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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2393 

To promote a 21st century energy workforce, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 31, 2019 

Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. MANCHIN, and Mr. BOOKER) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To promote a 21st century energy workforce, 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 ‘‘Clean Energy Jobs 

5 Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘‘apprentice9 ship’’ means an apprenticeship registered under the 


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1 Act of August 16, 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) (com2 monly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’). 

3 (2) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term 

4 ‘‘educational institution’’ means— 

5 (A) an elementary school; 

6 (B) a secondary school; and 

7 (C) an institution of higher education. 

8 (3) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘elemen9 tary school’’ has the meaning given the term in sec10 tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu11 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

12 (4) ENERGY-RELATED INDUSTRY.—The term 

13 ‘‘energy-related industry’’ includes each of the fol14 lowing industries: 

15 (A) The energy efficiency industry. 

16 (B) The renewable energy industry. 

17 (C) The chemical manufacturing industry. 

18 (D) The utility industry. 

19 (E) The alternative fuels industry. 

20 (F) The pipeline industry. 

21 (G) The nuclear energy industry. 

22 (H) The oil and gas industry. 

23 (I) The coal industry. 

24 (5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

25 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 


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1 meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher 

2 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 

3 (6) LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘labor 

4 organization’’ has the meaning given the term in 

5 section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 

6 U.S.C. 152). 

7 (7) LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

8 BOARD.—The term ‘‘local workforce development 

9 board’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘local 

10 board’’ in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 

11 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

12 (8) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

13 term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means— 

14 (A) a Hispanic-serving institution (as de15 fined in section 502(a) of the Higher Education 

16 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a))); 

17 (B) a Tribal College or University (as de18 fined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education 

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

20 (C) an Alaska Native-serving institution 

21 (as defined in section 317(b) of the Higher 

22 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))); 

23 (D) a Native Hawaiian-serving institution 

24 (as defined in section 317(b) of the Higher 

25 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))); 


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1 (E) a Predominantly Black Institution (as 

2 defined in section 318(b) of the Higher Edu3 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e(b))); 

4 (F) a Native American-serving nontribal 

5 institution (as defined in section 319(b) of the 

6 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

7 1059f(b))); and 

8 (G) an Asian American and Native Amer9 ican Pacific Islander-serving institution (as de10 fined in section 320(b) of the Higher Education 

11 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b))). 

12 (9) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘sec13 ondary school’’ has the meaning given the term in 

14 section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu15 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

16 (10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

17 means the Secretary of Energy. 

18 (11) STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

19 BOARD.—The term ‘‘State workforce development 

20 board’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘State 

21 board’’ in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 

22 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

23 (12) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.— 

24 The term ‘‘workforce development program’’ has the 

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1 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

2 3102). 

3 SEC. 3. ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

5 and carry out a comprehensive and nationwide program 

6 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘program’’) in accord7 ance with this section to improve education and training 

8 for jobs in energy-related industries (including manufac9 turing, engineering, construction, and retrofitting jobs in 

10 energy-related industries) to increase the number of 

11 skilled workers trained to work in energy-related indus12 tries. 

13 (b) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program, 

15 the Secretary shall— 

16 (A) encourage underrepresented groups, 

17 including religious and ethnic minorities, 

18 women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, 

19 unemployed energy workers, and socioeconomic20 ally disadvantaged individuals, to enter into 

21 science, technology, engineering, and mathe22 matics fields; 

23 (B) encourage educational institutions to 

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1 pertise necessary to fill the employment oppor2 tunities vital to managing and operating en3 ergy-related industries; 

4 (C) provide internships, fellowships, 

5 traineeships, apprenticeships, and employment 

6 at the Department of Energy, including at Na7 tional Laboratories; 

8 (D) provide research grants and technical 

9 assistance to institutions of higher education, 

10 with priority given to minority-serving institu11 tions; 

12 (E) provide students and other candidates 

13 for employment with the necessary skills and 

14 certifications for skilled, semiskilled, and highly 

15 skilled jobs in energy-related industries; 

16 (F) ensure that the program is in align17 ment with the Minorities in Energy Initiative of 

18 the Department of Energy; 

19 (G) engage with other programs and lab20 oratories in the Department of Energy that are 

21 carrying out the Minorities in Energy Initiative 

22 of the Department of Energy; and 

23 (H) to the maximum extent practicable, 

24 collaborate with and support State workforce 


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1 development programs to maximize the effi2 ciency of the program. 

