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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4759 

To establish the United States-India Clean Energy and Power Transmission 

Partnership to facilitate renewable energy cooperation with India, to 

enhance cooperation with India on climate resilience and adaptation, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 30 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 29), 2020 

Mr. MENENDEZ introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To establish the United States-India Clean Energy and 

Power Transmission Partnership to facilitate renewable 

energy cooperation with India, to enhance cooperation 

with India on climate resilience and adaptation, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Prioritizing Clean Energy and Climate Cooperation with 

6 India Act of 2020’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

TITLE I—UNITED STATES-INDIA CLEAN ENERGY AND POWER 

TRANSMISSION PARTNERSHIP 

Sec. 101. Sense of Congress on clean energy cooperation with India. 

Sec. 102. Statement of policy. 

Sec. 103. Establishment of United States-India Clean Energy and Power 

Transmission Partnership. 

Sec. 104. Strategy for implementation of the Clean Energy and Power Transmission Partnership. 

Sec. 105. Partnerships for cooperation on research and innovation for clean energy technologies and expanded power transmission and distribution. 

Sec. 106. Initiatives for promoting clean energy technology financing in India. 

Sec. 107. Initiatives for technical assistance for grid improvement and energy 

efficiency in India. 

Sec. 108. Initiatives for generation of new renewable energy in India. 

TITLE II—OTHER COOPERATION MATTERS 

Sec. 201. United States-India climate change risk reduction and resilience cooperation. 

Sec. 202. Report on United States participation in Mission Innovation. 

3 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress makes the following findings: 

5 (1) India is the second most populous country 

6 in the world with a population of approximately 

7 1,334,000,000 people and the fifth largest economy 

8 in the world with a nominal gross domestic product 

9 of $2,940,000,000,000. 

10 (2) India is among the countries most vulner11 able to climate change, with hundreds of millions of 

12 people susceptible to events exacerbated by climate 

13 change, such as the spread of infectious diseases, sea 


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1 level rise and extreme flooding, droughts, storms, 

2 and landslides triggered by extreme weather. 

3 (3) India releases approximately 2,500,000,000 

4 tons (carbon dioxide equivalent) in greenhouse gases 

5 annually, making it the third largest greenhouse gas 

6 emitter after China and the United States. India 

7 ranks seventh in the world in cumulative historical 

8 emissions and is the twelfth largest greenhouse gas 

9 emitter per capita. 

10 (4) India has one of the largest energy markets 

11 in the world, and energy capacity in India has in12 creased by 17.5 percent in 5 years to 365 gigawatts 

13 of installed electricity capacity. 

14 (5) Per capita energy consumption in India is 

15 relatively low among emerging economic powers. 

16 (6) Reliable access to power is crucial for the 

17 storage of vaccines and antiretroviral and other life18 saving medical drugs, as well as for the operation of 

19 modern lifesaving medical equipment. 

20 (7) Access to power can also provide improved 

21 information and communication technologies that 

22 can greatly improve health and education outcomes, 

23 as well as economic and commercial opportunities. 

24 (8) In 2000, only 43 percent of the population 

25 of India had access to power. That percentage has 


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1 more than doubled in the last 20 years, with ap2 proximately 700,000,000 people in India gaining ac3 cess to electricity between 2000 and 2018. 

4 (9) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has 

5 prioritized improving citizen access to electricity and 

6 electrifying every household in India. 

7 (10) The Power for All initiative of the Govern8 ment of India aims to provide electricity to all 

9 households in India 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

10 (11) Providing around-the-clock electricity will 

11 require India to double its electricity output by 2030 

12 at an estimated cost of $250,000,000,000, which 

13 will create more than $30,000,000,000 in investment 

14 opportunities. 

15 (12) As of August 2020, coal makes up the 

16 largest domestic source of energy supply and elec17 tricity generation for India. Renewable energy com18 prises approximately 35 percent of energy generation 

19 in India. 

20 (13) India imports 80 percent of its oil needs, 

21 and that amount is projected to increase in the com22 ing decades due to aging oil fields and a lack of new 

23 oil discoveries in India. India is increasing its oil re24 fining capacity to maintain supply to meet the rising 

25 demand for energy. 


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1 (14) India is projected to surpass the People’s 

2 Republic of China in oil consumption by 2030. 

3 (15) On September 22, 2020, the People’s Re4 public of China announced a pledge to achieve net 

5 zero carbon emissions by 2060 in its updated Na6 tionally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agree7 ment, done at Paris December 12, 2015, but given 

8 the need to accelerate the reduction of global emis9 sions along a 2050 timeline, that pledge is propor10 tionally insufficient to avoid an increase of 2 degrees 

11 Celsius in the global average temperature. 

12 (16) India, in contrast, is demonstrating that 

13 energy security is a priority through concrete steps 

14 including creating a unified national power system 

15 and incorporating varied forms of renewable energy 

16 to diversify its power sources. 

