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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 745 

To amend the Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act of 1989 to 

promote international clean energy development, to open and expand 

clean energy markets abroad, to engage developing nations in the advancement of sustainable energy use and climate change actions, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 11, 2005 

Mr. BYRD (for himself, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. KERRY, and Mr. BINGAMAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL

To amend the Global Environmental Protection Assistance 

Act of 1989 to promote international clean energy development, to open and expand clean energy markets 

abroad, to engage developing nations in the advancement 

of sustainable energy use and climate change actions, 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘International Clean 

3 Energy Deployment and Global Energy Markets Invest4 ment Act of 2005’’. 

5 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

6 The purposes of this Act are— 

7 (1) to strengthen the cooperation of the United 

8 States with developing countries in addressing crit9 ical energy needs and global climate change; 

10 (2) to promote sustainable economic develop11 ment, increase access to modern energy services, re12 duce greenhouse gas emissions, and strengthen en13 ergy security and independence in developing coun14 tries through the deployment of clean energy tech15 nologies; 

16 (3) to facilitate the export of clean energy tech17 nologies to developing countries; 

18 (4) to reduce the trade deficit of the United 

19 States through the export of United States energy 

20 technologies and technological expertise; 

21 (5) to retain and create manufacturing and re22 lated service jobs in the United States; 

23 (6) to integrate the objectives described in para24 graphs (1) through (5) in a manner consistent with 

25 interests of the United States, into the foreign policy 

26 of the United States; 
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1 (7) to authorize funds for clean energy develop2 ment activities in developing countries; and 

3 (8) to ensure that activities funded under part 

4 C of title VII of the Global Environmental Protec5 tion Assistance Act of 1989 (as added by section 3) 

6 contribute to economic growth, poverty reduction, 

7 good governance, the rule of law, property rights, 

8 and environmental protection. 

9 SEC. 3. CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT IN DE10 VELOPING COUNTRIES. 

11 Title VII of the Global Environmental Protection As12 sistance Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–240; 103 Stat. 

13 2521) is amending by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘PART C—CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY 

15 DEPLOYMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 

16 ‘‘SEC. 731. DEFINITIONS. 

17 ‘‘In this part: 

18 ‘‘(1) CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.—The term 

19 ‘clean energy technology’ means an energy supply or 

20 end-use technology that, over its lifecycle and com21 pared to a similar technology already in commercial 

22 use in any developing country— 

23 ‘‘(A) is reliable, affordable, economically 

24 viable, socially acceptable, and compatible with 

25 the needs and norms of the host country; 
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1 ‘‘(B) results in— 

2 ‘‘(i) reduced emissions of greenhouse 

3 gases; or 

4 ‘‘(ii) increased geological sequestra5 tion; and 

6 ‘‘(C) may— 

7 ‘‘(i) substantially lower emissions of 

8 air pollutants; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) generate substantially smaller or 

10 less hazardous quantities of solid or liquid 

11 waste. 

12 ‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ 

13 means the Department of State. 

14 ‘‘(3) DEVELOPING COUNTRY.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘developing 

16 country’ means any country not listed in Annex 

17 I of the United Nations Framework Convention 

18 on Climate Change, done at New York on May 

19 9, 1992. 

20 ‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘developing 

21 country’ may include a country with an econ22 omy in transition, as determined by the Sec23 retary. 

24 ‘‘(4) GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION.—The term 

25 ‘geological sequestration’ means the capture and 
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1 long-term storage in a geological formation of a 

2 greenhouse gas from an energy producing facility, 

3 which prevents the release of greenhouse gases into 

4 the atmosphere. 

5 ‘‘(5) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘greenhouse 

6 gas’ means— 

7 ‘‘(A) carbon dioxide; 

8 ‘‘(B) methane; 

9 ‘‘(C) nitrous oxide; 

10 ‘‘(D) hydrofluorocarbons; 

11 ‘‘(E) perfluorocarbons; and 

12 ‘‘(F) sulfur hexafluoride. 

