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 119 STAT. 930

PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

research facility, to establish a program to provide small business concerns with— (1) assistance directed at making the small business concerns more effective and efficient subcontractors or suppliers to the National Laboratory or single-purpose research facilities; or (2) general technical assistance, the cost of which shall not exceed $10,000 per instance of assistance, to improve the products or services of the small business concern. (c) USE OF FUNDS.—None of the funds expended under subsection (b) may be used for direct grants to small business concerns. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for activities under this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2008. 42 USC 16394.

SEC. 1004. OUTREACH.

The Secretary shall ensure that each program authorized by this Act or an amendment made by this Act includes an outreach component to provide information, as appropriate, to manufacturers, consumers, engineers, architects, builders, energy service companies, institutions of higher education, facility planners and managers, State and local governments, and other entities. Applicability. 42 USC 16395.

SEC. 1005. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

Government organization and employees.

SEC. 1006. IMPROVED COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CIVILIAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.

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Except as otherwise provided in this Act or an amendment made by this Act, the Secretary shall carry out the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs, projects, and activities authorized by this Act or an amendment made by this Act in accordance with the applicable provisions of— (1) the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); (2) the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.); (3) the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13201 et seq.); (4) the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.); (5) chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Bayh-Dole Act’’); and (6) any other Act under which the Secretary is authorized to carry out the programs, projects, and activities.

(a) EFFECTIVE TOP-LEVEL COORDINATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Section 202 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7132) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: ‘‘(b)(1) There shall be in the Department an Under Secretary for Science, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. ‘‘(2) The Under Secretary shall be compensated at the rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code. ‘‘(3) The Under Secretary for Science shall be appointed from among persons who—

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