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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3731 

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 

OCTOBER 6, 2009 

Mr. LUJA ́N (for himself, Mr. SIRES, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. WU, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. 

BACA, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. OLVER, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. TONKO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HINOJOSA, 

Mr. REYES, Mr. ORTIZ, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. PERRIELLO, Mr. 

TEAGUE, and Mr. HEINRICH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

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 2009’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 

2 COMMUNITY COLLEGES. 

3 (a) DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—In this 

4 Act, the term ‘‘community college’’ means an institution 

5 of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the 

6 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), 

7 that— 

8 (1) provides a 2-year program of instruction for 

9 which the institution awards an associate degree; 

10 and 

11 (2) primarily awards associate degrees. 

12 (b) WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN SUS13 TAINABLE ENERGY.—From funds made available under 

14 subsection (d), the Secretary of Energy, in coordination 

15 with the Secretary of Labor, shall carry out a joint sus16 tainable energy workforce training and education pro17 gram. In carrying out the program, the Secretary of En18 ergy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall 

19 award grants to community colleges to provide workforce 

20 training and education in industries and practices such 

21 as— 

22 (1) alternative energy, including wind and solar 

23 energy; 

24 (2) energy efficient construction, retrofitting, 

25 and design; 


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1 (3) sustainable energy technologies, including 

2 chemical technology, nanotechnology, and electrical 

3 technology; 

4 (4) water and energy conservation; 

5 (5) recycling and waste reduction; and 

6 (6) sustainable agriculture and farming. 

7 (c) AWARD CONSIDERATIONS.—Of the funds made 

8 available under subsection (d) for a fiscal year, not less 

9 than one-half of such funds shall be awarded to commu10 nity colleges with existing (as of the date of the award) 

11 sustainability programs that lead to certificates or degrees 

12 in 1 or more of the industries and practices described in 

13 paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (b). 

14 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

15 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

16 $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 

17 2015. 

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