I 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2245 

To establish the White House Council on Energy Transitions within the 

Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 26, 2021 

Mr. O’HALLERAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 

on Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and Education 

and Labor, 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 establish the White House Council on Energy Transitions 

within the Executive Office of the President, 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; FINDINGS. 

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

5 ‘‘National Energy Workforce and Providing Recovery Op6 portunities to Manage the Industry’s Shifting Economics 

7 Act’’ or the ‘‘NEW PROMISE Act’’. 

8 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that since 2010— 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
2 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (1) the total output of coal-fired electric genera2 tion in the United States has declined 48 percent; 

3 (2) carbon capture, utilization, and storage 

4 technologies have continued to develop; 

5 (3) the downturn in coal-fired electric genera6 tion has led to a significant decrease in employment 

7 related to coal-fired electric generation, including at 

8 electric generating stations and mines; 

9 (4) in rural, economically distressed commu10 nities with significant coal-fired electric generation 

11 employment, the decrease in coal-fired electric gen12 eration has had negative impacts on covered net rev13 enues contributing to municipal operating budgets; 

14 (5) electric generation from the consumption of 

15 natural gas has increased 60 percent; and 

16 (6) electric generation from affordable renew17 able energy sources including solar, wind, geo18 thermal, and hydropower has increased. 

19 SEC. 2. WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENERGY TRANSITIONS. 

20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

21 Executive Office of the President a White House Council 

22 on Energy Transitions. The Council shall be headed by 

23 a Director, who shall be appointed by the President by 

24 and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 

25 (b) DIRECTOR.— 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
3 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (1) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director shall be a 

2 person who, as a result of training, experience, and 

3 attainments, has the requisite skills, abilities, and 

4 knowledge to— 

5 (A) carry out the duties and functions of 

6 the position and Council set forth in this Act; 

7 and 

8 (B) formulate and recommend policies to 

9 assist workers and communities adversely dis10 rupted due to the downturn of employment as11 sociated with coal-fired electricity generation 

12 amidst the Nation’s transition to significantly 

13 reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the 

14 economy. 

15 (2) COMPENSATION.—The annual rate of pay 

16 for the Director shall be fixed by the President at 

17 a rate that may not exceed the annual rate of pay 

18 for level IV of the Executive Schedule. 

19 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

20 (1) MEMBERS.—The Council shall be composed 

21 of the heads of the following: 

22 (A) The Department of Commerce. 

23 (B) The Department of Energy. 

24 (C) The Department of Labor. 

25 (D) The Department of the Treasury. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
4 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (E) The Department of Health and 

2 Human Services. 

3 (F) The Department of the Interior. 

4 (G) The Environmental Protection Agency. 

5 (H) The Office of Management and Budg6 et. 

7 (I) The Office of Science and Technology 

8 Policy. 

9 (J) The Small Business Administration. 

10 (K) The Council on Environmental Qual11 ity. 

12 (L) The National Economic Council. 

13 (M) The Economic Development Adminis14 tration. 

15 (N) The Appalachian Regional Commis16 sion. 

17 (O) The White House Office of Public En18 gagement. 

19 (P) Any other department, agency, or of20 fice of the executive branch as the President or 

21 Director may designate. 

22 (2) DESIGNEES.—Any member of the Council 

23 may designate a senior-level official, who is employed 

24 full-time in the department, agency, or office of such 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
5 

•HR 2245 IH

1 member, to carry out the duties of the member 

2 under this section. 

3 (d) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR.— 

4 (1) DATA ON IMPACTS OF CLOSURES.—The Di5 rector shall assess and publish, in a publicly avail6 able format and on the website of the Council, data 

7 on the economic and societal impacts of closures, oc8 curring on or after January 1, 2010, of covered elec9 tric generating stations, including associated mines 

10 (as applicable), on economically distressed commu11 nities, and communities the Director believes based 

12 on available information, may become economically 

13 distressed communities. 

14 (2) OUTREACH.—The Director shall conduct 

15 outreach activities— 

16 (A) to increase awareness of the technical, 

17 financial, and policy assistance resources of the 

18 Council, for economically distressed commu19 nities, and communities the Director believes, 

20 based on available information, may become 

21 economically distressed communities; and 

22 (B) to facilitate the establishment of, and 

23 otherwise support, Regional Transition Advisory 

24 Committees. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
6 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (3) REGIONAL TRANSITION ADVISORY COMMIT2 TEES.— 

3 (A) FACILITATION AND SUPPORT.—To the 

4 extent practicable, not later than 60 days upon 

5 receiving a request for assistance from an eco6 nomically distressed community, the Director 

7 shall provide technical assistance, and other as8 sistance the Director determines appropriate, to 

9 such community to facilitate the establishment 

10 by such community of a Regional Transition 

11 Advisory Committee and to otherwise support 

12 such Regional Transition Advisory Committee. 

13 (B) MEETINGS.—To the extent prac14 ticable, the Director shall meet with each Re15 gional Transition Advisory Committee at least 2 

16 times in the first full calendar year after the 

17 Committee is established, and at least once an18 nually thereafter. 

19 (C) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRANSITION

20 PLANS.— 

21 (i) ASSISTANCE.—The Director may 

22 provide technical, policy, and financial as23 sistance to a Regional Transition Advisory 

24 Committee for developing, implementing, 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
7 

•HR 2245 IH

1 assessing, and evaluating, an economic de2 velopment transition plan. 