13 ‘‘(6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—

14 The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 

15 meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 

16 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

17 ‘‘(7) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.—The 

18 term ‘Interagency Working Group’ means the Inter19 agency Working Group on Clean Energy Technology 

20 Exports established under section 732(b)(1)(A). 

21 ‘‘(8) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘Na22 tional Laboratory’ means any of the following lab23 oratories owned by the Department of Energy: 

24 ‘‘(A) Ames Laboratory. 

25 ‘‘(B) Argonne National Laboratory. 
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1 ‘‘(C) Brookhaven National Laboratory. 

2 ‘‘(D) Fermi National Accelerator Labora3 tory. 

4 ‘‘(E) Idaho National Engineering and En5 vironmental Laboratory. 

6 ‘‘(F) Lawrence Berkeley National Labora7 tory. 

8 ‘‘(G) Lawrence Livermore National Lab9 oratory. 

10 ‘‘(H) Los Alamos National Laboratory. 

11 ‘‘(I) National Energy Technology Labora12 tory. 

13 ‘‘(J) National Renewable Energy Labora14 tory. 

15 ‘‘(K) Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 

16 ‘‘(L) Pacific Northwest National Labora17 tory. 

18 ‘‘(M) Princeton Plasma Physics Labora19 tory. 

20 ‘‘(N) Sandia National Laboratories. 

21 ‘‘(O) Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. 

22 ‘‘(P) Thomas Jefferson National Accel23 erator Facility. 
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1 ‘‘(9) QUALIFYING PROJECT.—The term ‘quali2 fying project’ means a project meeting the criteria 

3 established under section 735(b). 

4 ‘‘(10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ 

5 means the Secretary of State. 

6 ‘‘(11) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means— 

7 ‘‘(A) a State; 

8 ‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; 

9 ‘‘(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(D) any other territory or possession of 

12 the United States. 

13 ‘‘(12) STRATEGY.—The term ‘Strategy’ means 

14 the strategy established under section 733. 

15 ‘‘(13) TASK FORCE.—The term ‘Task Force’ 

16 means the Task Force on International Clean En17 ergy Cooperation established under section 732(a). 

18 ‘‘(14) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘United 

19 States’, when used in a geographical sense, means 

20 all of the States. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 732. ORGANIZATION. 

22 ‘‘(a) TASK FORCE.— 

23 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 

24 after the date of enactment of this part, the Presi-
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1 dent shall establish a Task Force on International 

2 Clean Energy Cooperation. 

3 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall be 

4 composed of— 

5 ‘‘(A) the Secretary, who shall serve as 

6 Chairperson; and 

7 ‘‘(B) representatives, appointed by the 

8 head of the respective Federal agency, of— 

9 ‘‘(i) the Department of Commerce; 

10 ‘‘(ii) the Department of the Treasury; 

11 ‘‘(iii) the Department of Energy; 

12 ‘‘(iv) the Environmental Protection 

13 Agency; 

14 ‘‘(v) the United States Agency for 

15 International Development; 

16 ‘‘(vi) the Export-Import Bank; 

17 ‘‘(vii) the Overseas Private Investment 

18 Corporation; 

19 ‘‘(viii) the Trade and Development 

20 Agency; 

21 ‘‘(ix) the Small Business Administra22 tion; 

23 ‘‘(x) the Office of United States Trade 

24 Representative; and 
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1 ‘‘(xi) other Federal agencies, as deter2 mined by the President. 

3 ‘‘(3) DUTIES.— 

4 ‘‘(A) LEAD AGENCY.—The Task Force 

5 shall act as the lead agency in the development 

6 and implementation of strategy under section 

7 733. 

8 ‘‘(B) COORDINATION AND IMPLEMENTA9 TION.—The Task Force shall support the co10 ordination and implementation of programs 

11 under sections 1331, 1332, and 1608 of the 

12 Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13361, 

13 13362, 13387). 

