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Calendar No. 208 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 762 

[Report No. 116–108] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 6, 2019 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT 

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide 

for the dissemination of information regarding available 

Federal programs relating to energy efficiency projects 

for schools, 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 ‘‘Streamlining Energy 

5 Efficiency for Schools Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF ENERGY RETROFITTING ASSIST2 ANCE FOR SCHOOLS. 

3 Section 392 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

4 Act (42 U.S.C. 6371a) is amended by adding at the end 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(e) COORDINATION OF ENERGY RETROFITTING AS7 SISTANCE FOR SCHOOLS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF SCHOOL.—Notwith9 standing section 391(6), for the purposes of this 

10 subsection, the term ‘school’ means— 

11 ‘‘(A) an elementary school or secondary 

12 school (as defined in section 9101 of the Ele13 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

14 (20 U.S.C. 7801)); 

15 ‘‘(B) an institution of higher education (as 

16 defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Edu17 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a))); 

18 ‘‘(C) a school of the defense dependents’ 

19 education system under the Defense Depend20 ents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et 

21 seq.) or established under section 2164 of title 

22 10, United States Code; 

23 ‘‘(D) a school operated by the Bureau of 

24 Indian Affairs; 


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1 ‘‘(E) a tribally controlled school (as de2 fined in section 5212 of the Tribally Controlled 

3 Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2511)); and 

4 ‘‘(F) a Tribal College or University (as de5 fined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education 

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

7 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF CLEARINGHOUSE.— 

8 The Secretary, acting through the Office of Energy 

9 Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shall establish a 

10 clearinghouse to disseminate information regarding 

11 available Federal programs and financing mecha12 nisms that may be used to help initiate, develop, and 

13 finance energy efficiency, distributed generation, and 

14 energy retrofitting projects for schools. 

15 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para16 graph (2), the Secretary shall— 

17 ‘‘(A) consult with appropriate Federal 

18 agencies to develop a list of Federal programs 

19 and financing mechanisms that are, or may be, 

20 used for the purposes described in paragraph 

21 (2); and 

22 ‘‘(B) coordinate with appropriate Federal 

23 agencies to develop a collaborative education 

24 and outreach effort to streamline communica25 tions and promote available Federal programs 


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1 and financing mechanisms described in sub2 paragraph (A), which may include the develop3 ment and maintenance of a single online re4 source that includes contact information for rel5 evant technical assistance in the Office of En6 ergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy that 

7 States, local education agencies, and schools 

8 may use to effectively access and use such Fed9 eral programs and financing mechanisms.’’. 

10 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

11 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Streamlining Energy 

12 Efficiency for Schools Act’’. 

13 SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF ENERGY RETROFITTING ASSIST14 ANCE FOR SCHOOLS. 

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘school’’ means— 

17 (A) an elementary school or secondary 

18 school (as defined in section 8101 of the Elemen19 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

20 U.S.C. 7801)); 

21 (B) an institution of higher education (as 

22 defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Edu23 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a))); 

24 (C) a school of the defense dependents’ edu25 cation system under the Defense Dependents’ 


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1 Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.) or 

2 established under section 2164 of title 10, United 

3 States Code; 

4 (D) a school operated by the Bureau of In5 dian Education; 

6 (E) a tribally controlled school (as defined 

7 in section 5212 of the Tribally Controlled 

8 Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2511)); and 

9 (F) a Tribal College or University (as de10 fined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education 

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

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

13 the Secretary of Energy. 

14 (b) DESIGNATION OF LEAD AGENCY.—The Secretary, 

15 acting through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renew16 able Energy, shall act as the lead Federal agency for coordi17 nating and disseminating information on existing Federal 

18 programs and assistance that may be used to help initiate, 

19 develop, and finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, 

20 and energy retrofitting projects for schools. 

21 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out coordination 

22 and outreach under subsection (b), the Secretary shall— 

23 (1) in consultation and coordination with the 

24 appropriate Federal agencies, carry out a review of 

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1 ing revolving loan funds and loan guarantees) avail2 able in or from the Department of Agriculture, the 

3 Department of Energy, the Department of Education, 

4 the Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue 

5 Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, and 

6 other appropriate Federal agencies with jurisdiction 

7 over energy financing and facilitation that are cur8 rently used or may be used to help initiate, develop, 

9 and finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and 

10 energy retrofitting projects for schools, and identify 

11 programs that are duplicative; 

12 (2) establish a Federal cross-departmental col13 laborative coordination, education, and outreach ef14 fort to streamline communication and promote avail15 able Federal opportunities and assistance described in 

16 paragraph (1) for energy efficiency, renewable energy, 

17 and energy retrofitting projects that enables States, 

18 local educational agencies, and schools— 

19 (A) to use existing Federal opportunities 

20 more effectively; and 

21 (B) to form partnerships with Governors, 

22 State energy programs, local educational, finan23 cial, and energy officials, State and local govern24 ment officials, nonprofit organizations, and other 


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1 appropriate entities to support the initiation of 

2 the projects; 

3 (3) provide technical assistance for States, local 

4 educational agencies, and schools to help develop and 

5 finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and en6 ergy retrofitting projects— 

7 (A) to increase the energy efficiency of 

8 buildings or facilities; 

9 (B) to install systems that individually gen10 erate energy from renewable energy resources; 

11 (C) to establish partnerships to leverage 

12 economies of scale and additional financing 

13 mechanisms available to larger clean energy ini14 tiatives; or 

15 (D) to promote— 

16 (i) the maintenance of health, environ17 mental quality, and safety in schools, in18 cluding the ambient air quality, through en19 ergy efficiency, renewable energy, and en20 ergy retrofit projects; and 

21 (ii) the achievement of expected energy 

22 savings and renewable energy production 

23 through proper operations and maintenance 

24 practices; 


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1 (4) develop and maintain a single online re2 source website with contact information for relevant 

3 technical assistance and support staff in the Office of 

4 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for States, 

5 local educational agencies, and schools to effectively 

6 access and use Federal opportunities and assistance 

7 described in paragraph (1) to develop energy effi8 ciency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting 

9 projects; and 

10 (5) establish a process for recognition of schools 

11 that— 

12 (A) have successfully implemented energy ef13 ficiency, renewable energy, and energy retro14 fitting projects; and 

15 (B) are willing to serve as resources for 

16 other local educational agencies and schools to 

17 assist initiation of similar efforts. 

18 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

19 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con20 gress a report describing the implementation of this section. 


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Calendar No. 208 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 762 

[Report No. 116–108] 

AN ACT 

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

other purposes. energy efficiency projects for schools, and for regarding available Federal programs relating to to provide for the dissemination of information 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 

Reported with an amendment 


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