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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2045 

To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of 

Labor, to establish a program to provide for workforce training and 

education, at community colleges, in sustainable energy. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 6, 2017 

Mr. BEN RAY LUJA ́N of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. RUSH, Mr. LOEBSACK, 

Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. TONKO, 

Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. NORTON, Ms. LEE, Ms. PINGREE, 

Ms. MOORE, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. CONYERS, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. SLAUGHTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with 

the Secretary of Labor, to establish a program to provide 

for workforce training and education, at community colleges, in sustainable energy. 

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 ‘‘Community College 

5 Energy Training Act of 2017’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 

2 COMMUNITY COLLEGES. 

3 (a) WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN SUS4 TAINABLE ENERGY.—From funds made available under 

5 subsection (c), the Secretary of Energy, in coordination 

6 with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Agri7 culture, shall carry out a joint sustainable energy work8 force training and education program under which the 

9 Secretaries award grants to community colleges to provide 

10 workforce training and education in industries and prac11 tices such as— 

12 (1) clean energy, including wind and solar en13 ergy; 

14 (2) high-performance green building construc15 tion, design and redevelopment; 

16 (3) sustainable energy technologies, including 

17 chemical technology, nanotechnology, and electrical 

18 technology; 

19 (4) water, energy, and resource conservation; 

20 (5) recycling and waste reduction; and 

21 (6) sustainable agriculture and farming. 

22 (b) AWARD CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding grants 

23 under this section, the Secretaries shall— 

24 (1) ensure that of the funds made available 

25 under subsection (c) for a fiscal year, not less than 

26 one-half of such funds are awarded to community 


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1 colleges with existing (as of the date of the award) 

2 sustainability programs that lead to certificates, cre3 dentials, or degrees in one or more of the industries 

4 and practices described in paragraphs (1) through 

5 (6) of subsection (a); and 

6 (2) give priority to community colleges that 

7 plan to use the grant to carry out programs that are 

8 developed and maintained through consultation with 

9 such industries and practices. 

10 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

11 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

12 $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 

13 2022. 

14 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

15 (1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘commu16 nity college’’ means an institution of higher edu17 cation, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 

18 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), that— 

19 (A) provides a 2-year program of instruc20 tion for which the institution awards an asso21 ciate degree; and 

22 (B) primarily awards associate degrees. 

23 (2) HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDING.— 

24 The term ‘‘high-performance green building’’ has the 

25 meaning given the term in section 401(13) of the 


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1 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 

2 U.S.C. 17061(13)). 

3 (3) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

4 means the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with 

5 the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Agri6 culture. 

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