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(II) the demonstration of per-
formance of approved projects. 
(ii) DETERMINATION.—For purposes 
of determining the amount of metric tons 
of qualified carbon dioxide eligible for 
prizes under clause (i), the amount shall be 
equal to the net metric tons of carbon di-
oxide removal demonstrated by the recipi-
ent, subject to the requirements set forth 
by the Administrator under such clause. 
(C) SCHEDULE
OF
PAYMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall award prizes on an annual basis to 
qualified direct air capture facilities for metric 
tons of qualified carbon dioxide captured and 
verified at the point of disposal, injection, or 
utilization. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $200,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2025, and $400,000,000 for the 
period of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, to remain 
available until expended. 
(e) INCREASED FUNDING
FOR INJECTION WELL 
PERMITTING.— 
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(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
activities involved in the permitting by the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency of 
Class VI wells for the injection of carbon dioxide for 
the purpose of geologic sequestration in accordance 
with the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.) and regulations pro-
mulgated thereunder by the Administrator on De-
cember 10, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 77230), there are 
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, and such sums 
as may be necessary for fiscal years 2026 through 
2030. 
(2) STATE PERMITTING PROGRAMS.— 
(A) GRANTS.—The Administrator shall 
provide grants to States that receive program 
approval for permitting Class VI wells for the 
injection of carbon dioxide pursuant to section 
1422 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300h–1), for the purpose of defraying 
State expenses related to the establishment and 
operation of such State permitting programs. 
(B) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For State grants described in subpara-
graph (A), there are authorized to be appro-
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priated $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2025, and such sums as 
may be necessary for fiscal years 2026 through 
2030. 
Subtitle B—Energy Efficiency 
CHAPTER 1—ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
RETROFITS 
Subchapter A—HOPE for HOMES 
SEC. 33201. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subchapter: 
(1) CONTRACTOR
CERTIFICATION.—The term 
‘‘contractor certification’’ means an industry recog-
nized certification that may be obtained by a resi-
dential contractor to advance the expertise and edu-
cation of the contractor in energy efficiency retrofits 
of residential buildings, including— 
(A) a certification provided by— 
(i) the Building Performance Insti-
tute; 
(ii) the Air Conditioning Contractors 
of America; 
(iii) the National Comfort Institute; 
(iv) the North American Technician 
Excellence; 
(v) RESNET; 
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(vi) the United States Green Building 
Council; or 
(vii) Home Innovation Research Labs; 
and 
(B) any other certification the Secretary 
determines appropriate for purposes of the 
Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Pro-
gram. 
(2) CONTRACTOR COMPANY.—The term ‘‘con-
tractor company’’ means a company— 
(A) the business of which is to provide 
services to residential building owners with re-
spect to HVAC systems, insulation, air sealing, 
or other services that are approved by the Sec-
retary; 
(B) that holds the licenses and insurance 
required by the State in which the company 
provides services; and 
(C) that provides services for which a par-
tial system rebate, measured performance re-
bate, or modeled performance rebate may be 
provided pursuant to the Home Energy Savings 
Retrofit Rebate Program. 
(3) ENERGY AUDIT.—The term ‘‘energy audit’’ 
means an inspection, survey, and analysis of the en-
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ergy use of a building, including the building enve-
lope and HVAC system. 
(4) HOME.—The term ‘‘home’’ means a resi-
dential dwelling unit in a building with no more than 
4 dwelling units that— 
(A) is located in the United States; 
(B) was constructed before the date of en-
actment of this Act; and 
(C) is occupied at least 6 months out of 
the year. 
(5) HOME ENERGY SAVINGS RETROFIT REBATE 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Home Energy Savings Ret-
rofit Rebate Program’’ means the Home Energy 
Savings Retrofit Rebate Program established under 
section 33203. 
(6) HOMEOWNER.—The term ‘‘homeowner’’ 
means the owner of an owner-occupied home or a 
tenant-occupied home. 
(7) HOME
VALUATION
CERTIFICATION.—The 
term ‘‘home valuation certification’’ means the fol-
lowing home assessments: 
(A) Home Energy Score. 
(B) PEARL Certification. 
(C) National Green Building Standard. 
(D) LEED. 
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(E) Any other assessment the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate. 
(8) HOPE QUALIFICATION.—The term ‘‘HOPE 
Qualification’’ means the qualification described in 
section 33202B. 
(9) HOPE 
TRAINING
CREDIT.—The term 
‘‘HOPE training credit’’ means a HOPE training 
task credit or a HOPE training supplemental credit. 
(10) HOPE TRAINING
TASK
CREDIT.—The 
term ‘‘HOPE training task credit’’ means a credit 
described in section 33202A(a). 
(11) HOPE TRAINING SUPPLEMENTAL CRED-
IT.—The term ‘‘HOPE training supplemental cred-
it’’ means a credit described in section 33202A(b). 
(12) HVAC SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘HVAC sys-
tem’’ means a system— 
(A) consisting of a heating component, a 
ventilation component, and an air-conditioning 
component; and 
(B) which components may include central 
air conditioning, a heat pump, a furnace, a boil-
er, a rooftop unit, and a window unit. 
(13) MEASURED PERFORMANCE REBATE.—The 
term ‘‘measured performance rebate’’ means a re-
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bate provided in accordance with section 33203B 
and described in subsection (e) of that section. 
(14) MODELED PERFORMANCE REBATE.—The 
term ‘‘modeled performance rebate’’ means a rebate 
provided in accordance with section 33203B and de-
scribed in subsection (d) of that section. 
(15) MODERATE
INCOME.—The term ‘‘mod-
erate income’’ means, with respect to a household, a 
household with an annual income that is less than 
80 percent of the area median income, as deter-
mined annually by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development. 
(16) PARTIAL
SYSTEM
REBATE.—The term 
‘‘partial system rebate’’ means a rebate provided in 
accordance with section 33203A. 
(17) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Energy. 
(18) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes— 
(A) a State; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
(D) Guam; 
(E) American Samoa; 
(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands; 
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(G) the United States Virgin Islands; and 
(H) any other territory or possession of the 
United States. 
(19) STATE ENERGY OFFICE.—The term ‘‘State 
energy office’’ means the office or agency of a State 
responsible for developing the State energy conserva-
tion plan for the State under section 362 of the En-
ergy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6322). 
PART 1—HOPE TRAINING 
SEC. 33202. NOTICE FOR HOPE QUALIFICATION TRAINING 
AND GRANTS. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Director of 
the Building Technologies Office of the Department of 
Energy, shall issue a notice that includes— 
(1) criteria established under section 33202A 
for approval by the Secretary of courses for which 
credits may be issued for purposes of a HOPE Qual-
ification; 
(2) a list of courses that meet such criteria and 
are so approved; and 
(3) information on how individuals and entities 
may apply for grants under this part. 
SEC. 33202A. COURSE CRITERIA. 
(a) HOPE TRAINING TASK CREDIT.— 
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(1) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall establish 
criteria for approval of a course for which a credit, 
to be known as a HOPE training task credit, may 
be issued, including that such course— 
(A) is equivalent to at least 30 hours in 
total course time; 
(B) is accredited by the Interstate Renew-
able Energy Council or is determined to be 
equivalent by the Secretary; 
(C) is, with respect to a particular job, 
aligned with the relevant National Renewable 
Energy Laboratory Job Task Analysis, or other 
credentialing program foundation that helps 
identify the necessary core knowledge areas, 
critical work functions, or skills, as approved by 
the Secretary; 
(D) has established learning objectives; 
and 
(E) includes, as the Secretary determines 
appropriate, an appropriate assessment of such 
learning objectives that may include a final 
exam, to be proctored on-site or through remote 
proctoring, or an in-person field exam. 
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(2) INCLUDED COURSES.—The Secretary shall 
approve one or more courses that meet the criteria 
described in paragraph (1) for training related to— 
(A) contractor certification; 
(B) energy auditing or assessment; 
(C) home energy systems (including HVAC 
systems); 
(D) insulation installation and air leakage 
control; 
(E) health and safety regarding the instal-
lation of energy efficiency measures or health 
and safety impacts associated with energy effi-
ciency retrofits; and 
(F) indoor air quality. 
(b) HOPE TRAINING SUPPLEMENTAL CREDIT CRI-
TERIA.—The Secretary shall establish criteria for approval 
of a course for which a credit, to be known as a HOPE 
training supplemental credit, may be issued, including 
that such course provides— 
(1) training related to— 
(A) small business success, including man-
agement, home energy efficiency software, or 
general accounting principles; 
(B) the issuance of a home valuation cer-
tification; 
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(C) the use of wifi-enabled technology in 
an energy efficiency upgrade; or 
(D) understanding and being able to par-
ticipate in the Home Energy Savings Retrofit 
Rebate Program; and 
(2) as the Secretary determines appropriate, an 
appropriate assessment of such training that may in-
clude a final exam, to be proctored on-site or 
through remote proctoring, or an in-person field 
exam. 
(c) EXISTING APPROVED COURSES.—The Secretary 
may approve a course that meets the applicable criteria 
established under this section that is approved by the ap-
plicable State energy office or relevant State agency with 
oversight authority for residential energy efficiency pro-
grams. 
(d) IN-PERSON AND ONLINE TRAINING.—An online 
course approved pursuant to this section may be con-
ducted in-person, but may not be offered exclusively in- 
person. 
SEC. 33202B. HOPE QUALIFICATION. 
(a) ISSUANCE OF CREDITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, or an entity 
authorized by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph 
(2), may issue— 
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(A) a HOPE training task credit to any 
individual that completes a course that meets 
applicable criteria under section 33202A; and 
(B) a HOPE training supplemental credit 
to any individual that completes a course that 
meets the applicable criteria under section 
33202A. 
(2) OTHER ENTITIES.—The Secretary may au-
thorize a State energy office implementing an au-
thorized program under subsection (b)(2), an organi-
zation described in section 33202C(b), and any other 
entity the Secretary determines appropriate, to issue 
HOPE training credits in accordance with para-
graph (1). 
(b) HOPE QUALIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may certify 
that an individual has achieved a qualification, to be 
known as a HOPE Qualification, that indicates that 
the individual has received at least three HOPE 
training credits, of which at least two shall be 
HOPE training task credits. 
(2) STATE PROGRAMS.—The Secretary may au-
thorize a State energy office to implement a pro-
gram to provide HOPE Qualifications in accordance 
with this part. 
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SEC. 33202C. GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, to the extent 
amounts are made available in appropriations Acts for 
such purposes, provide grants to support the training of 
individuals toward the completion of a HOPE Qualifica-
tion. 
(b) PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide a 
grant of up to $20,000 under this section to an or-
ganization to provide training online, including es-
tablishing, modifying, or maintaining the online sys-
tems, staff time, and software and online program 
management, through a course that meets the appli-
cable criteria established under section 33202A. 
(2) CRITERIA.—In order to receive a grant 
under this subsection, an organization shall be— 
(A) a nonprofit organization; 
(B) an educational institution; or 
(C) an organization that has experience 
providing training to contractors that work with 
the weatherization assistance program imple-
mented under part A of title IV of the Energy 
Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 
6861 et seq.) or equivalent experience, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
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(3) ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS.—In addition 
to any grant provided under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary may provide an organization up to $5,000 for 
each additional course for which a HOPE training 
credit may be issued that is offered by the organiza-
tion. 
