110 HR 2420 RH: International Climate
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-06-28
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1.Short title and table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the International Climate
Cooperation Re-engagement Act of 2007
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of
contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Title I—United States policy on global climate
change
Sec. 101. Congressional
findings.
Sec. 102. Congressional statement of
policy.
Sec. 103. Office on Global Climate
Change.
Title II—Assistance to promote clean and
efficient energy technologies in foreign countries
Sec. 201. Congressional
findings.
Sec. 202. United States assistance for
developing countries.
Sec. 203. United States exports and outreach
programs for India and China.
Sec. 204. United States trade
missions to encourage private sector trade and investment.
Sec. 205. Actions by Overseas Private
Investment Corporation.
Sec. 206. Actions by United States Trade and
Development Agency.
Sec. 207. Global Climate Change Exchange
program.
Sec. 208. Interagency Working Group to support
a Clean Energy Technology Exports Initiative.
Title III—International Clean Energy
Foundation
Sec. 301. Definitions.
Sec. 302. Establishment and management of
Foundation.
Sec. 303. Duties of foundation.
Sec. 304. Annual report.
Sec. 305. Powers of the
foundation; related provisions.
Sec. 306. General personnel
authorities.
Sec. 307. Authorization of
appropriations.
2.In this Act:
(1)Appropriate
congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional
committees means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(2)Clean and efficient
energy technologyThe term clean and efficient energy
technology means an energy supply or end-use technology—
(A)such as—
(i)solar technology;
(ii)wind technology;
(iii)geothermal
technology;
(iv)hydroelectric
technology; and
(v)carbon capture
technology; and
(B)that, over its life cycle
and compared to a similar technology already in commercial use—
(i)is reliable, affordable,
economically viable, socially acceptable, and compatible with the needs and
norms of the country involved;
(ii)results in—
(I)reduced emissions of
greenhouse gases; or
(II)increased geological
sequestration; and
(iii)may—
(I)substantially lower
emissions of air pollutants; or
(II)generate substantially
smaller or less hazardous quantities of solid or liquid waste.
(3)The term
geological sequestration means the capture and long-term storage
in a geological formation of a greenhouse gas from an energy producing
facility, which prevents the release of greenhouse gases into the
atmosphere.
(4)The term greenhouse gas means—
(A)carbon dioxide;
(B)methane;
(C)nitrous oxide;
(D)hydrofluorocarbons;
(E)perfluorocarbons;
or
(F)sulfur
hexafluoride.
<enum>I</enum><header>United States policy on
global climate change</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDE4BD1D0D664A10B677FD9F8578D78" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Congressional
findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress makes the
following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="H2F75E8811929495FB94073BD79331DAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>There is a global
scientific consensus, as established by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) and confirmed by the National Academy of Sciences, that the
continued build-up of anthropogenic greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has
been, and is now warming the earth and threatens the stability of the global
climate. By the estimate of the IPCC, unmitigated global greenhouse gas
emissions could drive up global temperatures by as much as 7 to 11 degrees
Fahrenheit by 2100.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53EB9A7F46654BF2997F5E00D6B6491F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Climate change is already
having significant impacts in certain regions of the world and on many
ecosystems, with poor populations being most vulnerable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H59E906443B304FC49E25BCFCC4587DDA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Climate change is a
global problem that can only be managed by a coordinated global response that
reduces global emissions of greenhouse gases to a level that stabilizes their
concentration in the Earth’s atmosphere.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB7A991F7B17461ABF47EDFBE9CC35C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter in this section referred to
as the <quote>Convention</quote>) establishes a viable foundation to construct
a global regime to combat global warming and manage its impacts.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB54A7B3D4B6D4FA29DAC1B227BC7B0A6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The United States, along
with 189 other countries, is a party to the Convention, agreed to in New York
on May 9, 1992, and entered into force in 1994. The Convention’s stated
objective is <quote>to achieve stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations
in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic
interference with the climate system</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB10B4C1748C54F0BABBD8E753BB135A2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Kyoto Protocol to the
Convention was adopted by the third Convention Conference of the Parties
(COP–3) in December 1997, in Kyoto, Japan, and stipulated legally binding
reductions in greenhouse gas emissions at an average of 5.2 percent below 1990
levels for industrialized countries, but it did not specify policies for its
implementation. The Kyoto Protocol also did not stipulate binding reductions in
greenhouse gas emissions for rapidly industrializing countries such as China,
India, and Brazil.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6875B1807D904750AA9F7153209CB078"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Before negotiations were
completed on the mechanisms for implementing Kyoto Protocol commitments on
greenhouse gas emissions, George W. Bush took office as President of the United
States, and in March 2001, announced opposition to continued negotiations over
implementation of the Protocol, stating that the Protocol was <quote>fatally
flawed</quote> from the Administration’s point of view.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H160565F2AD9649CEB1ACBFB9632AA6D"><enum>(8)</enum><text>President Bush unveiled
an <quote>alternative</quote> strategy to the Kyoto Protocol for halting global
warming on February 14, 2002. The President’s plan did not contain any
international component to amend or supplant the Kyoto Protocol or any kind of
blueprint for committing major developing economies such as China, India, and
Brazil to reduce future greenhouse gas emissions. The President’s plan set a
voluntary <quote>greenhouse gas intensity </quote> target for the United States
that specified an 18 percent reduction in <quote>emissions intensity</quote> by
2012. This reduction would allow actual emissions to increase by at least 12
percent over the same period.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H59DC177E62244BF2BD27B704D907B72B"><enum>(9)</enum><text>On February 16, 2005,
after Russia’s ratification, the Kyoto Protocol entered into force. With entry
into force, the emissions targets of the Protocol became legally binding
commitments for those industrialized countries that ratified the Protocol.
