U.S.-Israel Energy Cooperation Act

H.R.1838
Introduced: 
March 29, 2007
110
First
March 30, 2007
Referred to House (sub)committee

90 cosponsors.

“A bill to authorize funding for eligible joint ventures between United States and Israeli businesses and academic persons, to establish the International Energy Advisory Board, and for other purposes.” Establishes an International Energy Advisory (IEA) Board in the Dept. of Energy comprised of one appointee of the Sec. of Energy, two Israeli citizens appointed by the Sec. of Energy after consultation with the Israeli government, and one appointee of the Sec. of Commerce. The IEA board sets criteria for grants and the amount of awards to be given in consultation with the Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation and the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation. Board members are compensated in travel expenses and given per diem but no salary. Eligible projects must “encourage cooperation between the United States and Israel on research, development, or commercialization of alternative energy, improved energy efficiency, or renewable energy sources.” They are to be carried out through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in the Dept. of Energy. Eligible for application are “a joint venture comprised of both Israeli and United States private business entities or a joint venture comprised of both Israeli academic persons (who reside and work in Israel) and United States academic persons.” The Congressional Budget Office estimates that implementing the bill will require $4m in 2008 and $35m from 2008-2012. Included in that amount is the board budget estimated at $1m annually. However, the CBO estimates that direct spending and revenues would not surpass $500,000 in any year.

See also: companion measure S. 838 on 3/12/07; similar measure H.R. 2229 on 5/9/07; and related measures H.R. 6 on 1/12/07, H.R. 3220 on 7/30/07, and H.R. 3221 on 7/30/07.

Sponsor/Cosponsors:

Gary Ackerman(D-)Tom Allen(D-ME)Joe Baca(D-CA)John Barrow(D-GA)Shelly Berkley(D-NV)Howard Berman(D-CA)Sanford Jr Bishop(D-GA)Earl Blumenauer(D-OR)Mary Bono(R-CA)Leonard Boswell(D-IA)Corrine Brown(D-FL)Henry Brown(R-SC)Ken Calvert(R-CA)Russ Carnahan(D-MO)Ben Chandler(D-KY)Stephen Cohen(D-TN)Joe Courtney(D-CT)Ander Crenshaw(R-FL)Joseph Crowley(D-)Susan Davis(D-CA)Lincoln Davis(D-TN)Geoff Davis(R-KY)David Davis(R-TN)Artur Davis(D-AL)Rosa Delauro(D-CT)Charlie Dent(R-PA)Lincoln Diaz-Balart(R-FL)Mike Doyle(D-PA)Eliot Engel(D-)Mike Ferguson(R-NJ)Vito Fossella(R-)Trent Franks(R-AZ)Jim Gerlach(R-PA)Gene Green(D-TX)Raul Grijalva(D-AZ)Jane Harman(D-CA)Alcee Hastings(D-FL)Brian Higgins(D-)Tim Holden(D-PA)Rush Holt(D-NJ)Mike Honda(D-CA)Steve Israel(D-)Stephanie Tubbs Jones(D-OH)Mark Kirk(R-IL)Ron Klein(D-FL)Jim Langevin(D-RI)Tom Lantos(D-CA)Steven Latourette(R-OH)John Lewis(D-GA)John Linder(R-GA)Carolyn Maloney(D-)Jim Marshall(D-GA)Doris Matsui(D-CA)Carolyn McCarthy(D-)Michael McCaul(R-TX)Patrick McHenry(R-NC)John McHugh(R-)Michael McNulty(D-)Charles Melancon(D-LA)Patrick Murphy(D-PA)Tim Murphy(R-PA)Jerrold Nadler(D-NY)Frank Pallone Jr(D-NJ)Bill Pascrell Jr(D-NJ)Mike Pence(R-IN)David Price(D-NC)Rick Renzi(R-AZ)Mike J. Rogers(R-MI)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen(R-FL)Mike Ross(D-AR)Steve Rothman(D-NJ)Lucille Roybal-Allard(D-CA)Ed Royce(R-CA)Linda Sanchez(D-CA)Loretta Sanchez(D-CA)Jan Schakowsky(D-IL)Allyson Schwartz(D-PA)David Scott(D-GA)John Shadegg(R-AZ)Christopher Shays(R-CT)Mark Souder(R-IN)Ellen Tauscher(D-CA)Bennie Thompson(D-MS)Debbie Wasserman-Shultz(D-FL)Diane Watson(D-CA)Henry Waxman(D-CA)Anthony Weiner(D-)Robert Wexler(D-FL)Albert Wynn(D-MD)

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