear en}^erg^y^prog^ram^s^.^T^echⁿ^o^lo^g^y^{, w}^h^ich^o^p^e^r^a^{tes th}^{e lab}^.

CRS-104
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^o^f^A^p^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^{Sec. 956.}^Fundⁱ^{ng fo}^r^D^O^E^nuc^l^e^a^r^{Sec. 945.}^Fundⁱ^{ng fo}^r^D^O^E^nuc^l^e^a^r
^en^erg^y^prog^ram^sⁱⁿ^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^s^948-^{955 are}^res^earch^prog^ram^s^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^zed
^au^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^{r F}^Y^2006-^2010.^f^o^{r F}^Y^2006-^F^Y^{2008. N}^oⁿ^e^of^t^h^{e f}^uⁿ^d^s
^cou^l^{d be u}^s^{ed f}^o^{r decom}^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^onⁱⁿ^g^th^e
^{Fast Flu}^x^T^e^{st Facility}^{at Han}^f^o^r^d^,
^W^a^shi^ngt^oⁿ^.
^t^Gen^e^ration^Nu^{clear P}^l^an^t^{Sec. 957-961.}^D^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿⁱⁿ^th^{e R&}^{D title (}^s^ee^T^h^{is p}^r^o^j^{ect is sim}^ilar^to^th^{e h}^y^d^r^o^g^en^p^r^o^d^u^ctioⁿ
^desⁱ^gⁿ^,^buⁱ^l^d^{, an}^{d operat}^e^an^adv^aⁿ^ced^c^o^mmeⁿ^t⁾^.^{reactor au}^th^{orized f}^o^r^con^s^tru^c^tion^{at Idah}^o
^techⁿ^o^log^yⁿ^u^c^{lear reactor by}^{2015. F}^o^r^N^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^a^l^L^a^borat^ory^by^S^ecs^{. 651-652}^of^t^h^e
^dev^e^lopm^en^{t an}^{d des}ⁱ^gⁿ^of^th^{e reactor,}^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill an}^d^S^ecs^{. 631-635}^o^f^th^{e Sen}^a^{te b}^ill.
^{$150 m}^illioⁿ^{per y}^{ear w}^o^u^l^{d be}⁽^T^h^e^p^r^o^j^{ect au}^th^o^r^izedⁱⁿ^th^{e Sen}^a^{te b}^{ill is also}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^au^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^{r F}^Y^2006-^F^Y^{2010. F}^o^r^{called th}^{e “}^N^ex^{t Gen}^e^ration^Nu^{clear P}^l^an^t.”)
^g/w^con^s^tru^c^tion^,^$500^m^illion^w^o^u^l^{d be}^How^e^v^e^{r, th}^{e proj}^{ect au}^th^{orized by}^th^es^{e s}^ection^s
^s^.or^au^th^{orized, an}^{d s}^u^ch^s^u^m^s^asⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^o^f^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^dⁿ^o^{t h}^a^v^e^to^p^r^o^d^u^ce
^le^ak^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^{r operat}ⁱ^oⁿ^.^h^y^d^r^o^g^en^o^r^b^e^b^u^{ilt at I}^d^ah^o^Natioⁿ^a^{l L}^a^b^o^r^ato^r^y^.
^://wiki^r^ity^o^f^Nu^clear^Facilities^N^o^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 949}^{. D}^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^con^d^u^c^{t res}^earch^on^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^f^o^r
^h^ttpⁱⁿ^creasⁱⁿ^gⁿ^u^c^{lear plan}^{t s}^ecu^rity^an^d
^p^r^o^t^ectin^gⁿ^u^c^lear^f^{acilities f}^r^o^mⁿ^a^tu^r^a^l
^dⁱ^sa^ste^r^s.
ⁿ^ativ^{es to}^Iⁿ^d^u^strⁱ^al^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^{Sec. 950}^{. D}^O^E^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^R^a^dioactiv^{e s}^o^u^r^ces^h^a^v^e^been^wⁱ^dely^{cited as}^a
^dioactiv^{e Sou}^r^ces^stu^d^yⁱⁿ^d^u^strⁱ^{al ap}^p^licatioⁿ^s^o^f^lar^g^e^p^o^t^en^{tial so}^u^r^{ce o}^f^“^d^ir^ty^b^o^m^b^”^m^a^terⁱ^{al, so}
^radioactiv^{e s}^o^u^r^ces^an^{d es}^tablis^h^a^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t o}^f^alterⁿ^ativ^{e tech}ⁿ^o^lo^gⁱ^{es co}^u^l^d
^res^earch^prog^ram^t^o^dev^e^l^{op al}^t^e^rn^atⁱ^v^es^.^p^r^o^v^id^{e secu}^r^ity^b^eⁿ^e^f^its.

CRS-105
— Research Programs
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^nc^e^d^Fo^ssi^l^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^{Sec. 962.}^S^p^eci^fⁱ^{ed pri}^o^ri^t^y^prog^ram^s^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^s^earch^an^{d Dev}^e^lopm^en^t^w^o^u^l^{d be s}^p^el^l^e^{d ou}^t^t^oⁱ^m^prov^{e t}^h^e
^og^r^a^m^s^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^{, ef}^f^ectiv^en^es^s^an^d
^e^nvi^r^o^nm^eⁿ^t^a^l^p^e^r^f^o^r^m^a^nc^e^o^f^fo^ssi^l
^eⁿ^e^r^gy^p^r^o^d^u^c^tⁱ^o^n,^up^gr^a^dⁱ^ng,
^c^o^nve^r^sⁱ^o^n,^aⁿ^d^c^o^nsum^p^tⁱ^o^n.
^s^{il R}^e^s^earch^an^d^{Sec. 963.}^T^h^{e obj}^ectiv^{e of}^th^{e Fos}^sⁱ^l^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^v^e^l^opm^en^t^R^&^D^prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be t}^o^redu^ce^em^is^sⁱ^on^s^f^r^om^f^o^s^s^{il f}^u^{el u}^s^{e s}^u^ch^as
^g/w^m^e^rcu^r^y^,^fⁱⁿ^e^particles^,^s^m^og^{, an}^d
^s^.or^c^a^r^b^oⁿ^dⁱ^o^xⁱ^d^e^usi^{ng t}^e^c^hno^l^o^gi^e^s
^le^akⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng p}^r^e^-^c^o^m^b^ustⁱ^o^{n t}^e^c^hno^l^o^gi^e^s^.
^://wiki^{d Gas}^R^e^s^earch^an^d^{Sec. 964.}^R^e^s^earch^prog^ram^s^w^o^u^l^{d be}^{Sec. 952}^{. Sim}^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^ex^cep^{t a}
^h^ttp^v^e^l^opm^en^t^fo^c^u^se^d^oⁿ^a^{ssisting sm}^a^{ll d}^o^m^e^s^tic^r^e^p^o^r^{t o}ⁿⁿ^a^tu^r^a^{l g}^a^{s an}^d^o^{il d}^e^p^o^s^{its in}
^produ^cers^of^oi^l^an^{d g}^a^s^,^t^h^{e ex}^t^r^actⁱ^oⁿ^of^f^e^deral^an^{d s}^t^at^{e w}^a^t^e^rs^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^m^e^th^an^{e h}^y^drates^{, im}^provⁱⁿ^g^oth^e^r^con^d^u^c^{ted by}^th^{e Secretary}^of^th^{e In}^terior
^ex^traction^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^{, an}^{d redu}^cin^g^th^e^an^d^su^b^m^itted^to^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess ev}^er^y²^y^ear^s.
^c^o^st^{s o}^f^a^c^q^ui^rⁱ^{ng unc}^o^nve^ntⁱ^o^na^l^fue^l^s.^A^l^s^o^{, an}ⁿ^a^tion^a^{l cen}^{ter of}^ex^cellen^{ce in}
^clean^en^erg^y^an^{d pow}^{er g}^eⁿ^e^ration
^w^o^u^l^{d be es}^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^e^d.
^an^sp^o^r^tatioⁿ^Fu^els^{Sec. 965.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d con}^d^u^c^t^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

^R^&^{D proj}^ects^on^th^{e com}^m^e^rcialization
^o^f^co^{al an}^dⁿ^a^tu^r^a^{l g}^a^{s to}^tr^an^sp^o^r^tatioⁿ
^f^u^{el an}^{d in}^{direct liqu}^e^f^action^of^{coal an}^d
^bi^om^as^s^.

