(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 addressing 
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— 
(1) historically Black colleges and universities 
that are part B institutions (as such term is defined 
in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1061(2))), Hispanic-serving institutions 
(as such term is defined in section 502(5) of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1101a(5))), Tribal Colleges or Universities 
(as such term is defined in section 316 of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1059c)), and other minority institutions 
(as such term is defined in section 365(3) of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1067k(3))), and to the students, faculty, 
and researchers at such colleges, universities, and in-
stitutions; and 
(2) small business concerns owned and controlled 
by socially and economically disadvantaged individ-
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uals, and small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by women (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 8(d)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(d)(3))). 
(d) REPORT.—The Secretary of State shall transmit 
to the appropriate committees an annual report on the im-
plementation of this section for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of State $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2012. 
SEC. 208. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP TO SUPPORT A 
CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY EXPORTS INI-
TIATIVE. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The President shall 
provide assistance to the Interagency Working Group to 
support a Clean Energy Technology Exports Initiative— 
(1) to improve the ability of the United States 
to respond to international competition by leveraging 
the resources of Federal departments and agencies ef-
fectively and efficiently and by raising policy issues 
that may hamper the export of United States clean 
energy technologies abroad; 
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(2) to fulfill, as appropriate, the mission and ob-
jectives as noted in the report entitled, Five-Year 
Strategic Plan of the Clean Energy Technology Ex-
ports Initiative, submitted to Congress in October 
2002; and 
(3) to raise the importance and level of oversight 
of the Interagency Working Group to the heads of the 
Federal departments and agencies that are partici-
pating in the Interagency Working Group. 
(b) REPORT.—The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, the Secretary of 
Commerce, and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly submit 
to the appropriate committees an annual report on the im-
plementation of this section for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to appropriated to the 
President $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
TITLE III—INTERNATIONAL 
CLEAN ENERGY FOUNDATION 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
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(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 
Board of Directors of the Foundation established pur-
suant to section 302(c). 
(2) CHIEF
EXECUTIVE
OFFICER.—The term 
‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’ means the chief executive of-
ficer of the Foundation appointed pursuant to section 
302(b). 
(3) 
FOUNDATION.—The 
term 
‘‘Foundation’’ 
means the International Clean Energy Foundation 
established by section 302(a). 
SEC. 302. ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF FOUNDA-
TION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the ex-
ecutive branch a foundation to be known as the 
‘‘International Clean Energy Foundation’’ that shall 
be responsible for carrying out the provisions of this 
title. The Foundation shall be a government corpora-
tion, as defined in section 103 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(2) BOARD
OF
DIRECTORS.—The Foundation 
shall be governed by a Board of Directors chaired by 
the Secretary of State (or the Secretary’s designee) in 
accordance with subsection (d). 
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(3) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—It is the intent of 
Congress, in establishing the structure of the Founda-
tion set forth in this subsection, to create an entity 
that serves the long-term foreign policy and energy se-
curity goals of reducing global greenhouse gas emis-
sions. 
(b) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Founda-
tion a Chief Executive Officer who shall be responsible 
for the management of the Foundation. 
(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Chief Executive Officer 
shall be appointed by the Board, with the advice and 
consent of the Senate, and shall be a recognized leader 
in clean and efficient energy technologies and climate 
change and shall have experience in energy security, 
business, or foreign policy, chosen on the basis of a 
rigorous search. 
(3) RELATIONSHIP TO BOARD.—The Chief Exec-
utive Officer shall report to, and be under the direct 
authority of, the Board. 
(4) COMPENSATION AND RANK.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Executive Of-
ficer shall be compensated at the rate provided 
for level III of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5314 of title 5, United States Code. 
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(B) AMENDMENT.—Section 5314 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘Chief Executive Officer, International Clean 
Energy Foundation.’’. 
(C) AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES.—The Chief 
Executive Officer shall be responsible for the 
management of the Foundation and shall exer-
cise the powers and discharge the duties of the 
Foundation. 
(D) AUTHORITY TO APPOINT OFFICERS.—In 
consultation and with approval of the Board, the 
Chief Executive Officer shall appoint all officers 
of the Foundation. 
(c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in the 
Foundation a Board of Directors. 
(2) DUTIES.—The Board shall perform the func-
tions specified to be carried out by the Board in this 
title and may prescribe, amend, and repeal bylaws, 
rules, regulations, and procedures governing the man-
ner in which the business of the Foundation may be 
conducted and in which the powers granted to it by 
law may be exercised. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall consist of— 
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(A) the Secretary of State (or the Sec-
retary’s designee), the Secretary of Energy (or 
the Secretary’s designee), and the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International 
Development (or the Administrator’s designee); 
and 
(B) four other individuals with relevant ex-
perience in matters relating to energy security 
(such as individuals who represent institutions 
of energy policy, business organizations, foreign 
policy organizations, or other relevant organiza-
tions) who shall be appointed by the President, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate, of which— 
(i) one individual shall be appointed 
from among a list of individuals submitted 
by the majority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(ii) one individual shall be appointed 
from among a list of individuals submitted 
by the minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(iii) one individual shall be appointed 
from among a list of individuals submitted 
by the majority leader of the Senate; and 
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(iv) one individual shall be appointed 
from among a list of individuals submitted 
by the minority leader of the Senate. 
