; and (III) have existing partnerships with institutions of higher education, private companies, States, or other government entities. (v) Coordination In supporting carbon dioxide utilization projects under this paragraph, the Administrator shall consult with the Secretary of Energy, and, as appropriate, with the head of any other relevant Federal agency, States, the private sector, and institutions of higher education to develop methods and technologies to account for the carbon dioxide emissions avoided by the carbon dioxide utilization projects. (vi) Authorization of appropriations (I) In general Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Environmental Protection Agency, $50,000,000 shall be available to carry out this subparagraph, to remain available until expended. (II) Requirement Research carried out using amounts made available under subclause (I) may not duplicate research funded by the Department of Energy. (D) Deep saline formation report (i) Definition of deep saline formation (I) In general In this subparagraph, the term deep saline formation means a formation of subsurface geographically extensive sedimentary rock layers saturated with waters or brines that have a high total dissolved solids content and that are below the depth where carbon dioxide can exist in the formation as a supercritical fluid. (II) Clarification In this subparagraph, the term deep saline formation does not include oil and gas reservoirs. (ii) Report In consultation with the Secretary of Energy, and, as appropriate, with the head of any other relevant Federal agency and relevant stakeholders, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the CCUS Innovation Act, the Administrator shall prepare, submit to Congress, and make publicly available a report that includes— (I) a comprehensive identification of potential risks and benefits to project developers associated with increased storage of carbon dioxide captured from stationary sources in deep saline formations, using existing research