text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Energy Technology 
  Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2011''.
  
  SEC. 2. CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING AND EXPORT ASSISTANCE 
                PROGRAM.
  
      (a) Definitions.--In this section:
              (1) Clean energy technology.--The term ``clean energy 
          technology'' means a technology related to the production, use, 
          transmission, storage, control, or conservation of energy that 
          is designed to--
                      (A) reduce the need for additional energy 
                  supplies--
                              (i) by using existing energy supplies with 
                          greater efficiency; or
                              (ii) by transmitting, distributing, or 
                          transporting energy with greater effectiveness 
                          through the infrastructure of the United 
                          States;
                      (B) diversify the sources of the energy supply of 
                  the United States to strengthen energy security and to 
                  increase supplies of energy with a favorable balance of 
                  environmental effects if the entire technology system 
                  is considered; or
                      (C) contribute to a stabilization of atmospheric 
                  greenhouse gas concentrations through reduction, 
                  avoidance, or long-term sequestration of energy-related 
                  emissions.
              (2) Small- and medium-sized businesses.--The term ``small- 
          and medium-sized businesses'' means businesses with not more 
          than 500 employees.
              (3) Under secretary.--The term ``Under Secretary'' means 
          the Under Secretary for International Trade of the Department 
          of Commerce.
      (b) Establishment.--The Secretary of Commerce shall establish a 
  Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Program, to 
  be carried out by the Under Secretary, for the purposes of--
              (1) promoting policies to reduce production costs and 
          encourage innovation, investment, and productivity among 
          businesses in the United States that produce or export clean 
          energy technologies or related services;
              (2) implementing a national strategy with respect to the 
          exportation of clean energy technologies and related services 
          from the United States; and
              (3) ensuring that businesses in the United States that 
          produce or export clean energy technologies or related 
          services, including suppliers of parts for the production of 
          clean energy technologies and engineering and design firms, 
          have the information and assistance necessary--
                      (A) to be competitive; and
                      (B) to create and maintain clean energy technology 
                  jobs in the United States.
      (c) Assistance.--
              (1) In general.--The Under Secretary shall, consistent with 
          the National Export Initiative (established by Executive Order 
          13534 (75 Fed. Reg. 12433)), provide information and other 
          assistance under the program established under subsection (b) 
          to businesses in the United States, particularly small- and 
          medium-sized businesses, to promote the production and 
          exportation of clean energy technologies and related services.
              (2) Types of assistance.--The assistance provided under 
          paragraph (1) shall include--
                      (A) analyzing and making recommendations with 
                  respect to policies to reduce production costs and 
                  encourage innovation, investment, and productivity 
                  among businesses in the United States that produce or 
                  export clean energy technologies or related services;
                      (B) providing information to businesses in the 
                  United States with respect to--
                              (i) the process of exporting clean energy 
                          technologies and related services to foreign 
                          countries;
                              (ii) opportunities for the exportation of 
                          such technologies and services to foreign 
                          countries;
                              (iii) tailoring their products and 
                          activities to the needs of specific markets in 
                          foreign countries; and
                              (iv) conducting business in foreign 
                          countries, including with respect to the 
                          financing, marketing, and assembly of exported 
                          products and other logistics with respect to 
                          those products; and
                      (C) assisting businesses in the United States in 
                  expressing their views and providing input with respect 
                  to any policy developments relating to the production 
                  or exportation of clean energy technologies or related 
                  services.
      (d) Reports to Congress.--
              (1) Report on implementation of program.--Not later than 
          180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 
          Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing how the 
          program established under subsection (b) will be used to--
                      (A) encourage the production and exportation of 
                  clean energy technologies and related services in the 
                  United States;
                      (B) encourage the creation and maintenance of clean 
                  energy technology jobs in the United States; and
                      (C) benefit small- and medium-sized businesses in 
                  the United States.
              (2) Report on effectiveness of program.--Not later than 
          January 1, 2015, the Under Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
          report on the program established under subsection (b) that 
          includes--
                      (A) an assessment of the extent to which the 
                  program has been successful--
                              (i) in analyzing and making recommendations 
                          with respect to policies to reduce production 
                          costs and encourage innovation, investment, and 
                          productivity among businesses in the United 
                          States that produce or export clean energy 
                          technologies or related services;
                              (ii) in increasing the competitiveness of 
                          businesses in the United States that export 
                          clean energy technologies or related services 
                          to foreign countries;
                              (iii) in assisting businesses in the United 
                          States, particularly small- and medium-sized 
                          businesses, in exporting clean energy 
                          technologies and related services;
                              (iv) in creating and maintaining clean 
                          energy technology jobs in the United States; 
                          and
                              (v) in assisting businesses in the United 
                          States in expressing their views and providing 
                          input with respect to any policy developments 
                          relating to the production or exportation of 
                          clean energy technologies or related services;
                      (B) detailed information with respect to the 
                  nature, location, and duration of any jobs created or 
                  maintained as a result of the program established under 
                  subsection (b) and a description of the methodology 
                  used by the Under Secretary to compile that 
                  information; and
                      (C) any recommendations with respect to continuing 
                  or improving the program.
target: Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Program, to be carried out by the Under Secretary for International Trade, to: (1) promote policies to reduce production costs and encourage innovation, investment, and productivity among businesses in the United States that produce or export clean energy technologies or related services; (2) implement a national strategy with respect to the exportation of such technologies and related services; and (3) ensure that such businesses, including suppliers of parts for the production of such technologies and engineering and design firms, have the information and assistance necessary to be competitive and to create and maintain clean energy technology jobs.
  
  Defines "clean energy technology" to means a technology related to the production, use, transmission, storage, control, or conservation of energy that is designed to: (1) reduce the need for additional energy supplies by using existing energy supplies with greater efficiency or by transmitting, distributing, or transporting energy with greater effectiveness; (2) diversify the sources of the energy supply of the United States to strengthen energy security and to increase supplies of energy with a favorable balance of environmental effects if the entire technology system is considered; or (3) contribute to a stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations through reduction, avoidance, or long-term sequestration of energy-related emissions.
  
  Requires the Under Secretary, consistent with the National Export Initiative, to provide information and other assistance under the Program to businesses, particularly businesses with no more than 500 employees, to promote the production and exportation of such technologies and related services.
feat_title: A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Program, and for other purposes.