,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bajj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #aj1    
#bjad,ms4 ,collins 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,durbin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations   
,a ,,bill  ,to promote the use of clean 
cookstoves and fuels to save lives1     
improve livelihoods1 empower women1 and 
protect the environment by creating a   
thriving global market for clean and    
efficient household cooking solutions4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,clean ,cookstoves and ,fuels   
,support ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
makes the following findings3 7#a7      
,nearly half the world's population     
cooks their food over open fires or     
inefficient1 polluting1 and unsafe      
cookstoves using wood1 agricultural     
waste1 dung1 coal1 or other solid fuels4
 ,smoke from the use of these           
traditional cookstoves and open fires is
 associated with a number of chronic and

 acute diseases and injuries1 including 
respiratory illnesses such as pneumonia1
 heart disease1 and cancer1 with women  
and young children affected             
disproportionately4  7#b7 ,the ,global  
,burden of ,disease ,study #bjaj doubled
 the mortality estimates for exposure to
 smoke from cookstoves1 referred to as  
household air pollution1 from #b1jjj1jjj
 to #d1jjj1jjj deaths annually in the   
developing world1 which the ,study      
indicates is more than the deaths from  
malaria1 tuberculosis1 and ,,hiv_/,,aids
 combined4 ,the ,study attributes       
#c1ejj1jjj deaths to cookstoves smoke   
exposures indoors and #ejj1jjj deaths to
 the contribution of cookstoves to      
outdoor air pollution4 ,millions more   
are sickened from the toxic smoke and   
thousands suffer burns annually from    
open fires or unsafe cookstoves and     
fuels4 ,the ,study ranks household air  
pollution as the fourth worst overall   
health risk factor in the world and as  
the second worst health risk factor in  

the world for women and girls4          
,cookstove smoke exposures are          
particularly prominent in developing    
regions of ,asia and ,africa4  7#c7 ,the
 amount of biomass cooking fuel required
 each year can reach up to two tons per 
family4 ,where demand for local biomass 
outstrips the natural regrowth of       
resources1 local environmental          
degradation and loss of biodiversity    
often result4  7#d7 ,tremendous amounts 
of time1 a burden shouldered            
disproportionately by women and         
children1 is spent collecting and       
managing biomass cooking fuel resources4
 ,as nearby fuel supplies dwindle1 women
 are forced to go farther to find fuel  
to cook their families' meals4 ,in some 
regions1 women and girls risk rape and  
gender-based violence during the up to  
#bj hours per week they spend away from 
their communities gathering firewood4   
7#e7 ,recent studies show that black    
carbon created from biomass cookstoves  
significantly contributes to regional   

air pollution and climate change4 ,black
 carbon emissions from residential      
cookstoves in developing countries      
account for an estimated #ba percent of 
total global inventory1 and mitigation  
in this sector represents a large       
potential public health benefit4  7#f7  
,the ,global ,alliance for ,clean       
,cookstoves is an innovative            
public-private partnership hosted by the
 ,united ,nations ,foundation that was  
created to enable the adoption of clean 
and efficient stoves in #ajj1jjj1jjj    
homes by #bjbj4 ,the ,alliance works    
with public1 private1 and non-profit    
partners to overcome market barriers    
that currently impede the production1   
deployment1 and use of clean cookstoves 
and fuels in the developing world4  7#g7
 ,the ,united ,states ,government has   
committed a total of up to #abe1jjj1jjj 
to the sector1 including approximately  
#fj1jjj1jjj in research1 #ae1jjj1jjj in 
field implementation activities1 and up 
to #ej1jjj1jjj in financing1 through the

 first five years of the ,alliance to   
help spur the adoption of clean         
cookstoves and fuels in #ajj1jjj1jjj    
households by #bjbj as follows3 7,a7    
,the ,department of ,state has committed
 #a1jbj1jjj through fiscal year #bjae   
and the ,united ,states ,agency for     
,international ,development has         
committed #ah1djj1jjj through fiscal    
year #bjae4  7,b7 ,the ,department of   
,energy has committed #ac1bjj1jjj       
through fiscal year #bjaf4  7,c7 ,the   
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services has committed #ca1fij1jjj     
through the ,national ,institutes of    
,health through fiscal year #bjaf and   
#c1ijj1jjj through the ,centers for     
,disease ,control and ,prevention       
through fiscal year #bjae4  7,d7 ,the   
,environmental ,protection ,agency has  
committed #i1fgj1jjj through fiscal year
 #bjae4  7,e7 ,the ,national ,science   
,foundation has committed #a1bgj1jjj    
through fiscal year #bjae4  7,f7 ,the   
,overseas ,private ,investment          

