; (D) to align energy-related regulations to reduce the burden on energy companies conducting trans-border activities and to align regulations and standards in the appropriate sectors; (E) to streamline the United States presidential permitting process to ensure that requirements are consistently implemented by having a fair and reliable process for obtaining presidential permits for trans-border energy infrastructure projects; (F) to implement processes for cross-border movement of equipment and workers to avoid delays in business and trade transactions; and (G) to involve States of the United States, states of Mexico, and provinces of Canada in efforts to advance North American energy integration. (3) Loans and loan guarantees (A) Establishment In implementing cooperative agreements with the governments of Mexico and Canada entered into under this subsection, the Secretary of Energy shall establish a program under which the Secretary may provide loans and loan guarantees to support projects relating to the research, development, and commercialization of covered energy sources. (B) Eligible projects A project is eligible for a loan or loan guarantee under subparagraph (A) if the project— (i) addresses a requirement relating to improvement of covered energy sources, as determined by the Secretary of Energy; and (ii) is a joint venture between— (I) (aa) a for-profit business entity, institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) )), National Laboratory (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15801 )), or nonprofit entity in the United States; and (bb) a for-profit business entity, institution of higher education, or nonprofit entity in Mexico or Canada