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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 756 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 5, 2015 

Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. WELCH, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. 

CONNOLLY, Mr. DELANEY, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. ESTY, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. 

GIBSON, Mr. HIMES, Mr. HONDA, Mr. JOYCE, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. LANCE, 

Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. 

NORTON, Mr. PETERS, Mr. POCAN, Mr. POLIS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. 

SCHIFF, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. TONKO, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. VAN

HOLLEN, Mr. VELA, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. STEWART, Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. 

KELLY of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

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 2015’’. 


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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.’’. 

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