I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2420 
To declare United States policy on international climate cooperation, to au-
thorize assistance to promote clean and efficient energy technologies 
in foreign countries, and to establish the International Clean Energy 
Foundation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2007 
Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. 
MEEKS of New York, Mr. SIRES, Ms. WATSON, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. 
BERMAN, 
Mr. 
CROWLEY, 
Mr. 
WEXLER, 
Mr. 
ENGEL, 
Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. 
MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. CARNAHAN, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of Cali-
fornia, Mr. WU, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 
Texas, and Ms. GIFFORDS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To declare United States policy on international climate co-
operation, to authorize assistance to promote clean and 
efficient energy technologies in foreign countries, and 
to establish the International Clean Energy Foundation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘International Climate Cooperation Re-engagement Act of 
2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—UNITED STATES POLICY ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE 
Sec. 101. Congressional findings. 
Sec. 102. Congressional statement of policy. 
Sec. 103. Office on Global Climate Change. 
TITLE II—ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE CLEAN AND EFFICIENT 
ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
Sec. 201. Congressional findings. 
Sec. 202. United States assistance for developing countries. 
Sec. 203. United States exports and outreach programs for India and China. 
Sec. 204. United States trade missions to encourage private sector trade and 
investment. 
Sec. 205. Actions by Overseas Private Investment Corporation. 
Sec. 206. Actions by United States Trade and Development Agency. 
Sec. 207. Global Climate Change Exchange program. 
Sec. 208. Interagency Working Group to support a Clean Energy Technology 
Exports Initiative. 
TITLE III—INTERNATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY FOUNDATION 
Sec. 301. Definitions. 
Sec. 302. Establishment and management of Foundation. 
Sec. 303. Duties of foundation. 
Sec. 304. Annual report. 
Sec. 305. Powers of the foundation; related provisions. 
Sec. 306. General personnel authorities. 
Sec. 307. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
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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— 
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(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. 
TITLE I—UNITED STATES POL-
ICY 
ON 
GLOBAL 
CLIMATE 
CHANGE 
SEC. 101. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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(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. 
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