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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1191 

To require the Secretary of Energy to prepare a report on climate change 

and energy policy in the People’s Republic of China and in the Republic 

of India. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 4, 2009 

Mr. BAYH 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 Energy to prepare a report 

on climate change and energy policy in the People’s 

Republic of China and in the Republic of India. 

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 ‘‘Roadmap for Address5 ing Climate Change in China and India Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) the United States, the People’s Republic of 

2 China, and the Republic of India are some of the 

3 world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases; 

4 (2) a global solution to climate change requires 

5 action by all 3 countries that is commensurate with 

6 their national circumstances and level of economic 

7 development; 

8 (3) awareness of steps each country is taking to 

9 reducing emissions is critical in building confidence 

10 in a cooperative approach to climate change; and 

11 (4) understanding challenges each country faces 

12 in reducing emissions can help identify areas of po13 tential collaboration. 

14 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

15 (1) to provide Congress and the American pub16 lic with a better understanding of the steps China 

17 and India are taking to reduce greenhouse gas emis18 sions; and 

19 (2) to identify the means by which the United 

20 States can assist China and India in achieving such 

21 a reduction. 

22 SEC. 3. INTERAGENCY CHINA AND INDIA CLIMATE CHANGE 

23 AND ENERGY REPORT. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, working 

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1 section (b), shall prepare an interagency report on climate 

2 change and energy policy in the People’s Republic of 

3 China and in the Republic of India. 

4 (b) INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.— 

5 (1) COMPOSITION.—The Secretary of Energy 

6 shall establish an interagency task force, which shall 

7 consist of— 

8 (A) the Secretary of Energy; 

9 (B) the Secretary of State; 

10 (C) the Secretary of Commerce; 

11 (D) the Administrator of the Environ12 mental Protection Agency; 

13 (E) the Secretary of the Treasury; and 

14 (F) the head of any other agency or de15 partment who has been selected by the Sec16 retary of Energy to participate in the task 

17 force. 

18 (2) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary of Energy 

19 shall serve as chairperson of the interagency task 

20 force. 

21 (c) REPORT CONTENTS.—In preparing the report 

22 under subsection (a), the interagency task force shall 

23 evaluate and include in the report, with respect to the Peo24 ple’s Republic of China and the Republic of India— 


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1 (1) the national or subnational plans, policies, 

2 programs, laws, regulations, incentive mechanisms, 

3 and other measures that are expected to result in, 

4 or have resulted in, reductions in energy use and 

5 greenhouse gas emissions, including— 

6 (A) a list of such plans, policies, programs, 

7 laws, regulations, incentive mechanisms, and 

8 other measures; 

9 (B) a description of progress made or ex10 pected in implementing such plans, policies, 

11 programs, laws, regulations, incentive mecha12 nisms, and other measures; 

13 (C) estimates of the reductions in energy 

14 use and greenhouse gas emissions achieved or 

15 expected to be achieved as a result of such 

16 plans, policies, programs, laws, regulations, in17 centive mechanisms, and other measures; and 

18 (D) recommended areas in which United 

19 States capacity building or other support could 

20 assist the People’s Republic of China and the 

21 Republic of India to improve implementation or 

22 compliance with such plans, policies, programs, 

23 laws, regulations, incentive mechanisms, or 

24 other measures, including proposals for funding 

25 such joint activities; 


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1 (2) estimates, based on the most recent infor2 mation available to the interagency task force from 

3 reliable public sources, of the quantity and types of 

4 energy used and greenhouse gas emissions; 

5 (3) a description of the tools, methods, and pro6 cedures that are used for collecting and analyzing 

7 data regarding energy use and greenhouse gas emis8 sions at the national, provincial, sectoral, and facility 

9 level, including— 

10 (A) a comparison to the methodologies 

11 used by the United States and prevailing inter12 national practices; 

13 (B) the expected levels of uncertainty re14 garding the data so collected; 

15 (C) the current transparency of such tools, 

16 methods, and procedures; and 

17 (D) recommended areas in which United 

18 States capacity building or other support could 

19 assist the People’s Republic of China and the 

20 Republic of India to improve such tools, meth21 ods, and procedures, increase data trans22 parency, and strengthen the relevant govern23 ance framework, including proposals for fund24 ing such joint activities; 


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1 (4) an assessment of the state of knowledge of 

2 international, Chinese, and Indian best and current 

3 technologies and practices to— 

4 (A) improve the efficiency of coal use in 

5 electricity generation; 

6 (B) reduce the energy use in industrial fa7 cilities, buildings, appliances, electronic equip8 ment, and other sectors, as appropriate; 

9 (C) capture and store carbon from facili10 ties that utilize fossil fuels for energy produc11 tion; 

12 (D) produce renewable energy, including 

13 wind, solar, small hydro, and geothermal en14 ergy; and 

15 (E) implement more sustainable transport 

16 systems and technologies; and 

17 (5) the current status of, and opportunities and 

18 recommendations for— 

19 (A) cooperation on technology transfer, 

20 joint research, development, deployment, and 

21 clean energy technology trade between the 

22 United States, the People’s Republic of China, 

23 and the Republic of India; and 


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1 (B) joint opportunities for the development 

2 of intellectual property, including proposals for 

3 financing such joint activities. 

4 (d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 

5 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary of Energy shall submit the report prepared under 

7 this section to— 

8 (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re9 sources of the Senate; 

10 (2) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

11 Transportation of the Senate; 

12 (3) the Committee on Environment and Public 

13 Works of the Senate; 

14 (4) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

15 Senate; 

16 (5) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 

17 the House of Representatives; 

18 (6) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

19 House of Representatives; and 

20 (7) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

21 House of Representatives. 

22 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

23 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 

24 sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 

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