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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4640 

To promote a 21st century energy workforce, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 27, 2022 

Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Ms. SMITH) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To promote a 21st century energy workforce, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clean Energy Jobs 

5 Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) DISPLACED.—The term ‘‘displaced’’, with 

9 respect to an energy worker, means that the work10 er— 


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1 (A) previously worked in an energy-related 

2 industry; and 

3 (B) is a dislocated worker (as defined in 

4 section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Op5 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)). 

6 (2) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term 

7 ‘‘educational institution’’ means— 

8 (A) a State educational agency (as defined 

9 in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec10 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

11 7801)); 

12 (B) a local educational agency (as defined 

13 in that section); and 

14 (C) an institution of higher education. 

15 (3) ENERGY-RELATED INDUSTRY.—The term 

16 ‘‘energy-related industry’’ includes each of the fol17 lowing industries: 

18 (A) The energy efficiency industry. 

19 (B) The renewable energy industry. 

20 (C) The chemical manufacturing industry. 

21 (D) The utility industry. 

22 (E) The alternative fuels industry. 

23 (F) The pipeline industry. 

24 (G) The nuclear energy industry. 

25 (H) The oil and gas industry. 


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1 (I) The coal industry. 

2 (J) The manufacturing industry, with re3 spect to the manufacture of energy-related 

4 equipment. 

5 (4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

6 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ means— 

7 (A) an institution of higher education (as 

8 defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 

9 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); and 

10 (B) an institution of higher education de11 scribed in section 102(a)(1)(B) of that Act (20 

12 U.S.C. 1002(a)(1)(B)). 

13 (5) LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘labor 

14 organization’’ means— 

15 (A) a labor organization (as defined in sec16 tion 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 

17 U.S.C. 152)); and 

18 (B) any similar organization, labor union, 

19 or other entity, as determined to be appropriate 

20 by the Secretary. 

21 (6) LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

22 BOARD.—The term ‘‘local workforce development 

23 board’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘local 

24 board’’ in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 

25 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 


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1 (7) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

2 term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means— 

3 (A) a Hispanic-serving institution (as de4 fined in section 502(a) of the Higher Education 

5 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a))); 

6 (B) a Tribal College or University (as de7 fined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education 

8 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))); 

9 (C) an Alaska Native-serving institution 

10 (as defined in section 317(b) of the Higher 

11 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))); 

12 (D) a Native Hawaiian-serving institution 

13 (as defined in section 317(b) of the Higher 

14 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))); 

15 (E) a Predominantly Black Institution (as 

16 defined in section 318(b) of the Higher Edu17 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e(b))); 

18 (F) a Native American-serving, nontribal 

19 institution (as defined in section 319(b) of the 

20 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

21 1059f(b))); 

22 (G) an Asian American and Native Amer23 ican Pacific Islander-serving institution (as de24 fined in section 320(b) of the Higher Education 

25 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b))); and 


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1 (H) a Historically Black College or Univer2 sity that is a part B institution (as defined in 

3 section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 

4 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)). 

5 (8) PREAPPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The term 

6 ‘‘preapprenticeship program’’ means a program that 

7 prepares participants for, and articulates to, a reg8 istered apprenticeship program. 

9 (9) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.— 

10 The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship program’’ 

11 means an apprenticeship program registered with 

12 the Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment and 

13 Training Administration of the Department of 

14 Labor or a State apprenticeship agency recognized 

15 by the Office of Apprenticeship pursuant to the Act 

16 of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘Na17 tional Apprenticeship Act’’) (50 Stat. 664, chapter 

18 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 

19 (10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

20 means the Secretary of Energy. 

21 (11) STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

22 BOARD.—The term ‘‘State workforce development 

23 board’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘State 

24 board’’ in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 

25 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 


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1 (12) UNDERREPRESENTED GROUP.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘underrep3 resented group’’ means a subset of the general 

4 population of the United States the representa5 tion of which within the workforce of an energy6 related industry, measured as a percentage of 

7 the total workforce within that industry, is 

8 lower than the representation of that subset 

9 within the general population of the United 

10 States, measured as a percentage of that gen11 eral population. 

12 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘underrep13 resented group’’ includes— 

14 (i) ethnic minorities; 

15 (ii) women; 

16 (iii) veterans; 

17 (iv) individuals with disabilities; 

18 (v) unemployed energy workers; and 

19 (vi) socioeconomically disadvantaged 

20 individuals. 

21 (13) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.— 

22 The term ‘‘workforce development program’’ has the 

23 meaning given the term in section 3 of the Work24 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

25 3102). 