Because the United States and Australia did not ratify the Protocol, and
because developing countries are not subject to its limits, the Protocol
currently restricts the emissions of countries accounting for only 32 percent
of global greenhouse gas emissions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1909C405361E4383A6D210B5869BB37"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Kyoto Protocol required that parties to
the Protocol begin negotiating in 2005 toward a second round of commitments to
begin after the expiration of the first emissions budget period in 2012. The
eleventh Convention Conference of the Parties (COP–11) in November and December
2005 in Montreal, Canada launched the negotiations on the second round of
commitments by parties to the Protocol and initiated a dialogue (a
<quote>parallel process</quote>) under the Convention that engaged both the
United States and developing countries in discussions on future efforts.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H186B4BA20F9647A4BFF2CE35B165B27B"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the twelfth Convention Conference of the
Parties (COP–12) in November 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya, parties continued
discussions on a second round of commitments under the Kyoto Protocol as a
successor to the first commitment period (2008 through 2012) and, in the
parallel process, discussed enhanced cooperation under the Convention that
would engage countries that did not have commitments under the Protocol.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA251AB96180341FA8E94420095F96B5C"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At a summit in Brussels, Belgium in March
2007, the head of governments of the European Union committed its Member States
to cut greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 and
committed to move this target up to 30 percent if the United States and other
major emitters joined the commitment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0FC15EC0290402CBFCA2528D92E2902"><enum>(13)</enum><text>On April 17, 2007, the
United Nations Security Council held its first ever <quote>open meeting</quote>
on the impact of climate change on international security. British Foreign
Secretary Margaret Beckett, in her capacity as President of the Security
Council, declared in her opening statement that the Council has a
<quote>security imperative</quote> to tackle climate change because it can
exacerbate problems that cause conflicts and because it threatens the entire
planet. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Council that
<quote>issues of energy and climate change have implications for peace and
security</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H46A2C00D08944D8E9620D064F1009CFF"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Working Group III of the IPCC met from
April 30 through May 4, 2007, in Bangkok, Thailand to assess technologies and
policies needed to avert dangerous climate change and to provide background for
negotiations on a post-2012 climate change regime. The draft report by the IPCC
Working Group III concludes that by quickly adopting technological options that
are available or are being developed, the global concentration of greenhouse
gases in the atmosphere can be stabilized at 450–550 parts per million (ppm).
The IPCC scientists believe that a 450 to 550 ppm ceiling might limit the
global rise in temperatures to no more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit and avert
impacts of escalating scale, scope, and costs, potentially including the
destabilization of large polar ice sheets that could contribute to long-term,
catastrophic sea level rise at higher temperatures.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H20417C356FC64A53A1C187F054DE6199"><enum>(15)</enum><text>At the Group of Eight
(G–8) Summit scheduled to be held in Heiligendamm, Germany in June 2007,
climate change and energy have been placed at the top of the policy agenda, and
during the Summit, the G–8 is scheduled to have a dialogue with China, India,
South Africa, Mexico, and Brazil on the issue.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C81839185644EE59170D061F0E427C0"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United Nations Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon has indicated that one of his top goals is to forge a more
comprehensive agreement under the Convention to ensure there is no gap when the
first commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012. In order to
reach this goal, critical negotiations involving all of the major greenhouse
gas emitters, along with the vulnerable countries, must be initiated
immediately and be completed by 2009. On May 1, 2007, the Secretary-General
named three Special Envoys on Climate Change to assist in <quote>consultations
with Governments</quote>. The Secretary-General will host a <quote>high-level
meeting</quote> on climate change at the United Nations General Assembly in
September 2007 to give <quote>political direction</quote> to the thirteenth
Convention Conference of the Parties (COP–13) to take place in December 2007 in
Bali, Indonesia.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6ED4E30BC05F4B2FBA5728009F19FAF6"><enum>102.</enum><header>Congressional
statement of policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress
declares the following to be the policy of the United States:</text>
<paragraph id="H3CCFDB9F8F8D4CE6A48097915F35E900"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To promote United States and global
security through leadership in cooperation with other nations of the global
effort to reduce and stabilize global greenhouse gas emissions and stabilize
atmospheric concentration of such gases. As such, the United States will seek
to obtain mitigation commitments from all major greenhouse gas emitting
countries under the institutional framework provided by the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter in this section referred to
as the <quote>Convention</quote>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H788E295DF26F4A468C754D74627368AD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To facilitate progress in
global negotiations toward a comprehensive agreement under the Convention, and
in service of this goal, the United States will, during the course of 2007,
engage in high level dialogue on climate change within the Group of Eight
(G–8), with the European Union, with Japan and other industrialized countries,
and with China, India, Brazil, and other major developing countries. The United
States will also participate in the initiative of the United Nations
Secretary-General to build consensus among governments on enhanced
international cooperation on these matters.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3336D5C7309E401A9900BE4E5554F661"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To participate more actively and
constructively in the intergovernmental climate change process, including at
the thirteenth Convention Conference of the Parties (COP–13) to take place in
December 2007 in Bali, Indonesia. As such, at the COP–13 meeting, the United
States will be represented by a high-level delegation composed of climate
experts and career foreign service officers with extensive diplomatic
experience, including experience in multi-lateral negotiations, headed by the
Secretary of State, the Secretary’s Deputy, or the Undersecretary for Global
Affairs of the Department of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA60D8F6EDF74B9480AAFDC5D6F863C4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To engage in serious discussion of possible
future commitments under the Convention. These discussions will seek to develop
a plan of action and time-table with the goal of adopting a new international
agreement under the Convention that stipulates commitments from all major
greenhouse gas emitters, including the United States and other countries listed
in Annex 1 to the Convention, China, India, and Brazil, at the fifteenth
Convention Conference of the Parties (COP–15) to take place in 2009. This
process will seek as its objective that a new instrument will come into force
by the time the first commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol ends in
2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2EC7AB8DF4BB4FEF9E123E9806BF7E37"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To protect United States
national and economic interests and United States competitiveness in all
sectors by negotiating a new agreement under the Convention that is cost
effective, comprehensive, flexible, and equitable. Such an agreement shall, at
a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAAA0FD3E4E9147E7B0E87F3F4D2E1651"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require binding mitigation commitments from
all major emitting countries based on their level of development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DAC9F943B664BF3B315FC278183ED48"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for different forms of commitments,
including economy-wide emissions targets, policy-based commitments, sectoral
agreements, and no-regrets targets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBCDE10E4C3D649B8A8C679B34EEA2868"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase cooperation on clean and efficient
energy technologies and practices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H772BF0B49E004633B6317C9C75BAC2A2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">target all greenhouse gases, including
sources, sinks, and reservoirs of greenhouse gases, and should expand the
current scope of the Kyoto Protocol and Convention to sectors not covered, such
as the international aviation and maritime sectors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H52824B770EE34C7AA0FB2E1060A76462"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include mechanisms to harness market-based
solutions, building upon the joint implementation, clean development mechanism,
