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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1881 
To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Labor, to establish a program to provide for workforce training and 
education, at community colleges, in sustainable energy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2011 
Mr. LUJA´N (for himself, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. HASTINGS 
of Florida, Mr. HOLT, Ms. MOORE, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. CAR-
SON of Indiana, Mr. WU, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. RICHARDSON, 
Ms. LEE of California, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. 
JACKSON of Illinois, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. POLIS, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. RYAN of 
Ohio, and Mr. OLVER) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Labor, to establish a program to provide 
for workforce training and education, at community col-
leges, in sustainable energy. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community College 
Energy Training Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. 
(a) WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN SUS-
TAINABLE ENERGY.—From funds made available under 
subsection (c), the Secretary of Energy, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Labor, shall carry out a joint sus-
tainable energy workforce training and education pro-
gram. In carrying out the program, the Secretary of En-
ergy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall 
award grants to community colleges to provide workforce 
training and education in industries and practices such 
as— 
(1) alternative energy, including wind and solar 
energy; 
(2) high-performance green building construc-
tion, design and redevelopment; 
(3) sustainable energy technologies, including 
chemical technology, nanotechnology, and electrical 
technology; 
(4) water, energy and resource conservation; 
(5) recycling and waste reduction; and 
(6) sustainable agriculture and farming. 
(b) AWARD CONSIDERATIONS.—Of the funds made 
available under subsection (c) for a fiscal year, not less 
than one-half of such funds shall be awarded to commu-
nity colleges with existing (as of the date of the award) 
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sustainability programs that lead to certificates, creden-
tials, or degrees in 1 or more of the industries and prac-
tices described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection 
(a). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 
2016. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘commu-
nity college’’ means an institution of higher edu-
cation, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), that— 
(A) provides a 2-year program of instruc-
tion for which the institution awards an asso-
ciate degree; and 
(B) primarily awards associate degrees. 
(2) HIGH-PERFORMANCE
GREEN
BUILDING.— 
The term ‘‘high-performance green building’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 401(13) of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17061). 
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