CRS-106
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^{el Cells}^{Sec. 966.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d con}^d^u^c^t^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^R&^{D o}ⁿ^f^u^{el cell co}^m^m^e^r^c^ializatioⁿ
ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^f^u^{el cell proton}^ex^ch^an^g^e
^m^e^m^b^r^a^ne^t^e^c^hno^l^o^gy^.
^rbon^Dⁱ^oxⁱ^d^{e C}^a^pt^u^r^e^{Sec. 967.}^T^h^{e S}^ecret^ary^w^o^u^l^{d s}^u^pport^a^{Sec. 957.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^s^earch^an^{d Dev}^e^lopm^en^t^10-^y^{ear R}^&^D^prog^ram^ai^m^e^{d at}
^dev^e^l^opiⁿ^g^carbon^di^oxⁱ^d^{e capt}^u^re
^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^f^o^{r pu}^lv^{erized coal}
^c^o^m^b^ustⁱ^o^{n uni}^t^s^.^T^h^e^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^w^o^ul^d
^f^o^cu^s^on^dev^e^l^opiⁿ^g^add-^on^carbon
^diox^{ide captu}^{re tech}ⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^{, com}^b^u^s^tion
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^an^{d in}^creasⁱⁿ^g^th^e
^g/w^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^of^th^{e ov}^{erall com}^b^u^s^tion
^s^.or^sy^stem^{. I}ⁿ^ad^d^itioⁿ^,^th^{e Secr}^etar^y^w^o^u^l^d
^le^ak^s^u^pport^{a carbon}^s^e^qu^es^t^r^atⁱ^oⁿ^prog^ram
^wⁱ^t^h^t^h^e^p^rⁱ^v^a^t^e^se^c^t^o^r^t^h^r^o^{ugh r}^e^gi^oⁿ^a^l
^://wiki^partⁿ^e^rs^hⁱ^ps^.
^h^ttp^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^o^f^A^p^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^{Sec. 968.}^Fuⁿ^d^s^{are au}^th^{orized in}^{Sec. 951}^{. F}^uⁿ^d^s^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed i}ⁿ
^g^eⁿ^e^ral^an^{d f}^o^{r prog}^ram^s^des^c^ri^{bed i}ⁿ^g^eⁿ^e^ral^f^o^{r y}^ears^F^Y^2006-^F^Y^{2008 an}^d
^{Sec. 967}^f^o^{r y}^ears^F^Y^2006-^F^Y^2010.^s^p^eci^fⁱ^cal^l^y^f^o^{r prog}^ram^s^des^c^ri^{bed i}ⁿ
^Sectⁱ^ons^{954, 955, and 956}^.
^e^s^t^ern^Mich^ig^an^{Sec. 968A.}^T^h^{e EP}^Aⁱⁿ^coⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ^w^ith^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^P^r^o^j^ect^th^{e State of}^Mich^ig^an^w^o^u^l^{d con}^d^u^c^t
^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^p^r^o^j^{ects to}^{assess th}^e
^ef^f^ect^of^t^r^an^s^port^e^{d ozon}^{e an}^{d ozon}^e
^precu^rs^orsⁱⁿ^s^o^u^t^h^w^es^{t Mich}^ig^an^.

CRS-107
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^e^st^e^r^{n H}^e^mⁱ^sp^he^r^e^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^{Sec. 968B.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d carry}^{Sec. 981}^{. Sam}^e^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^,^ex^cep^{t slig}^h^tly
ⁱ^oⁿ^ou^t^{a prog}^ram^t^o^prom^ot^{e cooperat}ⁱ^oⁿ^on^hⁱ^g^h^e^{r appropri}^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^du^riⁿ^g^F^Y^2006-
^en^erg^y^is^s^u^es^am^on^g^W^e^s^t^ern^F^Y^2008.
^H^e^mⁱ^sp^he^r^e^c^o^unt^rⁱ^e^sⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^ng,^t^o^t^h^e
^ex^ten^t^p^r^acticab^{le, u}ⁿⁱ^v^e^r^s^ities.
^A^u^t^h^o^rⁱ^z^e^d^fundⁱ^{ng w}^o^ul^d^b^e^fo^r^y^e^a^r^s
^F^Y^2006-^F^Y^2010.
^{ctic En}^gⁱⁿ^eerin^g^R^e^s^earch^{Sec. 968C}^.^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^yⁱⁿ^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^nte^r^coⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ^w^ith^th^{e Secr}^etar^y^o^f
^T^r^an^sp^o^r^tatioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^estab^lish^th^{e A}^r^ctic
^En^gⁱⁿ^eerin^g^R^e^s^earch^C^eⁿ^t^{er in}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^Faⁱ^r^b^a^nks,^A^K^,^t^o^c^o^nd^uc^t^R&D^oⁿ
^g/w^im^p^r^o^vⁱⁿ^g^th^{e in}^f^r^astr^u^c^tu^r^eⁱⁿ^th^{e A}^r^ctic
^s^.or^r^e^gⁱ^oⁿ^{. A}^su^m^o^f^$³^m^illioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d
^le^ak^au^th^{orized an}^{d m}^a^{de av}^{ailable in}^{a g}^r^an^t
^{to a s}^p^ecifⁱ^{ed u}ⁿⁱ^v^e^rs^ity^each^y^{ear f}^o^r
^://wiki^y^ears^F^Y^2006-^F^Y^2011.
^h^ttp^rrow^Geoph^y^s^{ical R}^e^s^earch^{Sec. 968D}^.^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^C^o^m^m^e^rce^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

ⁱⁿ^coⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ^w^ith^th^{e Secr}^etar^{ies o}^f
^En^erg^y^an^{d th}^{e In}^{terior an}^{d Director of}
^th^{e Natio}ⁿ^a^{l Scien}^{ce Fo}^uⁿ^d^atioⁿ^an^d^th^e
^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rat^o^{r of}^t^h^{e EP}^A^w^o^u^l^d
^es^tablis^h^th^{e “}^B^arrow^Geoph^y^s^ical
^Resear^ch^Facilityⁱⁿ^B^a^r^r^o^w^{, A}^l^ask^a^{. A}
^s^u^m^of^{$61 m}^illion^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^th^orized
^t^o^{be appropri}^a^t^e^d.

CRS-108
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^an^{e Hy}^{drate R}^e^s^eaerch^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 953}^{. A}^m^e^th^an^{e h}^y^{drate res}^earch
^an^{d dev}^e^l^opm^en^t^prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^es^tablis^h^e^{d. A}^m^e^th^an^{e h}^y^{drate adv}ⁱ^s^o^ry
^p^a^na^l^w^o^ul^d^b^e^se^t^up^aⁿ^d^a^st^ud^y^w^o^ul^d
^b^e^coⁿ^d^u^c^ted^b^y^th^{e Natio}ⁿ^a^{l Resear}^ch
^Co^uⁿ^c^{il th}^{at w}^o^u^l^d^{assess th}^{e R&}^D
^prog^ram^.^F^uⁿ^d^s^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^r
^y^ears^F^Y^{2006 -}^F^Y^2010.
^w^-^vo^l^u^m^e^ga^{s r}^e^se^r^v^oⁱ^r^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 954.}^A^prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^earch^prog^ram^es^tablis^h^e^{d by}^th^{e Secretary}^{to m}^a^xⁱ^mⁱ^ze
^th^{e p}^r^o^d^u^ctiv^{e cap}^acity^o^f^m^a^r^gⁱⁿ^{al w}^e^lls
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^an^{d res}^e^rv^oi^rs^{. F}^uⁿ^d^s^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^g/w^au^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^{r F}^Y^2006-^F^Y^2008.
^s^.or
^le^ak^s^earch^an^{d dev}^e^lopm^en^{t f}^o^r^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec 955}^{. A}^prog^ram^on^coal^mⁱⁿⁱⁿ^g
^://wiki^a^l^mⁱⁿⁱ^{ng t}^e^c^hno^l^o^gi^e^s^t^e^c^hno^l^o^gi^e^s^w^o^ul^d^b^e^e^s^t^a^b^lⁱ^s^he^d^.
^h^ttp
^{al an}^d^r^e^lated^techⁿ^o^lo^gⁱ^es^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.⁽^S^ee^{Sec. 441}^of^{Sec. 956}^{. I}ⁿ^ad^d^itioⁿ^to^th^{e p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^s
^Ho^u^s^{e b}^ill.)^au^th^o^r^ized^uⁿ^d^er^{title I}^V^{, DOE w}^o^u^l^d^b^e
^requⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^con^d^u^c^t^{a prog}^ram^of
^techⁿ^o^log^y^res^earch^{, dev}^e^lopm^en^{t, an}^d
^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^an^d^co^m^m^e^r^c^ial
^application^f^o^{r coal an}^{d pow}^{er s}^y^s^t^em^s^.
^m^p^lex^w^e^{ll tech}ⁿ^o^lo^g^y^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 958.}^A^Co^m^p^lex^W^e^{ll T}^echⁿ^o^lo^g^y
^g^f^acility^T^e^stin^g^Facility^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^estab^lish^e^d^at
^th^{e Ro}^ck^y^Mo^uⁿ^t^ain^Oilf^ield^T^e^stin^g
^C^eⁿ^t^{er to in}^creas^{e ran}^g^e^of^ex^ten^d^ed
^d^r^illin^g^techⁿ^o^lo^gⁱ^es.

