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42 U.S. Code § 17336. Deployment of international clean and efficient energy technologies and investment in global energy markets
(a) Task Force
(1) Establishment
Not later than 90 days after December 19, 2007, the President shall establish a Task Force on International Cooperation for Clean and Efficient Energy Technologies (in this section referred to as the “Task Force”).
(2) CompositionThe Task Force shall be composed of representatives, appointed by the head of the respective Federal department or agency, of—
(A)
the Council on Environmental Quality;
(B)
the Department of Energy;
(C)
the Department of Commerce;
(D)
the Department of the Treasury;
(E)
the Department of State;
(F)
the Environmental Protection Agency;
(G)
the United States Agency for International Development;
(H)
the Export-Import Bank of the United States;
(I)
the United States International Development Finance Corporation;
(J)
the Trade and Development Agency;
(K)
the Small Business Administration;
(L)
the Office of the United States Trade Representative; and
(M)
other Federal departments and agencies, as determined by the President.
(3) Chairperson
The President shall designate a Chairperson or Co-Chairpersons of the Task Force.
(4) DutiesThe Task Force—
(A)
shall develop and assist in the implementation of the strategy required under subsection (c); and
(B)
(i)
shall analyze technology, policy, and market opportunities for the development, demonstration, and deployment of clean and efficient energy technologies on an international basis; and
(ii)
shall examine relevant trade, tax, finance, international, and other policy issues to assess which policies, in the United States and in developing countries, would help open markets and improve the export of clean and efficient energy technologies from the United States.