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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 288 

To establish a pilot program to provide assistance for partnerships supporting 

applied sciences in renewable energy. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 12, 2011 

Ms. HIRONO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To establish a pilot program to provide assistance for 

partnerships supporting applied sciences in renewable energy. 

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 ‘‘Renewable Energy Ap5 plied Partnerships (REAP) Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. APPLIED SCIENCES IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PILOT 

7 PROGRAM. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy 

9 shall establish a research pilot program for award grants 

10 to partnerships to improve education and training in supVerDate Mar 15 2010 23:36 Jan 13, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H288.IH H288

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1 port of applied sciences in the field of renewable energy 

2 as part of a comprehensive program to enhance the quality 

3 of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in4 struction at the secondary school and undergraduate lev5 els. Grants under this section may be used for— 

6 (1) professional development and training for 

7 teachers; 

8 (2) purchase, rental, or leasing of equipment, 

9 instrumentation, and other educational and training 

10 materials; 

11 (3) improvement of facilities for providing edu12 cation and training experiences in applied sciences in 

13 the field of renewable energy; 

14 (4) development of instructional programs de15 signed to integrate education and training in applied 

16 sciences in renewable energy with the practical appli17 cation of that education and training; 

18 (5) recruitment and retention of new faculty; 

19 (6) encouraging collaboration between faculty 

20 and industry partners; 

21 (7) supporting outreach efforts to recruit stu22 dents; and 

23 (8) assessment of the activities funded under 

24 this Act. 


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1 (b) PARTNERSHIPS.—Grants awarded under sub2 section (a) shall be to the institution described in para3 graph (1), as part of a partnership that— 

4 (1) includes a 2-year degree granting institution 

5 of higher education offering an associates degree in 

6 applied science in a renewable energy field; 

7 (2) includes a 4-year degree granting institution 

8 of higher education; 

9 (3) includes a business or eligible nonprofit or10 ganization and labor organization; and 

11 (4) may include a State educational agency, 

12 other public agency, National Laboratory, or com13 munity-based organization. 

14 (c) PREFERENCE.—The Secretary of Energy shall 

15 give preference to awarding grants under this section for 

16 partnerships— 

17 (1) whose proposal incorporates a technical 

18 preparation program described in section 203(c) of 

19 the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 

20 Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2373(c)); or 

21 (2) who can demonstrate the likely long-term 

22 stability of the program without continued Federal 

23 funding. 

24 (d) DIVERSITY OF SUBJECT MATTER.—The Sec25 retary of Energy shall ensure that, to the extent possible, 


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1 grants are provided under this Act for partnerships rep2 resenting a wide diversity of renewable energy fields. 

3 (e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 

4 of activities carried out using amounts from a grant under 

5 subsection (a) shall not exceed 40 percent. 

6 (f) LIMITATION.—No single grant under subsection 

7 (a) may be made in an amount greater than $1,000,000 

8 per year. 

9 (g) PUBLIC INFORMATION.—The Secretary of En10 ergy shall make publicly available all curricula, planning 

11 documents, and other materials related to a project sup12 ported by a grant made under this Act. 

13 (h) PROJECT REPORTS.—The Secretary of Energy 

14 shall require grant recipients under subsection (a) to sub15 mit a report to the Secretary, not later than 3 years after 

16 receiving the grant, on the results of the project supported 

17 by the grant. Each such report shall include an assessment 

18 of which elements of the project supported with the grant 

19 were successful and which were not, along with an identi20 fication and analysis of improvements that could have 

21 made the project more successful. The Secretary shall 

22 make all reports submitted under this subsection available 

23 to the public. 

24 (i) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 

25 term ‘‘renewable energy’’ has the meaning given that term 


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1 in section 609(a)(3) and (4) of the Public Utility Regu2 latory Policies Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 918c(a)(3) and (4)). 

3 SEC. 3. REPORT. 

4 The Secretary of Energy shall evaluate the effective5 ness of activities carried out under this Act. A report docu6 menting the results of that evaluation shall be submitted 

7 to the Committee on Education and the Workforce and 

8 the Committee on Science and Technology of the House 

9 of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

10 Science, and Transportation and the Committee on 

11 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate not 

12 later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

13 The report shall identify best practices and materials de14 veloped and demonstrated by partnerships awarded a 

15 grant. 

16 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

17 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

18 this Act— 

19 (1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

20 (2) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

21 (3) such sums as may be necessary for each of 

22 fiscal years 2014 and 2015. 

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