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carry out energy efficiency programs in existence on 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) GRANTS TO STATES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts provided 
under subsection (a), not more than 6 percent shall 
be used to carry out section 32709. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION
TO
STATE
ENERGY
OF-
FICES.—Not later than 45 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall determine a 
formula to provide funds described in paragraph (1) 
to State energy offices, in accordance with the allo-
cation formula for State energy conservation plans 
established under part D of title III of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et 
seq.). 
(c) TRACKING OF REBATES AND EXPENDITURES.— 
Of the amount provided under subsection (a), not more 
than 2.5 percent are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary to be used for costs associated with tracking re-
bates and expenditures through the Federal Rebate Proc-
essing System under this part, technical assistance to 
States, and related administrative costs incurred by the 
Secretary. 
(d) PROGRAM REVIEW AND BACKSTOP FUNDING.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall perform a State-by-State analysis and 
review the distribution of rebates under this part. 
(2) ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary may allocate 
technical assistance funding to assist States that 
have not sufficiently benefitted from the Home En-
ergy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program. 
SEC. 32716. PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this part, the Secretary shall establish 
a Residential Energy Efficiency Pay for Perform-
ance pilot program for States to encourage the use 
of measured energy savings, and financial payments 
for those energy savings, in the operation of residen-
tial energy efficiency programs. 
(2) CRITERIA.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall provide common measurement criteria, devel-
oped with input from home performance industry 
stakeholders, to ensure comparability among pro-
grams but allow flexibility in program design. 
(b) GRANTS.—In carrying out the pilot program es-
tablished under this section, the Secretary shall provide, 
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on a competitive basis, grants to not less than 5 State 
energy offices. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For fis-
cal year 2020, there are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this section $100,000,000. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘State 
energy office’’ means the office or agency of a State re-
sponsible for developing the State energy plan for the 
State under section 362 of the Energy Policy and Con-
servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6322). 
Subtitle C—Energy Supply 
Infrastructure 
PART 1—LOW-INCOME SOLAR 
SEC. 33101. SHORT TITLE. 
This part may be cited as the ‘‘Low-Income Solar Act 
of 2019’’. 
SEC. 33102. LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAM FOR SOLAR IN-
STALLATIONS IN LOW-INCOME AND UNDER-
SERVED AREAS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—The term 
‘‘administrative expenses’’ has such meaning as may 
be established by the Secretary. 
(2) COMMUNITY
SOLAR
FACILITY.—The term 
‘‘community solar facility’’ means a photovoltaic 
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solar electricity generating facility that, as deter-
mined by the Secretary— 
(A) through a voluntary program, provides 
electric power or financial benefit to, or is 
owned by, multiple community members; 
(B) has a nameplate rating of 2 megawatts 
or less; 
(C) is located in or near a community of 
subscribers; and 
(D) the owner or operator of which re-
serves not less than 25 percent of the quantity 
of electricity generated by the facility for low- 
income households that are subscribers to the 
facility. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a low-income household; 
(B) a unit of State, territorial, or local 
government; 
(C) an Indian Tribe; 
(D) a Native Hawaiian community-based 
organization; 
(E) any other national or regional entity 
that— 
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(i) deploys a safe, high-quality photo-
voltaic solar electricity generating facility 
for consumers under a model that maxi-
mizes energy savings to those consumers; 
and 
(ii) has experience, as determined by 
the Secretary, installing solar systems 
using a job training or community volun-
teer-based installation model; and 
(F) for the loan program only, in addition 
to entities described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (E), a private entity that— 
(i) deploys a safe, high-quality photo-
voltaic solar electricity generating facility 
for consumers under a model that maxi-
mizes energy savings to those consumers; 
and 
(ii) will install solar systems using a 
job training installation model. 
(4) GRANT-ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD.—The term 
‘‘grant-eligible household’’ means a low-income 
household the members of which reside in an owner- 
occupied home. 
(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
means any Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other or-
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ganized group or community, including any Alaska 
Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Cor-
poration (as defined in, or established pursuant to, 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1601 et seq.)), that is recognized as eligible for the 
special programs and services provided by the 
United States to Indians because of their status as 
Indians. 
(6) 
LOW-INCOME
HOUSEHOLD.—The 
term 
‘‘low-income household’’ means a household with an 
income equal to 80 percent or less of the applicable 
area median income, as defined for the applicable 
year by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment. 
(7) MULTI-FAMILY
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.— 
The term ‘‘multi-family affordable housing’’ means 
any federally subsidized affordable housing complex 
in which at least 50 percent of the units are reserved 
for low-income households. 
(8) NATIVE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY-BASED OR-
GANIZATION.—The term ‘‘Native Hawaiian commu-
nity-based organization’’ means any organization 
that is composed primarily of Native Hawaiians 
from a specific community and that assists in the 
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social, cultural, and educational development of Na-
tive Hawaiians in that community. 
(9) PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ELECTRICITY GEN-
ERATING FACILITY.—The term ‘‘photovoltaic solar 
electricity generating facility’’ means— 
(A) a generator that creates electricity 
from light photons; and 
(B) the accompanying hardware enabling 
that electricity to flow— 
(i) onto the electric grid; or 
(ii) into an energy storage device. 
(10) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Energy. 
(11) SUBSCRIBER.—The term ‘‘subscriber’’ 
means an electricity consumer who owns a subscrip-
tion, or an equivalent unit or share of the capacity 
or generation, of a community solar facility. 
(12) SUBSCRIPTION.—The term ‘‘subscription’’ 
means a share in the capacity, or a proportional in-
terest in the solar electricity generation, of a com-
munity solar facility. 
(13) UNDERSERVED AREA.—The term ‘‘under-
served area’’ means— 
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(A) a geographical area with low or no 
photovoltaic solar deployment, as determined by 
the Secretary; or 
(B) trust land, as defined in section 3765 
of title 38, United States Code. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF LOAN AND GRANT PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a program under which the Secretary shall provide 
loans and grants to eligible entities for use in ac-
cordance with this section. 
(2) FUNDING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary shall 
make grants and issue loans in accordance with 
this subsection. 
(B) LOANS.—Not more than 50 percent of 
funds made available pursuant to subparagraph 
(A) for a fiscal year shall be used to provide 
loans to eligible entities for— 
(i) construction or installation of com-
munity solar facilities; or 
(ii) construction or installation of pho-
tovoltaic solar electricity generating facili-
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ties to serve multi-family affordable hous-
ing. 
(C) GRANTS.—After allocating amounts to 
carry out subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall 
use the remaining funds made available pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year to 
provide grants to eligible entities for eligible 
uses described in subsection (e). 
