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42 U.S.C. § 16181 — Program administration
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**(a) Requirement** The Secretary shall establish a uniform system to service the Federal credit instruments provided under the CIFIA program.
**(b) Fees** If funding sufficient to cover the costs of services of expert firms retained pursuant to subsection (d) and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing the Federal credit instruments is not provided in an appropriations Act for a fiscal year, the Secretary, during that fiscal year, may collect fees on or after the date of the financial close of a Federal credit instrument provided under the CIFIA program at a level that is sufficient to cover those costs.
**(c) Servicer**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary may appoint a financial entity to assist the Secretary in servicing the Federal credit instruments.
(2) **Duties** — A servicer appointed under paragraph (1) shall act as the agent for the Secretary.
(3) **Fee** — A servicer appointed under paragraph (1) shall receive a servicing fee, subject to approval by the Secretary.
**(d) Assistance from expert firms** The Secretary may retain the services of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments.
**(e) Expedited processing** The Secretary shall implement procedures and measures to economize the time and cost involved in obtaining approval and the issuance of credit assistance under the CIFIA program.
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**(a) Requirement** The Secretary shall establish a uniform system to service the Federal credit instruments provided under the CIFIA program.
**(b) Fees** If funding sufficient to cover the costs of services of expert firms retained pursuant to subsection (d) and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing the Federal credit instruments is not provided in an appropriations Act for a fiscal year, the Secretary, during that fiscal year, may collect fees on or after the date of the financial close of a Federal credit instrument provided under the CIFIA program at a level that is sufficient to cover those costs.
**(c) Servicer**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary may appoint a financial entity to assist the Secretary in servicing the Federal credit instruments.
(2) **Duties** — A servicer appointed under paragraph (1) shall act as the agent for the Secretary.
(3) **Fee** — A servicer appointed under paragraph (1) shall receive a servicing fee, subject to approval by the Secretary.
**(d) Assistance from expert firms** The Secretary may retain the services of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments.
**(e) Expedited processing** The Secretary shall implement procedures and measures to economize the time and cost involved in obtaining approval and the issuance of credit assistance under the CIFIA program.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Additional services** — The term “additional services” means the provision of supplementary power, backup or standby power, maintenance power, or interruptible power to an electric consumer by an electric utility.
(2) **Waste heat to power system** — The term “waste heat to power system” means a system that generates electricity through the recovery of waste energy.
(3) **Other terms**
(A) *Purpa* — The terms “electric consumer”, “electric utility”, “interconnection service”, “nonregulated electric utility”, and “State regulatory authority” have the meanings given those terms in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ([16 U.S.C. 2601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), within the meaning of title I of that Act ([16 U.S.C. 2611](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2611&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(B) *EPCA* — The terms “combined heat and power system” and “waste energy” have the meanings given those terms in [section 6341 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6341&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Review**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 180 days after November 15, 2021, the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other appropriate entities, shall review existing rules and procedures relating to interconnection service and additional services throughout the United States for electric generation with nameplate capacity up to 150 megawatts connecting at either distribution or transmission voltage levels to identify barriers to the deployment of combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power s
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**(a) National energy research and development advisory boards**
(1) **Establishment** — The Secretary shall establish one or more advisory boards to review research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs of the Department in energy efficiency, renewable energy, nuclear energy, and fossil energy.
(2) **Alternatives** — The Secretary may—
(A) designate an existing advisory board within the Department to fulfill the responsibilities of an advisory board under this section; and
(B) enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences to establish such an advisory board.
**(b) Use of existing committees** The Secretary shall continue to use the scientific program advisory committees chartered under chapter 10 of title 5 by the Office of Science to oversee research and development programs under that Office.
**(c) Membership** Each advisory board under this section shall consist of persons with appropriate expertise representing a diverse range of interests.
**(d) Meetings and goals**
(1) **Meetings** — Each advisory board under this section shall meet at least semiannually to review and advise on the progress made by the respective one or more research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs.
(2) **Goals** — The advisory board shall review the measurable cost and performance-based goals for the programs as established under [section 16181 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section16181&num=0&edition=prelim), and the progress on meeting the goals.
**(e) Periodic reviews and assessments**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct periodic reviews and assessmen
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program, in a geographically diverse manner, for projects submitted for consideration by institutions of higher education to conduct research and development of renewable energy technologies. Each grant made shall not exceed $2,000,000.
**(b) Eligibility** Priority shall be given to institutions of higher education with—
(1) established programs of research in renewable energy;
(2) locations that are low income or outside of an urbanized area;
(3) a joint venture with an Indian tribe; and
(4) proximity to trees dying of disease or insect infestation as a source of woody biomass.
**(c) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $25,000,000 for carrying out this section.
**(d) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Indian tribe** — The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning as defined in [section 15823(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section15823/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Renewable energy** — The term “renewable energy” has the meaning as defined in [section 16181 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section16181&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Urbanized area** — The term “urbanized area” has the meaning as defined by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 16181
SUBCHAPTER IX—RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT
§ 16181. Goals
(a) In general
In order to achieve the purposes of this sub-
chapter, the Secretary shall conduct a balanced
set of programs of energy research, develop-
ment, demonstration, and commercial applica-
tion with the general goals of—
(1) increasing the efficiency of all energy in-
tensive sectors through conservation and im-
proved technologies;
(2) promoting diversity of energy supply;
(3) decreasing the dependence of the United
States on foreign energy supplies;
(4) improving the energy security of the
United States; and
(5) decreasing the environmental impact of
energy-related activities.
(b) Goals
The Secretary shall publish measurable cost
and performance-based goals, comparable over
time, with each annual budget submission in at
least the following areas:
(1) Energy efficiency for buildings, energy-
consuming industries, and vehicles.
(2) Electric energy generation (including dis-
tributed generation), transmission, and stor-
age.
(3) Renewable energy technologies, including
wind power, photovoltaics, solar thermal sys-
tems, geothermal energy, hydrogen-fueled sys-
tems, biomass-based systems, biofuels, and hy-
dropower.
(4) Fossil energy, including power genera-
tion, onshore and offshore oil and gas resource
recovery, and transportation fuels.
(5) Nuclear energy, including programs for
existing and advanced reactors, and education
of future specialists.
(c) Public comment
The Secretary shall provide mechanisms for
input on the annually published goals from in-
dustry, institutions of higher education, and
other public sources.
(d) Effect of goals
Nothing in subsection (a) or the annually pub-
lished goals creates any new aut
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