3 (ii) INTERIM GOALS.—In carrying out 

4 subparagraph (A), the Director shall evalu5 ate any interim economic development 

6 transition goals that are voluntarily sub7 mitted to the Director prior to submission 

8 of an economic development transition plan 

9 by a Regional Transition Advisory Com10 mittee, and provide such Committee, with11 in 90 days of receipt, an evaluation and 

12 recommendations with respect to such in13 terim goals. 

14 (iii) CERTIFICATION OF COMMITMENT

15 TO SUBMIT AND IMPLEMENT PLAN.—In 

16 order to receive financial assistance pursu17 ant to this subparagraph, the Director 

18 shall certify that a Regional Transition Ad19 visory Committee— 

20 (I) has or will submit to the Di21 rector an economic development tran22 sition plan that meets the criteria de23 scribed in section 3(c); and 

24 (II) has committed to begin im25 plementing such plan, including by 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
8 

•HR 2245 IH

1 adhering to the metrics developed pur2 suant to section 3(c), not later than 

3 90 days after receiving a certification 

4 under clause (iv). 

5 (iv) CERTIFICATION OF PLAN.—Not 

6 later than 90 days after a Regional Transi7 tion Advisory Committee submits to the 

8 Director an economic development transi9 tion plan, the Director shall provide to the 

10 Regional Transition Advisory Committee— 

11 (I) a certification of such eco12 nomic development transition plan; or 

13 (II) recommendations, consistent 

14 with the criteria described in section 

15 3(c), to improve the economic develop16 ment transition plan. 

17 (v) BIANNUAL REVIEW.—Not later 

18 than every 2 years after the date in which 

19 the first economic development transition 

20 plan is submitted by a Regional Transition 

21 Advisory Committee and certified by the 

22 Director under clause (iv), the Director 

23 shall conduct periodic outreach to such Re24 gional Transition Advisory Committee to 

25 review and assist in the revision of such 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
9 

•HR 2245 IH

1 economic development transition plan as 

2 necessary. 

3 (4) COAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE CLEARING4 HOUSE.— 

5 (A) MAINTENANCE.—Not later than 180 

6 days after the date of enactment of this section, 

7 the Director shall publish, maintain, and make 

8 publicly available a clearinghouse, to be known 

9 as the Coal Community Resource Clearing10 house, on the website of the Council for the 

11 purpose of increasing awareness of Federal and 

12 State programs, grants, loans, loan guarantees, 

13 and other assistance resources the Director de14 termines will assist economic development ac15 tivities in economically distressed communities. 

16 (B) PERIODIC UPDATES.—In maintaining 

17 the Clearinghouse, the Director shall, not less 

18 than once per calendar year, update the Clear19 inghouse to address changes to the needs of 

20 economically distressed communities, as deter21 mined appropriate by the Director. 

22 (5) GRANT SPECIALISTS.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall es24 tablish within the Council a team of grant speVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 May 28, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2245.IH H2245

pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
10 

•HR 2245 IH

1 cialists (referred to in this paragraph as the 

2 ‘‘team’’) that shall— 

3 (i) to the extent practicable, not later 

4 than 90 days upon receiving a request for 

5 assistance from a local government rep6 resenting an economically distressed com7 munity, conduct a visit to the economically 

8 distressed community to survey the rel9 evant assets and evaluate the requisite 

10 needs of the economically distressed com11 munity in order to fulfill the goals of the 

12 economic development transition plan, if 

13 applicable; 

14 (ii) assist in soliciting applications 

15 from economically distressed communities 

16 for financial and technical assistance re17 sources identified in the Coal Community 

18 Resource Clearinghouse; and 

19 (iii) provide technical assistance to 

20 economically distressed communities with 

21 applications for resources described in 

22 clause (ii). 

23 (B) TEAM POSITIONS.— 

24 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall 

25 ensure that the team is comprised of the 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
11 

•HR 2245 IH

1 number of grant specialists necessary to 

2 assist each economically distressed commu3 nity on an individual basis. 

4 (ii) FILLING OF VACANCY.—A vacant 

5 position on the team shall be filled not 

6 later than 90 days after the date on which 

7 the position becomes vacant. 

8 (iii) COLLABORATION.—The team 

9 shall collaborate with other Federal and 

10 State agencies that implement programs 

11 aimed at supporting economically dis12 tressed communities. 

13 (e) MEETINGS.—Not later than 90 days after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act, and at least four time 

15 annually thereafter, the Council shall convene a meeting 

16 of the Council. At such meetings— 

17 (1) each member of the Council shall share in18 formation regarding the efforts of the members’s de19 partment, agency, or office to support through tech20 nical assistance, or other policy or financial assist21 ance the Director determines appropriate, the devel22 opment and implementation of economic develop23 ment transitions plans by Regional Transition Advi24 sory Committees; 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
12 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (2) the Council shall evaluate progress, as nec2 essary, of economic development transition plan 

3 goals; 

4 (3) the Council shall discuss methods to iden5 tify and disseminate information to Regional Transi6 tion Advisory Committees on best practices to con7 sider in developing economic development transition 

8 plans; and 

9 (4) the Council shall discuss such other matters 

10 as the Director determines are essential to the 

11 Council providing support to the economic transition 

12 efforts of dislocated workers and local communities. 

