II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 840 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 21, 2009 Mr. Voinovich (for himself, Mr. Pryor, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bond, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Burr) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To establish a Development and Commercialization Committee on Clean and Efficient Energy Technologies within the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate Program Office, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the International Clean Energy Development Act of 2009.

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Definitions

In this Act: (1)

Asia-Pacific partnership; partnership

The terms Asia-Pacific Partnership and Partnership mean the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (or any successor thereto). (2)

Appropriate congressional committees

The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A)the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and (B)the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming of the House of Representatives. (3)

Clean and efficient energy technologies

The term clean and efficient energy technology means an energy supply or end-use technology that, compared to a similar technology already in widespread commercial use in a country, will— (A)reduce emissions of greenhouse gases; (B)increase efficiency of energy production, transmission, distribution, or end-use; or (C)decrease intensity of energy usage. (4)

Greenhouse gas

The term greenhouse gas means— (A)carbon dioxide; (B)methane; (C)nitrous oxide; (D)hydrofluorocarbons; (E)perfluorocarbons; or (F)sulfur hexafluoride. (5)

Partnership task forces

The term Partnership Task Forces means the task forces established under the Asia-Pacific Partnership. (6)

Program Office

The term Program Office means the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate Program Office of the Department of State (or any successor thereto).

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Establishment of Development and Commercialization Committee on Clean and Efficient Energy Technologies

(a)

In general

(1)

Establishment

The Secretary of State shall establish a Development and Commercialization Committee on Clean and Efficient Energy Technologies (in this Act referred to as the Committee) within the Program Office. (2)

Composition

The Committee established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be comprised of— (A)technical and policy experts from each of the Partnership Task Forces; and (B)experts from— (i)the Department of State; (ii)the Department of Energy; (iii)the Department of Commerce; (iv)the Department of the Treasury; (v)the Environmental Protection Agency; (vi)the United States Agency for International Development; (vii)the United States Trade and Development Agency; (viii)the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (ix)the Council on Environmental Quality; and (x)other Federal departments and agencies, as the Secretary of State determines necessary. (3)

Chairperson

The Secretary of State shall designate a Chairperson or co-Chairpersons of the Committee from among employees of the Department of State. (4)

Duties

The Committee shall— (A)review and evaluate available sources of information on clean and efficient energy technologies, including any action plans developed by the Partnership; (B)identify and prioritize projects with respect to the development and commercialization of clean and efficient energy technologies by the Partnership; (C)plan and carry out projects described in subparagraph (B) through established protocols of the Program Office and the Partnership; (D)in carrying out such projects, require that a share of the cost of each such project, to be determined by the Secretary of State, be paid by project participants; and (E)report regularly to the appropriate congressional committees on the progress and projects of the Committee with respect to the development and commercialization of clean and efficient energy technologies. (b)

Strategy

(1)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that details a strategy to— (A)facilitate collaboration among the national laboratories, educational institutions, private sectors, local and national policymakers, and other technical and policy experts of the members of the Partnership with respect to developing and commercializing clean and efficient energy technologies; (B)develop and commercialize clean and efficient energy technologies, particularly through projects identified under subsection (a)(4)(B) related to renewable energy and distributed generation, power generation and transmission, or cleaner fossil energy; (C)develop the capacity of members of the Partnership to accept and utilize clean and efficient energy technologies, particularly such technologies developed or commercialized through projects described in subparagraph (B); (D)encourage the utilization of clean and efficient energy technologies developed or commercialized through projects described in subparagraph (B) in, and the transfer of such technologies to, countries that are not members of the Partnership; and (E)continue to require that project participants match funding provided by the United States dollar-for-dollar in order to increase the value of the projects for participants and for taxpayers in the United States.

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Report by the Secretary of State

(a)

In general

Not later than 1 year after the establishment of the Committee under section 3(a)(1), and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of this Act during the preceding year. (b)

Contents

The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1)A description of the results of projects and activities carried out under this Act, including a description of— (A)the actions taken by the Committee to carry out the duties required under section 3(a)(4); (B)the review and evaluation of sources of information on clean and efficient energy technologies required under section 3(a)(4)(A); and (C)the actions taken by the Committee to advance projects identified as priorities under section 3(a)(4)(B). (2)An identification and description of priorities for promoting the development and commercialization of clean and efficient energy technologies and strategies for promoting such technologies within the countries that are members of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate, taking into account the economic and security interests of the United States. (3)An assessment of the integration of representatives of the private sector and other interested groups in the development and commercialization of clean and efficient energy technologies. (4)Recommendations for the heads of appropriate Federal departments and agencies with respect to methods to streamline Federal programs and policies to improve the role of those Federal departments and agencies in the development and commercialization of clean and efficient energy technologies on an international basis.

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Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State to carry out this Act $200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014.