3 (2) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the program, 

4 the Secretary shall prioritize the education and 

5 training of underrepresented groups for jobs in en6 ergy-related industries. 

7 (c) DIRECT ASSISTANCE.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the program, 

9 the Secretary shall provide direct assistance (includ10 ing financial assistance awards, technical expertise, 

11 and guidance on internships) to educational institu12 tions, local workforce development boards, State 

13 workforce development boards, nonprofit organiza14 tions, labor organizations, and apprenticeship pro15 grams. 

16 (2) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall dis17 tribute direct assistance under paragraph (1) in a 

18 manner that— 

19 (A) is proportional to the needs of, and de20 mand for jobs in, an energy-related industry; 

21 and 

22 (B) is consistent with the information ob23 tained under subsections (e)(3) and (j). 

24 (d) RESOURCE CENTER.—The Secretary shall estab25 lish an online resource center— 


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1 (1) to maintain and update information and re2 sources on training programs for jobs in energy-re3 lated industries (including manufacturing, engineer4 ing, construction, and retrofitting jobs in energy-re5 lated industries); and 

6 (2) as a resource for educational institutions, 

7 local workforce development boards, State workforce 

8 development boards, nonprofit organizations, labor 

9 organizations, and apprenticeship programs that 

10 would like to develop and implement training pro11 grams for the jobs described in paragraph (1). 

12 (e) COLLABORATION AND REPORT.—In carrying out 

13 the program, the Secretary shall— 

14 (1) collaborate with educational institutions, 

15 local workforce development boards, State workforce 

16 development boards, nonprofit organizations, labor 

17 organizations, apprenticeship programs, and energy18 related industries; 

19 (2) to facilitate the sharing of best practices 

20 and approaches that best suit local, State, and na21 tional needs, encourage and foster collaboration, 

22 mentorship, and partnership between— 

23 (A) industry, local workforce development 

24 boards, State workforce development boards, 

25 nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, 


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1 and apprenticeship programs that provide effec2 tive training programs for jobs in energy-re3 lated industries; and 

4 (B) educational institutions that seek to 

5 establish those programs; and 

6 (3) collaborate with the Commissioner of the 

7 Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Secretary of Com8 merce, the Director of the Bureau of the Census, 

9 and energy-related industries— 

10 (A) to develop a comprehensive and de11 tailed understanding of the workforce needs of 

12 and job opportunities in energy-related indus13 tries, by State and by region; and 

14 (B) to publish an annual report on job cre15 ation in the energy-related industries described 

16 in subparagraphs (A) through (L) of subsection 

17 (j)(2). 

18 (f) GUIDELINES FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITU19 TIONS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in collabora21 tion with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary 

22 of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, and the Direc23 tor of the National Science Foundation, shall de24 velop and provide to educational institutions vol25 untary guidelines or best practices for providing 


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1 graduates with skills necessary for jobs in energy-re2 lated industries (including manufacturing, engineer3 ing, construction, and retrofitting jobs in energy-re4 lated industries). 

5 (2) INPUT FROM INDUSTRY.—In carrying out 

6 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall solicit input from 

7 energy-related industries. 

8 (3) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION

9 INITIATIVES.—The voluntary guidelines or best prac10 tices developed under paragraph (1) shall include 

11 grade-specific guidelines for teaching students and 

12 families of students energy efficiency technology, 

13 manufacturing efficiency technology, community en14 ergy resiliency, and conservation initiatives. 

15 (4) STEM EDUCATION.—The guidelines or best 

16 practices developed under paragraph (1) shall pro17 mote education in science, technology, engineering, 

18 and mathematics as it relates to job opportunities in 

19 the energy-related industries described in subsection 

20 (j)(2). 

21 (g) OUTREACH TO MINORITY-SERVING INSTITU22 TIONS.—The Secretary shall— 

23 (1) give special consideration to increasing out24 reach to minority-serving institutions; 


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1 (2) make resources available to minority-serving 

2 institutions to increase the number of skilled minori3 ties and women qualified for jobs in energy-related 

4 industries (including manufacturing, engineering, 

5 construction, and retrofitting jobs in energy-related 

6 industries); 

7 (3) encourage energy-related industries to im8 prove opportunities for students of minority-serving 

9 institutions to participate in industry internships 

10 and cooperative work-study programs; and 

11 (4) work with the laboratories of the Depart12 ment of Energy to increase the participation of 

13 underrepresented groups in internships, fellowships, 

14 training programs, and employment at those labora15 tories. 