13 (f) ADMINISTRATION.—To the extent permitted by 

14 law and subject to the amounts made available for such 

15 purpose, the Director (or staff designated by the Director) 

16 shall provide to the Council administrative support serv17 ices and additional resources, as appropriate. The Director 

18 shall determine the amount of funding and personnel each 

19 department, agency, or office represented on the Council 

20 should contribute in order for the Council to carry out 

21 such duties. Such department, agency, or office, shall, 

22 upon the request of the Director, make available to the 

23 Council personnel, administrative support services, and in24 formation. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
13 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (g) TRANSPARENCY.—The Director shall make avail2 able to the public, on a regular basis on the website of 

3 the Council and through open meetings, information re4 garding the activities of the Council and minutes from 

5 meetings of the Council under subsection (e). 

6 (h) ADVISORY BODY.— 

7 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Council may estab8 lish an advisory body to advise and provide rec9 ommendations to the Council regarding the execu10 tion of its duties and, as necessary and with the ap11 proval of the Director, to support the development of 

12 economic development transition plans submitted by 

13 Regional Transition Advisory Committees under sec14 tion 3. 

15 (2) COMPOSITION.—The advisory body estab16 lished under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum 

17 extent practicable, be comprised of— 

18 (A) at least 2 representatives from a union 

19 or labor organization representing workers of 

20 covered electric generating stations, or associ21 ated mines; 

22 (B) at least 2 representatives from an elec23 tric utility organization with demonstrated ex24 perience providing workforce transition support 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
14 

•HR 2245 IH

1 to workers associated with the generation of 

2 electricity from coal; 

3 (C) at least 2 representatives from an in4 stitution of higher education with demonstrated 

5 expertise in energy workforce disruption or 

6 labor development issues; 

7 (D) at least 2 representatives from an en8 vironmental organization with demonstrated ex9 pertise in energy workforce disruption or labor 

10 development issues; 

11 (E) at least 3 representatives from an eco12 nomic development authority of a State or In13 dian Tribe; 

14 (F) at least 3 representatives from an envi15 ronmental regulatory agency of a State or In16 dian Tribe; 

17 (G) at least 3 representatives who are serv18 ing as the Chief Executive Officer of a State; 

19 (H) at least 3 representatives who are rep20 resentatives of a Tribal government; and 

21 (I) any other representative the Director 

22 may designate. 

23 (3) DUTIES.— 

24 (A) PUBLIC OUTREACH.—Not later than 

25 90 days after the date of establishment of the 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
15 

•HR 2245 IH

1 advisory body under this section, and at least 

2 twice annually thereafter and in coordination 

3 with the Director, the advisory body shall hold 

4 a public meeting in an economically distressed 

5 community for the purpose of— 

6 (i) soliciting feedback from the public, 

7 units of local government and Indian 

8 Tribes, and dislocated workers on concerns 

9 related to the closure, or imminent closure, 

10 of a covered electric generating station; 

11 and 

12 (ii) soliciting recommendations on ac13 tions the departments, agencies, and of14 fices represented on the Council may con15 sider to support the development and im16 plementation of economic development 

17 transition plans. 

18 (B) REPORTS.—Not later than 270 days 

19 after the first public meeting described in sub20 paragraph (A), and at least once annually 

21 thereafter, the advisory body shall submit to the 

22 Director a report providing— 

23 (i) a summary of recommendations 

24 approved by a simple majority of the mem25 bers of the Advisory Body on actions the 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
16 

•HR 2245 IH

1 departments, agencies, and offices rep2 resented on the Council should take to bet3 ter support, through resources provided by 

4 the Council, the development and imple5 mentation of economic development transi6 tion plans; and 

7 (ii) an assessment of applicable poli8 cies or guidance of the departments, agen9 cies, and offices represented on the Council 

10 that the advisory body believes are barriers 

11 to a Regional Transition Advisory Com12 mittee fully implementing an economic de13 velopment transition plan. 

14 (C) RESPONSE.—The Director shall, with15 in 60 days of receipt of a report described in 

16 subparagraph (B), provide the advisory body a 

17 formal written response describing the Council’s 

18 findings on recommendations for potential ac19 tions described in such report. 

20 (4) FACA EXEMPTION.—Section 14 of the Fed21 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall 

22 not apply to the advisory body established under this 

23 subsection. 

24 (i) REPORTS.—Not later than one year after the date 

25 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
17 

•HR 2245 IH

1 Director shall submit a report to the appropriate commit2 tees of Congress describing the activities carried out pur3 suant to this section. 

4 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

5 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

6 $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2035. 

7 SEC. 3. REGIONAL TRANSITION ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—An economically distressed com9 munity may establish a committee, to be known as a Re10 gional Transition Advisory Committee, to develop and im11 plement an economic development transition plan for the 

12 economically distressed community. 

13 (b) COMPOSITION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each Regional Transition 

15 Advisory Committee established pursuant to this 

16 section shall include, to the extent practicable— 

17 (A) at least 1 representative from the 

18 union or labor organization representing work19 ers of the applicable covered electric generating 

20 station or associated mine; 

21 (B) at least 1 representative who is the 

22 Chief Executive Officer, or a designee thereof, 

23 of each applicable State where the economically 

24 distressed community is located; 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
18 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (C) at least 1 representative from each im2 pacted local government; 

3 (D) at least 1 representative from each 

4 electric utility associated with an applicable cov5 ered electric generating station; 

6 (E) at least 1 representative from an eco7 nomic development agency; 

8 (F) at least 1 representative from an insti9 tution of higher education with demonstrated 

10 experience and expertise in energy workforce 

11 disruption or labor development issues; 

12 (G) at least 1 representative from an envi13 ronmental organization with demonstrated ex14 perience and expertise in energy workforce dis15 ruption or labor development issues; and 

16 (H) at least 1 representative who is the 

17 Chief Executive Officer (or a designee thereof) 

18 of an impacted Tribal government within an 

19 economically distressed community (as applica20 ble). 

