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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3068 

To establish an offshore wind career training grant program, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 3, 2019 

Mr. KEATING (for himself, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. NORCROSS, 

and Mr. MCEACHIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee 

on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by 

the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish an offshore wind career training grant program, 

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 ‘‘Offshore Wind Jobs 

5 and Opportunity Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. OFFSHORE WIND CAREER TRAINING GRANT PRO2 GRAM. 

3 The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 

4 1331 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 33. OFFSHORE WIND CAREER TRAINING GRANT PRO7 GRAM. 

8 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Beginning 360 days 

9 after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec10 retary may award offshore wind career training grants to 

11 eligible entities for the purpose of developing, offering, or 

12 improving educational or career training programs that 

13 provide individuals in such programs skills necessary for 

14 employment in the offshore wind industry. 

15 ‘‘(b) ALLOCATION OF GRANTS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) LIMITATION ON GRANT QUANTITY AND

17 SIZE.—An eligible entity may not be awarded— 

18 ‘‘(A) more than one grant under this sec19 tion for which the eligible entity is the lead ap20 plicant; or 

21 ‘‘(B) a grant under this section in excess 

22 of $2,500,000. 

23 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES.— 

24 Not less than 25 percent of the total amount award25 ed under this section for a fiscal year shall be 


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1 awarded to eligible entities that are community col2 leges. 

3 ‘‘(c) PARTNERSHIPS.—An eligible entity seeking to 

4 receive a grant under this section may partner with one 

5 or more of the following: 

6 ‘‘(1) Another eligible entity (including an eligi7 ble entity that is a community college). 

8 ‘‘(2) A State or local government. 

9 ‘‘(3) A nonprofit organization. 

10 ‘‘(d) USE OF GRANT.—An eligible entity may use a 

11 grant awarded under this section for the following activi12 ties: 

13 ‘‘(1) Occupational skills training, including cur14 riculum development, on-the-job training, and class15 room training. 

16 ‘‘(2) Safety and health training. 

17 ‘‘(3) The provision of basic skills, English as a 

18 second language, and job readiness training. 

19 ‘‘(4) Individual referral and tuition assistance 

20 for a community college training program or simi21 larly situated training program operated by a non22 profit organization leading to a recognized postsec23 ondary credential (as such term is defined in section 

24 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

25 (29 U.S.C. 3102)). 


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1 ‘‘(5) Internship programs in a field related to 

2 offshore wind energy. 

3 ‘‘(6) Customized training in conjunction with 

4 an existing registered apprenticeship program or 

5 labor-management partnership. 

6 ‘‘(7) Incumbent worker and career ladder train7 ing and skill upgrading and retraining. 

8 ‘‘(8) The implementation of transitional jobs 

9 strategies. 

10 ‘‘(9) Curriculum development at the under11 graduate and postgraduate levels. 

12 ‘‘(10) Development and support of offshore 

13 wind energy major, minor, or certificate programs. 

14 ‘‘(11) Such other activities, as determined by 

15 the Secretary, to meet the purposes of this section. 

16 ‘‘(e) GRANT PROPOSALS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) SUBMISSION PROCEDURE FOR GRANT PRO18 POSALS.—An eligible entity seeking to receive a 

19 grant under this section shall submit a grant pro20 posal to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 

21 and containing such information as the Secretary 

22 may require. 

23 ‘‘(2) CONTENT OF GRANT PROPOSALS.—A 

24 grant proposal submitted to the Secretary under this 

25 section shall include a detailed description of— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the specific project for which the 

2 grant proposal is submitted, including the man3 ner in which the grant will be used to develop, 

4 offer, or improve an educational or career train5 ing program that will provide individuals in 

6 such program skills necessary for employment 

7 in the offshore wind industry; 

8 ‘‘(B) any previous experience of the eligible 

9 entity in providing such educational or career 

10 training programs; and 

11 ‘‘(C) the extent to which such project will 

12 meet the educational or career training needs 

13 identified under subsection (i). 

14 ‘‘(f) CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF GRANTS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to appropriations, 

16 the Secretary shall award grants under this section 

17 based on an evaluation of— 

18 ‘‘(A) the merits of the grant proposal; 

19 ‘‘(B) the likely employment opportunities 

20 available to individuals who complete the edu21 cational or career training program that the eli22 gible entity proposes to develop, offer, or im23 prove; 


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1 ‘‘(C) prior demand for such educational or 

2 career training programs in the community 

3 served by the eligible entity; and 

4 ‘‘(D) the availability and capacity of exist5 ing educational or career training programs in 

6 the community to meet future demand for such 

7 programs. 