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1 SEC. 3. ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in consulta3 tion with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 

4 Education, shall establish and carry out a comprehensive 

5 and nationwide program (referred to in this section as the 

6 ‘‘program’’) in accordance with this section to improve 

7 education and workforce development for jobs in energy8 related industries (including jobs in manufacturing, engi9 neering, construction, retrofitting, and research and devel10 opment in energy-related industries) to increase the num11 ber of skilled workers prepared to work in energy-related 

12 industries. 

13 (b) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program, 

15 the Secretary shall— 

16 (A) encourage underrepresented groups to 

17 enter into science, technology, engineering, and 

18 mathematics fields; 

19 (B) encourage educational institutions to 

20 provide students with mentors and equip stu21 dents with the skills, preparation, and technical 

22 expertise necessary to fill the employment op23 portunities vital to managing and operating en24 ergy-related industries; 

25 (C) provide internships, fellowships, 

26 traineeships, registered apprenticeships, and 


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1 employment through existing programs at the 

2 Department of Energy, including at National 

3 Laboratories; 

4 (D) provide research grants and technical 

5 assistance to institutions of higher education, 

6 with priority given to minority-serving institu7 tions; 

8 (E) provide students and other candidates 

9 for employment with the necessary skills and 

10 certifications for skilled, semiskilled, and highly 

11 skilled jobs in energy-related industries; 

12 (F) ensure that the program is in align13 ment with Department of Energy initiatives to 

14 ensure minority participation in the energy 

15 workforce; 

16 (G) engage with other programs and lab17 oratories in the Department of Energy that are 

18 carrying out the Minorities in Energy Initiative 

19 of the Department of Energy; and 

20 (H) to the maximum extent practicable— 

21 (i) collaborate with and support work22 force development programs to maximize 

23 the efficiency of the program; 


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1 (ii) collaborate with registered appren2 ticeship programs and preapprenticeship 

3 programs; and 

4 (iii) if requested by the Secretary of 

5 Labor, support the establishment of na6 tionally recognized certifications by the De7 partment of Labor in the energy-related 

8 industries described in subsection (j)(4). 

9 (2) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the program, 

10 the Secretary shall prioritize the education and 

11 training of underrepresented groups, including low12 income individuals, low-wage workers, and displaced 

13 workers, for jobs in energy-related industries. 

14 (c) DIRECT ASSISTANCE.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the program, 

16 the Secretary shall— 

17 (A) provide direct assistance (including fi18 nancial assistance awards, technical expertise, 

19 and guidance on internships) to educational in20 stitutions, local workforce development boards, 

21 State workforce development boards, nonprofit 

22 organizations, labor organizations, joint labor23 management organizations, registered appren24 ticeship programs, and preapprenticeship pro25 grams; or 


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1 (B) work within existing programs of the 

2 Department of Energy (including programs of 

3 the National Laboratories). 

4 (2) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall dis5 tribute direct assistance under paragraph (1)(A) in 

6 a manner that— 

7 (A) is proportional to the needs of, and de8 mand for jobs in, an energy-related industry; 

9 and 

10 (B) is consistent with the information ob11 tained under subsections (e)(3) and (j). 

12 (d) RESOURCE CENTER.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta14 tion with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 

15 of Education, shall establish an online resource cen16 ter to provide— 

17 (A) competency models and career maps 

18 for jobs in energy-related industries; and 

19 (B) a tool to map skills across— 

20 (i) different energy-related industries; 

21 and 

22 (ii) different jobs in energy-related in23 dustries. 

24 (2) PURPOSE.—The Secretary shall establish 

25 the online resource center described in paragraph 


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1 (1) to be a resource for educational institutions, 

2 local workforce development boards, State workforce 

3 development boards, nonprofit organizations, labor 

4 organizations, and registered apprenticeship pro5 grams that would like to develop and implement 

6 workforce development programs for the jobs de7 scribed in that paragraph. 

8 (3) COMPLEMENTARITY WITH EXISTING RE9 SOURCES.—In carrying out paragraph (1)— 

10 (A) the Secretary may draw from or com11 plement any existing resources of the Depart12 ment of Labor or the Department of Education, 

13 as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; 

14 and 

15 (B) if the Secretary and the Secretary of 

16 Labor or the Secretary of Education, as appli17 cable, agree, the appropriate Secretaries may— 

18 (i) integrate the online resource center 

19 established under that paragraph with any 

20 existing online resources of the Depart21 ment of Labor or the Department of Edu22 cation; or 

23 (ii) modify those existing online re24 sources to ensure complementarity between 


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1 those resources and the online resource 

2 center established under paragraph (1). 

