that support the overall purpose of reducing green-
house gas emissions, including— 
(A) improving policy, legal, and regulatory 
frameworks; 
(B) increasing institutional abilities to pro-
vide energy and environmental management 
services; and 
(C) increasing public awareness and par-
ticipation in the decision-making of delivering 
energy and environmental management services. 
(b) REPORT.—The Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall 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 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. 203. UNITED STATES EXPORTS AND OUTREACH PRO-
GRAMS FOR INDIA AND CHINA. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Commerce shall direct the United States and Foreign 
Commercial Service to expand or create a corps of the 
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Foreign Commercial Service officers to promote United 
States exports in clean and efficient energy technologies 
and build the capacity of government officials in India and 
China to become more familiar with the available tech-
nologies— 
(1) by creating Foreign Commercial Service 
attache´s, who have expertise in clean and efficient 
energy technologies from the United States, to em-
bark on business development and outreach efforts 
to India and China; and 
(2) by deploying the attache´s described in para-
graph (1) to educate provincial, state, and local gov-
ernment officials in India and China on the variety 
of United States-based technologies in clean and ef-
ficient energy technologies for the purposes of pro-
moting United States exports and reducing global 
greenhouse gas emissions. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary of Commerce shall sub-
mit to the appropriate 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 section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of Commerce such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
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SEC. 204. UNITED STATES TRADE MISSIONS TO ENCOUR-
AGE PRIVATE SECTOR TRADE AND INVEST-
MENT. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Commerce shall direct the International Trade Adminis-
tration to expand or create trade missions to and from 
the United States to encourage private sector trade and 
investment in clean and efficient energy technologies— 
(1) by organizing and facilitating trade mis-
sions to foreign countries and by matching United 
States private sector companies 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 Department 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 efficient en-
ergy technologies in use or in development that could 
be exported to other countries. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary of Commerce shall sub-
mit to the appropriate committees an annual report on 
the implementation of this section for each of the fiscal 
years 2008 through 2012. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of Commerce such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
SEC. 205. ACTIONS BY OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT 
CORPORATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Many of the emerging markets within which 
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation sup-
ports projects have immense energy needs and will 
require significant investment in the energy sector in 
the coming decades. 
(2) The use, or lack of use, of clean and effi-
cient energy technologies can have a dramatic effect 
on the rate of global greenhouse gas emissions from 
emerging markets in the coming decades. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress 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; 
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(2) giving preferential treatment to the evalua-
tion and awarding of projects that involve the invest-
ment 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 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. 206. 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-
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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. 207. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM. 
(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-
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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-
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dressing the challenges posed by global climate 
change. 
(c) 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. 
(d) 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 
effectively and efficiently and by raising policy issues 
that may hamper the export of United States clean 
energy technologies abroad; 
(2) to fulfill, as appropriate, the mission and 
objectives as noted in the report entitled, Five-Year 
Strategic Plan of the Clean Energy Technology Ex-
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ports Initiative, submitted to Congress in October 
2002, and 
(3) to raise the importance and level of over-
sight of the Interagency Working Group to the 
heads of the Federal departments and agencies that 
are participating in the Interagency Working Group. 
(b) REPORT.—The Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, the Sec-
retary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Energy shall 
jointly submit to the appropriate 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 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: 
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 
Board of Directors of the Foundation established 
pursuant to section 302(c). 
(2) CHIEF
EXECUTIVE
OFFICER.—The term 
‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’ means the chief executive 
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officer of the Foundation appointed pursuant to sec-
tion 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 
executive 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 cor-
poration, 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). 
(3) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—It is the intent of 
Congress, in establishing the structure of the Foun-
dation set forth in this subsection, to create an enti-
ty that serves the long-term foreign policy and en-
ergy security goals of reducing global greenhouse gas 
emissions. 
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(b) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Foun-
dation a Chief Executive Officer who shall be re-
sponsible for the management of the Foundation. 
(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Chief Executive Offi-
cer 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 Ex-
ecutive Officer shall report to, and be under the di-
rect authority of, the Board. 
(4) COMPENSATION AND RANK.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Chief Executive 
Officer shall be compensated at the rate pro-
vided 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 
Foundation.’’. 
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(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 of-
ficers 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 specified to be carried out by the Board in 
this title and may prescribe, amend, and repeal by-
laws, rules, regulations, and 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 Sec-
retary’s designee), the Secretary of Energy (or 
the Secretary’s designee), and the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for Inter-
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national 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 
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. 
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(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 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 in-
dividual’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 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 
awaits confirmation in accordance with para-
graph (3)(B). 
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(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 con-
stitute a quorum, which, except with respect to a 
meeting of the Board during the 135-day period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
shall include at least 1 member of the Board de-
scribed 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 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of sub-
sistence, in accordance with applicable pro-
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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 
purposes of this title 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 mem-
ber’s home or regular place of busi-
ness 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. 
