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PART II—FORECASTING AND PLANNING
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PILOT PROGRAMS
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SEC. 1381. REMOTE SENSING PILOT PROJECTS.
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(a) I
N
G
ENERAL
.—The Administrator of the National
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Aeronautics and Space Administration may establish,
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through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
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tration’s Coastal Services Center, a program of grants for
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competitively awarded pilot projects to explore the inte-
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grated use of sources of remote sensing and other geospatial
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information to address State, local, regional, and tribal
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agency needs to forecast a plan for adaptation to coastal
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zone and land use changes that may result as a consequence
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of global climate change or climate variability.
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(b) P
REFERRED
P
ROJECTS
.—In awarding grants
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under this section, the Center shall give preference to
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projects that—
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(1) focus on areas that are most sensitive to the
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consequences of global climate change or climate vari-
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ability;
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(2) make use of existing public or commercial
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data sets;
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(3) integrate multiple sources of geospatial infor-
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mation, such as geographic information system data,
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satellite-provided positioning data, and remotely
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sensed data, in innovative ways;
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(4) offer diverse, innovative approaches that may
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serve as models for establishing a future coordinated
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framework for planning strategies for adaptation to
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coastal zone and land use changes related to global
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climate change or climate variability;
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(5) include funds or in-kind contributions from
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non-Federal sources;
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(6) involve the participation of commercial enti-
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ties that process raw or lightly processed data, often
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merging that data with other geospatial information,
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to create data products that have significant value
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added to the original data; and
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(7) taken together demonstrate as diverse a set of
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public sector applications as possible.
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(c) O
PPORTUNITIES
.—In carrying out this section, the
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Center shall seek opportunities to assist—
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(1) in the development of commercial applica-
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tions potentially available from the remote sensing in-
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dustry; and
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(2) State, local, regional, and tribal agencies in
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applying remote sensing and other geospatial infor-
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mation technologies for management and adaptation
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to coastal and land use consequences of global climate
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change or climate variability.
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(d) D
URATION
.—Assistance for a pilot project under
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subsection (a) shall be provided for a period of not more
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than 3 years.
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(e) R
ESPONSIBILITIES OF
G
RANTEES
.—Within 180
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days after completion of a grant project, each recipient of
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a grant under subsection (a) shall transmit a report to the
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Center on the results of the pilot project and conduct at
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least one workshop for potential users to disseminate the
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lessons learned from the pilot project as widely as feasible.
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(f) R
EGULATIONS
.—The Center shall issue regulations
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establishing application, selection, and implementation
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procedures for pilot projects, and guidelines for reports and
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workshops required by this section.
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SEC. 1382. DATABASE ESTABLISHMENT.
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The Center shall establish and maintain an electronic,
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Internet-accessible database of the results of each pilot
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project completed under section 1381.
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SEC. 1383. AIR QUALITY RESEARCH, FORECASTS AND WARN-
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INGS.
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(a) R
EGIONAL
S
TUDIES
.—The Secretary of Commerce,
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through the Administrator of the National Oceanographic
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and Atmospheric Administration, shall, in order of priority
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as listed in section (c), conduct regional studies of the air
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quality within specific regions of the United States. Such
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studies should assess the effects of in situ emissions of air
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pollutants and their precursors, transport of such emissions
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and precursors from outside the region, and production of
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air pollutants within the region via chemical reactions.
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(b) F
ORECASTS AND
W
ARNINGS
.—The Secretary of
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Commerce, through the Administrator of the National
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Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, shall, in
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order of priority as listed in section (c), establish a program
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to provide operational air quality forecasts and warnings
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for specific regions of the United States.
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(c) D
EFINITION
.—For the purposes of this section, the
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term ‘‘specific regions of the United States’’ means the fol-
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lowing geographical areas:
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(1) the Northeast, composed of Main, New
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Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
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Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
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Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, and
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West Virginia;
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(2) the Southeast, composed of Virginia, North
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Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and
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Florida;
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(3) the Midwest, composed of Minnesota, Wis-
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consin, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana,
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Ohio, and Michigan;
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(4) the South, composed of Tennessee, Mis-
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sissippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas;
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(5) the High Plains, composed of North Dakota,
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South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas;
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(6) the Northwest, composed of Washington, Or-
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egon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming;
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(7) the Southwest, composed of California, Ne-
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vada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico;
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(8) Alaska; and
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(9) Hawaii.
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(d) A
UTHORIZATION OF
A
PPROPRIATIONS
.—There are
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authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce
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$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006 for
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studies pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and
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$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be
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necessary for subsequent fiscal years for the forecast and
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warning program pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
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SEC. 1384. DEFINITIONS.
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In this subtitle:
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(1) C
ENTER
.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the
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Coastal Services Center of the National Oceanic and
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Atmospheric Administration.
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(2)
G
EOSPATIAL
INFORMATION
.—The
term
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‘‘geospatial information’’ means knowledge of the na-
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ture and distribution of physical and cultural fea-
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tures on the landscape based on analysis of data from
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airborne or spaceborne platforms or other types and
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sources of data.
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(3) I
NSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
.—The
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term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean-
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ing given that term in section 101(a) of the Higher
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Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
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SEC. 1385. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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There are authorized to be appropriated to the Admin-
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istrator to carry out the provisions of this subtitle—
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(1) $17,500,000 for fiscal year 2003;
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(2) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
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(3) $22,500,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
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(4) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
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TITLE XIV—MANAGEMENT OF
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DOE SCIENCE AND TECH-
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NOLOGY PROGRAMS
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SEC. 1401. DEFINITIONS.
