conditioning units are expected to be in use in India 
by 2050. 
(24) Under the Kigali Amendment to the Mon-
treal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone 
Layer, done at Montreal September 16, 1987, India 
has agreed to freeze its manufacturing and con-
sumption of hydrofluorocarbons in 2028. 
(25) In 2005, the United States and India es-
tablished a formal energy cooperation dialogue, the 
United States-India Energy Dialogue, which in-
cluded engagement on clean, low carbon tech-
nologies. In 2009, the United States and India ex-
panded the United States-India Energy Dialogue to 
advance clean and sustainable energy development. 
The expansion in 2009 included the Partnership to 
Advance Clean Energy initiative focusing on re-
search into, deployment of, and access to clean en-
ergy. 
(26) The Partnership to Advance Clean Energy 
Research element of the Partnership to Advance 
Clean Energy initiative, commonly referred to as 
‘‘PACE–R’’, consists of research consortia under the 
Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Cen-
ter launched in 2010 by the Department of Energy 
and the Government of India with support from the 
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private sector. PACE–R has focused on solar power, 
advanced biofuels, energy efficiency in buildings, and 
smart grids and energy storage. 
(27) The Partnership to Advance Clean Energy 
Deployment element of the Partnership to Advance 
Clean Energy initiative, commonly referred to as 
‘‘PACE–D’’, funds programs to improve energy effi-
ciency, grid connectivity, clean energy finance, and 
more. 
(28) The Partnership to Advance Clean Energy 
Access element of the Partnership to Advance Clean 
Energy 
initiative, 
commonly 
referred 
to 
as 
‘‘PEACE’’, has focused on finance and technology 
innovation, 
skills 
development, 
and 
ecosystem 
strengthening for clean energy. 
(29) In 2015, the United States and India 
launched the U.S.-India Clean Energy Finance Task 
Force, which draws on the finance expertise of the 
governments and private sectors of both countries to 
tailor business and finance models to scale India’s 
clean energy sector. 
(30) Since 2015, the United States has sup-
ported the Partnership for Climate Resilience, which 
links United States Government climate scientists 
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with their counterparts in India to produce climate 
data and information to inform local decisionmakers. 
(31) In 2018, the United States Government 
established the Asia Enhancing Development and 
Growth through Energy initiative, commonly re-
ferred to as ‘‘Asia EDGE’’, to support sustainable 
and secure energy markets throughout the Indo-Pa-
cific. Asia EDGE integrates elements of the Part-
nership to Advance Clean Energy initiative along 
with new programs such as the South Asia Group 
for Energy. 
(32) In 2018, the Governments of India and 
the United States elevated the energy partnership to 
the U.S.-India Strategic Energy Partnership to ad-
vance energy security, expand energy innovation, 
and increase stakeholder engagement. That partner-
ship included pillars of cooperation on power and en-
ergy 
efficiency, 
renewable 
energy, 
sustainable 
growth, and oil and gas. The Governments of India 
and the United States also continued clean energy 
research and development under the Partnership to 
Advance Clean Energy Research. 
(33) In 2021, the United States Government, 
through the United States Agency for International 
Development, awarded approximately $9,200,000 to 
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support the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infra-
structure, which the Government of India launched 
in September 2019 at the United Nations Climate 
Action Summit. 
(34) In 2021, at the Leaders Summit on Cli-
mate, the United States and India launched the 
U.S.-India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 
Partnership to mobilize finance toward and accel-
erate clean energy deployment, demonstrate and 
scale innovative clean technologies, and build capac-
ity to measure, manage, and adapt to the risks of 
climate-related impacts. The Partnership has two 
main tracks, the Strategic Clean Energy Partnership 
(led by the Department of Energy) and the Climate 
Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue (led by 
the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Cli-
mate), which build on and subsume previous, afore-
mentioned processes. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development. 
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(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives. 
