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Union Calendar No. 167 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2847 
[Report No. 110–262] 
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish an energy 
efficiency and renewable energy worker training program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2007 
Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mr. TIERNEY, and Mr. MCNERNEY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
JULY 27, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Ms. LEE, Mr. WYNN, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts 
JULY 27, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 25, 2007] 
A BILL 
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish 
an energy efficiency and renewable energy worker train-
ing program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Green Jobs Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 
WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM. 
Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
(29 U.S.C. 2916) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 
WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of the Green 
Jobs Act of 2007, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Energy, shall establish an 
energy efficiency and renewable energy worker 
training program under which the Secretary 
shall carry out the activities described in para-
graph (2) to achieve the purposes of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of pro-
viding assistance and services under the program 
established under this subsection— 
‘‘(i) target populations of eligible indi-
viduals to be given priority for training 
and other services shall include— 
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‘‘(I) workers affected by national 
energy and environmental policy; 
‘‘(II) individuals in need of up-
dated training related to the energy ef-
ficiency and renewable energy indus-
tries; 
‘‘(III) veterans, or past and 
present members of reserve components 
of the Armed Forces; 
‘‘(IV) unemployed workers; 
‘‘(V) individuals, including at- 
risk youth, seeking employment path-
ways out of poverty and into economic 
self-sufficiency; and 
‘‘(VI) formerly incarcerated, adju-
dicated, non-violent offenders; 
‘‘(ii) energy efficiency and renewable 
energy industries eligible to participate in a 
program under this subsection include— 
‘‘(I) the energy-efficient building, 
construction, and retrofits industries; 
‘‘(II) the renewable electric power 
industry; 
‘‘(III) the energy efficient and ad-
vanced drive train vehicle industry; 
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‘‘(IV) the biofuels industry; 
‘‘(V) the deconstruction and mate-
rials use industries; 
‘‘(VI) the energy efficiency assess-
ment industry serving the residential, 
commercial, or industrial sectors; and 
‘‘(VII) 
manufacturers 
that 
produce sustainable products using en-
vironmentally 
sustainable 
processes 
and materials. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) NATIONAL
RESEARCH
PROGRAM.— 
Under the program established under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics, where appropriate, shall collect 
and analyze labor market data to track work-
force trends resulting from energy-related initia-
tives carried out under this subsection. Activities 
carried out under this paragraph shall include— 
‘‘(i) tracking and documentation of 
academic and occupational competencies as 
well as future skill needs with respect to re-
newable energy and energy efficiency tech-
nology; 
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‘‘(ii) tracking and documentation of 
occupational information and workforce 
training data with respect to renewable en-
ergy and energy efficiency technology; 
‘‘(iii) collaborating with State agen-
cies, workforce investments boards, industry, 
organized labor, and community and non-
profit organizations to disseminate informa-
tion on successful innovations for labor 
market services and worker training with 
respect to renewable energy and energy effi-
ciency technology; 
‘‘(iv) serving as a clearinghouse for 
best practices in workforce development, job 
placement, and collaborative training part-
nerships; 
‘‘(v) promoting the establishment of 
workforce training initiatives with respect 
to renewable energy and energy efficiency 
technologies; 
‘‘(vi) linking research and development 
in renewable energy and energy efficiency 
technology with the development of stand-
ards and curricula for current and future 
jobs; 
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‘‘(vii) assessing new employment and 
work practices including career ladder and 
upgrade training as well as high perform-
ance work systems; and 
‘‘(viii) providing technical assistance 
and capacity building to national and state 
energy partnerships, including industry 
and labor representatives. 