(c) CONTRACTOR COMPANY.—The Secretary may 
provide a grant under this section of $1,000 per employee 
to a contractor company, up to a maximum of $10,000, 
to reimburse the contractor company for training costs for 
employees, and any home technology support needed for 
an employee to receive training pursuant to this section. 
Grant funds provided under this subsection may be used 
to support wages of employees during training. 
(d) TRAINEES.—The Secretary may provide a grant 
of up to $1,000 under this section to an individual who 
receives a HOPE Qualification. 
(e) STATE ENERGY OFFICE.—The Secretary may 
provide a grant under this section to a State energy office 
of up to $25,000 to implement an authorized program 
under section 33202B(b). 
SEC. 33202D. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part $500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025, to remain available until expended. 
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PART 2—HOME ENERGY SAVINGS RETROFIT 
REBATE PROGRAM 
SEC. 33203. ESTABLISHMENT OF HOME ENERGY SAVINGS 
RETROFIT REBATE PROGRAM. 
The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known 
as the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program, 
to— 
(1) provide rebates in accordance with section 
33203A; and 
(2) provide grants to States to carry out pro-
grams to provide rebates in accordance with section 
33203B. 
SEC. 33203A. PARTIAL SYSTEM REBATES. 
(a) AMOUNT OF REBATE.—In carrying out the Home 
Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program, and subject to 
the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the 
Secretary shall provide a homeowner a rebate, to be known 
as a partial system rebate, of, except as provided in section 
33203C, up to— 
(1) $800 for the purchase and installation of 
insulation and air sealing within a home of the 
homeowner; and 
(2) $1,500 for the purchase and installation of 
insulation and air sealing within a home of the 
homeowner and replacement of an HVAC system, 
the heating component of an HVAC system, or the 
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cooling component of an HVAC system, of such 
home. 
(b) SPECIFICATIONS.— 
(1) COST.—The amount of a partial system re-
bate provided under this section shall, except as pro-
vided in section 33203C, not exceed 30 percent of 
cost of the purchase and installation of insulation 
and air sealing under subsection (a)(1), or the pur-
chase and installation of insulation and air sealing 
and replacement of an HVAC system, the heating 
component of an HVAC system, or the cooling com-
ponent of an HVAC system, under subsection (a)(2). 
Labor may be included in such cost but may not ex-
ceed— 
(A) in the case of a rebate under sub-
section (a)(1), 50 percent of such cost; and 
(B) in the case of a rebate under sub-
section (a)(2), 25 percent of such cost. 
(2) REPLACEMENT OF AN HVAC SYSTEM, THE 
HEATING COMPONENT OF AN HVAC SYSTEM, OR THE 
COOLING
COMPONENT
OF
AN
HVAC
SYSTEM.—In 
order to qualify for a partial system rebate described 
in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) any HVAC system, heating component 
of an HVAC system, or cooling component of 
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an HVAC system installed shall be Energy Star 
Most Efficient certified; 
(B) installation of such an HVAC system, 
the heating component of an HVAC system, or 
the cooling component of an HVAC system, 
shall be completed in accordance with standards 
specified by the Secretary that are at least as 
stringent as the applicable guidelines of the Air 
Conditioning Contractors of America that are in 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act; 
(C) if ducts are present, replacement of an 
HVAC system, the heating component of an 
HVAC system, or the cooling component of an 
HVAC system shall include duct sealing; and 
(D) the installation of insulation and air 
sealing shall occur within 6 months of the re-
placement of the HVAC system, the heating 
component of an HVAC system, or the cooling 
component of an HVAC system. 
(c) ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES FOR CONTRACTORS.— 
In carrying out the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate 
Program, the Secretary may provide a $250 payment to 
a contractor per home for which— 
(1) a partial system rebate is provided under 
this section for the installation of insulation and air 
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sealing, or installation of insulation and air sealing 
and replacement of an HVAC system, the heating 
component of an HVAC system, or the cooling com-
ponent of an HVAC system, by the contractor; 
(2) the applicable homeowner has signed and 
submitted to the Secretary a release form made 
available pursuant to section 33203E(b) authorizing 
the contractor access to information in the utility 
bills of the homeowner; and 
(3) the contractor inputs, into the Department 
of Energy’s Building Performance Database— 
(A) the energy usage for the home for the 
12 months preceding, and the 24 months fol-
lowing, the installation of insulation and air 
sealing or installation of insulation and air seal-
ing and replacement of an HVAC system, the 
heating component of an HVAC system, or the 
cooling component of an HVAC system; 
(B) a description of such installation or in-
stallation and replacement; and 
(C) the total cost to the homeowner for 
such installation or installation and replace-
ment. 
(d) PROCESS.— 
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(1) FORMS; REBATE
PROCESSING
SYSTEM.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Treasury, shall— 
(A) develop and make available rebate 
forms required to receive a partial system re-
bate under this section; 
(B) establish a Federal rebate processing 
system which shall serve as a database and in-
formation technology system that will allow 
homeowners to submit required rebate forms; 
and 
(C) establish a website that provides infor-
mation on partial system rebates provided 
under this section, including how to determine 
whether particular measures qualify for a re-
bate under this section and how to receive such 
a rebate. 
(2) SUBMISSION OF FORMS.—In order to re-
ceive a partial system rebate under this section, a 
homeowner shall submit the required rebate forms, 
and any other information the Secretary determines 
appropriate, to the Federal rebate processing system 
established pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(e) FUNDING.— 
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(1) LIMITATION.—For each fiscal year, the Sec-
retary may not use more than 50 percent of the 
amounts made available to carry out this part to 
carry out this section. 
(2) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall allocate 
amounts made available to carry out this section for 
partial system rebates among the States using the 
same formula as is used to allocate funds for States 
under part D of title III of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.). 
SEC. 33203B. STATE ADMINISTERED REBATES. 
(a) FUNDING.—In carrying out the Home Energy 
Savings Retrofit Rebate Program, and subject to the 
availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Sec-
retary shall provide grants to States to carry out programs 
to provide rebates in accordance with this section. 
(b) STATE PARTICIPATION.— 
(1) PLAN.—In order to receive a grant under 
this section a State shall submit to the Secretary an 
application that includes a plan to implement a 
State program that meets the minimum criteria 
under subsection (c). 
(2) APPROVAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
receipt of a completed application for a grant under 
this section, the Secretary shall either approve the 
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application or provide to the applicant an expla-
nation for denying the application. 
(c) MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR STATE PROGRAMS.— 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall establish and publish min-
imum criteria for a State program to meet to qualify for 
funding under this section, including— 
(1) that the State program be carried out by 
the applicable State energy office or its designee; 
(2) that a rebate be provided under a State pro-
gram only for a home energy efficiency retrofit 
that— 
(A) is completed by a contractor who 
meets minimum training requirements and cer-
tification requirements set forth by the Sec-
retary; 
(B) includes installation of one or more 
home energy efficiency retrofit measures for a 
home that together are modeled to achieve, or 
are shown to achieve, a reduction in home en-
ergy use of 20 percent or more from the base-
line energy use of the home; 
(C) does not include installation of any 
measure that the Secretary determines does not 
improve the thermal energy performance of the 
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home, such as a pool pump, pool heater, spa, or 
EV charger; and 
(D) includes, after installation of the appli-
cable home energy efficiency retrofit measures, 
a test-out procedure conducted in accordance 
with guidelines issued by the Secretary of such 
measures to ensure— 
(i) the safe operation of all systems 
post retrofit; and 
(ii) that all improvements are included 
in, and have been installed according to— 
(I) 
manufacturers 
installation 
specifications; and 
(II) all applicable State and local 
codes or equivalent standards ap-
proved by the Secretary; 
(3) that the State program utilize— 
(A) for purposes of modeled performance 
rebates, modeling software approved by the Sec-
retary for determining and documenting the 
baseline energy use of a home and the reduc-
tions in home energy use resulting from the im-
plementation of a home energy efficiency ret-
rofit; and 
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(B) for purposes of measured performance 
rebates, methods and procedures approved by 
the Secretary for determining and documenting 
the baseline energy use of a home and the re-
ductions in home energy use resulting from the 
implementation of a home energy efficiency ret-
rofit, including methods and procedures for use 
of advanced metering infrastructure, weather- 
normalized data, and open source standards, to 
measure such baseline energy use and such re-
ductions in home energy use; 
(4) that the State program include implementa-
tion of a quality assurance program— 
(A) to ensure that home energy efficiency 
retrofits are achieving the stated level of energy 
savings, that efficiency measures were installed 
correctly, and that work is performed in accord-
ance with procedures developed by the Sec-
retary, including through quality-control inspec-
tions for a portion of home energy efficiency 
retrofits completed by each applicable con-
tractor; and 
(B) under which a quality-control inspec-
tion of a home energy efficiency retrofit is per-
formed by a quality assurance provider who— 
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(i) is independent of the contractor 
for such retrofit; and 
(ii) will confirm that such contractor 
is a contractor who meets minimum train-
ing requirements and certification require-
ments set forth by the Secretary; 
(5) that the State program include require-
ments for a homeowner, contractor, or rebate 
aggregator to claim a rebate, including that the 
homeowner, contractor, or rebate aggregator submit 
any applicable forms approved by the Secretary to 
the State, including a copy of the certificate pro-
vided by the applicable contractor certifying pro-
jected or measured reduction of home energy use; 
(6) that the State program may include require-
ments for an entity to be eligible to serve as a rebate 
aggregator to facilitate the delivery of rebates to 
homeowners or contractors; 
(7) that the State program include procedures 
for a homeowner to transfer the right to claim a re-
bate to the contractor performing the applicable 
home energy efficiency retrofit or to a rebate 
aggregator that works with the contractor; and 
(8) that the State program provide that a 
homeowner, contractor, or rebate aggregator may 
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claim more than one rebate under the State pro-
gram, and may claim a rebate under the State pro-
gram after receiving a partial system rebate under 
section 33203A, provided that no 2 rebates may be 
provided with respect to a home using the same 
baseline energy use of such home. 
(d) MODELED PERFORMANCE REBATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a State pro-
gram under this section, a State may provide a 
homeowner, contractor, or rebate aggregator a re-
bate, to be known as a modeled performance rebate, 
for an energy audit of a home and a home energy 
efficiency retrofit that is projected, using modeling 
software approved by the Secretary, to reduce home 
energy use by at least 20 percent. 
(2) AMOUNT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
section 33203C, and subject to subparagraph 
(B), the amount of a modeled performance re-
bate provided under a State program shall be 
equal to 50 percent of the cost of the applicable 
energy audit of a home and home energy effi-
ciency retrofit, including the cost of diagnostic 
procedures, labor, reporting, and modeling. 
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(B) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in 
section 33203C, with respect to an energy audit 
and home energy efficiency retrofit that is pro-
jected to reduce home energy use by— 
(i) at least 20 percent, but less than 
40 percent, the maximum amount of a 
modeled performance rebate shall be 
$2,000; and 
(ii) at least 40 percent, the maximum 
amount of a modeled performance rebate 
shall be $4,000. 
(e) MEASURED PERFORMANCE REBATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a State pro-
gram under this section, a State may provide a 
homeowner, contractor, or rebate aggregator a re-
bate, to be known as a measured performance re-
bate, for a home energy efficiency retrofit that re-
duces home energy use by at least 20 percent as 
measured using methods and procedures approved 
by the Secretary. 