(4) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.—The Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer of the Foundation shall serve as a non-
voting, ex officio member of the Board. 
(5) TERMS.— 
(A) OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT.—Each member of the Board described in 
paragraph (3)(A) shall serve for a term that is 
concurrent with the term of service of the indi-
vidual’s position as an officer within the other 
Federal department or agency. 
(B) OTHER
MEMBERS.—Each member of 
the Board described in paragraph (3)(B) shall be 
appointed for a term of 3 years and may be re-
appointed for a term of an additional 3 years. 
(C) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Board 
shall be filled in the manner in which the origi-
nal appointment was made. 
(D) ACTING MEMBERS.—A vacancy in the 
Board may be filled with an appointment of an 
acting member by the Chairperson of the Board 
for up to 1 year while a nominee is named and 
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awaits confirmation in accordance with para-
graph (3)(B). 
(6) CHAIRPERSON.—There shall be a Chair-
person of the Board. The Secretary of State (or the 
Secretary’s designee) shall serve as the Chairperson. 
(7) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 
Board described in paragraph (3) shall constitute a 
quorum, which, except with respect to a meeting of 
the Board during the 135-day period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, shall include at 
least 1 member of the Board described in paragraph 
(3)(B). 
(8) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet at the call 
of the Chairperson, who shall call a meeting no less 
than once a year. 
(9) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—A member of the 
Board described in paragraph (3)(A) may 
not receive additional pay, allowances, or 
benefits by reason of the member’s service on 
the Board. 
(ii) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—Each such 
member of the Board shall receive travel ex-
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penses, including per diem in lieu of sub-
sistence, in accordance with applicable pro-
visions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(B) OTHER MEMBERS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), a member of the Board de-
scribed in paragraph (3)(B)— 
(I) shall be paid compensation out 
of funds made available for the pur-
poses of this title at the daily equiva-
lent of the highest rate payable under 
section 5332 of title 5, United States 
Code, for each day (including travel 
time) during which the member is en-
gaged in the actual performance of du-
ties as a member of the Board; and 
(II) while away from the mem-
ber’s home or regular place of business 
on necessary travel in the actual per-
formance of duties as a member of the 
Board, shall be paid per diem, travel, 
and transportation expenses in the 
same manner as is provided under sub-
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chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—A member of the 
Board may not be paid compensation under 
clause (i)(II) for more than 90 days in any 
calendar year. 
SEC. 303. DUTIES OF FOUNDATION. 
The Foundation shall— 
(1) use the funds authorized by this title to make 
grants to promote projects outside of the United 
States that serve as models of how to significantly re-
duce the emissions of global greenhouse gases through 
clean and efficient energy technologies, processes, and 
services; 
(2) seek contributions from foreign governments, 
especially those rich in energy resources such as mem-
ber countries of the Organization of the Petroleum 
Exporting Countries, and private organizations to 
supplement funds made available under this title; 
(3) harness global expertise through collaborative 
partnerships with foreign governments and domestic 
and foreign private actors, including non-govern-
mental organizations and private sector companies, 
by leveraging public and private capital, technology, 
expertise, and services towards innovative models that 
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can be instituted to reduce global greenhouse gas 
emissions; 
(4) create a repository of information on best 
practices and lessons learned on the utilization and 
implementation of clean and efficient energy tech-
nologies and processes to be used for future initiatives 
to tackle the climate change crisis; 
(5) be committed to minimizing administrative 
costs and to maximizing the availability of funds for 
grants under this title; and 
(6) promote the use of American-made clean and 
efficient energy technologies, processes, and services. 
SEC. 304. ANNUAL REPORT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31, 
2008, and each March 31 thereafter, the Foundation shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the implementation of this title during the prior fiscal 
year. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) the total financial resources available to the 
Foundation during the year, including appropriated 
funds, the value and source of any gifts or donations 
accepted pursuant to section 305(a)(6), and any other 
resources; 
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(2) a description of the Board’s policy priorities 
for the year and the basis upon which competitive 
grant proposals were solicited and awarded to non-
governmental institutions and other organizations; 
(3) a list of grants made to nongovernmental in-
stitutions and other organizations that includes the 
identity of the institutional recipient, the dollar 
amount, and the results of the program; and 
(4) the total administrative and operating ex-
penses of the Foundation for the year, as well as spe-
cific information on— 
(A) the number of Foundation employees 
and the cost of compensation for Board members, 
Foundation employees, and personal service con-
tractors; 
(B) costs associated with securing the use of 
real property for carrying out the functions of 
the Foundation; 
(C) total travel expenses incurred by Board 
members and Foundation employees in connec-
tion with Foundation activities; and 
(D) total representational expenses. 
SEC. 305. POWERS OF THE FOUNDATION; RELATED PROVI-
SIONS. 
(a) POWERS.—The Foundation— 
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