(3) GOALS
AND
ACCOUNTABILITY.—In pro-
viding loans and grants under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall take such actions as may be nec-
essary to ensure that— 
(A) the assistance provided under this sub-
section is used to facilitate and encourage inno-
vative solar installation and financing models, 
under which the recipients develop and install 
photovoltaic solar electricity generating facilities 
that provide significant savings to low-income 
households while providing job training or com-
munity engagement opportunities with respect 
to each solar system installed; 
(B) the photovoltaic solar electricity gener-
ating facilities installed using assistance pro-
vided under this subsection are safe, high-qual-
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ity systems that comply with local building and 
safety codes and standards; 
(C) the program under this section estab-
lishes and fosters a partnership between the 
Federal Government and eligible entities, re-
sulting in efficient development of solar installa-
tions with— 
(i) minimal governmental intervention; 
(ii) limited governmental regulation; 
and 
(iii) significant involvement by non-
profit and private entities; 
(D) photovoltaic solar electricity generating 
facilities installed using assistance provided 
under this subsection— 
(i) include job training and commu-
nity participation to the extent practicable; 
and 
(ii) may include community participa-
tion in which job trainees and volunteers 
assist in the development of solar projects; 
(E) assistance provided under this sub-
section prioritizes development in underserved 
areas; 
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(F) photovoltaic solar electricity generating 
facilities are developed using assistance pro-
vided under this subsection on a geographically 
diverse basis among the eligible entities; and 
(G) to the maximum extent practicable, 
solar installation activities for which assistance 
is provided under this section leverage, or con-
nect grant-eligible households to, federally or lo-
cally subsidized weatherization and energy effi-
ciency efforts that meet or exceed local energy 
efficiency standards. 
(c) NATIONAL COMPETITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select el-
igible entities to receive loans or grants under this 
section through a nationwide competitive process, to 
be established by the Secretary. 
(2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
loan or grant under this section, an eligible entity 
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In selecting eligible enti-
ties to receive loans or grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall, at a minimum— 
(A) require that the eligible entity— 
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(i) enter into a grant or loan agree-
ment, as applicable, under subsection (d); 
and 
(ii) has obtained financial commit-
ments (or has demonstrated the capacity 
to obtain financial commitments) necessary 
to comply with that agreement; 
(B) ensure that loans and grants are pro-
vided, and amounts are used, in a manner that 
results in geographical diversity throughout the 
United States and within States, territories, 
and Indian tribal land among photovoltaic solar 
electricity generating facilities installed using 
the assistance provided under this section; 
(C) to the maximum extent practicable, ex-
pand photovoltaic solar energy availability to— 
(i) geographical areas, throughout the 
United States and within States, terri-
tories, and Indian tribal land, with— 
(I) low photovoltaic solar pene-
tration; or 
(II) areas with a higher cost bur-
den with respect to the deployment or 
installation of photovoltaic solar elec-
tricity generating facilities; 
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(ii) rural areas; 
(iii) Indian tribes; and 
(iv) other underserved areas, including 
Appalachian and Alaska Native commu-
nities; 
(D) take into account the warranty period 
and quality of the applicable photovoltaic solar 
electricity generating facility equipment and any 
necessary interconnecting equipment; and 
(E) ensure all calculations for estimated 
household energy savings are based solely on 
electricity offsets from the photovoltaic solar 
electricity generating facilities. 
(d) LOAN AND GRANT AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving a 
loan or grant under this section, an eligible entity 
shall enter into a loan or grant agreement, as appli-
cable, with the Secretary. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A loan or grant agree-
ment under this subsection shall— 
(A) require the Secretary to rescind any 
amounts provided to the eligible entity that are 
not used during the 2-year period beginning on 
the date on which the amounts are initially dis-
tributed to the eligible entity, except in any case 
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in which the eligible entity has demonstrated to 
the satisfaction of the Secretary that a longer 
period, not to exceed 3 years after the date of 
initial distribution, is necessary to deliver pro-
posed services; 
(B) for a loan provided under this section, 
establish— 
(i) an interest rate equal to the then- 
current cost of funds to the Department of 
the Treasury for obligations of comparable 
maturity to the loan; and 
(ii) a payout time that maximizes the 
savings to subscribers during the effective 
period of the agreement; and 
(C) contain such other terms as the Sec-
retary may require to ensure compliance with 
the requirements of this section. 
(e) USE.—An eligible entity shall use a loan or grant 
provided under this section only for the following activi-
ties, for the purpose of developing new photovoltaic solar 
electricity generating facilities in the United States for 
low-income households and individuals who otherwise 
would likely be unable to afford or purchase photovoltaic 
solar electricity generating facilities: 
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(1) PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR EQUIPMENT AND IN-
STALLATION.—To pay the costs of— 
(A) photovoltaic solar equipment and stor-
age and all hardware or software components 
relating to safely producing, monitoring, and 
connecting the system to the electric grid or on-
site storage; and 
(B) installation, including all direct labor 
costs associated with installing the photovoltaic 
solar equipment and storage. 
(2) JOB TRAINING.—To fund onsite job train-
ing and community or volunteer engagement, includ-
ing— 
(A) job training costs directly associated 
with the solar projects funded under this sec-
tion; and 
(B) job training opportunities that may 
cover the full range of the solar value chain, 
such as marketing and outreach, customer ac-
quisition, system design, and installation posi-
tions. 
(3) DEPLOYMENT SUPPORT.—To fund entities 
that have a demonstrated ability, as determined by 
the Secretary— 
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(A) to advise State and local entities re-
garding low-income solar policy, regulatory, and 
program design to continue and expand the 
work of the entities; 
(B) to foster community outreach and edu-
cation regarding the benefits of photovoltaic 
solar energy for low-income and disadvantaged 
communities; or 
(C) to provide apprenticeship program op-
portunities registered and approved by— 
(i) the Office of Apprenticeship of the 
Department of Labor pursuant to part 29 
of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations); or 
(ii) a State Apprenticeship Agency 
recognized by that Office. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.—To pay the administra-
tive expenses of the eligible entity, including 
preproject feasibility efforts, associated with deliv-
ering proposed services, subject to the requirement 
that not more than 15 percent of the total amount 
of the assistance provided to the eligible entity under 
this section may be used for administrative expenses. 
(f) COMPLIANCE.— 
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(1) RECORDS AND AUDITS.—During the period 
beginning on the date of initial distribution to an eli-
gible entity of a loan or grant under this section and 
ending on the termination date of the loan or grant 
under subsection (g), the eligible entity shall main-
tain such records and adopt such administrative 
practices as the Secretary may require to ensure 
compliance with the requirements of this section and 
the applicable loan or grant agreement. 
(2) DETERMINATION
BY
SECRETARY.—If the 
Secretary determines that an eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant or loan under this section has not, 
during the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
initial distribution to the eligible entity of the assist-
ance (or such longer period as is established under 
subsection (d)(2)(B)), substantially fulfilled the obli-
gations of the eligible entity under the applicable 
loan or grant agreement, the Secretary shall— 
(A) rescind the balance of any funds dis-
tributed to, but not used by, the eligible entity 
under this section; and 
(B) use those amounts to provide other 
loans or grants in accordance with this section. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The Secretary shall terminate a 
loan or grant provided under this section on a determina-
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tion that the total amount of the loan or grant (excluding 
any interest, fees, and other earnings of the loan or grant) 
has been— 
(1) fully expended by the eligible entity; or 
(2) returned to the Secretary. 
(h) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promul-
gate such regulations as the Secretary determines to be 
necessary to carry out this section, to take effect on the 
date of promulgation. 
(i) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024, 
to remain available until expended. 
PART 2—SAFE, AFFORDABLE, AND ENVIRON-
MENTALLY SOUND NATURAL GAS DISTRIBU-
TION 
SEC. 33201. IMPROVING THE NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION 
SYSTEM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
of Energy shall establish a program to award grants to 
States, in accordance with this section, for the purpose 
of providing incentives for natural gas distribution compa-
nies to improve the public safety and environmental per-
formance of the natural gas distribution system. 
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term incremental costs, as reflected in rate increases to 
low-income households, of the eligible project. 
