§17351. Definitions — Inbound Citations
42 U.S.C. § 17351
Cited by 82 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to §17351(1)
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(ii) fully or partially by an electric motor powered by a fuel cell, a battery, or an off-board source of electricity; and
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(4) To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary an application for the grant in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary, in consultation with the advisory board established under paragraph (5).
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(B) The advisory board established under subparagraph (A) shall be composed of 3 members, to be appointed by the Secretary, of whom—(i) 1 shall be a representative of the Federal Government;(ii) 1 shall be selected from a list of nominees provided by the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation; and(iii) 1 shall be selected from a list of nominees provided by the United States-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation.
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(2) The Foundation shall be governed by a Board of Directors in accordance with subsection (c).
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(2) The Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed by the Board, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be a recognized leader in clean and efficient energy technologies and climate change and shall have experience in energy security, business, or foreign policy, chosen on the basis of a rigorous search.
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(3) The Chief Executive Officer shall report to, and be under the direct authority of, the Board.
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(D) In consultation and with approval of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall appoint all officers of the Foundation.
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(1) There shall be in the Foundation a Board of Directors.
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(2) The Board shall perform the functions specified to be carried out by the Board in this part and may prescribe, amend, and repeal bylaws, rules, regulations, and procedures governing the manner in which the business of the Foundation may be conducted and in which the powers granted to it by law may be exercised.
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(3) The Board shall consist of—(A) the Secretary of State (or the Secretary’s designee), the Secretary of Energy (or the Secretary’s designee), and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (or the Administrator’s designee); and(B) four other individuals with relevant experience in matters relating to energy security (such as individuals who represent institutions of energy policy, business organizations, foreign policy organizations, or other relevant organizations) who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, of whom—(i) one individual shall be appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives;(ii) one individual shall be appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;(iii) one individual shall be appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the Majority Leader of the Senate; and(iv) one individual shall be appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
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(4) The Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the Board.
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(A) Each member of the Board described in paragraph (3)(A) shall serve for a term that is concurrent with the term of service of the individual’s position as an officer within the other Federal department or agency.
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(B) Each member of the Board described in paragraph (3)(B) shall be appointed for a term of 3 years and may be reappointed for a term of an additional 3 years.
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(C) A vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
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(D) A vacancy in the Board may be filled with an appointment of an acting member by the Chairperson of the Board for up to 1 year while a nominee is named and awaits confirmation in accordance with paragraph (3)(B).
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(7) A majority of the members of the Board described in paragraph (3) shall constitute a quorum, which, except with respect to a meeting of the Board during the 135-day period beginning on December 19, 2007, shall include at least 1 member of the Board described in paragraph (3)(B).
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(8) The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairperson, who shall call a meeting no less than once a year.
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(i) A member of the Board described in paragraph (3)(A) may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of the member’s service on the Board.
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(ii) Each such member of the Board shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5.
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(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), a member of the Board described in paragraph (3)(B)—(I) shall be paid compensation out of funds made available for the purposes of this part at the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under section 5332 of title 5 for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the actual performance of duties as a member of the Board; and(II) while away from the member’s home or regular place of business on necessary travel in the actual performance of duties as a member of the Board, shall be paid per diem, travel, and transportation expenses in the same manner as is provided under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5.
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(I) shall be paid compensation out of funds made available for the purposes of this part at the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under section 5332 of title 5 for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the actual performance of duties as a member of the Board; and
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(II) while away from the member’s home or regular place of business on necessary travel in the actual performance of duties as a member of the Board, shall be paid per diem, travel, and transportation expenses in the same manner as is provided under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5.
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(ii) A member of the Board may not be paid compensation under clause (i)(II) for more than 90 days in any calendar year.
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(2) a description of the Board’s policy priorities for the year and the basis upon which competitive grant proposals were solicited and awarded to nongovernmental institutions and other organizations;
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(A) the number of Foundation employees and the cost of compensation for Board members, Foundation employees, and personal service contractors;
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(C) total travel expenses incurred by Board members and Foundation employees in connection with Foundation activities; and
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(2) In carrying out the responsibilities under this subsection, the Inspector General shall report to and be under the general supervision of the Board.