17 (17) India’s unconditional emissions target, as 

18 outlined in the Intended Nationally Determined Con19 tribution of India to the Paris Agreement, aims to 

20 reduce carbon emissions in India by 33 percent to 

21 35 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. 

22 (18) In its Intended Nationally Determined 

23 Contribution, India set a goal of generating 175 

24 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2022, which India 

25 aimed to achieve by generating 100 gigawatts of 


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1 solar energy, 60 gigawatts of wind energy, and 15 

2 gigawatts of energy from other sources such as bio3 mass and small hydro. 

4 (19) India has pledged to increase the share of 

5 its installed electricity capacity that comes from non6 fossil fuel sources to 40 percent by 2030. 

7 (20) India is among the top 5 clean energy pro8 ducers globally. Installed electricity capacity from re9 newables in India grew by 144 percent from 2014 to 

10 2020, and between 2014 and 2019 there was ap11 proximately $42,000,000,000 in investment in the 

12 renewable energy sector in India. 

13 (21) Numerous global funds, private equity 

14 firms, and multilateral finance institutions are con15 tinuing to invest billions of dollars in the growing re16 newable energy sector in India. 

17 (22) India plays a critical leadership role in 

18 Mission Innovation, a global initiative in which the 

19 United States participates that has the goal of accel20 erating the pace of clean energy innovation to 

21 achieve performance breakthroughs and cost reduc22 tions that will enable the provision of affordable and 

23 reliable clean energy solutions. 

24 (23) India leads the International Solar Alli25 ance, an 86-country initiative to mobilize 


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1 $1,000,000,000,000 in solar energy investment by 

2 2030, to which the United States does not belong. 

3 (24) Increased ownership of appliances and 

4 cooling needs could lead to a doubling or even tri5 pling of energy use in India by 2040. One billion air 

6 conditioning units are expected to be in use in India 

7 by 2050. 

8 (25) Under the Kigali Amendment to the Mon9 treal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone 

10 Layer, done at Montreal September 16, 1987, India 

11 has agreed to freeze its manufacturing and con12 sumption of hydrofluorocarbons in 2028. 

13 (26) In 2009, the United States and India es14 tablished a formal energy cooperation dialogue, the 

15 United States-India Energy Dialogue, which in16 cluded the Partnership to Advance Clean Energy ini17 tiative focusing on research into, deployment of, and 

18 access to clean energy. 

19 (27) The Partnership to Advance Clean Energy 

20 Research element of the Partnership to Advance 

21 Clean Energy initiative, commonly referred to as 

22 ‘‘PACE–R’’, consists of research consortia under the 

23 Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Cen24 ter launched in 2010 by the Department of Energy 

25 and the Government of India with support from the 


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1 private sector. PACE–R has focused on solar power, 

2 advanced biofuels, energy efficiency, and smart grids 

3 and energy storage. 

4 (28) The Partnership to Advance Clean Energy 

5 Deployment element of the Partnership to Advance 

6 Clean Energy initiative, commonly referred to as 

7 ‘‘PACE–D’’, funds programs to improve energy effi8 ciency, grid connectivity, clean energy finance, and 

9 more. 

10 (29) The Partnership to Advance Clean Energy 

11 Access element of the Partnership to Advance Clean 

12 Energy initiative, commonly referred to as 

13 ‘‘PEACE’’, has focused on finance and technology 

14 innovation, skills development, and ecosystem 

15 strengthening for clean energy. 

16 (30) In 2018, the United States Government 

17 established the Asia Enhancing Development and 

18 Growth through Energy initiative, commonly re19 ferred to as ‘‘Asia EDGE’’, to support sustainable 

20 and secure energy markets throughout the Indo-Pa21 cific. Asia EDGE integrates elements of the Part22 nership to Advance Clean Energy initiative along 

23 with new programs such as the South Asia Group 

24 for Energy. 


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1 (31) In 2018, the Governments of India and 

2 the United States established the U.S.-India Stra3 tegic Energy Partnership, which includes pillars of 

4 cooperation on renewable energy and sustainable 

5 growth. 