CRS-109
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^{albed Meth}^an^{e Stu}^d^y^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Sec. 1305}^{. T}^h^{e Secretary}^,^alon^g^w^ith^th^e
^Nation^a^{l A}^cadem^y^of^Scien^{ce, an}^{d th}^e
^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^r^a^t^o^r^o^f^E^P^A^w^o^ul^d^c^o^nd^uc^t^a
^s^t^u^d^y^on^t^h^{e ef}^f^ect^of^C^B^{M produ}^ctⁱ^oⁿ
^on^s^u^rf^{ace an}^{d g}^r^ouⁿ^d^w^a^{ter res}^o^u^r^ces
ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng gr}^o^und^w^a^t^e^r^a^q^ui^fe^r^sⁱⁿ^se^ve^r^a^l
^w^e^s^t^ern^s^t^ates^.
— Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^g/w
^s^.or^o^g^r^a^m^A^u^th^o^r^ity^{Sec. 969.}^R^&^D^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^w^a^rd^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^le^ak^th^{e d}^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^an^d^co^m^m^e^r^c^ial
^ap^p^licatioⁿ^o^f^techⁿ^o^lo^g^y^f^o^r
^://wiki^u^ltr^a-^d^eep^w^a^ter^o^{il an}^d^g^a^{s p}^r^o^d^u^ctioⁿ^,
^h^ttpⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng unc}^o^nve^ntⁱ^o^na^l^oⁱ^l^aⁿ^d^ga^s
^res^o^u^r^ces^{. T}^h^{e R}^&^D^prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^desⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d t}^o^ben^e^fⁱ^t^“^s^m^a^l^l^produ^cers^”
^an^{d addres}^s^en^vⁱ^ron^m^en^{tal con}^cern^s^.
^C^o^m^p^lem^eⁿ^t^ary^res^earch^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^c^a^r^rⁱ^e^d^o^u^t^t^h^r^o^{ugh D}^O^E^{’s N}^a^tⁱ^o^na^l
^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^T^e^c^hno^l^o^gy^La^b^o^r^a^t^o^r^y^.
^Deepw^a^{ter an}^d^{Sec. 970.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^cou^l^d^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

^c^o^nve^ntⁱ^o^na^l^Oⁿ^sho^r^e^con^t^{ract w}^ith^{a co}ⁿ^s^o^r^tiu^m^to^r^eco^m^m^eⁿ^d
^{ral Gas an}^d^Oth^e^r^u^ltra-^deepw^a^{ter res}^earch^proj^ects^an^d
^troleu^m^R^e^s^earch^m^a^na^ge^fundⁱ^{ng a}^w^a^r^d^e^d^und^e^r^t^hⁱ^s
^prog^ram^.^T^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d m}^a^k^e
^co^m^p^etitiv^{e aw}^ar^d^s^to^r^e^sear^ch^coⁿ^s^o^r^tia
^fo^r^c^o^nd^uc^tⁱ^{ng R&D}^oⁿ^a^d^va^nc^e^d

CRS-110
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^techⁿ^o^logⁱ^es^f^o^{r recov}^e^rin^g^coalbed
^m^e^t^h^aⁿ^e^aⁿ^d^o^t^he^r^unc^o^nve^ntⁱ^o^na^l
^res^o^u^r^ces^.
^d^itioⁿ^a^{l Req}^u^ir^em^en^{ts f}^o^r^{Sec. 971.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^cou^l^{d redu}^{ce or}^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^a^r^d^s^elimⁱⁿ^{ate th}^{e n}^oⁿ^-^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l co}^st-^s^h^a^r^e
^requ^irem^en^{t f}^o^{r aw}^ards^uⁿ^d^{er th}^is
^prog^ram^,^{2.5% of}^each^aw^{ard w}^o^u^l^{d be}
^d^e^si^gna^t^e^d^fo^r^t^e^c^hno^l^o^gy^t^r^aⁿ^sfe^r^,^aⁿ^d
^v^a^rⁱ^o^u^{s ad}^d^itioⁿ^a^{l aw}^ar^d^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^ts
^w^o^u^l^{d be s}^tⁱ^p^u^l^at^ed.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^vⁱ^so^r^y^Co^m^m^ittees^{Sec. 972.}^Aⁿ^Ultra-^Deepw^a^{ter A}^d^vⁱ^s^o^ry^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^g/w^C^o^m^m^{ittee an}^{d an}^Un^con^v^eⁿ^tion^a^l^Re^so^ur^c^e^s^T^e^c^hno^l^o^gy^A^d^vi^so^r^y
^s^.or^Co^m^m^{ittee w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^estab^lish^e^d^.
^le^ak
^://wiki^m^{its o}ⁿ^P^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^{Sec. 973.}^T^h^{is sectio}ⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^estab^lish^cr^iterⁱ^{a f}^o^r^f^o^r^e^igⁿ^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^.^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^h^ttp
^t^{Sec. 974.}^T^h^{e au}^th^o^r^ityⁱⁿ^th^{is p}^a^r^t^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^w^o^u^l^{d t}^e^rmⁱⁿ^at^{e at}^t^h^{e en}^{d of}^F^Y^2014.
ⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^{Sec. 975.}^T^h^{e term}^s^deepw^a^ter^,^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^ul^t^r^a-deepw^a^t^e^r^,^unconventⁱ^onal^oi^l^and
^gas^{, i}^ndependent^pr^oducer^s^of^oi^l^and
^gas^{, an}^{d ot}^h^e^rs^w^o^u^l^{d be def}ⁱⁿ^e^d.
ⁱⁿ^g^{Sec. 976.}^T^h^{e Ultra-}^Deepw^a^{ter an}^d^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

^Un^coⁿ^v^eⁿ^tioⁿ^a^{l Natu}^r^a^{l Gas an}^d^Oth^e^r
^P^e^troleu^m^R^e^s^earch^Fuⁿ^d^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^e^s^t^a^b^lⁱ^s^he^d^.^Re^ve^nue^{s d}^e^rⁱ^ve^d^fr^o^m
^f^e^{deral oil an}^{d g}^a^s^leas^es^{, af}^{ter all}
^prevⁱ^o^u^s^l^y^m^aⁿ^d^at^{ed di}^s^t^ri^bu^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^of