3 (4) COMPLETE INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING

4 RESOURCES.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The online resource 

6 center described in paragraph (1) may be estab7 lished entirely through the modification of 1 or 

8 more existing online resources of the Depart9 ment of Labor or the Department of Education 

10 if— 

11 (i) the Secretary, in consultation with 

12 the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 

13 of Education, determines that the modi14 fication of 1 or more existing online re15 sources, rather than the establishment of a 

16 new online resource, would be an efficient 

17 and effective means of— 

18 (I) carrying out the purpose of 

19 the online resource center described in 

20 paragraph (2); and 

21 (II) providing the models, maps, 

22 and tool described in subparagraphs 

23 (A) and (B) of paragraph (1); and 

24 (ii) the Secretary of Labor or the Sec25 retary of Education, as applicable, agrees 


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1 to modify (or allows the Secretary to mod2 ify) the applicable online resources in a 

3 manner that carries out subclauses (I) and 

4 (II) of clause (i) to the satisfaction of the 

5 Secretary. 

6 (B) SUBSEQUENT ESTABLISHMENT OF

7 NEW RESOURCE.—If the Secretary, in consulta8 tion with the Secretary of Labor and the Sec9 retary of Education, determines at any time 

10 that it would be more appropriate to establish 

11 a new online resource center under paragraph 

12 (1), the Secretary may do so. 

13 (e) COLLABORATION AND REPORT.—In carrying out 

14 the program, the Secretary shall— 

15 (1) collaborate with educational institutions, 

16 local workforce development boards, State workforce 

17 development boards, nonprofit organizations, labor 

18 organizations, registered apprenticeship programs, 

19 and energy-related industries; 

20 (2) to facilitate the sharing of promising prac21 tices and approaches that best suit local, State, and 

22 national needs, encourage and foster collaboration, 

23 mentorship, and partnership between— 

24 (A) industry, local workforce development 

25 boards, State workforce development boards, 


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1 nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, 

2 and registered apprenticeship programs that 

3 provide effective workforce development pro4 grams for jobs in energy-related industries; and 

5 (B) educational institutions that seek to 

6 establish those programs; and 

7 (3) collaborate with the Commissioner of the 

8 Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Secretary of Labor, 

9 the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Com10 merce, the Director of the Bureau of the Census, 

11 and energy-related industries— 

12 (A) to develop a comprehensive and de13 tailed understanding of the workforce needs of, 

14 and job opportunities in, energy-related indus15 tries and labor organizations, by State and by 

16 region; and 

17 (B) to publish an annual report on job cre18 ation in the areas identified by the Secretary 

19 under subsection (j)(1)(A), including any areas 

20 identified pursuant to a periodic review carried 

21 out under subsection (j)(3) as being among 

22 those areas with the greatest demand for work23 ers. 

24 (f) GUIDELINES FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITU25 TIONS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in collabora2 tion with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary 

3 of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, and the Direc4 tor of the National Science Foundation, shall de5 velop and provide to educational institutions vol6 untary guidelines or promising practices for pro7 viding graduates with skills necessary for jobs in en8 ergy-related industries (including skills for manufac9 turing, engineering, construction, retrofitting, and 

10 research and development in energy-related indus11 tries). 

12 (2) INPUT FROM INDUSTRY AND LABOR ORGA13 NIZATIONS.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Sec14 retary shall solicit input from energy-related indus15 tries and labor organizations. 

16 (3) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION

17 INITIATIVES.—The voluntary guidelines or promising 

18 practices developed under paragraph (1) shall in19 clude grade-specific guidelines for teaching students, 

20 families, and communities about energy efficiency 

21 technology, manufacturing efficiency technology, 

22 community energy resiliency, and energy conserva23 tion initiatives. 

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1 graph (1) shall promote education in science, tech2 nology, engineering, and mathematics as it relates to 

3 job opportunities in the areas identified by the Sec4 retary under subsection (j)(1)(A), including any 

5 areas identified pursuant to a periodic review carried 

6 out under subsection (j)(3) as being among those 

7 areas with the greatest demand for workers. 

8 (g) OUTREACH TO MINORITY-SERVING INSTITU9 TIONS.—The Secretary shall— 

10 (1) give special consideration to increasing out11 reach to minority-serving institutions; 

12 (2) make resources available to minority-serving 

13 institutions to increase the number of skilled minori14 ties and women qualified for jobs in energy-related 

15 industries (including with respect to skills for jobs in 

16 manufacturing, processing, engineering, construc17 tion, retrofitting, and research and development in 

18 energy-related industries); 

19 (3) encourage energy-related industries to im20 prove opportunities for students of minority-serving 

21 institutions to participate in industry internships 

22 and cooperative work-study programs; and 

23 (4) work with the laboratories of the Depart24 ment of Energy to increase the participation of 

25 underrepresented groups in internships, fellowships, 


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1 workforce development programs, and employment 

2 at those laboratories. 

