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of a refined petroleum product, the Secretary shall make available 
to refinery operators information on planned refinery outages to 
encourage reductions of the quantity of refinery capacity that is 
out of service at any time. 
(d) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall alter any existing 
legal obligation or responsibility of a refinery operator, or create 
any legal right of action, nor shall this section authorize the Sec-
retary— 
(1) to prohibit a refinery operator from conducting a 
planned refinery outage; or 
(2) to require a refinery operator to continue to operate 
a refinery. 
SEC. 805. ASSESSMENT OF RESOURCES. 
(a) 5-YEAR PLAN.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the Energy 
Information Administration (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Administrator’’) shall establish a 5-year plan to enhance the 
quality and scope of the data collection necessary to ensure 
the scope, accuracy, and timeliness of the information needed 
for efficient functioning of energy markets and related financial 
operations. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In establishing the plan under para-
graph (1), the Administrator shall pay particular attention to— 
(A) data series terminated because of budget con-
straints; 
(B) data on demand response; 
(C) timely data series of State-level information; 
(D) improvements in the area of oil and gas data; 
(E) improvements in data on solid byproducts from 
coal-based energy-producing facilities; and 
(F) the ability to meet applicable deadlines under Fed-
eral law (including regulations) to provide data required 
by Congress. 
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator shall submit 
to Congress the plan established under subsection (a), including 
a description of any improvements needed to enhance the ability 
of the Administrator to collect and process energy information in 
a manner consistent with the needs of energy markets. 
(c) GUIDELINES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall— 
(A) establish guidelines to ensure the quality, com-
parability, and scope of State energy data, including data 
on energy production and consumption by product and 
sector and renewable and alternative sources, required to 
provide a comprehensive, accurate energy profile at the 
State level; 
(B) share company-level data collected at the State 
level with each State involved, in a manner consistent 
with the legal authorities, confidentiality protections, and 
stated uses in effect at the time the data were collected, 
subject to the condition that the State shall agree to reason-
able requirements for use of the data, as the Administrator 
may require; 
(C) assess any existing gaps in data obtained and 
compiled by the Energy Information Administration; and
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(D) evaluate the most cost-effective ways to address 
any data quality and quantity issues in conjunction with 
State officials. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Administrator shall consult with 
State officials and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
on a regular basis in— 
(A) establishing guidelines and determining the scope 
of State-level data under paragraph (1); and 
(B) exploring ways to address data needs and serve 
data uses. 
(d) ASSESSMENT
OF STATE DATA NEEDS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to Congress an assessment of State-level data needs, 
including a plan to address the needs. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to any 
other amounts made available to the Administrator, there are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out 
this section— 
(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
(4) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
(5) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and 
(6) such sums as are necessary for subsequent fiscal years. 
SEC. 806. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE USE OF RENEWABLE 
RESOURCES TO GENERATE ENERGY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the United States has a quantity of renewable energy 
resources that is sufficient to supply a significant portion of 
the energy needs of the United States; 
(2) the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the 
United States can help ensure a sustainable domestic energy 
system; 
(3) accelerated development and use of renewable energy 
technologies provide numerous benefits to the United States, 
including improved national security, improved balance of pay-
ments, healthier rural economies, improved environmental 
quality, and abundant, reliable, and affordable energy for all 
citizens of the United States; 
(4) the production of transportation fuels from renewable 
energy would help the United States meet rapidly growing 
domestic and global energy demands, reduce the dependence 
of the United States on energy imported from volatile regions 
of the world that are politically unstable, stabilize the cost 
and availability of energy, and safeguard the economy and 
security of the United States; 
(5) increased energy production from domestic renewable 
resources would attract substantial new investments in energy 
infrastructure, create economic growth, develop new jobs for 
the citizens of the United States, and increase the income 
for farm, ranch, and forestry jobs in the rural regions of the 
United States; 
(6) increased use of renewable energy is practical and can 
be cost effective with the implementation of supportive policies 
and proper incentives to stimulate markets and infrastructure; 
and
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(7) public policies aimed at enhancing renewable energy 
production and accelerating technological improvements will 
further reduce energy costs over time and increase market 
demand. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 
1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United 
States should— 
(1) provide from renewable resources not less than 25 per-
cent of the total energy consumed in the United States; and 
(2) continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, 
feed, and fiber. 