(3) CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘clean energy technology’’ means a technology re-
lated to the production, use, transmission and dis-
tribution, storage, control, or conservation of energy 
that will contribute to the stabilization of the climate 
by reducing greenhouse gas emissions or seques-
tering or using carbon dioxide and— 
(A) reduces the need for additional energy 
supplies by using existing energy supplies with 
greater efficiency; or 
(B) increases and diversifies the sources of 
energy in a manner that will— 
(i) reduce risk to human health, safe-
ty, and welfare and the environment; and 
(ii) strengthen energy security. 
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(4) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of State. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CLIMATE AND CLEAN EN-
ERGY COOPERATION WITH INDIA. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) robust cooperation on the development and 
deployment of clean energy technologies should be a 
priority in relations between the United States and 
India and the top priority in the countries’ energy 
diplomacy; 
(2) the collaboration of the United States and 
India on the development and deployment of clean 
energy technologies has resulted in innovative new 
technologies that have helped significantly lower the 
carbon emissions of the power sector in India; 
(3) demand for energy in India will increase 
with the expansion of the economy and middle class 
of India, and it is in the interest of United States 
national security and global security for the United 
States to support India in growing the energy sector 
of India in environmentally and socially responsible 
ways that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and 
improve the climate and energy security of India; 
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(4) the United States and India should continue 
collaborating on research and development of new 
clean energy technologies, as well as deployment of 
clean energy technologies, so people across India can 
access power generated from clean energy tech-
nologies and to help decarbonize India’s entire en-
ergy sector; 
(5) the United States, through the Bureau of 
Energy Resources of the Department of State, the 
United States International Development Finance 
Corporation, the Department of Energy, the Export- 
Import Bank of the United States, the International 
Trade Administration, and the United States Agency 
for International Development, should encourage 
private sector investment in and financing for the 
development and deployment of clean energy tech-
nologies in India; 
(6) the United States should support the Power 
for All initiative created by the Government of India 
through technical and other forms of assistance; 
(7) the United States should support the ambi-
tious renewable energy generation goals set by the 
Government of India through technical and other 
forms of assistance; 
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(8) Mission Innovation, in which India plays a 
critical leadership role, represents an unmatched op-
portunity to make clean energy technologies more af-
fordable and accessible by increasing funding for 
clean energy innovation; 
(9) the United States should increase its par-
ticipation in and contributions to Mission Innova-
tion; 
(10) the International Solar Alliance led by 
India will play a key role in mobilizing significant 
international investment in solar energy; 
(11) the United States should join and con-
tribute to the International Solar Alliance led by 
India; 
(12) India has implemented several new policies 
to promote the production and use of electric vehi-
cles in India; 
(13) the United States should promote re-
search, development, and private sector cooperation 
with India on the production of electric vehicles and 
the planning and execution of an expansive charging 
station network to support extensive use of electric 
vehicles; 
(14) increased demand for refrigeration and air 
conditioning in India, and the adoption of the Kigali 
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Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, done at Mon-
treal September 16, 1987, are driving innovation 
and investments in next-generation refrigeration 
equipment and refrigerants in India; and 
(15) enhanced United States-India bilateral co-
operation and engagement on the development of 
technologies and chemicals that are compliant with 
the Kigali Amendment are in the interest of United 
States industry leaders in the refrigeration and 
chemical coolant industries. 
