S.Amdt. 3720

1. Adds SEC. __. ENERGY SECURITY AND INDEPENDENCE wherever appropriate

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. __. ENERGY SECURITY AND INDEPENDENCE.

   Inserted: (a) Department of Defense Matters.--

   Inserted: (1) Additional amount for procurement, defense-wide.--The amount appropriated by chapter 3 of title I of this Act under the heading "Procurement, Defense-Wide" is hereby increased by $25,000,000.

   Inserted: (2) Procurement of hybrid vehicles.--Of the amount appropriated by chapter 3 of title I of this Act under the heading "Procurement, Defense-Wide", as increased by paragraph (1), $25,000,000 shall be available for the procurement of--

   Inserted: (A) alternative fuel vehicles;

   Inserted: (B) hybrid vehicles;

   Inserted: (C) flex-fuel vehicles; and

   Inserted: (D) alternative fuel supply and related vehicle fleet infrastructure.

   Inserted: (b) Department of Energy Matters.--

   Inserted: (1) Procurement of alternative fuel, hybrid, and flex-fuel vehicles.--

   Inserted: (A) Additional amount.--For an additional amount for "Departmental Administration" under the heading "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY" of title III of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-103), $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.

   Inserted: (B) Use.--Of the amount appropriated for "Departmental Administration", as increased by subparagraph (A), $25,000,000 shall be available for procurement of alternative fuel, hybrid, and flex-fuel vehicles and for related alternative fuel supply and related fleet infrastructure.

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   Inserted: (2) Advanced vehicle research and deployment programs.--

   Inserted: (A) Additional amount.--For an additional amount for "Energy Supply and Conservation" under the heading "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY" of title III of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-103), $150,000,000, to remain available until expended.

   Inserted: (B) Use.--Of the amount appropriated for "Energy Supply and Conservation", as increased by subparagraph (A), $150,000,000 shall be available for advanced vehicle research and deployment programs, including research and deployment related to acceleration of hybrid vehicle technologies, fuel cell school and transit buses, biodiesel engines, procurement of fuel cells, and vehicle efficiency.

   Inserted: (3) Clean cities program.--

   Inserted: (A) Additional amount.--For an additional amount for "Energy Supply and Conservation" under the heading "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY" of title III of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-103), $350,000,000, to remain available until expended.

   Inserted: (B) Use.--Of the amount appropriated for "Energy Supply and Conservation", as increased by subparagraph (A), $350,000,000 shall be available for the Clean Cities Program established under sections 405, 409, and 505 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13231, 13235, 13256), including development of common and voluntary standards that will accelerate--

   Inserted: (i) the market penetration of flex-fuel, alternative fuel, hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles, and related fueling infrastructure; and

   Inserted: (ii) installation of E-85, biodiesel, and other alternative fuel stations and infrastructure.

   Inserted: (4) Biomass research and development.--

   Inserted: (A) Additional amount.--For an additional amount for "Energy Supply and Conservation" under the heading "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY" of title III of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-103), $100,000,000, to remain available until expended.

   Inserted: (B) Use.--Of the amount appropriated for "Energy Supply and Conservation", as increased by subparagraph (A), $100,000,000 shall be available for implementation of the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-224; 7 U.S.C. 7624 note).

   Inserted: (c) Department of Agriculture Matters.--

   Inserted: (1) Production incentives for cellulosic biofuels.--

   Inserted: (A) Additional amount for farm service agency--bioenergy program.--The amount appropriated by chapter 1 of title II under the heading "Farm Service Agency--Bioenergy Program" is hereby increased by $250,000,000.

   Inserted: (B) Implementation of the biomass research and development initiative.--Of the amount appropriated by chapter 1 of title II under the heading "Farm Service Agency--Bioenergy Program", as increased by subparagraph (A), $250,000,000 shall be available for production incentives for cellulosic biofuels.

   Inserted: (d) Environmental Protection Agency.--

   Inserted: (1) Additional amount.--For an additional amount for "Science and Technology" of title III of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-54; 119 Stat. 499), $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.

   Inserted: (2) Use.--Of the amount appropriated for "Science and Technology", as increased by paragraph (1), $25,000,000 shall be available for sugar cane ethanol research and development.

   Inserted: (e) Emergency Designation.--The amounts provided under this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

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