14 ‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—The Task Force, includ15 ing any working group established by the Task 

16 Force, shall terminate on January 1, 2016. 

17 ‘‘(b) WORKING GROUPS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Task Force— 

19 ‘‘(A) shall establish an Interagency Work20 ing Group on Clean Energy Technology Ex21 ports; and 

22 ‘‘(B) may establish other working groups 

23 as necessary to carry out this part. 
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1 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION OF INTERAGENCY WORKING

2 GROUP.—The Interagency Working Group shall be 

3 composed of— 

4 ‘‘(A) the Secretary of Energy, the Sec5 retary of Commerce, and the Administrator of 

6 the United States Agency for International De7 velopment, who shall jointly serve as Chair8 persons; and 

9 ‘‘(B) other members, as determined by the 

10 Task Force. 

11 ‘‘(c) INTERAGENCY CENTER.— 

12 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 

13 Interagency Center in the Office of International 

14 Energy Market Development of the Department of 

15 Energy. 

16 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Interagency Center shall— 

17 ‘‘(A) assist the Interagency Working 

18 Group in carrying out this part; and 

19 ‘‘(B) perform such other duties as are de20 termined to be appropriate by the Secretary of 

21 Energy. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 733. STRATEGY. 

23 ‘‘(a) INITIAL STRATEGY.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

25 the date of enactment of this part, the Task Force 
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1 shall develop and submit to the President a Strategy 

2 to— 

3 ‘‘(A) support the development and imple4 mentation of programs and policies in devel5 oping countries to promote the adoption of 

6 clean energy technologies and energy efficiency 

7 technologies and strategies, with an emphasis 

8 on those developing countries that are expected 

9 to experience the most significant growth in en10 ergy production and use over the next 20 years; 

11 ‘‘(B) open and expand clean energy tech12 nology markets and facilitate the export of 

13 clean energy technology to developing countries, 

14 in a manner consistent with the subsidy codes 

15 of the World Trade Organization; 

16 ‘‘(C) integrate into the foreign policy objec17 tives of the United States the promotion of— 

18 ‘‘(i) clean energy technology deploy19 ment and reduced greenhouse gas emis20 sions in developing countries; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) clean energy technology exports; 

22 ‘‘(D) establish a pilot program that pro23 vides financial assistance for qualifying 

24 projects; and 
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1 ‘‘(E) develop financial mechanisms and in2 struments (including securities that mitigate 

3 the political and foreign exchange risks of uses 

4 that are consistent with the foreign policy of 

5 the United States by combining the private sec6 tor market and government enhancements) 

7 that— 

8 ‘‘(i) are cost-effective; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) facilitate private capital invest10 ment in clean energy technology projects in 

11 developing countries. 

12 ‘‘(2) TRANSMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On receiv13 ing the Strategy from the Task Force under para14 graph (1), the President shall transmit to Congress 

15 the Strategy. 

16 ‘‘(b) UPDATES.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 

18 after the date of submission of the initial Strategy 

19 under subsection (a)(1), and every 2 years there20 after— 

21 ‘‘(A) the Task Force shall— 

22 ‘‘(i) review and update the Strategy; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(ii) report the results of the review 

25 and update to the President; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) the President shall submit to Con2 gress a report on the Strategy. 

3 ‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The report shall include— 

4 ‘‘(A) the updated Strategy; 

5 ‘‘(B) a description of the assistance pro6 vided under this part; 

7 ‘‘(C) the results of the pilot projects car8 ried out under this part, including a compara9 tive analysis of the relative merits of each pilot 

10 project; 

11 ‘‘(D) the activities and progress reported 

12 by developing countries to the Department 

13 under section 736(b)(2); and 

14 ‘‘(E) the activities and progress reported 

15 towards meeting the goals established under 

16 section 736(b)(2). 

