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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2263 

To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a clean energy manufacturing 

grant program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 26, 2021 

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

on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a clean 

energy manufacturing grant 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Manufacturing for Our 

5 Future Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CLEAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING GRANT PRO7 GRAM. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Not later than 

9 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the SecVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:28 May 26, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2263.IH H2263

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1 retary shall establish a program to award grants in ac2 cordance with this section. 

3 (b) GRANTS TO MANUFACTURERS.— 

4 (1) GRANTS.—In carrying out the program es5 tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, 

6 subject to the availability of appropriations, award 

7 grants to manufacturers— 

8 (A) for projects to reequip, expand, or es9 tablish a facility for the manufacture of clean 

10 energy systems, or for the manufacture of com11 ponents of clean energy systems, including the 

12 manufacture of— 

13 (i) renewable energy technologies; 

14 (ii) energy storage technologies; 

15 (iii) advanced nuclear energy tech16 nologies; 

17 (iv) carbon capture, utilization, trans18 portation, and storage technologies, includ19 ing direct air capture systems, direct ocean 

20 capture systems, bio-energy systems with 

21 carbon capture and storage, and systems 

22 intended to capture biogas and greenhouse 

23 gas emissions from wastewater treatment 

24 plants and agricultural applications; 


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1 (v) electric grid technologies, including 

2 smart grid technologies, microgrid tech3 nologies, advanced transmission tech4 nologies, building-to-grid technologies, and 

5 vehicle-to-grid technologies; 

6 (vi) efficient end-use energy tech7 nologies, including Energy Star products 

8 and energy-conserving lighting tech9 nologies; 

10 (vii) electrolyzers; 

11 (viii) fuel cells and other technologies 

12 related to the transportation, storage, de13 livery, and use of hydrogen, including tech14 nologies for residential, commercial, indus15 trial, and transportation applications; 

16 (ix) zero-emission light-, medium-, 

17 and heavy-duty vehicles, components of 

18 such vehicles, and refueling equipment for 

19 such vehicles; 

20 (x) industrial energy efficiency tech21 nologies, including combined heat and 

22 power systems and waste heat to power 

23 systems; 

24 (xi) pollution control equipment; and 


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1 (xii) other technologies that reduce 

2 greenhouse gas emissions, as determined 

3 appropriate by the Secretary; 

4 (B) for projects to install, retrofit, or con5 vert equipment for a facility, or to otherwise 

6 retrofit or convert a facility, to enable the facil7 ity to manufacture zero- or low-emission en8 ergy-intensive industrial products, including 

9 projects relating to the installation, retrofit, or 

10 conversion of— 

11 (i) industrial energy efficiency tech12 nologies; 

13 (ii) carbon capture systems; 

14 (iii) equipment and infrastructure to 

15 enable fuel or feedstock switching to elec16 tricity or hydrogen; and 

17 (iv) equipment to enable production of 

18 materials and products containing a high 

19 percentage of recycled content; and 

20 (C) for front end engineering design stud21 ies, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, 

22 for projects described in subparagraph (B). 

23 (2) PRIORITY OF APPLICATIONS.—In awarding 

24 grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give 

25 priority to projects that— 


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1 (A) provide the greatest potential net im2 pact in avoiding or reducing greenhouse gas 

3 emissions and other air, land, and water pollut4 ants; 

5 (B) include the refurbishment or retooling 

6 of manufacturing facilities that have ceased op7 eration or will cease operation in the near fu8 ture; 

9 (C) provide the greatest potential for do10 mestic job creation (both direct and indirect); 

11 (D) have the greatest potential for techno12 logical innovation and commercial deployment; 

13 (E) have the greatest potential to strength14 en or develop domestic supply chains for clean 

15 energy systems; 

16 (F) result in economic development or eco17 nomic diversification in regions or localities that 

18 have historically generated significant economic 

19 activity from the production, processing, trans20 portation, or combustion of fossil fuels, includ21 ing coal mines, fossil fuel-fired electricity gener22 ating units, and petroleum refining facilities; 

23 (G) promote environmental justice in com24 munities with significant representation of com25 munities of color, low-income communities, or 


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1 Tribal and indigenous communities, or commu2 nities that experience, or are at risk of experi3 encing, higher or more adverse human health or 

4 environmental effects, including through reme5 diation of contaminated sites; or 

6 (H) commit to hiring displaced workers in 

7 regions or localities described in subparagraph 

8 (F). 

