(iii) provided to the Secretary; or 
(B) to delay the requirement under para-
graph (5)(B)(i)(II)(aa) for not more than 3 
years after receiving the school bus purchased 
using a grant under the program for the pur-
pose of using the school bus being replaced for 
a use determined by the Secretary to be appro-
priate. 
(7) DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION.—In car-
rying out the program, the Secretary shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable— 
(A) achieve nationwide deployment of elec-
tric school buses through the program; and 
(B) ensure a broad geographic distribution 
of grant awards, with no State receiving more 
than 15 percent of the grant funding made 
available to carry out the program for each fis-
cal year. 
(8) ANNUAL REPORTING.— 
(A) DATA RELEASE.—The Secretary shall 
make available to the public on the website of 
the Department of Energy a downloadable elec-
tronic database of information with respect to 
each grant made under the program, includ-
ing— 
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(i) the name and location of the grant 
recipient; 
(ii) the school district served by the 
grant recipient, if the grant recipient is not 
a school district; 
(iii) the criteria that the grant recipi-
ent met under subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
of paragraph (3), if any; 
(iv) the grant amount, including a de-
scription of the amounts of the grant used 
for— 
(I) the purchase of electric school 
buses; 
(II) the purchase of infrastruc-
ture; 
(III) workforce development; 
(IV) the purchase of hydrogen or 
electricity; and 
(V) any other purpose; 
(v) with respect to an electric school 
bus purchased using a grant under the 
program, the number, make and model, 
year of make, cost, estimated annual vehi-
cle miles to be traveled, and estimated 
number of students to be transported per 
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day, as provided by the eligible entity 
awarded the grant; 
(vi) with respect to a school bus re-
placed using a grant under the program, 
the number, make and model, year of 
make, fuel type, annual vehicle miles trav-
eled, and the average number of students 
transported per day, as provided by the eli-
gible entity awarded the grant; 
(vii) whether the grant recipient re-
ceived a waiver under paragraph (6) and, 
if the grant recipient received such a waiv-
er, with respect to a school bus scrapped 
by the receiving entity described in para-
graph (6)(A), the number, make and 
model, year of make, fuel type, type of 
school bus, annual vehicle miles traveled, 
and the average number of students trans-
ported per day, as provided by the eligible 
entity awarded the grant; 
(viii) an estimate of the local air pol-
lution emissions and global greenhouse gas 
emissions avoided as a result of the grant; 
and 
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(ix) any other data determined by the 
Secretary to enable an analysis of the use 
and impact of grants under the program. 
(B) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than January 31 of each year, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress and make available on 
the website of the Department of Energy a re-
port that describes— 
(i) the grant applications received 
under the program, including a summary 
of the grant applications meeting the cri-
teria described in subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) of paragraph (3), if any; 
(ii) the grants awarded under the pro-
gram, including a summary of the data de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); 
(iii) the effect of the receipt of the 
grant on students, schools, local commu-
nities, industry, and the workforce; 
(iv) the impact of the awarded grants 
on local air pollution and greenhouse gas 
emissions; and 
(v) any other information determined 
by the Secretary to enable Congress to un-
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derstand the implementation, outcomes, 
and effectiveness of the program. 
(C) REPORT ON BUY AMERICA WAIVERS.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit a report describing any 
waiver granted under paragraph (5)(D)(ii)(I) 
during the preceding year to— 
(i) the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate; 
(ii) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate; 
(iii) the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; 
(iv) the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(v) the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(vi) the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives. 
(c) EDUCATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
funds are appropriated to carry out the Program, 
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the Secretary shall develop an education outreach 
campaign to promote and explain the program. 
(2) COORDINATION
WITH
STAKEHOLDERS.— 
The outreach campaign under this subsection shall 
be designed and conducted in conjunction with na-
tional school bus transportation associations, edu-
cators, local educational agencies, school bus drivers, 
school bus leasing or contracting operators, the 
school bus manufacturing and supply industries, and 
other stakeholders. 
(3) COMPONENTS.—The outreach campaign 
under this subsection shall— 
(A) inform eligible entities of the process 
of applying for grants; 
(B) describe the available technologies and 
the benefits of the technologies; 
(C) explain the benefits of participating in 
the program; 
(D) facilitate the sharing of best practices 
and lessons learned among grant recipients and 
between grant recipients and eligible entities; 
and 
(E) include, as appropriate, information 
from the annual reports required under sub-
section (b)(8). 
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