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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1586 

To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Clean Energy Technology 

Manufacturing and Export Assistance Program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 

Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. UDALL of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Clean 

Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Program, 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clean Energy Tech5 nology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 

6 2011’’. 

7 SEC. 2. CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING 

8 AND EXPORT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.—The term 

2 ‘‘clean energy technology’’ means a technology re3 lated to the production, use, transmission, storage, 

4 control, or conservation of energy that is designed 

5 to— 

6 (A) reduce the need for additional energy 

7 supplies— 

8 (i) by using existing energy supplies 

9 with greater efficiency; or 

10 (ii) by transmitting, distributing, or 

11 transporting energy with greater effective12 ness through the infrastructure of the 

13 United States; 

14 (B) diversify the sources of the energy sup15 ply of the United States to strengthen energy 

16 security and to increase supplies of energy with 

17 a favorable balance of environmental effects if 

18 the entire technology system is considered; or 

19 (C) contribute to a stabilization of atmos20 pheric greenhouse gas concentrations through 

21 reduction, avoidance, or long-term sequestration 

22 of energy-related emissions. 

23 (2) SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES.— 

24 The term ‘‘small- and medium-sized businesses’’ 


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1 means businesses with not more than 500 employ2 ees. 

3 (3) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under 

4 Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary for Inter5 national Trade of the Department of Commerce. 

6 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Commerce 

7 shall establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing 

8 and Export Assistance Program, to be carried out by the 

9 Under Secretary, for the purposes of— 

10 (1) promoting policies to reduce production 

11 costs and encourage innovation, investment, and 

12 productivity among businesses in the United States 

13 that produce or export clean energy technologies or 

14 related services; 

15 (2) implementing a national strategy with re16 spect to the exportation of clean energy technologies 

17 and related services from the United States; and 

18 (3) ensuring that businesses in the United 

19 States that produce or export clean energy tech20 nologies or related services, including suppliers of 

21 parts for the production of clean energy technologies 

22 and engineering and design firms, have the informa23 tion and assistance necessary— 

24 (A) to be competitive; and 


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1 (B) to create and maintain clean energy 

2 technology jobs in the United States. 

3 (c) ASSISTANCE.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary shall, 

5 consistent with the National Export Initiative (es6 tablished by Executive Order 13534 (75 Fed. Reg. 

7 12433)), provide information and other assistance 

8 under the program established under subsection (b) 

9 to businesses in the United States, particularly 

10 small- and medium-sized businesses, to promote the 

11 production and exportation of clean energy tech12 nologies and related services. 

13 (2) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.—The assistance 

14 provided under paragraph (1) shall include— 

15 (A) analyzing and making recommenda16 tions with respect to policies to reduce produc17 tion costs and encourage innovation, invest18 ment, and productivity among businesses in the 

19 United States that produce or export clean en20 ergy technologies or related services; 

21 (B) providing information to businesses in 

22 the United States with respect to— 

23 (i) the process of exporting clean en24 ergy technologies and related services to 

25 foreign countries; 


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1 (ii) opportunities for the exportation 

2 of such technologies and services to foreign 

3 countries; 

4 (iii) tailoring their products and ac5 tivities to the needs of specific markets in 

6 foreign countries; and 

7 (iv) conducting business in foreign 

8 countries, including with respect to the fi9 nancing, marketing, and assembly of ex10 ported products and other logistics with re11 spect to those products; and 

12 (C) assisting businesses in the United 

13 States in expressing their views and providing 

14 input with respect to any policy developments 

15 relating to the production or exportation of 

16 clean energy technologies or related services. 

17 (d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 

18 (1) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PRO19 GRAM.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

20 the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall 

21 submit to Congress a report describing how the pro22 gram established under subsection (b) will be used 

23 to— 


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1 (A) encourage the production and expor2 tation of clean energy technologies and related 

3 services in the United States; 

4 (B) encourage the creation and mainte5 nance of clean energy technology jobs in the 

6 United States; and 

7 (C) benefit small- and medium-sized busi8 nesses in the United States. 

9 (2) REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF PRO10 GRAM.—Not later than January 1, 2015, the Under 

11 Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 

12 program established under subsection (b) that in13 cludes— 

14 (A) an assessment of the extent to which 

15 the program has been successful— 

16 (i) in analyzing and making rec17 ommendations with respect to policies to 

18 reduce production costs and encourage in19 novation, investment, and productivity 

20 among businesses in the United States 

21 that produce or export clean energy tech22 nologies or related services; 

23 (ii) in increasing the competitiveness 

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1 port clean energy technologies or related 

2 services to foreign countries; 

3 (iii) in assisting businesses in the 

4 United States, particularly small- and me5 dium-sized businesses, in exporting clean 

6 energy technologies and related services; 

7 (iv) in creating and maintaining clean 

8 energy technology jobs in the United 

9 States; and 

10 (v) in assisting businesses in the 

11 United States in expressing their views and 

12 providing input with respect to any policy 

13 developments relating to the production or 

14 exportation of clean energy technologies or 

15 related services; 

16 (B) detailed information with respect to 

17 the nature, location, and duration of any jobs 

18 created or maintained as a result of the pro19 gram established under subsection (b) and a de20 scription of the methodology used by the Under 

21 Secretary to compile that information; and 

22 (C) any recommendations with respect to 

23 continuing or improving the program. 

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