3 (h) OUTREACH TO DISPLACED AND UNEMPLOYED

4 ENERGY WORKERS.—The Secretary shall— 

5 (1) give special consideration to increasing out6 reach to employers, labor organizations, and job 

7 trainers preparing displaced and unemployed energy 

8 workers for emerging jobs in energy-related indus9 tries (including jobs in manufacturing, engineering, 

10 construction, retrofitting, and research and develop11 ment in energy-related industries); 

12 (2) make resources available to institutions that 

13 serve displaced and unemployed energy workers to 

14 increase the number of individuals prepared for jobs 

15 in energy-related industries (including jobs in manu16 facturing, engineering, construction, retrofitting, and 

17 research and development in energy-related indus18 tries); and 

19 (3) encourage energy-related industries to im20 prove opportunities for displaced and unemployed 

21 energy workers to participate in industry intern22 ships, registered apprenticeship programs, and coop23 erative work-study programs. 

24 (i) ENROLLMENT IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

25 AND REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.—The 


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1 Secretary shall collaborate with industry, local workforce 

2 development boards, State workforce development boards, 

3 nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, and reg4 istered apprenticeship programs to help identify students 

5 and other candidates, including from underrepresented 

6 groups to enroll in quality preapprenticeship programs 

7 and registered apprenticeship programs for jobs in energy8 related industries. 

9 (j) GUIDELINES TO DEVELOP SKILLS FOR AN EN10 ERGY INDUSTRY WORKFORCE.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary— 

12 (A) in collaboration with energy-related in13 dustries and labor organizations, shall identify, 

14 within energy-related industries, the areas that 

15 have the greatest demand for workers; and 

16 (B) in collaboration with energy related in17 dustries and labor organizations and in con18 sultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall de19 velop and maintain, in accordance with this 

20 subsection, guidelines for the skills necessary to 

21 work in those areas. 

22 (2) SKILLS.—In developing and maintaining 

23 guidelines under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary, in 

24 collaboration with energy-related industries and 

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1 retary of Labor, shall include levels of proficiency or 

2 certification in skills relevant to the applicable area, 

3 which may include, as applicable, 1 or more of the 

4 following: 

5 (A) Electrical work. 

6 (B) Plumbing. 

7 (C) Welding. 

8 (D) Pipe fitting. 

9 (E) Math. 

10 (F) Engineering. 

11 (G) Chemistry. 

12 (H) Physics. 

13 (I) Cybersecurity. 

14 (J) Facility security. 

15 (K) Geology. 

16 (L) Mining. 

17 (M) Equipment operation. 

18 (N) Sales. 

19 (O) Construction. 

20 (P) Installation. 

21 (Q) Retrofitting. 

22 (R) Manufacturing. 

23 (S) Any other skill that the Secretary, in 

24 collaboration with energy-related industries and 


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1 labor organizations, determines to be appro2 priate. 

3 (3) FOCUS.—The Secretary, in collaboration 

4 with energy-related industries and labor organiza5 tions, shall— 

6 (A) periodically review the areas identified 

7 under paragraph (1)(A), other areas within en8 ergy-related industries, and the energy market 

9 in general; and 

10 (B) shift the focus of the efforts carried 

11 out under this subsection to ensure that, as the 

12 energy market evolves, the guidelines developed 

13 and maintained under paragraph (1)(B) con14 tinue to address the areas with the greatest de15 mand for workers. 

16 (4) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out para17 graphs (1)(A) and (3), the Secretary shall review 

18 and consider, at a minimum, areas within the fol19 lowing energy-related industries: 

20 (A) The alternative energy generation and 

21 refining industries, including— 

22 (i) the renewable energy industry, in23 cluding work relating to the development, 

24 engineering, manufacturing, production, 

25 and installation of— 


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1 (I) technologies that generate re2 newable energy from sources such as 

3 solar, hydropower, wind, wave, and 

4 geothermal energy; and 

5 (II) technologies relating to hy6 drogen or other energy carriers that 

7 are generated from renewable sources; 

8 (ii) the bioenergy industry, including 

9 work relating to biomass, biofuel, and bio10 chemical refining; 

11 (iii) industries involving the extraction 

12 and refining of minerals that are critical to 

13 renewable energy storage and production; 

14 and 

15 (iv) the nuclear energy industry, in16 cluding— 

17 (I) discovery, extraction, refining, 

18 and power generation; and 

19 (II) production of hydrogen 

20 paired with nuclear energy generation. 

