Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 86 — Climate Change Technology Deployment in Developing Countries
§ 7906. Technology demonstration projects
Statutory text
In general
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall promote the adoption of technologies and practices that reduce greenhouse gas intensity in developing countries in accordance with this section.
Demonstration projects
In general
The Secretaries and the Administrator shall plan, coordinate, and carry out, or provide assistance for the planning, coordination, or carrying out of, demonstration projects under this section in at least 10 eligible countries, as determined by the Secretaries and the Administrator.
Eligibility
A country shall be eligible for assistance under this subsection if the Secretaries and the Administrator determine that the country has demonstrated a commitment to—
just governance, including—
promoting the rule of law;
respecting human and civil rights;
protecting private property rights; and
combating corruption; and
economic freedom, including economic policies that—
encourage citizens and firms to participate in global trade and international capital markets;
promote private sector growth and the sustainable management of natural resources; and
strengthen market forces in the economy.
Selection
In determining which eligible countries to provide assistance to under paragraph (1), the Secretaries and the Administrator shall consider—
the opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas intensity in the eligible country; and
the opportunity to generate economic growth in the eligible country.
Types of projects
Demonstration projects under this section may include—
coal gasification, coal liquefaction, and clean coal projects;
carbon sequestration projects;
cogeneration technology initiatives;
renewable projects; and
lower emission transportation.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
International Development and Finance Act of 1989
Pub. L. 101–240 title VII § 736 · 103 Stat. 2492
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 7906
(Pub. L. 101–240, title VII, § 736, as added Pub. L. 109–58, title XVI, § 1611, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 1116.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 101–240, title VII, § 736, as added Pub. L. 109–58, title XVI, § 1611, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 1116.)
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective , except as otherwise provided, see section 739 of Pub. L. 101–240, set out as a note under section 7901 of this title.
Credits
(Pub. L. 101–240, title VII, § 736, as added Pub. L. 109–58, title XVI, § 1611, , 119 Stat. 1116.)