(e) LIMIT TO TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—A State 
may provide funds to a natural gas distribution company 
under this section for a period not to exceed 4 years. 
(f) PRIORITIZATION.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall prioritize applications based 
on the expected results of the State proposal with respect 
to— 
(1) quantifiable benefits for public safety; 
(2) the magnitude of methane emissions reduc-
tions; 
(3) innovation in technical or policy approaches; 
(4) the number of low-income households antici-
pated to benefit from the assistance; and 
(5) overall cost-effectiveness. 
(g) AUDITING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Secretary shall establish auditing and reporting re-
quirements for States with respect to grants awarded 
under this section. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
LOW-INCOME
HOUSEHOLD.—The 
term 
‘‘low-income household’’ means a household that is 
eligible to receive payments under section 2605(b)(2) 
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of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)). 
(2) NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION COMPANY.— 
The term ‘‘natural gas distribution company’’ means 
a person or municipality engaged in the local dis-
tribution of natural gas to the public. 
(3) NATURAL
GAS
DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM.— 
The term ‘‘natural gas distribution system’’ means 
the facilities used for the local distribution of nat-
ural gas. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $150,000,000 per fiscal year, with the 
total amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000. 
PART 3—CLEAN DISTRIBUTED ENERGY 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 33301. SHORT TITLE. 
This part may be cited as the ‘‘Local Energy Supply 
and Resiliency Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 33302. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part: 
(1) COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM.— 
The term ‘‘combined heat and power system’’ means 
generation of electric energy and heat in a single, in-
tegrated system that meets the efficiency criteria in 
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clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 48(c)(3)(A) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, under which heat that 
is conventionally rejected is recovered and used to 
meet thermal energy requirements. 
(2) DEMAND RESPONSE.—The term ‘‘demand 
response’’ means changes in electric usage by elec-
tric utility customers from the normal consumption 
patterns of the customers in response to— 
(A) changes in the price of electricity over 
time; or 
(B) incentive payments designed to induce 
lower electricity use at times of high wholesale 
market prices or when system reliability is jeop-
ardized. 
(3) DISTRIBUTED ENERGY.—The term ‘‘distrib-
uted energy’’ means energy sources and systems 
that— 
(A) produce electric or thermal energy 
close to the point of use using renewable energy 
resources or waste thermal energy; 
(B) generate electricity using a combined 
heat and power system; 
(C) distribute electricity in microgrids; 
(D) store electric or thermal energy; or 
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(E) distribute thermal energy or transfer 
thermal energy to building heating and cooling 
systems through a district energy system. 
(4) DISTRICT
ENERGY
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘district energy system’’ means a system that pro-
vides thermal energy to buildings and other energy 
consumers from one or more plants to individual 
buildings to provide space heating, air conditioning, 
domestic hot water, industrial process energy, and 
other end uses. 
(5) ISLANDING.—The term ‘‘islanding’’ means 
a distributed generator or energy storage device con-
tinuing to power a location in the absence of electric 
power from the primary source. 
(6) LOAN.—The term ‘‘loan’’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘‘direct loan’’ in section 502 of the 
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a). 
(7) MICROGRID.—The term ‘‘microgrid’’ means 
an integrated energy system consisting of inter-
connected loads and distributed energy resources, in-
cluding generators and energy storage devices, with-
in clearly defined electrical boundaries that— 
(A) acts as a single controllable entity with 
respect to the grid; and 
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(B) can connect and disconnect from the 
grid to operate in both grid-connected mode 
and island mode. 
(8) RENEWABLE
ENERGY
RESOURCE.—The 
term ‘‘renewable energy resource’’ includes— 
(A) biomass; 
(B) geothermal energy; 
(C) hydropower; 
(D) landfill gas; 
(E) municipal solid waste; 
(F) ocean (including tidal, wave, current, 
and thermal) energy; 
(G) organic waste; 
(H) photosynthetic processes; 
(I) photovoltaic energy; 
(J) solar energy; and 
(K) wind. 
(9) RENEWABLE THERMAL ENERGY.—The term 
‘‘renewable thermal energy’’ means heating or cool-
ing energy derived from a renewable energy re-
source. 
(10) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Energy. 
(11) THERMAL ENERGY.—The term ‘‘thermal 
energy’’ means— 
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(A) heating energy in the form of hot 
water or steam that is used to provide space 
heating, domestic hot water, or process heat; or 
(B) cooling energy in the form of chilled 
water, ice, or other media that is used to pro-
vide air conditioning, or process cooling. 
(12) WASTE
THERMAL
ENERGY.—The term 
‘‘waste thermal energy’’ means energy that— 
(A) is contained in— 
(i) exhaust gases, exhaust steam, con-
denser water, jacket cooling heat, or lubri-
cating oil in power generation systems; 
(ii) exhaust heat, hot liquids, or flared 
gas from any industrial process; 
(iii) waste gas or industrial tail gas 
that would otherwise be flared, incinerated, 
or vented; 
(iv) a pressure drop in any gas, ex-
cluding any pressure drop to a condenser 
that subsequently vents the resulting heat; 
(v) condenser water from chilled water 
or refrigeration plants; or 
(vi) any other form of waste energy, 
as determined by the Secretary; and 
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(B)(i) in the case of an existing facility, is 
not being used; or 
(ii) in the case of a new facility, is not con-
ventionally used in comparable systems. 
SEC. 33303. DISTRIBUTED ENERGY LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) LOAN PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of 
this subsection and subsections (b) and (c), the Sec-
retary shall establish a program to provide to eligible 
entities— 
(A) loans for the deployment of distributed 
energy systems in a specific project; and 
(B) loans to provide funding for programs 
to finance the deployment of multiple distrib-
uted energy systems through a revolving loan 
fund, credit enhancement program, or other fi-
nancial assistance program. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—Entities eligible to receive a 
loan under paragraph (1) include— 
(A) a State, territory, or possession of the 
United States; 
(B) a State energy office; 
(C) a tribal organization (as defined in sec-
tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); 
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(D) an institution of higher education (as 
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); and 
(E) an electric utility, including— 
(i) a rural electric cooperative; 
(ii) a municipally owned electric util-
ity; and 
(iii) an investor-owned utility. 
(3) SELECTION REQUIREMENTS.—In selecting 
eligible entities to receive loans under this section, 
the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, ensure— 
(A) regional diversity among eligible enti-
ties to receive loans under this section, includ-
ing participation by rural States and small 
States; and 
(B) that specific projects selected for 
loans— 
(i) expand on the existing technology 
deployment program of the Department of 
Energy; and 
(ii) are designed to achieve one or 
more of the objectives described in para-
graph (4). 
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(4) OBJECTIVES.—Each deployment selected 
for a loan under paragraph (1) shall promote one or 
more of the following objectives: 
(A) Improved security and resiliency of en-
ergy supply in the event of disruptions caused 
by extreme weather events, grid equipment or 
software failure, or terrorist acts. 
(B) Implementation of distributed energy 
in order to increase use of local renewable en-
ergy resources and waste thermal energy 
sources. 
(C) Enhanced feasibility of microgrids, de-
mand response, or islanding. 
(D) Enhanced management of peak loads 
for consumers and the grid. 
(E) Enhanced reliability in rural areas, in-
cluding high energy cost rural areas. 