21 (B) The fossil energy extraction and refin22 ing industries, including— 

23 (i) the oil and gas industry, including 

24 discovery, extraction, refining and power 

25 generation; 


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1 (ii) the petrochemical manufacturing 

2 industry, including hydrogen generation 

3 from fossil sources; 

4 (iii) the coal industry; and 

5 (iv) the carbon sequestration industry, 

6 including underground storage and 

7 longterm biological storage pools. 

8 (C) The energy storage industry, including 

9 the manufacture and installation of batteries, 

10 pumped hydro, and other forms of physical and 

11 chemical energy storage. 

12 (D) The energy conveyance industries, in13 cluding— 

14 (i) with respect to electricity— 

15 (I) the transmission and distribu16 tion of electricity; 

17 (II) the establishment of 

18 microgrids; and 

19 (III) smart grid technologies; 

20 (ii) pipelines for the transmission of 

21 oil, natural gas, hydrogen, biomass, and 

22 other energy feedstocks; and 

23 (iii) vehicle charging and alternative 

24 fueling infrastructure. 


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1 (E) The energy efficiency industry, includ2 ing work relating to conservation, weatheriza3 tion, electrification, energy auditing, retro4 fitting, programming and automation, construc5 tion, plumbing, and inspection. 

6 (F) The manufacturing industry, includ7 ing— 

8 (i) the manufacture of— 

9 (I) wind, solar, and geothermal 

10 energy equipment; 

11 (II) hydropower, wave power, and 

12 biofuel combustion equipment; 

13 (III) nuclear components; and 

14 (IV) other alternative energy 

15 equipment; 

16 (ii) the manufacture of alternative 

17 fuel vehicles, engines, drive trains, and fuel 

18 cells; 

19 (iii) the manufacture of electric bat20 teries, cryogenic hydrogen equipment, and 

21 other forms of chemical and physical en22 ergy storage; 

23 (iv) the manufacture of heat pumps, 

24 induction heaters, and other advanced 

25 technologies used for— 


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1 (I) space and water heating and 

2 cooling; or 

3 (II) drying applications; and 

4 (v) advanced manufacturing that sup5 ports the energy sector, such as operations 

6 and design relating to— 

7 (I) additive manufacturing; 

8 (II) 3-dimensional printing; 

9 (III) advanced composites and 

10 advanced aluminum and other alloys; 

11 (IV) industrial energy efficiency 

12 management systems (including power 

13 electronics); and 

14 (V) other innovative technologies. 

15 (5) COMPLEMENTARITY WITH EXISTING RE16 SOURCES.—In carrying out paragraph (1)(B)— 

17 (A) the Secretary shall draw from or com18 plement any existing resources of the Depart19 ment of Labor, as the Secretary determines to 

20 be appropriate; and 

21 (B) if the Secretary and the Secretary of 

22 Labor agree, the Secretary and the Secretary of 

23 Labor may— 

24 (i) integrate the development and 

25 maintenance of the guidelines described in 


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1 that paragraph with any existing resources 

2 of the Department of Labor; or 

3 (ii) modify those existing resources to 

4 ensure complementarity between those re5 sources and the development and mainte6 nance of those guidelines. 

7 (6) COMPLETE INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING

8 RESOURCES.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The publication and 

10 maintenance of the guidelines described in 

11 paragraph (1)(B) may be carried out entirely 

12 through the modification of 1 or more existing 

13 resources of the Department of Labor if— 

14 (i) the Secretary, in consultation with 

15 the Secretary of Labor, determines that 

16 the modification of 1 or more existing re17 sources of the Department of Labor, rath18 er than the establishment of a new re19 source, would be an efficient and effective 

20 means of publishing and maintaining those 

21 guidelines; and 

22 (ii) the Secretary of Labor agrees to 

23 modify (or allows the Secretary to modify) 

24 the applicable resources in a manner that 


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1 carries out clause (i) to the satisfaction of 

2 the Secretary. 

3 (B) SUBSEQUENT ESTABLISHMENT OF

4 NEW RESOURCE.—If the Secretary, in consulta5 tion with the Secretary of Labor, determines at 

6 any time that it would be more appropriate to 

7 establish a new resource to carry out paragraph 

8 (1)(B), the Secretary may do so. 