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(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 signifi-
cantly reduce the emissions of global greenhouse 
gases through clean and efficient energy tech-
nologies, processes, and services; 
(2) seek contributions from foreign govern-
ments, especially those rich in energy resources such 
as member countries of the Organization of the Pe-
troleum Exporting Countries, and private organiza-
tions to supplement funds made available under this 
title; 
(3) harness global expertise through collabo-
rative partnerships with foreign governments and 
domestic and foreign private actors, including non- 
governmental organizations and private sector com-
panies, by leveraging public and private capital, 
technology, expertise, and services towards innova-
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tive models that 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 initia-
tives to tackle the climate change crisis; and 
(5) be committed to minimizing administrative 
costs and to maximizing the availability of funds for 
grants under this title. 
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 re-
port 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; 
(2) a description of the Board’s policy priorities 
for the year and the basis upon which competitive 
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grant proposals were solicited and awarded to non-
governmental institutions and other organizations; 
(3) a list of grants made to nongovernmental 
institutions 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 
specific information on— 
(A) the number of Foundation employees 
and the cost of compensation for Board mem-
bers, Foundation employees, and personal serv-
ice contractors; 
(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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(1) shall have perpetual succession unless dis-
solved by a law enacted after the date of the enact-
ment 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 designated and wherever situ-
ated, as may be necessary for carrying out the func-
tions of the Foundation; 
(4) may determine and prescribe the manner in 
which its obligations shall be incurred and its ex-
penses allowed and paid, including expenses for rep-
resentation; 
(5) may lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire, 
improve, and use such real property wherever situ-
ated, as may be necessary for carrying out the func-
tions of the Foundation; 
(6) may accept money, funds, services, or prop-
erty (real, personal, or mixed), tangible or intan-
gible, made available by gift, bequest grant, or oth-
erwise for the purpose of carrying out the provisions 
of this Act from domestic or foreign private individ-
uals, charities, nongovernmental organizations, cor-
porations, or governments; 
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(7) may use the United States mails in the 
same manner and on the same conditions as the ex-
ecutive departments; 
(8) may contract with individuals for personal 
services, who shall not be considered Federal em-
ployees for any provision of law administered by the 
Office of Personnel Management; 
(9) may hire or obtain passenger motor vehi-
cles; and 
(10) shall have such other powers as may be 
necessary and incident to carrying out this title. 
(b) PRINCIPAL
OFFICE.—The Foundation shall 
maintain its principal 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: 
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‘‘(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, investigations, and 
inspections of all aspects of the operations and ac-
tivities of the Foundation. 
(2) AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD.—In carrying 
out the responsibilities under this subsection, the In-
spector 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 General’s respon-
sibilities under this subsection. 
(B) AUTHORIZATION
FOR
SERVICES.—Of 
the amount authorized to be appropriated 
under section 307(a) for a fiscal year, up to 
$500,000 is authorized to be made available to 
the Inspector General of the Department of 
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State to conduct reviews, investigations, and in-
spections of operations and activities of the 
Foundation. 
SEC. 306. GENERAL PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES. 
(a) DETAIL OF PERSONNEL.—Upon request of the 
Chief Executive Officer, the head of an agency may detail 
any employee of such agency to the Foundation on a reim-
bursable basis. Any employee so detailed remains, for the 
purpose of preserving such employee’s allowances, privi-
leges, rights, seniority, and other benefits, an employee of 
the agency from which detailed. 
(b) REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An employee of an agency 
who is serving under a career or career conditional 
appointment (or the equivalent), and who, with the 
consent of the head of such agency, transfers to the 
Foundation, is entitled to be reemployed in such em-
ployee’s former position or a position of like senior-
ity, status, and pay in such agency, if such em-
ployee— 
(A) is separated from the Foundation for 
any reason, other than misconduct, neglect of 
duty, or malfeasance; and 
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(B) applies for reemployment not later 
than 90 days after the date of separation from 
the Foundation. 
(2) SPECIFIC RIGHTS.—An employee who satis-
fies paragraph (1) is entitled to be reemployed (in 
accordance with such paragraph) within 30 days 
after applying for reemployment and, on reemploy-
ment, 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 Foundation, no more than 30 persons may be ap-
pointed, 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 with-
out regard to the provisions of chapter 51 of title 5, 
United States Code (relating to the classification of posi-
tions), 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— 
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(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. 307. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this title, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
2012. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation may allo-
cate or transfer to any agency of the United States 
Government any of the funds available for carrying 
out this title. Such funds shall be available for obli-
gation and expenditure for the purposes for which 
the funds were authorized, in accordance with au-
thority granted in this title or under authority gov-
erning the activities of the United States Govern-
ment agency to which such funds are allocated or 
transferred. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Foundation shall no-
tify the appropriate congressional committees not 
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less than 15 days prior to an allocation or transfer 
of funds pursuant to paragraph (1). 
Æ 
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