I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2838 
To enhance the Department of Energy Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee 
Program established under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
by explicitly permitting its application on United States Government 
installations worldwide, in the Insular Areas of the United States, and 
in those nations in free association with the United States, as well 
as explicitly authorize loans for ocean thermal energy conversion projects. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2007 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself and Ms. BORDALLO) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To enhance the Department of Energy Innovative Technology 
Loan Guarantee Program established under title XVII 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 by explicitly permitting 
its application on United States Government installations 
worldwide, in the Insular Areas of the United States, 
and in those nations in free association with the United 
States, as well as explicitly authorize loans for ocean 
thermal energy conversion projects. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Insular Areas Energy 
Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) Section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16513(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) Ocean thermal energy conversion sys-
tems, whether for the production of electricity, cold 
water cooling, or fresh water, or any combination 
thereof.’’. 
(b) Section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16513) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary may 
make guarantees for projects that are located within the 
United States, as well as Guam, American Samoa, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, the 
United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puer-
to Rico, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, 
as well as any United States Government installation 
worldwide, including military bases, embassies, and other 
facilities, whether owned or leased by the United States 
Government, including all areas described in section 638 
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and all territorial 
waters, seabed, and subsoil of submarine areas adjacent 
to such installations.’’. 
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