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to increase en-
gagement and cooperation with the Government of India, 
the Indian diaspora community in the United States, and 
the private sector and civil society in both the United 
States and India in a concerted effort— 
(1) to support the ambitious goals of India— 
(A) to expand renewable energy production 
and the optimal integration of renewable energy 
into a flexible, resilient electrical grid in India; 
and 
(B) to provide reliable and affordable ac-
cess to electricity for all communities; 
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(2) to help improve the energy security of India 
and decrease the dependence of India on imported 
fossil fuels; 
(3) to foster innovation through academic and 
research partnerships and mutually beneficial ar-
rangements relating to technology transfers and pro-
tection of intellectual property; 
(4) to facilitate United States private sector in-
vestment in projects to expand power transmission 
and distribution capacity, energy storage, and terri-
torial coverage in India to increase the number of 
people, households, and communities with access to 
power; 
(5) to provide technical assistance and advice as 
appropriate, and solely at the request and with the 
consent of the relevant national and local authorities 
and stakeholders, on— 
(A) reforms of power production, delivery, 
and pricing; 
(B) reducing aggregate technical and com-
mercial energy losses in India’s energy trans-
mission and distribution systems; 
(C) regulatory reforms; and 
(D) long-term, market-based power genera-
tion and distribution; 
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(6) to support efforts to lower India’s green-
house gas emissions and increase adaptive capacity 
by promoting United States private investment in— 
(A) renewable energy production; 
(B) electric vehicle technology; 
(C) energy efficiency in appliances, build-
ings, and the industrial sector; 
(D) technologies to decarbonize the indus-
trial and transport sectors in which emissions 
are hard to abate; 
(E) technologies and infrastructure modi-
fications to improve the efficiency and resilience 
of existing electricity generation units; and 
(F) electricity transmission and distribu-
tion projects to improve— 
(i) the affordability of electricity; 
(ii) grid reliability, efficiency, flexi-
bility, digitalization, and resilience to cli-
mate impacts; 
(iii) the number of citizens and house-
holds with access to electricity; 
(iv) rural electrification; and 
(v) electric vehicle charging infra-
structure; and 
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(7) to strengthen India’s resilience capacities 
that ensure people, households, communities, institu-
tions, and systems can assess, anticipate, reduce, 
adapt to, respond to, and recover from shocks and 
stresses associated with the effects of climate 
change. 
SEC. 6. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to advance cooperation between the United 
States and India on, and private sector engagement 
and investment in, the development and deployment 
of clean energy technologies, and improvement in the 
planning, reliability, flexibility, and resilience of In-
dia’s electrical grid to integrate increasing use of re-
newable energy; 
(2) to improve research collaborations that de-
velop and deploy innovative clean energy tech-
nologies in India; 
(3) to enhance citizen access to electricity 
across India; and 
(4) to build capacity to measure, manage, and 
adapt to the risks of climate-related impacts. 
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SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES-INDIA CLI-
MATE AND CLEAN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The purposes described in section 
6 shall be advanced through the development and execu-
tion of bilateral initiatives under an initiative to be known 
as the ‘‘United States-India Climate and Clean Energy 
Agenda 2030 Partnership’’ (in this Act referred to as the 
‘‘United States-India Climate and Clean Energy Partner-
ship’’). 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The United States-India Climate 
and Clean Energy Partnership shall serve as— 
(1) the primary forum for cooperation between 
the United States and India on clean energy tech-
nologies; and 
(2) the mechanism through which such coopera-
tion is funded. 
SEC. 8. STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNITED 
STATES-INDIA CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY 
PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Administrator and the Secretary of En-
ergy, shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a comprehensive, integrated, multi-year strategy 
for implementing the United States-India Climate and 
Clean Energy Partnership. 
