Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§17335 Actions by United States Trade and Development Agency

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 152— - ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VIII— - INTERNATIONAL ENERGY PROGRAMS › Part Part A— - Assistance To Promote Clean and Efficient Energy Technologies in Foreign Countries › § 17335

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director of the Trade and Development Agency must create or support policies that look for and fund projects using clean, efficient energy technologies, including trade and investment projects; push such technologies where they can cut greenhouse gas emissions the most; and hire and keep staff with expertise in clean, renewable, and efficient energy to find and review those opportunities. The President must include a description of these actions in the Agency’s annual report required under section 2421(d) of title 22.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §17335

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(a)The Director of the Trade and Development Agency shall establish or support policies that—

(1)proactively seek opportunities to fund projects that involve the utilization of clean and efficient energy technologies, including in trade capacity building and capital investment projects;

(2)where appropriate, advance the utilization of clean and efficient energy technologies, particularly to countries that have the potential for significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; and

(3)recruit and retain individuals with appropriate expertise or experience in clean, renewable, and efficient energy technologies to identify and evaluate opportunities for projects that involve clean and efficient energy technologies and services.

(b)The President shall include in the annual report on the activities of the Trade and Development Agency required under section 2421(d) of title 22 a description of the activities carried out to implement this section.

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Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 17335

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73