and international emissions trading developed under the Protocol;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5531031247BB46D6A8FBB2669EDC72F3"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include incentives for sustainable forestry
management that reflect the value of avoided deforestation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A5A77B45690474B8EC995DC8F002186"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address the need for adaptation, especially
for the most vulnerable and poorest countries on the planet;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB69EC6919E344C3C8C1700DEADB369F9"><enum>(H)</enum><text>consider the impact on
United States industry and contain effective mechanisms to protect United
States competitiveness; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD9BBA1872B94DE6A79D9817D2FD3447"><enum>(I)</enum><text>include the perspectives
and address the concerns of impacted indigenous and tribal populations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9F8D5911D11142688B96274303240928"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To seek international consensus on
long-term objectives including a target range for stabilizing greenhouse gas
concentrations. The target range should reflect the consensus recommendations
of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scientists, who believe
that concentrations of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere must be
stabilized to provide a reasonable chance of limiting the rise in global
temperatures to a level that might avert the most damaging impacts of climate
change.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H03FA4CA5F16542849700926DDC71CD46"><enum>103.</enum><header>Office on Global
Climate Change</header>
<subsection id="HC8DE1F8A433D44CF8ECA26E57E43313F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
office</header><text>There is established within the Department of State an
Office on Global Climate Change (hereinafter in this section referred to as the
<quote>Office</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H348FACDBD6AD4075AB1569EEDC13DBBA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Head of office</header>
<paragraph id="HD34286053BEC4571BD12888FBAB6F1E4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of the
Office shall be the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Climate Change (hereinafter
in this section referred to as the <quote>Ambassador-at-Large</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBCD9008BF2D4486695C1FD3F7B94C56C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
Ambassador-at-Large shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H96698774051B43748758843839578CEB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<paragraph id="H10C2F76867BB4C5483795715CF21A594"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The primary responsibility of the Ambassador-at-Large
shall be to advance the goals of the United States with respect to reducing the
emissions of global greenhouse gases and addressing the challenges posed by
global climate change.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E0F98525070480A85CEACFE85DF07F4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advisory
role</header><text>The Ambassador-at-Large—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA60E2570AD3244A2A2C19175B7791899"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be a principal
adviser to the President and the Secretary of State on matters relating to
global climate change; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H136F56156A584CA082B5221B6DE3E4FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall make
recommendations to the President and the Secretary of State on policies of the
United States Government with respect to international cooperation on reducing
the emission of global greenhouse gases and addressing the challenges posed by
global climate change.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDC406A7BBB1D4F7A80A483D3AE47C700"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Diplomatic
representation</header><text>Subject to the direction of the President and the
Secretary of State, the Ambassador-at-Large is authorized to represent the
United States in matters relating to global climate change in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9B164AEA29234DB391B398E1F9ADA9A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contacts with foreign
governments, intergovernmental organizations, and specialized agencies of the
United Nations, the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and
other international organizations of which the United States is a member;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B9257556A824A7DB02D99A4CA98FF85"><enum>(B)</enum><text>multilateral conferences
and meetings relating to global climate change.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H35ACF0AE4AFE41B9A6BDF33B21D5B581"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The
Secretary of State shall provide the Ambassador-at-Large with such funds as may
be necessary for the hiring of staff for the Office, the conduct of
investigations by the Office, and for necessary travel to carry out the
provisions of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDE7C7C2A9CBB431198512FFE7DE83079"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 1 of each year,
the Secretary of State, with the assistance of the Ambassador-at-Large, shall
prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the
strategy, policies, and actions of the United States for reducing the emissions
of global greenhouse gases and addressing the challenges posed of global
climate change.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Assistance to promote
clean and efficient energy technologies in foreign countries</header>
<section commented="no" id="H4D45F765E7AB4194BBF9C156DBB41FB"><enum>201.</enum><header>Congressional
findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress makes the
following findings:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2E71E1BD71D74607B717AE871358FA03"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Several provisions of the
Energy Policy Act of 1992 were designed to expand Federal programs that support
renewable energy and energy efficient equipment exports and to broaden the
portfolio of programs to include training and technology transfer activities
that help promote development in less industrialized nations, expand global
markets, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, few of the
export-related provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 were implemented due
to a lack of Federal funding.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H707147323483466C8DD11D28173F56D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In 2000, Congress called
for several United States Government agencies to create an Interagency Working
Group to support a Clean Energy Technology Exports Initiative to use the
combined resources of various agencies to promote the export of clean energy
technologies abroad. The Initiative also suffered from low levels of Federal
funding and has not produced significant results.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCE84F1D486E04DC5BDA060D0F1BE6744"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Large and emerging
economies, such as India and China, play significant roles in the global energy
security system as large consumers of energy and should be included as member
countries in the International Energy Agency to strengthen the common interest
of importers in encouraging transparent energy markets and in planning for
supply disruptions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCDF184BF42D74375008033F540C2C663"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The challenge of energy
security severely affects developing countries where over 1.6 billion people
lack access to affordable energy services. In these nations, a lack of
transparency and accountability creates a climate of mistrust for investors;
bilateral and multilateral lending institutions do not provide sufficient
incentives to companies investing in clean and efficient energy technologies;
women and children suffer disproportionately due to the lack of energy
services; inaccessibility of energy services impedes other development programs
in education, health, agriculture, and the environment; and dependence on
imported fuels leaves countries vulnerable to supply disruptions and economic
shocks.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2E3E9723BDD243FA826F58B013ABF4C5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In addition to promoting
the export of clean energy technologies, large energy-consuming economies must
also have appropriate incentive systems, policy and regulatory frameworks, and
investment climates in place to accept and promote the adoption of such
technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2D039F90D5084EBB8C73E3D9F503AB71"><enum>(6)</enum><text>More than $16 trillion
needs to be invested in energy-supply infrastructure worldwide by 2030 to meet
energy demand, and almost half of total energy investment will take place in
developing countries, where production and demand are expected to increase the
most.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H447EAE94978440429751649F00487F21"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Public and private sector
capital will be needed to fulfill future demand. The opportunity exists for
public and private actors to coordinate efforts and leverage resources to
direct this investment into technologies, practices, and services that promote
energy efficiency, clean-energy production, and a reduction in global
greenhouse gas emissions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H45C4BFF297E4408196D9D3818CD000BB"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In attempting to address the global climate
change challenge, the United States Government recently launched the Asia
Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate, which is meant to
accelerate the development and deployment of clean energy technologies.
