IIB 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 762 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 6, 2019 

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

Resources 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Efficiency for Schools Act of 2019’’. 

4 SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF ENERGY RETROFITTING ASSIST5 ANCE FOR SCHOOLS. 

6 Section 392 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

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

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(e) COORDINATION OF ENERGY RETROFITTING AS10 SISTANCE FOR SCHOOLS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF SCHOOL.—Notwith12 standing section 391(6), for the purposes of this 

13 subsection, the term ‘school’ means— 

14 ‘‘(A) an elementary school or secondary 

15 school (as defined in section 9101 of the Ele16 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

17 (20 U.S.C. 7801)); 

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

19 defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Edu20 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a))); 

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

22 education system under the Defense Depend23 ents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et 

24 seq.) or established under section 2164 of title 

25 10, United States Code; 


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

2 Indian Affairs; 

3 ‘‘(E) a tribally controlled school (as de4 fined in section 5212 of the Tribally Controlled 

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

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

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

9 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF CLEARINGHOUSE.— 

10 The Secretary, acting through the Office of Energy 

11 Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shall establish a 

12 clearinghouse to disseminate information regarding 

13 available Federal programs and financing mecha14 nisms that may be used to help initiate, develop, and 

15 finance energy efficiency, distributed generation, and 

16 energy retrofitting projects for schools. 

17 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para18 graph (2), the Secretary shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) consult with appropriate Federal 

20 agencies to develop a list of Federal programs 

21 and financing mechanisms that are, or may be, 

22 used for the purposes described in paragraph 

23 (2); and 

24 ‘‘(B) coordinate with appropriate Federal 

25 agencies to develop a collaborative education 


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1 and outreach effort to streamline communica2 tions and promote available Federal programs 

3 and financing mechanisms described in sub4 paragraph (A), which may include the develop5 ment and maintenance of a single online re6 source that includes contact information for rel7 evant technical assistance in the Office of En8 ergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy that 

9 States, local education agencies, and schools 

10 may use to effectively access and use such Fed11 eral programs and financing mechanisms.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 5, 

2019. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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