,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bb1  
#bjae,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 one-half of 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        
7referred to in this paragraph as the   
,study7 doubled the mortality estimates 
for exposure to smoke from cookstoves1  
referred to as household air pollution1 
from #b1jjj1jjj to #d1jjj1jjj deaths    
annually1 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 ,more recently1 the ,world       
,health ,organization found that this   
type of household air pollution claimed 

#d1cjj1jjj lives in #bjab4 ,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 
#b 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 cooking fuel resources4 ,as    
nearby fuel supplies dwindle1 women are 
forced to go farther to find fuel to    
cook their families' meals4 ,in some    
areas1 such as conflict zones or refugee
 camps1 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 traditional         
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 the total global inventory1  
and mitigation in this sector represents
 a large potential public health and    
environmental 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   
invested more than #aad1jjj1jjj to the  
sector1 including approximately         
#gf1jjj1jjj in research1 #ca1jjj1jjj in 
field implementation activities1 and    
#g1jjj1jjj in financing1 through the    
first #e years of the ,alliance to help 
spur the adoption of clean cookstoves   
and fuels in #ajj1jjj1jjj households by 
#bjbj4 ,for the second #e years of the  
,alliance1 beginning with fiscal year   
#bjaf1 the ,united ,states ,government  
anticipates support of up to            
#age1jjj1jjj to the sector as follows3  
7,a7 #abe1jjj1jjj from the ,united      
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development4  7,b7 #cj1jjj1jjj from the
 ,department of ,health and ,human      
,services through the ,national         
,institutes of ,health4  7,c7 #e1jjj1jjj
 from the ,department of ,health and    
,human ,services through the ,centers   
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention4  
7,d7 #ae1jjj1jjj from the ,environmental
 ,protection ,agency4  7,e7 ,the        

,overseas ,private ,investment          
,corporation has renewed its commitment 
of up to #ej1jjj1jjj 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 may be provided to the 
clean cooking sector1 including by the  
,department of ,energy1 the ,department 
of ,agriculture1 the ,national ,oceanic 
and ,atmospheric ,administration1 the   
,national ,science ,foundation1 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   
#de1cjj1jjj commitment 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 ,from funds 
available to the ,department of ,state  
and the ,united ,states ,agency for     
,international ,development1 there are  
authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for fiscal years    
#bjaf through #bjbj 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 ,from funds      
available to the ,department of ,energy1
 there are authorized to be appropriated
 to the ,secretary of ,energy such sums 
as may be necessary for fiscal years    
#bjaf through #bjbj 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 ,from funds      
available to the ,national ,institutes  
of ,health1 there are authorized to be  
appropriated to the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services such sums  
as may be necessary for fiscal years    
#bjaf through #bjbj 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 ,from funds available to the
 ,centers for ,disease ,control and     
,prevention1 there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services such sums  
as may be necessary for fiscal years    
#bjaf through #bjbj 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 ,from funds available to the    
,environmental ,protection ,agency1     
there are authorized to be appropriated 
to the ,administrator of the            
,environmental ,protection ,agency such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal     
years #bjaf through #bjbj 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 ,from funds available to the
 ,national ,science ,foundation1 there  
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,director of the ,national ,science    
,foundation such sums as may be         
necessary for fiscal years #bjaf through
 #bjbj 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  
,from funds available to the ,department
 of ,agriculture1 there are authorized  
to be appropriated to the ,secretary of 
,agriculture such sums as may be        

necessary for fiscal years #bjaf through
 #bjbj 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 ,from funds
 available to the ,national ,oceanic and
 ,atmospheric ,administration 7referred 
to in this subsection as ,,noaa71 there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,administrator of ,,noaa such sums as  
may be necessary for fiscal years #bjaf 
through #bjbj 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 ,from funds available to the    
,peace ,corps1 there are authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,director of the 
,peace ,corps such sums as may be       
necessary for fiscal years #bjaf through
 #bjbj 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