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 ‘‘Streamlining Energy 
Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF ENERGY RETROFITTING ASSIST-
ANCE FOR SCHOOLS. 
Section 392 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6371a) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION OF ENERGY RETROFITTING AS-
SISTANCE FOR SCHOOLS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF SCHOOL.—Notwithstanding 
section 391(6), for the purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘school’ means— 
‘‘(A) an elementary school or secondary 
school (as defined in section 9101 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801)); 
‘‘(B) an institution of higher education (as 
defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)); 
‘‘(C) a school of the defense dependents’ edu-
cation system under the Defense Dependents’ 
Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.) or 
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established under section 2164 of title 10, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(D) a school operated by the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs; 
‘‘(E) a tribally controlled school (as defined 
in section 5212 of the Tribally Controlled 
Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2511)); and 
‘‘(F) a Tribal College or University (as de-
fined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))). 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF CLEARINGHOUSE.—The 
Secretary, acting through the Office of Energy Effi-
ciency and Renewable Energy, shall establish a clear-
inghouse to disseminate information regarding avail-
able Federal programs and financing mechanisms 
that may be used to help initiate, develop, and fi-
nance energy efficiency, distributed generation, and 
energy retrofitting projects for schools. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) consult with appropriate Federal 
agencies to develop a list of Federal programs 
and financing mechanisms that are, or may be, 
used for the purposes described in paragraph (2); 
and 
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‘‘(B) coordinate with appropriate Federal 
agencies to develop a collaborative education and 
outreach effort to streamline communications 
and promote available Federal programs and fi-
nancing mechanisms described in subparagraph 
(A), which may include the development and 
maintenance of a single online resource that in-
cludes contact information for relevant technical 
assistance in the Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy that States, local education 
agencies, and schools may use to effectively access 
and use such Federal programs and financing 
mechanisms.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 355 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4092 
[Report No. 113–479] 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
to establish the Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for 
coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance 
provided to promote the energy retrofitting of 
schools. 
JUNE 19, 2014 
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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