(2) AMOUNT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
section 33203C, and subject to subparagraph 
(B), the amount of a measured performance re-
bate provided under a State program shall be 
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equal to 50 percent of the cost, including the 
cost of diagnostic procedures, labor, reporting, 
and energy measurement, of the applicable 
home energy efficiency retrofit. 
(B) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in 
section 33203C, with respect to a home energy 
efficiency retrofit that is measured as reducing 
home energy use by— 
(i) at least 20 percent, but less than 
40 percent, the maximum amount of a 
measured performance rebate shall be 
$2,000; and 
(ii) at least 40 percent, the maximum 
amount of a measured performance rebate 
shall be $4,000. 
(f) COORDINATION
OF
REBATE
AND
EXISTING 
STATE-SPONSORED
OR
UTILITY-SPONSORED
PRO-
GRAMS.—A State that receives a grant under this section 
is encouraged to work with State agencies, energy utilities, 
nonprofits, and other entities— 
(1) to assist in marketing the availability of the 
rebates under the applicable State program; 
(2) to coordinate with utility or State managed 
financing programs; 
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(3) to assist in implementation of the applicable 
State program, including installation of home energy 
efficiency retrofits; and 
(4) to coordinate with existing quality assur-
ance programs. 
(g) ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT.— 
(1) REVIEW
OF
APPROVED
MODELING
SOFT-
WARE.—The Secretary shall, on an annual basis, list 
and review all modeling software approved for use in 
determining and documenting the reductions in 
home energy use for purposes of modeled perform-
ance rebates under subsection (d). In approving such 
modeling software each year, the Secretary shall en-
sure that modeling software approved for a year will 
result in modeling of energy efficiency gains for any 
type of home energy efficiency retrofit that is at 
least as substantial as the modeling of energy effi-
ciency gains for such type of home energy efficiency 
retrofit using the modeling software approved for 
the previous year. 
(2) OVERSIGHT.—If the Secretary determines 
that a State is not implementing a State program 
that was approved pursuant to subsection (b) and 
that meets the minimum criteria under subsection 
(c), the Secretary may, after providing the State a 
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period of at least 90 days to meet such criteria, 
withhold grant funds under this section from the 
State. 
SEC. 33203C. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR MODERATE IN-
COME HOUSEHOLDS. 
(a) CERTIFICATIONS.—The Secretary shall establish 
procedures for certifying that the household of a home-
owner is moderate income for purposes of this section. 
(b) PERCENTAGES.—Subject to subsection (c), for 
households of homeowners that are certified pursuant to 
the procedures established under subsection (a) as mod-
erate income the— 
(1) amount of a partial system rebate under 
section 33203A shall not exceed 60 percent of the 
applicable purchase and installation costs described 
in section 33203A(b)(1); and 
(2) amount of— 
(A) a modeled performance rebate under 
section 33203B provided shall be equal to 80 
percent of the applicable costs described in sec-
tion 33203B(d)(2)(A); and 
(B) a measured performance rebate under 
section 33203B provided shall be equal to 80 
percent of the applicable costs described in sec-
tion 33203B(e)(2)(A). 
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(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.—For households of home-
owners that are certified pursuant to the procedures estab-
lished under subsection (a) as moderate income the max-
imum amount— 
(1) of a partial system rebate— 
(A) under section 33203A(a)(1) for the 
purchase and installation of insulation and air 
sealing within a home of the homeowner shall 
be $1600; and 
(B) under section 33203A(a)(2) for the 
purchase and installation of insulation and air 
sealing within a home of the homeowner and re-
placement of an HVAC system, the heating 
component of an HVAC system, or the cooling 
component of an HVAC system, of such home, 
shall be $3,000; 
(2) of a modeled performance rebate under sec-
tion 33203B for an energy audit and home energy 
efficiency retrofit that is projected to reduce home 
energy use as described in— 
(A) section 33203B(d)(2)(B)(i) shall be 
$4,000; and 
(B) section 33203B(d)(2)(B)(ii) shall be 
$8,000; and 
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(3) of a measured performance rebate under 
section 33203B for a home energy efficiency retrofit 
that reduces home energy use as described in— 
(A) section 33203B(e)(2)(B)(i) shall be 
$4,000; and 
(B) section 33203B(e)(2)(B)(ii) shall be 
$8,000. 
(d) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall establish proce-
dures to— 
(1) provide information to households of home-
owners that are certified pursuant to the procedures 
established under subsection (a) as moderate income 
regarding other programs and resources relating to 
assistance for energy efficiency upgrades of homes, 
including the weatherization assistance program im-
plemented under part A of title IV of the Energy 
Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 
et seq.); and 
(2) refer such households, as applicable, to such 
other programs and resources. 
SEC. 33203D. EVALUATION REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter until 
the termination of the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Re-
bate Program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
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report on the use of funds made available to carry out 
this part. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) how many home energy efficiency retrofits 
have been completed during the previous year under 
the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program; 
(2) an estimate of how many jobs have been 
created through the Home Energy Savings Retrofit 
Rebate Program, directly and indirectly; 
(3) a description of what steps could be taken 
to promote further deployment of energy efficiency 
and renewable energy retrofits; 
(4) a description of the quantity of verifiable 
energy savings, homeowner energy bill savings, and 
other benefits of the Home Energy Savings Retrofit 
Rebate Program; 
(5) a description of any waste, fraud, or abuse 
with respect to funds made available to carry out 
this part; and 
(6) any other information the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
SEC. 33203E. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide such 
administrative and technical support to contractors, rebate 
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aggregators, States, and Indian Tribes as is necessary to 
carry out this part. 
(b) INFORMATION
COLLECTION.—The Secretary 
shall establish, and make available to a homeowner, or the 
homeowner’s designated representative, seeking a rebate 
under this part, release forms authorizing access by the 
Secretary, or a designated third-party representative to in-
formation in the utility bills of the homeowner with appro-
priate privacy protections in place. 
SEC. 33203F. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out this part 
$1,200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025, to remain available until expended. 
(b) TRIBAL ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts made 
available pursuant to subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall work with Indian Tribes and use 2 percent 
of such amounts to carry out a program or programs that 
as close as possible reflect the goals, requirements, and 
provisions of this part, taking into account any factors 
that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
PART 3—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 33204. APPOINTMENT OF PERSONNEL. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of title 5, United 
States Code, regarding appointments in the competitive 
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service and General Schedule classifications and pay rates, 
the Secretary may appoint such professional and adminis-
trative personnel as the Secretary considers necessary to 
carry out this subchapter. 
SEC. 33204A. MAINTENANCE OF FUNDING. 
Each State receiving Federal funds pursuant to this 
subchapter shall provide reasonable assurances to the Sec-
retary that it has established policies and procedures de-
signed to ensure that Federal funds provided under this 
subchapter will be used to supplement, and not to sup-
plant, State and local funds. 
Subchapter B—Public Buildings 
SEC. 33211. ENERGY EFFICIENT PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 
(a) GRANTS.—Section 125(a) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15822(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘Standard 90.1 of the 
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, 
and Air-Conditioning Engineers,’’ after ‘‘the 
International Energy Conservation Code,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a 
semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) through benchmarking programs to enable 
use of building performance data to evaluate the 
performance of energy efficiency investments over 
time.’’. 
(b) ASSURANCE OF IMPROVEMENT.—Section 125 of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15822) is 
amended by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as sub-
sections (c) and (d), respectively, and inserting after sub-
section (a) the following: 
‘‘(b) ASSURANCE OF IMPROVEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) VERIFICATION.—A State agency receiving 
a grant for activities described in paragraph (1) or 
(2) of subsection (a) shall ensure, as a condition of 
eligibility for assistance pursuant to such grant, that 
a unit of local government receiving such assistance 
obtain third-party verification of energy efficiency 
improvements in each public building with respect to 
which such assistance is used. 
‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary may provide 
guidance to State agencies to comply with paragraph 
(1). In developing such guidance, the Secretary shall 
consider available third-party verification tools for 
high-performing buildings and available third-party 
verification tools for energy efficiency retrofits.’’. 
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(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 125(c) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005, as so redesignated, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘State energy offices receiving grants’’ and 
inserting ‘‘A State agency receiving a grant’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ensure that all laborers and mechanics em-
ployed by contractors and subcontractors in the per-
formance of construction, alteration, or repair work 
financed in whole or in part with assistance received 
pursuant to this section shall be paid wages at rates 
not less than those prevailing on projects of a simi-
lar character in the locality, as determined by the 
Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter 
IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code 
(and with respect to such labor standards, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall have the authority and func-
tions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 
of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 
3145 of title 40, United States Code).’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
125(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as so redesig-
nated, is amended by striking ‘‘$30,000,000 for each of 
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fiscal 
years 
2006 
through 
2010’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025’’. 
Subchapter C—Schools 
SEC. 33221. ENERGY RETROFITTING ASSISTANCE 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.—Notwith-
standing 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 Ele-
mentary 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’ 
education system under the Defense Depend-
ents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et 
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seq.) or established under section 2164 of title 
10, United States Code; 
‘‘(D) a school operated by the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs; 
‘‘(E) a tribally controlled school (as de-
fined 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 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shall establish a 
clearinghouse to disseminate information regarding 
available Federal programs and financing mecha-
nisms that may be used to help initiate, develop, and 
finance 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 communica-
tions and promote available Federal programs 
and financing mechanisms described in sub-
paragraph (A), which may include the develop-
ment and maintenance of a single online re-
source that includes contact information for rel-
evant technical assistance in the Office of En-
ergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy that 
States, local education agencies, and schools 
may use to effectively access and use such Fed-
eral programs and financing mechanisms.’’. 
SEC. 33222. GRANTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVE-
MENTS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY IMPROVE-
MENTS AT PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a consortium of— 
(A) one local educational agency; and 
(B) one or more— 
(i) schools; 
(ii) nonprofit organizations; 
(iii) for-profit organizations; or 
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(iv) community partners that have the 
knowledge and capacity to partner and as-
sist with energy improvements. 
(2) ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS.—The term ‘‘en-
ergy improvements’’ means— 
(A) any improvement, repair, or renova-
tion, to a school that will result in a direct re-
duction in school energy costs including but not 
limited to improvements to building envelope, 
air conditioning, ventilation, heating system, do-
mestic hot water heating, compressed air sys-
tems, distribution systems, lighting, power sys-
tems and controls; 
(B) any improvement, repair, renovation, 
or installation that leads to an improvement in 
teacher and student health including but not 
limited to indoor air quality, daylighting, ven-
tilation, electrical lighting, and acoustics; and 
(C) the installation of renewable energy 
technologies (such as wind power, photovoltaics, 
solar thermal systems, geothermal energy, hy-
drogen-fueled systems, biomass-based systems, 
biofuels, anaerobic digesters, and hydropower) 
involved in the improvement, repair, or renova-
tion to a school. 
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(b) AUTHORITY.—From amounts made available for 
grants under this section, the Secretary of Energy shall 
provide competitive grants to eligible entities to make en-
ergy improvements authorized by this section. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 
that have renovation, repair, and improvement funding 
needs and are— 
(1) a high-need local educational agency, as de-
fined in section 2102 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 14 U.S.C. 6602); 
or 
(2) a local educational agency designated with 
a metrocentric locale code of 41, 42, or 43 as deter-
mined by the National Center for Education Statis-
tics (NCES), in conjunction with the Bureau of the 
Census, using the NCES system for classifying local 
educational agencies. 
