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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Renewable Energy Market Access
Program Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Energy efficiency product.--The term ''energy
efficiency product'' means any product, technology, or
component of a product that--
(A) as compared with products, technologies, or
components of products being deployed at the time for
widespread commercial use in the country in which the
product, technology, or component will be used--
(i) substantially increases the energy
efficiency of buildings, industrial or
agricultural processes, or electricity
transmission, distribution, or end-use
consumption; or
(ii) substantially increases the energy
efficiency of the transportation system; and
(B) results in no significant incremental adverse
effects on public health or the environment.
(2) Renewable energy.--The term ''renewable energy'' means
energy generated by a renewable energy resource.
(3) Renewable energy product.--The term ''renewable energy
product'' means any product, technology, or component of a
product used in the development or production of renewable
energy.
(4) Renewable energy resource.--The term ''renewable energy
resource'' means solar, wind, ocean, tidal, or geothermal
energy, biofuel, biomass, hydropower, or hydrokinetic energy.
(5) Small- and medium-sized businesses.--The term ''small-
and medium-sized businesses'' means--
(A) small business concerns (as that term used in
section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632));
and
(B) businesses the Secretary of Commerce determines
to be small- or medium-sized, based on factors that
include the structure of the industry, the amount of
competition in the industry, the average size of
businesses in the industry, and costs and barriers
associated with entering the industry.

SEC. 3. COST-SHARING ASSISTANCE WITH RESPECT TO THE EXPORTATION OF
ENERGY EFFICIENCY PRODUCTS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTS.

(a) In General.--The Under Secretary for International Trade of the
Department of Commerce (in this section referred to as the ''Under
Secretary'') shall establish and carry out a program to provide cost-
sharing assistance to eligible organizations--
(1) to improve access to the markets of foreign countries
for energy efficiency products and renewable energy products
exported by small- and medium-sized businesses in the United
States; and
(2) to assist small- and medium-sized businesses in the
United States in obtaining services and other assistance with
respect to exporting energy efficiency products and renewable
energy products, including services and assistance available
from the Department of Commerce and other Federal agencies.
(b) Eligible Organizations.--An eligible organization is a
nonprofit trade association in the United States or a State or regional
organization that promotes the exportation and sale of energy
efficiency products or renewable energy products.
(c) Application Process.--An eligible organization shall submit an
application for cost-sharing assistance under subsection (a)--
(1) at such time and in such manner as the Under Secretary
may require; and
(2) that contains a plan that describes the activities the
organization plans to carry out using the cost-sharing
assistance provided under subsection (a).
(d) Awarding Cost-Sharing Assistance.--
(1) In general.--The Under Secretary shall establish a
process for granting applications for cost-sharing assistance
under subsection (a) that includes a competitive review
process.
(2) Priority for innovative ideas.--In awarding cost-
sharing assistance under subsection (a), the Under Secretary
shall give priority to an eligible organization that includes
in the plan of the organization submitted under subsection
(c)(2) innovative ideas for improving access to the markets of
foreign countries for energy efficiency products and renewable
energy products exported by small- and medium-sized businesses
in the United States.
(e) Level of Cost-Sharing Assistance.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Under
Secretary shall determine an appropriate percentage of the cost
of carrying out a plan submitted by an eligible organization
under subsection (c)(2) to be provided in the form of
assistance under this section.
(2) Limitation.--Assistance provided under this section may
not exceed 50 percent of the cost of carrying out the plan of
an eligible organization.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of
Energy, shall submit to Congress a report on the export promotion needs
of businesses in the United States that export energy efficiency
products or renewable energy products.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Commerce to carry out this Act--
(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
(2) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;
(3) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;
(4) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
(5) $19,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.
Renewable Energy Market Access Program Act - Directs the Under Secretary for International Trade of the Department of Commerce to establish and carry out a program to provide cost-sharing assistance to nonprofit trade associations in the United States or state or regional organizations that promote the exportation and sale of energy efficiency products or renewable energy products to: (1) improve access to the markets of foreign countries for energy efficiency products and renewable energy products exported by small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses; and (2) assist such businesses in obtaining services and other assistance, including from the Department of Commerce and other federal agencies, with respect to exporting such products.