Energy Policy Act of 2005


 * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

{{SECTION|SEC. 1.|SECTION 1}}. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

 * (a) Short Title.—
 * This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Policy Act of 2005´´.


 * (b) Table of Contents.—
 * The table of contents for this Act is as follows:


 * Sec. 1. Short Title; Table of Contents.
 * Sec. 2. Definitions.


 * TITLE I—ENERGY EFFICIENCY


 * Subtitle A—Federal Programs

{{SECTION|SEC. 2.|SEC. 2}}. DEFINITIONS.

 * Except as otherwise provided, in this Act:
 * (1) Department.—
 * The term ``Department´´ means the Department of Energy.


 * (2) Institution of Higher Education.—
 * (A) In General.—
 * The term ``institution of higher education´´ has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).


 * (B) Inclusion.—
 * The term ``institution of higher education´´ includes an organization that—
 * (i) is organized, and at all times thereafter operated, exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the functions of one or more organizations referred to in subparagraph (A); and


 * (ii) is operated, supervised, or controlled by or in connection with one or more of those organizations.


 * (3) National Laboratory.—
 * The term ``National Laboratory´´ means any of the following laboratories owned by the Department:
 * (A) Ames Laboratory.
 * (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.


 * (4) Secretary.—
 * The term ``Secretary´´ means the.


 * (5) Small Business Concern.—
 * The term ``small business concern´´ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).

Approved August 8, 2005.

Legislative History

 * HOUSE REPORTS:
 * No. 109-190 (Comm. of Conference).
 * CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 151 (2005):
 * Apr. 20, 21, considered and passed House.
 * June 14-16, 20-23, 28, considered and passed Senate, amended.
 * July 28, House agreed to conference report.
 * July 29, Senate agreed to conference report.
 * WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 41 (2005):
 * Aug. 8, Presidential remarks and statement.
 * Aug. 8, Presidential remarks and statement.

