42 U.S.C. § 17337
Congress finds that-
In implementing the agreement entitled the "Agreement between the Department of Energy of the United States of America and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of Israel Concerning Energy Cooperation", dated February 1, 1996, the Secretary shall establish a grant program in accordance with the requirements of sections 16352 and 16353 of this title to support research, development, and commercialization of covered energy.
In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary may make grants to promote-
An applicant shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection if the project of the applicant-
To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary an application for the grant in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary, in consultation with the advisory board established under paragraph (5).
The Secretary shall establish an advisory board-
The advisory board established under subparagraph (A) shall be composed of 3 members, to be appointed by the Secretary, of whom-
Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, the Secretary may accept, retain, and use funds contributed by any person, government entity, or organization for purposes of carrying out this subsection-
Not later than 180 days after the date of completion of a project for which a grant is provided under this subsection, the grant recipient shall submit to the Secretary a report that contains-
Grants shall be awarded under this subsection only for projects that are considered to be unclassified by both the United States and Israel.
The Secretary, subject to the availability of appropriations, may enter into cooperative agreements supporting and enhancing dialogue and planning involving international partnerships between the Department, including National Laboratories of the Department, and the Government of Israel and its ministries, offices, and institutions.
The Secretary may not pay more than 50 percent of Federal share of the costs of implementing cooperative agreements entered into pursuant to paragraph (1).
If the Secretary enters into agreements authorized by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives that describes-
The Secretary may establish a joint United States-Israel Energy Center in the United States leveraging the experience, knowledge, and expertise of institutions of higher education and entities in the private sector, among others, in offshore energy development to further dialogue and collaboration to develop more robust academic cooperation in energy innovation technology and engineering, water science, technology transfer, and analysis of emerging geopolitical implications, crises and threats from foreign natural resource and energy acquisitions, and the development of domestic resources as a response.
The grant program and the advisory committee established under this section terminate on September 30, 2024.
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EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2014-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113-296, §12(a)(1), substituted "covered" for "renewable".Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 113-296, §12(a)(2), substituted "possible-" for "possible", designated remaining existing provisions as subpar. (A), and added subpar. (B). Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 113-296, §12(a)(3)(A), substituted "covered" for "renewable".Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 113-296, §12(a)(4)(A), substituted "covered" for "renewable". Subsec. (a)(8) to (16). Pub. L. 113-296, §12(a)(3)(B), (4) (B), (5), added pars. (8) to (16).Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 113-296, §12(b)(1), substituted "covered energy" for "renewable energy or energy efficiency". Subsec. (b)(2)(H), (I). Pub. L. 113-296, §12(b)(2), added subpars. (H) and (I).Subsec. (b)(3)(A). Pub. L. 113-296, §12(b)(3), substituted "covered" for "energy efficiency or renewable". Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113-296, §12(c)(1)(C), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (e).Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113-296, §12(c)(1)(A), (C), added subsec. (d) and struck out former subsec. (d) which related to authorization of appropriations.Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 113-296, §12(c)(1)(B), (D), redesignated subsec. (c) as (e) and substituted "September 30, 2024" for "the date that is 7 years after December 19, 2007".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110-140 set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.
- Advisory Committee
- The term "Advisory Committee" means the Green Building Advisory Committee established under section 484.1
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1 See References in Text note below.
- practices
- The term "practices" means design, financing, permitting, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance, and other practices that contribute to achieving zero-net-energy buildings or facilities.
- project
- The terms "federally assisted housing" and "project" mean-(A) a public housing project (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)] );(B) housing for which project-based assistance is provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f] ;(C) housing that is assisted under section 1701q of title 12;(D) housing that is assisted under section 1701q of title 12, as such section existed before November 28, 1990;(E) housing financed by a loan or mortgage insured under section 1715l(d)(3) of title 12 that bears interest at a rate determined under the proviso of section 1715l(d)(5) of title 12;(F) housing insured, assisted, or held by the Secretary or a State or State agency under section 1715z-1 of title 12;(G) housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)(2)], as in effect before October 1, 1983, that is assisted under a contract for assistance under such section; and(H) housing that is assisted under section 8013 1 of this title.