109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 610
To provide for Federal energy research, development, demonstration,
and commercial application activities, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 8, 2005
Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. BOEHLERT) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees
on Energy and Commerce and Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide for Federal energy research, development, demonstration,
and commercial application activities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `Energy Research, Development,
Demonstration, and Commercial Application Act of 2005'.
(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--SCIENCE PROGRAMS
Sec. 101. Office of Science programs.
Sec. 102. Systems biology program.
Sec. 103. Catalysis Research and Development Program.
Sec. 105. Advanced scientific computing research.
Sec. 106. Fusion Energy Sciences program.
Sec. 107. Science and Technology Scholarship Program.
Sec. 108. Office of Scientific and Technical Information.
Sec. 109. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE II--RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS
Sec. 203. Merit-based competition.
Sec. 204. External technical review of departmental programs.
Sec. 205. Competitive award of management contracts.
Sec. 206. National Laboratory designation.
Sec. 207. Report on equal employment opportunity practices.
Sec. 208. User facility best practices plan.
Sec. 209. Support for science and energy infrastructure and facilities.
Sec. 210. Coordination plan.
Sec. 211. Availability of funds.
TITLE III--ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Subtitle A--Vehicles, Buildings, and Industries
Sec. 305. Demonstration and commercial application.
Sec. 306. Secondary electric vehicle battery use program.
Sec. 307. Definition of cost-effective.
Sec. 308. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 309. Limitation on use of funds.
Subtitle B--Distributed Energy and Electric Energy Systems
Sec. 321. Distributed energy.
Sec. 322. Electricity transmission and distribution and energy assurance.
Sec. 323. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE IV--RENEWABLE ENERGY
Sec. 405. Bioenergy programs.
Sec. 408. Photovoltaic demonstration program.
Sec. 409. Additional programs.
Sec. 410. Analysis and evaluation.
Sec. 411. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE V--NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAMS
Subtitle A--Nuclear energy research programs
Sec. 511. Advanced fuel recycling program.
Sec. 512. University nuclear science and engineering support.
Sec. 513. University-National Laboratory interactions.
Sec. 514. Nuclear Power 2010 Program.
Sec. 515. Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative.
Sec. 516. Civilian infrastructure and facilities.
Sec. 517. Nuclear energy research and development infrastructure plan.
Sec. 518. Idaho National Laboratory facilities plan.
Sec. 519. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Next Generation Nuclear Plant Program
Sec. 532. Next generation nuclear power plant.
Sec. 533. Advisory committee.
Sec. 534. Program requirements.
Sec. 535. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VI--FOSSIL ENERGY
Subtitle A--Research Programs
Sec. 601. Enhanced fossil energy research and development programs.
Sec. 602. Fossil research and development.
Sec. 603. Oil and gas research and development.
Sec. 604. Transportation fuels.
Sec. 606. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum
Resources
Sec. 611. Program authority.
Sec. 612. Ultra-deepwater Program.
Sec. 613. Unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources Program.
Sec. 614. Additional requirements for awards.
Sec. 615. Advisory committees.
Sec. 616. Limits on participation.
TITLE VII--HYDROGEN
Sec. 704. Interagency task force.
Sec. 705. Advisory Committee.
Sec. 706. External review.
Sec. 707. Miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 708. Savings clause.
Sec. 709. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VIII--ADVANCED VEHICLES
Subtitle A--Pilot Program
Sec. 803. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 804. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Clean school buses
Sec. 812. Program for replacement of certain school buses with clean school
buses.
Sec. 813. Diesel retrofit program.
Sec. 814. Fuel cell school buses.
Subtitle C--Fuel cell transit bus demonstration
Sec. 821. Fuel cell transit bus demonstration.
TITLE IX--CLEAN COAL POWER INITIATIVE
Sec. 901. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 902. Project criteria.
Sec. 904. Clean coal centers of excellence.
TITLE X--IMPROVED COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CIVILIAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMS
Sec. 1001. Improved coordination and management of civilian science and
technology programs.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) APPLIED PROGRAMS- The term `applied programs' means the research, development,
demonstration, and commercial application programs of the Department concerning
energy efficiency, renewable energy, nuclear energy, fossil energy, and
electricity transmission and distribution.
(2) BIOMASS- The term `biomass' means--
(A) any organic material grown for the purpose of being converted to energy;
(B) any organic byproduct of agriculture (including wastes from food production
and processing) that can be converted into energy; or
(C) any waste material that can be converted to energy, is segregated
from other waste materials, and is derived from--
(i) any of the following forest-related resources: mill residues, precommercial
thinnings, slash, brush, or otherwise nonmerchantable material; or
(ii) wood waste materials, including waste pallets, crates, dunnage,
manufacturing and construction wood wastes (other than pressure-treated,
chemically-treated, or painted wood wastes), and landscape or right-of-way
tree trimmings, but not including municipal solid waste, gas derived
from the biodegradation of municipal solid waste, or paper that is commonly
recycled.
(3) DEPARTMENT- The term `Department' means the Department of Energy.
(4) DEPARTMENTAL MISSION- The term `departmental mission' means any of the
functions vested in the Secretary of Energy by the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) or other law.
(5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION- The term `institution of higher education'
has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
(6) NATIONAL LABORATORY- The term `National Laboratory' means any of the
following laboratories owned by the Department:
(B) Argonne National Laboratory.
(C) Brookhaven National Laboratory.
(D) Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
(E) Idaho National Laboratory.
(F) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
(G) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
(H) Los Alamos National Laboratory.
(I) National Energy Technology Laboratory.
(J) National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
(K) Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
(L) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
(M) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.