21 (2) CHAIR; CO-CHAIRS.—Each Regional Transi22 tion Advisory Committee shall be led by a designee 

23 of an impacted local government within an economi24 cally distressed community, who shall serve as the 

25 Chair of the Committee. In the event multiple local 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
19 

•HR 2245 IH

1 governments are impacted by a closure of a covered 

2 electric generating station within an economically 

3 distressed community, designees from each such im4 pacted local government shall serve as Co-Chairs of 

5 the Committee. 

6 (c) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRANSITION PLAN.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—A Regional Transition Advi8 sory Committee may develop and implement an plan, 

9 to be known as an economic development transition 

10 plan. 

11 (2) CONTENTS.—An economic development 

12 transition plan shall include, at a minimum, the fol13 lowing: 

14 (A) STRATEGIC VISION.—A strategic vision 

15 that reflects the values, characteristics, and 

16 general economic needs of the applicable eco17 nomically distressed community to guide the de18 velopment and implementation of the economic 

19 development transition plan, such as— 

20 (i) geographic proximity to an urban 

21 area; 

22 (ii) socioeconomic attributes of the 

23 general workforce; and 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
20 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (iii) such other characteristics the Re2 gional Transition Advisory Committee de3 termines are appropriate. 

4 (B) STEPS TO IMPLEMENT.—The steps a 

5 Regional Transition Advisory Committee will 

6 seek to implement in the applicable economi7 cally distressed community with the goals of, at 

8 a minimum— 

9 (i) increasing employment opportuni10 ties for dislocated workers, to the extent 

11 practicable, including jobs in energy-re12 lated industries; 

13 (ii) increasing educational opportuni14 ties, to the extent practicable, at institu15 tions of higher education or provided by 

16 labor organizations, for dislocated workers; 

17 and 

18 (iii) generating revenue, to be received 

19 by the applicable unit of local government 

20 or Indian Tribe, that is equal to or greater 

21 than the covered net revenue received by 

22 such unit of local government or Indian 

23 Tribe in the last full fiscal year in which 

24 the applicable covered electric generating 

25 station was operating. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
21 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (C) ASSESSMENT.—An assessment and de2 scription of— 

3 (i) available infrastructure, including 

4 a status on the condition of such infra5 structure, to support economic develop6 ment in the economically distressed com7 munity related to essential community 

8 services; 

9 (ii) the extent to which such environ10 mental restoration activities described in 

11 subparagraph (D)(iii) may prioritize the 

12 employment of dislocated workers pre13 viously employed at the covered electric 

14 generating station or associated mine to 

15 carry out such activities (to the extent 

16 practicable); 

17 (iii) types of industries or occupations 

18 located in or near the economically dis19 tressed community which dislocated work20 ers could likely transition to, including any 

21 available data on average wages and em22 ployment-related benefits associated for 

23 each occupation; 

24 (iv) covered net revenue losses in25 curred by the economically distressed comVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 May 28, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2245.IH H2245

pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
22 

•HR 2245 IH

1 munity in the preceding fiscal year, or pro2 jected covered net revenue losses likely to 

3 be incurred, as a result of the closure of a 

4 covered electric generation station (includ5 ing an associated mine), and the observed 

6 impact, or projected impact, such closure 

7 will impose on the provision of essential 

8 community services in the economically 

9 distressed community; 

10 (v) the potential for distributed or re11 newable energy resources to provide elec12 tricity to electric consumers residing in the 

13 applicable economically distressed commu14 nity; 

15 (vi) any disruptions experienced by 

16 dislocated workers in the economically dis17 tressed community in terms of— 

18 (I) real wages, calculated on a 

19 weekly average basis; 

20 (II) access to a health insurance 

21 policy previously available through an 

22 employer operating a covered electric 

23 generating station or associated mine; 

24 (III) earned benefits, including— 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
23 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (aa) the retirement and 

2 health benefits for coal miners; 

3 or 

4 (bb) the United Mine Work5 ers of America Combined Benefit 

6 Fund established under section 

7 9702 of the Internal Revenue 

8 Code of 1986; or 

9 (IV) benefits under any qualified 

10 employer plan (as defined in section 

11 72(p)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code 

12 of 1986); and 

13 (vii) available institutions of higher 

14 education or labor organizations in or near 

15 the applicable economically distressed com16 munity offering professional certification, 

17 technical training, apprenticeships, or edu18 cational instruction on jobs in energy-re19 lated industries. 

20 (D) TIMELINE.—A timeline, with bench21 marks to measure progress, to— 

22 (i) promote infrastructure investments 

23 to maintain or expand essential community 

24 services through available Federal, State, 

25 or local programs, or from the private secVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 May 28, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2245.IH H2245

pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
24 

•HR 2245 IH

1 tor, in the applicable economically dis2 tressed community; 

3 (ii) mitigate or replace the loss of cov4 ered net revenue for the economically dis5 tressed community to a level necessary to 

6 continue provide essential services and sup7 port the goals of a comprehensive economic 

8 development transition plan; 

9 (iii) conduct environmental restoration 

10 activities with respect to any mines (in11 cluding surface mines, underground mines, 

12 or mine openings), coal ash ponds, and 

13 other coal mining operations directly asso14 ciated with a covered electric generating 

15 station that has ceased producing elec16 tricity, including any necessary decommis17 sioning activities at the site of the covered 

18 electric generating station; and 

19 (iv) increase technical training, pro20 fessional certification, apprenticeships, or 

21 educational instruction opportunities for 

22 dislocated workers at institutions of higher 

23 education or provided by labor organiza24 tions in or near the applicable economically 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
25 

•HR 2245 IH

1 distressed community for jobs in energy-re2 lated industries. 

