Congress 109 - HR 2730 - United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act

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Alternative energy sources Collection of accounts Commercialization Department of Energy Economics and Public Finance Energy Energy efficiency Energy research Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to research Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork International Affairs International cooperation in science Israel Joint ventures Middle East and North Africa Research and development Research grants Science, Technology, Communications

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United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the United States-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD), or the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), to establish a grant program for joint ventures, composed of both Israeli and U.S. private business entities or of U.S. and Israeli academic persons, to implement projects to encourage cooperation between the United States and Israel on research, development, or commercialization of alternative energy, improved energy efficiency, or renewable energy sources.

Directs the Secretary to implement this Act through existing programs at the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

Establishes in the Department of Energy an International Energy Advisory Board to advise the Secretary on the grant program and grant recipients.

Authorizes the Secretary to expend not more than $20 million to implement this Act for each of FY2006-2012 from funds previously authorized to the Office.

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Jul 27, 2006

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 26, 2006

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 26, 2006

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 26, 2006

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5874-5875)
Jul 26, 2006

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5874-5875)
Jul 26, 2006

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2730.
Jul 26, 2006

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5874-5878)
Jul 26, 2006

Mr. Shadegg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 29, 2006

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 305.
Jun 29, 2006

Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 109-543.
Jun 20, 2006

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jun 20, 2006

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 3, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
May 26, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 26, 2005

Introduced in House

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