(5) RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Any eli-
gible entity that receives a loan under paragraph (1) 
may only use the loan to fund programs relating to 
the deployment of distributed energy systems. 
(b) LOAN TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, in providing a loan under 
this section, the Secretary shall provide the loan on 
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such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter-
mines, after consultation with the Secretary of the 
Treasury, in accordance with this section. 
(2) SPECIFIC APPROPRIATION.—No loan shall 
be made unless an appropriation for the full amount 
of the loan has been specifically provided for that 
purpose. 
(3) REPAYMENT.—No loan shall be made un-
less the Secretary determines that there is reason-
able prospect of repayment of the principal and in-
terest by the borrower of the loan. 
(4) INTEREST RATE.—A loan provided under 
this section shall bear interest at a fixed rate that 
is equal or approximately equal, in the determination 
of the Secretary, to the interest rate for Treasury 
securities of comparable maturity. 
(5) TERM.—The term of the loan shall require 
full repayment over a period not to exceed the lesser 
of— 
(A) 20 years; or 
(B) 90 percent of the projected useful life 
of the physical asset to be financed by the loan 
(as determined by the Secretary). 
(6) USE OF PAYMENTS.—Payments of principal 
and interest on the loan shall— 
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(A) be retained by the Secretary to support 
energy research and development activities; and 
(B) remain available until expended, sub-
ject to such conditions as are contained in an-
nual appropriations Acts. 
(7) NO PENALTY ON EARLY REPAYMENT.—The 
Secretary may not assess any penalty for early re-
payment of a loan provided under this section. 
(8) RETURN OF UNUSED PORTION.—In order to 
receive a loan under this section, an eligible entity 
shall agree to return to the general fund of the 
Treasury any portion of the loan amount that is un-
used by the eligible entity within a reasonable period 
of time after the date of the disbursement of the 
loan, as determined by the Secretary. 
(9) COMPARABLE WAGE RATES.—Each laborer 
and mechanic employed by a contractor or subcon-
tractor in performance of construction work fi-
nanced, in whole or in part, by the loan shall be paid 
wages at rates not less than the rates prevailing on 
similar construction in the locality as determined by 
the Secretary of Labor in accordance with sub-
chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States 
Code. 
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(c) RULES AND PROCEDURES; DISBURSEMENT OF 
LOANS.— 
(1) RULES AND PROCEDURES.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall adopt rules and procedures for car-
rying out the loan program under subsection (a). 
(2) DISBURSEMENT OF LOANS.—Not later than 
1 year after the date on which the rules and proce-
dures under paragraph (1) are established, the Sec-
retary shall disburse the initial loans provided under 
this section. 
(d) REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of receipt of the loan, and annually thereafter for the term 
of the loan, an eligible entity that receives a loan under 
this section shall submit to the Secretary a report describ-
ing the performance of each program and activity carried 
out using the loan, including itemized loan performance 
data. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as are necessary. 
SEC. 33304. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a technical assistance and grant program (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘program’’)— 
(A) to disseminate information and provide 
technical assistance directly to eligible entities 
so the eligible entities can identify, evaluate, 
plan, and design distributed energy systems; 
and 
(B) to make grants to eligible entities so 
that the eligible entities may contract to obtain 
technical assistance to identify, evaluate, plan, 
and design distributed energy systems. 
(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The technical 
assistance described in paragraph (1) shall include 
assistance with one or more of the following activi-
ties relating to distributed energy systems: 
(A) Identification of opportunities to use 
distributed energy systems. 
(B) Assessment of technical and economic 
characteristics. 
(C) Utility interconnection. 
(D) Permitting and siting issues. 
(E) Business planning and financial anal-
ysis. 
(F) Engineering design. 
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(3) INFORMATION DISSEMINATION.—The infor-
mation disseminated under paragraph (1)(A) shall 
include— 
(A) information relating to the topics de-
scribed in paragraph (2), including case studies 
of successful examples; 
(B) computer software and databases for 
assessment, design, and operation and mainte-
nance of distributed energy systems; and 
(C) public databases that track the oper-
ation and deployment of existing and planned 
distributed energy systems. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Any nonprofit or for-profit entity 
shall be eligible to receive technical assistance and grants 
under the program. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring 
technical assistance or grants under the program 
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. 
(2) APPLICATION
PROCESS.—The Secretary 
shall seek applications for technical assistance and 
grants under the program— 
(A) on a competitive basis; and 
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(B) on a periodic basis, but not less fre-
quently than once every 12 months. 
(3) PRIORITIES.—In selecting eligible entities 
for technical assistance and grants under the pro-
gram, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible en-
tities with projects that have the greatest potential 
for— 
(A) facilitating the use of renewable energy 
resources; 
(B) strengthening the reliability and resil-
iency of energy infrastructure to the impact of 
extreme weather events, power grid failures, 
and interruptions in supply of fossil fuels; 
(C) improving the feasibility of microgrids 
or islanding, particularly in rural areas, includ-
ing high energy cost rural areas; 
(D) minimizing environmental impact, in-
cluding regulated air pollutants and greenhouse 
gas emissions; and 
(E) maximizing local job creation. 
(d) GRANTS.—On application by an eligible entity, 
the Secretary may award grants to the eligible entity to 
provide funds to cover not more than— 
(1) 100 percent of the costs of the initial as-
sessment to identify opportunities; 
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(2) 75 percent of the cost of feasibility studies 
to assess the potential for the implementation; 
(3) 60 percent of the cost of guidance on over-
coming barriers to implementation, including finan-
cial, contracting, siting, and permitting issues; and 
(4) 45 percent of the cost of detailed engineer-
ing. 
(e) RULES AND PROCEDURES.— 
(1) RULES.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
adopt rules and procedures for carrying out the pro-
gram. 
(2) GRANTS.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of issuance of the rules and procedures for 
the program, the Secretary shall issue grants under 
this part. 
(f) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress and make available to the public— 
(1) not less frequently than once every 2 years, 
a report describing the performance of the program 
under this section, including a synthesis and analysis 
of the information provided in the reports submitted 
to the Secretary under section 33303(d); and 
(2) on termination of the program under this 
section, an assessment of the success of, and edu-
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cation provided by, the measures carried out by eli-
gible entities during the term of the program. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$250,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2020 through 
2024, to remain available until expended. 
PART 4—STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE 
IMPROVEMENTS 
SEC. 33401. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE IMPROVE-
MENTS. 
There 
is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
capital improvements on, and maintenance of, the Stra-
tegic Petroleum Reserve established under part B of title 
I of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6231 et seq.) to ensure that the Reserve is operated and 
maintained in an environmentally sound manner. 
PART 5—REFINED PRODUCT RESERVES 
SEC. 33501. REFINED PRODUCT RESERVES. 
(a) REFINED PRODUCT RESERVES.—Title I of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART E—REFINED PRODUCT RESERVES 
‘‘SEC. 191. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part, the following definitions apply: 
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‘‘(1) REFINED
PETROLEUM
PRODUCT.—The 
term ‘refined petroleum product’ means gasoline and 
such other products as the Secretary determines, by 
rule, appropriate. 
‘‘(2) RESERVE.—The term ‘Reserve’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Northeast Gasoline Supply Re-
serve established under this part; 
‘‘(B) the Southeast Refined Product Re-
serve established under this part; or 
‘‘(C) any other regional refined petroleum 
product supply reserve established under this 
part. 