3 (3) METRICS.—A Regional Transition Advisory 

4 Committee shall, in consultation with the applicable 

5 economic development agency, develop measurable 

6 evaluation and performance metrics that the Re7 gional Transition Advisory Committee shall adhere 

8 to throughout the implementation of the economic 

9 development transition plan. 

10 SEC. 4. RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES ELECTRIFICA11 TION GRANTS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 609 of the Public Utility 

13 Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 918c) is amend14 ed— 

15 (1) in subsection (a)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or mu17 nicipality’’ and inserting ‘‘, municipality, or In18 dian Tribe’’; 

19 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘10,000’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘20,000’’; and 

21 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(6) The term ‘economically distressed commu23 nity’ has the meaning given such term in section 8 

24 of the NEW PROMISE Act.’’; 

25 (2) in subsection (b)— 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
26 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (i) by inserting ‘‘or the deployment of 

3 energy storage technologies’’ after ‘‘energy 

4 efficiency’’; 

5 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or economically dis6 tressed communities’’ after ‘‘rural areas’’; 

7 and 

8 (iii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

9 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

10 (i) by inserting ‘‘or economically dis11 tressed communities’’ after ‘‘rural areas’’; 

12 and 

13 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

14 and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

15 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(3) refurbishing, redeveloping, or repurposing 

17 electric generating facilities that primarily consume 

18 coal as a fuel source that have recently ceased oper19 ation, or will cease operation in the near future, for 

20 manufacturing, including manufacturing clean en21 ergy technologies or materials.’’; and 

22 (3) in subsection (d)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘$50,000,000’’; and 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
27 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (B) by striking ‘‘2006 through 2012’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 

3 SEC. 5. ADVANCED NOTICE TO COMMUNITIES POTEN4 TIALLY IMPACTED BY CLOSURE OF AN ELEC5 TRIC GENERATING FACILITY THAT PRI6 MARILY CONSUMES COAL AS A FUEL 

7 SOURCE. 

8 (a) FEDERAL STANDARD.—Section 111(d) of the 

9 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

10 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(20) ADVANCED NOTICE OF CLOSURE.— 

12 ‘‘(A) Each electric utility shall provide to 

13 potentially impacted local governments and In14 dian Tribes (as applicable) a formal written no15 tice of any closure of an electric generating fa16 cility (including any generating unit thereof) of 

17 such electric utility that primarily consumes 

18 coal as a fuel source. 

19 ‘‘(B) With respect to an electric utility for 

20 which a State regulatory authority has rate21 making authority, notice under subparagraph 

22 (A) shall be provided by such electric utility to 

23 local governments and Indian Tribes within 7 

24 days of submitting to the State regulatory au25 thority any similar notice. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
28 

•HR 2245 IH

1 ‘‘(C) An electric utility providing a written 

2 notice under subparagraph (A) shall, to the 

3 maximum extent practicable, include in such 

4 notice— 

5 ‘‘(i) a schedule describing the pro6 jected timeline— 

7 ‘‘(I) for the closure, which shall, 

8 to maximum extent practicable, not 

9 occur prior to the date that is 3 years 

10 after the date of such notice, includ11 ing dates of any phases of closure; 

12 ‘‘(II) for workforce transition ac13 tivities sponsored by the electric util14 ity for applicable employees of the 

15 electric utility, if applicable; and 

16 ‘‘(III) for future reclamation ac17 tivities on the land of the electric gen18 erating facility (or generating unit 

19 thereof) that is closing; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) a description of the extent to 

21 which the electric utility will prioritize the 

22 use of the incumbent workforce of the fa23 cility or associated mine in carrying out 

24 reclamation activities described in clause 

25 (i)(III). 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
29 

•HR 2245 IH

1 ‘‘(D) An electric utility providing a written 

2 notice under this subsection shall, within 7 days 

3 of obtaining new information that would refine, 

4 alter, or otherwise update any timeline de5 scribed in subparagraph (C), provide such up6 date in a new formal written notice to poten7 tially impacted local governments and Indian 

8 Tribes (as applicable).’’. 

9 (b) OBLIGATIONS TO CONSIDER AND DETERMINE.— 

10 (1) TIME LIMITATIONS.—Section 112(b) of the 

11 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 

12 U.S.C. 2622(b)) is amended by adding at the end 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(7)(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of 

15 the enactment of this paragraph, each State regu16 latory authority (with respect to each electric utility 

17 for which it has ratemaking authority) and each 

18 nonregulated electric utility shall commence the con19 sideration referred to in section 111, or set a hear20 ing date for consideration, with respect to the stand21 ard established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d). 

22 ‘‘(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of 

23 the enactment of this paragraph, each State regu24 latory authority (with respect to each electric utility 

25 for which it has ratemaking authority), and each 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
30 

•HR 2245 IH

1 nonregulated electric utility, shall complete the con2 sideration, and shall make the determination, re3 ferred to in section 111 with respect to the standard 

4 established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d).’’. 