(d) COMPETITIVE CRITERIA.—The competitive cri-
teria used by the Secretary shall include the following: 
(1) The fiscal capacity of the eligible entity to 
meet the needs for improvements of school facilities 
without assistance under this section, including the 
ability of the eligible entity to raise funds through 
the use of local bonding capacity and otherwise. 
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(2) The likelihood that the local educational 
agency or eligible entity will maintain, in good condi-
tion, any facility whose improvement is assisted. 
(3) The potential energy efficiency and safety 
benefits from the proposed energy improvements. 
(e) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an applicant must submit to the Sec-
retary an application that includes each of the following: 
(1) A needs assessment of the current condition 
of the school and facilities that are to receive the en-
ergy improvements. 
(2) A draft work plan of what the applicant 
hopes to achieve at the school and a description of 
the energy improvements to be carried out. 
(3) A description of the applicant’s capacity to 
provide services and comprehensive support to make 
the energy improvements. 
(4) An assessment of the applicant’s expected 
needs for operation and maintenance training funds, 
and a plan for use of those funds, if any. 
(5) An assessment of the expected energy effi-
ciency and safety benefits of the energy improve-
ments. 
(6) A cost estimate of the proposed energy im-
provements. 
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(7) An identification of other resources that are 
available to carry out the activities for which funds 
are requested under this section, including the avail-
ability of utility programs and public benefit funds. 
(f) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The recipient of a grant 
under this section shall use the grant amounts only 
to make the energy improvements contemplated in 
the application, subject to the other provisions of 
this subsection. 
(2) OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE
TRAIN-
ING.—The recipient may use up to 5 percent for op-
eration and maintenance training for energy effi-
ciency and renewable energy improvements (such as 
maintenance staff and teacher training, education, 
and preventative maintenance training). 
(3) AUDIT.—The recipient may use funds for a 
third-party investigation and analysis for energy im-
provements (such as energy audits and existing 
building commissioning). 
(4) CONTINUING
EDUCATION.—The recipient 
may use up to 1 percent of the grant amounts to de-
velop a continuing education curriculum relating to 
energy improvements. 
(g) CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(1) DAVIS-BACON.—Any laborer or mechanic 
employed by any contractor or subcontractor in the 
performance of work on any energy improvements 
funded by a grant under this section shall be paid 
wages at rates not less than those prevailing on 
similar construction in the locality as determined by 
the Secretary of Labor under subchapter IV of chap-
ter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly re-
ferred to as the Davis-Bacon Act). 
(2) COMPETITION.—Each applicant that re-
ceives funds shall ensure that, if the applicant car-
ries out repair or renovation through a contract, any 
such contract process— 
(A) ensures the maximum number of quali-
fied bidders, including small, minority, and 
women-owned businesses, through full and open 
competition; and 
(B) gives priority to businesses located in, 
or resources common to, the State or the geo-
graphical area in which the project is carried 
out. 
(h) REPORTING.—Each recipient of a grant under 
this section shall submit to the Secretary, at such time 
as the Secretary may require, a report describing the use 
of such funds for energy improvements, the estimated cost 
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savings realized by those energy improvements, the results 
of any audit, the use of any utility programs and public 
benefit funds and the use of performance tracking for en-
ergy improvements (such as the Department of Energy: 
Energy Star program or LEED for Existing Buildings). 
(i) BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary shall develop 
and publish guidelines and best practices for activities car-
ried out under this section. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
CHAPTER 2—WEATHERIZATION 
SEC. 33231. WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION OF WEATHERIZATION AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 422 of the Energy Con-
servation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is amend-
ed by striking paragraphs (1) through (5) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(2) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(3) $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(4) $800,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(5) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.’’. 
(b) MODERNIZING THE DEFINITION OF WEATHER-
IZATION MATERIALS.—Section 412(9)(J) of the Energy 
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Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6862(9)(J)) 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, including renewable energy 
technologies and other advanced technologies,’’ after 
‘‘devices or technologies’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘, after consulting with the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, and the Director of the Com-
munity Services Administration’’. 
(c) CONSIDERATION OF HEALTH BENEFITS.—Sec-
tion 413(b) of the Energy Conservation and Production 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6863(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Health, Edu-
cation, and Welfare’’ and inserting ‘‘Health and 
Human Services’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘Health, 
Education, and Welfare’’ and inserting ‘‘Health and 
Human Services’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and with the Director of 
the Community Services Administration’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and by’’ after ‘‘in car-
rying out this part,’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘, and the Director of the 
Community Services Administration in carrying 
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out weatherization programs under section 
222(a)(12) of the Economic Opportunity Act of 
1964’’; 
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively; and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (3), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) The Secretary may amend the regulations pre-
scribed under paragraph (1) to provide that the standards 
described in paragraph (2)(A) take into consideration im-
provements in the health and safety of occupants of dwell-
ing units, and other non-energy benefits, from weatheriza-
tion.’’. 
(d) CONTRACTOR OPTIMIZATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Energy Conservation 
and Production Act is amended by inserting after 
section 414B (42 U.S.C. 6864b) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 414C. CONTRACTOR OPTIMIZATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may request that 
entities receiving funding from the Federal Government 
or from a State through a weatherization assistance pro-
gram under section 413 or section 414 perform periodic 
reviews of the use of private contractors in the provision 
of weatherization assistance, and encourage expanded use 
of contractors as appropriate. 
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‘‘(b) USE OF TRAINING FUNDS.—Entities described 
in subsection (a) may use funding described in such sub-
section to train private, non-Federal entities that are con-
tracted to provide weatherization assistance under a 
weatherization program, in accordance with rules deter-
mined by the Secretary.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents for the Energy Conservation and 
Production Act is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 414B the following: 
‘‘Sec. 414C. Contractor optimization.’’. 
(e) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR WAP ENHANCE-
MENT AND INNOVATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Energy Conservation 
and Production Act is amended by inserting after 
section 414C (as added by subsection (d) of this sec-
tion) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 414D. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR WAP ENHANCE-
MENT AND INNOVATION. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to expand the number of dwelling units 
that are occupied by low-income persons that receive 
weatherization assistance by making such dwelling 
units weatherization-ready; 
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‘‘(2) to promote the deployment of renewable 
energy in dwelling units that are occupied by low-in-
come persons; 
‘‘(3) to ensure healthy indoor environments by 
enhancing or expanding health and safety measures 
and resources available to dwellings that are occu-
pied by low-income persons; 
‘‘(4) to disseminate new methods and best prac-
tices among entities providing weatherization assist-
ance; and 
‘‘(5) to encourage entities providing weatheriza-
tion assistance to hire and retain employees who are 
individuals— 
‘‘(A) from the community in which the as-
sistance is provided; and 
‘‘(B) from communities or groups that are 
underrepresented in the home energy perform-
ance workforce, including religious and ethnic 
minorities, women, veterans, individuals with 
disabilities, 
and 
individuals 
who 
are 
socioeconomically disadvantaged. 
‘‘(b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall, 
to the extent funds are made available, award financial 
assistance, on an annual basis, through a competitive 
process to entities receiving funding from the Federal Gov-
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ernment or from a State, tribal organization, or unit of 
general purpose local government through a weatheriza-
tion program under section 413 or section 414, or to non-
profit entities, to be used by such an entity— 
‘‘(1) with respect to dwelling units that are oc-
cupied by low-income persons, to— 
‘‘(A) implement measures to make such 
dwelling units weatherization-ready by address-
ing structural, plumbing, roofing, and electrical 
issues, environmental hazards, or other meas-
ures that the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate; 
‘‘(B) install energy efficiency technologies, 
including home energy management systems, 
smart devices, and other technologies the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate; 
‘‘(C) install renewable energy systems (as 
defined in section 415(c)(6)(A)); and 
‘‘(D) 
implement 
measures 
to 
ensure 
healthy indoor environments by improving in-
door air quality, accessibility, and other healthy 
homes measures as determined by the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(2) to improve the capability of the entity— 
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‘‘(A) to significantly increase the number 
of energy retrofits performed by such entity; 
‘‘(B) to replicate best practices for work 
performed pursuant to this section on a larger 
scale; 
‘‘(C) to leverage additional funds to sus-
tain the provision of weatherization assistance 
and other work performed pursuant to this sec-
tion after financial assistance awarded under 
this section is expended; and 
‘‘(D) to hire and retain employees who are 
individuals described subsection (a)(5); 
‘‘(3) for innovative outreach and education re-
garding the benefits and availability of weatheriza-
tion assistance and other assistance available pursu-
ant to this section; 
‘‘(4) for quality control of work performed pur-
suant to this section; 
‘‘(5) for data collection, measurement, and 
verification with respect to such work; 
‘‘(6) for program monitoring, oversight, evalua-
tion, and reporting regarding such work; 
‘‘(7) for labor, training, and technical assist-
ance relating to such work; 
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‘‘(8) for planning, management, and adminis-
tration (up to a maximum of 15 percent of the as-
sistance provided); and 
‘‘(9) for such other activities as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(c) AWARD FACTORS.—In awarding financial assist-
ance under this section, the Secretary shall consider— 
‘‘(1) the applicant’s record of constructing, ren-
ovating, repairing, or making energy efficient single- 
family, multifamily, or manufactured homes that are 
occupied by low-income persons, either directly or 
through affiliates, chapters, or other partners (using 
the most recent year for which data are available); 
‘‘(2) the number of dwelling units occupied by 
low-income persons that the applicant has built, ren-
ovated, repaired, weatherized, or made more energy 
efficient in the 5 years preceding the date of the ap-
plication; 
‘‘(3) the qualifications, experience, and past 
performance of the applicant, including experience 
successfully managing and administering Federal 
funds; 
‘‘(4) the strength of an applicant’s proposal to 
achieve one or more of the purposes under sub-
section (a); 
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‘‘(5) the extent to which such applicant will uti-
lize partnerships and regional coordination to 
achieve one or more of the purposes under sub-
section (a); 
‘‘(6) regional and climate zone diversity; 
‘‘(7) urban, suburban, and rural localities; and 
‘‘(8) such other factors as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATION.—To be eligible for an 
award of financial assistance under this section, an 
applicant shall submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion in such manner and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) AWARDS.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, not later than 270 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
make a first award of financial assistance under this 
section. 
‘‘(e) MAXIMUM AMOUNT AND TERM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The total amount of finan-
cial assistance awarded to an entity under this sec-
tion shall not exceed $2,000,000. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE.— 
The total amount of financial assistance awarded to 
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an entity under this section shall be reduced by the 
cost of any technical and training assistance pro-
vided by the Secretary that relates to such financial 
assistance. 
‘‘(3) TERM.—The term of an award of financial 
assistance under this section shall not exceed 3 
years. 
‘‘(4) RELATIONSHIP TO FORMULA GRANTS.—An 
entity may use financial assistance awarded to such 
entity under this section in conjunction with other 
financial assistance provided to such entity under 
this part. 