17 ‘‘(c) CONTENT.—In developing, updating, and sub18 mitting a report on the Strategy, the Task Force shall— 

19 ‘‘(1) assess— 

20 ‘‘(A) energy trends, energy needs, and po21 tential energy resource bases in developing 

22 countries; and 

23 ‘‘(B) the implications of the trends and 

24 needs for domestic and global economic and se25 curity interests; 
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1 ‘‘(2) analyze technology, policy, and market op2 portunities for international development, dem3 onstration, and deployment of clean energy tech4 nologies and strategies; 

5 ‘‘(3) examine relevant trade, tax, finance, inter6 national, and other policy issues to assess what poli7 cies, in the United States and in developing coun8 tries, would help open markets and improve clean 

9 energy technology exports of the United States in 

10 support of— 

11 ‘‘(A) enhancing energy innovation and co12 operation, including energy sector and market 

13 reform, capacity building, and financing meas14 ures; 

15 ‘‘(B) improving energy end-use efficiency 

16 technologies (including buildings and facilities) 

17 and vehicle, industrial, and co-generation tech18 nology initiatives; and 

19 ‘‘(C) promoting energy supply technologies, 

20 including fossil, nuclear, and renewable tech21 nology initiatives; 

22 ‘‘(4) investigate issues associated with building 

23 capacity to deploy clean energy technology in devel24 oping countries, including— 

25 ‘‘(A) energy-sector reform; 
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1 ‘‘(B) creation of open, transparent, and 

2 competitive markets for clean energy tech3 nologies; 

4 ‘‘(C) the availability of trained personnel to 

5 deploy and maintain clean energy technology; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(D) demonstration and cost-buydown 

8 mechanisms to promote first adoption of clean 

9 energy technology; 

10 ‘‘(5) establish priorities for promoting the diffu11 sion and adoption of clean energy technologies and 

12 strategies in developing countries, taking into ac13 count economic and security interests of the United 

14 States and opportunities for the export of technology 

15 of the United States; 

16 ‘‘(6) identify the means of integrating the prior17 ities established under paragraph (5) into bilateral, 

18 multilateral, and assistance activities and commit19 ments of the United States; 

20 ‘‘(7) establish methodologies for the measure21 ment, monitoring, verification, and reporting under 

22 section 736(b)(2) of the greenhouse gas emission im23 pacts of clean energy projects and policies in devel24 oping countries; 
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1 ‘‘(8) establish a registry that is accessible to the 

2 public through electronic means (including through 

3 the Internet) in which information reported under 

4 section 736(b)(2) shall be collected; 

5 ‘‘(9) make recommendations to the heads of ap6 propriate Federal agencies on ways to streamline 

7 Federal programs and policies to improve the role of 

8 the agencies in the international development, dem9 onstration, and deployment of clean energy tech10 nology; 

11 ‘‘(10) make assessments and recommendations 

12 regarding the distinct technological, market, re13 gional, and stakeholder challenges necessary to de14 ploy clean energy technology; 

15 ‘‘(11) recommend conditions and criteria that 

16 will help ensure that funds provided by the United 

17 States promote sound energy policies in developing 

18 countries while simultaneously opening their markets 

19 and exporting clean energy technology of the United 

20 States; 

21 ‘‘(12) establish an advisory committee, com22 posed of representatives of the private sector and 

23 other interested groups, on the export and deploy24 ment of clean energy technology; 
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1 ‘‘(13) establish a coordinated mechanism for 

2 disseminating information to the private sector and 

3 the public on clean energy technologies and clean en4 ergy technology transfer opportunities; and 

5 ‘‘(14) monitor the progress of each Federal 

6 agency in promoting the purposes of this part, in ac7 cordance with— 

8 ‘‘(A) the 5-year strategic plan submitted to 

9 Congress in October 2002; and 

10 ‘‘(B) other applicable law. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 734. CLEAN ENERGY ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPING 

12 COUNTRIES. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 736, the Sec14 retary may provide assistance to developing countries for 

15 activities that are consistent with the priorities established 

16 in the Strategy. 

