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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 156 

To amend title II of the Department of Energy Organization Act to reauthorize an office within the Department of Energy, to direct the Secretary 

of Energy to establish and carry out a comprehensive, nationwide energyrelated industries jobs program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2021 

Mr. RUSH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title II of the Department of Energy Organization 

Act to reauthorize an office within the Department of 

Energy, to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish 

and carry out a comprehensive, nationwide energy-related 

industries jobs program, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 

6 2021’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—OFFICE OF ECONOMIC IMPACT, DIVERSITY, AND 

EMPLOYMENT 

Sec. 101. Name of office. 

Sec. 102. Energy workforce development programs. 

Sec. 103. Authorization. 

TITLE II—ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 

Sec. 201. Energy workforce development. 

Sec. 202. Energy workforce grant program. 

Sec. 203. Definitions. 

3 TITLE I—OFFICE OF ECONOMIC 

4 IMPACT, DIVERSITY, AND EM5 PLOYMENT 

6 SEC. 101. NAME OF OFFICE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 211 of the Department of 

8 Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7141) is amended— 

9 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘MINOR10 ITY ECONOMIC IMPACT’’ and inserting ‘‘ECONOMIC

11 IMPACT, DIVERSITY, AND EMPLOYMENT’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Office of Mi13 nority Economic Impact’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of 

14 Economic Impact, Diversity, and Employment’’. 

15 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con16 tents for the Department of Energy Organization Act is 

17 amended by amending the item relating to section 211 to 

18 read as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 211. Office of Economic Impact, Diversity, and Employment.’’. 


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1 SEC. 102. ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PRO2 GRAMS. 

3 Section 211 of the Department of Energy Organiza4 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7141) is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 

6 subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 

7 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(f) The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall 

10 establish and carry out the programs described in sections 

11 201 and 202 of the Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs De12 velopment Act of 2021.’’. 

13 SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION. 

14 Subsection (h) of section 211 of the Department of 

15 Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7141), as redesig16 nated by section 102 of this Act, is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘not to exceed $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, not to ex18 ceed $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1980, and not to exceed 

19 $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1981. Of the amounts so appro20 priated each fiscal year, not less than 50 percent shall be 

21 available for purposes of financial assistance under sub22 section (e).’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000 for each of fis23 cal years 2021 through 2025.’’. 


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1 TITLE II—ENERGY WORKFORCE 

2 DEVELOPMENT 

3 SEC. 201. ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap5 propriations for such purpose, the Secretary, acting 

6 through the Director of the Office of Economic Impact, 

7 Diversity, and Employment, shall establish and carry out 

8 a comprehensive, nationwide program to improve edu9 cation and training for jobs in energy-related industries 

10 in order to increase the number of skilled workers trained 

11 for such jobs. 

12 (b) DIRECT ASSISTANCE.— 

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

14 established under subsection (a), the Secretary may 

15 provide— 

16 (A) financial assistance awards, technical 

17 assistance, and other assistance the Secretary 

18 determines appropriate, to educational institu19 tions and covered organizations and programs, 

20 including those serving unemployed energy 

21 workers; and 

22 (B) internships, fellowships, traineeships, 

23 and apprenticeships at the Department of En24 ergy, including at the Department of Energy 

25 national laboratories. 


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1 (2) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to subsection (c), 

2 the Secretary shall distribute assistance described in 

3 paragraph (1) in a manner proportional to the needs 

4 of energy-related industries and demand for jobs in 

5 energy-related industries, consistent with informa6 tion developed under subsection (e). 

7 (c) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the program estab8 lished under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

9 (1) prioritize the education and training of indi10 viduals from underrepresented communities for jobs 

11 in energy-related industries, including in providing 

12 internships, fellowships, traineeships, apprentice13 ships, and employment at the Department of En14 ergy, including at the Department of Energy na15 tional laboratories; and 

16 (2) in providing research grants and technical 

17 assistance to educational institutions, give priority to 

18 minority-serving institutions. 