However, this Partnership operates in a non-binding framework that does not
require any emissions reductions from the partner countries.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H966B28A6698C4655A9965B7E204D2522"><enum>202.</enum><header>United States
assistance for developing countries</header>
<subsection id="HD74CC1C7603A4DFEBBD6CC9C506E7EDD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assistance
authorized</header><text>The Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development shall support policies and programs in developing
countries that promote clean and efficient energy technologies—</text>
<paragraph id="H659A9401284646DFA6B8D99BB36890D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to produce the necessary
market conditions for the private sector delivery of energy and environmental
management services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1CBFDC53D1A64EE897194C4D5C8915CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to create an environment that is conducive
to accepting clean and efficient energy technologies that support the overall
purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7A00594C80C741FE9F6E65DDAD9314A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improving policy, legal,
and regulatory frameworks;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1910F14E3CD44BB9BD694858BDBEA3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increasing institutional
abilities to provide energy and environmental management services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD71EA6CD774425F93B6C14D6C990374"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increasing public
awareness and participation in the decision-making of delivering energy and
environmental management services; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD8FF934A96BC44C9BC86A05BCE1ED306"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to promote the use of
American-made clean and efficient energy technologies, products, and energy and
environmental management services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB05FBB6A77194B7C955643B318AA6232"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development shall submit to the appropriate committees
an annual report on the implementation of this section for each of the fiscal
years 2008 through 2012.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H22DF574FA92643D6B2E7DC65573CEAAB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out
this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of
the United States Agency for International Development $200,000,000 for each of
the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4D3191240A994FC8BDFEC56401D9002B"><enum>203.</enum><header>United States exports
and outreach programs for India, China, and other countries</header>
<subsection id="HD0A17789763641549324600060A7B7C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assistance
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Commerce shall direct the United States and Foreign Commercial Service to
expand or create a corps of the Foreign Commercial Service officers to promote
United States exports in clean and efficient energy technologies and build the
capacity of government officials in India, China, and any other country the
Secretary of Commerce determines appropriate, to become more familiar with the
available technologies—</text>
<paragraph id="HE9656D0C74804F0EAD74495995CD6FE4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by assigning or training
Foreign Commercial Service attachés, who have expertise in clean and efficient
energy technologies from the United States, to embark on business development
and outreach efforts to India and China; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD4DB06331D504C7F00D8A2896F3866A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by deploying the attachés
described in paragraph (1) to educate provincial, state, and local government
officials in India and China on the variety of United States-based technologies
in clean and efficient energy technologies for the purposes of promoting United
States exports and reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE130B9B150034F948546D5B8F9BBBFB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Commerce shall submit to
the appropriate committees an annual report on the implementation of this
section for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7E5A8B66392F428A99CF146516730790"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>To carry out this section, there are authorized to
be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce such sums as may be necessary for
each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H22095EC7039741E4A084C2F5F0ED080"><enum>204.</enum><header>United States trade
missions to encourage private sector trade and investment</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H64E982B4CFE9453D96855F634CD050DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assistance
authorized</header><text>The Secretary of Commerce shall direct the
International Trade Administration to expand or create trade missions to and
from the United States to encourage private sector trade and investment in
clean and efficient energy technologies—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEC9D114719E7404E9BF519A021C9661D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by organizing and
facilitating trade missions to foreign countries and by matching United States
private sector companies with opportunities in foreign markets so that clean
and efficient energy technologies can help to combat increases in global
greenhouse gas emissions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4191F2EBEFD04F7C99A2E16B40E43794"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by creating reverse trade
missions in which the Department of Commerce facilitates the meeting of foreign
private and public sector organizations with private sector companies in the
United States for the purpose of showcasing clean and efficient energy
technologies in use or in development that could be exported to other
countries.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD12B730F84E04AB9A5C035DFE8CB3309"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Commerce shall submit to
the appropriate committees an annual report on the implementation of this
section for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H0B6F54B2CF1E4FDFA69DEF63C2ECB94C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>To carry out this section, there are authorized to
be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce such sums as may be necessary for
each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H77E8E3B4851C4C049F1CC50861908CEB"><enum>205.</enum><header>Actions by Overseas
Private Investment Corporation</header>
<subsection id="H816234666DC14225822C05D311FADD5F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HD2282E51817040B1881444E2C2AAADA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Many of the emerging
markets within which the Overseas Private Investment Corporation supports
projects have immense energy needs and will require significant investment in
the energy sector in the coming decades.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1DEAB41D9C794FA8AB644C4224FD1C04"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The use, or lack of use,
of clean and efficient energy technologies can have a dramatic effect on the
rate of global greenhouse gas emissions from emerging markets in the coming
decades.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3CC0B9BD4ADC46E49B6FC0A040918612"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation should promote greater investment in clean and efficient
energy technologies by—</text>
<paragraph id="HD26C1EBA30454B59A947D2C57F3302BF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>proactively reaching out
to United States companies that are interested in investing in clean and
efficient energy technologies in countries that are significant contributors to
global greenhouse gas emissions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5545234607E540349F24C092003E3FAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>giving preferential
treatment to the evaluation and awarding of projects that involve the
investment or utilization of clean and efficient energy technologies;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H730D2565094343CEBB350035056C58FF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>providing greater
flexibility in supporting projects that involve the investment or utilization
of clean and efficient energy technologies, including financing, insurance, and
other assistance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAFD8AA8883C34EE5AC24AFAE2B7BB6B6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall include in its annual report
required under section 240A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2200a)—</text>
<paragraph id="HE2CB9A929CD84742AB7033313CF09547"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the
