§13315 Data System and Energy Technology Evaluation

Summary

The Secretary of Commerce, as a member of the interagency working group under section 6276, must build a detailed database and information system using the National Trade Data Bank and the Department’s Commercial Information Management System. The system must show what energy technologies foreign countries need and how competitive renewable and energy‑efficiency products are. The Secretary must share the information with industry, lending agencies, nongovernmental groups, foreign and donor officials, and others as needed. The Secretary must also send a full report to Congress by June 1, 1993, and every two years after that. The report must include: information on foreign countries’ specific energy needs; an inventory of U.S. technologies and services to meet those needs; an update on current bilateral and multilateral programs that promote U.S. exports of renewable and energy‑efficiency products; and an evaluation with recommendations on programs that improve energy efficiency and the use of local renewable resources to reduce greenhouse gas generation.