AMENDMENTS TO THE STEEL AND ALUMINUM ENERGY CONSERVATION AND TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS ACT OF 1988.

SEC. 602. AMENDMENTS TO THE STEEL AND ALUMINUM ENERGY CONSERVATION AND TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS ACT OF 1988.(a) Authorization of Appropriations.—Section 9 of the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 5108) is amended to read as follows:“SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. “There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this Act $12,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.” .(b) Steel Project Priorities.—Section 4(c)(1) of the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 5103(c)(1)) is amended—(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking “coatings for sheet steels” and inserting “sheet and bar steels”; and(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(K) The development of technologies which reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”.(c) Conforming Amendments.—The Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988 is further amended—(1) by striking section 7 (15 U.S.C. 5106); and(2) in section 8 (15 U.S.C. 5107), by inserting “, beginning with fiscal year 2008,” after “close of each fiscal year”.