CRS-111
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^t^h^os^{e rev}^eⁿ^u^e^s^h^a^{d been}^m^a^{de, w}^o^u^l^{d be}
^depos^{ited in}^th^{e f}^uⁿ^d^{, u}^p^{to $200 m}^illion
^a^nnua^l^l^y^d^u^rⁱ^{ng FY}^2005-^F^Y^{2014. T}^h^e
^Secretary^of^En^erg^y^cou^l^{d oblig}^ate
^m^oⁿ^e^y^f^r^o^m^th^{e f}^uⁿ^d^f^o^r^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^sⁱⁿ^th^is
^p^a^r^t^wⁱ^t^h^o^u^t^aⁿ^o^v^e^r^a^l^l^a^nnua^l^lⁱ^mⁱ^t^,
^a^l^t^h^o^{ugh a}^nnua^l^p^e^r^c^eⁿ^t^a^ge^a^l^l^o^c^a^tⁱ^o^ns
^am^on^g^t^h^{e prog}^ram^s^w^o^u^l^{d be s}^p^el^l^e^d
^ou^t^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}Department of Energy Management
^g/w
^s^.or
^le^ak^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^://wiki^e^r^T^r^an^sactioⁿ^s^A^u^th^o^r^ity^{Sec. 1002.}^T^h^is^w^o^u^l^{d am}^en^{d Section}^{Sec. 1011.}^T^h^is^w^o^u^l^{d am}^en^{d Section}
^h^ttp^{646 of}^t^h^{e D}^O^E^O^r^g^aⁿⁱ^zatⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t⁽⁴²^{646 of}^t^h^{e D}^O^E^O^r^g^aⁿⁱ^zatⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t⁽⁴²
^U^.^S^.^C^.^{7256) t}^o^al^l^o^w^t^h^{e En}^erg^y^U^.^S^.^C^.^{7256 t}^o^al^l^o^w^t^h^{e En}^erg^y
^Secr^etar^y^to^en^terⁱⁿ^to^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^l^Secretary^{to en}^{ter in}^{to oth}^e^{r tran}^s^action^s
^tran^s^action^s^f^u^rth^e^rin^g^res^earch^,ⁱⁿ^f^u^rth^e^ran^{ce of}^res^earch^{, dev}^e^lopm^en^t,
^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t, o}^r^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^w^ith^o^u^t^o^r^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^f^uⁿ^c^tioⁿ^sⁿ^o^{t su}^b^j^{ect to}
^r^e^q^u^irⁱⁿ^g^th^{at title to}ⁱⁿ^v^eⁿ^tioⁿ^s^b^e^v^e^sted^Se^c^tⁱ^o^{n 9}^o^f^t^h^e^Fe^d^e^r^a^l^N^o^nnuc^l^e^a^r
ⁱⁿ^th^{e f}^e^d^e^r^a^{l g}^o^v^e^rⁿ^m^eⁿ^t^{as cu}^r^r^en^tly^En^erg^y^R^e^s^earch^an^{d Dev}^e^lopm^en^{t A}^c^t
^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed by}^Section^{9 of}^th^{e Federal}^of^{1974 (42 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{5908) t}^h^at^doesⁿ^o^t
^N^o^nnuc^l^e^a^r^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^Re^se^a^r^c^h^aⁿ^d^du^{plicate res}^earch^{, dev}^e^lopm^en^t,
^D^e^v^e^l^opm^en^t^A^c^t^of^{1974 (42 U}^.^S^.^C^.^o^r^d^e^m^o^nst^r^a^tⁱ^o^{n b}^eⁱ^{ng c}^o^nd^uc^t^e^d^und^e^r
^{5908) or s}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{152 of}^t^h^{e A}^t^omⁱ^c^ex^is^tin^g^proj^ects^{carried ou}^{t by}^th^e
^En^erg^y^A^c^t^of^{1954 (42 U}^.^S^.^C^.^2182).^Dep^a^rtm^eⁿ^t^.

CRS-112
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^iv^er^sity^Co^llab^o^r^atioⁿ^{Sec. 1003.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^{Sec. 1327}^{. T}^h^{e En}^erg^y^Secretary^w^o^u^l^d
^w^o^u^l^d^r^e^p^o^r^{t o}ⁿ^th^{e f}^easib^ility^o^f^r^e^p^o^r^{t o}ⁿ^th^{e f}^easib^ility^o^f^p^r^o^m^o^tin^g
^prom^otⁱⁿ^g^col^l^a^boratⁱ^oⁿ^bet^w^een^co^llab^o^r^atioⁿ^s^b^e^tw^een^lar^g^{e in}^stitu^tioⁿ^s
^Do^cto^r^{al Resear}^ch^Ex^ten^s^iv^{e Un}^iv^er^sities^o^f^hⁱ^g^h^e^r^ed^u^catioⁿ^an^d^sm^{all in}^stitu^tioⁿ^s
ⁱⁿ^g^r^an^t^s^{, con}^t^ract^s^,^an^{d cooperat}ⁱ^v^e^o^f^hi^ghe^r^e^d^uc^a^tⁱ^o^{n t}^h^r^o^{ugh gr}^aⁿ^t^s^,
^ag^reem^en^ts^m^a^{de by}^th^{e Secretary}^f^o^r^con^t^ract^s^,^an^{d cooperat}ⁱ^v^{e ag}^reem^en^t^s
^en^erg^y^proj^ects^.^m^a^{de by}^th^{e Secretary}^f^o^{r en}^erg^y
^proj^ect^s^.
^{all B}^u^sⁱⁿ^e^s^s^A^d^v^o^cacy^an^d^{No com}^p^{arable s}^ection^.^{Sec. 1007}^{. T}^h^{is sectio}ⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^e
ⁿ^c^e^appoiⁿ^t^m^eⁿ^t^of^{a s}^m^al^l^bu^sⁱⁿ^e^s^s^adv^o^cat^e
^{at each}^Nation^a^{l L}^a^boratory^an^d
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^r^e^sear^ch^f^acility^toⁱⁿ^cr^{ease th}^e
^g/w^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^o^f^sm^{all b}^u^sin^e^{ss co}ⁿ^cerⁿ^s^,
^s^.orⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^s^o^cially^an^{d econ}^o^mⁱ^cally
^le^ak^dⁱ^sa^d^v^aⁿ^ta^ge^d^sm^a^{ll b}^u^sine^{ss c}^o^nc^e^r^ns.
^://wiki^treach^{No com}^p^{arable s}^ection^.^{Sec. 1008}^{. DOE w}^o^u^l^{d en}^s^u^{re th}^{at each}^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^au^th^o^r^ized^b^y^th^{is A}^c^{t in}^clu^d^es
^h^ttp^an^ou^treach^com^pon^en^{t to prov}^ide
ⁱⁿ^fo^r^m^a^tⁱ^o^{n t}^o^m^a^nufa^c^t^ur^e^r^s,^c^o^nsum^e^r^s,
^en^gⁱⁿ^eers^,^arch^itects^,^bu^ilders^,^en^erg^y
^ser^v^{ice co}^m^p^an^{ies, in}^stitu^tioⁿ^s^o^f^hⁱ^g^h^e^r
^ed^u^catioⁿ^,^f^acility^p^l^anⁿ^e^r^s^an^d
^m^a^na^ge^r^s^,^st^a^t^e^aⁿ^d^l^o^c^a^l^go^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt^s,
^an^d^o^t^h^e^r^en^tities.
^nse^o^f^Co^ngr^e^ss^{Sec. 1004.}^T^h^{is sectio}ⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^estab^lish^a^{No com}^p^{arable prov}^is^ion^.

^s^eⁿ^s^{e of}^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^th^{at th}^{e Secretary}^of
^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^sho^u^l^d^a^p^p^l^y^m^o^r^e^st^rⁱ^nge^nt
^p^r^o^c^ur^e^m^eⁿ^t^aⁿ^dⁱ^nve^nt^o^r^y^c^o^nt^r^o^l^s^t^o
^prev^en^{t w}^a^s^t^{e of}^tax^p^ay^{er f}^uⁿ^d^s^,^an^{d th}^e
^D^e^part^m^eⁿ^t^’^s^In^s^p^ect^{or G}^eⁿ^e^ral^s^h^ou^l^d