6 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis9 trator’’ means the Administrator of the United 

10 States Agency for International Development. 

11 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT12 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com13 mittees’’ means— 

14 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

15 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re16 sources of the Senate; and 

17 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

18 the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

19 House of Representatives. 

20 (3) CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.—The term 

21 ‘‘clean energy technologies’’ means any process or 

22 product, or system of processes or products, that— 

23 (A) is applied at any stage of the energy 

24 cycle, including production, transmission, and 

25 consumption; and 


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1 (B) generates, contributes to the genera2 tion of, or transmits energy that— 

3 (i) produces zero greenhouse emis4 sions; or 

5 (ii) significantly mitigates or captures 

6 greenhouse gas emissions from existing 

7 power production. 

8 (4) CLIMATE SECURITY.—The term ‘‘climate 

9 security’’ means accounting for and guarding 

10 against the challenges and harms that are scientif11 ically attributable to the effects of climate change 

12 on— 

13 (A) United States national security and 

14 subnational, national, and regional political sta15 bility; and 

16 (B) overseas security and conflict situa17 tions that are potentially exacerbated by dy18 namic environmental factors and events, includ19 ing— 

20 (i) the intensification and frequency of 

21 droughts, floods, wildfires, tropical storms, 

22 and other extreme weather events; 

23 (ii) changes in historical severe weath24 er, drought, and wildfire patterns; 


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1 (iii) the expansion of geographical 

2 ranges of droughts, floods, and wildfires 

3 into regions that had not regularly experi4 enced such phenomena; 

5 (iv) global sea level rise patterns and 

6 the expansion of geographical ranges af7 fected by drought; and 

8 (v) changes in marine environments 

9 that affect critical geostrategic waterways, 

10 such as the Arctic Ocean, the Bay of Ben11 gal, the Indian Ocean, the South China 

12 Sea, the South Pacific Ocean, the Barents 

13 Sea, and the Beaufort Sea. 

14 (5) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise specifi15 cally provided, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec16 retary of State. 

17 TITLE I—UNITED STATES-INDIA 

18 CLEAN ENERGY AND POWER 

19 TRANSMISSION PARTNER20 SHIP 

21 SEC. 101. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CLEAN ENERGY CO22 OPERATION WITH INDIA. 

23 It is the sense of Congress that— 

24 (1) robust cooperation on the development and 

25 deployment of clean energy technologies should be a 


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1 priority in relations between the United States and 

2 India and the top priority in the countries’ energy 

3 diplomacy; 

4 (2) the collaboration of the United States and 

5 India on the development and deployment of clean 

6 energy technologies has resulted in innovative new 

7 technologies that have helped significantly lower the 

8 carbon emissions of the power sector in India; 

9 (3) demand for energy in India will increase 

10 with the expansion of the economy and middle class 

11 of India, and it is in the interest of United States 

12 national security and global security for the United 

13 States to support India in growing the energy sector 

14 of India in environmentally and socially responsible 

15 ways that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and 

16 improve the climate security of India; 

17 (4) the United States and India should continue 

18 collaborating on research and development of new 

19 clean energy technologies, as well as deployment of 

20 those technologies, so people across India can access 

21 power generated from clean energy technologies; 

22 (5) the United States, through the Bureau of 

23 Energy Resources of the Department of State, the 

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1 Import Bank of the United States, the International 

2 Trade Administration, and the United States Agency 

3 for International Development, should encourage 

4 private sector investment in and financing for the 

5 development and deployment of clean energy tech6 nologies in India; 

7 (6) the United States should support the Power 

8 for All initiative created by the Government of India 

9 through technical and other forms of assistance; 

10 (7) the United States should support the ambi11 tious renewable energy generation goals set by the 

12 Government of India through technical and other 

13 forms of assistance; 

14 (8) Mission Innovation, in which India plays a 

15 critical leadership role, represents an unmatched op16 portunity to make clean energy technologies more af17 fordable and accessible by increasing funding for 

18 clean energy innovation; 

19 (9) the United States should increase its par20 ticipation in and contributions to Mission Innova21 tion; 

22 (10) the International Solar Alliance led by 

23 India will play a key role in mobilizing significant 

24 international investment in solar energy; 


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1 (11) the United States should join and con2 tribute to the International Solar Alliance led by 

3 India; 

4 (12) India has implemented several new policies 

5 to promote the production and use of electric vehi6 cles in India; 

7 (13) the United States should promote re8 search, development, and private sector cooperation 

9 on the production of electric vehicles and the plan10 ning and execution of an expansive charging station 

11 network to support extensive use of electric vehicles; 

12 (14) increased demand for refrigeration and air 

13 conditioning in India, and the adoption of the Kigali 

14 Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, done at Mon15 treal September 16, 1987, are driving innovation 

16 and investments in next-generation refrigeration 

17 equipment and refrigerants in India; and 

18 (15) enhanced United States-India bilateral co19 operation and engagement on the development of 

20 technologies and chemicals that are compliant with 

21 the Kigali Amendment are in the interest of United 

22 States industry leaders in the refrigeration and 

23 chemical coolant industries. 