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(b) FLEXIBILITY AND RESPONSIVENESS.—The strat-
egy required by subsection (a) shall maintain sufficient 
flexibility and responsiveness to technological innovation 
with respect to climate and clean energy in India. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 
(a) shall include— 
(1) a general description, developed in collabo-
ration with the Government of India and local and 
regional authorities in India, of the goals and ongo-
ing efforts in India— 
(A) to increase power production; 
(B) to build and maintain climate resilient 
electrical transmission and distribution infra-
structure; 
(C) to expand electrical transmission and 
distribution infrastructure in order to provide 
equitable household and community access to 
electricity; 
(D) to implement regulatory reform, re-
gional interoperability, and transparent and ac-
countable governance and oversight; 
(E) to strengthen the reliability and re-
gional interoperability of the electrical grid; and 
(F) for electricity service providers— 
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(i) to provide affordable and reliable 
power; 
(ii) to reduce technical and nontech-
nical losses; 
(iii) to collect fees for services; and 
(iv) to expand service to underserved 
communities; 
(G) to advance energy efficiency in appli-
ances, buildings, and the industrial sector; and 
(H) to advance decarbonization across the 
energy sector of India, including in transport 
and heavy industry; 
(2) an assessment of how the initiatives in-
cluded in the United States-India Climate and Clean 
Energy Partnership will support achievement of the 
clean energy and expanded energy access goals of 
India, including— 
(A) an analysis of— 
(i) the flexibility and carrying capacity 
of India’s electrical grid to better integrate 
renewable energy generation; and 
(ii) the state of distributed renewable 
energy in India; 
(B) a description of market barriers to the 
deployment of clean energy technologies, includ-
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ing distributed renewable energy technologies 
both on- and off-grid in India; 
(C) an analysis of the efficacy of efforts by 
the Department of State, the Office of the 
United States Trade Representative, the United 
States International Development Finance Cor-
poration, and the United States Agency for 
International Development to facilitate the fi-
nancing of the deployment, importation, dis-
tribution, sale, leasing, or marketing of clean 
energy technologies in India; and 
(D) a description of how bolstering distrib-
uted renewable energy can enhance the overall 
effort to increase power access in India; 
(3) a description of programs or initiatives in 
existence as of the date of the submittal of the strat-
egy that— 
(A) meet the requirements for initiatives 
under sections 9 through 11; and 
(B) can be integrated into the United 
States-India Climate and Clean Energy Part-
nership; 
(4) a list of programs in existence as of the 
date of the submittal of the strategy that will be in-
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tegrated into the United States-India Climate and 
Clean Energy Partnership; 
(5) recommendations on the establishment of 
any new programs to meet the requirements for ini-
tiatives under sections 9 through 11; and 
(6) a plan describing which parts of the United 
States Government shall serve as the lead for which 
components of the United States-India Climate and 
Clean Energy Partnership. 
SEC. 9. PARTNERSHIPS FOR COOPERATION ON RESEARCH 
AND INNOVATION FOR CLEAN ENERGY TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is— 
(1) to promote and accelerate the pace of inno-
vation and deployment of clean energy technologies; 
(2) to expand community and household access 
to power in India; and 
(3) to facilitate demonstration projects of new, 
innovative clean energy technologies. 
(b) RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT
PARTNER-
SHIPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Administrator and the Secretary of 
Energy, and with the cooperation of the Government 
of India, shall promote partnerships between United 
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States clean energy centers of excellence designated 
under paragraph (4) and partner entities in India 
described in paragraph (5) on research, develop-
ment, demonstration, and commercial application of 
clean energy technologies. 
(2) EXCHANGES; SHARING.—The partnerships 
described in paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) exchanges between United States clean 
energy centers of excellence designated under 
paragraph (4) and partner entities in India de-
scribed in paragraph (5); and 
(B) lawful sharing of intellectual property 
between the United States and India, including 
between private sector entities in the two coun-
tries, with respect to— 
(i) clean energy technology, including 
carbon capture technologies; 
(ii) air conditioning technology; and 
(iii) refrigeration systems technology. 
(3) FUNCTIONS.—United States clean energy 
centers of excellence designated under paragraph 
(4), in collaboration with partner entities in India 
described in paragraph (5), shall be responsible 
for— 
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(A) assessing different potential techno-
logical, development, policy, and technical solu-
tions to address capacity constraints affecting 
the development and deployment of existing and 
emerging energy technology in India, consistent 
with the lawful sharing of intellectual property 
described in paragraph (2)(B); 
(B) facilitating engagements between en-
ergy authorities in India and private sector 
clean energy technology suppliers and project 
developers that could provide solutions to en-
ergy capacity challenges; 
(C) ensuring that local stakeholders and 
host communities in India where energy 
projects supported by partnerships under this 
section are being developed are adequately en-
gaged and given due consideration in the devel-
opment of such projects; 
(D) arranging for the appropriate and law-
ful sharing of prototyping, technology transfer 
activities, and production facilities for clean en-
ergy technologies, including assistance to clean 
energy technology start-up ventures; 
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(E) promoting job training opportunities in 
the deployment and operation of clean energy 
technologies and energy transmission; and 
(F) performing such other duties as deter-
mined by the Secretary in coordination with the 
Secretary of Energy. 