19 (d) COLLABORATION AND OUTREACH.—In carrying 

20 out the program established under subsection (a), the Sec21 retary shall— 

22 (1) collaborate with— 

23 (A) to the maximum extent possible, State 

24 workforce development boards, to maximize pro25 gram efficiency; 


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1 (B) educational institutions and covered 

2 organizations and programs; 

3 (C) energy-related industries and covered 

4 organizations and programs to increase the op5 portunities for, and enrollment of, students and 

6 other candidates, including students of minor7 ity-serving institutions and unemployed energy 

8 workers, to participate in industry internships, 

9 fellowships, traineeships, and apprenticeships; 

10 and 

11 (D) Federal-State Regional Commissions, 

12 including the Appalachia Regional Commission, 

13 the Delta Regional Authority, the Denali Com14 mission, the Northern Border Regional Com15 mission, the Northern Great Plains Regional 

16 Commission, and the Southeast Crescent Re17 gional Commission; and 

18 (2) conduct outreach activities to— 

19 (A) encourage individuals from underrep20 resented communities and unemployed energy 

21 workers to enter into the STEM fields; and 

22 (B) encourage and foster collaboration, 

23 mentorships, and partnerships among energy24 related industries, and covered organizations 

25 and programs, that provide effective training 


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1 programs for jobs in energy-related industries 

2 and educational institutions that seek to estab3 lish these types of programs in order to share 

4 best practices and approaches that best suit 

5 local, State, and national needs. 

6 (e) CLEARINGHOUSE.— 

7 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In carrying out the pro8 gram established under subsection (a), the Sec9 retary, in collaboration with the Commissioner of the 

10 Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Secretary of Com11 merce, the Director of the Bureau of the Census, 

12 and energy-related industries, shall establish a clear13 inghouse to— 

14 (A) develop, maintain, and update informa15 tion and other resources, by State and by re16 gion, on— 

17 (i) training programs for jobs in en18 ergy-related industries; and 

19 (ii) the current and future workforce 

20 needs of energy-related industries, and job 

21 opportunities in such energy-related indus22 tries, including identification of jobs in en23 ergy-related industries for which there is 

24 the greatest demand; and 


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1 (B) act as a resource for educational insti2 tutions and covered organizations and programs 

3 that would like to develop and implement train4 ing programs for such jobs. 

5 (2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually 

6 publish a report on the information and other re7 sources developed, maintained, and updated on the 

8 clearinghouse established under paragraph (1). 

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

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

12 established under subsection (a), the Secretary, in 

13 collaboration with the Secretary of Education, the 

14 Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, and 

15 the National Science Foundation, shall develop vol16 untary guidelines or best practices for educational 

17 institutions to help provide students with the skills 

18 necessary for jobs in energy-related industries, in19 cluding jobs in— 

20 (A) the energy efficiency industry, includ21 ing jobs in energy efficiency (including architec22 ture, design, and construction of new energy ef23 ficient buildings), conservation, weatherization, 

24 retrofitting, inspecting, auditing, and software 

25 development; 


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1 (B) the renewable energy industry, includ2 ing jobs in the development, engineering, manu3 facturing, and production of energy from re4 newable energy sources (such as solar, hydro5 power, wind, and geothermal energy); 

6 (C) the community energy resiliency indus7 try, including jobs in the installation of rooftop 

8 solar, in battery storage, and in microgrid tech9 nologies; 

10 (D) the fuel cell and hydrogen energy in11 dustry; 

12 (E) the advanced automotive technology 

13 industry, including jobs relating to electric vehi14 cle batteries, connectivity and automation, and 

15 advanced combustion engines; 

16 (F) the manufacturing industry, including 

17 jobs as operations technicians, in operations 

18 and design in additive manufacturing, 3-D 

19 printing, and advanced composites and ad20 vanced aluminum and other metal alloys, and in 

21 industrial energy efficiency management sys22 tems, including power electronics, and other in23 novative technologies; 

24 (G) the chemical manufacturing industry, 

25 including jobs in construction (such as welders, 


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1 pipefitters, and tool and die makers), as instru2 ment and electrical technicians, machinists, 

3 chemical process operators, engineers, quality 

4 and safety professionals, and reliability engi5 neers; 

