SEC. 2305. POWERS OF THE FOUNDATION; RELATED PROVI-
SIONS. 
(a) POWERS.—The Foundation— 
(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 title from domestic or foreign private individ-
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uals, charities, nongovernmental organizations, cor-
porations, or governments; 
(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 subtitle. 
(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. 
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(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, 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 
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under section 2307(a) for a fiscal year, up to 
$500,000 is authorized to be made available to 
the Inspector General of the Department of 
State to conduct reviews, investigations, and in-
spections of operations and activities of the 
Foundation. 
SEC. 2306. 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— 
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(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 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 
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