111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 957 

AN ACT 

To authorize higher education curriculum development and 

graduate training in advanced energy and green building 

technologies. 

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 ‘‘Green Energy Edu3 cation Act of 2009’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITION. 

5 For the purposes of this Act: 

6 (1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

7 the Director of the National Science Foundation. 

8 (2) HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDING.—The term 

9 ‘‘high performance building’’ has the meaning given 

10 that term in section 914(a) of the Energy Policy Act 

11 of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16194(a)). 

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

13 the Secretary of Energy. 

14 SEC. 3. GRADUATE TRAINING IN ENERGY RESEARCH AND 

15 DEVELOPMENT. 

16 (a) FUNDING.—In carrying out research, develop17 ment, demonstration, and commercial application activi18 ties authorized for the Department of Energy, the Sec19 retary may contribute funds to the National Science Foun20 dation for the Integrative Graduate Education and Re21 search Traineeship program to support projects that en22 able graduate education related to such activities. 

23 (b) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall consult with 

24 the Secretary when preparing solicitations and awarding 

25 grants for projects described in subsection (a). 
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1 SEC. 4. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR HIGH PERFORM2 ANCE BUILDING DESIGN. 

3 (a) FUNDING.—In carrying out advanced energy 

4 technology research, development, demonstration, and 

5 commercial application activities authorized for the De6 partment of Energy related to high performance buildings, 

7 the Secretary may contribute funds to curriculum develop8 ment activities at the National Science Foundation for the 

9 purpose of improving undergraduate or graduate inter10 disciplinary engineering and architecture education related 

11 to the design and construction of high performance build12 ings, including development of curricula, of laboratory ac13 tivities, of training practicums, or of design projects. A 

14 primary goal of curriculum development activities sup15 ported under this section shall be to improve the ability 

16 of engineers, architects, landscape architects, and planners 

17 to work together on the incorporation of advanced energy 

18 technologies during the design and construction of high 

19 performance buildings. 

20 (b) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall consult with 

21 the Secretary when preparing solicitations and awarding 

22 grants for projects described in subsection (a). 

23 (c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants with respect to 

24 which the Secretary has contributed funds under this sec25 tion, the Director shall give priority to applications from 

26 departments, programs, or centers of a school of engineer-
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1 ing that are partnered with schools, departments, or pro2 grams of design, architecture, landscape architecture, and 

3 city, regional, or urban planning. 

Passed the House of Representatives April 22, 2009. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 957 

AN ACT 

To authorize higher education curriculum developand green building technologies. ment and graduate training in advanced energy