16 (h) OUTREACH TO DISPLACED AND UNEMPLOYED

17 ENERGY WORKERS.—The Secretary shall— 

18 (1) give special consideration to increasing out19 reach to employers and job trainers preparing dis20 placed and unemployed energy workers for emerging 

21 jobs in energy-related industries (including manufac22 turing, engineering, construction, and retrofitting 

23 jobs in energy-related industries); 

24 (2) make resources available to institutions that 

25 serve displaced and unemployed energy workers to 


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1 increase the number of individuals trained for jobs 

2 in energy-related industries (including manufac3 turing, engineering, construction, and retrofitting 

4 jobs in energy-related industries); and 

5 (3) encourage energy-related industries to im6 prove opportunities for displaced and unemployed 

7 energy workers to participate in industry internships 

8 and cooperative work-study programs. 

9 (i) ENROLLMENT IN TRAINING AND APPRENTICE10 SHIP PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall collaborate with 

11 industry, local workforce development boards, State work12 force development boards, nonprofit organizations, labor 

13 organizations, and apprenticeship programs to help iden14 tify students and other candidates, including from under15 represented communities such as minorities, women, and 

16 veterans, to enroll in training and apprenticeship pro17 grams for jobs in energy-related industries. 

18 (j) GUIDELINES TO DEVELOP SKILLS FOR AN EN19 ERGY INDUSTRY WORKFORCE.—The Secretary shall, in 

20 collaboration with energy-related industries— 

21 (1) identify the areas within each energy-related 

22 industry that has the greatest demand for workers; 

23 and 


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1 (2) develop guidelines for the skills necessary to 

2 work in each of the following energy-related indus3 tries: 

4 (A) The energy efficiency industry, includ5 ing work in conservation, weatherization, retro6 fitting, and inspection and auditing of the in7 dustry. 

8 (B) The renewable energy industry, includ9 ing work in the development, engineering, man10 ufacturing, and production of renewable energy 

11 from renewable energy sources (such as solar, 

12 hydropower, wind, and geothermal energy). 

13 (C) The community energy resiliency in14 dustry, including work in installation of rooftop 

15 solar, battery storage, and microgrid tech16 nologies. 

17 (D) The fuel cell and hydrogen energy in18 dustry. 

19 (E) The manufacturing industry, including 

20 work in operations technology, operations and 

21 design in additive manufacturing, 3-dimensional 

22 printing, advanced composites and advanced 

23 aluminum and other metal alloys, industrial en24 ergy efficiency management systems (including 


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1 power electronics), and other innovative tech2 nologies. 

3 (F) The chemical manufacturing industry, 

4 including work in construction (such as welding, 

5 pipefitting, and tool and die making) and in the 

6 position of instrument and electrical technician, 

7 machinist, chemical process operator, engineer, 

8 quality and safety professional, or reliability en9 gineer. 

10 (G) The utility industry, including work in 

11 the generation, transmission, and distribution 

12 of electricity and natural gas, and in the posi13 tion of electrician, dispatcher, utility technician, 

14 operator, lineworker, engineer, scientist, or in15 formation technology specialist. 

16 (H) The alternative fuels industry, includ17 ing work in biofuel development and production. 

18 (I) The pipeline industry, including work 

19 in pipeline construction and maintenance and in 

20 the position of engineer or technical advisor. 

21 (J) The nuclear industry, including in the 

22 position of scientist, engineer, technician, math23 ematician, or security personnel. 

24 (K) The oil and gas industry, including in 

25 the position of scientist, engineer, technician, 


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1 mathematician, petrochemical engineer, or geol2 ogist. 

3 (L) The coal industry, including in the po4 sition of coal miner, engineer, developer and 

5 manufacturer of state-of-the-art coal facilities, 

6 technology vendor, coal transportation worker 

7 or operator, or mining equipment vendor. 