Citations to §17351(2)
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(1) There shall be in the Foundation a Chief Executive Officer who shall be responsible for the management of the Foundation.
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(2) The Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed by the Board, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be a recognized leader in clean and efficient energy technologies and climate change and shall have experience in energy security, business, or foreign policy, chosen on the basis of a rigorous search.
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(3) The Chief Executive Officer shall report to, and be under the direct authority of, the Board.
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(A) The Chief Executive Officer shall be compensated at the rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5.
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(C) The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for the management of the Foundation and shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Foundation.
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(D) In consultation and with approval of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall appoint all officers of the Foundation.
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(4) The Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the Board.
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(a) Upon request of the Chief Executive Officer, the head of an agency may detail any employee of such agency to the Foundation on a reimbursable basis. Any employee so detailed remains, for the purpose of preserving such employee’s allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits, an employee of the agency from which detailed.
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(d) The Chief Executive Officer may fix the rate of basic pay of employees of the Foundation without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 of title 5 (relating to the classification of positions), subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating to General Schedule pay rates), except that no employee of the Foundation may receive a rate of basic pay that exceeds the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title.
Citations to §17351(3)
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(A) the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation; and
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(B) the United States-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation;
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(B) significant contributions to the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency through the established programs of the United States-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation and the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation;
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(11) the National Science Foundation of the United States, to the extent consistent with the National Science Foundation’s mission, should collaborate with the Israel Science Foundation and the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation;
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(A) acknowledges the achievements and importance of the Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation and the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation; and
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(B) supports continued multiyear funding to ensure the continuity of the programs of the foundations specified in subparagraph (A); and
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(H) natural gas energy, including conventional and unconventional natural gas technologies and other associated technologies, and natural gas projects conducted by or in conjunction with the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation and the United States-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation; and
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(ii) 1 shall be selected from a list of nominees provided by the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation; and
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(iii) 1 shall be selected from a list of nominees provided by the United States-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation.
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(1) There is established in the executive branch a foundation to be known as the “International Clean Energy Foundation” that shall be responsible for carrying out the provisions of this part. The Foundation shall be a government corporation, as defined in section 103 of title 5.
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(2) The Foundation shall be governed by a Board of Directors in accordance with subsection (c).
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(3) It is the intent of Congress, in establishing the structure of the Foundation set forth in this subsection, to create an entity that serves the long-term foreign policy and energy security goals of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.
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(1) There shall be in the Foundation a Chief Executive Officer who shall be responsible for the management of the Foundation.
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(C) The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for the management of the Foundation and shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Foundation.
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(D) In consultation and with approval of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall appoint all officers of the Foundation.
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(1) There shall be in the Foundation a Board of Directors.
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(2) The Board shall perform the functions specified to be carried out by the Board in this part and may prescribe, amend, and repeal bylaws, rules, regulations, and procedures governing the manner in which the business of the Foundation may be conducted and in which the powers granted to it by law may be exercised.
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(4) The Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the Board.
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The Foundation shall—
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(a) Not later than March 31, 2008, and each March 31 thereafter, the Foundation shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of this part during the prior fiscal year.
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(1) the total financial resources available to the Foundation during the year, including appropriated funds, the value and source of any gifts or donations accepted pursuant to section 17355(a)(6) of this title, and any other resources;
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(4) the total administrative and operating expenses of the Foundation for the year, as well as specific information on—(A) the number of Foundation employees and the cost of compensation for Board members, Foundation employees, and personal service contractors;(B) costs associated with securing the use of real property for carrying out the functions of the Foundation;(C) total travel expenses incurred by Board members and Foundation employees in connection with Foundation activities; and(D) total representational expenses.
