Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1175
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2015-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Manufacturing
Product development and innovation
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-27
text: 

Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2015

 
 This bill requires the Department of Commerce to: (1) establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to ensure that U.S. clean energy technology firms have the information and assistance they need to be competitive and to create clean energy technology sector jobs; and (2) administer the Fund to promote policies that will reduce production costs and encourage innovation, investment, and productivity in the clean energy technology sector, and implement a national clean energy technology export strategy. The Fund must be administered through the International Trade Administration.
 
Clean energy technology includes technology related to the production, use, transmission, storage, control, or conservation of energy that will contribute to a stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations through reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of energy-related emissions and that will: (1) reduce the need for additional energy supplies by using existing supplies with greater efficiency or by transmitting, distributing, or transporting energy with greater effectiveness through U.S. infrastructure; or (2) diversify the sources of the energy supply to strengthen energy security and to increase supplies with a favorable balance of environmental effects if the entire technology system is considered.
 
Commerce must provide information, tools, and other assistance to U.S. businesses to promote clean energy technology manufacturing and facilitate the export of clean energy technology products and services. This assistance must be consistent with the National Export Initiative.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
action_date: 2015-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2015-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-27
text: Introduced in House