‘‘(f) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
issue requirements to implement this section, including, 
for entities receiving financial assistance under this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) standards for allowable expenditures; 
‘‘(2) a minimum saving-to-investment ratio; and 
‘‘(3) standards for— 
‘‘(A) training programs; 
‘‘(B) energy audits; 
‘‘(C) the provision of technical assistance; 
‘‘(D) monitoring activities carried out 
using such financial assistance; 
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‘‘(E) verification of energy and cost sav-
ings; 
‘‘(F) liability insurance requirements; and 
‘‘(G) recordkeeping and reporting require-
ments, which shall include reporting to the Of-
fice of Weatherization and Intergovernmental 
Programs of the Department of Energy applica-
ble data on each dwelling unit retrofitted or 
otherwise assisted pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(g) COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW.— 
Nothing in this section supersedes or otherwise affects any 
State or local law, to the extent that the State or local 
law contains a requirement that is more stringent than 
the applicable requirement of this section. 
‘‘(h) REVIEW
AND EVALUATION.—The Secretary 
shall review and evaluate the performance of each entity 
that receives an award of financial assistance under this 
section (which may include an audit). 
‘‘(i) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit 
to Congress an annual report that provides a description 
of— 
‘‘(1) actions taken under this section to achieve 
the purposes of this section; and 
‘‘(2) accomplishments as a result of such ac-
tions, including energy and cost savings achieved. 
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‘‘(j) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2025, of the amount made 
available under section 422 for such fiscal year 
to carry out the weatherization program under 
this part (not including any of such amount 
made available for Department of Energy head-
quarters training or technical assistance), not 
more than— 
‘‘(i) 2 percent of such amount (if such 
amount is $225,000,000 or more but less 
than $260,000,000) may be used to carry 
out this section; 
‘‘(ii) 4 percent of such amount (if 
such amount is $260,000,000 or more but 
less than $300,000,000) may be used to 
carry out this section; and 
‘‘(iii) 6 percent of such amount (if 
such amount is $300,000,000 or more) 
may be used to carry out this section. 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM.—For each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2025, if the amount made avail-
able under section 422 (not including any of 
such amount made available for Department of 
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Energy headquarters training or technical as-
sistance) for such fiscal year is less than 
$225,000,000, no funds shall be made available 
to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—For any fiscal year, the 
Secretary may not use more than $25,000,000 of 
the amount made available under section 422 to 
carry out this section. 
‘‘(k) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may not award 
financial assistance under this section after September 30, 
2024.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents for the Energy Conservation and Production 
Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 414C the following: 
‘‘Sec. 414D. Financial assistance for WAP enhancement and innovation.’’. 
(f) HIRING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Energy Conservation 
and Production Act is amended by inserting after 
section 414D (as added by subsection (e) of this sec-
tion) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 414E. HIRING. 
‘‘The Secretary may, as the Secretary determines ap-
propriate, encourage entities receiving funding from the 
Federal Government or from a State through a weather-
ization program under section 413 or section 414, to 
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prioritize the hiring and retention of employees who are 
individuals described in section 414D(a)(5).’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents for the Energy Conservation and Production 
Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 414D the following: 
‘‘Sec. 414E. Hiring.’’. 
(g) INCREASE IN ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.—Section 
415(a)(1) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6865(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘10 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘15 percent’’. 
(h) AMENDING RE-WEATHERIZATION DATE.—Para-
graph (2) of section 415(c) of the Energy Conservation 
and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6865(c)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(2) Dwelling units weatherized (including dwelling 
units partially weatherized) under this part, or under 
other Federal programs (in this paragraph referred to as 
‘previous weatherization’), may not receive further finan-
cial assistance for weatherization under this part until the 
date that is 15 years after the date such previous weather-
ization was completed. This paragraph does not preclude 
dwelling units that have received previous weatherization 
from receiving assistance and services (including the provi-
sion of information and education to assist with energy 
management and evaluation of the effectiveness of in-
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stalled weatherization materials) other than weatheriza-
tion under this part or under other Federal programs, or 
from receiving non-Federal assistance for weatheriza-
tion.’’. 
(i) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 421 of the Energy 
Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6871) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘the number of multifamily build-
ings in which individual dwelling units were weatherized 
during the previous year, the number of individual dwell-
ing units in multifamily buildings weatherized during the 
previous year,’’ after ‘‘the average size of the dwellings 
being weatherized,’’. 
SEC. 33232. REPORT ON WAIVERS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the status of any request made after 
September 30, 2010, for a waiver of any requirement 
under section 200.313 of title 2, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, as such requirement applies with respect to the 
weatherization assistance program under part A of title 
IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 
U.S.C. 6861 et seq.), including a description of any such 
waiver that has been granted and any such request for 
a waiver that has been considered but not granted. 
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CHAPTER 3—ENERGY EFFICIENT 
CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANTS 
SEC. 33241. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION 
BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 542(b)(1) of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
17152(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semi-
colon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) diversifies energy supplies, including 
by facilitating and promoting the use of alter-
native fuels;’’. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 544(9) of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
17154(9)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) deployment of energy distribution tech-
nologies that significantly increase energy efficiency 
or expand access to alternative fuels, including— 
‘‘(A) distributed resources; 
‘‘(B) district heating and cooling systems; 
and 
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‘‘(C) infrastructure for delivering alter-
native fuels;’’. 
(c) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Section 546(c)(2) of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17156(c)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including 
projects to expand the use of alternative fuels’’ before the 
period at the end. 
(d) FUNDING.—Section 548(a) of the Energy Inde-
pendence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17158(a)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary to carry out the program 
$3,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary 
may use for administrative expenses of the program 
not more than 1 percent of the amounts made avail-
able under paragraph (1) in each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2025.’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 543 of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17153) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(3)’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(4)’’. 
CHAPTER 4—FEDERAL ENERGY AND 
WATER MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE 
SEC. 33251. ENERGY AND WATER PERFORMANCE REQUIRE-
MENT FOR FEDERAL FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 543 of the National En-
ergy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
WATER’’ after ‘‘ENERGY’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘ENERGY PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT
FOR 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS’’ and inserting ‘‘ENERGY 
AND
WATER
PERFORMANCE
REQUIREMENT 
FOR FEDERAL FACILITIES’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the head of each agency shall— 
‘‘(A) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 
2030, reduce average facility energy intensity 
(as measured in British thermal units per gross 
square foot) at facilities of the agency by 2.5 
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percent each fiscal year relative to the average 
facility energy intensity of the facilities of the 
agency in fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(B) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 
2030, improve water use efficiency and manage-
ment, including stormwater management, at fa-
cilities of the agency by reducing agency water 
consumption intensity— 
‘‘(i) by reducing the potable water 
consumption by 54 percent by fiscal year 
2030, relative to the potable water con-
sumption at facilities of the agency in fis-
cal year 2007, through reductions of 2 per-
cent each fiscal year (as measured in gal-
lons per gross square foot); 
‘‘(ii) by reducing the industrial, land-
scaping, and agricultural water consump-
tion of the agency, as compared to a base-
line of that consumption at facilities of the 
agency in fiscal year 2010, through reduc-
tions of 2 percent each fiscal year (as 
measured in gallons); and 
‘‘(iii) by installing appropriate infra-
structure features at facilities of the agen-
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cy to improve stormwater and wastewater 
management; and 
‘‘(C) to the maximum extent practicable, in 
carrying out subparagraphs (A) and (B), take 
measures that are life cycle cost-effective.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(2) An agency’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) ENERGY AND WATER INTENSIVE FACILITY 
EXCLUSION.—An agency’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘building’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘facility’’; 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘and water’’ after 
‘‘energy’’ each place it appears; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘buildings’’ and in-
serting ‘‘facilities’’; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than De-
cember 31, 2029, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) review the results of the implementa-
tion of the energy and water performance re-
quirements established under paragraph (1); 
and 
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‘‘(B) submit to Congress recommendations 
concerning energy and water performance re-
quirements for fiscal years 2031 through 
2040.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND WATER’’ after ‘‘ENERGY’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each agency shall— 
‘‘(A) not later than October 1, 2020, to 
the maximum extent practicable, begin install-
ing in facilities owned by the United States all 
energy and water conservation measures deter-
mined by the Secretary to be life cycle cost-ef-
fective; and 
‘‘(B) complete the installation described in 
subparagraph (A) as soon as practicable after 
the date referred to in that subparagraph.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Federal building or 
collection of Federal buildings’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Federal facility’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
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(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘An agency’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The head of each agency’’; 
and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or water’’ after 
‘‘energy’’ each place it appears; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by insert-
ing ‘‘or water’’ after ‘‘energy’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘buildings’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘facilities’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘building’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘facility’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the Moving Forward Act, 
the Secretary shall issue guidelines to establish 
criteria for exclusions to water performance re-
quirements under paragraph (1). The Secretary 
shall update the criteria for exclusions under 
this subsection as appropriate to reflect chang-
ing technology and other conditions.’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and water’’ after ‘‘en-
ergy’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘buildings’’ and inserting 
‘‘facilities’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND WATER’’ after ‘‘ENERGY’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘By October 1’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) ENERGY.—By October 1’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘buildings’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘facilities’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) WATER.—By February 1, 2025, in 
accordance with guidelines established by the 
Secretary under paragraph (2), each agency 
shall use water meters at facilities of the agency 
where doing so will assist in reducing the cost 
of water used at such facilities.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘and’’ before 
‘‘Federal’’; 
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(II) by inserting ‘‘and any other 
person the Secretary deems nec-
essary,’’ before ‘‘shall’’; and 
(III) 
by 
striking 
‘‘paragraph 
(1).’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘paragraph 
(1)(A). Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of the Moving 
Forward Act, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with such departments and 
entities, shall establish guidelines for 
agencies to carry out paragraph 
(1)(B).’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by amending clause (i)(II) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(II) the extent to which meter-
ing is expected to result in increased 
potential for energy and water man-
agement, increased potential for en-
ergy and water savings, energy and 
water efficiency improvements, and 
cost savings due to utility contract ag-
gregation; and’’; 
(II) in clause (ii), by inserting 
‘‘and water’’ after ‘‘energy’’; 
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(III) in clause (iii), by striking 
‘‘buildings’’ and inserting ‘‘facilities’’; 
and 
(IV) in clause (iv), by striking 
‘‘energy use of a Federal building’’ 
and inserting ‘‘energy and water use 
of a Federal facility’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘this paragraph’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Moving Forward 
Act’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘and water’’ be-
fore ‘‘use in’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘buildings’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘facili-
ties’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii), in the matter 
preceding subclause (I), by inserting 
‘‘and water’’ after ‘‘energy’’; 
(7) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘BUILDINGS’’ and inserting ‘‘FACILITIES’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘In this subsection’’ 
and inserting ‘‘In this section’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i)(II), by in-
serting ‘‘and water’’ after ‘‘energy’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by insert-
ing ‘‘that consumes energy or water and 
is’’ before ‘‘owned or operated’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and water’’ before ‘‘use’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘energy’’ before 
‘‘efficiency’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or water’’ be-
fore ‘‘use’’; 
(D) in paragraph (7)(B)(ii)(II), by insert-
ing ‘‘and water’’ after ‘‘energy’’; 
(E) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘building’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘facility’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by adding at 
the end the following: ‘‘The energy man-
ager shall enter water use data for each 
metered facility that is (or is a part of) a 
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facility that meets the criteria established 
by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(B) 
into a facility water use benchmarking sys-
tem.’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘the date 
of enactment of the Moving Forward Act’’; 
and 
(F) in paragraph (9)(A), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and water’’ 
after ‘‘energy’’; and 
(8) in subsection (g)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘building’’ and inserting 
‘‘facility’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘energy efficient’’ and in-
serting ‘‘energy and water efficient’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 
(Public Law 95–619; 92 Stat. 3206) is amended by strik-
ing the item relating to section 543 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 543. Energy and water management requirements.’’. 
