; and (2) assist such recipient in developing and implementing strategies to achieve its clean energy technology goals. (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. 34002. Federal technology assistance (a) Smart city or community assistance pilot program (1) In general The Secretary of Energy shall develop and implement a pilot program under which the Secretary shall contract with the national laboratories to provide technical assistance to cities and communities, to improve the access of such cities and communities to expertise, competencies, and infrastructure of the national laboratories for the purpose of promoting smart city or community technologies. (2) Partnerships In carrying out the program under this subsection, the Secretary of Energy shall prioritize assistance for cities and communities that have partnered with small business concerns. (b) Technologist in residence pilot program (1) In general The Secretary of Energy shall expand the Technologist in Residence pilot program of the Department of Energy to include partnerships between national laboratories and local governments with respect to research and development relating to smart cities and communities. (2) Requirements For purposes of the partnerships entered into under paragraph (1), technologists in residence shall work with an assigned unit of local government to develop an assessment of smart city or community technologies available and appropriate to meet the objectives of the city or community, in consultation with private sector entities implementing smart city or community technologies. (c) Guidance The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall issue guidance with respect to— (1) the scope of the programs established and implemented under subsections (a) and (b)