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1 SEC. 102. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

2 It is the policy of the United States to increase en3 gagement and cooperation with the Government of India, 

4 the Indian diaspora community in the United States, and 

5 the private sector and civil society in both the United 

6 States and India in a concerted effort— 

7 (1) to support the ambitious goals of India— 

8 (A) to expand renewable energy production 

9 in India; 

10 (B) to improve access of the general popu11 lation to electricity; and 

12 (C) to provide reliable, around-the-clock 

13 power service to all communities; 

14 (2) to help improve the energy security of India 

15 and decrease the dependence of India on imported 

16 fossil fuels; 

17 (3) to foster innovation through academic and 

18 research partnerships and mutually beneficial ar19 rangements relating to technology transfers and pro20 tection of intellectual property; 

21 (4) to facilitate United States private sector in22 vestment in projects to expand power transmission 

23 and distribution capacity and territorial coverage in 

24 India to increase the number of people, households, 

25 and communities with access to power; 


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1 (5) to provide technical assistance and advice as 

2 appropriate, and solely at the request and with the 

3 consent of the relevant national and local authorities 

4 and stakeholders, on— 

5 (A) reforms of power production, delivery, 

6 and pricing; 

7 (B) reducing aggregate technical and com8 mercial energy losses in India’s energy trans9 mission and distribution systems; 

10 (C) regulatory reforms; and 

11 (D) long-term, market-based power genera12 tion and distribution; 

13 (6) to support efforts to lower India’s green14 house gas emissions by promoting United States pri15 vate investment in— 

16 (A) renewable energy production; 

17 (B) electric vehicle technology; 

18 (C) measures to improve the efficiency of 

19 existing electricity generation units; and 

20 (D) electricity transmission projects to im21 prove— 

22 (i) the affordability of electricity; 

23 (ii) grid reliability; 

24 (iii) the number of citizens and house25 holds with access to electricity; 


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1 (iv) rural electrification; and 

2 (v) electric vehicle charging infra3 structure; 

4 (7) to improve the climate security of India and 

5 reduce vulnerability to the effects of climate change, 

6 with an emphasis on protecting the health and safe7 ty of the most vulnerable and underserved commu8 nities in India; and 

9 (8) to strengthen India’s resilience capacities 

10 that ensure people, households, communities, institu11 tions, and systems can assess, anticipate, prevent, 

12 adapt to, cope with, and recover from shocks and 

13 stresses associated with the effects of climate 

14 change. 

15 SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES-INDIA 

16 CLEAN ENERGY AND POWER TRANSMISSION 

17 PARTNERSHIP. 

18 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is— 

19 (1) to advance cooperation between the United 

20 States and India on, and private sector engagement 

21 and investment in, the development and deployment 

22 of clean energy technologies; 

23 (2) to improve power transmission reliability 

24 and grid capacity in India; and 


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1 (3) to enhance citizen access to electricity 

2 across India. 

3 (b) UNITED STATES-INDIA CLEAN ENERGY AND

4 POWER TRANSMISSION PARTNERSHIP.—The purposes de5 scribed in subsection (a) shall be advanced through the 

6 development and execution of bilateral initiatives under an 

7 initiative to be known as the ‘‘United States-India Clean 

8 Energy and Power Transmission Partnership’’ (in this 

9 title referred to as the ‘‘Clean Energy and Power Trans10 mission Partnership’’). 

11 (c) FUNCTIONS.—The Clean Energy and Power 

12 Transmission Partnership shall serve as— 

13 (1) the primary forum for cooperation between 

14 the United States and India on clean energy tech15 nologies and energy transmission; and 

16 (2) the mechanism through which such coopera17 tion is funded. 

18 SEC. 104. STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLEAN 

19 ENERGY AND POWER TRANSMISSION PART20 NERSHIP. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

22 date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator and 

23 the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of En24 ergy, shall submit to the appropriate congressional com25 mittees a comprehensive, integrated, multi-year strategy 


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1 for implementing the Clean Energy and Power Trans2 mission Partnership. 

3 (b) FLEXIBILITY AND RESPONSIVENESS.—The strat4 egy required by subsection (a) shall maintain sufficient 

5 flexibility and responsiveness to technological innovation 

6 in the power sector of India. 