activities carried out to implement this section; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H75D29DA22B8C473EAAF5172431687CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if the Corporation did
not carry out any activities to implement this section, an explanation of the
reasons therefor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0CFCD0D1D41344229202004700138C15"><enum>206.</enum><header>Actions by United
States Trade and Development Agency</header>
<subsection id="H2E07431775694CA3A1009D2DD6BCB401"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assistance
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of
the Trade and Development Agency shall establish or support policies
that—</text>
<paragraph id="HAA0B325CC4134A59A3773354FCE34BBA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>proactively seek
opportunities to fund projects that involve the utilization of clean and
efficient energy technologies, including in trade capacity building and capital
investment projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0ECA59E3ECF14A859B0999590464E77D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>give preferential
treatment to the evaluation and awarding of projects that involve the
utilization of clean and efficient energy technologies, particularly to
countries that have the potential for significant reduction in greenhouse gas
emissions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F076458BFA04E0EB3E86888C107A89B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recruit and retain
individuals with appropriate expertise in clean, renewable, and efficient
energy technologies to identify and evaluate opportunities for projects that
involve clean and efficient energy technologies and services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0537ED2D154944B1B85752D14172DA44"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall include in the annual
report on the activities of the Trade and Development Agency required under
section 661(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2421">22 U.S.C. 2421(d)</external-xref>) a
description of the activities carried out to implement this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4977EF3F2D34491D88A3BB432013E429"><enum>207.</enum><header>Global Climate Change
Exchange program</header>
<subsection id="HE1D8A41FA99346388E3FBFE99C84004C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State is authorized to establish a program to strengthen research, educational
exchange, and international cooperation with the aim of reducing global
greenhouse gas emissions and addressing the challenges posed by global climate
change. The program authorized by this subsection shall be carried out pursuant
to the authorities of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2451">22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.</external-xref>) and may be referred to as the <quote>Global Climate
Change Exchange Program</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCE1DCB2FF2494A5AAD29312BB1B5005F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
program authorized by subsection (a) shall contain the following
elements:</text>
<paragraph id="H9E2FA27A35DF4DB493A4EFB964EF5510"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The financing of studies,
research, instruction, and other educational activities dedicated to reducing
carbon emissions and addressing the challenge of global climate change—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1959CBC37DD14A888DB449837E30267F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by or to United States
citizens and nationals in foreign universities, governments, organizations,
companies, or other institutions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H020687603ADD49338E2E66DA6FD020C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by or to citizens and
nationals of foreign countries in United States universities, governments,
organizations, companies, or other institutions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H70EDCF6694A04F258CC85F61C5921209"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The financing of visits and exchanges
between the United States and other countries of students, trainees, teachers,
instructors, professors, researchers, and other persons who study, teach, and
conduct research in subjects such as the physical sciences, environmental
science, public policy, economics, urban planning, and other subjects and focus
on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and addressing the challenges posed by
global climate change.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H97B35717A0E04F189EF200E51C434183"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Access</header><text>The
Secretary of State shall ensure that the program authorized by subsection (a)
is available to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H0D03DF7EBD81407794833C096F8E3280"><enum>(1)</enum><text>historically Black
colleges and universities that are part B institutions (as such term is defined
in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1061">20 U.S.C. 1061(2)</external-xref>)),
Hispanic-serving institutions (as such term is defined in section 502(5) of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1101a">20 U.S.C. 1101a(5)</external-xref>)), Tribal Colleges or Universities (as such term
is defined in section 316 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1059c">20 U.S.C. 1059c</external-xref>)), and other minority
institutions (as such term is defined in section 365(3) of such Act (20 U.S.C.
1067k(3))), and to the students, faculty, and researchers at such colleges,
universities, and institutions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA786EC53FF2347B2A0C47FDBA1D0A800"><enum>(2)</enum><text>small business concerns
owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals,
and small business concerns owned and controlled by women (as such terms are
defined in section 8(d)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(d)(3))).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF6C2F065BA50425E92072D6F18C3DD9E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall transmit to
the appropriate committees an annual report on the implementation of this
section for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD6BD065E2D5E469CA3A67E72FA8F872D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out
this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State
$3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3DB67985B25348EC88392771F592C74C"><enum>208.</enum><header>Interagency Working
Group to support a Clean Energy Technology Exports Initiative</header>
<subsection id="HCC5BF3A372284DF783B1CDCC5E803807"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assistance
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President
shall provide assistance to the Interagency Working Group to support a Clean
Energy Technology Exports Initiative—</text>
<paragraph id="H6A2DA5CD9A3B432295D1BA979886FD04"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to improve the ability of
the United States to respond to international competition by leveraging the
resources of Federal departments and agencies effectively and efficiently and
by raising policy issues that may hamper the export of United States clean
energy technologies abroad;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F3327E6A402420390CB5DB95520E59E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to fulfill, as
appropriate, the mission and objectives as noted in the report entitled,
Five-Year Strategic Plan of the Clean Energy Technology Exports Initiative,
submitted to Congress in October 2002; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4240BB351D82484FA92700DA3EFAFD8D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to raise the importance
and level of oversight of the Interagency Working Group to the heads of the
Federal departments and agencies that are participating in the Interagency
Working Group.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H34616E1F4F9147BDAA5D68AFE0E0D85E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development, the Secretary of Commerce, and the
Secretary of Energy shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees an
annual report on the implementation of this section for each of the fiscal
years 2008 through 2012.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF522DEA36BFE4BD38800BBC1C3A07F69"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out
this section, there are authorized to appropriated to the President $5,000,000
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>International Clean
Energy Foundation</header>
<section commented="no" id="H1A82701277444A1EB56C59F035906C80"><enum>301.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC1E06FFC16E94EFD83DF0233F2E79559"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Board</header><text>The
term <term>Board</term> means the Board of Directors of the Foundation
established pursuant to section 302(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6DAA7122306E42DA83EAA0C87C411B1E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chief executive