5 (2) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—Section 112(c) of 

6 the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 

7 (16 U.S.C. 2622(c)) is amended— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ and in9 serting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 

10 (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In 

11 the case of the standard established by para12 graph (20) of section 111(d), the reference con13 tained in this subsection to the date of enact14 ment of this Act shall be deemed to be a ref15 erence to the date of enactment of such para16 graph (20).’’. 

17 (c) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Section 112 of the Pub18 lic Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

19 20622) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(g) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Subsections (b) and 

21 (c) of this section shall not apply to the standard estab22 lished by paragraph (20) of section 111(d) in the case of 

23 any electric utility in a State if, before the enactment of 

24 this subsection— 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
31 

•HR 2245 IH

1 ‘‘(1) the State has implemented for such utility 

2 the standard concerned (or a comparable standard); 

3 ‘‘(2) the State regulatory authority for such 

4 State or relevant nonregulated electric utility has 

5 conducted a proceeding to consider implementation 

6 of the standard concerned (or a comparable stand7 ard) for such utility; or 

8 ‘‘(3) the State legislature has voted on the im9 plementation of such standard (or a comparable 

10 standard) for such utility.’’. 

11 SEC. 6. WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT 

12 PILOT PROGRAM. 

13 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 90 days after 

14 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

15 Labor, in consultation with the Director, shall establish 

16 a pilot program under section 169(c) of the Workforce In17 novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3224(c)) to as18 sist dislocated workers in economically distressed commu19 nities. 

20 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—A dislocated worker shall be cer21 tified by the Secretary as eligible to participate in the pilot 

22 program under this section if— 

23 (1) the dislocated worker was, within the 60- 

24 month period prior to the date of enactment of this 

25 Act, employed in an occupation primarily associated 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
32 

•HR 2245 IH

1 with the generation of electricity from coal as a fuel 

2 source; or 

3 (2) the Secretary determines, based on available 

4 information that a worker, or significant proportion 

5 of the workers’ employment site that primarily gen6 erates electricity from coal, including an associated 

7 mine, has become totally, partially, or are likely to 

8 be separated from employment. 

9 (c) AUTHORITY TO COLLECT INFORMATION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, in de11 termining whether to certify a worker or group of 

12 workers under subsection (b), obtain information the 

13 Secretary determines to be necessary to make the 

14 certification from— 

15 (A) the employer of the worker or group of 

16 workers; 

17 (B) officials of certified or recognized labor 

18 organizations or other duly authorized rep19 resentatives of the group of workers; or 

20 (C) one-stop operators or one-stop partners 

21 (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Inno22 vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)). 

23 (2) VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec24 retary shall require an employer, labor organization, 

25 or one-stop operator or partner to certify all inforVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 May 28, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2245.IH H2245

pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
33 

•HR 2245 IH

1 mation obtained under paragraph (1) from the em2 ployer, labor organization, or one-stop operator or 

3 partner (as the case may be) on which the Secretary 

4 relies in making a determination under subsection 

5 (b), unless the Secretary has reasonable basis for de6 termining that such information is accurate and 

7 complete without being certified. 

8 (d) CRITERIA.—In establishing the pilot program 

9 under this section, the Secretary of Labor and the Direc10 tor shall consider, in addition to other such criteria as the 

11 Secretary of Labor and the Director of the Council deter12 mine appropriate, the extent to which the pilot program 

13 will be able to provide dislocated workers in economically 

14 distressed communities education, employment search, or 

15 training opportunities to— 

16 (1) support entrepreneurship and small busi17 ness development; and 

18 (2) enter jobs in energy-related industries, with 

19 an emphasis on construction, engineering, manufac20 turing, or retro-fitting jobs for renewable energy, en21 ergy efficiency, carbon dioxide removal, or carbon 

22 capture, utilization, and storage projects. 

23 (e) CONSULTATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL PRO24 GRAMS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact25 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall consult with 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
34 

•HR 2245 IH

1 entities described in paragraph (2) to evaluate lessons 

2 learned, solicit best practices, and evaluate the feasibility 

3 of, and solicit best practices or lessons learned for estab4 lishing or expanding transitional support benefits through 

5 programs described in paragraph (1) for eligible dislocated 

6 workers participating in the pilot program established 

7 under this section. 

8 (1) TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT BENEFITS DE9 SCRIBED.—The programs described in this para10 graph are as follows: 

11 (A) Under a State plan amendment pursu12 ant to section 1916A of the Social Security Act 

13 (42 U.S.C. 1396o–1). 

14 (B) Wage differential benefits, in terms of 

15 the difference in wages previously earned on a 

16 weekly basis by an employee from an employer 

17 that is directly associated with the operation of 

18 a covered electric generating station or associ19 ated mine in the final applicable calendar year 

20 of such operation, and compensation received by 

21 a dislocated worker who, as part of an unem22 ployment fund administered by a State agency, 

23 is experiencing employment loss directly associ24 ated with the closure or cessation of operations 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
35 

•HR 2245 IH

1 at a covered electric generating station or asso2 ciated mine (as the case may be). 

3 (C) Continuation coverage under a 

4 COBRA continuation provision (as defined in 

5 section 7333(d)(1) of the Employee Retirement 

6 Income Security Act of 1974) or a similar State 

7 program, or under section 8905(a) of title 5, 

8 United States Code. 

9 (D) Benefits similar in type, amount, and 

10 duration pursuant to chapter 2 of title II of the 

11 Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2101). 