‘‘(3) 
NORTHEAST.—The 
term 
‘Northeast’ 
means the States of New Jersey, New York, 
Vermont, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, 
Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and any 
other contiguous State that the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
‘‘(4) 
SOUTHEAST.—The 
term 
‘Southeast’ 
means the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, 
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and any other contig-
uous State that the Secretary determines appro-
priate. 
‘‘SEC. 192. ESTABLISHMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary— 
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Such a finding may be made only if the President deter-
mines that— 
‘‘(1) a dislocation in the refined petroleum 
product market that will affect the region for which 
the Reserve is established has resulted or is likely to 
result from such interruption; or 
‘‘(2) a circumstance, other than that described 
in paragraph (1), exists that constitutes a regional 
shortage, of the refined petroleum product in the 
Reserve, of significant scope and duration and that 
action taken under this section would assist directly 
and significantly in reducing the adverse impact of 
such shortage. 
‘‘(b) RELEASE OF PETROLEUM.—After consultation 
with potentially affected parties, the Secretary shall deter-
mine procedures governing the release of refined petro-
leum products from a Reserve. The procedures shall pro-
vide that— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary may— 
‘‘(A) sell refined petroleum products from 
a Reserve through a competitive process; or 
‘‘(B) enter into exchange agreements for 
the refined petroleum products that results in 
the Secretary receiving a greater volume of such 
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products as repayment than the volume pro-
vided to the acquirer; 
‘‘(2) in all sales or exchanges described in para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall receive revenue or its 
equivalent in refined petroleum products that pro-
vides the Department with fair market value; 
‘‘(3) at no time may refined petroleum products 
be sold or exchanged resulting in a loss of revenue 
or value to the United States; and 
‘‘(4) the Secretary shall only sell or dispose of 
refined petroleum products in a Reserve to entities 
customarily engaged in the sale and distribution of 
such products. 
‘‘(c) PLAN.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall trans-
mit to the President and, if the President approves, to 
Congress a plan describing— 
‘‘(1) the proposed acquisition of storage and re-
lated facilities or storage services for the Northeast 
Gasoline Supply Reserve and the Southeast Refined 
Product Reserve, including the potential use of stor-
age facilities not currently in use; 
‘‘(2) the proposed acquisition of refined petro-
leum products for storage in such Reserves; 
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‘‘(3) the anticipated methods of disposition of 
refined petroleum products from such Reserves; 
‘‘(4) the estimated costs of establishment, main-
tenance, and operation of such Reserves; 
‘‘(5) efforts the Department will take to mini-
mize any potential need for future drawdowns and 
ensure that distributors and importers are not dis-
couraged from maintaining and increasing supplies 
to the Northeast and Southeast; and 
‘‘(6) actions to be taken to ensure quality of the 
refined petroleum products in such Reserves. 
‘‘SEC. 194. PRODUCTS FOR STORAGE IN A RESERVE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire, 
place in storage, transport, or exchange refined petroleum 
products acquired by purchase or exchange. 
‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall, to the great-
est extent practicable, acquire refined petroleum products 
for a Reserve in a manner consonant with the following 
objectives: 
‘‘(1) Minimization of the cost of the Reserve. 
‘‘(2) Minimization of the Nation’s vulnerability 
to a severe energy supply interruption. 
‘‘(3) Minimization of the impact of an acquisi-
tion of refined petroleum products on supply levels 
and market forces. 
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‘‘(4) Encouragement of competition in the pe-
troleum industry. 
‘‘(c) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall develop, 
with public notice and opportunity for comment, proce-
dures consistent with the objectives of this section to ac-
quire refined petroleum products for a Reserve. Such pro-
cedures shall take into account the need to— 
‘‘(1) maximize overall domestic supply of re-
fined petroleum products (including quantities stored 
in private sector inventories); 
‘‘(2) avoid incurring excessive cost or appre-
ciably affecting the price of refined petroleum prod-
ucts to consumers; 
‘‘(3) minimize the costs to the Department of 
Energy in acquiring such refined petroleum prod-
ucts; 
‘‘(4) protect national security; 
‘‘(5) avoid adversely affecting current and fu-
tures prices, supplies, and inventories of refined pe-
troleum products; and 
‘‘(6) address such other factors that the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(d) SEVERE ENERGY SUPPLY DISRUPTION.—If the 
Secretary finds that a severe energy supply interruption 
may be imminent, the Secretary may suspend the acquisi-
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tion of refined petroleum products for a Reserve and may 
sell any refined petroleum product acquired for, and in 
transit to, such Reserve.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for title I of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act is amended by striking the items relating 
to the second part D, including section 181 of such part, 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘PART E—REFINED PRODUCT RESERVES 
‘‘Sec. 191. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 192. Establishment. 
‘‘Sec. 193. Conditions for release; plan. 
‘‘Sec. 194. Products for storage in a Reserve.’’. 
PART 6—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF 
INDIAN ENERGY 
SEC. 33601. AMENDMENT TO REAUTHORIZE PROGRAMS TO 
ASSIST INDIAN TRIBES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF INDIAN LAND.—Section 2601(2) 
of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501(2)) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘land.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘land; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(D) any land in a census tract in which 
the majority of the residents are Natives (as de-
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fined in section 3(b) of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b))).’’. 
(b) 
REDUCTION
OF
COST
SHARE.—Section 
2602(b)(5) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 
3502(b)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) The Director may reduce any applicable 
cost share required of an Indian tribe in order to re-
ceive a grant under this subsection to not less than 
10 percent if the Indian tribe meets criteria devel-
oped by the Director, including financial need.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 2602(b)(7) of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3502(b)(7)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2020 through 2024’’. 
Subtitle D—Smart Communities 
Infrastructure 
PART 1—SMART COMMUNITIES 
SEC. 34101. 3C ENERGY PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall establish a program to be known as the Cities, Coun-
ties, and Communities Energy Program (or the 3C Energy 
Program) to provide technical assistance and competitively 
awarded grants to local governments, public housing au-
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thorities, nonprofit organizations, and other entities the 
Secretary determines to be eligible, to incorporate clean 
energy into community development and revitalization ef-
forts. 
(b) BEST PRACTICE MODELS.—The Secretary of En-
ergy shall— 
(1) provide a recipient of technical assistance or 
a grant under the program established under sub-
section (a) with best practice models that are used 
in jurisdictions of similar size and situation; and 
(2) assist such recipient in developing and im-
plementing strategies to achieve its clean energy 
technology goals. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
SEC. 34102. FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE. 
(a) SMART CITY OR COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PILOT 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall develop and implement a pilot program under 
which the Secretary shall contract with the national 
laboratories to provide technical assistance to cities 
and communities, to improve the access of such cit-
ies and communities to expertise, competencies, and 
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infrastructure of the national laboratories for the 
purpose of promoting smart city or community tech-
nologies. 
(2) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out the pro-
gram under this subsection, the Secretary of Energy 
shall prioritize assistance for cities and communities 
that have partnered with small business concerns. 
(b) TECHNOLOGIST
IN RESIDENCE PILOT PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall expand the Technologist in Residence pilot pro-
gram of the Department of Energy to include part-
nerships between national laboratories and local gov-
ernments with respect to research and development 
relating to smart cities and communities. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—For purposes of the part-
nerships entered into under paragraph (1), tech-
nologists in residence shall work with an assigned 
unit of local government to develop an assessment of 
smart city or community technologies available and 
appropriate to meet the objectives of the city or 
community, in consultation with private sector enti-
ties implementing smart city or community tech-
nologies. 