9 SEC. 4. ENERGY WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM. 

10 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti12 ty’’ means a business or joint labor-management 

13 partnership that— 

14 (A)(i) is directly involved with energy effi15 ciency, renewable energy technology, electrifica16 tion, grid modernization, grid storage, or reduc17 tion in greenhouse gas emissions, as determined 

18 by the Secretary; or 

19 (ii) works on behalf of a business or joint 

20 labor-management partnership that is directly 

21 involved with energy efficiency, renewable en22 ergy technology, electrification, grid moderniza23 tion, energy storage, or reduction in greenhouse 

24 gas emissions, as determined by the Secretary; 

25 and 


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1 (B) manufactures products or provides 

2 services related to— 

3 (i) renewable energy generation, in4 cluding solar, wind, geothermal, hydro5 power, and other renewable energy genera6 tion technologies; 

7 (ii) energy efficiency, including energy 

8 efficient lighting, advanced building mate9 rials and techniques, insulation and air 

10 sealing, and other high efficiency products 

11 and services, and auditing and inspection 

12 in energy efficiency; 

13 (iii) electrification, including— 

14 (I) installation of— 

15 (aa) electric heat pump 

16 water heaters; 

17 (bb) electric heat pumps for 

18 heating and cooling; 

19 (cc) electric heat pump 

20 clothes dryers; 

21 (dd) electric stoves, 

22 cooktops, ranges, or ovens; and 

23 (ee) electric load or service 

24 centers; and 


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1 (II) retrofitting production lines 

2 of air conditioners to manufacture 

3 heat pumps; 

4 (iv) grid modernization, including 

5 smart grid, microgrid and other distributed 

6 energy solutions, demand response man7 agement, and home energy management 

8 technology; 

9 (v) energy storage, including batteries, 

10 pumped hydro, and other market-viable 

11 means of chemical and physical energy 

12 storage; 

13 (vi) technologies that improve the con14 version, use, and storage of carbon dioxide 

15 produced from fossil fuels, including car16 bon capture and storage and direct air 

17 capture; 

18 (vii) nuclear energy, including nuclear 

19 technology research, development, dem20 onstration, and commercial application; 

21 (viii)(I) vehicles and equipment that 

22 use fuel cell or hybrid fuel cell energy; and 

23 (II) associated fueling equipment; or 

24 (ix) electric vehicles and associated 

25 charging infrastructure. 


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1 (2) JOINT LABOR-MANAGEMENT PARTNER2 SHIP.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘joint labor4 management partnership’’ means a registered 

5 nonprofit organization that— 

6 (i) is made up of— 

7 (I) representatives from nonprofit 

8 organizations, employers, industry, 

9 and labor organizations; and 

10 (II) an intermediary or a sus11 tained convener; and 

12 (ii) sets goals, encourages agreements, 

13 fosters open dialogue, solves problems, cre14 ates incentives for outstanding individual 

15 or team performance, and encourages flexi16 bility and innovation. 

17 (B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘joint labor18 management partnership’’ includes a qualified 

19 youth or conservation corps that— 

20 (i) provides training to individuals to 

21 work for an eligible entity that is a busi22 ness; or 

23 (ii) works on behalf of an eligible enti24 ty that is a business. 

25 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

2 a program to provide grants to eligible entities to 

3 pay the wages of a new or existing employee during 

4 the time period in which the employee receives train5 ing to work— 

6 (A) in the energy efficiency sector, the re7 newable energy sector, the electrification sector, 

8 or the grid modernization sector; or 

9 (B) on matters pertaining to the reduction 

10 of greenhouse gas emissions. 

11 (2) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 60 days after 

12 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 

13 consultation with the Secretary of Labor, stake14 holders, contractors, and organizations that work to 

15 advance existing residential energy efficiency, shall 

16 establish guidelines for the program under para17 graph (1) to determine the criteria for— 

18 (A) the wages or stipends that shall be 

19 paid using the grant funds, subject to sub20 section (c)(4)(A); and 

21 (B) training received by an employee that 

22 qualifies under the program. 

23 (c) GRANTS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring a 

25 grant under subsection (b)(1) shall submit to the 


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1 Secretary an application at such time, in such man2 ner, and containing such information as the Sec3 retary may require. 

4 (2) PRIORITY FOR TARGETED COMMUNITIES.— 

5 In providing grants under subsection (b)(1), the Sec6 retary shall give priority to an eligible entity that— 

7 (A) recruits employees— 

8 (i) from the 1 or more communities 

9 that are served by the eligible entity; and 

10 (ii) that are minorities, women, vet11 erans, individuals who are or were foster 

12 children, or individuals who are 

13 transitioning from fossil energy sector jobs; 

14 and 

15 (B) provides trainees with the opportunity 

16 to obtain real-world experience. 

