PUBLIC LAW 101-218—DEC. 11, 1989 103 STAT. 1867 SEC. 7. RENEWABLE ENERGY EXPORTS. (a) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION; ACCESS TO FOREIGN MAR- KETS. — Section 256(c)(2)(D) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6276(c)(2)(D)) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by inserting after "commerce," the following: "and to potential end users, including other industry sectors in foreign countries such as health care, rural development, communications, and refrigeration, and others,"; and (2) in clause (ii), by striking "export opportunities" and insert- ing in lieu thereof "export and export financing opportunities". (b) AUTHORIZATION AND PROGRAM.— Section 256(d) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6276(d)) is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after "(d)"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(2) The interagency group shall establish a program to inform other countries of the benefits of policies that would allow small facilities which produce renewable energy to compete effectively with producers of energy from nonrenewable sources.". (c) REPORT, FUNCTIONS, AND AUTHORIZATIONS. —Section 256 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6276) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: "(e) The interagency working group established under subsection (d) shall annually report to Congress, describing the actions of each agency represented by a member of the working group taken during the previous fiscal year to achieve the purposes of such working group and of this section. Such report shall describe the exports of renewable energy technology that have occurred as a result of such agency actions. "(f)(1) The interagency working group shall— "(A) establish, in consultation with representatives of affected industries, a plan to increase United States exports of renew- able energy technologies, and include in such plan rec- ommended guidelines for agencies that are represented on the working group with respect to the financing of, or other actions they can take within their programs to promote, exports of such renewable energy technologies; "(B) develop, in consultation with representatives of affected industries, recommended administrative guidelines for Federal export loan programs to simplify application by firms seeking export assistance for renewable energy technologies from agen- cies implementing such programs; and "(C) recommend specific renewable energy technology mar- kets for primary emphasis by Federal export loan programs, development programs, and private sector assistance programs. "(2) The interagency working group shall include a description of the plan established under paragraph (1)(A) in no later than the second report submitted under subsection (e), and shall include in subsequent reports a description of any modifications to such plan and of the progress in implementing the plan. "(g) For purposes of this section, the term 'renewable energy' includes energy efficiency to the extent it is a part of a renewable energy system or technology. "(h) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for activities of the interagency working group established under subsection (d) not to exceed— "(1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1991; Health and medical care. Rural areas. Communications and tele- communications. Appropriation authorization.
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