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 103 STAT. 1230 PUBLIC LAW 101-167—NOV. 21, 1989 efficiency in all sectors of energy production and use, (ii) provide training and technical assistance to help energy producers and users identify cost-effective actions to improve energy efficiency, (iii) finance specific investments in energy efficiency in sill sectors of energy production and use, and (iv) improve local capabilities in the research, development, and sale of energy efficient technologies; (F) assistance in exploiting nonconventional renewable energy resources, including wind, solar, small-hydro, geo- thermal, and advanced biomass systems. This assistance should also promote efficient use of traditional biomass fuels through improved fuelwood management and improved methods of char- A? coal production; (G) expanding efforts to meet the energy needs of the rural poor through the methods described in subparagraphs (E) and (F). Specifically these efforts should promote improved effi- ciency in the use of biomass fuels for household energy, im- proved systems of fuelwood management, and the development of the nonconventional renewable energy systems described in subparagraph (F); (H) encouraging host countries to sponsor meetings with offi- cials from the United States utility sector who are leaders in energy efficiency and other United States experts to discuss the application of least-cost planning techniques; (I) developing a cadre of United States experts from industry, academia, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies capable of providing technical assistance to developing coun- tries concerning energy policy and planning, energy efficiency and renewable energy resources; (J) in cooperation with the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, the World Bank, and the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD, supporting research concerning the ways developing nations can meet their energy needs while minimizing global warming and how to meet those needs; and (K) strengthening the Agency for International Develop- ment's partnership with the Department of Energy in order to ensure that the Agency's energy efforts take full advantage of United States expertise and technology. (c) REPORTS AND AUTHORITIES. —(1) The Agency for International Development, in consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of State, and other appropriate agencies, shall submit to Congress no later than April 15, 1990, a report which (1) examines the potential contributions of developing countries to future global emissions of greenhouse gases under different economic growth scenarios, (2) estimates the relative con- tributions of those countries to global greenhouse gas emissions, and (3) identifies specific key countries which stand to contribute signifi- cantly to global greenhouse gas emissions, and in which actions to promote energy efficiency, reliance on renewable energy resources, and conservation of forest resources could significantly reduce emis- sions of greenhouse gases. This report should utilize existing data, including the models and methodologies already developed by the EPA for their report to Congress on policy options for stabilizing global climate. (2) Of the funds appropriated to carry out the provisions of sections 103 and 106 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as

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