CRS-113
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^con^tin^u^e^{to clos}^ely^revⁱ^ew^th^{e u}^s^{e of}
^pu^rch^a^s^e^cards^.
Electricity
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^o^r^{t T}^itle^{Sec. 1201.}^T^h^{is title m}^a^y^b^e^cited^{as th}^e^{Sec. 1201.}^T^h^{is title m}^a^y^b^e^cited^{as th}^e
^“^E^{lectric R}^e^liab^ility^A^c^{t of}^2005.”^“^E^l^ect^ri^ci^t^y^Modernⁱ^zatⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^of^2005.”
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}
^g/w
^s^.or
^le^akliability Standards
^://wiki^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^h^ttp
ⁱ^{c Reliab}^ility^Stan^d^a^r^d^s^{Sec. 1211.}^T^h^{is sectio}ⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^e^{Sec. 1211.}^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e v}^e^r^s^ioⁿ^.^T^h^{e No}^r^t^h^A^m^er^ican^Electrⁱ^{c Reliab}^ility^Co^uⁿ^c^il
^th^{e Federal En}^erg^y^R^e^g^u^l^atory^Defⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^o^f^‘^r^eliab^ility^stan^d^a^r^d^’^d^o^e^s⁽^N^ERC)^cu^r^r^eⁿ^tly^h^a^{s r}^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^ility^f^o^r^r^e^liab^ility
^Co^m^mⁱ^ssioⁿ^to^p^r^o^m^u^l^g^a^{te r}^u^{les w}^ithⁱⁿⁿ^o^{t in}^clu^d^{e cy}^bers^ecu^rity^protection^.^o^f^th^{e b}^u^lk^p^o^w^er^sy^stem^{. NERC h}^a^{s estab}^lish^e^d
^{180 day}^s^of^en^act^m^eⁿ^t^t^o^creat^{e a F}^E^R^C^-^Iⁿ^clu^d^{es d}^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^o^f^‘^r^eg^ioⁿ^a^{l en}^tity^.’^r^e^liab^ility^g^uⁱ^d^e^lin^{es b}^u^{t h}^a^{s n}^o^en^f^o^r^cem^en^t
^cer^tif^ied^electrⁱ^{c r}^e^liab^ility^o^r^g^aⁿⁱ^zatioⁿ^W^o^u^l^dⁿ^o^{t lim}^{it th}^{e am}^o^uⁿ^t^o^f^d^u^{es, f}^ees,^au^th^o^r^ity^{. T}^h^{e Fed}^e^r^a^{l P}^o^w^e^r^A^c^{t cu}^r^r^en^tly^gⁱ^v^e^s
⁽^E^RO)^.^Un^d^e^r^th^{is sectio}ⁿ^,^th^{e ERO}^an^{d oth}^e^{r ch}^arg^e^s^th^{e ER}^{O cou}^l^{d collect.}^{FERC j}^u^rⁱ^sd^ictioⁿ^o^v^er^uⁿ^b^uⁿ^d^led^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ
^w^o^u^l^d^d^e^v^e^lo^p^an^d^en^f^o^r^{ce r}^e^liab^ility^W^o^u^l^dⁿ^o^{t sp}^ecifⁱ^cally^allo^w^New^Yo^r^k^an^{d au}^th^ority^{to reg}^u^l^{ate w}^h^oles^{ale rates}^;
^staⁿ^d^a^r^d^{s fo}^r^the^b^u^lk-p^o^w^e^r^sy^ste^m^,^to^estab^lish^r^e^liab^ility^r^u^{les th}^{at w}^o^u^l^d^h^o^w^e^v^e^r^,ⁿ^o^au^th^o^r^ity^w^a^{s p}^r^o^v^id^ed^to^r^e^g^u^l^ate
ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^cy^bers^ecu^rity^protection^.^New^r^e^su^{lt in}^g^r^eater^r^e^liab^ility^w^ithⁱⁿ^th^{e state}^r^e^liab^ility^.^{(See Appendix}^E^{for m}^o^re
^Yo^r^k^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^allo^w^e^d^to^estab^lish^o^f^New^Yo^rk^.^inf^o^rm^a^t^io^n.)

^r^e^liab^ility^r^u^{les th}^{at w}^o^u^l^d^r^e^su^{lt in}
^g^r^eater^r^e^liab^ility^w^ithⁱⁿ^th^{e state o}^f^New
^Y^o^rk^{. A}^l^l^ER^O^s^t^an^dards^w^o^u^l^{d be}

CRS-114
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^ap^p^r^o^v^ed^b^y^{FERC. Un}^d^e^r^th^{is title, th}^e
^{ERO co}^u^l^d^im^p^o^s^{e p}^eⁿ^a^{lties o}ⁿ^{a u}^s^er^,
^owⁿ^e^{r, or operat}^o^{r of}^t^h^{e bu}^l^k^-^pow^er
^s^y^s^t^em^th^{at v}ⁱ^olates^an^y^FER^C^-^a^pprov^ed
^r^e^liab^ility^stan^d^a^r^d^{. I}ⁿ^ad^d^itioⁿ^,^FERC
^co^u^l^d^o^r^d^e^r^co^m^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^{a r}^e^liab^ility
^s^t^an^{dard an}^{d cou}^l^{d i}^m^pos^{e a pen}^a^l^t^yⁱ^f
^FER^C^fⁱⁿ^d^s^th^{at a u}^s^{er, ow}ⁿ^e^{r, or}
^operat^o^{r of}^t^h^{e bu}^l^k^-^pow^{er s}^y^s^t^em^h^a^s
^e^nga^ge^dⁱⁿ^o^rⁱ^s^a^b^o^u^t^t^o^e^nga^geⁱⁿ^a
^vⁱ^o^l^atioⁿ^o^f^{a r}^e^liab^ility^stan^d^a^r^d^{. T}^h^is
^p^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^o^{n w}^o^ul^d^no^t^gi^ve^aⁿ^E^R^O^o^r
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^{FERC au}^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^to^o^r^d^e^r^coⁿ^s^tr^u^c^tioⁿ
^g/w^o^f^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l g}^eⁿ^e^r^a^tioⁿ^o^r^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ
^s^.or^capacity^.
^le^ak
^://wikicture Modernization
^h^ttp
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^g^o^f^Iⁿ^ter^s^{tate Electr}ⁱ^c^{Sec. 1221.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^{Sec. 1221.}^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^e-^p^a^ssed^H.R.
^an^sm^issioⁿ^Facilities^w^o^ul^d^b^e^r^e^q^uⁱ^r^e^d^t^o^c^o^nd^uc^t^a^st^ud^y^o^f^{6. W}^o^u^l^{d n}^o^{t ex}^em^{pt th}^{e Electric}
^{electric tran}^s^m^is^sⁱ^on^con^g^e^s^tion^ev^ery^Reliab^ility^Co^uⁿ^c^{il o}^f^T^e^x^a^{s (}^E^RCOT⁾
^th^{ree y}^ears^.^B^a^s^e^{d on}^th^{e f}ⁱⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^s^{, th}^e^f^r^o^m^th^{is sectio}ⁿ^.

^Secretary^of^En^erg^y^cou^l^{d des}ⁱ^gⁿ^a^{te a}
^g^e^og^raph^{ic area as}^bein^g^con^g^e^s^t^ed.
^Un^d^e^r^cer^tain^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^{, FERC w}^o^u^l^d
^b^e^au^th^o^r^ized^to^issu^{e co}ⁿ^s^tr^u^c^tioⁿ
^permⁱ^t^s^{. U}ⁿ^{der propos}^{ed F}^e^deral^Pow^e^r
^A^c^t^(F^PA^{) s}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{216(d), af}^f^ect^{ed s}^t^at^es^,
^f^e^{deral ag}^en^cies^{, In}^dian^tribes^{, property}