12 (2) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—An entity described 

13 under this paragraph shall have demonstrated expe14 rience providing one or multiple programs described 

15 in paragraph (1) to dislocated workers, including— 

16 (A) a Chief Executive Officer of a State; 

17 (B) a State public health official; 

18 (C) a Local workforce development board; 

19 (D) a State workforce development board; 

20 or 

21 (E) the head of a Federal agency. 

22 (f) DURATION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall 

24 carry out the pilot program under this section for a 

25 period of not less than 10 years. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
36 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (2) WORKER PARTICIPATION PERIOD.—A dis2 located worker participating in the pilot program 

3 under this section may participate for a period to be 

4 determined by the Secretary and in consultation 

5 with the Director, until such point that— 

6 (A) a dislocated worker obtains full-time 

7 employment; or 

8 (B) a dislocated worker submits a request 

9 for an extension to participate in the pilot pro10 gram to the Secretary due to the length of 

11 training, education, or job placement services 

12 received through the pilot program under this 

13 section exceeding the initial period for partici14 pation determined by the Secretary. 

15 (g) REPORTS.—In carrying out this section, the Sec16 retary of Labor and the Director shall submit to the ap17 propriate committees of Congress a report annually de18 scribing— 

19 (1) recommendations for establishing transi20 tional support benefits as a benefit provided under 

21 the pilot program under this section for dislocated 

22 workers as described in subsection (e)(1); 

23 (2) recommendations for developing tailored 

24 educational and instructional curricula for dislocated 

25 workers to obtain skills, certification, or training reVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 May 28, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2245.IH H2245

pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
37 

•HR 2245 IH

1 quired for emerging energy-related industries or 

2 other industries; 

3 (3) barriers impacting dislocated workers from 

4 entering emerging energy-related industries or find5 ing employment in other industries; and 

6 (4) such other information as the Secretary of 

7 Labor and the Director determine appropriate. 

8 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

10 appropriated to the Secretary of Labor to carry out 

11 this section $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, 

12 which shall remain available until expended. 

13 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 

14 percent of the amount appropriated under para15 graph (1) shall be used for administrative purposes. 

16 SEC. 7. COVERED ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION CES17 SATION MITIGATION FUND. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 

20 Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known 

21 as the ‘‘Covered Electric Generating Station Ces22 sation Mitigation Fund’’ (referred to in this section 

23 as the ‘‘Mitigation Fund’’) consisting of— 

24 (A) such amounts as are deposited in the 

25 Fund pursuant to this section; and 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
38 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (B) such amounts as may be appropriated 

2 to supplement the Fund. 

3 (2) USE OF FUND.—Amounts deposited in the 

4 Mitigation Fund shall be available to the Secretary 

5 of Treasury, in consultation with the Director, to 

6 make payments to economically distressed commu7 nities in amounts described in subsection (b) to miti8 gate the impact from the loss of covered net reve9 nues. 

10 (3) TIMING.—Subject to amounts available in 

11 the Mitigation Fund, not later than 180 days after 

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

13 Treasury shall begin making payments under this 

14 section. 

15 (b) PAYMENT TO ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED COM16 MUNITIES.— 

17 (1) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Treasury 

18 may provide assistance, in the form of annual pay19 ments, to an economically distressed community rep20 resenting a portion of the loss of covered net reve21 nues due to the cessation of operations of a covered 

22 electric generating station. 

23 (2) ANNUAL PAYMENTS.— 

24 (A) DETERMINATION OF PAYMENT

25 AMOUNT.—The amount of an annual payment 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
39 

•HR 2245 IH

1 under this section shall be determined by the 

2 Secretary of Treasury. 

3 (B) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of 

4 an annual payment under this section shall be 

5 not more than the applicable percentage of the 

6 average annual covered net revenues received by 

7 the applicable unit of local government or In8 dian Tribe from the applicable covered electric 

9 generation station for the 5-year period that 

10 ends with the fiscal year that immediately pre11 cedes the last fiscal year in which such covered 

12 electric generating station operated, as specified 

13 in the following table for an award year: 

Award Year Applicable Percentage 

1 80 percent 

2 70 percent 

3 60 percent 

4 50 percent 

5 40 percent 

6 30 percent 

7 20 percent 

14 (3) CONDITIONS OF PAYMENTS.—An economi15 cally distressed community— 

16 (A) shall be eligible for not more than 1 

17 payment under this section each fiscal year; and 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
40 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (B) may not receive payments under this 

2 section for more than 7 fiscal years. 

3 (4) APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall not 

4 provide any payment under this section to an eco5 nomically distressed community until such time as 

6 the economically distressed community completes an 

7 application including such information in such form 

8 as the Secretary may require, including an affidavit 

9 that a covered electric generating station located in 

10 such community has, on or after January 1, 2010, 

11 closed (or is no longer generating electricity), and 

12 that such community has been significantly impacted 

13 by such closure. 

14 (5) ORDER OF PAYMENT.—The date of submis15 sion of an economically distressed community’s ap16 plication for assistance shall establish the order in 

17 which the Secretary of Treasury provides assistance 

18 under this section. 

19 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 

20 the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 

21 for each fiscal year during which amounts in the Mitiga22 tion Fund are available, an economically distressed com23 munity receiving payment under this section shall submit 

24 to the Secretary a report that— 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
41 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (1) describes how amounts from the Mitigation 

2 Fund support such economically distressed commu3 nity in— 

4 (A) maintaining essential community serv5 ices in such economically distressed community; 

6 and 

7 (B) fulfilling the objectives described in 

8 any applicable economic development transition 

9 plan; and 

10 (2) includes any additional information that the 

11 Secretary determines appropriate. 

12 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

14 appropriated to deposit into the Mitigation Fund 

15 and to carry out this section $250,000,000 for fiscal 

16 year 2022, to remain available until expended. 

