clean and efficient energy technologies, including fi-
nancing, insurance, and other assistance. 
(c) REPORT.—The Overseas Private Investment Cor-
poration shall include in its annual report required under 
section 240A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2200a)— 
(1) a description of the activities carried out to 
implement this section; or 
(2) if the Corporation did not carry out any ac-
tivities to implement this section, an explanation of 
the reasons therefor. 
SEC. 2206. ACTIONS BY UNITED STATES TRADE AND DEVEL-
OPMENT AGENCY. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Director of the 
Trade and Development Agency shall establish or support 
policies that— 
(1) proactively seek opportunities to fund 
projects that involve the utilization of clean and effi-
cient energy technologies, including in trade capacity 
building and capital investment projects; 
(2) give preferential treatment to the evaluation 
and awarding of projects that involve the utilization 
of clean and efficient energy technologies, particu-
larly to countries that have the potential for signifi-
cant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; and
(3) recruit and retain individuals with appro-
priate expertise in clean, renewable, and efficient en-
ergy technologies to identify and evaluate opportuni-
ties for projects that involve clean and efficient en-
ergy technologies and services. 
(b) REPORT.—The President shall include in the an-
nual report on the activities of the Trade and Development 
Agency required under section 661(d) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421(d)) a description 
of the activities carried out to implement this section. 
SEC. 2207. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE EXCHANGE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of State 
is authorized to establish a program to strengthen re-
search, educational exchange, and international coopera-
tion with the aim of reducing global greenhouse gas emis-
sions and addressing the challenges posed by global cli-
mate change. The program authorized by this subsection 
shall be carried out pursuant to the authorities of the Mu-
tual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2451 et seq.) and may be referred to as the ‘‘Glob-
al Climate Change Exchange Program’’. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The program authorized by sub-
section (a) shall contain the following elements:
(1) The financing of studies, research, instruc-
tion, and other educational activities dedicated to re-
ducing carbon emissions and addressing the chal-
lenge of global climate change— 
(A) by or to United States citizens and na-
tionals in foreign universities, governments, or-
ganizations, companies, or other institutions; 
and 
(B) by or to citizens and nationals of for-
eign countries in United States universities, 
governments, organizations, companies, or other 
institutions. 
(2) The financing of visits and exchanges be-
tween the United States and other countries of stu-
dents, trainees, teachers, instructors, professors, re-
searchers, and other persons who study, teach, and 
conduct research in subjects such as the physical 
sciences, environmental science, public policy, eco-
nomics, urban planning, and other subjects and 
focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and ad-
dressing the challenges posed by global climate 
change. 
(c) ACCESS.—The Secretary of State shall ensure 
that the program authorized by subsection (a) is available 
to—