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(A) the number of Foundation employees and the cost of compensation for Board members, Foundation employees, and personal service contractors;
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(B) costs associated with securing the use of real property for carrying out the functions of the Foundation;
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(C) total travel expenses incurred by Board members and Foundation employees in connection with Foundation activities; and
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(a) The Foundation—(1) shall have perpetual succession unless dissolved by a law enacted after December 19, 2007;(2) may adopt, alter, and use a seal, which shall be judicially noticed;(3) may make and perform such contracts, grants, and other agreements with any person or government however designated and wherever situated, as may be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Foundation;(4) may determine and prescribe the manner in which its obligations shall be incurred and its expenses allowed and paid, including expenses for representation;(5) may lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire, improve, and use such real property wherever situated, as may be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Foundation;(6) may accept money, funds, services, or property (real, personal, or mixed), tangible or intangible, made available by gift, bequest1 grant, or otherwise for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter from domestic or foreign private individuals, charities, nongovernmental organizations, corporations, or governments;(7) may use the United States mails in the same manner and on the same conditions as the executive departments;(8) may contract with individuals for personal services, who shall not be considered Federal employees for any provision of law administered by the Office of Personnel Management;(9) may hire or obtain passenger motor vehicles; and(10) shall have such other powers as may be necessary and incident to carrying out this part.
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(3) may make and perform such contracts, grants, and other agreements with any person or government however designated and wherever situated, as may be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Foundation;
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(5) may lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire, improve, and use such real property wherever situated, as may be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Foundation;
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(b) The Foundation shall maintain its principal office in the metropolitan area of Washington, District of Columbia.
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(1) The Foundation shall be subject to chapter 91 of subtitle VI of title 31, except that the Foundation shall not be authorized to issue obligations or offer obligations to the public.
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(1) The Inspector General of the Department of State shall serve as Inspector General of the Foundation, and, in acting in such capacity, may conduct reviews, investigations, and inspections of all aspects of the operations and activities of the Foundation.
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(A) The Foundation shall reimburse the Department of State for all expenses incurred by the Inspector General in connection with the Inspector General’s responsibilities under this subsection.
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(B) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 17357(a) of this title for a fiscal year, up to $500,000 is authorized to be made available to the Inspector General of the Department of State to conduct reviews, investigations, and inspections of operations and activities of the Foundation.
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(a) Upon request of the Chief Executive Officer, the head of an agency may detail any employee of such agency to the Foundation on a reimbursable basis. Any employee so detailed remains, for the purpose of preserving such employee’s allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits, an employee of the agency from which detailed.
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(1) An employee of an agency who is serving under a career or career conditional appointment (or the equivalent), and who, with the consent of the head of such agency, transfers to the Foundation, is entitled to be reemployed in such employee’s former position or a position of like seniority, status, and pay in such agency, if such employee—(A) is separated from the Foundation for any reason, other than misconduct, neglect of duty, or malfeasance; and(B) applies for reemployment not later than 90 days after the date of separation from the Foundation.
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(A) is separated from the Foundation for any reason, other than misconduct, neglect of duty, or malfeasance; and
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(B) applies for reemployment not later than 90 days after the date of separation from the Foundation.
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(c) Of persons employed by the Foundation, no more than 30 persons may be appointed, compensated, or removed without regard to the civil service laws and regulations.
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(d) The Chief Executive Officer may fix the rate of basic pay of employees of the Foundation without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 of title 5 (relating to the classification of positions), subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating to General Schedule pay rates), except that no employee of the Foundation may receive a rate of basic pay that exceeds the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title.
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(2) the term “detail” means the assignment or loan of an employee, without a change of position, from the agency by which such employee is employed to the Foundation.
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(1) The Foundation may allocate or transfer to any agency of the United States Government any of the funds available for carrying out this part. Such funds shall be available for obligation and expenditure for the purposes for which the funds were authorized, in accordance with authority granted in this part or under authority governing the activities of the United States Government agency to which such funds are allocated or transferred.
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(2) The Foundation shall notify the appropriate congressional committees not less than 15 days prior to an allocation or transfer of funds pursuant to paragraph (1).