(N) Sandia National Laboratories.
(O) Savannah River National Laboratory.
(P) Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
(Q) Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
(7) RENEWABLE ENERGY- The term `renewable energy' means energy from wind,
sunlight, the flow of water, heat from the Earth, or biomass that can be
converted into a usable form such as process heat, electricity, fuel, or
space heat.
(8) SECRETARY- The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Energy.
(9) STATE- The term `State' means any of the several States, the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other commonwealth,
territory, or possession of the United States.
(10) UNIVERSITY- The term `university' has the meaning given the term `institution
of higher education' in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1001).
(11) USER FACILITY- The term `user facility' means a research and development
facility supported, in whole or in part, by Departmental funds that is open,
at a minimum, to all qualified United States researchers.
TITLE I--SCIENCE PROGRAMS
SEC. 101. OFFICE OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS.
(a) In General- The Secretary shall conduct, through the Office of Science,
programs of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application
in high energy physics and nuclear physics, biological and environmental research,
basic energy sciences, advanced scientific and computing research, and fusion
energy sciences, including activities described in this title. The programs
shall include support for facilities and infrastructure, education, outreach,
information, analysis, and coordination activities.
(b) Rare Isotope Accelerator-
(1) ESTABLISHMENT- The Secretary shall construct and operate a Rare Isotope
Accelerator. The Secretary shall commence construction no later than September
30, 2008.
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.
The Secretary shall not spend more than $1,100,000,000 for all activities
associated with the Rare Isotope Accelerator prior to operation.
SEC. 102. SYSTEMS BIOLOGY PROGRAM.
(1) ESTABLISHMENT- The Secretary shall establish a research, development,
and demonstration program in genetics, protein science, and computational
biology to support the energy, national security, and environmental missions
of the Department.
(2) GRANTS- The program shall support individual researchers and multidisciplinary
teams of researchers through competitive, merit-reviewed grants.
(3) CONSULTATION- In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall consult
with other Federal agencies that conduct genetic and protein research.
(b) Goals- The program shall have the goal of developing technologies and
methods based on the biological functions of genomes, microbes, and plants
that--
(1) can facilitate the production of fuels, including hydrogen;
(2) convert carbon dioxide to organic carbon;
(3) detoxify soils and water, including at Departmental facilities, contaminated
with heavy metals and radiological materials; and
(4) address other Department missions as identified by the Secretary.
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN- Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and transmit to Congress a research
plan describing how the program authorized pursuant to this section will
be undertaken to accomplish the program goals established in subsection
(b).
(2) REVIEW OF PLAN- The Secretary shall contract with the National Academy
of Sciences to review the research plan developed under this subsection.
The Secretary shall transmit the review to Congress not later than 18 months
after transmittal of the research plan under paragraph (1), along with the
Secretary's response to the recommendations contained in the review.
(d) User Facilities and Ancillary Equipment- Within the funds authorized to
be appropriated pursuant to this title, the amounts specified under section
109(b)(1), (c)(1), (d)(1), (e)(1), and (f)(1) shall be available for projects
to develop, plan, construct, acquire, or operate special equipment, instrumentation,
or facilities, including user facilities, for researchers conducting research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application in systems biology
and proteomics and associated biological disciplines.
(e) Prohibition on Biomedical and Human Cell and Human Subject Research-
(1) NO BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH- In carrying out the program under this section,
the Secretary shall not conduct biomedical research.
(2) LIMITATIONS- Nothing in this section shall authorize the Secretary to
conduct any research or demonstrations--
(A) on human cells or human subjects; or
(B) designed to have direct application with respect to human cells or
human subjects.
SEC. 103. CATALYSIS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment- The Secretary shall conduct a program of research and development
in catalysis science, including efforts to--
(1) enable molecular-level catalyst design by coupling experimental and
computational approaches;
(2) enable nanoscale, high-throughput synthesis, assay, and characterization;
and
(3) synthesize catalysts with specific site architectures.
(b) Program Activities- In carrying out the program under this section, the
Secretary shall--
(1) support both individual researchers and multidisciplinary teams of researchers
to pioneer new approaches in catalytic design;
(2) develop, plan, construct, acquire, or operate special equipment or facilities,
including user facilities;
(3) support technology transfer activities to benefit industry and other
users of catalysis science and engineering; and
(4) coordinate research and development activities with industry and other
Federal agencies.
SEC. 104. HYDROGEN.
The Secretary shall conduct a program of fundamental research and development
in support of programs authorized in title VII of this Act.
SEC. 105. ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING RESEARCH.
The Secretary shall conduct an advanced scientific computing research and
development program, including in applied mathematics and the activities authorized
by the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004
(15 U.S.C. 5541 et seq.). The Secretary shall carry out this program with
the goal of supporting departmental missions and providing the high-performance
computational, networking, and workforce resources that are required for world
leadership in science.
SEC. 106. FUSION ENERGY SCIENCES PROGRAM.
(a) Declaration of Policy- It shall be the policy of the United States to
conduct research, development, demonstration, and commercial application to
provide for the scientific, engineering, and commercial infrastructure necessary
to ensure that the United States is competitive with other nations in providing
fusion energy for its own needs and the needs of other nations, including
by demonstrating electric power or hydrogen production for the United States
energy grid utilizing fusion energy at the earliest date possible.
(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a plan, with proposed cost
estimates, budgets, and lists of potential international partners, for the
implementation of the policy described in subsection (a). The plan shall
ensure that--
(A) existing fusion research facilities are more fully utilized;
(B) fusion science, technology, theory, advanced computation, modeling,
and simulation are strengthened;
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