(4) UNITED STATES CLEAN ENERGY CENTERS 
OF EXCELLENCE.— 
(A) DESIGNATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, 
shall designate not more than 10 eligible 
entities to be United States clean energy 
centers of excellence. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—Not more than 1⁄3 
of the total number of eligible entities des-
ignated under clause (i) may be National 
Laboratories. 
(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes of 
this section, an ‘‘eligible entity’’ is— 
(i) an institution of higher education; 
or 
(ii) a National Laboratory. 
(C) APPLICATIONS
BY
INSTITUTIONS
OF 
HIGHER EDUCATION.—An institution of higher 
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education seeking designation as a United 
States clean energy center of excellence under 
this paragraph shall submit an application to 
the Secretary containing, at a minimum, the 
following: 
(i) A description of all entities within 
the institution that would comprise the 
United States clean energy center of excel-
lence (in this subparagraph referred to as 
‘‘component entities’’). 
(ii) Any appropriate information on 
the qualifications of individuals in key 
management positions in the institution 
and the component entities. 
(iii) A full description of the govern-
ance structure and management processes 
of the institution and the component enti-
ties, including a conflict of interest policy. 
(iv) A description of the policies and 
procedures of the institution and the com-
ponent entities for managing new intellec-
tual property created by a partnership 
under this section. 
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(v) A description of how the institu-
tion would carry out the functions de-
scribed in paragraph (3). 
(vi) Recommendations on— 
(I) the scope of work for the ini-
tial year of activities of the institution 
under the United States-India Climate 
and Clean Energy Partnership; and 
(II) focuses for future program-
ming. 
(D) SELECTION PROCESS.—The Secretary, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, 
shall select eligible entities for designation as 
United States clean energy centers of excellence 
under this paragraph through an open and 
competitive process. 
(E) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, 
shall establish criteria for selecting United 
States clean energy centers of excellence based 
on— 
(i) an evaluation of— 
(I) the strength of the govern-
ance structure of an eligible entity 
and the entities within the eligible en-
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tity that would comprise the United 
States clean energy center of excel-
lence; 
(II) the expertise and experience 
of key research management and aca-
demic personnel of an eligible entity; 
(III) the demonstrated knowledge 
of an eligible entity with respect to— 
(aa) 
energy 
markets 
in 
India; 
(bb) regulatory frameworks 
and energy policies in India; 
(cc) power service providers 
in India; 
(dd) applied energy tech-
nologies in India; and 
(ee) energy challenges, in-
cluding capacity constraints, in 
India; and 
(IV) the capability of an eligible 
entity to conduct regional energy mar-
ket analyses and assessments of the 
practicality of applying various clean 
energy technologies to address various 
energy challenges in India; 
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(ii) commitments of co-funding from 
non-Federal sources; 
(iii) the capability of an eligible entity 
to attract matching funds from both non- 
Federal and nongovernmental sources for 
follow-on investments in widespread appli-
cation of successful projects; and 
(iv) the capability and experience of 
an eligible entity in managing technology 
transfer programs. 
(F) SELECTION PRIORITY.—The Secretary, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, 
shall select eligible entities for designation as 
United States clean energy centers of excellence 
under this paragraph in a manner that rep-
resents the geographic diversity of the United 
States. 
(5) PARTNER INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Energy, and in 
collaboration with the appropriate ministries of 
the Government of India, shall support the es-
tablishment of partnerships between United 
States clean energy centers of excellence des-
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ignated under paragraph (4) and partner enti-
ties in India. 
