S.Amdt. 2561Senate109th Congress (2005-2007)

To require preparation of a development plan for a national coal-to-liquid fuels program.

What it does: Adds SEC. 1073. COAL-TO-LIQUID FUEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN at the end of subtitle G of title X of division A
Submitted November 15, 2005

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  1. Adds SEC. 1073. COAL-TO-LIQUID FUEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN at the end of subtitle G of title X of division A

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    In S. 1042 · Public Print

    (2) Review of combatant status tribunal and military commission decisions.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (d) shall apply with respect to any claim whose review is governed by one of such paragraphs and that is pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    Inserted: SEC. 1073. COAL-TO-LIQUID FUEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

    Inserted: (a) Definition of Designated Committees.--In this section, the term "designated committees" means--

    Inserted: (1) the Committees on Armed Services, Energy and Natural Resources, and Appropriations of the Senate; and

    Inserted: (2) the Committees on Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

    Inserted: (b) Development Plan and Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, using amounts available to the Department of Defense and the National Energy Technology Laboratory of the Department of Energy--

    Inserted: (1) the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall prepare and submit to the designated committees a development plan for a coal-to-liquid fuels program; and

    Inserted: (2) the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall prepare and submit to the designated committees a report on the potential use of the fuels by the Department of Defense.

    Inserted: (c) Requirements.--The development plan described in subsection (b)(1) shall be prepared taking into consideration--

    Inserted: (1) technology needs and developmental barriers;

    Inserted: (2) economic and national security effects;

    Inserted: (3) environmental standards and carbon capture and storage opportunities;

    Inserted: (4) financial incentives;

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    Inserted: (5) timelines and milestones;

    Inserted: (6) diverse regions having coal reserves that would be suitable for liquefaction plants;

    Inserted: (7) coal-liquid fuel testing to meet civilian and military engine standards and markets; and

    Inserted: (8) any roles other Federal agencies, State governments, and international entities could play in developing a coal-to-liquid fuel industry.

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    At the end of subtitle G of title X of division A, add the following:

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SA 2561. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Byrd) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title X of division A, add the following:

SEC. 1073. COAL-TO-LIQUID FUEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

(a) Definition of Designated Committees.--In this section, the term “designated committees” means--

(1) the Committees on Armed Services, Energy and Natural Resources, and Appropriations of the Senate; and

(2) the Committees on Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

(b) Development Plan and Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, using amounts available to the Department of Defense and the National Energy Technology Laboratory of the Department of Energy--

(1) the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall prepare and submit to the designated committees a development plan for a coal-to-liquid fuels program; and

(2) the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall prepare and submit to the designated committees a report on the potential use of the fuels by the Department of Defense.

(c) Requirements.--The development plan described in subsection (b)(1) shall be prepared taking into consideration--

(1) technology needs and developmental barriers;

(2) economic and national security effects;

(3) environmental standards and carbon capture and storage opportunities;

(4) financial incentives;

(5) timelines and milestones;

(6) diverse regions having coal reserves that would be suitable for liquefaction plants;

(7) coal-liquid fuel testing to meet civilian and military engine standards and markets; and

(8) any roles other Federal agencies, State governments, and international entities could play in developing a coal-to-liquid fuel industry.

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Senate amendment submitted

November 15, 2005

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2561 proposed by Senator Warner for Senator Byrd.

November 15, 2005

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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2561 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

November 15, 2005

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Amendment SA 2561 proposed by Senator Warner for Senator Byrd. (consideration: CR S12778-12791; text: CR S12788) To require preparation of a development plan for a national coal-to-liquid fuels program.

November 15, 2005

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Amendment SA 2561 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

November 15, 2005