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(c) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Energy, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall issue 
guidance with respect to— 
(1) the scope of the programs established and 
implemented under subsections (a) and (b); and 
(2) requests for proposals from local govern-
ments interested in participating in such programs. 
(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing and imple-
menting the programs under subsections (a) and (b), the 
Secretary of Energy shall seek to address the needs of 
small- and medium-sized cities. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
SEC. 34103. TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce shall 
establish a smart city or community regional demonstra-
tion grant program under which the Secretary shall con-
duct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart 
city or community technologies and systems in a variety 
of communities, including small- and medium-sized cities. 
(b) GOALS.—The goals of the program established 
under subsection (a) are— 
(1) to demonstrate— 
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(A) potential benefits of concentrated in-
vestments in smart city or community tech-
nologies relating to public safety that are re-
peatable and scalable; and 
(B) the efficiency, reliability, and resilience 
of civic infrastructure and services; 
(2) to facilitate the adoption of advanced smart 
city or community technologies and systems; and 
(3) to demonstrate protocols and standards that 
allow for the measurement and validation of the cost 
savings and performance improvements associated 
with the installation and use of smart city or com-
munity technologies and practices. 
(c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 
unit of local government shall be eligible to receive 
a grant for a demonstration project under this sec-
tion. 
(2) COOPERATION.—To qualify for a dem-
onstration project under this section, a unit of local 
government shall agree to follow applicable best 
practices identified by the Secretary of Commerce 
and the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with in-
dustry entities, to evaluate the effectiveness of the 
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implemented smart city or community technologies 
to ensure that— 
(A) technologies and interoperability can 
be assessed; 
(B) best practices can be shared; and 
(C) data can be shared in a public, inter-
operable, and transparent format. 
(3) FEDERAL SHARE OF COST OF TECHNOLOGY 
INVESTMENTS.—The Secretary of Commerce— 
(A) subject to subparagraph (B), shall pro-
vide to a unit of local government selected 
under this section for the conduct of a dem-
onstration project a grant in an amount equal 
to not more than 50 percent of the total cost 
of technology investments to incorporate and 
assess smart city or community technologies in 
the applicable jurisdiction; but 
(B) may waive the cost-share requirement 
of subparagraph (A) as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(d) REQUIREMENT.—In conducting demonstration 
projects under this section, the Secretary shall— 
(1) develop competitive, technology-neutral re-
quirements; 
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(2) seek to leverage ongoing or existing civic in-
frastructure investments; and 
(3) take into consideration the non-Federal cost 
share as a competitive criterion in applicant selec-
tion in order to leverage non-Federal investment. 
(e) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY
OF
DATA
AND
RE-
PORTS.—The Secretary of Commerce shall ensure that re-
ports, public data sets, schematics, diagrams, and other 
works created using a grant provided under this section 
are— 
(1) available on a royalty-free, non-exclusive 
basis; and 
(2) open to the public to reproduce, publish, or 
otherwise use, without cost. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection 
(c) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 
2024. 
SEC. 34104. SMART CITY OR COMMUNITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In this subtitle, the term ‘‘smart 
city or community’’ means a community in which innova-
tive, advanced, and trustworthy information and commu-
nication technologies and related mechanisms are ap-
plied— 
(1) to improve the quality of life for residents; 
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(2) to increase the efficiency and cost effective-
ness of civic operations and services; 
(3) to promote economic growth; and 
(4) to create a community that is safer and 
more secure, sustainable, resilient, livable, and work-
able. 
(b) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘smart city or commu-
nity’’ includes a local jurisdiction that— 
(1) gathers and incorporates data from sys-
tems, devices, and sensors embedded in civic systems 
and infrastructure to improve the effectiveness and 
efficiency of civic operations and services; 
(2) aggregates and analyzes gathered data; 
(3) communicates the analysis and data in a va-
riety of formats; 
(4) makes corresponding improvements to civic 
systems and services based on gathered data; and 
(5) integrates measures— 
(A) to ensure the resilience of civic systems 
against cybersecurity threats and physical and 
social vulnerabilities and breaches; 
(B) to protect the private data of resi-
dents; and 
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(C) to measure the impact of smart city or 
community technologies on the effectiveness and 
efficiency of civic operations and services. 
PART 2—CLEAN CITIES COALITION PROGRAM 
SEC. 34201. CLEAN CITIES COALITION NETWORK PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department of Energy a program to be known as the 
‘‘Clean Cities Coalition Network’’. 
(b) PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.—Under the program 
established in subsection (a), the Secretary and the Clean 
Cities coalitions shall carry out projects and activities, to 
improve air quality and reduce petroleum consumption in 
the transportation sector, that— 
(1) encourage the use of alternative fuel vehi-
cles and alternative fuels; 
(2) expedite the establishment of regional and 
national infrastructure to fuel alternative fuel vehi-
cles; 
(3) reduce vehicle emissions; and 
(4) promote fuel efficient technologies and traf-
fic management practices. 
(c) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the pro-
gram established in subsection (a) the Secretary shall— 
(1) establish criteria for designating partner-
ships between State and local governments, institu-
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tions of higher education, and private entities as 
Clean Cities coalitions under the program; 
(2) designate partnerships that the Secretary 
determines meet the criteria established under para-
graph (1) as Clean Cities coalitions; 
(3) make awards to Clean Cities coalitions that 
provide matching funds— 
(A) to support project-specific activities of 
such coalitions; and 
(B) to promote public education and 
awareness of alternative fuel vehicles and alter-
native fuels; 
(4) make awards to Clean Cities coalitions for 
administrative expenses of such coalitions; 
(5) provide technical assistance and training to 
Clean Cities coalitions; 
(6) provide opportunities for communication 
among Clean Cities coalitions; and 
(7) maintain, and make available to the public, 
a centralized database of information included in the 
reports submitted under subsection (d). 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each Clean Cities coalition 
shall submit an annual report to the Secretary on the ac-
tivities and accomplishments of the coalition. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ALTERNATIVE
FUEL.—The term ‘‘alter-
native fuel’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 32901 of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE.—The term 
‘‘alternative fuel vehicle’’ any vehicle that is capable 
of operating, partially or exclusively, on an alter-
native fuel. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
(2) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
(3) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
(4) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and 
(5) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 
PART 3—ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE 
SEC. 34301. STATEMENT OF NATIONAL POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to promote great-
er electrification of the transportation sector in order to 
maintain a transportation sector that can provide for the 
movement of people, goods, and services and achieve each 
of the following, which together characterize a transpor-
tation system with fewer negative environmental effects: 
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(1) Reduced greenhouse gas emissions. 
(2) Improved air quality. 
(3) Greater fuel efficiency. 
(4) Nationwide deployment of electric vehicles 
and integration of electric vehicle supply equipment. 
(5) Maintenance of a competitive domestic man-
ufacturing base and skilled workforce to provide 
electric vehicles and electric vehicle supply equip-
ment. 