17 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 

18 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to 

19 paragraph (1) shall be used for administrative pur20 poses. 

21 SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 

22 In this Act: 

23 (1) APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘‘apprentice24 ship’’ means an apprenticeship registered under the 

25 Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to as 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
42 

•HR 2245 IH

1 the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, 

2 chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 

3 (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON4 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con5 gress’’ means— 

6 (A) the Committee on Appropriations of 

7 the Senate; 

8 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

9 Resources of the Senate; 

10 (C) the Committee on Health, Education, 

11 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; 

12 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 

13 the House of Representatives; 

14 (E) the Committee on Education and 

15 Labor of the House of Representatives; 

16 (F) the Committee on Energy and Com17 merce of the House of Representatives; and 

18 (G) the Committee on Way and Means of 

19 the House of Representatives. 

20 (3) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 

21 White House Council on Energy Transitions estab22 lished by section 2. 

23 (4) COVERED ELECTRIC GENERATING STA24 TION.—The term ‘‘covered electric generating staVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 May 28, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2245.IH H2245

pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
43 

•HR 2245 IH

1 tion’’ means an electric generating station that pri2 marily consumes coal as a fuel source. 

3 (5) COVERED NET REVENUE.—The term ‘‘cov4 ered net revenue’’ means revenue derived by a unit 

5 of local government or Indian Tribe in a fiscal year 

6 from a covered electric generating station in the 

7 form of annual real property taxes, royalty or lease 

8 payments, transaction privilege taxes, sales taxes, or 

9 payments in lieu of taxes imposed upon the covered 

10 electric generating station, exclusive of interest and 

11 penalties. 

12 (6) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

13 the Director of the White House Council on Energy 

14 Transitions. 

15 (7) DISLOCATED WORKER.—The term ‘‘dis16 located worker’’ has the meaning given such term in 

17 section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor18 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

19 (8) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.—The 

20 term ‘‘economic development agency’’ has the mean21 ing given such term in section 3 of the Workforce 

22 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

23 (9) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRANSITION

24 PLAN.—The term ‘‘economic development transition 

25 plan’’ means a plan developed by a Regional TransiVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 May 28, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2245.IH H2245

pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
44 

•HR 2245 IH

1 tion Advisory Committee in accordance with section 

2 3. 

3 (10) ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED COMMU4 NITY.—The term ‘‘economically distressed commu5 nity’’ means a unit of local government or Indian 

6 Tribe that is located within a 75-mile radius of a 

7 covered electric generating station and that is sig8 nificantly impacted by the closure of such covered 

9 electric generating station occurring on or after Jan10 uary 1, 2010, including by, as a result of such clo11 sure experiencing— 

12 (A) a net labor loss of at least 50 workers 

13 who lost employment directly from or associated 

14 with the covered electric generating station, in15 cluding an associated mine; 

16 (B) a covered net revenue loss of over 25 

17 percent compared to the previous fiscal year; or 

18 (C) at least a 10-percent increase in the 

19 cost of electricity for applicable electric con20 sumers compared to the previous calendar year. 

21 (11) ELECTRIC CONSUMER.—The term ‘‘electric 

22 consumer’’ has the meaning given such term in sec23 tion 3(5) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 

24 Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2602(5)). 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
45 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (12) EMPLOYMENT LOSS.—The term ‘‘employ2 ment loss’’ has the meaning given such term in sec3 tion 2(a) of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining 

4 Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101(a)). 

5 (13) ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES.—The 

6 term ‘‘essential community services’’ means infra7 structure located entirely or partially within an eco8 nomically distressed community and services that 

9 provide direct support to residents of a community, 

10 including services related to— 

11 (A) health care; 

12 (B) transportation; 

13 (C) energy; 

14 (D) telecommunications; 

15 (E) public education; 

16 (F) public safety; and 

17 (G) housing. 

18 (14) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

19 The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

20 meaning given such term in section 102 of the High21 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002), except 

22 that such term does not include institutions de23 scribed in subparagraphs (A) or (C) of subsection 

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


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
46 

•HR 2245 IH

1 (15) JOBS IN ENERGY-RELATED INDUSTRIES.— 

2 The term ‘‘jobs in energy-related industries’’ in3 cludes manufacturing, engineering, installation, con4 struction, and retrofitting jobs in energy-related in5 dustries. 

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

7 organization’’ has the meaning given the term in 

8 section 7103 of title 5, United States Code. 

9 (17) LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

10 BOARD.—The term ‘‘local workforce development 

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

12 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

13 (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

14 (18) REGIONAL TRANSITION ADVISORY COM15 MITTEE.—The term ‘‘Regional Transition Advisory 

16 Committee’’ means a committee described in section 

17 3 that is established by an economically distressed 

18 community. 

19 (19) STATE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘State agen20 cy’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3306 

21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

22 (20) STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

23 BOARD.—The term ‘‘State workforce development 

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


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
47 

•HR 2245 IH

1 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

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

3 (21) UNEMPLOYMENT FUND.—The term ‘‘un4 employment fund’’ has the meaning given the term 

5 in section 3306 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

6 1986. 

Æ 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS