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 PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 2965 the Secretary of Commerce to an office of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service in the Caribbean Basin, for the sole purpose of providing information concerning domestic renewable energy and energy efidciency products, technologies, and industries to territories, foreign governments, industries, and other appropriate persons. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— T here are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the purposes of this section $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 and 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1995. SEC. 1211. INNOVATIVE RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TRANS- 42 USC 13316. PER PROGRAM. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. —The Secretary, through the Agency for International Development, and in consultation with the other members of the interagency working group established under section 256(d) of Energy Policy and Conservation Act (in this section referred to as the "interagency working group"), shall establish a renewable energy technology transfer program to carry out the purposes described in subsection (b). Within 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall enter into a written agreement to carry out this section. The agreement shall establish a procedure for resolving any disputes between the Secretary and the Administrator regarding the implementation of specific projects. With respect to countries not assisted by the Agency for International Development, the Secretary may enter into agreements with other appropriate Federal agencies. If the Secretary and the Administrator, or the Secretary and an agency described in the previous sentence, are unable to reach an agreement, each shall send a memorandum to the President outlining an appropriate agreement. Within 90 days after receipt of either memorandum, the President shall determine which version of the agreement shall be in effect. Any agreement entered into under t£us subsection shall be provided to the appropriate committees of the Congress and made available to the public. (b) PURPOSES OF THE PROGRAM. — The purposes of the technology transfer program under this section are to— (1) reduce the United States balance of trade deficit through the export of United States renewable energy technologies and technological expertise; (2) retain and create manufacturing and related service jobs in the United States; (3) encourage the export of United States renewable energy technologies, including services related thereto, to those countries that have a need for developmentally sound facilities to provide energy derived from renewable resources; (4) develop markets for United States renewable energy technologies to be utilized in meeting the energy and environmental requirements of foreign countries; (5) better ensure that United States participation in energy- related projects in foreign countries includes participation by United States firms as well as utilization of United States technologies that have been developed or demonstrated in the United States through publicly or privately funded demonstration programs;

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