SEC. 34302. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part, the following definitions apply: 
(1) ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT.— 
The term ‘‘electric vehicle supply equipment’’ means 
the conductors, including the ungrounded, grounded, 
and equipment grounding conductors, the electric ve-
hicle connectors, attachment plugs, and all other fit-
tings, devices, power outlets, or apparatuses installed 
specifically for the purpose of delivering energy to an 
electric vehicle. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
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SEC. 34303. MODEL BUILDING CODE FOR ELECTRIC VEHI-
CLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall develop a 
proposal to establish or update, as appropriate, model 
building codes for— 
(1) integrating electric vehicle supply equipment 
into residential and commercial buildings that in-
clude space for individual vehicle or fleet vehicle 
parking; and 
(2) integrating onsite renewable power equip-
ment and electric storage equipment (including elec-
tric vehicle batteries to be used for electric storage) 
in residential and commercial buildings. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the proposal 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with 
stakeholders representing the building construction indus-
try, manufacturers of electric vehicles and electric vehicle 
supply equipment, State and local governments, and any 
other persons with relevant expertise or interests. 
(c) DEADLINE.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the 
proposal developed under subsection (a) to the American 
Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning 
Engineers and the International Code Council for consid-
eration. 
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SEC. 34304. UTILITY ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) CONSIDERATION AND DETERMINATION RESPECT-
ING CERTAIN RATEMAKING STANDARDS.—Section 111(d) 
of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(20) UTILITY ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING 
PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall con-
sider authorizing each electric utility of the 
State to recover from ratepayers any capital, 
operating expenditure, or other costs of the 
electric utility relating to the deployment of 
electric vehicle supply equipment designed to 
provide vehicle charging or load management. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ‘electric vehicle supply 
equipment’ means the conductors, including the 
ungrounded, grounded, and equipment ground-
ing conductors, the electric vehicle connectors, 
attachment plugs, and all other fittings, devices, 
power outlets, or apparatuses installed specifi-
cally for the purpose of delivering energy to an 
electric vehicle.’’. 
(b) OBLIGATIONS TO CONSIDER AND DETERMINE.— 
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(1) TIME LIMITATIONS.—Section 112(b) of the 
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2622(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(7)(A) Not later than 1 year after the enact-
ment of this paragraph, each State regulatory au-
thority (with respect to each electric utility for which 
it has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated 
utility shall commence the consideration referred to 
in section 111, or set a hearing date for consider-
ation, with respect to the standards established by 
paragraph (20) of section 111(d). 
‘‘(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this paragraph, each State regu-
latory authority (with respect to each electric utility 
for which it has ratemaking authority), and each 
nonregulated electric utility, shall complete the con-
sideration, and shall make the determination, re-
ferred to in section 111 with respect to each stand-
ard established by paragraph (20) of section 
111(d).’’. 
(2) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—Section 112(c) of 
the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2622(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘(19)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(20)’’. 
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(3) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Section 112 of the 
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2622) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(g) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Subsections (b) and 
(c) of this section shall not apply to the standard estab-
lished by paragraph (20) of section 111(d) in the case of 
any electric utility in a State if, before the enactment of 
this subsection— 
‘‘(1) the State has implemented for such utility 
the standard concerned (or a comparable standard); 
‘‘(2) the State regulatory authority for such 
State or relevant nonregulated electric utility has 
conducted a proceeding to consider implementation 
of the standard concerned (or a comparable stand-
ard) for such utility; or 
‘‘(3) the State legislature has voted on the im-
plementation of such standard (or a comparable 
standard) for such utility.’’. 
SEC. 34305. STATE TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION 
PLANNING GRANTS. 
(a) STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION PLANS.—Section 
362(d) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6322(d)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (17) as para-
graph (18); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (16) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(17) a State energy transportation plan devel-
oped in accordance with section 367; and’’. 
(b) STATE ENERGY TRANSPORTATION PLANS.—Part 
D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 367. STATE ENERGY TRANSPORTATION PLANS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide fi-
nancial assistance to a State to develop a State energy 
transportation plan, for inclusion in a State energy con-
servation plan under section 362(d), to promote the elec-
trification of the transportation system, reduced consump-
tion of fossil fuels, and improved air quality. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—A State developing a State energy 
transportation plan under this section shall include in such 
plan a plan to— 
‘‘(1) deploy a network of electric vehicle supply 
equipment to ensure access to electricity for electric 
vehicles; and 
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‘‘(2) promote modernization of the electric grid 
to accommodate demand for power to operate elec-
tric vehicle supply equipment and to utilize energy 
storage capacity provided by electric vehicles. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In developing a State energy 
transportation plan under this section, a State shall co-
ordinate, as appropriate, with— 
‘‘(1) State regulatory authorities (as defined in 
section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2602)); 
‘‘(2) electric utilities; 
‘‘(3) regional transmission organizations or 
independent system operators; 
‘‘(4) private entities that provide electric vehicle 
charging services; 
‘‘(5) State transportation agencies, metropoli-
tan planning organizations, and local governments; 
‘‘(6) electric vehicle manufacturers; and 
‘‘(7) public and private entities that manage ve-
hicle fleets. 
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Upon request of the 
Governor of a State, the Secretary shall provide informa-
tion and technical assistance in the development, imple-
mentation, or revision of a State energy transportation 
plan. 
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‘‘(e) ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘electric 
vehicle supply equipment’ means the conductors, including 
the ungrounded, grounded, and equipment grounding con-
ductors, the electric vehicle connectors, attachment plugs, 
and all other fittings, devices, power outlets, or 
apparatuses installed specifically for the purpose of deliv-
ering energy to an electric vehicle.’’. 
SEC. 34306. ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT CO-
ORDINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Electricity 
Delivery and Energy Reliability (including the Smart Grid 
Task Force), shall convene a group to assess progress in 
the development of standards necessary to— 
(1) support the expanded deployment of electric 
vehicle supply equipment; 
(2) develop an electric vehicle charging network 
to provide reliable charging for electric vehicles na-
tionwide; and 
(3) ensure the development of such network will 
not compromise the stability and reliability of the 
electric grid. 
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(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
provide to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and to the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report con-
taining the results of the assessment carried out under 
subsection (a) and recommendations to overcome any bar-
riers to standards development or adoption identified by 
the group convened under such subsection. 
SEC. 34307. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION PLANS.—Section 
365(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6325(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION PLANS.— 
For the purpose of carrying out this part, there is 
authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
‘‘(2) 
STATE
ENERGY
TRANSPORTATION 
PLANS.—In addition to the amounts authorized 
under paragraph (1), for the purpose of carrying out 
section 367, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 
2024.’’. 
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(b) TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION.—Section 
131 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
(42 U.S.C. 17011) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ‘‘2008 
through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘2008 
through 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 
TITLE IV—HEALTH CARE 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Hospital Infrastructure 
SEC. 41001. HOSPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 
Section 1610(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300r(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and 
inserting the following paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants 
whose projects will include, by design, cybersecurity 
against cyber threats. 
‘‘(4) AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition on receipt 
of a grant under this section for a project, an entity 
shall ensure that all of the iron and steel products 
used in the project are produced in the United 
States. 
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‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
be waived in any case or category of cases in which 
the Secretary finds that— 
‘‘(i) applying subparagraph (A) would be 
inconsistent with the public interest; 
‘‘(ii) iron and steel products are not pro-
duced in the United States in sufficient and 
reasonably available quantities and of a satis-
factory quality; or 
‘‘(iii) inclusion of iron and steel products 
produced in the United States will increase the 
cost of the overall project by more than 25 per-
cent. 