17 ‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE.—The assistance may be provided 

18 through— 

19 ‘‘(1) the Millennium Challenge Corporation es20 tablished under section 604(a) of the Millennium 

21 Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7703(a)); 

22 ‘‘(2) the Global Village Energy Partnership; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(3) other international assistance programs or 

25 activities of— 
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1 ‘‘(A) the Department; 

2 ‘‘(B) the United States Agency for Inter3 national Development; and 

4 ‘‘(C) other Federal agencies. 

5 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—The activities sup6 ported under this section include— 

7 ‘‘(1) development of national action plans and 

8 policies to— 

9 ‘‘(A) facilitate the provision of clean energy 

10 services and the adoption of energy efficiency 

11 measures; 

12 ‘‘(B) identify linkages between the use of 

13 clean energy technologies and the provision of 

14 agricultural, transportation, water, health, edu15 cational, and other development-related services; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(C) integrate the use of clean energy 

18 technologies into national strategies for eco19 nomic growth, poverty reduction, and sustain20 able development; 

21 ‘‘(2) strengthening of public and private sector 

22 capacity to— 

23 ‘‘(A) assess clean energy needs and op24 tions; 
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1 ‘‘(B) identify opportunities to reduce, 

2 avoid, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions; 

3 ‘‘(C) establish enabling policy frameworks; 

4 ‘‘(D) develop and access financing mecha5 nisms; and 

6 ‘‘(E) monitor progress in implementing 

7 clean energy and greenhouse gas reduction 

8 strategies; 

9 ‘‘(3) enactment and implementation of market10 favoring measures to promote commercial-based en11 ergy service provision and to improve the govern12 ance, efficiency, and financial performance of the en13 ergy sector; and 

14 ‘‘(4) development and use of innovative public 

15 and private mechanisms to catalyze and leverage fi16 nancing for clean energy technologies, including use 

17 of the development credit authority of the United 

18 States Agency for International Development and 

19 credit enhancements through the Export-Import 

20 Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corpora21 tion. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 735. PILOT PROGRAM FOR DEMONSTRATION 

23 PROJECTS. 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 

25 date of enactment of this part, the Secretary, in consulta-
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1 tion with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator 

2 of the United States Agency for International Develop3 ment, shall, by regulation, establish a pilot program that 

4 provides financial assistance for qualifying projects con5 sistent with the Strategy and the performance criteria es6 tablished under section 736. 

7 ‘‘(b) QUALIFYING PROJECTS.—To be qualified to re8 ceive assistance under this section, a project shall— 

9 ‘‘(1) be a project— 

10 ‘‘(A) to construct an energy production fa11 cility in a developing country for the production 

12 of energy to be consumed in the developing 

13 country; or 

14 ‘‘(B) to improve the efficiency of energy 

15 use in a developing country; 

16 ‘‘(2) be a project that— 

17 ‘‘(A) is submitted by a firm of the United 

18 States to the Secretary in accordance with pro19 cedures established by the Secretary by regula20 tion; 

21 ‘‘(B) meets the requirements of section 

22 1608(k) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 

23 U.S.C. 13387(k)); 
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1 ‘‘(C) uses technology that has been suc2 cessfully developed or deployed in the United 

3 States; and 

4 ‘‘(D) is selected by the Secretary without 

5 regard to the developing country in which the 

6 project is located, with notice of the selection 

7 published in the Federal Register; and 

8 ‘‘(3) when deployed, result in a greenhouse gas 

9 emission reduction (when compared to the tech10 nology that would otherwise be deployed) of at 

11 least— 

12 ‘‘(A) in the case of a unit or energy-effi13 ciency measure placed in service during the pe14 riod beginning on the date of enactment of this 

15 part and ending on December 31, 2009, 20 per16 centage points; 

17 ‘‘(B) in the case of a unit or energy-effi18 ciency measure placed in service during the pe19 riod beginning on January 1, 2010, and ending 

20 on December 31, 2019, 40 percentage points; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(C) in the case of a unit or energy-effi23 ciency measure placed in service after December 

24 31, 2019, 60 percentage points. 

