Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 4.djvu/243

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PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 2979 Information Management System of the Department of Commerce, relating to the availability of clean coal technologies and the potential need for such technologies, particularly in developing countries and countries making the transition from nonmarket to market economies. (2) The Secretary, acting through the CCT Subgroup, shall assess and prioritize foreign markets that have the most potential for the export of clean coal technologies that are developed, manufactured, or controlled by United States firms. Such assessment shall include— (A) an analysis of the financing requirements for clean coal technology projects in foreign countries and whether such projects are dependent upon financial assistance from foreign countries or multilateral institutions; (B) the availability of other fiiel or energy resources that may be available to meet the energy requirements intended to be met by the clean coal technology projects; (C) the priority of environmental considerations in the selection of such projects; (D) the technical competence of those entities likely to be involved in the planning and operation of such projects; (E) an objective comparison of the environmental, energy, and economic performance of each clean coal technology relative to conventioneu technologies; (F) a list of United States vendors of clean coal technologies; and (G) answers to commonly asked questions about clean coal technologies. The Secretary, acting through the CCT Subgroup, shall make such information available to the House of Representatives and the Senate, and to the appropriate committees of each House of Congress, industry. Federal and international financing organizations, nongovernmental organizations, potential customers abroad, governments of countries where such clean coal technologies might be used, and such others as the CCT Subgroup considers appropriate, (f) REPORT.— Within 180 days after the Secretary submits the report to the Congress as required by section 409 of Public Law 101-549, the Secretary, acting through the CCT Subgroup, shall provide to the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, a plan which details actions to be taken in order to address those recommendations and findings made in the report submitted pursuant to section 409 of Public Law 101-549. As a part of the plan required by this subsection, the Secretary, acting through the CCT Subgroup, shall specificallv address the adequacy of financial assistance available trom Federal departments and agencies and international financing organizations to aid in the financing of prefeasibility and feasibility studies and projects that would use a clean coal technology in developing countries and countries making the transition from nonmarket to market economies. SEC. 1332. INNOVATIVE CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PRO- 42 USC 13362. GRAM. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— The Secretary, through the Agency for International Development, and in consultation with the other members of the CCT subgroup, shall establish a clean