‘‘(B) NATIONAL
ENERGY
TRAINING
PART-
NERSHIP GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Under the program 
established under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall award National Energy Train-
ing Partnerships Grants on a competitive 
basis to eligible entities to enable such enti-
ties to carry out training that leads to eco-
nomic self-sufficiency and to develop an en-
ergy efficiency and renewable energy indus-
tries workforce. Grants shall be awarded 
under this subparagraph so as to ensure ge-
ographic diversity with at least 2 grants 
awarded to entities located in each of the 4 
Petroleum Administration for Defense Dis-
tricts with no subdistricts, and at least 1 
grant awarded to an entity located in each 
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of the subdistricts of the Petroleum Admin-
istration for Defense District with subdis-
tricts, as such districts are established by 
the Secretary of Energy. 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to 
receive a grant under clause (i), an entity 
shall be a non-profit partnership that— 
‘‘(I) includes the equal participa-
tion of industry, including public or 
private employers, and labor organiza-
tions, including joint labor-manage-
ment training programs, and may in-
clude workforce investment boards, 
community-based organizations, edu-
cational institutions, small businesses, 
cooperatives, State and local veterans 
agencies, and veterans service organi-
zations; and 
‘‘(II) demonstrates— 
‘‘(aa) experience in imple-
menting and operating worker 
skills training and education pro-
grams; 
‘‘(bb) the ability to identify 
and involve in training programs 
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carried out under this grant, tar-
get populations of workers who 
would benefit from activities re-
lated to energy efficiency and re-
newable energy industries; and 
‘‘(cc) the ability to help 
workers achieve economic self-suf-
ficiency. 
‘‘(iii) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be 
given to partnerships which leverage addi-
tional public and private resources to fund 
training programs, including cash or in- 
kind matches from participating employers. 
‘‘(C) STATE LABOR MARKET RESEARCH, IN-
FORMATION, AND LABOR EXCHANGE RESEARCH 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Under the program 
established under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall award competitive grants to 
States to enable such States to administer 
labor market and labor exchange informa-
tion programs that include the implementa-
tion of the activities described in clause (ii), 
in coordination with the one-stop delivery 
system. 
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‘‘(ii) ACTIVITIES.—A State shall use 
amounts awarded under a grant under this 
subparagraph to provide funding to the 
State agency that administers the Wagner- 
Peyser Act and State unemployment com-
pensation programs to carry out the fol-
lowing activities using State agency merit 
staff: 
‘‘(I) The identification of job 
openings in the renewable energy and 
energy efficiency sector. 
‘‘(II) The administration of skill 
and aptitude testing and assessment 
for workers. 
‘‘(III) The counseling, case man-
agement, and referral of qualified job 
seekers to openings and training pro-
grams, including energy efficiency and 
renewable energy training programs. 
‘‘(D) STATE
ENERGY
TRAINING
PARTNER-
SHIP PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Under the program 
established under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall award competitive grants to 
States to enable such States to administer 
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renewable energy and energy efficiency 
workforce development programs that in-
clude the implementation of the activities 
described in clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) PARTNERSHIPS.—A State shall 
use amounts awarded under a grant under 
this subparagraph to award competitive 
grants to eligible State Energy Sector Part-
nerships to enable such Partnerships to co-
ordinate with existing apprenticeship and 
labor management training programs and 
implement training programs that lead to 
the economic self-sufficiency of trainees. 
‘‘(iii) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to 
receive a grant under this subparagraph, a 
State Energy Sector Partnership shall— 
‘‘(I) consist of non-profit organi-
zations that include equal participa-
tion from industry, including public or 
private nonprofit employers, and labor 
organizations, including joint labor- 
management training programs, and 
may include representatives from local 
governments, the workforce investment 
system, including worker investment 
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agency one-stop career centers, commu-
nity based organizations, community 
colleges, and other post-secondary insti-
tutions, small businesses, cooperatives, 
State and local veterans agencies, and 
veterans service organizations; 
‘‘(II) demonstrate experience in 
implementing and operating worker 
skills training and education pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(III) demonstrate the ability to 
identify and involve in training pro-
grams, target populations of workers 
who would benefit from activities re-
lated to energy efficiency and renew-
able energy industries. 
‘‘(iv) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 
under this subparagraph, the Secretary 
shall give priority to States that dem-
onstrate that activities under the grant— 
‘‘(I) meet national energy policies 
associated with energy efficiency, re-
newable energy, and the reduction of 
emissions of greenhouse gases; 
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‘‘(II) meet State energy policies 
associated with energy efficiency, re-
newable energy, and the reduction of 
emissions of greenhouse gases; and 
‘‘(III) leverage additional public 
and private resources to fund training 
programs, including cash or in-kind 
matches from participating employers. 