officer</header><text>The term <term>Chief Executive Officer</term> means the
chief executive officer of the Foundation appointed pursuant to section
302(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H002665522B5643E29721982C02E917CE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Foundation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Foundation</term> means the
International Clean Energy Foundation established by section 302(a).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HDA4FAD6443A24625AEF0C5309C763DF7"><enum>302.</enum><header>Establishment and
management of Foundation</header>
<subsection id="HE3D2F673361C4615BDBF3D00403350EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="H6231B950B9984609A489EA32EC5E1C12"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the executive branch a foundation
to be known as the <quote>International Clean Energy Foundation</quote> that
shall be responsible for carrying out the provisions of this title. The
Foundation shall be a government corporation, as defined in section 103 of
title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F88A23095644852A1F789BFC796FC62"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Board of
directors</header><text>The Foundation shall be governed by a Board of
Directors chaired by the Secretary of State (or the Secretary’s designee) in
accordance with subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DD97BA186FD46C781F5BAE415C1C5D8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Intent of
congress</header><text>It is the intent of Congress, in establishing the
structure of the Foundation set forth in this subsection, to create an entity
that serves the long-term foreign policy and energy security goals of reducing
global greenhouse gas emissions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H42A4DC25873A49718C9EB75F6DA78442"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Chief executive
officer</header>
<paragraph id="HB284277FC5BB457EAEEECA3D2E6609D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There shall be in the Foundation a Chief Executive
Officer who shall be responsible for the management of the Foundation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA52CBC962B844F7FAA561F24BE7FCC35"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed by the Board, with the advice and
consent of the Senate, and shall be a recognized leader in clean and efficient
energy technologies and climate change and shall have experience in energy
security, business, or foreign policy, chosen on the basis of a rigorous
search.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4827F329E99E4C6381B836F542A077CF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relationship to
board</header><text>The Chief Executive Officer shall report to, and be under
the direct authority of, the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5848E05FE560411700012033C9B872CF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compensation and
rank</header>
<subparagraph id="HB050A06714B94C108567A385C3A0E635"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Chief Executive Officer shall be compensated at the
rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of
title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF6A795FACBFD449F8ED12416C33BAF7F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Section
5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<list-item>Chief Executive Officer, International
Clean Energy
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</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF96AF9B74A6941D080B9E3FD6C489940"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Authorities and
duties</header><text>The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for the
management of the Foundation and shall exercise the powers and discharge the
duties of the Foundation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74588477F3A542BCBF754DC804CA174F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Authority to appoint
officers</header><text>In consultation and with approval of the Board, the
Chief Executive Officer shall appoint all officers of the Foundation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H34BC12D6950646BD937523583FB8EDE7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Board of
directors</header>
<paragraph id="HBDE7D5DB78C940749F5B236B82FB4220"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
shall be in the Foundation a Board of Directors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28279A109B4E40068EA118A3554C003E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Board shall perform the functions specified to be carried out by the Board in
this title and may prescribe, amend, and repeal bylaws, rules, regulations, and
procedures governing the manner in which the business of the Foundation may be
conducted and in which the powers granted to it by law may be exercised.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC0BF49F0DFE04D468EF9900EFE42618"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Board shall consist of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFD51854D4A6C420788BAC34B9C9154D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of State
(or the Secretary’s designee), the Secretary of Energy (or the Secretary’s
designee), and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development (or the Administrator’s designee); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB590AF25FFE4F7F8BDE64D5D0045F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>four other individuals
with relevant experience in matters relating to energy security (such as
individuals who represent institutions of energy policy, business
organizations, foreign policy organizations, or other relevant organizations)
who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, of which—</text>
<clause id="H71DD705E0802459E9F43BB0608BCA036"><enum>(i)</enum><text>one individual shall be
appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the majority leader of
the House of Representatives;</text>
</clause><clause id="HFB85E9199E834DDCA5170016A403979F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>one individual shall be
appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the minority leader of
the House of Representatives;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4C86F33C0F9F4F76984087D937B90000"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>one individual shall be
appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the majority leader of
the Senate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H071DD9E91E4046E6B03FE8113E37E96C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>one individual shall be
appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the minority leader of
the Senate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6190A5434A0F447DBAA0098E006C72BA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Chief executive
officer</header><text>The Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation shall serve
as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69D090DC0524419600157F81E88164D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<subparagraph id="H3A7D450E9B89441199043600B5DE2D6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Officers of the federal
government</header><text>Each member of the Board described in paragraph (3)(A)
shall serve for a term that is concurrent with the term of service of the
individual’s position as an officer within the other Federal department or
agency.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB85FD4F6E3C494488D22D1293B507F5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
members</header><text>Each member of the Board described in paragraph (3)(B)
shall be appointed for a term of 3 years and may be reappointed for a term of
an additional 3 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H949D65E485F742499E1F9E1EC7F69424"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>A
vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original
appointment was made.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEEC1DB5E9CE64A97841D293661C46FF"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Acting
members</header><text>A vacancy in the Board may be filled with an appointment
of an acting member by the Chairperson of the Board for up to 1 year while a
nominee is named and awaits confirmation in accordance with paragraph
(3)(B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H37148FD825A04C368E175865E3BE8C8D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>There
shall be a Chairperson of the Board. The Secretary of State (or the Secretary’s
designee) shall serve as the Chairperson.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H41D933FAF0C846D980CE8DE006834EF8"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A
majority of the members of the Board described in paragraph (3) shall
constitute a quorum, which, except with respect to a meeting of the Board
during the 135-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,
shall include at least 1 member of the Board described in paragraph