SEC. 33252. FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘(h) FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out a program, to be known as the ‘Federal Energy 
Management Program’ (referred to in this sub-
section as the ‘Program’), to facilitate the implemen-
tation by the Federal Government of cost-effective 
energy and water management and energy-related 
investment practices— 
‘‘(A) to coordinate and strengthen Federal 
energy and water resilience; and 
‘‘(B) to promote environmental steward-
ship. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL DIRECTOR.—The Secretary shall 
appoint an individual to serve as the director of the 
Program (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Fed-
eral Director’), which shall be a career position in 
the Senior Executive service, to administer the Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) STRATEGIC
PLANNING
AND
TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE.—In administering the Pro-
gram, the Federal Director shall— 
‘‘(i) provide technical assistance and 
project implementation support and guid-
ance to agencies to identify, implement, 
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procure, and track energy and water con-
servation measures required under this Act 
and under other provisions of law; 
‘‘(ii) in coordination with the Admin-
istrator of the General Services Adminis-
tration, establish appropriate procedures, 
methods, and best practices for use by 
agencies to select, monitor, and terminate 
contracts entered into pursuant to a utility 
incentive program under section 546(c) 
with utilities; 
‘‘(iii) carry out the responsibilities of 
the Secretary under section 801, as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary; 
‘‘(iv) establish and maintain internet- 
based information resources and project 
tracking systems and tools for energy and 
water management; 
‘‘(v) coordinate comprehensive and 
strategic approaches to energy and water 
resilience planning for agencies; and 
‘‘(vi) establish a recognition program 
for Federal achievement in energy and 
water management, energy-related invest-
ment practices, environmental stewardship, 
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and other relevant areas, through events 
such as individual recognition award cere-
monies and public announcements. 
‘‘(B) ENERGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT 
AND
REPORTING.—In administering the Pro-
gram, the Federal Director shall— 
‘‘(i) track and report on the progress 
of agencies in meeting the requirements of 
the agency under this section; 
‘‘(ii) make publicly available agency 
performance data required under— 
‘‘(I) this section and sections 
544, 546, 547, and 548; and 
‘‘(II) section 203 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
15852); 
‘‘(iii)(I) collect energy and water use 
and consumption data from each agency; 
and 
‘‘(II) based on that data, submit to 
each agency a report that will facilitate the 
energy and water management, energy-re-
lated investment practices, and environ-
mental stewardship of the agency in sup-
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port of Federal goals under this Act and 
under other provisions of law; 
‘‘(iv) carry out the responsibilities of 
the Secretary under section 305 of the En-
ergy Conservation and Production Act (42 
U.S.C. 6834); 
‘‘(v) in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of the General Services Administra-
tion, acting through the head of the Office 
of High-Performance Green Buildings, es-
tablish and implement sustainable design 
principles for Federal facilities; and 
‘‘(vi) designate products that meet the 
highest energy conservation standards for 
categories not covered under the Energy 
Star program established under section 
324A of the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a). 
‘‘(C) FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COORDINA-
TION.—In administering the Program, the Fed-
eral Director shall— 
‘‘(i) develop and implement accredited 
training consistent with existing Federal 
programs and activities— 
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‘‘(I) relating to energy and water 
use, management, and resilience in 
Federal facilities, energy-related in-
vestment practices, and environmental 
stewardship; and 
‘‘(II) 
that 
includes 
in-person 
training, 
internet-based 
programs, 
and 
national 
in-person 
training 
events; 
‘‘(ii) carry out the functions of the 
Secretary with respect to the Interagency 
Energy Management Task Force under 
section 547; and 
‘‘(iii) report on the implementation of 
the priorities of the President, including 
Executive orders, relating to energy and 
water use in Federal facilities, in coordina-
tion with— 
‘‘(I) the Office of Management 
and Budget; 
‘‘(II) the Council on Environ-
mental Quality; and 
‘‘(III) any other entity, as consid-
ered necessary by the Federal Direc-
tor. 
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‘‘(D) FACILITY
AND
FLEET
OPTIMIZA-
TION.—In administering the Program, the Fed-
eral Director shall develop guidance, supply as-
sistance to, and track the progress of agen-
cies— 
‘‘(i) in conducting portfolio-wide facil-
ity energy and water resilience planning 
and project integration; 
‘‘(ii) in building new construction and 
major renovations to meet the sustainable 
design and energy and water performance 
standards required under this section; 
‘‘(iii) in developing guidelines for— 
‘‘(I) facility commissioning; and 
‘‘(II) 
facility 
operations 
and 
maintenance; and 
‘‘(iv) in coordination with the Admin-
istrator of the General Services Adminis-
tration, in meeting statutory and agency 
goals for Federal fleet vehicles. 
‘‘(4) MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.—The Federal Di-
rector shall establish a management council to ad-
vise the Federal Director that shall— 
‘‘(A) convene not less frequently than once 
every quarter; and 
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‘‘(B) consist of representatives from— 
‘‘(i) the Council on Environmental 
Quality; 
‘‘(ii) the Office of Management and 
Budget; and 
‘‘(iii) the Office of Federal High-Per-
formance Green Buildings in the General 
Services Administration. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this subsection $36,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.’’. 
CHAPTER 5—TARGETED RESIDENTIAL 
TREE-PLANTING 
SEC. 33261. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this chapter: 
(1) The term ‘‘nonprofit tree-planting organiza-
tion’’ means any organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 501(c)(3)), that is exempt from taxation 
under section 501(a) of such Code (26 U.S.C. 
501(a)), which exists, in whole or in part, to— 
(A) expand urban and residential tree 
cover; 
(B) distribute young trees for planting; 
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(C) increase awareness of the environ-
mental and energy-related benefits of trees; 
(D) educate the public about proper tree 
planting, care, and maintenance strategies; or 
(E) carry out any combination of the fore-
going activities. 
(2) The term ‘‘retail power provider’’ means 
any entity authorized under applicable State or Fed-
eral law to generate, distribute, or provide retail 
electricity, natural gas, or fuel oil service. 
(3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Energy. 
(4) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, and each common-
wealth, territory, or possession of the United States. 
SEC. 33262. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall establish a 
grant program to provide financial assistance to retail 
power providers to support the establishment of new, or 
continued operation of existing, targeted residential tree- 
planting programs. 
(b) COOPERATION.—In carrying out the grant pro-
gram established pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary 
may cooperate with, and provide assistance for such co-
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operation to, State foresters or equivalent State officials 
or Indian Tribes. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
TREE-PLANTING
PRO-
GRAMS.—In order to qualify for assistance under the 
grant program established pursuant to subsection (a), a 
retail power provider shall, in accordance with this chap-
ter, establish and operate, or continue operating, a tar-
geted residential tree-planting program that meets each 
of the following requirements: 
(1) The program shall provide free or dis-
counted shade-providing or wind-reducing trees to 
residential consumers. If providing free and dis-
counted trees under the program, priority for free 
trees shall be given to areas where the average an-
nual income is below the regional median. 
(2) The program shall either provide trees to 
plant to— 
(A) provide maximum amounts of shade 
during summer intervals when residences are 
exposed to the most sun intensity; or 
(B) provide maximum amounts of wind 
protection during fall and winter intervals when 
residences are exposed to the most wind inten-
sity. 
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(3) The program shall use the best available 
science to create, as needed, and utilize tree-siting 
guidelines which dictate where the optimum tree spe-
cies are best planted in locations that ensure ade-
quate root development and that achieve maximum 
reductions in consumer energy demand while causing 
the least disruption to public infrastructure, consid-
ering overhead and underground facilities. Such 
guidelines shall— 
(A) include the species and minimum size 
of trees that are mostly likely to result in a suc-
cessful tree planting; and 
(B) outline the minimum distance re-
quired— 
(i) between the trees that are being 
planted; and 
(ii) between such trees and building 
foundations, air conditioning units, drive-
ways and walkways, property fences, pre-
existing utility infrastructure, septic sys-
tems, swimming pools, and other infra-
structure as determined appropriate; and 
(C) ensure that trees planted under the 
tree-planting program near existing power lines 
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will not interfere with energized electricity dis-
tribution lines when mature. 
(4) The program shall provide that no new 
trees will be planted under or adjacent to high-volt-
age electric transmission lines without prior con-
sultation with the retail power provider with jurisdic-
tion over such transmission lines. 
(5) The program shall provide tree recipients 
with tree planting and tree care instruction and edu-
cation prior to or in conjunction with delivery of free 
or discounted trees. 
(6) The program shall provide for engagement 
and collaboration with community members that will 
be affected by the program. 
(7) The program shall provide tree care assist-
ance for trees planted under the program for a pe-
riod of time, to be determined by the retail power 
provider, in consultation with the nonprofit tree- 
planting organization, local municipal government, 
or conservation district with which the retail power 
provider has entered into an agreement described in 
subsection (e) and the applicable local technical advi-
sory committee established pursuant to subsection 
(f), to ensure long-term survival of the trees. 
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(8) The program has been certified by the Sec-
retary that it is designed to achieve the requirements 
set forth in paragraphs (1) through (7). In desig-
nating criteria for such certification, the Secretary 
shall collaborate with the Forest Service’s Urban 
and Community Forestry Program, and may consult 
with the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, to ensure that such criteria are con-
sistent with such requirements. 
(d) NEW PROGRAM FUNDING SHARE.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that no less than 30 percent of the 
funds made available under this chapter are distributed 
to retail power providers that— 
(1) have not previously established or operated 
a targeted residential tree-planting program that 
meets the requirements described in subsection (c); 
or 
(2) are operating a targeted residential tree- 
planting program that meets the requirements de-
scribed in subsection (c) which was established no 
more than three years prior to the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(e) AGREEMENTS BETWEEN RETAIL POWER PRO-
VIDERS
AND NONPROFIT TREE-PLANTING ORGANIZA-
TIONS.— 
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(1) GRANT
AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary 
may provide assistance under the grant program es-
tablished pursuant to subsection (a) only to a retail 
power provider that has entered into a binding legal 
agreement with a nonprofit tree-planting organiza-
tion. 
(2) CONDITIONS OF AGREEMENT.—An agree-
ment between a retail power provider and a non-
profit tree-planting organization described in para-
graph (1) shall set forth conditions under which 
such nonprofit tree-planting organization shall carry 
out a targeted residential tree-planting program that 
is established or operated by the retail power pro-
vider. Such conditions— 
(A) shall require the nonprofit tree-plant-
ing organization to participate in a local tech-
nical advisory committee in accordance with 
subsection (f); and 
(B) may require the nonprofit tree-plant-
ing organization to— 
(i) coordinate volunteer recruitment to 
assist with the physical act of planting 
trees in residential locations under the 
tree-planting program; 
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(ii) support a workforce development 
program that trains a local workforce and 
assists with job-placement; 
(iii) undertake a public awareness 
campaign to educate local residents about 
the benefits, cost savings, and availability 
of free trees; 
(iv) establish education and informa-
tion campaigns to encourage recipients of 
trees under the tree-planting program to 
maintain their trees over the long term; 
(v) serve as the point of contact for 
existing and potential residential partici-
pants who have questions or concerns re-
garding the tree-planting program; 
(vi) require recipients of trees under 
the tree-planting program to sign agree-
ments committing to voluntary stewardship 
and care of provided trees; and 
(vii) monitor and report on the sur-
vival, growth, overall health, and estimated 
energy savings of trees provided under the 
tree-planting program up until the end of 
their establishment period, which shall be 
no less than 5 years. 