6 (H) the utility industry, including jobs in 

7 smart grid technology, cybersecurity manage8 ment, and the generation, transmission, and 

9 distribution of electricity and natural gas, such 

10 as electricians and utility dispatchers, techni11 cians, operators, lineworkers, engineers, sci12 entists, and information technology specialists; 

13 (I) the alternative fuels industry, including 

14 jobs in biofuel and bioproducts development and 

15 production; 

16 (J) the pipeline industry, including jobs in 

17 pipeline construction and maintenance and jobs 

18 as engineers and technical advisors; 

19 (K) the nuclear energy industry, including 

20 jobs as scientists, engineers, technicians, mathe21 maticians, and security personnel; 

22 (L) the oil and gas industry, including jobs 

23 as scientists, engineers, technicians, mathemati24 cians, petrochemical engineers, and geologists; 

25 and 


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1 (M) the coal industry, including jobs as 

2 coal miners, engineers, developers and manufac3 turers of state-of-the-art coal facilities, tech4 nology vendors, coal transportation workers and 

5 operators, and mining equipment vendors. 

6 (2) INPUT.—The Secretary shall solicit input 

7 from energy-related industries in developing guide8 lines or best practices under paragraph (1). 

9 (3) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION

10 INITIATIVES.—The guidelines or best practices devel11 oped under paragraph (1) shall include grade-spe12 cific guidelines for elementary schools and secondary 

13 schools for teaching energy efficiency technology, ar14 chitecture, design, and construction of new energy15 efficient buildings and building energy retrofits, 

16 manufacturing efficiency technology, community en17 ergy resiliency, and conservation initiatives. 

18 (4) STEM EDUCATION.—The guidelines or best 

19 practices developed under paragraph (1) shall pro20 mote STEM education in educational institutions as 

21 it relates to job opportunities in energy-related in22 dustries listed under such paragraph. 

23 (5) PROHIBITION.—Nothing in this subsection 

24 shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or any 

25 other officer or employee of the Federal Government 


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1 to require or coerce a State, local educational agen2 cy, or educational institution to adopt or carry out 

3 the guidelines or best practices developed under 

4 paragraph (1). 

5 (g) CONSOLIDATION.—To the extent practicable, the 

6 Secretary shall, to avoid duplication of efforts, carry out 

7 the Equity in Energy Initiative of the Department of En8 ergy, the Minority Educational Institution Student Part9 nership Program of the Department of Energy, and any 

10 other program of the Department of Energy that the Sec11 retary determines appropriate, through the program es12 tablished under subsection (a). 

13 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

14 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

15 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 

16 SEC. 202. ENERGY WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM. 

17 (a) PROGRAM.— 

18 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the avail19 ability of appropriations for such purpose, the Sec20 retary, acting through the Director of the Office of 

21 Economic Impact, Diversity, and Employment, shall 

22 establish and carry out a program to provide grants 

23 to eligible entities to pay the eligible wages of, or eli24 gible stipends for, individuals during the time period 


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1 that such individuals are receiving training to work 

2 for an eligible business. 

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

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

5 consultation with eligible businesses, shall establish 

6 guidelines that identify— 

7 (A) criteria for wages and stipends to meet 

8 to be eligible for purposes of the program estab9 lished pursuant to paragraph (1); and 

10 (B) training that is eligible for purposes of 

11 the program established pursuant to paragraph 

12 (1). 

13 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of this section: 

14 (1) ELIGIBLE BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘eligible 

15 business’’ means a business that provides services 

16 related to— 

17 (A) renewable electric energy generation, 

18 including solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, 

19 and other renewable electric energy generation 

20 technologies; 

21 (B) energy efficiency, including energy-effi22 cient lighting, heating, ventilation, and air con23 ditioning, air source heat pumps, advanced 

24 building materials, insulation and air sealing, 

25 and other high-efficiency products and services, 


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1 including auditing and inspection, architecture, 

2 design, and construction of new energy efficient 

3 buildings and building energy retrofits; 

4 (C) grid modernization or energy storage, 

5 including smart grid, microgrid and other dis6 tributed energy solutions, demand response 

7 management, and home energy management 

8 technology; 