7 (c) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 

8 (a) shall include— 

9 (1) a general description, developed in collabo10 ration with the Government of India and local and 

11 regional authorities in India, of the goals and ongo12 ing efforts in India— 

13 (A) to increase power production; 

14 (B) to build and maintain resilient elec15 trical transmission and distribution infrastruc16 ture; 

17 (C) to expand electrical transmission and 

18 distribution infrastructure in order to provide 

19 equitable household and community access to 

20 electricity; 

21 (D) to implement regulatory reform, re22 gional interoperability, and transparent and ac23 countable governance and oversight; 

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1 (F) for electricity service providers— 

2 (i) to provide affordable and reliable 

3 power; 

4 (ii) to reduce technical and nontech5 nical losses; 

6 (iii) to collect fees for services; and 

7 (iv) to expand service to underserved 

8 communities; 

9 (2) an assessment of how the initiatives in10 cluded in the Clean Energy and Power Transmission 

11 Partnership will support achievement of the clean 

12 energy and expanded energy access goals of India, 

13 including— 

14 (A) an analysis of the state of distributed 

15 renewable energy in India; 

16 (B) a description of market barriers to the 

17 deployment of clean energy technologies, includ18 ing distributed renewable energy technologies 

19 both on- and off-grid in India; 

20 (C) an analysis of the efficacy of efforts by 

21 the Department of State, the United States 

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1 portation, distribution, sale, leasing, and mar2 keting of clean energy technologies in India; 

3 and 

4 (D) a description of how bolstering distrib5 uted renewable energy can enhance the overall 

6 effort to increase power access in India; 

7 (3) a description of existing programs or initia8 tives that— 

9 (A) meet the requirements for initiatives 

10 under sections 105 through 108; and 

11 (B) can be integrated into the Clean En12 ergy and Power Transmission Partnership; 

13 (4) a list of programs that exist as of the date 

14 of the submittal of the strategy that will be inte15 grated into the Clean Energy and Power Trans16 mission Partnership; 

17 (5) recommendations on the establishment of 

18 any new programs to meet the requirements for ini19 tiatives under sections 105 through 108; and 

20 (6) a plan describing which parts of the United 

21 States Government shall serve as the lead for which 

22 components of the Clean Energy and Power Trans23 mission Partnership. 


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1 SEC. 105. PARTNERSHIPS FOR COOPERATION ON RE2 SEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR CLEAN EN3 ERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND EXPANDED 

4 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION. 

5 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is— 

6 (1) to promote and accelerate the pace of inno7 vation and deployment of clean energy technologies; 

8 and 

9 (2) to expand community and household access 

10 to power in India. 

11 (b) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNER12 SHIPS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina14 tion with the Secretary of Energy and the Adminis15 trator and only with the cooperation of the Govern16 ment of India, shall promote partnerships between 

17 entities in the United States and India on research, 

18 development, demonstration, and commercial appli19 cation of clean energy technologies as part of the 

20 Clean Energy and Power Transmission Partnership. 

21 (2) EXCHANGES; SHARING.—The partnerships 

22 described in paragraph (1) shall include— 

23 (A) exchanges between United States clean 

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1 higher education in India described in para2 graph (5); 

3 (B) exchanges between research labora4 tories of the Government of the United States 

5 and the Government of India; and 

6 (C) lawful sharing of intellectual property 

7 between the United States and India, including 

8 between private sector entities in the two coun9 tries, with respect to— 

10 (i) renewable energy technology; 

11 (ii) air conditioning technology; and 

12 (iii) refrigeration systems technology. 

13 (3) FUNCTIONS.—United States clean energy 

14 university centers of excellence designated under 

15 paragraph (4) and research laboratories of the Gov16 ernment of the United States, in collaboration with 

17 their respective partner institutions of higher edu18 cation in India under paragraph (5) and research 

19 laboratories of the Government of India, shall be re20 sponsible for— 

21 (A) assessing different potential techno22 logical, development, policy, and technical solu23 tions to address existing and emerging energy 

24 production and transmission capacity con25 straints in India; 


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1 (B) facilitating engagements between en2 ergy authorities in India and private sector 

3 clean energy technology suppliers and project 

4 developers that could provide solutions to en5 ergy capacity challenges; 

6 (C) ensuring that local stakeholders and 

7 host communities in India where projects are 

8 being developed are adequately engaged and 

9 given due consideration in the development of 

10 energy projects supported by the partnership; 

11 (D) arranging for the appropriate and law12 ful sharing of prototyping, technology transfer 

13 activities, and production facilities for clean en14 ergy technologies, including assistance to clean 

15 energy technology start-up ventures; 

16 (E) promoting job training opportunities in 

17 the deployment and operation of clean energy 

18 technologies and energy transmission; and 

19 (F) performing such other duties and pro20 viding such reports as the Secretary may re21 quire. 