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(3) LACK OF NONPROFIT TREE-PLANTING OR-
GANIZATION.—If a nonprofit tree-planting organiza-
tion does not exist or operate within the area served 
by a retail power provider applying for assistance 
under this section, the requirements of this section 
shall apply to binding legal agreements entered into 
by such retail power provider and one of the fol-
lowing entities: 
(A) A local municipal government with ju-
risdiction over the urban or suburban forest. 
(B) A conservation district. 
(f) TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.— 
(1) CONDITION.—In order to qualify for assist-
ance under the grant program established pursuant 
to subsection (a), a retail power provider shall agree 
to consult with the nonprofit tree-planting organiza-
tion, local municipal government, or conservation 
district with which the retail power provider has en-
tered into an agreement described in subsection (e) 
and State foresters or equivalent State officials to 
establish a local technical advisory committee de-
scribed in paragraph (2) not later than 30 days 
after receiving such assistance. 
(2) DESCRIPTION.—A local technical advisory 
committee shall provide advice to, and consult with, 
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a retail power provider and nonprofit tree-planting 
organization, local municipal government, or con-
servation district regarding the applicable targeted 
residential tree-planting program. The advisory com-
mittee may— 
(A) design and adopt an approved plant 
list for the tree-planting program that empha-
sizes the use of hardy, noninvasive tree species 
and, where geographically appropriate, the use 
of native or low water-use shade trees, or both; 
(B) design and adopt planting, installation, 
and maintenance specifications and create a 
process for inspection and quality control for 
the tree-planting program; 
(C) assist in developing long-term care and 
maintenance instructions for recipients of trees 
under the tree-planting program; 
(D) assist the retail power provider and 
nonprofit tree-planting organization, local mu-
nicipal government, or conservation district, as 
appropriate, with public outreach and education 
regarding the tree-planting program; 
(E) assist in establishing a procedure for 
monitoring and collection of data on tree 
health, tree survival, and energy conservation 
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benefits generated by the tree-planting pro-
gram; 
(F) provide guidelines and recommenda-
tions for establishing or supporting existing 
workforce development programs as part of, 
and for prioritizing local hiring under, a tree- 
planting program; and 
(G) assist the retail power provider in 
maintaining and compiling information regard-
ing the tree-planting program for purposes of 
the reports described in subsection (i)(1). 
(3) COMPENSATION.—Individuals serving on a 
local technical advisory committee shall not receive 
compensation for their service. 
(4) COMPOSITION.—Local technical advisory 
committees shall be composed of representatives 
from public, private, and nongovernmental organiza-
tions with expertise in demand-side energy efficiency 
management, urban forestry, arboriculture, or land-
scape architecture, and shall be composed of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Up to four persons, but no less than 
one person, representing the retail power pro-
vider receiving assistance under this section. 
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(B) Up to four persons, but no less than 
one person, representing the nonprofit tree- 
planting organization that has entered into an 
agreement described in subsection (e) with the 
retail power provider to carry out the applicable 
targeted residential tree-planting program. 
(C) Up to three persons representing local 
nonprofit conservation or environmental organi-
zations. Preference shall be given to those orga-
nizations which are organized under section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, and which have demonstrated expertise 
engaging the public in energy conservation, en-
ergy efficiency, or green building practices or a 
combination thereof. No single organization 
may be represented by more than one individual 
under this subparagraph. 
(D) Up to two persons representing a local 
affordable housing agency, affordable housing 
builder, or community development corporation. 
(E) Up to three, but no less than one, per-
sons representing local city or county govern-
ment for each municipality where a targeted 
residential tree-planting program will take place 
and at least one of these representatives shall 
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be the city or county forester, city or county 
arborist, conservation district forester or func-
tional equivalent. 
(F) Up to one person representing the 
local government agency responsible for man-
agement of roads, sewers, and infrastructure, 
including public works departments, transpor-
tation agencies, or equivalents. 
(G) Up to two persons representing the 
nursery and landscaping industry. 
(H) Up to two persons, but no less than 
one person, representing State foresters, land-
scape architects, or equivalent State officials. 
(I) Up to three persons representing the 
research community or academia with expertise 
in natural resources or energy management 
issues. 
(5) CHAIRPERSON.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each local technical 
advisory committee shall elect a chairperson to 
preside over committee meetings, act as a liai-
son to governmental and other outside entities, 
and direct the general operation of the com-
mittee. 
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(B) ELIGIBILITY.—Only committee rep-
resentatives under paragraph (4)(A) or para-
graph (4)(B) shall be eligible to act as a local 
technical advisory committee chairperson. 
(6) CREDENTIALS.—At least one of the mem-
bers of each local technical advisory committee shall 
be certified with one or more of the following creden-
tials: 
(A) Certified Arborist, International Soci-
ety of Arboriculture. 
(B) Certified Forester, Society of Amer-
ican Foresters. 
(C) Certified Arborist Municipal Specialist, 
International Society of Arboriculture. 
(D) Certified Arborist Utility Specialist, 
International Society of Arboriculture. 
(E) Board Certified Master Arborist, 
International Society of Arboriculture. 
(F) Licensed landscape architect, Amer-
ican Society of Landscape Architects. 
(g) COST SHARE PROGRAM.— 
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
support for any targeted residential tree-planting 
program funded under this section shall not exceed 
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50 percent of the cost of such program and shall be 
provided on a matching basis. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share of such costs may be paid or contributed by 
any governmental or nongovernmental entity other 
than from funds derived directly or indirectly from 
an agency or instrumentality of the United States. 
(h) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROCEDURES.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, after 
notice and opportunity for comment, the Secretary shall 
establish procedures for a public, competitive grants proc-
ess through which retail power providers may apply for 
assistance under this section. 
(i) REPORTS.— 
(1) TO
THE
SECRETARY.—Not later than 1 
year after receiving assistance under the grant pro-
gram established pursuant to subsection (a), and 
each subsequent year for the duration of the grant, 
each such recipient shall submit to the Secretary a 
report describing the results of the activities funded 
by such assistance, including as applicable— 
(A) the number of trees planted under the 
applicable targeted residential tree-planting pro-
gram; 
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(B) the benefits of the applicable targeted 
residential tree-planting program to the local 
community; 
(C) any barriers to planting trees as part 
of the applicable targeted residential tree-plant-
ing program; and 
(D) any other information the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(2) TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 years 
after providing assistance under the grant program 
established pursuant to subsection (a), and each 
year after, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report that includes— 
(A) the number of applications for assist-
ance under the program received and funded, 
annually; 
(B) the number of trees planted under the 
targeted residential tree-planting programs for 
which assistance is provided under the program; 
(C) the benefits of such tree-planting pro-
grams, including those related to climate 
change, energy savings, and stormwater runoff; 
(D) any barriers to planting trees in com-
munities; 
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(E) recommendations for improving the 
grant program; and 
(F) any other information the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
SEC. 33263. PUBLIC RECOGNITION INITIATIVE. 
(a) ARBOR CITY OF AMERICA.—The Secretary shall 
annually— 
(1) designate a city, municipality, community, 
or other area as the Secretary determines appro-
priate, as the ‘‘Arbor City of America’’ to recognize 
superior efforts in increasing tree canopy coverage 
and assisting residents in reducing energy costs 
through tree planting; and 
(2) provide funding to such city, municipality, 
community, or other area to carry out projects that 
increase green infrastructure or green spaces within 
such city, municipality, community, or other area. 
(b) PROCEDURES.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, after notice and opportunity 
for comment, the Secretary shall establish procedures for 
carrying out this section. 
SEC. 33264. NONDUPLICITY. 
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to super-
sede, duplicate, cancel, or negate the programs or authori-
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ties provided under section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105). 
SEC. 33265. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
For each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, there 
are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out 
this chapter, of which $250,000 shall be used to provide 
funding to the applicable city, municipality, community, 
or other area designated under section 33263 as the Arbor 
City of America for such year for projects described in 
such section. 
CHAPTER 6—INDUSTRIAL ENERGY 
SAVINGS 
SEC. 33271. REBATE PROGRAM FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT 
ELECTROTECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
ENERGY
EFFICIENT 
ELECTROTECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘energy efficient 
electrotechnology’’ means— 
(A) any electric technology that, when used 
instead of a fossil fuel-fired technology in an in-
dustrial process results in— 
(i) energy efficiency, or production ef-
ficiency, gains; or 
(ii) environmental benefits; or 
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(B) any electric technology that, when used 
instead of a fossil fuel-fired technology in an in-
dustrial application results in— 
(i) improvements in on-site logistics or 
material handling; and 
(ii) energy efficiency gains and envi-
ronmental benefits. 
(2) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘qualified 
entity’’ means an industrial or manufacturing facil-
ity, commercial building, or a utility or energy serv-
ice company. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a program to provide rebates in accordance with 
this section. 
(c) REBATES.—The Secretary may provide a rebate 
under the program established under subsection (b) to the 
owner or operator of a qualified entity for expenditures 
made by the owner or operator of the qualified entity for 
an energy efficient electrotechnology that is used to re-
place a fossil fuel-fired technology. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to receive a re-
bate under this section, the owner or operator of a quali-
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fied entity shall submit to the Secretary an application 
demonstrating— 
(1) that the owner or operator of the qualified 
entity 
purchased 
an 
energy 
efficient 
electrotechnology; 
(2) the energy efficiency gains, production effi-
ciency gains, and environmental benefits, as applica-
ble, resulting from use of the energy efficient 
electrotechnology— 
(A) as measured by a qualified professional 
or 
verified 
by 
the 
energy 
efficient 
electrotechnology manufacturer, as applicable; 
or 
(B) as determined by the Secretary; 
(3) that the fossil fuel-fired technology replaced 
by the energy efficient electrotechnology has been 
permanently decommissioned and scrapped; and 
(4) that all laborers and mechanics who were 
involved in the installation or maintenance, or con-
struction or renovation to support such installation 
or 
maintenance, 
of 
the 
energy 
efficient 
electrotechnology, or the decommissioning and scrap-
ping of the fossil fuel-fired technology replaced by 
the energy efficient electrotechnology, and who were 
employed by the owner or operator of the qualified 
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entity, or contractors or subcontractors at any tier 
thereof, were paid wages at rates not less than those 
prevailing on projects of a character similar in the 
locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in 
accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 
40, United States Code (commonly referred to as 
the ‘‘Davis-Bacon Act’’). 
(e) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not provide a 
rebate under the program established under subsection (b) 
to an owner or operator of a qualified entity for expendi-
tures made by the owner or operator of the qualified entity 
for an energy efficient electrotechnology that is used to 
replace a fossil fuel-fired technology if the Secretary deter-
mines that such expenditures were necessary for the owner 
or operator to comply with Federal or State law. 
