§13315 Data System and Energy Technology Evaluation

Summary

The Secretary of Commerce must build a detailed database and public information system, using the National Trade Data Bank and the Department’s Commercial Information Management System, to show what energy technologies foreign countries need and how competitive different renewable and energy‑saving technologies are. The Secretary must share this information with industry, federal and multilateral lenders, nongovernmental organizations, host‑country and donor officials, and others as needed. By June 1, 1993, and every two years after that, the Secretary must send Congress a report that evaluates energy and environmental technologies for foreign countries. The report must include: the specific energy needs of foreign countries; an inventory of U.S. technologies and services to meet those needs; an update on ongoing bilateral and multilateral programs that promote U.S. exports of renewable and energy‑efficiency products; and an evaluation with recommendations for programs that develop energy efficiency and the sustainable use of local renewable resources to reduce greenhouse gases.