124 STAT. 4047 PUBLIC LAW 111–358—JAN. 4, 2011 ‘‘(vii) identifying mechanisms for commercial application of successful energy technology develop- ment projects, including through establishment of part- nerships between awardees and commercial entities; and’’; (iv) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘not more than’’ after ‘‘shall be’’; and (D) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A))— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; and (II) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: ‘‘(ii) fix the basic pay of such personnel at a rate to be determined by the Director at rates not in excess of Level II of the Executive Schedule (EX–II) without regard to the civil service laws; and ‘‘(iii) pay any employee appointed under this sub- part payments in addition to basic pay, except that the total amount of additional payments paid to an employee under this subpart for any 12-month period shall not exceed the least of the following amounts: ‘‘(I) $25,000. ‘‘(II) The amount equal to 25 percent of the annual rate of basic pay of the employee. ‘‘(III) The amount of the limitation that is applicable for a calendar year under section 5307(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code.’’; (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘not less than 70, and not more than 120,’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than 120’’; (7) in subsection (h)(2) (as redesignated by paragraph (4))— (A) by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting’’2013’’; (8) by striking subsection (j) (as redesignated by paragraph (4)) and inserting the following: ‘‘(j) FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION OF TECHNOLOGIES.—The Director shall seek opportunities to partner with purchasing and procure- ment programs of Federal agencies to demonstrate energy tech- nologies resulting from activities funded through ARPA–E.’’; (9) in subsection (l) (as redesignated by paragraph (4))— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘4 years’’ and inserting’’ 6 years’’; and (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘, and the manner in which those lessons may apply to the operation of other programs of the Department’’ after ‘‘ARPA–E’’; and (10) in subsection (n) (as redesignated by paragraph (4))— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(C) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; ‘‘(D) $306,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and ‘‘(E) $312,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’;