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In this title:
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(1) A
PPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS
.—The defi-
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nitions in section 1203 shall apply.
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(2) S
INGLE
-
PURPOSE RESEARCH FACILITY
.—The
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term ‘‘single-purpose research facility’’ means any of
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the following primarily single purpose entities owned
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by the Department of Energy—
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(A) Ames Laboratory;
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(B) East Tennessee Technology Park;
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(C) Environmental Measurement Labora-
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tory;
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(D) Fernald Environmental Management
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Project;
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(E) Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory;
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(F) Kansas City Plant;
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(G) Nevada Test Site;
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(H) New Brunswick Laboratory;
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(I) Pantex Weapons Facility;
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(J) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory;
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(K) Savannah River Technology Center;
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(L) Stanford Linear Accelerator Center;
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(M) Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator
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Facility;
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(N) Y–12 facility at Oak Ridge National
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Laboratory;
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(O) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant; or
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(P) other similar organization of the De-
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partment designated by the Secretary that en-
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gages in technology transfer, partnering, or li-
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censing activities.
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SEC. 1402. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
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Funds authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
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ment of Energy under title XII, title XIII, and title XV
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shall remain available until expended.
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SEC. 1403. COST SHARING.
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(a) R
ESEARCH
AND
D
EVELOPMENT
.—For research
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and development projects funded from appropriations au-
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thorized under subtitles A through D of title XII, the Sec-
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retary shall require a commitment from non-Federal
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sources of at least 20 percent of the cost of the project. The
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Secretary may reduce or eliminate the non-Federal require-
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ment under this subsection if the Secretary determines that
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the research and development is of a basic or fundamental
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nature.
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(b) D
EMONSTRATION AND
D
EPLOYMENT
.—For dem-
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onstration and technology deployment activities funded
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from appropriations authorized under subtitles A through
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D of title XII, the Secretary shall require a commitment
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from non-Federal sources of at least 50 percent of the costs
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of the project directly and specifically related to any dem-
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onstration or technology deployment activity. The Secretary
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may reduce or eliminate the non-Federal requirement under
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this subsection if the Secretary determines that the reduc-
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tion is necessary and appropriate considering the techno-
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logical risks involved in the project and is necessary to meet
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one or more goals of this title.
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(c) C
ALCULATION OF
A
MOUNT
.—In calculating the
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amount of the non-Federal commitment under subsection
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(a) or (b), the Secretary shall include cash, personnel, serv-
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ices, equipment, and other resources.
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SEC. 1404. MERIT REVIEW OF PROPOSALS.
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Awards of funds authorized under title XII, subtitle
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A of title XIII, and title XV shall be made only after an
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independent review of the scientific and technical merit of
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the proposals for such awards has been made by the Depart-
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ment of Energy.
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SEC. 1405. EXTERNAL TECHNICAL REVIEW OF DEPART-
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MENTAL PROGRAMS.
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(a) N
ATIONAL
E
NERGY
R
ESEARCH AND
D
EVELOPMENT
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A
DVISORY
B
OARDS
.—(1) The Secretary shall establish an
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advisory board to oversee Department research and develop-
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ment programs in each of the following areas—
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(A) energy efficiency;
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(B) renewable energy;
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(C) fossil energy;
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(D) nuclear energy; and
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(E) climate change technology, with emphasis on
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integration, collaboration, and other special features
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of the cross-cutting technologies supported by the Of-
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fice of Climate Change Technology.
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(2) The Secretary may designate an existing advisory
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board within the Department to fulfill the responsibilities
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of an advisory board under this subsection, or may enter
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into appropriate arrangements with the National Academy
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of Sciences to establish such an advisory board.
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(b) U
TILIZATION
OF
E
XISTING
C
OMMITTEES
.—The
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Secretary of Energy shall continue to use the scientific pro-
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gram advisory committees chartered under the Federal Ad-
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visory Committee Act by the Office of Science to oversee re-
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search and development programs under that Office.
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(c) M
EMBERSHIP
.—Each advisory board under this
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section shall consist of experts drawn from industry, aca-
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demia, Federal laboratories, research institutions, or State,
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local, or tribal governments, as appropriate.
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(d) M
EETINGS AND
P
URPOSES
.—Each advisory board
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under this section shall meet at least semi-annually to re-
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view and advise on the progress made by the respective re-
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search, development, demonstration, and technology deploy-
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ment program. The advisory board shall also review the
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adequacy and relevance of the goals established for each pro-
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gram by Congress and the President, and may otherwise
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advise on promising future directions in research and devel-
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opment that should be considered by each program.
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SEC. 1406. IMPROVED COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT
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OF CIVILIAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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PROGRAMS.
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(a) E
FFECTIVE
T
OP
-L
EVEL
C
OORDINATION OF
R
E
-
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SEARCH AND
D
EVELOPMENT
P
ROGRAMS
.—Section 202(b)
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of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
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7132(b)) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(b)(1) There shall be in the Department an Under
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Secretary for Energy and Science, who shall be appointed
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by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
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the Senate. The Under Secretary shall be compensated at
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the rate provided for at level III of the Executive Schedule
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under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
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‘‘(2) The Under Secretary for Energy and Science
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shall be appointed from among persons who—
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‘‘(A) have extensive background in scientific or
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engineering fields; and
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‘‘(B) are well qualified to manage the civilian
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research and development programs of the Depart-
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ment of Energy.
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‘‘(3) The Under Secretary for Energy and Science
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shall—
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‘‘(A) serve as the Science and Technology Advi-
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sor to the Secretary;
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‘‘(B) monitor the Department’s research and de-
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velopment programs in order to advise the Secretary
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