(3)(B).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99A66BE63C3A4B5E94A51DD16E277D65"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Board shall meet at the call of the Chairperson, who shall call a meeting no
less than once a year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7F7B21750CCD40BE9E42A3D7B20005FB"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<subparagraph id="HF43C67C708DD4A8187C0291C68C800FE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Officers of the federal
government</header>
<clause id="HB76F13BD545B4E07B59F97ADF069DE2C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A member of the Board described in paragraph (3)(A) may
not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of the member’s
service on the Board.</text>
</clause><clause id="H9BC5F32B5FE74FC500D672D28E9CBEEE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>Each such member of the Board shall receive travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with
applicable provisions under subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United
States Code.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C8B1F88DA894AD78472D48400480500"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other members</header>
<clause id="HFFDCF83629A94FB9AEAF93D48DAAE1DB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), a member of the Board
described in paragraph (3)(B)—</text>
<subclause id="H4F57DD281D444E39B024F440B6F9AE91"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall be paid
compensation out of funds made available for the purposes of this title at the
daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5332">section 5332</external-xref> of title 5,
United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the
member is engaged in the actual performance of duties as a member of the Board;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H68E791B471EC4606BE203F9DD4858C90"><enum>(II)</enum><text>while away from the
member’s home or regular place of business on necessary travel in the actual
performance of duties as a member of the Board, shall be paid per diem, travel,
and transportation expenses in the same manner as is provided under subchapter
I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HD129D5C3135943F391E9A775F4D8D5A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A
member of the Board may not be paid compensation under clause (i)(II) for more
than 90 days in any calendar year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD3497AE11AED49ECB4106286673FC427"><enum>303.</enum><header>Duties of
foundation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Foundation
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H4F53BA7B09374550B3CC1B7733000099"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use the funds authorized
by this title to make grants to promote projects outside of the United States
that serve as models of how to significantly reduce the emissions of global
greenhouse gases through clean and efficient energy technologies, processes,
and services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2BA837FB9FA49408E93C1D699242655"><enum>(2)</enum><text>seek contributions from
foreign governments, especially those rich in energy resources such as member
countries of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, and private
organizations to supplement funds made available under this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCD5E24C4A31C41EE955699AB8031C247"><enum>(3)</enum><text>harness global expertise
through collaborative partnerships with foreign governments and domestic and
foreign private actors, including non-governmental organizations and private
sector companies, by leveraging public and private capital, technology,
expertise, and services towards innovative models that can be instituted to
reduce global greenhouse gas emissions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF537C13DD18243409EAC8C0031B8FF21"><enum>(4)</enum><text>create a repository of
information on best practices and lessons learned on the utilization and
implementation of clean and efficient energy technologies and processes to be
used for future initiatives to tackle the climate change crisis;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1A8C1C98A2F4D57B577A982CBCE27EE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>be committed to
minimizing administrative costs and to maximizing the availability of funds for
grants under this title; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H16FC6BD7F3CE45CC8284C456D9FD873"><enum>(6)</enum><text>promote the use of
American-made clean and efficient energy technologies, processes, and
services.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H78DC1EB488714A1B8777A5C9B4BAC29E"><enum>304.</enum><header>Annual report</header>
<subsection id="H1D5486B82A864E089BFE63C1140859B9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report
required</header><text>Not later than March 31, 2008, and each March 31
thereafter, the Foundation shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the implementation of this title during the prior fiscal
year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEA9525AB89AB439C8EDFAE717684C014"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report required by subsection (a) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H1F95F192607E4A769FF0D8DCE005EAA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the total financial
resources available to the Foundation during the year, including appropriated
funds, the value and source of any gifts or donations accepted pursuant to
section 305(a)(6), and any other resources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31C53B0A9DCF48FFA76BB4D7232B459"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the
Board’s policy priorities for the year and the basis upon which competitive
grant proposals were solicited and awarded to nongovernmental institutions and
other organizations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H199FFACD4F474FD8902850DC524FE600"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a list of grants made to
nongovernmental institutions and other organizations that includes the identity
of the institutional recipient, the dollar amount, and the results of the
program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF0B73156583C43189693859704A9DD32"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the total administrative
and operating expenses of the Foundation for the year, as well as specific
information on—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8E3B138FBFFA419EBA1CF715B1E2607D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of Foundation
employees and the cost of compensation for Board members, Foundation employees,
and personal service contractors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9B0F1740A164E808921C2713BF3A1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>costs associated with
securing the use of real property for carrying out the functions of the
Foundation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF434EF0DF98944E28682F263B228D323"><enum>(C)</enum><text>total travel expenses
incurred by Board members and Foundation employees in connection with
Foundation activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7215876199144F4EB8E8C6EF00DD47DC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>total representational
expenses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFC1FB74CA3A54A15813D6E93C9E0098"><enum>305.</enum><header>Powers of the
foundation; related provisions</header>
<subsection id="H7F0DB7E6ED96498BB79C9D04B6C600F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Powers</header><text>The
Foundation—</text>
<paragraph id="H1E00AFBAFA074D518DCAD11B4EAA05BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall have perpetual
succession unless dissolved by a law enacted after the date of the enactment of
this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F6BE9A66AFE4957AD225B63C587E6FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may adopt, alter, and use
a seal, which shall be judicially noticed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14D0BEAA9E324933ADF99074156E53AE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may make and perform such
contracts, grants, and other agreements with any person or government however
designated and wherever situated, as may be necessary for carrying out the
functions of the Foundation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H66FD2DB1909C439C98ED4525E1E57250"><enum>(4)</enum><text>may determine and
prescribe the manner in which its obligations shall be incurred and its
expenses allowed and paid, including expenses for representation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1ACA756561444959B001843087956B9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>may lease, purchase, or
otherwise acquire, improve, and use such real property wherever situated, as
may be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Foundation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9FBB24CE17F644848CE0591091BA4159"><enum>(6)</enum><text>may accept money, funds,
services, or property (real, personal, or mixed), tangible or intangible, made