(B) ELIGIBILITY
AND
SELECTION.—The 
Secretary shall encourage the Government of 
India to select partner entities described in sub-
paragraph (A) for participation in partnerships 
under this section based on criteria similar to 
the criteria for eligibility and selection of 
United States clean energy centers of excellence 
described in paragraph (4). 
(C) PAIRING.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Energy, and in col-
laboration with the relevant ministries of the 
Government of India, shall pair selected United 
States clean energy centers of excellence des-
ignated under paragraph (4) and partner enti-
ties in India according to the strength and simi-
larities of the respective applications. 
(6) PRIVATE
SECTOR
INVOLVEMENT.—United 
States clean energy centers of excellence partici-
pating in partnerships under this section are encour-
aged to, in collaboration with their respective part-
ner entities in India under paragraph (5)— 
(A) collaborate with private sector energy 
and technology companies; and 
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(B) identify private sector entities that will 
contribute resources to the initiatives and 
projects developed through partnerships under 
this section. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(2) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15801). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026 for the Joint Clean Energy Re-
search and Development Center established by the 
Department of Energy and the Government of India. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts authorized to be 
appropriated under paragraph (1) may be used only 
for clean energy projects. 
(e) UNITED STATES-INDIA CLIMATE AND CLEAN EN-
ERGY PARTNERSHIP.—All initiatives established or con-
tinued under the authorities of this section shall be part 
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of the United States-India Climate and Clean Energy 
Partnership. 
SEC. 10. INITIATIVES FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
GRID IMPROVEMENT AND ENERGY EFFI-
CIENCY IN INDIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Administrator and the Secretary of Energy, and 
with the cooperation of the Government of India and re-
gional authorities within India, shall support initiatives, 
including new initiatives and initiatives in existence as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act, as appropriate, to 
provide technical assistance and expertise on electrical 
grid and energy efficiency improvements in India for the 
following purposes: 
(1) Expanding and improving the reliability, 
flexibility, and resilience of the electrical grid to 
reach all regions and populations. 
(2) Developing microgrids or distributed energy 
resources in areas in which connection to the larger 
electrical grid is challenging. 
(3) Increasing the optimal integration of renew-
able energy into the electrical grid. 
(4) Enhancing the interconnectivity of electrical 
grids across States of India. 
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(5) Boosting the energy storage capacity of the 
electrical grid. 
(6) Developing standards for clean energy tech-
nologies, smart buildings, and data centers. 
(7) Increasing deployment of smart meters and 
other energy efficiency technology. 
(8) Increasing the energy efficiency of build-
ings, appliances, and the industrial sector. 
(9) Improving pollution controls and the effi-
ciency of fossil fuel electric generating units. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
(c) UNITED STATES-INDIA CLIMATE AND CLEAN EN-
ERGY PARTNERSHIP.—All initiatives established or con-
tinued under the authorities of this section shall be part 
of the United States-India Climate and Clean Energy 
Partnership. 
SEC. 11. INITIATIVES FOR GENERATION OF NEW RENEW-
ABLE ENERGY IN INDIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with the Administrator and the Secretary of Energy, and 
with the approval of the Government of India, shall sup-
port initiatives, including new initiatives and initiatives in 
existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act, as 
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appropriate, to develop new renewable energy generation 
capacity in India. 
(b) SELECTION OF INITIATIVES.—In selecting initia-
tives to support under subsection (a), the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, and in coordi-
nation with the Administrator, shall take into account the 
priorities of the Government of India, including such gov-
ernment’s target of installing 450 gigawatts of renewable 
energy capacity by 2030 and related goals established by 
the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution of India 
to the Paris Agreement, done at Paris December 12, 
2015. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
(d) UNITED STATES-INDIA CLIMATE
AND CLEAN 
ENERGY PARTNERSHIP.—All initiatives established or 
continued under the authorities of this section shall be 
part of the United States-India Climate and Clean Energy 
Partnership. 
SEC. 12. REPORT ON PROMOTION OF STATE-STATE CLEAN 
ENERGY COOPERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordi-
nation with the Administrator and the Secretary of En-
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