17 (3) USE OF GRANTS.—Subject to paragraph 

18 (4)(B), an eligible entity may use a grant received 

19 under subsection (b)(1)— 

20 (A) in the case of an eligible entity with 20 

21 or fewer employees, to pay not more than— 

22 (i) 45 percent of the wages of an em23 ployee for the duration of the training, if 

24 the training is provided by the eligible enti25 ty; and 


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1 (ii) 90 percent of the wages of an em2 ployee for the duration of the training, if 

3 the training is provided by an entity other 

4 than the eligible entity; 

5 (B) in the case of an eligible entity with 21 

6 to 99 employees, to pay not more than— 

7 (i) 37.5 percent of the wages of an 

8 employee for the duration of the training, 

9 if the training is provided by the eligible 

10 entity; and 

11 (ii) 75 percent of the wages of an em12 ployee for the duration of the training, if 

13 the training is provided by an entity other 

14 than the eligible entity; and 

15 (C) in the case of an eligible entity with 

16 not less than 100 employees, to pay not more 

17 than— 

18 (i) 25 percent of the wages of an em19 ployee for the duration of the training, if 

20 the training is provided by the eligible enti21 ty; and 

22 (ii) 50 percent of the wages of an em23 ployee for the duration of the training, if 

24 the training is provided by an entity other 

25 than the eligible entity. 


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1 (4) CONDITIONS.— 

2 (A) SCHEDULE OF WAGES.— 

3 (i) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity 

4 receiving a grant under subsection (b)(1) 

5 shall provide a clearly defined schedule of 

6 wages to be paid to each employee any por7 tion of the wages of whom will be paid 

8 using grant funds. 

9 (ii) REQUIREMENT.—A schedule of 

10 wages under clause (i) shall— 

11 (I) be consistent with skill gains 

12 that result from participation in or 

13 completion of the training described in 

14 subsection (b)(1); 

15 (II) ensure that the entry wage 

16 of each employee described in that 

17 clause is not less than the greater 

18 of— 

19 (aa) the minimum wage re20 quired under section 6(a) of the 

21 Fair Labor Standards Act of 

22 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)); and 

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1 (AA) other applicable 

2 Federal or State law; or 

3 (BB) a collective bar4 gaining agreement; and 

5 (III) ensure that the wages of ex6 isting employees of the eligible entity 

7 described in that clause progressively 

8 increase as a result of completion of 

9 the training. 

10 (B) DURATION OF TRAINING.— 

11 (i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of 

12 paragraph (3), the duration of the training 

13 referred to in each of subparagraphs (A) 

14 through (C) of that paragraph may not ex15 ceed a period of 180 days beginning on the 

16 date on which the employee begins the 

17 training. 

18 (ii) DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRAIN19 ING.—The 180-day period described in 

20 clause (i) shall apply to each type of train21 ing received by an employee, such that a 

22 new 180-day period shall apply to training 

23 leading to a substantially different certifi24 cation, as determined by the Secretary, 

25 than a prior training. 


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1 (C) UNION NEUTRALITY.—An eligible enti2 ty receiving a grant under subsection (b)(1) to 

3 pay any portion of the wages of 1 or more em4 ployees of the eligible entity shall remain neu5 tral— 

6 (i) in any labor organization orga7 nizing effort; and 

8 (ii) with respect to the exercise of em9 ployees and labor organizations of the 

10 right to organize and bargain and engage 

11 in other protected concerted activity under 

12 the National Labor Relations Act (29 

13 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). 

14 (5) GRANT AMOUNT.—An eligible entity may 

15 not receive more than $100,000 per fiscal year 

16 under subsection (b)(1). 

17 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

18 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

19 $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. 

20 SEC. 5. CLEAN ENERGY EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM. 

21 (a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec22 tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 

23 (1) a junior or community college (as defined in 

24 section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

25 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f))); 


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1 (2) a postsecondary vocational institution (as 

2 defined in section 102(c) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 

3 1002(c))); 

4 (3) a secondary school (as defined in section 

5 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

6 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)); 

7 (4) a Bureau-funded school (as defined in sec8 tion 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 

9 (25 U.S.C. 2021)); and 

10 (5) an area career and technical education 

11 school (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Per12 kins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 

13 (20 U.S.C. 2302)). 

14 (b) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall provide grants to 

15 eligible entities to establish clean energy education pro16 grams that, at a minimum, include 1 or more of the fol17 lowing: 

18 (1) A curriculum that prepares individuals for 

19 an occupation in the manufacturing of products or 

20 the provision of services described in section 

21 4(a)(1)(B). 

22 (2) Scholarships or stipends for students en23 rolled in the clean energy education program. 