8 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—Priority in awarding grants 

9 under this section shall be given to an eligible entity 

10 that— 

11 ‘‘(A) is— 

12 ‘‘(i) an institute of higher education 

13 that has formed a partnership with a labor 

14 organization; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) a labor organization that has 

16 formed a partnership with an institute of 

17 higher education; 

18 ‘‘(B) has entered into a memorandum of 

19 understanding with an employer in the offshore 

20 wind industry to foster workforce development; 

21 ‘‘(C) is located in an economically dis22 tressed area; 

23 ‘‘(D) focuses on individuals who are— 

24 ‘‘(i) displaced workers (particularly 

25 workers displaced from the offshore oil and 


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1 gas, onshore fossil fuel, nuclear energy, or 

2 fishing industries); 

3 ‘‘(ii) veterans, members of the reserve 

4 components of the Armed Forces, or 

5 former members of such reserve compo6 nents; 

7 ‘‘(iii) unemployed; 

8 ‘‘(iv) seeking employment pathways 

9 out of poverty and into economic self-suffi10 ciency; 

11 ‘‘(v) at-risk youth; or 

12 ‘‘(vi) formerly incarcerated, adju13 dicated, nonviolent offenders; or 

14 ‘‘(E) with respect to an eligible entity that 

15 is an institution of higher education, has a high 

16 percentage or number of low-income or minority 

17 students. 

18 ‘‘(3) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—The Sec19 retary shall, to the extent practicable, award grants 

20 under this section in a manner that provides for a 

21 reasonable geographic distribution, except that the 

22 Secretary shall not be required to award grants 

23 equally among different regions of the United 

24 States. 


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1 ‘‘(g) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—A grant awarded 

2 under this section may not be used to satisfy any non3 Federal funds matching requirement under any other pro4 vision of law. 

5 ‘‘(h) GRANTEE DATA COLLECTION.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grantee, with respect to 

7 the educational or career training program for which 

8 the grantee received a grant under this section, shall 

9 collect and report to the Secretary on an annual 

10 basis the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) The number of participants enrolled 

12 in the educational or career training program. 

13 ‘‘(B) The number of participants that have 

14 completed the educational or career training 

15 program. 

16 ‘‘(C) The services received by such partici17 pants, including a description of training, edu18 cation, and supportive services. 

19 ‘‘(D) The amount spent by the grantee per 

20 participant. 

21 ‘‘(E) The rate of job placement of partici22 pants in the offshore wind industry or related 

23 fields. 

24 ‘‘(F) The rate of employment retention— 


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1 ‘‘(i) if the eligible entity is not an in2 stitution of higher education, 1 year after 

3 completion of the educational or career 

4 training program; or 

5 ‘‘(ii) if the eligible entity is an institu6 tion of higher education, 1 year after com7 pletion of the educational or career train8 ing program or 1 year after the participant 

9 is no longer enrolled in such institution of 

10 higher education, whichever is later. 

11 ‘‘(2) DISAGGREGATION OF DATA.—The data 

12 collected and reported under this subsection shall be 

13 disaggregated by— 

14 ‘‘(A) race; 

15 ‘‘(B) low-income status; 

16 ‘‘(C) disability; and 

17 ‘‘(D) English language proficiency. 

18 ‘‘(3) ASSISTANCE FROM SECRETARY.—The Sec19 retary shall assist grantees in the collection of data 

20 under this subsection by making available, where 

21 practicable, low-cost means of tracking the labor 

22 market outcomes of participants and by providing 

23 standardized reporting forms, where appropriate. 

24 ‘‘(i) IDENTIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER

25 TRAINING NEEDS.—Not later than 120 days after the 


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1 date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in 

2 consultation with the offshore wind industry, eligible enti3 ties, including eligible entities that are community col4 leges, State and local governments, labor organizations, 

5 and nonprofit organizations, shall identify the educational 

6 and career training needs of such industry, including 

7 needs related to construction and installation, engineering, 

8 manufacturing, operation, and maintenance activities rel9 evant to the offshore wind industry. 

10 ‘‘(j) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 240 days after the 

11 date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall— 

12 ‘‘(1) promulgate guidelines for the submission 

13 of grant proposals under this section, including a list 

14 of the educational and career training needs identi15 fied under subsection (i); and 

16 ‘‘(2) publish and maintain such guidelines on a 

17 public website of the Secretary. 

18 ‘‘(k) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 18 

19 months after the date of the enactment of this section, 

20 and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 

21 a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

22 House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and 

23 Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Edu24 cation and Labor of the House of Representatives, and 

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1 sions of the Senate on the grant program established by 

2 this section. The report shall include a description of the 

3 grantees and the activities for which grantees used a grant 

4 awarded under this section. 

5 ‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

6 are authorized to be appropriated for purposes of this sec7 tion $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 

8 2023. 

9 ‘‘(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 ‘‘(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘com11 munity college’ has the meaning given the term ‘jun12 ior or community college’ in section 312(f) of the 

13 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f)). 

14 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en15 tity’ means an entity that is— 

16 ‘‘(A) an institution of higher education, as 

17 such term is defined in section 101 of the High18 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); or 

19 ‘‘(B) a labor organization. 

20 ‘‘(3) GRANTEE.—The term ‘grantee’ means an 

21 eligible entity that has received a grant under this 

22 section. 

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1 tration of the project for which the grant was award2 ed. 

3 ‘‘(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 

4 the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 

5 the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Education, 

6 and the Secretary of Labor.’’. 

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