CRS-115
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^owⁿ^e^rs^{, an}^{d ot}^h^e^{r i}ⁿ^t^e^res^t^{ed part}ⁱ^e^s
^w^o^u^l^{d h}^a^v^e^an^opport^uⁿⁱ^t^y^t^o^pres^en^t
^th^{eir v}ⁱ^ew^s^an^{d recom}^m^eⁿ^d^ation^s^w^ith
^res^p^{ect to th}^{e n}^{eed f}^o^{r an}^{d im}^{pact of}^a
^propos^{ed con}^s^t^r^u^c^tⁱ^oⁿ^permⁱ^t^.^H^o^w^e^v^e^r,
^th^{ere is}ⁿ^o^requ^irem^en^{t f}^o^{r a s}^p^ecifⁱ^c
^com^m^eⁿ^t^peri^{od. N}^e^w^F^P^A^s^ectⁱ^oⁿ
^{216(e) w}^o^u^l^{d al}^l^o^w^permⁱ^t^h^o^l^d^ers^t^o
^p^e^titioⁿⁱⁿ^{U.S. Distr}ⁱ^{ct Co}^u^r^{t to}^acq^uⁱ^r^e
^rⁱ^ght^s-o^f-w^a^y^t^h^r^o^{ugh t}^h^e^e^x^e^r^cⁱ^se^o^f^t^h^e
^rig^h^t^of^emⁱⁿ^en^{t dom}^ain^.^Aⁿ^y^ex^ercis^e
^of^emⁱⁿ^en^t^dom^aiⁿ^au^t^h^ori^t^y^w^o^u^l^{d be}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^coⁿ^s^id^er^ed^to^b^e^takⁱⁿ^g^s^o^f^p^r^iv^ate
^g/w^p^r^o^p^e^r^t^y^f^o^r^w^h^ich^j^u^{st co}^m^p^en^satioⁿ^is
^s^.or^du^{e. N}^e^w^F^P^A^s^ectⁱ^oⁿ^216(g⁾^doesⁿ^o^t
^le^ak^s^t^at^{e w}^h^et^h^e^{r propert}^y^owⁿ^e^rs^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^r^e^im^b^u^r^s^{e co}^m^p^en^satioⁿ^if^th^e
^://wiki^rig^h^t^s^-^of^-^w^ay^w^e^{re tran}^s^f^{erred back}^to
^h^ttp^th^{e o}^wⁿ^e^r^.^T^h^{e Electr}ⁱ^{c Reliab}^ility
^Co^uncⁱ^l^o^f^T^e^xa^{s (}^E^RCO^T⁾^w^o^ul^d^b^e
^ex^em^{pted f}^r^om^th^is^s^ection^.
^-
^Aⁿ^ap^p^lican^{t f}^o^r^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l au}^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^to
^{site tr}^an^sm^issioⁿ^f^{acilities o}ⁿ^f^e^d^e^r^a^l
^lan^d^{s co}^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^{est th}^{at th}^{e Dep}^a^r^t^m^eⁿ^t
^of^En^erg^y^{be th}^{e lead ag}^en^cy^to
^c^o^o^r^dⁱ^na^t^e^e^nvi^r^o^nm^eⁿ^t^a^l^r^e^vi^e^w^aⁿ^d
^o^t^h^e^r^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l au}^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^.^On^{ce a}
^co^m^p^leted^ap^p^licatioⁿ^{is su}^b^m^itted^,^all
^r^e^l^a^t^e^d^e^nvi^r^o^nm^eⁿ^t^a^l^r^e^vi^e^w^{s w}^o^ul^d^b^e
^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^b^e^co^m^p^leted^w^ithⁱⁿ^oⁿ^{e y}^ear
^unl^e^{ss a}ⁿ^o^t^he^r^fe^d^e^r^a^l^l^a^w^m^a^ke^{s t}^h^a^t
ⁱ^m^pos^sⁱ^bl^{e. F}^P^A^s^ectⁱ^oⁿ^216(h⁾^w^o^u^l^d

CRS-116
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^gi^ve^t^h^e^D^e^p^a^r^t^m^e^nt^o^f^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^ne^w
^au^th^ority^{to prepare en}^vⁱ^ron^m^en^tal
^docu^m^en^ts^an^{d appears}^{to g}ⁱ^v^e^DOE
^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l d}^ecisioⁿ^-^m^akⁱⁿ^g^au^th^o^r^ity^f^o^r
^rⁱ^ght^s-o^f-w^a^y^aⁿ^d^si^tⁱ^{ng o}ⁿ^fe^d^e^r^a^l^l^a^nd^s.
^T^hⁱ^s^w^o^ul^d^a^p^p^e^a^r^t^o^gi^ve^D^O^Eⁱⁿ^p^u^t
ⁱⁿ^{to th}^{e decis}ⁱ^on^proces^s^f^o^{r creatin}^g
^rⁱ^ght^s-o^f-w^a^y^.^Re^vi^e^w^und^e^r^se^c^tⁱ^o^{n 5}⁰³
^o^f^th^{e Fed}^e^r^a^{l L}^aⁿ^d^P^o^licy^an^d
^M^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^A^c^t^c^o^ul^d^b^e^st^r^e^a^m^lⁱⁿ^e^d^b^y
^relyⁱⁿ^g^on^{prior an}^aly^s^es^{. If}^{a f}^e^deral
^ag^en^cy^h^a^s^denⁱ^{ed an}^au^th^orization
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^requⁱ^r^{ed by}^{a t}^r^an^s^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^or
^g/w^dⁱ^strⁱ^b^u^tioⁿ^s^f^acility^{, th}^{e d}^eⁿⁱ^{al co}^u^l^d^b^e
^s^.or^{appealed by}^th^{e applican}^{t or relev}^aⁿ^t
^le^ak^s^t^{ate to th}^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^{. T}^h^e
^Secretary^of^En^erg^y^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to}
^://wikiⁱ^s^s^u^{e a deci}^sⁱ^on^wⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^{90 day}^s^of^t^h^e
^h^ttp^appeal’^s^f^ilin^g^.^States^cou^l^{d en}^{ter in}^to
ⁱⁿ^ter^s^{tate co}^m^p^{acts f}^o^r^th^{e p}^u^r^p^o^s^{es o}^f
^sitin^g^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ^f^{acilities an}^d^th^e
^Secretary^of^En^erg^y^cou^l^{d prov}^ide
^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce. T}^h^{e Hou}^s^e-^pas^s^e^d
^v^e^r^s^ioⁿ^o^f^th^{is sectio}ⁿ^w^o^u^l^dⁿ^o^{t ap}^p^l^y^to
^th^{e Electr}ⁱ^{c Reliab}^ility^Co^uⁿ^c^{il o}^f^T^e^x^a^s
⁽^E^RCO^T⁾^.
ⁱ^r^d^-^P^a^r^t^y^Fi^na^nc^e^{Sec. 1222.}^T^h^{e W}^e^s^t^ern^A^r^{ea P}^o^w^e^r^{Sec. 1222.}^Sim^{ilar prov}^is^ion^.^Un^{der cu}^rren^t^law^th^{e en}^ablin^g^s^t^atu^t^es^f^o^{r pow}^er
^Ad^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^r^a^tⁱ^oⁿ⁽^W^AP^A)^aⁿ^d^t^h^e^m^a^r^k^etin^g^ad^mⁱⁿⁱ^str^a^tioⁿ^s^m^a^y^r^e^strⁱ^{ct th}^ir^d^-^p^a^r^t^y
^So^ut^hw^e^s^t^e^rⁿ^P^o^w^e^r^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^r^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^fi^na^ncⁱ^ng,^c^o^nst^r^uc^tⁱ^o^n,^o^p^e^r^a^tⁱ^o^n,^aⁿ^d
⁽^S^W^P^A⁾^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^ab^{le to}^eith^er^coⁿ^tin^u^e^m^aⁱⁿ^ten^aⁿ^{ce o}^f^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ^f^acilities.

^t^o^desⁱ^gⁿ^,^dev^e^l^{op, con}^s^t^r^u^c^t^,^operat^e^,
^m^aⁱⁿ^tain^{, o}^r^o^wⁿ^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ^f^acilities

CRS-117
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^w^ithⁱⁿ^th^eir^r^e^gⁱ^oⁿ^{s o}^r^p^a^r^ticip^{ate w}^ith
^o^t^h^e^r^en^{tities f}^o^r^th^{e sam}^e^p^u^r^p^o^s^{es if}^:
^th^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^tes^th^e
^{area as}^{a Nation}^a^{l In}^teres^t^Electric
^T^r^an^s^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^C^o^rri^{dor an}^{d t}^h^{e proj}^ect
^w^o^u^l^{d redu}^{ce con}^g^e^s^tⁱ^oⁿ^,^{or t}^h^{e proj}^ectⁱ^s
ⁿ^{eeded to accom}^m^{odate proj}^ected
ⁱⁿ^creas^esⁱⁿ^dem^aⁿ^d^f^o^{r tran}^s^m^is^sⁱ^on
^capacity^{. T}^h^{e proj}^{ect w}^o^u^l^{d be requ}^ired
^to^b^e^coⁿ^s^isten^t^w^ith^th^{e n}^eed^{s id}^en^tif^ied
^by^t^h^{e appropri}^a^t^e^R^e^gⁱ^on^al
^T^r^aⁿ^smⁱ^ssi^oⁿ^O^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^{n o}^r
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^In^depen^d^en^{t Sy}^s^t^em^{Operator. No m}^o^re
^g/w^th^an^{$100 m}^illion^f^r^om^th^ird-^party
^s^.or^fi^na^ncⁱ^{ng m}^a^y^b^e^use^d^d^u^rⁱ^{ng fi}^sc^a^l^y^e^a^r^s
^le^ak^{2006 t}^h^ro^ugh^2015.
^://wiki^aⁿ^sm^issioⁿ^Sy^ste^m^oⁿⁱ^t^o^rⁱ^ng^{Sec. 1223.}^Wⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^si^{x m}^o^nt^{hs o}^f^en^actm^eⁿ^t^{, th}^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^an^d^{Sec. 1314.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