9 (D) advanced fossil energy technology, in10 cluding— 

11 (i) advanced resource development; 

12 (ii) carbon capture, storage, and use; 

13 (iii) low-carbon power systems; 

14 (iv) efficiency improvements that sub15 stantially reduce emissions; and 

16 (v) direct air capture; 

17 (E) nuclear energy, including research, de18 velopment, demonstration, and commercial ap19 plication relating to nuclear energy; 

20 (F) cybersecurity for the energy sector, in21 cluding infrastructure, emergency planning, co22 ordination, response, and restoration; 

23 (G) alternative fuels, including biofuel and 

24 bioproduct development and production; 


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1 (H) advanced automotive technology, in2 cluding electric vehicle batteries, connectivity 

3 and automation, and advanced combustion en4 gines; or 

5 (I) fuel cell and hybrid fuel cell generation. 

6 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti7 ty’’ means— 

8 (A) an eligible business; or 

9 (B) a labor organization, nonprofit organi10 zation, or qualified youth or conservation corps, 

11 that provides training to individuals to work for 

12 an eligible business, or works on behalf of any 

13 such eligible business. 

14 (3) ELIGIBLE STIPEND.—The term ‘‘eligible sti15 pend’’ means a stipend that meets the criteria iden16 tified pursuant to the guidelines established under 

17 subsection (a)(2). 

18 (4) ELIGIBLE WAGES.—The term ‘‘eligible 

19 wages’’ means wages that meet the criteria identified 

20 pursuant to the guidelines established under sub21 section (a)(2). 

22 (c) USE OF GRANTS.— 

23 (1) ELIGIBLE WAGES.—An eligible business 

24 with— 


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1 (A) 20 or fewer employees may use a grant 

2 provided under the program established under 

3 subsection (a) to pay up to— 

4 (i) 45 percent of an employee’s eligi5 ble wages for the duration of the applicable 

6 training for such employee, if the training 

7 is provided by the eligible business; and 

8 (ii) 90 percent of an employee’s eligi9 ble wages for the duration of the applicable 

10 training for such employee, if the training 

11 is provided by an entity other than the eli12 gible business; 

13 (B) 21 to 99 employees may use a grant 

14 provided under the program established under 

15 subsection (a) to pay up to— 

16 (i) 37.5 percent of an employee’s eligi17 ble wages for the duration of the applicable 

18 training for such employee, if the training 

19 is provided by the eligible business; and 

20 (ii) 75 percent of an employee’s eligi21 ble wages for the duration of the applicable 

22 training for such employee, if the training 

23 is provided by an entity other than the eli24 gible business; and 


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1 (C) 100 employees or more may use a 

2 grant provided under the program established 

3 under subsection (a) to pay up to— 

4 (i) 25 percent of an employee’s eligi5 ble wages for the duration of the applicable 

6 training for such employee, if the training 

7 is provided by the eligible business; and 

8 (ii) 50 percent of an employee’s eligi9 ble wages for the duration of the applicable 

10 training for such employee, if the training 

11 is provided by an entity other than the eli12 gible business. 

13 (2) STIPEND.—An eligible entity may use a 

14 grant provided under the program established under 

15 subsection (a) to pay up to 100 percent of an eligi16 ble stipend for an individual for the duration of the 

17 applicable training for such individual. 

18 (d) PRIORITY FOR TARGETED COMMUNITIES.—In 

19 providing grants under the program established under 

20 subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to an eligi21 ble entity that— 

22 (1) recruits or trains individuals who are— 

23 (A) from the community that the eligible 

24 entity serves; and 


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1 (B)(i) from underrepresented communities; 

2 or 

3 (ii) unemployed energy workers; and 

4 (2) will provide individuals receiving training 

5 with the opportunity to obtain or retain employment 

6 at an eligible business. 

7 (e) LIMIT.—An eligible entity may not receive more 

8 than $100,000 under the program established under sub9 section (a) per fiscal year. 

10 (f) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Con11 gress, annually for each year the program established 

12 under subsection (a) is carried out, a report on such pro13 gram, including— 

14 (1) an assessment of such program for the pre15 vious year, including the number of jobs filled by in16 dividuals trained pursuant to such program; and 

17 (2) recommendations on how to improve such 

18 program. 