22 (4) UNITED STATES CLEAN ENERGY UNIVER23 SITY CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.— 

24 (A) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary, in co25 ordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall 


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1 designate up to 10 institutions of higher edu2 cation in the United States, to be known as 

3 ‘‘United States clean energy university centers 

4 of excellence’’, to participate in partnerships 

5 under this section. 

6 (B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for des7 ignation as a United States clean energy uni8 versity center of excellence under subparagraph 

9 (A), an institution of higher education shall be 

10 an organization that is described in section 

11 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

12 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) 

13 of that Code. 

14 (C) APPLICATION.—An institution of high15 er education seeking designation as a United 

16 States clean energy university center of excel17 lence under this section shall submit an applica18 tion to the Secretary containing, at a minimum, 

19 the following: 

20 (i) A description of all entities within 

21 the institution that would comprise the 

22 United States clean energy university cen23 ter of excellence (in this subparagraph re24 ferred to as ‘‘component entities’’). 


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1 (ii) Any appropriate information on 

2 the qualifications of individuals in key 

3 management positions in the institution 

4 and the component entities. 

5 (iii) A full description of the govern6 ance structure and management processes 

7 of the institution and the component enti8 ties, including a conflict of interest policy. 

9 (iv) A description of the policies and 

10 procedures of the institution and the com11 ponent entities for managing new intellec12 tual property created by a partnership 

13 under this section. 

14 (v) A description of how the institu15 tion would carry out the functions de16 scribed in paragraph (3). 

17 (vi) Recommendations on— 

18 (I) the scope of work for the ini19 tial year of activities of the institution 

20 under the Clean Energy and Power 

21 Transmission Partnership; and 

22 (II) focuses for future program23 ming. 

24 (D) SELECTION PROCESS.—The Secretary, 

25 in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, 


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1 shall select institutions of higher education for 

2 designation as United States clean energy uni3 versity centers of excellence under this section 

4 through an open and competitive process. 

5 (E) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary, 

6 in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, 

7 shall establish criteria for selecting institutions 

8 of higher education for designation as United 

9 States clean energy university centers of excel10 lence under this section based on— 

11 (i) an evaluation of— 

12 (I) the strength of the govern13 ance structure of the institution and 

14 the component entities; 

15 (II) the expertise and experience 

16 of key research management and aca17 demic personnel of the institution; 

18 (III) the demonstrated knowledge 

19 of the institution with respect to— 

20 (aa) energy markets in 

21 India; 

22 (bb) regulatory frameworks 

23 and energy policies in India; 

24 (cc) power service providers 

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1 (dd) applied energy tech2 nologies in India; and 

3 (ee) energy challenges, in4 cluding capacity constraints, in 

5 India; and 

6 (IV) the capability of the institu7 tion to conduct regional energy mar8 ket analyses and assessments of the 

9 practicality of applying various clean 

10 energy technologies to address various 

11 energy challenges in India; 

12 (ii) commitments of co-funding from 

13 non-Federal sources; 

14 (iii) the capability of the institution to 

15 attract matching funds from both non-Fed16 eral and nongovernmental sources for fol17 low-on investments in widespread applica18 tion of successful projects; and 

19 (iv) the capability and experience of 

20 the institution in managing technology 

21 transfer programs. 

22 (F) SELECTION PRIORITY.—The Secretary, 

23 in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, 

24 shall select institutions of higher education for 

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1 versity centers of excellence under this section 

2 in a manner that represents the geographic di3 versity of the United States. 

4 (5) PARTNER INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in col6 laboration with the appropriate ministries of the 

7 Government of India, shall support the estab8 lishment of partnerships between United States 

9 clean energy university centers of excellence 

10 designated under this section and institutions of 

11 higher education in India. 

12 (B) ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION.—The 

13 Secretary shall encourage the Government of 

14 India to select institutions described in subpara15 graph (A) for participation in partnerships 

16 under this section based on criteria similar to 

17 the criteria for eligibility and selection of 

18 United States clean energy university centers of 

19 excellence described in paragraph (4). 