^h^ttp^th^{e Federal En}^erg^y^R^e^g^u^l^atory
^C^o^m^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
^co^m^p^{lete a stu}^d^y^an^d^r^e^p^o^r^{t to}^Coⁿ^g^r^ess
^on^w^h^{at w}^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to create an}^d
^im^p^l^em^en^{t a tr}^an^sm^issioⁿ^m^oⁿ^ito^rⁱⁿ^g
^s^y^s^t^em^f^o^{r th}^{e Eas}^t^ern^an^{d W}^e^s^t^ern
ⁱⁿ^ter^c^oⁿⁿ^ectioⁿ^s^{. T}^h^{e m}^oⁿ^ito^rⁱⁿ^g^sy^stem
^w^o^uld^p^r^o^v^id^e^a^{ll tr}^aⁿ^sm^issioⁿ^sy^ste^m
^owⁿ^e^rs^an^{d R}^e^gⁱ^on^al^T^r^an^s^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on
^Or^g^aⁿⁱ^zatioⁿ^s^r^eal-^tim^{e in}^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^oⁿ
^th^{e o}^p^e^r^a^tin^g^statu^s^o^f^{all tr}^an^sm^issioⁿ
^lin^es.

CRS-118
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^v^aⁿ^{ced T}^r^an^s^m^is^sⁱ^on^{Sec. 1224.}^F^E^R^C^w^o^u^l^{d be di}^rect^{ed t}^o^{Sec. 1223.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^c^hno^l^o^gi^e^s^en^cou^r^ag^{e deploy}^m^eⁿ^t^of^adv^aⁿ^ced
^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ^techⁿ^o^lo^gⁱ^es.
^r^an^s^m^is^sⁱ^on^an^d^{Sec. 1225.}^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^,^No^sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^s^t^ri^bu^tⁱ^oⁿ^Prog^ram^s^a^c^tⁱ^{ng t}^h^r^o^{ugh t}^h^e^Dⁱ^r^e^c^t^o^r^o^f^t^h^e^O^ffi^c^e
^of^{Electric T}^r^an^s^m^is^sⁱ^on^an^d
^Dⁱ^s^t^ri^bu^tⁱ^oⁿ^,^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
ⁱ^m^pl^em^en^t^{a prog}^ram^t^o^prom^ot^e
^r^e^liab^ility^an^d^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^o^f^th^{e electr}ⁱ^c
^tr^aⁿ^sm^issioⁿ^sy^ste^m^.^W^{ithin o}ⁿ^e^y^e^a^r^o^f
^en^actm^eⁿ^t^{, th}^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^su^b^m^{it to}^Coⁿ^g^r^ess
^g/w^{a r}^e^p^o^r^{t d}^e^tailin^g^th^{e p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^’^{s f}ⁱ^v^e^-^y^ear
^s^.or^plan^{. W}^ithⁱⁿ^tw^{o y}^ears^of^en^actm^eⁿ^t^{, th}^e
^le^ak^Secretary^of^En^erg^y^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to}
^su^b^m^{it to}^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess a r}^e^p^o^r^{t d}^e^tailin^g^th^e
^://wiki^prog^res^s^of^th^{e prog}^ram^.^T^h^{e Secretary}^of^En^erg^y^w^o^u^l^{d be directed to es}^tablis^h
^h^ttp^{a res}^earch^{, dev}^e^lopm^en^{t, dem}^oⁿ^s^tration^,
^an^d^co^m^m^e^r^c^{ial ap}^p^licatioⁿⁱⁿ^itiativ^{e th}^at
^w^o^ul^d^fo^c^u^{s o}ⁿ^hi^gh-t^e^m^p^e^r^a^t^ur^e
^su^p^e^r^c^oⁿ^d^u^ctiv^ity^{. Fo}^r^th^{is p}^r^o^j^ect,
^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^r
^F^Y^{2006 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}^2010.
^v^aⁿ^{ced P}^o^w^e^{r Sy}^s^t^em^{Sec. 1226.}^A^prog^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be}^{Sec. 1224.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.

ⁿ^o^log^y^In^cen^tiv^{e P}^r^og^ram^estab^lish^e^d^to^p^r^o^v^id^{e in}^cen^tiv^e
^pay^m^en^t^s^t^o^owⁿ^e^rs^{or operat}^o^rs^of
^a^d^va^nc^e^d^p^o^w^e^r^ge^ne^r^a^tⁱ^o^{n sy}^st^e^m^s.
^Elig^{ible s}^y^s^t^em^s^w^o^u^l^{d in}^clu^d^{e adv}^aⁿ^ced
^f^u^{el cells, tu}^r^bⁱⁿ^{es, o}^r^h^y^b^r^id^p^o^w^er
^s^y^s^t^em^s^.^F^o^{r F}^Y^{2006 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}²⁰¹²

CRS-119
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^aⁿ^a^nnua^l^a^p^p^r^o^p^rⁱ^a^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^{$10 m}^illion
^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^zed.
^fⁱ^{ce of}^{Electric T}^r^an^s^m^is^sⁱ^on^{Sec. 1227.}^T^h^{is w}^o^u^l^d^am^en^d^T^{itle I}^I^o^f^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^{d D}ⁱ^s^t^ri^bu^tⁱ^oⁿ^t^h^e^D^e^p^a^r^t^m^e^nt^o^f^Eⁿ^e^r^gy^O^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^oⁿ
^A^c^t^{(42 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{7131 et}^s^e^{q) t}^o^es^t^a^blⁱ^s^h
^an^Of^fⁱ^{ce of}^{Electric T}^r^an^s^m^is^sⁱ^on^an^d
^Dis^t^ribu^tion^.^T^h^{e Director of}^th^{e of}^fⁱ^ce
^w^o^u^l^{d, i}ⁿ^part^{, coordi}ⁿ^a^t^e^an^{d dev}^e^l^{op a}
^s^t^rateg^y^{to im}^prov^{e electric tran}^s^m^is^sⁱ^on
^dⁱ^strⁱ^b^u^tioⁿ^,^im^p^l^em^en^{t r}^eco^m^m^eⁿ^d^atioⁿ^s
^f^r^om^t^h^{e D}^e^part^m^eⁿ^t^of^En^erg^y^’^s
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^Natioⁿ^a^{l T}^r^an^sm^issioⁿ^Gr^id^Stu^d^y^,
^g/w^ov^ers^{ee res}^earch^{, dev}^e^lopm^en^{t, an}^d
^s^.or^dem^oⁿ^s^t^r^atⁱ^oⁿ^t^o^s^u^pport^f^e^deral^en^erg^y
^le^ak^p^o^licy^r^e^lated^to^electrⁱ^city^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ
^an^{d di}^s^t^ri^bu^tⁱ^oⁿ^,^an^{d dev}^e^l^{op prog}^ram^s
^://wiki^f^o^{r w}^o^rk^f^o^{rce train}ⁱⁿ^g^an^{d pow}^er^t^r^aⁿ^smⁱ^ssi^oⁿ^e^ngi^ne^e^rⁱ^ng.
^h^ttp
ion Improvements
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^Non^d^is^crimⁱⁿ^atory^A^cces^s^{Sec. 1231.}^F^E^R^C^w^o^u^l^{d be au}^t^h^ori^{zed t}^o^{Sec. 1231.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^Cu^r^r^en^tly^uⁿ^d^er^th^{e Fed}^e^r^a^{l P}^o^w^e^r^A^c^{t (}^S^ectioⁿ
^requⁱ^r^{e, by}^ru^l^e^{or order, u}ⁿ^r^eg^u^l^at^ed^201(f^{)), f}^e^deral^pow^{er m}^a^rk^etⁱⁿ^g^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ratⁱ^oⁿ^s^,
^tr^an^sm^ittin^g^u^{tilities (}^p^o^w^er^m^a^r^k^etin^g^s^t^{ate en}^tities^,^an^{d ru}^{ral electric cooperativ}^es^are
^ad^mⁱⁿⁱ^str^a^tioⁿ^s^{, state en}^{tities, an}^d^r^u^r^a^lⁿ^o^t^s^u^bj^ect^t^o^F^E^R^C^’^s^rat^e^m^a^kⁱⁿ^g^.^In^§1231,
^el^ect^ri^{c cooperat}ⁱ^v^es^{) t}^o^ch^arg^e^rat^e^s^ex^em^p^tioⁿ^s^ar^{e estab}^lish^e^d^f^o^r^u^{tilities sellin}^g^less
^com^p^{arable to w}^h^{at th}^ey^ch^arg^e^th^an⁴^m^illioⁿ^m^e^g^a^w^a^tt-^h^o^u^r^{s o}^f^electrⁱ^city^p^e^r
^th^em^s^e^lv^es^an^{d requ}^{ire th}^{at th}^{e term}^s^an^d^y^ear^{, f}^o^r^dⁱ^strⁱ^b^u^tioⁿ^u^{tilities, an}^d^f^o^r^u^{tilities th}^at