19 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

20 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

21 $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 

22 SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. 

23 In this Act: 

24 (1) APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘‘apprentice25 ship’’ means an apprenticeship registered under the 


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1 Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the 

2 ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chap3 ter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 

4 (2) COVERED ORGANIZATIONS AND PRO5 GRAMS.—The term ‘‘covered organizations and pro6 grams’’ means local workforce development boards, 

7 State workforce development boards, nonprofit orga8 nizations, qualified youth or conservation corps, 

9 labor organizations, pre-apprenticeship programs, 

10 and apprenticeship programs. 

11 (3) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term 

12 ‘‘educational institution’’ means an elementary 

13 school, secondary school, or institution of higher 

14 education. 

15 (4) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND SECONDARY

16 SCHOOL.—The terms ‘‘elementary school’’ and ‘‘sec17 ondary school’’ have the meanings given such terms 

18 in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

19 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

20 (5) ENERGY-RELATED INDUSTRY.—The term 

21 ‘‘energy-related industry’’ includes the energy effi22 ciency industry, renewable energy industry, commu23 nity energy resiliency industry, fuel cell and hydro24 gen energy industry, advanced automotive tech25 nology industry, chemical manufacturing industry, 


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1 electric utility industry, gas utility industry, alter2 native fuels industry, pipeline industry, nuclear en3 ergy industry, oil and gas industry, and coal indus4 try. 

5 (6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

6 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

7 meaning given such term in section 102 of the High8 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002), except 

9 that such term does not include institutions de10 scribed in subparagraph (A) or (C) of subsection 

11 (a)(1) of such section 102. 

12 (7) JOBS IN ENERGY-RELATED INDUSTRIES.— 

13 The term ‘‘jobs in energy-related industries’’ in14 cludes manufacturing, engineering, construction, and 

15 retrofitting jobs in energy-related industries. 

16 (8) LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘labor 

17 organization’’ has the meaning given such term in 

18 section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 

19 U.S.C. 152). 

20 (9) LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

21 BOARD.—The term ‘‘local workforce development 

22 board’’ means a local board, as defined in section 3 

23 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

24 (29 U.S.C. 3102). 


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1 (10) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

2 term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an insti3 tution of higher education that is of one of the fol4 lowing: 

5 (A) A Hispanic-serving institution (as de6 fined in section 502(a) of the Higher Education 

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

8 (B) A Tribal College or University (as de9 fined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education 

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

11 (C) An Alaska Native-serving institution 

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

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

14 (D) A Native Hawaiian-serving institution 

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

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

17 (E) A Predominantly Black Institution (as 

18 defined in section 318(b) of the Higher Edu19 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e(b))). 

20 (F) A Native American-serving nontribal 

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

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

23 1059f(b))). 

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1 fined in section 320(b) of the Higher Education 

2 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b))). 

3 (H) A part B institution (as defined in 

4 section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 

5 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)). 

6 (11) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The 

7 term ‘‘pre-apprenticeship program’’— 

8 (A) means a program or set of strategies 

9 that is designed to prepare individuals to enter 

10 and succeed in an apprenticeship program; and 

11 (B) includes training and training cur12 riculum aligned with apprenticeship and indus13 try standards to teach participants necessary 

14 industry-related skills and competencies. 

15 (12) QUALIFIED YOUTH OR CONSERVATION

16 CORPS.—The term ‘‘qualified youth or conservation 

17 corps’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

18 203(11) of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 

19 U.S.C. 1722(11)). 

20 (13) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

21 means the Secretary of Energy. 

22 (14) STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

23 BOARD.—The term ‘‘State workforce development 

24 board’’ means a State board, as defined in section 


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1 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

2 (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

3 (15) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ means 

4 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 

5 (16) UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.— 

6 The term ‘‘underrepresented communities’’ includes 

7 religious and ethnic minorities, women, veterans, in8 dividuals with disabilities, individuals who are 

9 socioeconomically disadvantaged, individuals who are 

10 or were foster children, and formerly incarcerated 

11 individuals. 

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