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Union Calendar No. 355 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4092 

[Report No. 113–479] 

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish the Office 

of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency 

for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance provided to promote 

the energy retrofitting of schools. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 26, 2014 

Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. WELCH, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, 

Mr. HOLT, Mr. PETERS of California, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. LARSON of 

Connecticut, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. DELANEY, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 

POCAN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. SABLAN, and Mr. HONDA) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

JUNE 19, 2014 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 

GARCIA, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. TONKO, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. HIMES, Mrs. 

NEGRETE MCLEOD, Mr. PALLONE, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. NORTON, 

Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. BISHOP of 

Georgia, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. KEATING, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Ms. TSONGAS, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. HASTINGS

of Florida 


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JUNE 19, 2014 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 26, 2014] 

A BILL 

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, 

State, and local assistance provided to promote the energy retrofitting of schools. 


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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 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF ENERGY RETROFITTING ASSIST7 ANCE FOR SCHOOLS. 

8 Section 392 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

9 (42 U.S.C. 6371a) is amended by adding at the end the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(e) COORDINATION OF ENERGY RETROFITTING AS12 SISTANCE FOR SCHOOLS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF SCHOOL.—Notwithstanding 

14 section 391(6), for the purposes of this subsection, the 

15 term ‘school’ means— 

16 ‘‘(A) an elementary school or secondary 

17 school (as defined in section 9101 of the Elemen18 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

19 U.S.C. 7801)); 

20 ‘‘(B) an institution of higher education (as 

21 defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Edu22 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)); 

23 ‘‘(C) a school of the defense dependents’ edu24 cation system under the Defense Dependents’ 

25 Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.) or 


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1 established under section 2164 of title 10, United 

2 States Code; 

3 ‘‘(D) a school operated by the Bureau of In4 dian Affairs; 

5 ‘‘(E) a tribally controlled school (as defined 

6 in section 5212 of the Tribally Controlled 

7 Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2511)); and 

8 ‘‘(F) a Tribal College or University (as de9 fined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education 

10 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))). 

11 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF CLEARINGHOUSE.—The 

12 Secretary, acting through the Office of Energy Effi13 ciency and Renewable Energy, shall establish a clear14 inghouse to disseminate information regarding avail15 able Federal programs and financing mechanisms 

16 that may be used to help initiate, develop, and fi17 nance energy efficiency, distributed generation, and 

18 energy retrofitting projects for schools. 

19 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para20 graph (2), the Secretary shall— 

21 ‘‘(A) consult with appropriate Federal 

22 agencies to develop a list of Federal programs 

23 and financing mechanisms that are, or may be, 

24 used for the purposes described in paragraph (2); 

25 and 


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1 ‘‘(B) coordinate with appropriate Federal 

2 agencies to develop a collaborative education and 

3 outreach effort to streamline communications 

4 and promote available Federal programs and fi5 nancing mechanisms described in subparagraph 

6 (A), which may include the development and 

7 maintenance of a single online resource that in8 cludes contact information for relevant technical 

9 assistance in the Office of Energy Efficiency and 

10 Renewable Energy that States, local education 

11 agencies, and schools may use to effectively access 

12 and use such Federal programs and financing 

13 mechanisms.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 355 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4092 

[Report No. 113–479] 

A BILL 

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

schools. provided to promote the energy retrofitting of coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for to establish the Office of Energy Efficiency and 

JUNE 19, 2014 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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