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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1590 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1590

   To establish a clean energy technology business competition grant 
                                program.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 6, 2009

Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

 
   To establish a clean energy technology business competition grant 
                                program.

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

SECTION 1. CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS COMPETITION GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy (referred to in this 
section as the ``Secretary'') may provide grants to organizations to 
conduct business competitions that provide incentives, training, and 
mentorship to entrepreneurs and early stage start-up companies 
throughout the United States to meet high priority economic, 
environmental, and energy security goals in areas including energy 
efficiency, renewable energy, air quality, water quality and 
conservation, transportation, smart grid, green buildings, and waste 
management.
    (b) Purposes.--
            (1) In general.--The competitions described in subsection 
        (a) shall have the purposes of--
                    (A) accelerating the development and deployment of 
                clean energy technology businesses and green jobs;
                    (B) stimulating green economic development;
                    (C) providing business training and mentoring to 
                early stage clean energy technology companies; and
                    (D) strengthening the competitiveness of United 
                States clean energy technology industry in world trade 
                markets.
            (2) Priority.--Priority shall be given to business 
        competitions that--
                    (A) are led by the private sector;
                    (B) encourage regional and interregional 
                cooperation; and
                    (C) can demonstrate the creation of cost-effective 
                green jobs through an annual publication of competition 
                activities and directory of companies.
    (c) Eligibility.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
        section, an organization shall be--
                    (A) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) 
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
                taxation under 501(a) of that Code; or
                    (B) any sponsored entity of an organization 
                described in subparagraph (A) that is operated as a 
                nonprofit entity.
            (2) Priority.--In making grants under this section, the 
        Secretary shall give priority to organizations that can 
        demonstrate broad funding support from private and other non-
        Federal funding sources to leverage Federal investment.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000.
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