http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_838.html?rev=10018 <p>S. 838 would authorize funding for eligible joint ventures between United States and Israeli businesses and academic persons, and it would establish the International Energy Advisory Board.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program for a joint venture comprising both Israeli and U.S. private business entities, or both Israeli academic persons (who reside and work in Israel) and U.S. academic persons, to engage in research, development, or commercialization of alternative energy, improved energy efficiency, or renewable energy sources.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary, in operating the grant program, to consult with either the Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD) or the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF).&lt;br&gt;</p> <p>Establishes in the Treasury as a revolving fund the Energy Research and Development Activities Fund.</p> <p>Establishes in the Department of Energy an International Energy Advisory Board to advise the Secretary on the grant program.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 9/17/2007: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 10018@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:43:12 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_838.html?rev=5812 <p>S. 838 would authorize funding for eligible joint ventures between United States and Israeli businesses and academic persons, and it would establish the International Energy Advisory Board.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program for a joint venture comprising both Israeli and U.S. private business entities, or both Israeli academic persons (who reside and work in Israel) and U.S. academic persons, to engage in research, development, or commercialization of alternative energy, improved energy efficiency, or renewable energy sources.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary, in operating the grant program, to consult with either the Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD) or the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF).&lt;br&gt;</p> <p>Establishes in the Treasury as a revolving fund the Energy Research and Development Activities Fund.</p> <p>Establishes in the Department of Energy an International Energy Advisory Board to advise the Secretary on the grant program.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 5/22/2007: Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Energy . Hearings held.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 5812@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:39:05 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_838.html?rev=5813 <p>S. 838 would authorize funding for eligible joint ventures between United States and Israeli businesses and academic persons, and it would establish the International Energy Advisory Board.</p> <h2 id="toc8"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program for a joint venture comprising both Israeli and U.S. private business entities, or both Israeli academic persons (who reside and work in Israel) and U.S. academic persons, to engage in research, development, or commercialization of alternative energy, improved energy efficiency, or renewable energy sources.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary, in operating the grant program, to consult with either the Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD) or the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF).&lt;br&gt;</p> <p>Establishes in the Treasury as a revolving fund the Energy Research and Development Activities Fund.</p> <p>Establishes in the Department of Energy an International Energy Advisory Board to advise the Secretary on the grant program.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc9"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 7/25/2007: Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc10"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc11"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 5813@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:39:05 EDT