25 ‘‘(c) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each qualifying project 

2 selected by the Secretary to participate in the pilot 

3 program, the Secretary shall make a loan or loan 

4 guarantee available for not more than 50 percent of 

5 the total cost of the project. 

6 ‘‘(2) INTEREST RATE.—The interest rate on a 

7 loan made under this subsection shall be equal to 

8 the current average yield on outstanding obligations 

9 of the United States with remaining periods of ma10 turity comparable to the maturity of the loan. 

11 ‘‘(3) HOST COUNTRY CONTRIBUTION.—To be 

12 eligible for a loan or loan guarantee for a project in 

13 a host country under this subsection, the host coun14 try shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) make at least a 10 percent contribu16 tion toward the total cost of the project; and 

17 ‘‘(B) verify to the Secretary (using the 

18 methodology established under section 

19 733(c)(7)) the quantity of annual greenhouse 

20 gas emissions reduced, avoided, or sequestered 

21 as a result of the deployment of the project. 

22 ‘‘(4) CAPACITY BUILDING RESEARCH.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A proposal made for a 

24 qualifying project may include a research com-
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1 ponent intended to build technological capacity 

2 within the host country. 

3 ‘‘(B) RESEARCH.—To be eligible for a loan 

4 or loan guarantee under this paragraph, the re5 search shall— 

6 ‘‘(i) be related to the technology being 

7 deployed; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) involve— 

9 ‘‘(I) an institution in the host 

10 country; and 

11 ‘‘(II) a participant from the 

12 United States that is an industrial en13 tity, an institution of higher edu14 cation, or a National Laboratory. 

15 ‘‘(C) HOST COUNTRY CONTRIBUTION.—To 

16 be eligible for a loan or loan guarantee for re17 search in a host country under this paragraph, 

18 the host country shall make at least a 50 per19 cent contribution toward the total cost of the 

20 research. 

21 ‘‘(5) GRANTS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con23 sultation with the Secretary of Energy and the 

24 Administrator of the United States Agency for 

25 International Development, may, at the request 
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1 of the United States ambassador to a host 

2 country, make grants to help address and over3 come specific, urgent, and unforeseen obstacles 

4 in the implementation of a qualifying project. 

5 ‘‘(B) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The total 

6 amount of a grant made for a qualifying project 

7 under this paragraph may not exceed 

8 $1,000,000. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 736. PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR MAJOR ENERGY 

10 CONSUMERS. 

11 ‘‘(a) IDENTIFICATION OF MAJOR ENERGY CON12 SUMERS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact13 ment of this part, the Task Force shall identify those de14 veloping countries that, by virtue of present and projected 

15 energy consumption, represent the predominant share of 

16 energy use among developing countries. 

17 ‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE CRITERIA.—As a condition of 

18 accepting assistance provided under sections 734 and 735, 

19 any developing country identified under subsection (a) 

20 shall— 

21 ‘‘(1) meet the eligibility criteria established 

22 under section 607 of the Millennium Challenge Act 

23 of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7706), notwithstanding the eligi24 bility of the developing country as a candidate coun-
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1 try under section 606 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 7705); 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(2) agree to establish and report on progress 

4 in meeting specific goals for reduced energy-related 

5 greenhouse gas emissions and specific goals for— 

6 ‘‘(A) increased access to clean energy serv7 ices among unserved and underserved popu8 lations; 

9 ‘‘(B) increased use of renewable energy re10 sources; 

11 ‘‘(C) increased use of lower greenhouse 

12 gas-emitting fossil fuel-burning technologies; 

13 ‘‘(D) more efficient production and use of 

14 energy; 

15 ‘‘(E) greater reliance on advanced energy 

16 technologies; 

17 ‘‘(F) the sustainable use of traditional en18 ergy resources; or 

19 ‘‘(G) other goals for improving energy-re20 lated environmental performance, including the 

21 reduction or avoidance of local air and water 

22 quality and solid waste contaminants. 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 737. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

3 as are necessary to carry out this part for each of fiscal 

4 years 2006 through 2015.’’.

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