CRS-120
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^o^f^th^{e sales b}^e^co^m^p^ar^ab^{le to}^o^wⁿ^o^r^o^p^e^r^a^{te tr}^an^sm^issioⁿ^f^{acilities th}^{at ar}^{e n}^o^t
^th^o^s^{e r}^e^q^u^ir^ed^o^f^o^t^h^e^r^u^{tilities. T}^h^isⁿ^ecessar^y^to^f^{acilitate a n}^a^tioⁿ^w^id^{e in}^ter^c^oⁿⁿ^ected
^ex^em^p^tioⁿ^co^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^v^o^k^e^d^to^m^aⁱⁿ^tain^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ^sy^stem^{. T}^h^{is sectio}ⁿ^{is o}^f^ten^r^e^f^e^r^r^e^d
^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ^sy^stem^r^e^liab^ility^{. FERC}^to^{as “}^F^ERC-^lite.”
^w^o^u^l^{d n}^o^t^{be au}^t^h^ori^{zed t}^o^{order s}^t^at^es^or
^m^uⁿⁱ^cip^a^{lities to}^tak^e^actioⁿ^uⁿ^d^er^th^is
^sectioⁿ^if^su^ch^actioⁿ^w^o^u^l^d^coⁿ^s^titu^{te a}
^pri^v^at^{e u}^s^{e u}ⁿ^d^{er s}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{141 of}^t^h^e
^In^t^e^rn^al^R^e^v^eⁿ^u^e^C^{ode of}^{1986. F}^E^R^C
^m^a^y^r^e^m^a^nd^tr^aⁿ^sm^issioⁿ^r^a^te^{s to}^aⁿ
^uⁿ^r^eg^u^l^ated^tr^an^sm^ittin^g^u^tility^if^th^e
^r^a^{tes d}^oⁿ^o^{t co}^m^p^ly^w^ith^th^{is sectio}ⁿ^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^{FERC is n}^o^{t au}^th^o^r^ized^to^o^r^d^e^r^an
^g/w^uⁿ^r^eg^u^l^ated^tr^an^sm^ittin^g^u^tility^to^j^oⁱⁿ^a
^s^.or^Re^gi^oⁿ^a^l^T^r^aⁿ^smⁱ^ssi^oⁿ^O^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^{n o}^r
^le^ak^ot^h^e^{r F}^E^R^C^-^a^pprov^{ed i}ⁿ^depen^d^en^t
^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ^o^r^g^aⁿⁱ^zatioⁿ^.
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^v^o^luⁿ^t^arily^becom^e^m^e^m^b^ers^of^regⁱ^on^al^R^T^Os^{, In}^depen^d^en^{t Sy}^s^t^em^Operators^dⁱ^strⁱ^{cts f}^o^r^th^{e v}^o^luⁿ^t^ar^yⁱⁿ^ter^c^oⁿⁿ^ectioⁿ^an^d
^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ^o^r^g^aⁿⁱ^zatioⁿ^s^.^(IS^Os^{), or s}ⁱ^mⁱ^l^a^{r org}^aⁿⁱ^zatⁱ^oⁿ^s^{. Each}^co^o^r^dⁱⁿ^a^tioⁿ^o^f^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ^f^{acilities b}^y^p^u^b^lic
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^sc^he^d^u^le^d^b^a^{sis to}^eⁿ^sur^e^tha^t^the^t^h^r^o^ugho^ut^t^h^e^Uⁿⁱ^t^e^d^St^a^t^e^s^wⁱ^t^h^t^h^e^gr^e^a^t^e^s^t
^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ^o^r^g^aⁿⁱ^zatioⁿ^’^{s o}^p^e^r^a^tioⁿ^s^pos^sⁱ^{ble econ}^o^m^y^.

^{are cos}^t^ef^f^ectiv^{e an}^{d con}^s^is^ten^t^w^ith^th^e
^FER^C^-^approv^{ed tarif}^f^s^an^{d ag}^reem^en^ts^.
^F^E^R^C^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^perf^orm^an
^{annual aud}^{it o}^f^{each tr}^ansm^issioⁿ
^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^n.

CRS-121
^sⁱ^on^Hou^s^e^S^en^ate^C^om^m^eⁿ^t^s
^gioⁿ^a^l^T^r^aⁿ^sm^issioⁿ^{Sec. 1233.}^F^E^R^C^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^g^aⁿⁱ^zatioⁿ^A^p^p^licatioⁿ^s^report^t^o^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^wⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^{120 day}^s^of
^res^s^R^e^port^en^actm^eⁿ^t^th^{e s}^t^atu^s^of^{all reg}ⁱ^on^al
^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ^o^r^g^aⁿⁱ^zatioⁿ^ap^p^licatioⁿ^s^.
^e^r^a^{l Utility}^P^a^r^ticip^atioⁿⁱⁿ^{Sec. 1234.}^Fed^e^r^a^{l u}^{tilities (}^p^o^w^er^{Sec. 1233.}^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.
^gioⁿ^a^l^T^r^aⁿ^sm^issioⁿ^m^a^r^k^e^tⁱ^{ng a}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^r^a^tⁱ^o^{ns o}^r^t^h^e
^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^ns^T^eⁿⁿ^e^{ssee Valley}^A^u^th^o^r^ity⁾^w^o^u^l^d^b^e
^au^th^o^r^ized^to^p^a^r^ticip^{ate in}^r^e^gⁱ^oⁿ^al
^tr^an^sm^issioⁿ^o^r^g^aⁿⁱ^zatioⁿ^s^{. A}^law
^allo^wⁱⁿ^g^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l u}^{tilities to}^stu^d^y
^f^o^rm^atⁱ^oⁿ^an^{d operat}ⁱ^oⁿ^of^{a reg}ⁱ^on^al
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33006}^t^r^aⁿ^smⁱ^ssi^oⁿ^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^{n w}^o^ul^d^b^e
^g/w^repeal^{ed (16 U}^.^S^.^C^.⁸²⁴ⁿ^).
^s^.or^{dard Mark}^{et Des}ⁱ^gⁿ^{Sec. 1235.}^F^E^R^C^’^s^propos^{ed ru}^l^e^m^a^kⁱⁿ^g^{Sec. 1234.}^F^E^R^C^’^s^propos^{ed ru}^l^e^m^a^kⁱⁿ^g^Oⁿ^Ju^l^y^{31, 2002, F}^E^R^Cⁱ^s^s^u^{ed a N}^o^tⁱ^{ce of}
^le^ak^on^s^t^an^{dard m}^a^rk^et^desⁱ^gⁿ^(D^ock^e^t^N^o^.^on^s^t^an^{dard m}^a^rk^et^desⁱ^gⁿ^(D^ock^e^t^N^o^.^Propos^{ed R}^u^l^e^m^a^kⁱⁿ^g^(N^O^P^R⁾^on^s^t^an^{dard m}^a^rk^et
^://wiki^R^M^01-^12-^{000) w}^o^u^l^{d be rem}^aⁿ^d^{ed t}^o^FER^C^f^o^{r recon}^s^ideration^.^{No f}ⁱⁿ^a^l^R^M^01-^12-^{000 w}^o^u^l^{d be t}^e^rmⁱⁿ^at^{ed an}^d^{FERC w}^o^u^l^dⁿ^o^{t b}^e^allo^w^e^d^to^r^e^issu^e^d^e^si^{gn (}^S^M^D⁾^.^FE^{RC’s st}^a^t^e^d^go^a^l^o^f^e^s^t^a^b^lⁱ^s^hi^ng^{SMD r}^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts in}^coⁿ^j^uⁿ^c^tioⁿ^w^ith^a
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