(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 gov-
ernment however designated and wherever situated, as 
may be necessary for carrying out the functions 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 intangible, 
made available by gift, bequest grant, or otherwise for 
the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act 
from domestic or foreign private individuals, char-
ities, nongovernmental organizations, corporations, or 
governments; 
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(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 employ-
ees for any provision of law administered by the Of-
fice of Personnel Management; 
(9) may hire or obtain passenger motor vehicles; 
and 
(10) shall have such other powers as may be nec-
essary and incident to carrying out this title. 
(b) PRINCIPAL OFFICE.—The Foundation shall main-
tain its principal office in the metropolitan area of Wash-
ington, District of Columbia. 
(c) APPLICABILITY
OF GOVERNMENT CORPORATION 
CONTROL ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall be sub-
ject 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 Foun-
dation.’’. 
(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 activities 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 gen-
eral 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 Inspec-
tor General of the Department of State to con-
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duct reviews, investigations, and inspections 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 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. 
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(2) SPECIFIC RIGHTS.—An employee who satis-
fies paragraph (1) is entitled to be reemployed (in ac-
cordance with such paragraph) 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 
Foundation, 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), sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating to General 
Schedule pay rates), except that no employee of the Founda-
tion 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 agen-
cy, as defined by section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code; and 
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(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 allocate 
or transfer to any agency of the United States Gov-
ernment any of the funds available for carrying out 
this title. Such funds shall be available for obligation 
and expenditure for the purposes for which the funds 
were authorized, in accordance with authority grant-
ed in this title or under authority governing the ac-
tivities of the United States Government agency to 
which such funds are allocated or transferred. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Foundation shall notify 
the appropriate congressional committees not less 
than 15 days prior to an allocation or transfer of 
funds pursuant to paragraph (1). 
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Union Calendar No. 131 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2420 
[Report No. 110–215] 
A BILL 
To declare United States policy on international cli-
mate cooperation, to authorize assistance to pro-
mote clean and efficient energy technologies in 
foreign countries, and to establish the Inter-
national Clean Energy Foundation. 
JUNE 28, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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