shall collect and analyze labor market data to 
track workforce trends resulting from energy- 
related initiatives carried out under this sub-
section. Activities carried out under this para-
graph shall include— 
‘‘(i) tracking and documentation of 
academic and occupational competencies as 
well as future skill needs with respect to 
renewable energy and energy efficiency 
technology; 
‘‘(ii) tracking and documentation of 
occupational information and workforce 
training data with respect to renewable en-
ergy and energy efficiency technology; 
‘‘(iii) collaborating with State agen-
cies, workforce investments boards, indus-
try, organized labor, and community and 
nonprofit organizations to disseminate in-
formation on successful innovations for 
labor market services and worker training 
with respect to renewable energy and en-
ergy efficiency technology; 
‘‘(iv) serving as a clearinghouse for 
best practices in workforce development,
job placement, and collaborative training 
partnerships; 
‘‘(v) promoting the establishment of 
workforce training initiatives with respect 
to renewable energy and energy efficiency 
technologies; and 
‘‘(vi) linking research and develop-
ment in renewable energy and energy effi-
ciency technology with the development of 
standards and curricula for current and 
future jobs; 
‘‘(vii) assessing new employment and 
work practices including career ladder and 
upgrade training as well as high perform-
ance work systems; 
‘‘(viii) providing technical assistance 
and capacity building to national and state 
energy partnerships, including industry 
and labor representatives. 
‘‘(B) NATIONAL ENERGY TRAINING PART-
NERSHIP GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Under the pro-
gram established under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall award National Energy 
Training Partnerships Grants on a com-
petitive basis to eligible entities to enable 
such entities to carry out training that 
leads to economic self-sufficiency and to 
develop an energy efficiency and renewable 
energy industries workforce. Grants shall 
be awarded under this subparagraph so as 
to ensure geographic diversity with at least 
2 grants awarded to entities located in 
each of the 4 Petroleum Administration for 
Defense Districts with no subdistricts, and 
at least 1 grant awarded to an entity lo-
cated in each of the subdistricts of the Pe-
troleum Administration for Defense Dis-
trict with subdistricts, as such districts are 
established by the Secretary of Energy. 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to 
receive a grant under clause (i), an entity 
shall be a non-profit partnership that— 
‘‘(I) includes the equal participa-
tion of industry, including public or 
private employers, and labor organiza-
tions, including joint labor-manage-
ment training programs, and may in-
clude workforce investment boards, 
community-based organizations, edu-
cational institutions, small businesses, 
cooperatives, State and local veterans 
agencies, and veterans service organi-
zations; and 
‘‘(II) demonstrates— 
‘‘(aa) experience in imple-
menting and operating worker 
skills training and education pro-
grams; 
‘‘(bb) the ability to identify 
and involve in training programs 
carried out under this grant, tar-
get populations of workers who 
would benefit from activities re-
lated to energy efficiency and re-
newable energy industries; and 
‘‘(cc) the ability to help 
workers achieve economic self- 
sufficiency. 
‘‘(iii) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be 
given to partnerships which leverage addi-
tional public and private resources to fund 
training programs, including cash or in- 
kind matches from participating employers.
‘‘(C) STATE
LABOR
MARKET
RESEARCH, 
INFORMATION, 
AND
LABOR
EXCHANGE
RE-
SEARCH PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Under the pro-
gram established under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall award competitive grants to 
States to enable such States to administer 
labor market and labor exchange informa-
tion programs that include the implemen-
tation of the activities described in clause 
(ii), in coordination with the one-stop deliv-
ery system. 
‘‘(ii) ACTIVITIES.—A State shall use 
amounts awarded under a grant under this 
subparagraph to provide funding to the 
State agency that administers the Wagner- 
Peyser Act and State unemployment com-
pensation programs to carry out the fol-
lowing activities using State agency merit 
staff: 
‘‘(I) The identification of job 
openings in the renewable energy and 
energy efficiency sector.
‘‘(II) The administration of skill 
and aptitude testing and assessment 
for workers. 
‘‘(III) The counseling, case man-
agement, and referral of qualified job 
seekers to openings and training pro-
grams, including energy efficiency and 
renewable energy training programs. 
‘‘(D) STATE ENERGY TRAINING PARTNER-
SHIP PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Under the pro-
gram established under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall award competitive grants to 
States to enable such States to administer 
renewable energy and energy efficiency 
workforce development programs that in-
clude the implementation of the activities 
described in clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) PARTNERSHIPS.—A State shall 
use amounts awarded under a grant under 
this subparagraph to award competitive 
grants to eligible State Energy Sector 
Partnerships to enable such Partnerships 
to coordinate with existing apprenticeship 
and labor management training programs
‘‘(III) demonstrate the ability to 
identify and involve in training pro-
grams, target populations of workers 
who would benefit from activities re-
lated to energy efficiency and renew-
able energy industries. 