available by gift, bequest grant, or otherwise for the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of this Act from domestic or foreign private individuals,
charities, nongovernmental organizations, corporations, or governments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4AA22F0F46F145629D001FF9CB00E8E7"><enum>(7)</enum><text>may use the United States
mails in the same manner and on the same conditions as the executive
departments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2000A08E55EC4E8F8504A6D7A6479906"><enum>(8)</enum><text>may contract with
individuals for personal services, who shall not be considered Federal
employees for any provision of law administered by the Office of Personnel
Management;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF6DF94300D4648D8A600004FFE4BD900"><enum>(9)</enum><text>may hire or obtain
passenger motor vehicles; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA77DF67BC8B64C8D9FC64EE534A69156"><enum>(10)</enum><text>shall have such other
powers as may be necessary and incident to carrying out this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2F2A05877B1B4D76A3FE2D23ED3C1FA1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Principal
Office</header><text>The Foundation shall maintain its principal office in the
metropolitan area of Washington, District of Columbia.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8C777CD660F3424EABC4E41966989D0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability of
Government Corporation Control Act</header>
<paragraph id="HCC3A3434D5F74F8DBC757D3B917B3235"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Foundation shall be subject to chapter 91 of subtitle
VI of title 31, United States Code, except that the Foundation shall not be
authorized to issue obligations or offer obligations to the public.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C95A5CD81A045FB8300005DBE366757"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9101">Section 9101(3)</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HFA00" id="H4A77199E7D204032BCE1B91F36622DD4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HA382ECB5F7DB46BAA0E6F8A9DF45B757"><enum>(R)</enum><text>the International Clean
Energy
Foundation.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8BAABF011BD3497D89F6BB92A2A3EB11"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inspector
General</header>
<paragraph id="H8AD7186191674E758B9973B3E2FE77F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Inspector General of the Department of State shall
serve as Inspector General of the Foundation, and, in acting in such capacity,
may conduct reviews, investigations, and inspections of all aspects of the
operations and activities of the Foundation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF0C74C39F16345FF945BDE569C882BEC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority of the
board</header><text>In carrying out the responsibilities under this subsection,
the Inspector General shall report to and be under the general supervision of
the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5542AB13BC554DCCBDAEA1191F05EA63"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reimbursement and
authorization of services</header>
<subparagraph id="H212A881AE5A24056985FA7ACFF8C0098"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The
Foundation shall reimburse the Department of State for all expenses incurred by
the Inspector General in connection with the Inspector General’s
responsibilities under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10B3DB0071164AFBA85F4388A26D5857"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authorization for
services</header><text>Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under
section 307(a) for a fiscal year, up to $500,000 is authorized to be made
available to the Inspector General of the Department of State to conduct
reviews, investigations, and inspections of operations and activities of the
Foundation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H73BF9DA9493C4FA7ADDC1E236891BAC"><enum>306.</enum><header>General personnel
authorities</header>
<subsection id="H5B88A6DE782A4473B3651B330458005B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Detail of
Personnel</header><text>Upon request of the Chief Executive Officer, the head
of an agency may detail any employee of such agency to the Foundation on a
reimbursable basis. Any employee so detailed remains, for the purpose of
preserving such employee’s allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other
benefits, an employee of the agency from which detailed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC8A82C4216F44190906C7332C85424F1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reemployment
Rights</header>
<paragraph id="H5A21C0035B694FA084C28100B2004BA8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An employee of an agency who is serving under a career or
career conditional appointment (or the equivalent), and who, with the consent
of the head of such agency, transfers to the Foundation, is entitled to be
reemployed in such employee’s former position or a position of like seniority,
status, and pay in such agency, if such employee—</text>
<subparagraph id="H54F6CA5B3B4242CBAA37232CF9A71FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is separated from the
Foundation for any reason, other than misconduct, neglect of duty, or
malfeasance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA897957DEF84051939641DCF125A080"><enum>(B)</enum><text>applies for reemployment
not later than 90 days after the date of separation from the Foundation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEA7AC6DC0AE849A6A4BBD6EB768C7CFB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
rights</header><text>An employee who satisfies paragraph (1) is entitled to be
reemployed (in accordance with such paragraph) within 30 days after applying
for reemployment and, on reemployment, is entitled to at least the rate of
basic pay to which such employee would have been entitled had such employee
never transferred.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDBF3B94E13944A0C8D73374DE1C891A3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Hiring
Authority</header><text>Of persons employed by the Foundation, no more than 30
persons may be appointed, compensated, or removed without regard to the civil
service laws and regulations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA5642FECDF8F4AC5AE0014F58258AF1B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Basic
Pay</header><text>The Chief Executive Officer may fix the rate of basic pay of
employees of the Foundation without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 of
title 5, United States Code (relating to the classification of positions),
subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating to General Schedule pay
rates), except that no employee of the Foundation may receive a rate of basic
pay that exceeds the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section
5315 of such title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE29ECB7F7965455D90DFF8E6EDDECE8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H339616433C814815B8CFAC91CA558DAA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>agency</term> means an executive agency, as defined by section 105 of
title 5, United States Code; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5B89C1C74A54AC48CDCB969823567E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>detail</term> means the assignment or loan of an employee, without a
change of position, from the agency by which such employee is employed to the
Foundation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCBCC25A74F8140FC9F5038CBBACCC962"><enum>307.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<subsection id="HA329A1588DDE47A48B62F77986E8E593"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>To carry out this title, there are authorized to
be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2012.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAAAD37E813AF472993E789C33F22A214"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation of
Funds</header>
<paragraph id="H455886652FF3433180091B3CCDB739C9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Foundation may allocate or transfer to any agency of
the United States Government any of the funds available for carrying out this
title. Such funds shall be available for obligation and expenditure for the
purposes for which the funds were authorized, in accordance with authority
granted in this title or under authority governing the activities of the United
States Government agency to which such funds are allocated or
transferred.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H24FD1FCE8FC042A6A4945266616E8657"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The
Foundation shall notify the appropriate congressional committees not less than
15 days prior to an allocation or transfer of funds pursuant to paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>
June 28, 2007
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
printed