9 (3) LABOR STANDARDS.—The Secretary shall 

10 require— 

11 (A) all laborers and mechanics employed 

12 by contractors or subcontractors in carrying out 

13 a project for the construction, alteration, retool14 ing, or repair of a facility that is financed by 

15 a grant under this subsection shall be paid 

16 wages at rates not less than those prevailing on 

17 similar construction in the locality, as deter18 mined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance 

19 with sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 

20 3147 of title 40, United States Code; 

21 (B) a disclosure by an applicant for a 

22 grant under this subsection of any administra23 tive merits determination, arbitral award or de24 cision, or civil judgment, as defined in guidance 

25 issued by the Secretary of Labor, rendered 


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1 against the applicant in the preceding 3 years 

2 for violations of applicable labor, employment, 

3 civil rights, or health and safety laws; 

4 (C) an applicant for a grant under this 

5 subsection to provide specific information re6 garding the actions the applicant will take to 

7 demonstrate compliance with, and where pos8 sible exceedance of, requirements under applica9 ble labor, employment, civil rights, and health 

10 and safety laws, and actions the applicant will 

11 take to ensure that its direct suppliers dem12 onstrate compliance with applicable labor, em13 ployment, civil rights, and health and safety 

14 laws; and 

15 (D) an applicant for a grant under this 

16 subsection to provide an estimate and descrip17 tion of the jobs and types of jobs to be retained 

18 or created by the project proposed by the appli19 cant and the specific actions the applicant will 

20 take to increase employment and retention of 

21 dislocated workers, veterans, individuals from 

22 low-income communities, women, minorities, 

23 and other groups underrepresented in manufac24 turing, and individuals with a barrier to em25 ployment. 


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1 (4) COST SHARE.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 988(c) of the 

3 Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

4 16352(c)) shall apply to a grant made under 

5 this subsection. 

6 (B) CERTAIN REGIONS AND LOCALITIES.— 

7 Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Sec8 retary may require, for a project that is funded 

9 by a grant under this section and that is lo10 cated in a region or locality described in sub11 section (b)(2)(F), that not less than 20 percent 

12 of the cost of the project be provided by a non13 Federal source. 

14 (c) COORDINATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL PRO15 GRAMS.—The Secretary shall coordinate implementation 

16 of the program established under subsection (a) with pro17 grams administered by State governments, local govern18 ments, and Indian Tribes designed to provide financial 

19 and technical assistance to manufacturers, including the 

20 retention and retraining of skilled workers. 

21 (d) INTRA-AGENCY COORDINATION.—In carrying out 

22 the program established under subsection (a), to the ex23 tent consistent with applicable law, the Secretary shall col24 laborate, coordinate, and share information with relevant 

25 programs and offices within the Department of Energy. 


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1 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 (1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

3 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

4 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

5 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

6 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

7 the Secretary of Energy. 

8 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State, 

9 the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or any terri10 tory or possession of the United States. 

11 (4) ZERO- OR LOW-EMISSION ENERGY-INTEN12 SIVE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘zero- or 

13 low-emission energy-intensive industrial product’’ 

14 means a product— 

15 (A) the production of which results in sig16 nificantly less greenhouse gas emissions relative 

17 to the production of similar products, as deter18 mined by the Secretary; and 

19 (B) that is in one of the following manu20 facturing categories, as determined by the Sec21 retary: 

22 (i) Aluminum and other non-ferrous 

23 metals. 

24 (ii) Ammonia and fertilizer. 

25 (iii) Cement and concrete. 


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1 (iv) Ceramics. 

2 (v) Chemicals and petrochemicals. 

3 (vi) Food processing. 

4 (vii) Glass. 

5 (viii) Hydrogen. 

6 (ix) Iron and steel. 

7 (x) Pulp and paper. 

8 (xi) A manufacturing subsector deter9 mined by the Secretary to be energy-inten10 sive or difficult-to-decarbonize. 

11 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

12 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

13 out this section $10,000,000,000, to remain available until 

14 expended. 

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