SEC. 807. GEOTHERMAL ASSESSMENT, EXPLORATION INFORMATION, 
AND PRIORITY ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2012, the Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States 
Geological Survey, shall— 
(1) complete a comprehensive nationwide geothermal 
resource assessment that examines the full range of geothermal 
resources in the United States; and 
(2) submit to the the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report describing the 
results of the assessment. 
(b) PERIODIC UPDATES.—At least once every 10 years, the Sec-
retary shall update the national assessment required under this 
section to support public and private sector decisionmaking. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out 
this section— 
(1) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012; 
and 
(2) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 
2013 through 2022. 
Subtitle B—Prohibitions on Market 
Manipulation and False Information 
SEC. 811. PROHIBITION ON MARKET MANIPULATION. 
It is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to use 
or employ, in connection with the purchase or sale of crude oil 
gasoline or petroleum distillates at wholesale, any manipulative 
or deceptive device or contrivance, in contravention of such rules 
and regulations as the Federal Trade Commission may prescribe 
as necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protec-
tion of United States citizens. 
SEC. 812. PROHIBITION ON FALSE INFORMATION. 
It is unlawful for any person to report information related 
to the wholesale price of crude oil gasoline or petroleum distillates 
to a Federal department or agency if— 
(1) the person knew, or reasonably should have known, 
the information to be false or misleading; 
(2) the information was required by law to be reported; 
and
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(3) the person intended the false or misleading data to 
affect data compiled by the department or agency for statistical 
or analytical purposes with respect to the market for crude 
oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates. 
SEC. 813. ENFORCEMENT BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. 
(a) ENFORCEMENT.—This subtitle shall be enforced by the Fed-
eral Trade Commission in the same manner, by the same means, 
and with the same jurisdiction as though all applicable terms 
of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were 
incorporated into and made a part of this subtitle. 
(b) VIOLATION IS TREATED AS UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACT OR 
PRACTICE.—The violation of any provision of this subtitle shall 
be treated as an unfair or deceptive act or practice proscribed 
under a rule issued under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 
SEC. 814. PENALTIES. 
(a) CIVIL PENALTY.—In addition to any penalty applicable under 
the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.), any 
supplier that violates section 811 or 812 shall be punishable by 
a civil penalty of not more than $1,000,000. 
(b) METHOD.—The penalties provided by subsection (a) shall 
be obtained in the same manner as civil penalties imposed under 
section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45). 
(c) MULTIPLE OFFENSES; MITIGATING FACTORS.—In assessing 
the penalty provided by subsection (a)— 
(1) each day of a continuing violation shall be considered 
a separate violation; and 
(2) the court shall take into consideration, among other 
factors— 
(A) the seriousness of the violation; and 
(B) the efforts of the person committing the violation 
to remedy the harm caused by the violation in a timely 
manner. 
SEC. 815. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS. 
(a) OTHER AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSION.—Nothing in this 
subtitle limits or affects the authority of the Federal Trade Commis-
sion to bring an enforcement action or take any other measure 
under the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) 
or any other provision of law. 
(b) ANTITRUST LAW.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed 
to modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust 
laws. For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘antitrust laws’’ 
shall have the meaning given it in subsection (a) of the first section 
of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12), except that it includes section 
5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the 
extent that such section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition. 
(c) STATE LAW.—Nothing in this subtitle preempts any State 
law.
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TITLE IX—INTERNATIONAL ENERGY 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 901. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Represent-
atives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works, and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) CLEAN AND EFFICIENT ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘clean and efficient energy technology’’ means an energy supply 
or end-use technology that, compared to a similar technology 
already in widespread commercial use in a recipient country, 
will— 
(A) reduce emissions of greenhouse gases; or 
(B)(i) increase efficiency of energy production; or 
(ii) decrease intensity of energy usage. 
(3) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse gas’’ means— 
(A) carbon dioxide; 
(B) methane; 
(C) nitrous oxide; 
(D) hydrofluorocarbons; 
(E) perfluorocarbons; or 
(F) sulfur hexafluoride. 
Subtitle A—Assistance to Promote Clean 
and Efficient Energy Technologies in 
Foreign Countries 
SEC. 911. UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall support policies 
and programs in developing countries that promote clean and effi-
cient energy technologies— 
(1) to produce the necessary market conditions for the 
private sector delivery of energy and environmental manage-
ment services; 
(2) to create an environment that is conducive to accepting 
clean and efficient energy technologies that support the overall 
purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including— 
(A) improving policy, legal, and regulatory frameworks; 
(B) increasing institutional abilities to provide energy 
and environmental management services; and 
(C) increasing public awareness and participation in 
the decision-making of delivering energy and environ-
mental management services; and
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(3) to promote the use of American-made clean and efficient 
energy technologies, products, and energy and environmental 
management services. 
(b) REPORT.—The Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees an annual report on the implementation 
of this section for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry out this sec-
tion, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development 
$200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
SEC. 912. UNITED STATES EXPORTS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR 
INDIA, CHINA, AND OTHER COUNTRIES. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Commerce shall 
direct the United States and Foreign Commercial Service to expand 
or create a corps of the Foreign Commercial Service officers to 
promote United States exports in clean and efficient energy tech-
nologies and build the capacity of government officials in India, 
China, and any other country the Secretary of Commerce deter-
mines appropriate, to become more familiar with the available 
technologies— 
(1) by assigning or training Foreign Commercial Service 
attache´s, who have expertise in clean and efficient energy tech-
nologies from the United States, to embark on business develop-
ment and outreach efforts to such countries; and 
(2) by deploying the attache´s described in paragraph (1) 
to educate provincial, state, and local government officials in 
such countries on the variety of United States-based tech-
nologies in clean and efficient energy technologies for the pur-
poses of promoting United States exports and reducing global 
greenhouse gas emissions. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees an annual report on the 
implementation of this section for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry out this sec-
tion, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Commerce such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 2008 through 2012. 
SEC. 913. UNITED STATES TRADE MISSIONS TO ENCOURAGE PRIVATE 
SECTOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Commerce shall 
direct the International Trade Administration to expand or create 
trade missions to and from the United States to encourage private 
sector trade and investment in clean and efficient energy tech-
nologies— 
(1) by organizing and facilitating trade missions to foreign 
countries and by matching United States private sector compa-
nies with opportunities in foreign markets so that clean and 
efficient energy technologies can help to combat increases in 
global greenhouse gas emissions; and 
(2) by creating reverse trade missions in which the Depart-
ment of Commerce facilitates the meeting of foreign private 
and public sector organizations with private sector companies 
in the United States for the purpose of showcasing clean and
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efficient energy technologies in use or in development that 
could be exported to other countries. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees an annual report on the 
implementation of this section for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry out this sec-
tion, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Commerce such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 2008 through 2012. 
SEC. 914. ACTIONS BY OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORA-
TION. 
(a) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation should promote 
greater investment in clean and efficient energy technologies by— 
(1) proactively reaching out to United States companies 
that are interested in investing in clean and efficient energy 
technologies in countries that are significant contributors to 
global greenhouse gas emissions; 
(2) giving preferential treatment to the evaluation and 
awarding of projects that involve the investment or utilization 
of clean and efficient energy technologies; and 
(3) providing greater flexibility in supporting projects that 
involve the investment or utilization of clean and efficient 
energy technologies, including financing, insurance, and other 
assistance. 
(b) REPORT.—The Overseas Private Investment Corporation 
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 activities to 
implement this section, an explanation of the reasons therefor. 
SEC. 915. ACTIONS BY UNITED STATES TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT 
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 efficient energy technologies, 
including in trade capacity building and capital investment 
projects; 
(2) where appropriate, advance the utilization of clean and 
efficient energy technologies, particularly to countries that have 
the potential for significant reduction in greenhouse gas emis-
sions; and 
(3) recruit and retain individuals with appropriate expertise 
or experience in clean, renewable, and efficient energy tech-
nologies to identify and evaluate opportunities for projects that 
involve clean and efficient energy technologies and services. 
(b) REPORT.—The President shall include in the annual report 
on the activities of the Trade and Development Agency required 
under section 661(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2421(d)) a description of the activities carried out to imple-
ment this section.
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SEC. 916. DEPLOYMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CLEAN AND EFFICIENT 
ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND INVESTMENT IN GLOBAL 
ENERGY MARKETS. 
(a) TASK FORCE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall establish 
a Task Force on International Cooperation for Clean and Effi-
cient Energy Technologies (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Task Force’’). 
(2) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall be composed of 
representatives, appointed by the head of the respective Federal 
department or agency, of— 
(A) the Council on Environmental Quality; 
(B) the Department of Energy; 
(C) the Department of Commerce; 
(D) the Department of the Treasury; 
(E) the Department of State; 
(F) the Environmental Protection Agency; 
(G) the United States Agency for International 
Development; 
(H) the Export-Import Bank of the United States; 
(I) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation: 
(J) the Trade and Development Agency; 
(K) the Small Business Administration; 
(L) the Office of the United States Trade Representa-
tive; and 
(M) other Federal departments and agencies, as deter-
mined by the President. 
(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The President shall designate a Chair-
person or Co-Chairpersons of the Task Force. 
(4) DUTIES.—The Task Force— 
(A) shall develop and assist in the implementation 
of the strategy required under subsection (c); and 
(B)(i) shall analyze technology, policy, and market 
opportunities for the development, demonstration, and 
deployment of clean and efficient energy technologies on 
an international basis; and 
(ii) shall examine relevant trade, tax, finance, inter-
national, and other policy issues to assess which policies, 
in the United States and in developing countries, would 
help open markets and improve the export of clean and 
efficient energy technologies from the United States. 
(5) TERMINATION.—The Task Force, including any working 
group established by the Task Force pursuant to subsection 
(b), shall terminate 12 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) WORKING GROUPS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Task Force— 
(A) shall establish an Interagency Working Group on 
the Export of Clean and Efficient Energy Technologies 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Interagency Working 
Group’’); and 
(B) may establish other working groups as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
(2) COMPOSITION.—The Interagency Working Group shall 
be composed of—
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(A) the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Com-
merce, and the Secretary of State, who shall serve as 
Co-Chairpersons of the Interagency Working Group; and 
(B) other members, as determined by the Chairperson 
or Co-Chairpersons of the Task Force. 
(3) DUTIES.—The Interagency Working Group shall coordi-
nate the resources and relevant programs of the Department 
of Energy, the Department of Commerce, the Department of 
State, and other relevant Federal departments and agencies 
to support the export of clean and efficient energy technologies 
developed or demonstrated in the United States to other coun-
tries and the deployment of such clean and efficient energy 
technologies in such other countries. 
(4) INTERAGENCY
CENTER.—The Interagency Working 
Group— 
(A) shall establish an Interagency Center on the Export 
of Clean and Efficient Energy Technologies (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Interagency Center’’) to assist the Inter-
agency Working Group in carrying out its duties required 
under paragraph (3); and 
(B) shall locate the Interagency Center at a site agreed 
upon by the Co-Chairpersons of the Interagency Working 
Group, with the approval of the Chairperson or Co-Chair-
persons of the Task Force. 
(c) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall develop 
and submit to the President and the appropriate congressional 
committees a strategy to— 
(A) support the development and implementation of 
programs, policies, and initiatives in developing countries 
to promote the adoption and deployment of clean and effi-
cient energy technologies, with an emphasis on those devel-
oping countries that are expected to experience the most 
significant growth in energy production and use over the 
next 20 years; 
(B) open and expand clean and efficient energy tech-
nology markets and facilitate the export of clean and effi-
cient energy technologies to developing countries, in a 
manner consistent with United States obligations as a 
member of the World Trade Organization; 
(C) integrate into the foreign policy objectives of the 
United States the promotion of— 
(i) the deployment of clean and efficient energy 
technologies and the reduction of greenhouse gas emis-
sions in developing countries; and 
(ii) the export of clean and efficient energy tech-
nologies; and 
(D) develop financial mechanisms and instruments, 
including securities that mitigate the political and foreign 
exchange risks of uses that are consistent with the foreign 
policy objectives of the United States by combining the 
private sector market and government enhancements, 
that— 
(i) are cost-effective; and
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(ii) facilitate private capital investment in clean 
and efficient energy technology projects in developing 
countries. 
(2) UPDATES.—Not later than 3 years after the date of 
submission of the strategy under paragraph (1), and every 
3 years thereafter, the Task Force shall update the strategy 
in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (1). 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of submission of the strategy under subsection (c)(1), and every 
3 years thereafter, the President shall transmit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the implementation 
of this section for the prior 3-year period. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) The update of the strategy required under sub-
section (c)(2) and a description of the actions taken by 
the Task Force to assist in the implementation of the 
strategy. 
(B) A description of actions taken by the Task Force 
to carry out the duties required under subsection (a)(4)(B). 
(C) A description of assistance provided under this 
section. 
(D) The results of programs, projects, and activities 
carried out under this section. 
(E) A description of priorities for promoting the diffu-
sion and adoption of clean and efficient energy technologies 
and strategies in developing countries, taking into account 
economic and security interests of the United States and 
opportunities for the export of technology of the United 
States. 
(F) Recommendations to the heads of appropriate Fed-
eral departments and agencies on methods to streamline 
Federal programs and policies to improve the role of such 
Federal departments and agencies in the development, 
demonstration, and deployment of clean and efficient 
energy technologies on an international basis. 
(G) Strategies to integrate representatives of the pri-
vate sector and other interested groups on the export and 
deployment of clean and efficient energy technologies. 
(H) A description of programs to disseminate informa-
tion to the private sector and the public on clean and 
efficient energy technologies and opportunities to transfer 
such clean and efficient energy technologies. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2008 through 2020. 
SEC. 917. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ENERGY COOPERATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) it is in the highest national security interests of the 
United States to develop renewable energy sources; 
(2) the State of Israel is a steadfast ally of the United 
States; 
(3) the special relationship between the United States and 
Israel is manifested in a variety of cooperative scientific 
research and development programs, such as—
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(A) 
the 
United 
States-Israel 
Binational 
Science 
Foundation; and 
(B) the United States-Israel Binational Industrial 
Research and Development Foundation; 
(4) those programs have made possible many scientific, 
technological, and commercial breakthroughs in the fields of 
life 
sciences, 
medicine, 
bioengineering, 
agriculture, 
bio-
technology, communications, and others; 
(5) on February 1, 1996, the Secretary of Energy (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) and the Israeli Minister 
of Energy and Infrastructure signed an agreement to establish 
a framework for collaboration between the United States and 
Israel in energy research and development activities; 
(6) Israeli scientists and engineers are at the forefront 
of research and development in the field of renewable energy 
sources; and 
(7) enhanced cooperation between the United States and 
Israel for the purpose of research and development of renewable 
energy sources would be in the national interests of both coun-
tries. 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In implementing the agreement enti-
tled the ‘‘Agreement between the Department of Energy of 
the United States of America and the Ministry of Energy and 
Infrastructure of Israel Concerning Energy Cooperation’’, dated 
February 1, 1996, the Secretary shall establish a grant program 
in accordance with the requirements of sections 988 and 989 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352, 16353) 
to support research, development, and commercialization of 
renewable energy or energy efficiency. 
(2) TYPES OF ENERGY.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
Secretary may make grants to promote— 
(A) solar energy; 
(B) biomass energy; 
(C) energy efficiency; 
(D) wind energy; 
(E) geothermal energy; 
(F) wave and tidal energy; and 
(G) advanced battery technology. 
(3) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—An applicant shall be eligible 
to receive a grant under this subsection if the project of the 
applicant— 
(A) addresses a requirement in the area of improved 
energy efficiency or renewable energy sources, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; and 
(B) is a joint venture between— 
(i)(I) a for-profit business entity, academic institu-
tion, National Laboratory (as defined in section 2 of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)), or 
nonprofit entity in the United States; and 
(II) a for-profit business entity, academic institu-
tion, or nonprofit entity in Israel; or 
(ii)(I) the Federal Government; and 
(II) the Government of Israel. 
(4) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this subsection, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary 
an application for the grant in accordance with procedures
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established by the Secretary, in consultation with the advisory 
board established under paragraph (5). 
(5) ADVISORY BOARD.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish an 
advisory board— 
(i) to monitor the method by which grants are 
awarded under this subsection; and 
(ii) to provide to the Secretary periodic perform-
ance reviews of actions taken to carry out this sub-
section. 
(B) COMPOSITION.—The advisory board established 
under subparagraph (A) shall be composed of 3 members, 
to be appointed by the Secretary, of whom— 
(i) 1 shall be a representative of the Federal 
Government; 
(ii) 1 shall be selected from a list of nominees 
provided by the United States-Israel Binational Science 
Foundation; and 
(iii) 1 shall be selected from a list of nominees 
provided by the United States-Israel Binational Indus-
trial Research and Development Foundation. 
(6) CONTRIBUTED
FUNDS.—Notwithstanding section 3302 
of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may accept, 
retain, and use funds contributed by any person, government 
entity, or organization for purposes of carrying out this sub-
section— 
(A) without further appropriation; and 
(B) without fiscal year limitation. 
(7) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
completion of a project for which a grant is provided under 
this subsection, the grant recipient shall submit to the Sec-
retary a report that contains— 
(A) a description of the method by which the recipient 
used the grant funds; and 
(B) an evaluation of the level of success of each project 
funded by the grant. 
(8) CLASSIFICATION.—Grants shall be awarded under this 
subsection only for projects that are considered to be unclassi-
fied by both the United States and Israel. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The grant program and the advisory com-
mittee established under this section terminate on the date that 
is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
use amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 931 of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231) to carry out 
this section. 
Subtitle B—International Clean Energy 
Foundation 
SEC. 921. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Direc-
tors of the Foundation established pursuant to section 922(c).
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(2) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.—The term ‘‘Chief Executive 
Officer’’ means the chief executive officer of the Foundation 
appointed pursuant to section 922(b). 
(3) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ means the Inter-
national Clean Energy Foundation established by section 
922(a). 
SEC. 922. ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF FOUNDATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established in the executive 
branch a foundation to be known as the ‘‘International Clean 
Energy Foundation’’ that shall be responsible for carrying out 
the provisions of this subtitle. The Foundation shall be a 
government corporation, as defined in section 103 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The Foundation shall be gov-
erned by a Board of Directors in accordance with subsection 
(c). 
(3) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—It is the intent of Congress, 
in establishing the structure of the Foundation set forth in 
this subsection, to create an entity that serves the long-term 
foreign policy and energy security goals of reducing global 
greenhouse gas emissions. 
(b) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Foundation 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 experi-
ence in energy security, business, or foreign policy, chosen 
on the basis of a rigorous search. 
(3) RELATIONSHIP TO BOARD.—The Chief Executive Officer 
shall report to, and be under the direct authority of, the Board. 
(4) COMPENSATION AND RANK.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Executive Officer shall 
be compensated at the rate provided for level III of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(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 Founda-
tion.’’. 
(C) AUTHORITIES
AND
DUTIES.—The Chief Executive 
Officer shall be responsible for the management of the 
Foundation and shall exercise 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 functions speci-
fied to be carried out by the Board in this subtitle and may 
prescribe, amend, and repeal bylaws, rules, regulations, and
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procedures governing the manner 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— 
(A) the Secretary of State (or the Secretary’s designee), 
the Secretary of Energy (or the Secretary’s designee), and 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development (or the Administrator’s designee); 
and 
(B) four other individuals with relevant experience in 
matters relating to energy security (such as individuals 
who represent institutions of energy policy, business 
organizations, foreign policy organizations, or other rel-
evant organizations) who shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
of whom— 
(i) one individual shall be appointed from among 
a list of individuals submitted by the Majority Leader 
of the House of Representatives; 
(ii) one individual shall be appointed from among 
a list of individuals submitted by the Minority Leader 
of the House of Representatives; 
(iii) one individual shall be appointed from among 
a list of individuals submitted by the Majority Leader 
of the Senate; and 
(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 Executive Officer 
of the Foundation shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member 
of the Board. 
(5) TERMS.— 
(A) OFFICERS
OF
THE
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.—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 individual’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 reappointed for a term of an addi-
tional 3 years. 
(C) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Board shall be filled 
in the manner in which the original 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 awaits confirmation in accordance 
with paragraph (3)(B). 
(6) CHAIRPERSON.—There shall be a Chairperson 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).
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(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 GOVERNMENT.— 
(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 expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable 
provisions 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 described in paragraph (3)(B)— 
(I) shall be paid compensation out of funds 
made available for the purposes of this subtitle 
at the daily equivalent 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 engaged in the actual performance 
of duties as a member of the Board; and 
(II) while away from the member’s home or 
regular place of business on necessary travel in 
the actual performance 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 subchapter 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. 923. DUTIES OF FOUNDATION. 
The Foundation shall— 
(1) use the funds authorized by this subtitle to make grants 
to promote projects outside of the United States that serve 
as models of how to significantly reduce the emissions of global 
greenhouse gases through clean and efficient energy tech-
nologies, processes, and services; 
(2) seek contributions from foreign governments, especially 
those rich in energy resources such as member countries of 
the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, and 
private organizations to supplement funds made available 
under this subtitle; 
(3) harness global expertise through collaborative partner-
ships with foreign governments and domestic and foreign pri-
vate actors, including nongovernmental organizations and pri-
vate sector companies, by leveraging public and private capital, 
technology, expertise, and services towards innovative models 
that can be instituted to reduce global greenhouse gas emis-
sions; 
(4) create a repository of information on best practices 
and lessons learned on the utilization and implementation of
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clean and efficient energy technologies 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 
subtitle; and 
(6) promote the use of American-made clean and efficient 
energy technologies, processes, and services by giving pref-
erence to entities incorporated in the United States and whose 
technology will be substantially manufactured in the United 
States. 
SEC. 924. 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 implementa-
tion of this subtitle 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 
925(a)(6), and any other resources; 
(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 nongovernmental institutions 
and other organizations; 
(3) a list of grants made to nongovernmental institutions 
and other organizations that includes the identity of the institu-
tional recipient, the dollar amount, and the results of the pro-
gram; and 
(4) the total administrative and operating expenses of the 
Foundation for the year, as well as specific information on— 
(A) the number of Foundation employees and the cost 
of compensation for Board members, Foundation employ- 
ees, and personal service contractors; 
(B) costs associated with securing the use of real prop-
erty for carrying out the functions of the Foundation; 
(C) total travel expenses incurred by Board members 
and Foundation employees in connection with Foundation 
activities; and 
(D) total representational expenses. 
SEC. 925. POWERS OF THE FOUNDATION; RELATED PROVISIONS. 
(a) POWERS.—The Foundation— 
(1) shall have perpetual succession unless dissolved by 
a law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act; 
(2) may adopt, alter, and use a seal, which shall be 
judicially noticed; 
(3) may make and perform such contracts, grants, and 
other agreements with any person or government however des-
ignated and wherever situated, as may be necessary for car-
rying out the functions of the Foundation; 
(4) may determine and prescribe the manner in which 
its obligations shall be incurred and its expenses allowed and 
paid, including expenses for representation; 
(5) may lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire, improve, 
and use such real property wherever situated, as may be nec-
essary for carrying out the functions of the Foundation;
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(6) may accept money, funds, services, or property (real, 
personal, or mixed), tangible or intangible, made available by 
gift, bequest grant, or otherwise for the purpose of carrying 
out the provisions of this title from domestic or foreign private 
individuals, charities, nongovernmental organizations, corpora-
tions, or governments; 
(7) may use the United States mails in the same manner 
and on the same conditions as the executive departments; 
(8) may contract with individuals for personal services, 
who shall not be considered Federal employees for any provision 
of law administered by the Office of Personnel Management; 
(9) may hire or obtain passenger motor vehicles; and 
(10) shall have such other powers as may be necessary 
and incident to carrying out this subtitle. 
(b) PRINCIPAL OFFICE.—The Foundation shall maintain its prin-
cipal office in the metropolitan area of Washington, District of 
Columbia. 
(c) APPLICABILITY
OF GOVERNMENT CORPORATION CONTROL 
ACT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Foundation shall be subject to 
chapter 91 of subtitle VI of title 31, United States Code, except 
that the Foundation shall not be authorized to issue obligations 
or offer obligations to the public. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9101(3) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(R) the International Clean Energy Foundation.’’. 
(d) INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the Department 
of State shall serve as Inspector General of the Foundation, 
and, in acting in such capacity, may conduct reviews, investiga-
tions, and inspections of all aspects of the operations and activi-
ties of the Foundation. 
(2) AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD.—In carrying out the respon-
sibilities under this subsection, the Inspector General shall 
report to and be under the general supervision of the Board. 
(3) REIMBURSEMENT AND AUTHORIZATION OF SERVICES.— 
(A) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Foundation shall reimburse 
the Department of State for all expenses incurred by the 
Inspector General in connection with the Inspector Gen-
eral’s responsibilities under this subsection. 
(B) AUTHORIZATION
FOR
SERVICES.—Of the amount 
authorized to be appropriated under section 927(a) for a 
fiscal year, up to $500,000 is authorized to be made avail-
able to the Inspector General of the Department of State 
to conduct reviews, investigations, and inspections of oper-
ations and activities of the Foundation. 
SEC. 926. GENERAL PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES. 
(a) DETAIL OF PERSONNEL.—Upon request of the Chief Execu-
tive Officer, the head of an agency may detail any employee of 
such agency to the Foundation on a reimbursable basis. Any 
employee so detailed remains, for the purpose of preserving such 
employee’s allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other bene-
fits, an employee of the agency from which detailed. 
(b) REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—An employee of an agency who is serving 
under a career or career conditional appointment (or the equiva-
lent), and who, with the consent of the head of such agency, 
transfers to the Foundation, is entitled to be reemployed in 
such employee’s former position or a position of like seniority, 
status, and pay in such agency, if such employee— 
(A) is separated from the Foundation for any reason, 
other than misconduct, neglect of duty, or malfeasance; 
and 
(B) applies for reemployment not later than 90 days 
after the date of separation from the Foundation. 
(2) SPECIFIC RIGHTS.—An employee who satisfies paragraph 
(1) is entitled to be reemployed (in accordance with such para-
graph) within 30 days after applying for reemployment and, 
on reemployment, is entitled to at least the rate of basic pay 
to which such employee would have been entitled had such 
employee never transferred. 
(c) HIRING AUTHORITY.—Of persons employed by the Founda-
tion, no more than 30 persons may be appointed, compensated, 
or removed without regard to the civil service laws and regulations. 
(d) BASIC PAY.—The Chief Executive Officer may fix the rate 
of basic pay of employees of the Foundation without regard to 
the provisions of chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code (relating 
to the classification of positions), subchapter III of chapter 53 of 
such title (relating to General Schedule pay rates), except that 
no employee of the Foundation may receive a rate of basic pay 
that exceeds the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5315 of such title. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘agency’’ means an executive agency, as 
defined by section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(2) the term ‘‘detail’’ means the assignment or loan of 
an employee, without a change of position, from the agency 
by which such employee is employed to the Foundation. 
SEC. 927. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry out this sub-
title, there are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation may allocate or transfer 
to any agency of the United States Government any of the 
funds available for carrying out this subtitle. Such funds shall 
be available for obligation and expenditure for the purposes 
for which the funds were authorized, in accordance with 
authority granted in this subtitle or under authority governing 
the activities of the United States Government agency to which 
such funds are allocated or transferred. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Foundation shall notify the appro-
priate congressional committees not less than 15 days prior 
to an allocation or transfer of funds pursuant to paragraph 
(1).
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Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions 
SEC. 931. ENERGY DIPLOMACY AND SECURITY WITHIN THE DEPART-
MENT OF STATE. 
(a) STATE
DEPARTMENT
COORDINATOR
FOR
INTERNATIONAL 
ENERGY AFFAIRS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of State should ensure 
that energy security is integrated into the core mission of 
the Department of State. 
(2) COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AFFAIRS.— 
There is established within the Office of the Secretary of State 
a Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, who shall be 
responsible for— 
(A) representing the Secretary of State in interagency 
efforts to develop the international energy policy of the 
United States; 
(B) ensuring that analyses of the national security 
implications of global energy and environmental develop-
ments are reflected in the decision making process within 
the Department of State; 
(C) incorporating energy security priorities into the 
activities of the Department of State; 
(D) coordinating energy activities of the Department 
of State with relevant Federal agencies; and 
(E) coordinating energy security and other relevant 
functions within the Department of State currently under-
taken by offices within— 
(i) the Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business 
Affairs; 
(ii) the Bureau of Oceans and International 
Environmental and Scientific Affairs; and 
(iii) other offices within the Department of State. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out this subsection. 
(b) ENERGY EXPERTS IN KEY EMBASSIES.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives that includes— 
(1) a description of the Department of State personnel 
who are dedicated to energy matters and are stationed at 
embassies and consulates in countries that are major energy 
producers or consumers; 
(2) an analysis of the need for Federal energy specialist 
personnel in United States embassies and other United States 
diplomatic missions; and 
(3) recommendations for increasing energy expertise within 
United States embassies among foreign service officers and 
options for assigning to such embassies energy attache´s from 
the National Laboratories or other agencies within the Depart-
ment of Energy. 
(c) ENERGY ADVISORS.—The Secretary of Energy may make 
appropriate arrangements with the Secretary of State to assign 
personnel from the Department of Energy or the National Labora-
tories of the Department of Energy to serve as dedicated advisors