20 (C) PAIRING.—The Secretary, in collabora21 tion with the relevant ministries of the Govern22 ment of India, shall pair selected United States 

23 clean energy university centers of excellence 

24 designated under this section and institutions of 

25 higher education in India according to the 


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1 strength and similarities of the respective appli2 cations. 

3 (6) PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT.—United 

4 States clean energy university centers of excellence 

5 participating in partnerships under this section are 

6 encouraged to, in collaboration with their respective 

7 partner institutions of higher education in India 

8 under paragraph (5)— 

9 (A) collaborate with private sector energy 

10 and technology companies; and 

11 (B) identify private sector entities that will 

12 contribute resources to the initiatives and 

13 projects developed through partnerships under 

14 this section. 

15 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

17 appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

18 2021 through 2025 for the Joint Clean Energy Re19 search and Development Center established by the 

20 Department of Energy and the Government of India. 

21 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts authorized to be 

22 appropriated under paragraph (1) may be used only 

23 for renewable energy projects. 

24 (d) CLEAN ENERGY AND POWER TRANSMISSION

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1 under the authorities of this section shall be part of the 

2 Clean Energy and Power Transmission Partnership. 

3 SEC. 106. INITIATIVES FOR PROMOTING CLEAN ENERGY 

4 TECHNOLOGY FINANCING IN INDIA. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

6 with the Chief Executive Officer of the United States 

7 International Development Finance Corporation and the 

8 Administrator and only with the cooperation of the Gov9 ernment of India, shall encourage private investment by 

10 United States entities in the clean energy technology mar11 ket in India through new initiatives or initiatives in exist12 ence as of the date of the enactment of this Act, as appro13 priate. 

14 (b) STREAMLINED FINANCING PROCEDURES.—Not 

15 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

16 this Act, the United States International Development Fi17 nance Corporation shall, as appropriate, simplify and 

18 streamline the application, approval, and post-approval 

19 processes for insurance, financing, investment, or reinsur20 ance for clean energy technology projects or subprojects 

21 in India for which the total support of the Corporation 

22 is less than $20,000,000— 

23 (1) by expediting the review and consideration 

24 of, and determinations with respect to, applications 

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1 consistent with investment best practices, including 

2 appropriate risk management, for such projects and 

3 subprojects; and 

4 (2) by reducing the burdens of project manage5 ment for, and eliminating duplicative or unnecessary 

6 oversight of, such projects and subprojects after ap7 proval of insurance, financing, investment, or rein8 surance for projects or subprojects. 

9 (c) CLEAN ENERGY AND POWER TRANSMISSION

10 PARTNERSHIP.—All initiatives established or continued 

11 under the authorities of this section shall be part of the 

12 Clean Energy and Power Transmission Partnership. 

13 SEC. 107. INITIATIVES FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR 

14 GRID IMPROVEMENT AND ENERGY EFFI15 CIENCY IN INDIA. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, only with the 

17 cooperation of the Government of India or regional au18 thorities within India, shall support initiatives, including 

19 new initiatives and initiatives in existence as of the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act, as appropriate, to provide 

21 technical assistance and expertise on electricity grid and 

22 energy efficiency improvements in India for the following 

23 purposes: 

24 (1) Expanding the electricity grid to reach all 

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1 (2) Developing microgrids in areas in which 

2 connection to the larger electricity grid is chal3 lenging. 

4 (3) Increasing the integration of renewable en5 ergy into the electricity grid. 

6 (4) Enhancing the interconnectivity of elec7 tricity grids across states of India. 

8 (5) Boosting the storage capacity of the elec9 tricity grid. 

10 (6) Developing standards for clean energy tech11 nologies, smart buildings, and data centers. 

12 (7) Increasing deployment of smart meters and 

13 other energy efficiency technology. 

14 (8) Increasing the energy efficiency of buildings 

15 and appliances. 

16 (9) Improving pollution controls and the effi17 ciency of fossil fuel electric generating units. 

18 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

19 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

20 necessary to carry out this section. 

21 (c) CLEAN ENERGY AND POWER TRANSMISSION

22 PARTNERSHIP.—All initiatives established or continued 

23 under the authorities of this section shall be part of the 

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1 SEC. 108. INITIATIVES FOR GENERATION OF NEW RENEW2 ABLE ENERGY IN INDIA. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, only with the 

4 approval of the Government of India, shall support initia5 tives, including new initiatives and initiatives in existence 

6 as of the date of the enactment of this Act, as appropriate, 

7 to develop new renewable energy generation capacity in 

8 India. 

9 (b) SELECTION OF INITIATIVES.—In selecting initia10 tives to support under subsection (a), the Administrator 

11 shall take into account the priorities of the Government 

12 of India, including the renewable energy generation goals 

13 established by the Intended Nationally Determined Con14 tribution of India to the Paris Agreement, done at Paris 

15 December 12, 2015. 

16 (c) SOURCES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY.—The initia17 tives supported under subsection (a) may include initia18 tives for the generation of electricity from the following 

19 sources: 

20 (1) Solar power, to include rooftop solar gen21 eration and utility-scale solar generation. 