24 (c) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity desiring a 

25 grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an 


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1 application at such time, in such manner, and containing 

2 such information as the Secretary may require, including, 

3 at a minimum— 

4 (1) a description of— 

5 (A) the training the eligible entity would 

6 provide using grant funds (including, in cases 

7 in which grant funds will be used to provide 

8 scholarships or stipends, the training that the 

9 eligible entity will provide to the recipient of the 

10 scholarship or stipend); 

11 (B) how that training fulfills the workforce 

12 needs of employers that manufacture products 

13 or provide services described in section 

14 4(a)(1)(B); 

15 (C) how that training aligns with or con16 tributes to the development of— 

17 (i) the guidance provided by the re18 sources of the online resource center estab19 lished under subsection (d) of section 3; 

20 and 

21 (ii) the guidelines developed under 

22 subsection (f) of that section; and 

23 (D) how the workforce needs that would be 

24 fulfilled by that training relate to an industry 


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1 or occupation in the region in which the train2 ing is conducted; 

3 (2) a description of the criteria for selecting re4 cipients of scholarships or stipends for students en5 rolled in the clean energy education program; 

6 (3) evidence of the experience of the eligible en7 tity in conducting training programs in the clean en8 ergy technology sector; 

9 (4) information about— 

10 (A) the eligible entity; and 

11 (B) any relevant partnerships that the eli12 gible entity has with the Federal Government, 

13 other worker training entities, employers or em14 ployer-sponsored organizations, State or local 

15 agencies, labor or joint labor-management orga16 nizations, institutions of higher education, com17 munity-based organizations, or faith-based or18 ganizations; 

19 (5) information about how the eligible entity 

20 will collect additional wage and employment data of 

21 graduates of the clean energy education program to 

22 evaluate the quality of the training and other pro23 gramming provided by the program; and 

24 (6) any other information that the Secretary 

25 determines to be appropriate in order to determine 


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1 whether an eligible entity will provide training and 

2 other programming of sufficient quality. 

3 (d) REQUIREMENTS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—In providing grants under 

5 this section, the Secretary shall— 

6 (A) specify a percentage of funding, at the 

7 discretion of the Secretary, to be used for inno8 vative programs, as defined by the Secretary in 

9 accordance with paragraph (2); and 

10 (B) specify a percentage of funding, at the 

11 discretion of the Secretary, to be used to pro12 vide scholarships and stipends that adequately 

13 cover wraparound services for recipients of the 

14 scholarships and stipends, including— 

15 (i) necessary transportation costs with 

16 respect to attending the applicable cur17 riculum; and 

18 (ii) child care costs relating to attend19 ing the applicable curriculum. 

20 (2) INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS.—In carrying out 

21 paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary may define innova22 tive programs as those programs with the potential 

23 to scale quickly, such as— 

24 (A) train-the-trainer programs; 


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1 (B) online or hybrid education programs; 

2 and 

3 (C) programs that use broadly distributed 

4 institutions, such as community colleges. 

5 (e) PRIORITY.—In providing grants under this sec6 tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 

7 that, in carrying out clean energy education programs 

8 under this section, give priority to underrepresented 

9 groups. 

10 (f) CONDITIONS.— 

11 (1) GRANT PERIOD.—The period of a grant 

12 provided under this section shall not exceed 3 years. 

13 (2) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant 

14 provided under this section shall not exceed 

15 $150,000. 

16 (3) SCHOLARSHIPS AND STIPENDS.— 

17 (A) POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS.— 

18 Scholarships and stipends administered by an 

19 eligible entity described in paragraph (1) or (2) 

20 of subsection (a) or, in the case of an eligible 

21 entity described in paragraph (5) of that sub22 section, an entity described in subparagraph 

23 (C) or (D) of section 3(3) of the Carl D. Per24 kins Career and Technical Education Act of 

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1 (i) may not exceed $12,000 per year 

2 per individual recipient; and 

3 (ii) may be provided for a period of 

4 not more than 2 years per recipient. 

5 (B) SECONDARY SCHOOLS.— 

6 (i) DEFINITION OF SECONDARY

7 SCHOOL.—In this subparagraph, the term 

8 ‘‘secondary school’’ means— 

9 (I) an eligible entity described in 

10 paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (a); 

11 and 

12 (II) in the case of an eligible en13 tity described in paragraph (5) of that 

14 subsection, an entity described in sub15 paragraph (A) or (B) of section 3(3) 

16 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

17 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

18 U.S.C. 2302(3)). 

19 (ii) PROHIBITION.—A grant provided 

20 under this section may not be used to pro21 vide scholarships for, or stipends relating 

22 to, attendance at or enrollment in a sec23 ondary school or any clean energy edu24 cation program carried out by a secondary 

25 school. 


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1 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. 

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