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42 U.S.C. § 17355 — Establishment and management of Foundation
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**(a) Establishment**
(1) **In general** — 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section103&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Board of Directors** — The Foundation shall be governed by a Board of Directors in accordance with subsection (c).
(3) **Intent of Congress** — 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.
**(b) Chief Executive Officer**
(1) **In general** — There shall be in the Foundation a Chief Executive Officer who shall be responsible for the management of the Foundation.
(2) **Appointment** — 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.
(3) **Relationship to Board** — The Chief Executive Officer shall report to, and be under the direct authority of, the Board.
(4) **Compensation and rank**
(A) *In general* — The Chief Executive Officer shall be compensated at the rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule under [section 5314 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5314&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) *Omitted*
(C) *Authorities and du
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**(a) Establishment**
(1) **In general** — 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section103&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Board of Directors** — The Foundation shall be governed by a Board of Directors in accordance with subsection (c).
(3) **Intent of Congress** — 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.
**(b) Chief Executive Officer**
(1) **In general** — There shall be in the Foundation a Chief Executive Officer who shall be responsible for the management of the Foundation.
(2) **Appointment** — 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.
(3) **Relationship to Board** — The Chief Executive Officer shall report to, and be under the direct authority of, the Board.
(4) **Compensation and rank**
(A) *In general* — The Chief Executive Officer shall be compensated at the rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule under [section 5314 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5314&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) *Omitted*
(C) *Authorities and duties* — 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.
(D) *Authority to appoint officers* — In consultation and with approval of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall appoint all officers of the Foundation.
**(c) Board of Directors**
(1) **Establishment** — There shall be in the Foundation a Board of Directors.
(2) **Duties** — 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.
(3) **Membership** — 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.
(4) **Chief Executive Officer** — The Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the Board.
(5) **Terms**
(A) *Officers of the Federal Government* — 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.
(B) *Other members* — 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.
(C) *Vacancies* — A vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
(D) *Acting members* — 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).
(6) **Chairperson** — There shall be a Chairperson of the Board. The Secretary of State (or the Secretary’s designee) shall serve as the Chairperson.
(7) **Quorum** — 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).
(8) **Meetings** — The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairperson, who shall call a meeting no less than once a year.
(9) **Compensation**
(A) *Officers of the Federal Government*
(i) *In general* — 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.
(ii) *Travel expenses* — 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.
(B) *Other members*
(i) *In general* — 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5332&num=0&edition=prelim) 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.
(ii) *Limitation* — 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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**(a) In general** To the maximum extent practicable, the Architect of the Capitol shall include energy efficiency and conservation measures, greenhouse gas emission reduction measures, and other appropriate environmental measures in the Capitol Complex Master Plan.
**(b) Report** Not later than 6 months after December 19, 2007, the Architect of the Capitol shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, a report on the energy efficiency and conservation measures, greenhouse gas emission reduction measures, and other appropriate environmental measures included in the Capitol Complex Master Plan pursuant to subsection (a).
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Level III of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):
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For the purpose of this title—
(1) “Government corporation” means a corporation owned or controlled by the Government of the United States; and
(2) “Government controlled corporation” does not include a corporation owned by the Government of the United States.
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**(a)**
(1) The General Schedule, the symbol for which is “GS”, is the basic pay schedule for positions to which this subchapter applies. Each employee to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule.
(2) The General Schedule is a schedule of annual rates of basic pay, consisting of 15 grades, designated “GS–1” through “GS–15”, consecutively, with 10 rates of pay for each such grade. The rates of pay of the General Schedule are adjusted in accordance with section 5303.
**(b)** When payment is made on the basis of an hourly, daily, weekly, or biweekly rate, the rate is computed from the appropriate annual rate of basic pay named by subsection (a) of this section in accordance with the rules prescribed by [section 5504(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5504/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 17354
1 So in original. A comma probably should appear.
private sector companies, by leveraging public
and private capital, technology, expertise, and
services towards innovative models that can
be instituted to reduce global greenhouse gas
emissions;
(4) create a repository of information on best
practices and lessons learned on the utiliza-
tion and implementation of clean and efficient
energy technologies and processes to be used
for future initiatives to tackle the climate
change crisis;
(5) be committed to minimizing administra-
tive costs and to maximizing the availability
of funds for grants under this part; and
(6) promote the use of American-made clean
and efficient energy technologies, processes,
and services by giving preference to entities
incorporated in the United States and whose
technology will be substantially manufactured
in the United States.
(Pub. L. 110–140, title IX, § 923, Dec. 19, 2007, 121
Stat. 1735.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec.
19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a
note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.
§ 17354. Annual report
(a) Report required
Not later than March 31, 2008, and each March
31 thereafter, the Foundation shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the implementation of this part during
the prior fiscal year.
(b) Contents
The report required by subsection (a) shall in-
clude—
(1) the total financial resources available to
the Foundation during the year, including ap-
propriated funds, the value and source of any
gifts or donations accepted pursuant to sec-
tion 17355(a)(6) of this title, and any other re-
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