,corporation has committed up to        
#ej1jjj1jjj through fiscal year #bjaf in
 debt financing or insurance that meet  
their credit and lending standards to   
support projects that provide clean1    
consistent1 and affordable access to    
energy and energy savings through the   
manufacture1 sale1 and purchase of      
cookstoves4  7#h7 ,this commitment      
targets a wide range of work1 including 
expanded research on cookstoves         
performance1 marketing1 and adoption2   
expanded research on the health1 climate
 and air quality benefits of clean      
cookstoves2 and expanded field efforts  
in ,kenya1 ,haiti1 ,bangladesh1 and     
,nigeria4  7#i7 ,additional ,federal    
support is being provided to the        
,alliance1 including by the ,department 
of ,agriculture1 the ,national ,oceanic 
and ,atmospheric ,administration1 and   
the ,peace ,corps4  7#aj7 ,the          
,millennium ,challenge ,corporation1 in 
#bjaj1 prior to the launch of the       
,alliance1 committed the largest        

stoves-related investment to date in    
,mongolia4 ,the commitment of           
#de1cjj1jjj focused on economic growth  
from energy efficiency and improved air 
quality4  #c4 ,advancement of ,global   
,alliance for ,clean ,cookstoves goal   
,the ,secretary of ,state1 in           
consultation with the ,administrator of 
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 
the ,secretary of ,energy1 the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 the ,administrator of the    
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development1 the        
,director of the ,national ,science     
,foundation1 the ,president of the      
,overseas ,private ,investment          
,corporation1 and the heads of other    
relevant ,federal agencies1 and in      
coordination with relevant international
 nongovernmental organizations and      
private and governmental entities1 shall
 work to advance the goals and work of  
the ,global ,alliance for ,clean        
,cookstoves1 including through-- 7#a7   

applied research and development to     
improve design1 lower costs1 promote    
technology adoption1 conduct health     
research and evaluation1 and develop    
global industry standards and testing   
protocols for cookstoves and fuels in   
order to help ensure minimum standards  
for efficiency and cleanliness are met2 
7#b7 diplomatic engagement to encourage 
a commercial market for clean cookstoves
 and fuels1 reduce trade barriers1      
promote consumer awareness1 improve     
access to large-scale carbon financing1 
and foster women-owned businesses along 
the entire business value chain2  7#c7  
international development projects to   
help build commercial businesses to     
manufacture1 market1 distribute1 sell1  
and service clean cookstoves and fuels2 
7#d7 development efforts related to     
refugee camps1 disaster relief1 and     
long-term humanitarian and empowerment  
programs aimed at assisting women and   
girls2 and  7#e7 financing or insurance 
to support projects that provide access 

to clean1 affordable energy and energy  
savings through the manufacture1 sale1  
and purchase of clean cookstoves and    
fuels4  #d4 ,authorizations of          
appropriations  7a7 ,department of      
,state and ,united ,states ,agency for  
,international ,development ,there are  
authorized to be appropriated out of    
funds available to the ,department of   
,state and the ,united ,states ,agency  
for ,international ,development such    
sums as may be necessary for fiscal     
years #bjad through #bjae to work with  
the ,global ,alliance for ,clean        
,cookstoves and foreign governments1    
including-- 7#a7 to engage in a wide    
range of diplomatic activities1         
including with countries across the     
globe and with ,united ,states embassies
 abroad1 to support ,alliance activities
 and the clean cookstoves and fuels     
sector1 and to continue the clean       
cooking initiative under the ,climate   
and ,clean ,air ,coalition to reduce    
emissions of short-lived climate        

pollutants2  7#b7 to advance programs   
that support the adoption of affordable 
cookstoves that require less fuel to    
meet household energy needs and release 
fewer pollutants1 as a means to improve 
health1 reduce environmental            
degradation1 mitigate climate change1   
foster economic growth1 and empower     
women2 and  7#c7 to carry out other     
activities under this ,act4  7b7        
,department of ,energy ,there are       
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,secretary of ,energy out of funds      
available to the ,department of ,energy 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
 years #bjad through #bjaf to work with 
the ,global ,alliance for ,clean        
,cookstoves1 including-- 7#a7 to conduct
 research to spur development of        
low-cost1 low-emission1 high-efficiency 
cookstoves through research in areas    
such as combustion1 heat transfer1 and  
materials development2  7#b7 to conduct 
research to spur development of         
low-emission1 high-efficiency biomass   