‘‘(iv) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 
under this subparagraph, the Secretary 
shall give priority to States that dem-
onstrate that activities under the grant— 
‘‘(I) meet national energy policies 
associated with energy efficiency, re-
newable energy, and the reduction of 
emissions of greenhouse gases; 
‘‘(II) meet State energy policies 
associated with energy efficiency, re-
newable energy, and the reduction of 
emissions of greenhouse gases; and 
‘‘(III) leverage additional public 
and private resources to fund training 
programs, including cash or in-kind 
matches from participating employers. 
‘‘(v) 
COORDINATION.—A 
grantee 
under this subparagraph shall coordinate 
activities carried out under the grant with
existing other appropriate training pro-
grams, including apprenticeship and labor 
management training programs, including 
such activities referenced in subparagraph 
(C)(ii), and implement training programs 
that lead to the economic self-sufficiency of 
trainees. 
‘‘(E) PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Under the pro-
gram established under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall award at least 10 competi-
tive grants to eligible entities to enable 
such entities to carry out training that 
leads to economic self-sufficiency. The Sec-
retary shall give priority to entities that 
serve individuals in families with income of 
less than 200 percent of the poverty 
threshold (as determined by the Bureau of 
the Census) or a self-sufficiency standard 
for the local areas where the training is 
conducted that specifies the income needs 
of families, by family size, the number and 
ages of children in the family, and sub- 
State geographical considerations. Grants
shall be awards to ensure geographic diver-
sity. 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eli-
gible to receive a grant an entity shall be 
a partnership that— 
‘‘(I) includes community-based 
non-profit organizations, educational 
institutions with expertise in serving 
low-income adults or youth, public or 
private employers from the industry 
sectors 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(1)(B)(ii), and labor organizations 
representing workers in such industry 
sectors; 
‘‘(II) demonstrates experience in 
implementing and operating worker 
skills training and education pro-
grams; 
‘‘(III) 
coordinates 
activities, 
where appropriate, with the workforce 
investment system; and 
‘‘(IV) demonstrates the ability to 
recruit individuals for training and to 
support such individuals to successful 
completion in training programs car-
ried out under this grant, targeting 
populations of workers who are or will 
be engaged in activities related to en-
ergy efficiency and renewable energy 
industries. 
‘‘(iii) 
PRIORITIES.—In 
awarding 
grants under this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall give priority to applicants that— 
‘‘(I) target programs to benefit 
low-income 
workers, 
unemployed 
youth and adults, high school drop-
outs, or other underserved sectors of 
the workforce within areas of high 
poverty; 
‘‘(II) ensure that supportive serv-
ices are integrated with education and 
training, and delivered by organiza-
tions with direct access to and experi-
ence with targeted populations; 
‘‘(III) leverage additional public 
and private resources to fund training 
programs, including cash or in-kind 
matches from participating employers; 
‘‘(IV) 
involve 
employers 
and 
labor organizations in the determina-
tion of relevant skills and com-
petencies and ensure that the certifi-
cates or credentials that result from 
the training are employer-recognized; 
‘‘(V) deliver courses at alter-
native times (such as evening and 
weekend 
programs) 
and 
locations 
most convenient and accessible to par-
ticipants; and 
‘‘(VI) link adult remedial edu-
cation with occupational skills train-
ing. 
‘‘(iv) DATA
COLLECTION.—Grantees 
shall collect and report the following infor-
mation: 
‘‘(I) The number of participants. 
‘‘(II) The demographic character-
istics of participants, including race, 
gender, age, parenting status, partici-
pation in other Federal programs, 
education and literacy level at entry, 
significant barriers to employment 
(such as limited English proficiency, 
criminal record, addiction or mental
health problem requiring treatment, 
or mental disability). 
‘‘(III) The services received by 
participants, including training, edu-
cation, and supportive services. 
‘‘(IV) The amount of program 
spending per participant. 
‘‘(V) Program completion rates. 
‘‘(VI) Factors determined as sig-
nificantly interfering with program 
participation or completion. 
‘‘(VII) The rate of Job placement 
and the rate of employment retention 
after 1 year. 
‘‘(VIII) The average wage at 
placement, including any benefits, and 
the rate of average wage increase 
after 1 year. 
‘‘(IX) Any post-employment sup-
portive services provided. 
The Secretary shall assist grantees in the 
collection of data under this clause by 
making available, where practicable, low- 
cost means of tracking the labor market 
outcomes of participants, and by providing
the same as the area that is proposed to be 
funded under this Act, the labor organization 
shall be provided an opportunity to be consulted 
and to submit comments in regard to such a 
proposal. 