22 (2) Wind power, to include offshore wind power 

23 generation. 

24 (3) Geothermal power. 

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1 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

3 necessary to carry out this section. 

4 (e) CLEAN ENERGY AND POWER TRANSMISSION

5 PARTNERSHIP.—All initiatives established or continued 

6 under the authorities of this section shall be part of the 

7 Clean Energy and Power Transmission Partnership. 

8 TITLE II—OTHER COOPERATION 

9 MATTERS 

10 SEC. 201. UNITED STATES-INDIA CLIMATE CHANGE RISK 

11 REDUCTION AND RESILIENCE COOPERATION. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Government of the United 

13 States shall work cooperatively with the Government of 

14 India on integrating scientifically supported climate 

15 change risk reduction and building resilience capacities in 

16 India. 

17 (b) PRIORITY.—Advancing the risk reduction and re18 silience capacities described in subsection (a) shall be a 

19 priority for United States diplomatic, security, and devel20 opment programs within the United States mission to 

21 India. 

22 (c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary, in collaboration 

23 with the Administrator, shall coordinate the efforts of 

24 agencies with direct international development programs 

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1 (1) to bolster resilience capacities to the effects 

2 of climate change in India by supporting efforts in 

3 India to help assure that climate risk assessments 

4 and security planning in India adequately evaluate 

5 and account for risks and vulnerabilities associated 

6 with effects of climate change using best-available 

7 climate change data, forecasts, tools, and informa8 tion; 

9 (2) to use shared knowledge, data, forecasts, 

10 tools, information, frameworks, and lessons learned 

11 in incorporating climate change resilience program12 ming, planning, projects, investments, and related 

13 funding decisions; and 

14 (3) to work with civil society and local leaders, 

15 as appropriate— 

16 (A) to identify risks associated with the ef17 fects of climate change in India; and 

18 (B) to encourage and support efforts in 

19 India to enhance resilience to the effects of cli20 mate change. 

21 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) AGENCIES WITH DIRECT INTERNATIONAL

23 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND INVESTMENTS.—The 

24 term ‘‘agencies with direct international development 

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1 (A) the Department of State; 

2 (B) the Department of Agriculture; 

3 (C) the Department of the Interior; 

4 (D) the United States Agency for Inter5 national Development; 

6 (E) the Millennium Challenge Corporation; 

7 (F) the United States International Devel8 opment Finance Corporation; 

9 (G) the Trade and Development Agency; 

10 and 

11 (H) other relevant agencies and entities. 

12 (2) RESILIENCE.—The term ‘‘resilience’’ means 

13 the ability of an individual, household, community, 

14 country, or region to withstand, to adapt, and to 

15 quickly recover from shocks and stresses associated 

16 with the effects of climate change. 

17 SEC. 202. REPORT ON UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN 

18 MISSION INNOVATION. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub21 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

22 detailing the scope and nature of United States participa23 tion in Mission Innovation, including— 

24 (1) who has represented the United States at 

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1 meetings, including the agency, office, and title of 

2 the each relevant individual; 

3 (2) what the agenda of the United States has 

4 been at past Mission Innovation ministerial meet5 ings; 

6 (3) the partnerships and project collaborations 

7 the United States has established or announced 

8 through Mission Innovation; 

9 (4) how the United States has leveraged Mis10 sion Innovation to develop or foster investment in 

11 new technologies or technology transfer arrange12 ments between United States private sector partners 

13 and foreign entities; 

14 (5) how the United States has attracted private 

15 sector entities to contribute and participate in Mis16 sion Innovation; 

17 (6) the total amount of funding provided by the 

18 United States Government to Mission Innovation 

19 each year since the establishment of Mission Innova20 tion; and 

21 (7) a strategic engagement plan and set of ob22 jectives for delivering new energy technology innova23 tion outcomes through Mission Innovation. 

24 (b) DEFINITION OF MISSION INNOVATION.—In this 

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1 initiative led by India that has the goal of accelerating 

2 the pace of clean energy innovation to achieve performance 

3 breakthroughs and cost reductions that will enable the 

4 provision of affordable and reliable clean energy solutions. 

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