‘‘(v) COORDINATION.—A grantee under 
this subparagraph shall coordinate activi-
ties carried out under the grant with exist-
ing other appropriate training programs, 
including apprenticeship and labor man-
agement training programs, and implement 
training programs that lead to the economic 
self-sufficiency of trainees. 
‘‘(E) PATHWAYS
OUT
OF
POVERTY
DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Under the program 
established under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall award at least 10 competitive 
grants to eligible entities to enable such en-
tities to carry out training that leads to 
economic self-sufficiency. The Secretary 
shall give priority to entities that serve in-
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dividuals in families with income of less 
than 200 percent of the poverty threshold 
(as determined by the Bureau of the Census) 
or a self-sufficiency standard for the local 
areas where the training is conducted that 
specifies the income needs of families, by 
family size, the number and ages of children 
in the family, and sub-State geographical 
considerations. Grants shall be awards to 
ensure geographic diversity. 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligi-
ble to receive a grant an entity shall be a 
partnership that— 
‘‘(I) 
includes 
community-based 
non-profit organizations, educational 
institutions with expertise in serving 
low-income adults or youth, public or 
private employers from the industry 
sectors 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(1)(B)(ii), and labor organizations 
representing workers in such industry 
sectors; 
‘‘(II) demonstrates experience in 
implementing and operating worker 
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skills training and education pro-
grams; 
‘‘(III) 
coordinates 
activities, 
where appropriate, with the workforce 
investment system; and 
‘‘(IV) demonstrates the ability to 
recruit individuals for training and to 
support such individuals to successful 
completion in training programs car-
ried out under this grant, targeting 
populations of workers who are or will 
be engaged in activities related to en-
ergy efficiency and renewable energy 
industries. 
‘‘(iii) 
PRIORITIES.—In 
awarding 
grants under this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall give priority to applicants that— 
‘‘(I) target programs to benefit 
low-income workers, unemployed youth 
and adults, high school dropouts, or 
other underserved sectors of the work-
force within areas of high poverty; 
‘‘(II) ensure that supportive serv-
ices are integrated with education and 
training, and delivered by organiza-
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tions with direct access to and experi-
ence with targeted populations; 
‘‘(III) leverage additional public 
and private resources to fund training 
programs, including cash or in-kind 
matches from participating employers; 
‘‘(IV) involve employers and labor 
organizations in the determination of 
relevant skills and competencies and 
ensure that the certificates or creden-
tials that result from the training are 
employer-recognized; 
‘‘(V) deliver courses at alternative 
times (such as evening and weekend 
programs) and locations most conven-
ient and accessible to participants; and 
‘‘(VI) link adult remedial edu-
cation with occupational skills train-
ing. 
‘‘(iv) 
DATA
COLLECTION.—Grantees 
shall collect and report the following infor-
mation: 
‘‘(I) The number of participants. 
‘‘(II) The demographic character-
istics of participants, including race, 
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gender, age, parenting status, partici-
pation in other Federal programs, edu-
cation and literacy level at entry, sig-
nificant barriers to employment (such 
as limited English proficiency, crimi-
nal record, addiction or mental health 
problem requiring treatment, or mental 
disability). 
‘‘(III) The services received by 
participants, including training, edu-
cation, and supportive services. 
‘‘(IV) The amount of program 
spending per participant. 
‘‘(V) Program completion rates. 
‘‘(VI) Factors determined as sig-
nificantly interfering with program 
participation or completion. 
‘‘(VII) The rate of job placement 
and the rate of employment retention 
after 1 year. 
‘‘(VIII) The average wage at 
placement, including any benefits, and 
the rate of average wage increase after 
1 year. 
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‘‘(IX) Any post-employment sup-
portive services provided. 
The Secretary shall assist grantees in the 
collection of data under this clause by mak-
ing available, where practicable, low-cost 
means of tracking the labor market out-
comes of participants, and by providing 
standardized reporting forms, where appro-
priate. 