fuels2  7#c7 to support innovative small
 businesses in the ,united ,states that 
are developing advanced cookstoves and  
improved cookstove assessment devices2  
and  7#d7 to carry out other activities 
under this ,act4  7c7 ,national         
,institutes of ,health ,there are       
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services out of funds available to the 
,national ,institutes of ,health such   
sums as may be necessary for fiscal     
years #bjad through #bjaf for the       
,national ,institutes of ,health to work
 with the ,global ,alliance for ,clean  
,cookstoves1 including-- 7#a7 to support
 health research and training to improve
 the health and lives of those at risk  
from household burning of solid fuels1  
including-- 7,a7 dedicated resources for
 research on household air pollution to 
ensure adoption of life-saving          
interventions and policy formulation2   
and  7,b7 regional network research and 
training hubs in global environmental   

health and occupational health with a   
household air pollution focus2 and  7#b7
 to carry out other activities under    
this ,act4  7d7 ,centers for ,disease   
,control and ,prevention ,there are     
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services out of funds available to the 
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention such sums as may be         
necessary for fiscal years #bjad through
 #bjae for the ,centers for ,disease    
,control and ,prevention to work with   
the ,global ,alliance for ,clean        
,cookstoves1 including-- 7#a7 to        
evaluate cookstove and fuel programs to 
better understand their public health   
benefits and key determinants of        
adoption2  7#b7 to promote a better     
understanding of the relationship       
between human exposures and health      
outcomes from the use of traditional    
cookstoves and open fires2 and  7#c7 to 
carry out other activities under this   
,act4  7e7 ,environmental ,protection   

,agency ,there are authorized to be     
appropriated to the ,administrator of   
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency  
out of funds available to the           
,environmental ,protection ,agency such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal     
years #bjad through #bjae for the       
,environmental ,protection ,agency to   
work with the ,global ,alliance for     
,clean ,cookstoves1 including-- 7#a7 to 
conduct cookstove and fuel testing and  
evaluation in the lab and field1        
including evaluation of fuel efficiency 
and air pollutant emissions that affect 
human health and the environment1 and to
 develop international standards        
regarding fuel use1 emissions1 and      
safety of cookstoves and fuels2  7#b7 to
 conduct climate1 health1 and air       
quality research1 including with ,united
 ,states institutions of higher         
education1 on the air quality and       
climatic benefits of interventions for  
cookstoves and residential burning1 and 
to continue the cookstoves initiative   

under the ,climate and ,clean ,air      
,coalition to reduce emissions of       
short-lived climate pollutants2 and     
7#c7 to carry out other activities under
 this ,act4  7f7 ,national ,science     
,foundation ,there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the ,director of the    
,national ,science ,foundation out of   
funds available to the ,national        
,science ,foundation such sums as may be
 necessary for fiscal years #bjad       
through #bjae for the ,national ,science
 ,foundation to work with the ,global   
,alliance for ,clean ,cookstoves1       
including-- 7#a7 to support research    
related to the climate1 air quality1 and
 health benefits of the adoption of     
clean cookstoves and fuels2 and  7#b7 to
 carry out other activities under this  
,act4  7g7 ,department of ,agriculture  
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 to the ,secretary of the ,department of
 ,agriculture out of funds available to 
the ,department of ,agriculture such    
sums as may be necessary for fiscal     

years #bjad through #bjae for the       
,department of ,agriculture to work with
 the ,global ,alliance for ,clean       
,cookstoves1 including-- 7#a7 to provide
 technical expertise on policy questions
 facing the cookstoves sector and to    
help align the ,alliance with ongoing   
international efforts that promote the  
sustainable production and use of clean 
burning biomass cooking fuels1 to       
optimize natural resource conservation  
and agricultural productivity2 and  7#b7
 to carry out other activities under    
this ,act4  7h7 ,national ,oceanic and  
,atmospheric ,administration ,there are 
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration       
7,,noaa7 out of funds available to      
,,noaa such sums as may be necessary for
 fiscal years #bjad through #bjae for   
,,noaa to work with the ,global         
,alliance for ,clean ,cookstoves1       
including-- 7#a7 to partner with        
scientists in other countries to monitor

 global black carbon emissions and      
assess climate impacts and benefits of  
switching to clean cookstoves2 and  7#b7
 to carry out other activities under    
this ,act4  7i7 ,peace ,corps ,there are
 authorized to be appropriated to the   
,director of the ,peace ,corps out of   
funds available to the ,peace ,corps    
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
 years #bjad through #bjae for the      
,peace ,corps to work with the ,global  
,alliance for ,clean ,cookstoves1       
including-- 7#a7 to train community     
members to select1 construct1 and       
maintain clean cookstoves and fuels1    
provide ongoing support to sustain their
 use1 and help families1 schools1 and   
others access grants to lower the cost2 
and  7#b7 to carry out other activities 
under this ,act4  7j7 ,future years     
funding ,it is the sense of ,congress   
that the departments and agencies       
referenced in this section should be    
provided sufficient funding in future   
fiscal years to fund commitments related

 to work with the ,global ,alliance for 
,clean ,cookstoves4