3.0.0 1007 2023-01-11T19:48:00Z 2023-01-11T19:48:00Z Senate S S 2007-03-28 110 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2008-09-23T23:05:42Z Markup by 2008-09-23T20:19:42Z Referred to 2007-03-28T15:40:04Z 2008-09-23 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1044. Calendars 2008-09-23 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Dodd with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2008-09-23 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Dodd with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2008-09-23 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2007-03-28 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2007-03-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4054) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN N D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2008-09-24 False H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2008-09-24 False 2008-10-28T04:00:00Z S. 1007, Western Hemisphere Energy Compact http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20395 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on September 23, 2008</p> 2008-10-28T04:00:00Z S. 1007, Western Hemisphere Energy Compact https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20395 Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on September 23, 2008 International Affairs Africa (Sub-Saharan) Agricultural extension work Agriculture and Food Alcohol as fuel Alternative energy sources Biomass energy Brazil Canada Carbon cycle Caribbean area China Climate change and greenhouse gases Coal Commerce Commercialization Congress Congressional reporting requirements Developing countries Development credit institutions Diplomacy East Asia Economic assistance Economic development Economic impact statements Economics and Public Finance Education Electric power production Emissions trading Energy Energy consumption Energy crops Energy demand Energy development Energy policy Energy research Energy security Energy supplies Environmental Protection Europe European Union Exchange of persons programs Federal aid to education Food supply Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign loans Forest conservation Free trade Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Haiti Heating Higher education Housing and Community Development Hydrocarbons Import restrictions Imports Income tax India International cooperation Investments Japan Job creation Labor and Employment Latin America Liquefied natural gas Mexico Natural gas Nongovernmental organizations Normal trade relations Petroleum industry Petroleum reserves Pipelines Poverty Public Lands and Natural Resources Public-private partnerships Rural economic development Science, Technology, Communications South Africa South Asia Sustainable development Tariff Tax credits Tax treaties Taxation Technological innovations Trade negotiations Transportation and Public Works Tropical forests Venezuela Western Hemisphere International Affairs 00 2007-03-28 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-07T22:16:57Z United States-Brazil Energy Cooperation Pact of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish the Western Hemisphere Energy Cooperation Forum which should seek to: (1) strengthen relationships between the United States and other countries of the Western Hemisphere through cooperation on energy issues; and (2) enhance cooperation between major energy producers and major energy consumers in the Western Hemisphere, particularly among the governments of Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the United States, and Venezuela.

Directs the U.S. government to seek to implement: (1) an energy crisis initiative that will promote national and regional measures to respond to temporary energy supply disruptions; (2) an energy sustainability initiative to facilitate long-term supply security by fostering reliable supply sources of fuels, including energy from biomass; and (3) an energy for development initiative to promote energy access for underdeveloped areas through energy policy and infrastructure development.

Directs the Secretary of State to seek Western Hemisphere governments' cooperation in establishing a Western Hemisphere Energy Industry Group, which shall increase public-private partnerships and foster private investment.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to facilitate the establishment of the Oil and Gas Working Group, which should strengthen oil- and natural gas-related dialogue among international oil companies, national oil companies, and civil society groups.

Directs the Secretary of State to work with Brazil to coordinate efforts to promote the production and use of biofuels among all interested countries, giving preference to the countries in the Western Hemisphere that are among the poorest and most dependent on foreign sources of fuel (particularly oil).

Directs: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture to work with Brazil in joint agricultural biofuel extension activities; and (2) the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to finance advanced biofuels research and collaboration between academic and research institutions in the United States and Brazil.

Requires each partner country (as defined by this Act) to participate in a study to determine the feasibility of increasing biofuel production and use.

Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) renew tax treaty negotiations with Brazil; (2) work with Western Hemisphere governments and other countries to organize regional and hemispheric carbon trading mechanisms; and (3) seek to establish a Western Hemisphere energy crisis response mechanism.

Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to seek to increase U.S. foreign assistance programming in renewable energy, including activities to reduce energy import dependence through biofuel use. Authorizes the Administrator to award grants to nongovernmental organizations for sustainable energy and job creation projects in at-risk nations, such as Haiti.

Directs: (1) the Secretary of Commerce to conduct ethanol and natural gas studies; and (2) the Secretary of Energy to seek to work with Mexico to conduct a technical analysis of the status of Mexican oil and gas production, future technological and investment needs, and recommendations for maintaining and increasing hydrocarbon production.

]]> 01 2008-09-23 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2009-03-06T22:00:50Z Western Hemisphere Energy Compact - (Sec. 3) Defines specified terms.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of State (Secretary) to establish the Western Hemisphere Energy Cooperation Forum which should seek to: (1) strengthen relationships between the United States and other countries of the Western Hemisphere through cooperation on energy issues; (2) enhance cooperation between major energy producers and major energy consumers in the Western Hemisphere, particularly among the governments of Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the United States, and Venezuela; and (3) promote renewable energy production and lessen oil import dependency.

Directs the U.S. government to seek to implement: (1) an energy crisis initiative that will promote national and regional measures to respond to temporary energy supply disruptions; (2) an energy sustainability initiative to facilitate long-term supply security by fostering reliable supply sources of fuels, including energy from biomass; and (3) an energy for development initiative to promote energy access for underdeveloped areas through energy policy and infrastructure development.

Directs the Secretary to seek Western Hemisphere governments' cooperation in establishing a Western Hemisphere Energy Industry Group, which shall increase public-private partnerships and foster private investment.

Directs the U.S. government to explore the establishment of the Oil and Gas Working Group, which should strengthen oil- and natural gas-related dialogue among international oil companies, national oil companies, and civil society groups.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to work with Brazil to: (1) coordinate efforts to promote the production and use of biofuels among all interested countries, giving preference to the countries in the Western Hemisphere that are among the poorest and most dependent on petroleum imports; (2) invite the European Union (EU), China, India, South Africa, Japan, and other interested countries to expand upon existing international efforts to create global biofuels markets and promote biofuels production and use in developing countries; (3) assess the feasibility of working with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) and relevant regional development banks regarding biofuels; and (4) develop a coordinated strategy regarding the construction and retrofitting of pipelines and terminals near major fuel distribution centers, coastal harbors, and railroads.

Authorizes FY2009 appropriations.

Directs: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture to work with Brazil in joint agricultural biofuel extension activities; and (2) the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to finance advanced biofuels research and collaboration between academic and research institutions in the United States and Brazil.

Authorizes FY2009 appropriations.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to work with each partner country (as defined by this Act) to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of increasing biofuel production and use. Provides that such study shall: (1) analyze energy policy; (2) assess demand and resources; (3) analyze technologies and resources; (4) assess food stock and environmental impacts; and (5) develop policy options.

Authorizes FY2009 appropriations.

(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to inform the managements of the international financial institutions and the public that it is U.S. policy that such institutions should encourage development of renewable and biomass energy sources.

(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to work with Western Hemisphere governments and other countries to organize regional and hemispheric carbon trading mechanisms.

Authorizes FY2009 appropriations.

(Sec. 9) Directs the Secretary to seek to establish a Western Hemisphere energy crisis response mechanism.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of natural gas supply vulnerabilities in the Western Hemisphere.

Authorizes FY2009 appropriations.

(Sec. 10) Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to seek to increase U.S. foreign assistance programming in renewable energy, including activities to reduce energy import dependence through biofuel use.

Authorizes the Administrator to award grants to nongovernmental organizations for sustainable energy and job creation projects in at-risk nations, such as Haiti. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 11) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of State for renewable energy-related diplomatic activities in the Western Hemisphere.

(Sec. 12) Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress on activities under this Act.

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