‘‘(3) ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Activities to be carried 
out under a program authorized by subpara-
graphs (B), (D), or (E) of paragraph (2) shall 
be coordinated with existing systems or pro-
viders, as appropriate. Such activities may in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) occupational skills training, in-
cluding curriculum development, on-the-job 
training, and classroom training; 
‘‘(ii) safety and health training; 
‘‘(iii) the provision of basic skills, lit-
eracy, GED, English as a second language, 
and job readiness training; 
‘‘(iv) individual referral and tuition 
assistance for a community college training 
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program, or any training program leading 
to an industry-recognized certificate; 
‘‘(v) internship programs in fields re-
lated to energy efficiency and renewable en-
ergy; 
‘‘(vi) customized training in conjunc-
tion with an existing registered apprentice-
ship program or labor-management part-
nership; 
‘‘(vii) career ladder and upgrade train-
ing; 
‘‘(viii) the implementation of transi-
tional jobs strategies; and 
‘‘(ix) the provision of supportive serv-
ices. 
‘‘(B) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.—In addition 
to the activities authorized under subparagraph 
(A), activities authorized for programs under 
subparagraphs (D) or (E) of paragraph (2) may 
include the provision of outreach, recruitment, 
career guidance, and case management services. 
‘‘(4) 
WORKER
PROTECTIONS
AND
NON-
DISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATION OF WIA.—The provisions 
of sections 181 and 188 of the Workforce Invest-
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ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2931 and 2938) 
shall apply to all programs carried out with as-
sistance under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION WITH LABOR ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—If a labor organization represents a 
substantial number of workers who are engaged 
in similar work or training in an area that is 
the same as the area that is proposed to be fund-
ed under this Act, the labor organization shall be 
provided an opportunity to be consulted and to 
submit comments in regard to such a proposal. 
‘‘(5) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ne-
gotiate and reach agreement with the eligible en-
tities that receive grants and assistance under 
this section on performance measures for the in-
dicators of performance referred to in subpara-
graph (A) and (B) of section 136(b)(2) that will 
be used to evaluate the performance of the eligible 
entity in carrying out the activities described in 
subsection (e)(2). Each State and local perform-
ance measure shall consist of such an indicator 
of performance, and a performance level referred 
to in subparagraph (B). 
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‘‘(B) PERFORMANCE
LEVELS.—The Sec-
retary shall negotiate and reach agreement with 
the eligible entity regarding the levels of perform-
ance expected to be achieved by the eligible entity 
on the indicators of performance. 
‘‘(6) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) STATUS REPORT.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of the Green 
Jobs Act of 2007, the Secretary shall transmit a 
report to Congress on the training program es-
tablished by this subsection. The report shall in-
clude a description of the entities receiving fund-
ing and the activities carried out by such enti-
ties. 
‘‘(B) EVALUATION.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of such Act, the Sec-
retary shall transmit to Congress an assessment 
of such program and an evaluation of the activi-
ties carried out by entities receiving funding 
from such program. 
‘‘(7) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection, 
the term ‘renewable energy’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 203(b)(2) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58). 
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‘‘(8) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection, $125,000,000 for each fiscal years, of 
which— 
‘‘(A) not to exceed 20 percent of the amount 
appropriated in each such fiscal year shall be 
made available for, and shall be equally divided 
between, national labor market research and in-
formation under paragraph (2)(A) and State 
labor market information and labor exchange re-
search under paragraph (2)(C), and not more 
than 2 percent of such amount shall be for the 
evaluation and report required under paragraph 
(4); 
‘‘(B) 20 percent shall be dedicated to Path-
ways Out of Poverty Demonstration Programs 
under paragraph (2)(E); and 
‘‘(C) the remainder shall be divided equally 
between National Energy Partnership Training 
Grants under paragraph (2)(B) and State en-
ergy training partnership grants under para-
graph (2)(D).’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 167 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2847 
[Report No. 110–262] 
A BILL 
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
to establish an energy efficiency and renewable 
energy worker training program. 
JULY 27, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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