Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§16341 Western Hemisphere Energy Cooperation

Title 42 › CHAPTER 149 — NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER IX — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT › Part H — International Cooperation › § 16341

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must run a program to promote energy cooperation with countries in the Western Hemisphere. The program must fund projects that increase energy supplies, make energy use more efficient, and help develop or share energy supply and efficiency technologies that benefit world energy markets. When possible, the Secretary must work with colleges and universities to test new technologies, solve technical problems, help make policies, and train policymakers. The law asks that schools serving minority students, like Hispanic-serving and part B institutions, be included. Congress authorized $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.

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Title 42, §16341

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(a)Program

The Secretary shall carry out a program to promote cooperation on energy issues with countries of the Western Hemisphere.

(b)Activities

Under the program, the Secretary shall fund activities to work with countries of the Western Hemisphere to—

(1)increase the production of energy supplies;

(2)improve energy efficiency; and

(3)assist in the development and transfer of energy supply and efficiency technologies that would have a beneficial impact on world energy markets.

(c)Participation by institutions of higher education

To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall carry out the program under this section with the participation of institutions of higher education so as to take advantage of the acceptance of institutions of higher education by countries of the Western Hemisphere as sources of unbiased technical and policy expertise when assisting the Secretary in— (1)

(2)resolving technical issues;

(3)working with those countries in the development of new policies; and

(4)training policymakers, particularly in the case of institutions of higher education that involve the participation of minority students, such as—

(A)Hispanic-serving institutions; and

(B)part B institutions.

(d)Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— (1)

(2)$13,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and

(3)$16,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 16341

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110