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Union Calendar No. 131 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2420 
[Report No. 110–215] 
To declare United States policy on international climate cooperation, to au-
thorize assistance to promote clean and efficient energy technologies 
in foreign countries, and to establish the International Clean Energy 
Foundation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2007 
Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. 
MEEKS of New York, Mr. SIRES, Ms. WATSON, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. 
BERMAN, 
Mr. 
CROWLEY, 
Mr. 
WEXLER, 
Mr. 
ENGEL, 
Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. 
MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. CARNAHAN, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of Cali-
fornia, Mr. WU, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 
Texas, and Ms. GIFFORDS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
JUNE 28, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 22, 2007] 
A BILL 
To declare United States policy on international climate co-
operation, to authorize assistance to promote clean and 
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efficient energy technologies in foreign countries, and 
to establish the International Clean Energy Foundation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘International Climate Cooperation Re-engagement Act of 
2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—UNITED STATES POLICY ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE 
Sec. 101. Congressional findings. 
Sec. 102. Congressional statement of policy. 
Sec. 103. Office on Global Climate Change. 
TITLE II—ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE CLEAN AND EFFICIENT 
ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
Sec. 201. Congressional findings. 
Sec. 202. United States assistance for developing countries. 
Sec. 203. United States exports and outreach programs for India and China. 
Sec. 204. United States trade missions to encourage private sector trade and in-
vestment. 
Sec. 205. Actions by Overseas Private Investment Corporation. 
Sec. 206. Actions by United States Trade and Development Agency. 
Sec. 207. Global Climate Change Exchange program. 
Sec. 208. Interagency Working Group to support a Clean Energy Technology Ex-
ports Initiative. 
TITLE III—INTERNATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY FOUNDATION 
Sec. 301. Definitions. 
Sec. 302. Establishment and management of Foundation. 
Sec. 303. Duties of foundation. 
Sec. 304. Annual report. 
Sec. 305. Powers of the foundation; related provisions. 
Sec. 306. General personnel authorities. 
Sec. 307. Authorization of appropriations. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate. 
(2) CLEAN
AND
EFFICIENT
ENERGY
TECH-
NOLOGY.—The term ‘‘clean and efficient energy tech-
nology’’ means an energy supply or end-use tech-
nology— 
(A) such as— 
(i) solar technology; 
(ii) wind technology; 
(iii) geothermal technology; 
(iv) hydroelectric technology; and 
(v) carbon capture technology; and 
(B) that, over its life cycle and compared to 
a similar technology already in commercial 
use— 
(i) is reliable, affordable, economically 
viable, socially acceptable, and compatible 
with the needs and norms of the country in-
volved; 
(ii) results in— 
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(I) reduced emissions of green-
house gases; or 
(II) increased geological sequestra-
tion; and 
(iii) may— 
(I) substantially lower emissions 
of air pollutants; or 
(II) generate substantially smaller 
or less hazardous quantities of solid or 
liquid waste. 
(3) GEOLOGICAL
SEQUESTRATION.—The term 
‘‘geological sequestration’’ means the capture and 
long-term storage in a geological formation of a 
greenhouse gas from an energy producing facility, 
which prevents the release of greenhouse gases into the 
atmosphere. 
(4) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse 
gas’’ means— 
(A) carbon dioxide; 
(B) methane; 
(C) nitrous oxide; 
(D) hydrofluorocarbons; 
(E) perfluorocarbons; or 
(F) sulfur hexafluoride. 
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TITLE I—UNITED STATES POL-
ICY 
ON 
GLOBAL 
CLIMATE 
CHANGE 
SEC. 101. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) There is a global scientific consensus, as es-
tablished by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate 
Change (IPCC) and confirmed by the National Acad-
emy of Sciences, that the continued build-up of an-
thropogenic greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has 
been, and is now warming the earth and threatens the 
stability of the global climate. By the estimate of the 
IPCC, unmitigated global greenhouse gas emissions 
could drive up global temperatures by as much as 7 
to 11 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100. 
(2) Climate change is already having significant 
impacts in certain regions of the world and on many 
ecosystems, with poor populations being most vulner-
able. 
(3) Climate change is a global problem that can 
only be managed by a coordinated global response 
that reduces global emissions of greenhouse gases to a 
level that stabilizes their concentration in the Earth’s 
atmosphere. 
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