‘‘(C) WAIVER.—If the Secretary receives a re-
quest for a waiver under this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall make available to the public, on an in-
formal basis, a copy of the request and information 
available to the Secretary concerning the request, 
and shall allow for informal public input on the re-
quest for at least 15 days prior to making a finding 
based on the request. The Secretary shall make the 
request and accompanying information available by 
electronic means, including on the official public 
internet site of the Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
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‘‘(D) 
INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS.—This 
paragraph shall be applied in a manner consistent 
with United States obligations under international 
agreements. 
‘‘(E) MANAGEMENT
AND
OVERSIGHT.—The 
Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds 
appropriated for this section for management and 
oversight of the requirements of this paragraph. 
‘‘(F) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This paragraph does 
not apply with respect to a project if a State agency 
approves the engineering plans and specifications for 
the project, in that agency’s capacity to approve 
such plans and specifications prior to a project re-
questing bids, prior to the date of enactment of this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this subsection, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Indian Health Program 
Health Care Infrastructure 
SEC. 42001. 21ST CENTURY INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAM HOS-
PITALS AND OUTPATIENT HEALTH CARE FA-
CILITIES. 
The Indian Health Care Improvement Act is amend-
ed by inserting after section 301 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 
1631) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 301A. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, 
CONSTRUCTION, MODERNIZATION, AND REN-
OVATION OF HOSPITALS AND OUTPATIENT 
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. 
‘‘(a) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—For the purpose de-
scribed in subsection (b), in addition to any other funds 
available for such purpose, there is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary $200,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2024. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose described in this sub-
section is the planning, design, construction, moderniza-
tion, and renovation of hospitals and outpatient health 
care facilities that are funded, in whole or part, by the 
Service through, or provided for in, a contract or compact 
with the Service under the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).’’. 
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Subtitle C—Laboratory 
Infrastructure 
SEC. 43001. PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE LABORATORY IN-
FRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may award grants to States and political 
subdivisions of States to support the improvement, renova-
tion, or modernization of infrastructure at clinical labora-
tories (as defined in section 353 of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 263a)). 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
Subtitle D—Community-Based 
Care Infrastructure 
SEC. 44001. PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY- 
BASED CARE INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may award grants to qualified teaching 
health centers (as defined in section 340H of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h)) and behavioral 
health care centers (as defined by the Secretary, to include 
both substance abuse and mental health care facilities) to 
support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of 
infrastructure at such centers. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
Subtitle E—Public Health 
Infrastructure 
SEC. 
45001. 
PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
DATA 
SYSTEM 
TRANS-
FORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) EXPANDING CDC CAPABILITIES.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall expand, 
enhance, and improve the capabilities of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention relating to infor-
mation technology, data, and data systems for pre-
paring, detecting, and responding effectively to pub-
lic health events. Activities that may be carried out 
under the preceding sentence include— 
(A) optimizing public health data collec-
tion, transmission, exchange, analysis, and vis-
ualization; 
(B) exchanging data among the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, State, 
local, Tribal, and territorial public health de-
partments, and health care providers; 
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(C) enhancing the interoperability of public 
health data systems including with health infor-
mation technology; and 
(D) expanding or enhancing the workforce 
and training of public health data systems and 
informatics personnel. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall consult with appro-
priate State and local health departments, health 
professionals, health information technology experts, 
and other appropriate public or private entities as 
determined appropriate by the Secretary to develop 
technical and reporting standards (including stand-
ards for interoperability) for public health data sys-
tems. 
(b) GRANTS.—The Secretary, acting through the Di-
rector of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
shall award grants to State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
public health departments that meet such criteria as the 
Director determines appropriate, for public health data 
systems, including systems for electronic case reporting. 
(c) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
submit a report to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
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on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
on the activities carried out under this section. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
SEC. 45002. CORE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR 
STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL HEALTH DEPART-
MENTS. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services acting through the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish a core public health 
infrastructure program consisting of awarding grants 
under subsection (b). 
(b) GRANTS.— 
(1) AWARD.—For the purpose of addressing 
core public health infrastructure needs, the Sec-
retary— 
(A) shall award a grant to each State 
health department; and 
(B) may award grants on a competitive 
basis to State, local, or Tribal health depart-
ments. 
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submit a plan that demonstrates to the satisfaction 
of the Secretary that the State’s health department 
will— 
(A) address its highest priority core public 
health infrastructure needs; and 
(B) as appropriate, allocate funds to local 
health departments within the State. 
(e) COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO STATE, LOCAL, AND 
TRIBAL
HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS.—In making grants 
under subsection (b)(1)(B), the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to applicants demonstrating core public health infra-
structure needs identified in the accreditation process 
under subsection (g). 
(f) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—The Secretary may 
award a grant to an entity under subsection (b) only if 
the entity demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Sec-
retary that— 
(1) funds received through the grant will be ex-
pended only to supplement, and not supplant, non- 
Federal and Federal funds otherwise available to the 
entity for the purpose of addressing core public 
health infrastructure needs; and 
(2) with respect to activities for which the grant 
is awarded, the entity will maintain expenditures of 
non-Federal amounts for such activities at a level 
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not less than the level of such expenditures main-
tained by the entity for the fiscal year preceding the 
fiscal year for which the entity receives the grant. 
(g) ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUBLIC HEALTH ACCRED-
ITATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) develop, and periodically review and 
update, standards for voluntary accreditation of 
State, local, and Tribal health departments and 
public health laboratories for the purpose of ad-
vancing the quality and performance of such de-
partments and laboratories; and 
(B) implement a program to accredit such 
health departments and laboratories in accord-
ance with such standards. 
(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary 
may enter into a cooperative agreement with a pri-
vate nonprofit entity to carry out paragraph (1). 
(h) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the Con-
gress an annual report on progress being made to accredit 
entities under subsection (g), including— 
(1) a strategy, including goals and objectives, 
for accrediting entities under subsection (g) and 
achieving the purpose described in subsection 
(g)(1)(A); and 
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(2) identification of gaps in research related to 
core public health infrastructure and recommenda-
tions of priority areas for such research. 
(i) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘core pub-
lic health infrastructure’’ includes workforce capacity and 
competency; laboratory systems; health information, 
health information systems, and health information anal-
ysis; communications; financing; other relevant compo-
nents of organizational capacity; and other related activi-
ties. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated— 
(1) for fiscal year 2020, $300,000,000; 
(2) for fiscal year 2021, $350,000,000; 
(3) for fiscal year 2022, $400,000,000; 
(4) for fiscal year 2023, $450,000,000; and 
(5) for fiscal year 2024, $500,000,000. 
SEC. 45003. CORE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND 
ACTIVITIES FOR CDC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary acting through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall 
expand and improve the core public health infrastructure 
and activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
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vention to address unmet and emerging public health 
needs. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the Con-
gress an annual report on the activities funded through 
this section. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘core 
public health infrastructure’’ has the meaning given to 
such term in section 45002. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$350,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
TITLE V—BROWNFIELDS 
REDEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 50001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 104(k)(13) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(13)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(13) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection— 
‘‘(A) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(B) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(C) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
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‘‘(D) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
and 
‘‘(E) $550,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.’’. 
SEC. 50002. STATE RESPONSE PROGRAMS. 
Section 128(a)(3) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9628(a)(3)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this subsection— 
‘‘(A) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(B) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(C) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(D) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
and 
‘‘(E) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.’’. 
Æ 
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