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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 400 

To provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses 

with exporting clean energy technology products and services. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 23, 2013 

Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. DINGELL, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. MICHAUD, and Mr. 

SCHIFF) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to 

assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services. 

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 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING 

2 AND EXPORT ASSISTANCE FUND. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 

4 (1) the term ‘‘clean energy technology’’ means 

5 a technology related to the production, use, trans6 mission, storage, control, or conservation of energy 

7 that will contribute to a stabilization of atmospheric 

8 greenhouse gas concentrations through reduction, 

9 avoidance, or sequestration of energy-related emis10 sions and— 

11 (A) reduce the need for additional energy 

12 supplies by using existing energy supplies with 

13 greater efficiency or by transmitting, distrib14 uting, or transporting energy with greater effec15 tiveness through the infrastructure of the 

16 United States; or 

17 (B) diversify the sources of energy supply 

18 of the United States to strengthen energy secu19 rity and to increase supplies with a favorable 

20 balance of environmental effects if the entire 

21 technology system is considered; and 

22 (2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

23 of Commerce. 

24 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

25 a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export 

26 Assistance Fund, to be administered through the InterVerDate Mar 15 2010 05:02 Feb 05, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H400.IH H400

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1 national Trade Administration. The Secretary shall ad2 minister the Fund to promote policies that will reduce pro3 duction costs and encourage innovation, investment, and 

4 productivity in the clean energy technology sector, and im5 plement a national clean energy technology export strat6 egy. The purpose of the Fund is to ensure that United 

7 States clean energy technology firms, including clean en8 ergy technology parts suppliers and engineering and de9 sign firms, have the information and assistance they need 

10 to be competitive and create clean energy technology sec11 tor jobs in the United States. 

12 (c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary, consistent with the 

13 National Export Initiative, shall provide information, 

14 tools, and other assistance to United States businesses to 

15 promote clean energy technology manufacturing and facili16 tate the export of clean energy technology products and 

17 services. Such assistance shall include— 

18 (1) developing critical analysis of policies to re19 duce production costs and promote innovation, in20 vestment, and productivity in the clean energy tech21 nology sector; 

22 (2) helping educate companies about how to tai23 lor their activities to specific markets with respect to 

24 their product slate, financing, marketing, assembly, 

25 and logistics; 


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1 (3) helping United States companies learn 

2 about the export process and export opportunities in 

3 foreign markets; 

4 (4) helping United States companies to navi5 gate foreign markets; and 

6 (5) helping United States companies provide 

7 input regarding clean energy technology manufac8 turing and trade policy developments and trade pro9 motion. 

10 (d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 

11 (1) Not later than 180 days after the date of 

12 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit 

13 to the Congress a report indicating how the funds 

14 provided under this section will be used to— 

15 (A) focus on small and medium-sized 

16 United States businesses; 

17 (B) encourage the creation and mainte18 nance of the greatest number of clean energy 

19 technology jobs in the United States; and 

20 (C) encourage the domestic production of 

21 clean energy technology products and services, 

22 including materials, components, equipment, 

23 parts, and supplies related in any way to the 

24 product or service. 


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1 (2) Not later than January 1, 2017, the Sec2 retary shall transmit to the Congress a report as3 sessing the extent to which the program established 

4 under this section— 

5 (A) has been successful in developing crit6 ical analysis of policies to reduce production 

7 costs and promote innovation, investment, and 

8 productivity in the clean energy technology sec9 tor; 

10 (B) has been successful in increasing the 

11 competitiveness of United States clean energy 

12 technology firms in emerging markets; 

13 (C) has been successful in assisting United 

14 States businesses, specifically small- and me15 dium-sized firms, with exporting clean energy 

16 technology products and services; 

17 (D) has been successful in creating jobs di18 rectly related to the clean energy technology 

19 sector in the United States, including specific 

20 information as to the nature, location, and du21 ration of those jobs and the methodology used 

22 by the Secretary to compile such information; 

23 (E) has been successful in helping United 

24 States companies provide input regarding clean 


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1 energy technology manufacturing and trade pol2 icy developments and trade promotion; and 

3 (F) should be continued. 

4 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

6 appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this 

7 section $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

8 2013 through 2017. 

9 (2) LIMITATION.—No assistance provided using 

10 funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall be 

11 provided in the form of a monetary grant. 

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