8 SEC. 4. ENERGY WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti11 ty’’ means a business or labor management organi12 zation that— 

13 (A)(i) is directly involved with energy effi14 ciency, renewable energy technology, or reduc15 tion in greenhouse gas emissions, as determined 

16 by the Secretary; or 

17 (ii) works on behalf of a business or labor 

18 management organization that is directly in19 volved with energy efficiency, renewable energy 

20 technology, or reduction in greenhouse gas 

21 emissions, as determined by the Secretary; and 

22 (B) provides services related to— 

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1 dropower, and other renewable electric en2 ergy generation technologies; 

3 (ii) energy efficiency, including energy 

4 efficient lighting, heating, ventilation, and 

5 air conditioning, air source heat pumps, 

6 advanced building materials, insulation and 

7 air sealing, and other high efficiency prod8 ucts and services, and auditing and inspec9 tion in energy efficiency; 

10 (iii) grid modernization or energy 

11 storage, including smart grid, microgrid 

12 and other distributed energy solutions, de13 mand response management, and home en14 ergy management technology; 

15 (iv) advanced technologies that im16 prove the conversion, use, and storage of 

17 carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels, 

18 including carbon capture and storage and 

19 direct air capture; 

20 (v) nuclear energy, including nuclear 

21 research, development, demonstration, and 

22 commercial application; or 

23 (vi) fuel cell and hybrid fuel cell gen24 eration. 


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1 (2) LABOR MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION.—The 

2 term ‘‘labor management organization’’ includes a 

3 nonprofit organization or qualified youth or con4 servation corps that provides training to individuals 

5 to work for an eligible entity that is a business, or 

6 works on behalf of an eligible entity that is a busi7 ness. 

8 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

10 a program to provide grants to eligible entities to 

11 pay the wages of a new or existing employee during 

12 the time period in which the employee receives train13 ing to work in the renewable energy sector, energy 

14 efficiency sector, or grid modernization sector. 

15 (2) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 60 days after 

16 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 

17 consultation with stakeholders, contractors, and or18 ganizations that work to advance existing residential 

19 energy efficiency, shall establish guidelines for the 

20 program under paragraph (1) to determine the cri21 teria for— 

22 (A) the wages or stipends that shall be 

23 paid using the grant funds; and 

24 (B) training received by an employee that 

25 qualifies under the program. 


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1 (c) GRANTS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring a 

3 grant under subsection (b)(1) shall submit to the 

4 Secretary an application at such time, in such man5 ner, and containing such information as the Sec6 retary may require. 

7 (2) PRIORITY FOR TARGETED COMMUNITIES.— 

8 In providing grants under subsection (b)(1), the Sec9 retary shall give priority to an eligible entity that— 

10 (A) recruits employees— 

11 (i) from the one or more communities 

12 that are served by the eligible entity; and 

13 (ii) that are minorities, women, vet14 erans, individuals who are or were foster 

15 children, or individuals who are transition16 ing from fossil energy sector jobs; and 

17 (B) provides trainees with the opportunity 

18 to obtain real-world experience. 

19 (3) USE OF GRANTS.—An eligible entity may 

20 use a grant received under subsection (b)(1)— 

21 (A) in the case of an eligible entity with 20 

22 or fewer employees, to pay not more than— 

23 (i) 45 percent of the wages of an em24 ployee for the duration of the training, if 


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1 the training is provided by the eligible enti2 ty; and 

3 (ii) 90 percent of the wages of an em4 ployee for the duration of the training, if 

5 the training is provided by an entity other 

6 than the eligible entity; 

7 (B) in the case of an eligible entity with 21 

8 to 99 employees, to pay not more than— 

9 (i) 37.5 percent of the wages of an 

10 employee for the duration of the training, 

11 if the training is provided by the eligible 

12 entity; and 

13 (ii) 75 percent of the wages of an em14 ployee for the duration of the training, if 

15 the training is provided by an entity other 

16 than the eligible entity; and 

17 (C) in the case of an eligible entity with 

18 not less than 100 employees, to pay not more 

19 than— 

20 (i) 25 percent of the wages of an em21 ployee for the duration of the training, if 

22 the training is provided by the eligible enti23 ty; and 

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1 the training is provided by an entity other 

2 than the eligible entity. 

3 (4) GRANT AMOUNT.—An eligible entity may 

4 not receive more than $100,000 per fiscal year 

5 under subsection (b)(1). 

6 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

7 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

8 $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 

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