‘‘(5) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
negotiate and reach agreement with the eligible 
entities that receive grants and assistance 
under this section on performance measures for 
the indicators of performance referred to in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 136(b)(2) 
that will be used to evaluate the performance of 
the eligible entity in carrying out the activities 
described in subsection (e)(2). Each State and 
local performance measure shall consist of such 
an indicator of performance, and a performance 
level referred to in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) PERFORMANCE
LEVELS.—The Sec-
retary shall negotiate and reach agreement with 
the eligible entity regarding the levels of per-
formance expected to be achieved by the eligible 
entity on the indicators of performance. 
‘‘(6) REPORT.—
‘‘(A) STATUS REPORT.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of the 
Green Jobs Act of 2007, the Secretary shall 
transmit a report to Congress on the training 
program established by this subsection. The re-
port shall include a description of the entities 
receiving funding and the activities carried out 
by such entities. 
‘‘(B) EVALUATION.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of such Act, 
the Secretary shall transmit to Congress an as-
sessment of such program and an evaluation of 
the activities carried out by entities receiving 
funding from such program. 
‘‘(7) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection, 
the term ‘renewable energy’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 203(b)(2) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58). 
‘‘(8) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection, $125,000,000 for each fiscal years, 
of which— 
‘‘(A) not to exceed 20 percent of the 
amount appropriated in each such fiscal year 
shall be made available for, and shall be equally
divided between, national labor market research 
and information under paragraph (2)(A) and 
State labor market information and labor ex-
change research under paragraph (2)(C), and 
not more than 2 percent of such amount shall 
be for the evaluation and report required under 
paragraph (4); 
‘‘(B) 20 percent shall be dedicated to 
Pathways Out of Poverty Demonstration Pro-
grams under paragraph (2)(E); and 
‘‘(C) the remainder shall be divided equally 
between National Energy Partnership Training 
Grants under paragraph (2)(B) and State en-
ergy training partnership grants under para-
graph (2)(D).’’. 
TITLE II—INTERNATIONAL CLI-
MATE COOPERATION RE-EN-
GAGEMENT ACT OF 2007 
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘International Climate 
Cooperation Re-engagement Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2002. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(2) CLEAN
AND
EFFICIENT
ENERGY
TECH-
NOLOGY.—The term ‘‘clean and efficient energy 
technology’’ means an energy supply or end-use 
technology— 
(A) such as— 
(i) solar technology; 
(ii) wind technology; 
(iii) geothermal technology; 
(iv) hydroelectric technology; and 
(v) carbon capture technology; and 
(B) that, over its life cycle and compared 
to a similar technology already in commercial 
use— 
(i) is reliable, affordable, economically 
viable, socially acceptable, and compatible 
with the needs and norms of the country 
involved; 
(ii) results in— 
(I) reduced emissions of green-
house gases; or 
(II) increased geological seques-
tration; and
(iii) may— 
(I) substantially lower emissions 
of air pollutants; or 
(II) generate substantially small-
er or less hazardous quantities of solid 
or liquid waste. 
(3) GEOLOGICAL
SEQUESTRATION.—The term 
‘‘geological sequestration’’ means the capture and 
long-term storage in a geological formation of a 
greenhouse gas from an energy producing facility, 
which prevents the release of greenhouse gases into 
the atmosphere. 
(4) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse 
gas’’ means— 
(A) carbon dioxide; 
(B) methane; 
(C) nitrous oxide; 
(D) hydrofluorocarbons; 
(E) perfluorocarbons; or 
(F) sulfur hexafluoride. 
Subtitle A—United States Policy on 
Global Climate Change 
SEC. 2101. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) There is a global scientific consensus, as es-
tablished by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate 
Change (IPCC) and confirmed by the National 
Academy of Sciences, that the continued build-up of 
anthropogenic greenhouse gases in the atmosphere 
has been, and is now warming the earth and threat-
ens the stability of the global climate. By the esti-
mate of the IPCC, unmitigated global greenhouse 
gas emissions could drive up global temperatures by 
as much as 7 to 11 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100. 
(2) Climate change is already having significant 
impacts in certain regions of the world and on many 
ecosystems, with poor populations being most vul-
nerable. 
(3) Climate change is a global problem that can 
only be managed by a coordinated global response 
that reduces global emissions of greenhouse gases to 
a level that stabilizes their concentration in the 
Earth’s atmosphere. 
(4) The United Nations Framework Convention 
on Climate Change (hereinafter in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Convention’’) establishes a viable 
foundation to construct a global regime to combat 
global warming and manage its impacts.