3.0.0 838 2023-01-11T19:46:18Z 2023-01-11T20:27:22Z Senate S S 2007-03-12 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg01 Energy Subcommittee Hearings by 2007-05-22T22:02:45Z Reported by 2007-09-17T20:04:52Z Markup by 2007-07-25T21:38:07Z Referred to 2007-03-12T20:08:45Z S. Rept. 110-176 United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act 110 1838 HR 2007-03-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Related bill CRS 2007-09-17 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374. Calendars 2007-09-17 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-176. Committee 2007-09-17 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-176. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2007-07-25 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2007-05-22 sseg01 Energy Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-112. Committee 2007-03-12 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2007-03-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3001-3002) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. N B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2007-03-12 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2007-03-12 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2007-05-02 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2007-05-10 False C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2007-06-07 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2007-06-21 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2007-06-22 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2007-07-24 False D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2007-12-04 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2007-12-10 False 2007-08-17T04:00:00Z S. 838, United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19078 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 25, 2007</p> 2007-08-17T04:00:00Z S. 838, United States--Israel Energy Cooperation Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19092 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reportec by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 25, 2007</p> 2007-08-17T04:00:00Z S. 838, United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19078 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 25, 2007 2007-08-17T04:00:00Z S. 838, United States--Israel Energy Cooperation Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19092 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reportec by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 25, 2007 Energy Alternative energy sources Commerce Commercialization Department of Energy Economics and Public Finance Energy efficiency Energy research Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics International Affairs International cooperation International cooperation in science Israel Joint ventures Middle East and North Africa Research and development Research grants Revolving funds Science, Technology, Communications Energy 00 2007-03-12 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-09T20:06:08Z United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program for a joint venture comprising both Israeli and U.S. private business entities, or both Israeli academic persons (who reside and work in Israel) and U.S. academic persons, to engage in research, development, or commercialization of alternative energy, improved energy efficiency, or renewable energy sources.

Requires the Secretary, in operating the grant program, to consult with either the Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD) or the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF).

Establishes in the Treasury as a revolving fund the Energy Research and Development Activities Fund.

Establishes in the Department of Energy an International Energy Advisory Board to advise the Secretary on the grant program.

]]> 01 2007-09-17 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2008-01-30T18:30:55Z United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act - (Sec. 3) Instructs the Secretary of Energy, in implementing the "Agreement between the Department of Energy of the United States of America and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of Israel Concerning Energy Cooperation," to establish a grant program to support research, development, and commercialization of renewable energy or energy efficiency.

Authorizes grants to promote: (1) solar energy; (2) biomass energy; (3) energy efficiency; (4) wind energy; (5) geothermal energy; (6) wave and tidal energy; and (7) advanced battery technology.

Makes eligible for a grant projects that address improved energy efficiency or renewable energy sources, or joint ventures between either: (1) a for-profit business entity, academic institution, National Laboratory, or nonprofit entity in the United States, and one in Israel; or (3) the federal government and the government of Israel.

Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory board to: (1) monitor the grants award process; and (2) provide periodic performance reviews.

Authorizes the Secretary to accept and use funds contributed by any person, government entity, or organization to implement this Act.

Requires a grant recipient, upon project completion, to report to the Secretary: (1) the method by which the recipient used the grant funds; and (2) an evaluation of the success of each project.

Declares that grants shall be awarded only for projects considered to be unclassified by both the United States and Israel.

(Sec. 4) Sunsets the grant program and the advisory committee seven years after enactment of this Act.

(Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary to use specified funds authorized for appropriation under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to implement this Act.

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