‘‘(c) CLIMATE CHANGE CENTER
AND CLEARING-
HOUSE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
within the Office of Environment, Energy, and Cli-
mate Change an office to be known as the Climate 
Change Center and Clearinghouse (hereinafter in 
this section referred to as the ‘Center’). 
‘‘(2) DUTIES
OF
THE
CENTER.—The Center 
shall— 
‘‘(A) provide scientific, economic, and tech-
nical information to small business concerns 
on— 
‘‘(i) assessing and managing the tech-
nical, economic, and business impacts of 
climate change; and 
‘‘(ii) cost savings and revenue gains 
made possible through carbon credit trad-
ing opportunities and Federal and State 
renewable energy and energy efficiency tax 
relief programs, purchase incentives, and 
rebate programs; 
‘‘(B) ensure that the information described 
in subparagraph (A) is available to small busi-
ness concerns by— 
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‘‘(i) placing the information on a 
website accessible by small business con-
cerns; and 
‘‘(ii) developing and carrying out na-
tionwide workshops for small business con-
cerns, with such workshops recorded and 
made available to small business concerns 
on a website and, if practicable, broadcast 
live on the internet; 
‘‘(C) coordinate any efforts which are un-
dertaken by the Department of Energy’s Om-
budsman, the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy’s Small Business Ombudsman, the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manu-
facturing Extension Partnership, the Small 
Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforce-
ment Ombudsman, the Office of Small and Dis-
advantaged Business Utilization within each 
Federal agency having procurement powers, 
and other appropriate Federal departments and 
agencies to provide technical, scientific, and en-
gineering support to small business concerns for 
the purpose of maintaining competitiveness 
while— 
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‘‘(i) developing green products or serv-
ices; 
‘‘(ii) implementing green business 
practices; or 
‘‘(iii) reducing the amount of pollution 
produced by the small business concern; 
‘‘(D) develop a baseline study— 
‘‘(i) that provides a broad analysis 
that aggregates small business energy con-
sumption and emissions; 
‘‘(ii) that includes, but is not limited 
to, an analysis of the energy consumption 
and greenhouse gas emissions from proc-
esses, practices, and product developments 
of small business concerns; 
‘‘(iii) the development of which the 
Center shall coordinate with similar efforts 
undertaken by other Federal agencies; and 
‘‘(iv) which upon completion is made 
available to the public on a website. 
‘‘(E) raise awareness among small business 
concerns of the information, technical support, 
and network opportunities made available 
through the Energy Star Program to reduce en-
ergy waste and energy costs; 
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‘‘(F) develop a carbon footprint website 
that contains— 
‘‘(i) educational and technical infor-
mation on how small business concerns can 
reduce their carbon footprint; 
‘‘(ii) links to tools and information re-
lating to carbon footprints available on 
other websites; and 
‘‘(iii) a carbon footprint calculator 
which can calculate a rough estimate of a 
small business concern’s carbon emissions 
based on, but not limited to, the concern’s 
electricity usage, heating fuel usage, and 
fleet mileage; and 
‘‘(G) develop a marketing plan and coordi-
nate with the Office of Small Business Develop-
ment Centers to raise awareness among small 
business concerns of the Center’s duties and 
available resources. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES OF THE HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS 
AND AGENCIES.—The head of each Federal depart-
ment or agency shall provide information to the Cen-
ter, upon request, unless otherwise prohibited by 
law. 
‘‘(d) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall estab-
lish an interagency working group, which shall be 
co-chaired by the Assistant Administrator for Envi-
ronment, Energy, and Climate Change and the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
and shall include representatives from— 
‘‘(A) the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology; 
‘‘(B) the Department of Energy; 
‘‘(C) the Department of Transportation; 
‘‘(D) the Office of Small Business Develop-
ment Centers; 
‘‘(E) small business concerns; and 
‘‘(F) any additional agency that the Presi-
dent may designate. 
‘‘(2) ADVISORS.—The co-chairs of the inter-
agency working group may appoint representatives 
from environmental groups and groups concerned 
with climate change to advise the working group. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The interagency working group 
shall— 
‘‘(A) establish goals and priorities for the 
Center; and 
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‘‘(B) provide for interagency coordination, 
including budget coordination, of activities un-
dertaken by the Center. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) GREEN
PRODUCTS
OR
SERVICES
AND 
GREEN
BUSINESS
PRACTICES.—The Administrator 
of the Small Business Administration shall, in con-
sultation with the Environmental Protection Agency, 
the General Services Administration, and other ap-
propriate Federal departments and agencies, specify 
a detailed definition for the terms ‘green products or 
services’ and ‘green business practices’ for purposes 
of this section. 
‘‘(2) GREENHOUSE GAS.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘greenhouse gas’ means— 
‘‘(A) carbon dioxide; 
‘‘(B) methane; 
‘‘(C) nitrous oxide; 
‘‘(D) hydrofluorocarbons; 
‘‘(E) perfluorocarbons; or 
‘‘(F) sulfur hexafluoride. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section.’’. 
Æ 
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