(f) AUTHORIZED AMOUNT OF REBATE.—The amount 
of a rebate provided under this section shall be not less 
than 30 percent, and not more than 50 percent, of the 
overall cost of the energy efficient electrotechnology, in-
cluding installation costs. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
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Subtitle C—Vehicles 
CHAPTER 1—DERA 
SEC. 33301. REAUTHORIZATION OF DIESEL EMISSIONS RE-
DUCTION PROGRAM. 
Section 797(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16137(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘$100,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘$500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025’’. 
CHAPTER 2—CLEAN COMMUTE FOR KIDS 
SEC. 33311. REAUTHORIZATION OF CLEAN SCHOOL BUS 
PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) ALTERNATIVE FUEL.—Section 741(a)(2) of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16091(a)) 
is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) electricity.’’. 
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(2) CLEAN
SCHOOL
BUS.—Paragraph (3) of 
section 741(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16091(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) CLEAN
SCHOOL
BUS.—The term ‘clean 
school bus’ means— 
‘‘(A) a school bus with a gross vehicle 
weight of greater than 14,000 pounds that— 
‘‘(i) is powered by a heavy duty en-
gine; and 
‘‘(ii) is operated solely on an alter-
native fuel or ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel; 
or 
‘‘(B) a vehicle designed to carry more than 
10 passengers that— 
‘‘(i) complies with Federal motor vehi-
cle safety standards for school buses; and 
‘‘(ii) meets or exceeds Federal vehicle 
emission standards for medium-duty pas-
senger vehicles for model year 2016.’’. 
(b) PROGRAM FOR RETROFIT OR REPLACEMENT OF 
CERTAIN
EXISTING
SCHOOL
BUSES
WITH
CLEAN 
SCHOOL BUSES.— 
(1) NATIONAL GRANT, REBATE, AND LOAN PRO-
GRAMS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 741(b)(1)(A) of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16091(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘awarding grants’’ the following: ‘‘, rebates, 
and low-cost revolving loans, as determined by 
the Administrator, including through contracts 
pursuant to subsection (d),’’. 
(B) CONFORMING CHANGES.—Section 741 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16091) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(4)(B), by striking 
‘‘grant 
funds’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘award 
funds’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by strik-
ing ‘‘awarding grants’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘making awards’’; 
(iii) in the heading of subsection 
(b)(2), by striking ‘‘GRANT APPLICATIONS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘AWARD APPLICATIONS’’; 
(iv) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by strik-
ing ‘‘grant applications’’ and inserting 
‘‘award applications’’; 
(v) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by strik-
ing ‘‘grant’’ and insert ‘‘award’’; 
(vi) and (b)(4)— 
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(I) in the paragraph heading, by 
striking 
‘‘GRANTS’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘AWARDS’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘award grants’’ 
and inserting ‘‘make awards’’; 
(vii) in subsection (b)(7)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘grant awards’’ 
and inserting ‘‘awards’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘grant funding’’ 
and inserting ‘‘funding’’; 
(viii) in subsection (b)(8)(A)(ii)— 
(I) in subclauses (I) and (II), by 
striking ‘‘grant applications’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘award 
applications’’; and 
(II) in subclause (III)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘grants 
awarded’’ and inserting ‘‘awards 
made’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘grant re-
cipients’’ and inserting ‘‘award 
recipients’’; and 
(ix) in subsection (c)(3)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A)— 
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(aa) by striking ‘‘grant re-
cipients’’ and inserting ‘‘award 
recipients’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘grants’’ 
and inserting ‘‘awards’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (C), by 
striking ‘‘grant program’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘award program’’. 
(2) PRIORITY OF AWARD APPLICATIONS.—Sec-
tion 741(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16091(b)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘1977’’ and inserting 
‘‘2007’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at 
the end ‘‘with clean school buses with low 
or zero emissions’’; and 
(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) RETROFITTING.—In the case of 
award applications to retrofit school buses, the 
Administrator shall give highest priority to ap-
plicants that propose to retrofit school buses 
manufactured in or after model year 2010 to 
become clean school buses.’’. 
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(3) USE
OF
SCHOOL
BUS
FLEET.—Section 
741(b)(3)(B) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16091(b)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘charged,’’ after ‘‘operated,’’. 
(4) REPLACEMENT AWARDS.—Paragraph (5) of 
section 741(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16091(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) REPLACEMENT AWARDS.—In the case of 
awards to replace school buses— 
‘‘(A) the Administrator may make awards 
for up to 60 percent of the replacement costs; 
and 
‘‘(B) such replacement costs may include 
the costs of acquiring the clean school buses 
and charging and fueling infrastructure.’’. 
(5) ULTRA LOW-SULFUR DIESEL FUEL.—Sec-
tion 741(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16091(b)) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (6); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (6). 
(6) SCRAPPAGE.—Section 741(b) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16091(b)) is further 
amended by inserting after paragraph (6), as redes-
ignated, the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(7) SCRAPPAGE.—In the case of an award 
under this section for the replacement of a school 
bus or a retrofit including installation of a new en-
gine, the Administrator shall require the recipient of 
the award to verify that the replaced bus, or the en-
gine of a retrofitted bus that was removed, was re-
turned to the supplier for remanufacturing to a 
more stringent set of engine emissions standards or 
for scrappage.’’. 
(c) EDUCATION.—Paragraph (1) of section 741(c) of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16091(c)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of the Clean Commute 
for Kids Act of 2020, the Administrator shall de-
velop an education outreach program to promote and 
explain the award program under subsection (b), as 
amended by such Act.’’. 
(d) 
CONTRACT
PROGRAMS; 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
COSTS.—Section 741 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16091) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
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‘‘(d) CONTRACT PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—In addition to the use of 
contracting authority otherwise available to the Ad-
ministrator, the Administrator may enter into con-
tracts with eligible contractors described in para-
graph (2) for awarding rebates and low-cost revolv-
ing loans pursuant to subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE CONTRACTORS.—A contractor is 
an eligible contractor described in this paragraph if 
the contractor is a for-profit, not-for-profit, or non-
profit entity that has the capacity— 
‘‘(A) to sell clean school buses or equip-
ment to, or to arrange financing for, individuals 
or entities that own a school bus or fleet of 
school buses; or 
‘‘(B) to upgrade school buses or their 
equipment with verified or Environmental Pro-
tection Agency-certified engines or technologies, 
or to arrange financing for such upgrades. 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Administrator 
may not use, for the administrative costs of carrying out 
this section, more than one percent of the amounts made 
available to carry out this section for any fiscal year.’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub-
section (f), as redesignated, of section 741 of the Energy 
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Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16091) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this 
section, 
to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
$130,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025, of which not less than $45,000,000 each such 
fiscal year shall be used for grants under this section 
to eligible recipients proposing to replace or retrofit 
school buses to serve an underserved or disadvan-
taged community. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘underserved or disadvantaged community’ means a 
community located in a zip code within a census 
tract that is identified as— 
‘‘(A) a low-income community; 
‘‘(B) an urban community of color; or 
‘‘(C) any other urban community that the 
Administrator determines is disproportionately 
vulnerable to, or bears a disproportionate bur-
den of, any combination of economic, social, 
and environmental stressors.’’. 
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SEC. 33312. STUDY ON IMPACT OF AIR POLLUTION FROM 
VEHICLES IDLING IN SCHOOL ZONES. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, acting jointly, shall— 
(1) complete a study on the impacts on the 
health of children related to the emission of air pol-
lutants from school buses and other vehicles idling 
in school zones; and 
(2) submit a report to the Congress on the re-
sults of such study. 
CHAPTER 3—REFRIGERATED VEHICLES 
SEC. 33321. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION 
OF CERTAIN REFRIGERATED VEHICLES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The Ad-
ministrator shall establish and carry out a pilot program 
to award funds, in the form of grants, rebates, and low- 
cost revolving loans, as determined appropriate by the Ad-
ministrator, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to 
carry out projects described in subsection (b). 
(b) PROJECTS.—An eligible entity receiving an award 
of funds under subsection (a) may use such funds only 
for one or more of the following projects: 
(1) TRANSPORT
REFRIGERATION
UNIT
RE-
PLACEMENT.—A project to retrofit a heavy-duty ve-
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hicle by replacing or retrofitting the existing diesel- 
powered transport refrigeration unit in such vehicle 
with an electric transport refrigeration unit and re-
tiring the replaced unit for scrappage. 
(2) 
SHORE
POWER
INFRASTRUCTURE.—A 
project to purchase and install shore power infra-
structure or other equipment that enables transport 
refrigeration units to connect to electric power and 
operate without using diesel fuel. 
(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.—The amount of an award 
of funds under subsection (a) shall not exceed— 
(1) for the costs of a project described in sub-
section (b)(1), 75 percent of such costs; and 
(2) for the costs of a project described in sub-
section (b)(2), 55 percent of such costs. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive an 
award of funds under subsection (a), an eligible entity 
shall submit to the Administrator— 
(1) a description of the air quality in the area 
served by the eligible entity, including a description 
of how the air quality is affected by diesel emissions 
from heavy-duty vehicles; 
(2) a description of the project proposed by the 
eligible entity, including— 
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(A) any technology to be used or funded by 
the eligible entity; and 
(B) a description of the heavy-duty vehicle 
or vehicles of the eligible entity, that will be ret-
rofitted, if any, including— 
(i) the number of such vehicles; 
(ii) the uses of such vehicles; 
(iii) the locations where such vehicles 
dock for the purpose of loading or unload-
ing; and 
(iv) the routes driven by such vehicles, 
including the times at which such vehicles 
are driven; 
(3) an estimate of the cost of the proposed 
project; 
(4) a description of the age and expected life-
time control of the equipment used or funded by the 
eligible entity; and 
(5) 
provisions 
for 
the 
monitoring 
and 
verification of the project including to verify 
scrappage of replaced units. 
(e) PRIORITY.—In awarding funds under subsection 
(a), the Administrator shall give priority to proposed 
projects that, as determined by the Administrator— 
(1) maximize public health benefits; 
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(2) are the most cost-effective; and 
(3) will serve the communities that are most 
polluted by diesel motor emissions, including com-
munities that the Administrator identifies as being 
in either nonattainment or maintenance of the na-
tional ambient air quality standards for a criteria 
pollutant, particularly for— 
(A) ozone; and 
(B) particulate matter. 
(f) DATA RELEASE.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date on which an award of funds is made under this 
section, the Administrator shall publish on the website of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, on a downloadable 
electronic database, information with respect to such 
award of funds, including— 
(1) the name and location of the recipient; 
(2) the total amount of funds awarded; 
(3) the intended use or uses of the awarded 
funds; 
(4) the date on which the award of funds was 
approved; 
(5) where applicable, an estimate of any air pol-
lution or greenhouse gas emissions avoided as a re-
sult of the project funded by the award; and 
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(6) any other data the Administrator deter-
mines to be necessary for an evaluation of the use 
and effect of awarded funds provided under this sec-
tion. 
(g) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the establishment of 
the pilot program under this section, and annually 
thereafter until amounts made available to carry out 
this section are expended, the Administrator shall 
submit to Congress and make available to the public 
a report that describes, with respect to the applica-
ble year— 
(A) the number of applications for awards 
of funds received under such program; 
(B) all awards of funds made under such 
program, including a summary of the data de-
scribed in subsection (f); 
(C) the estimated reduction of annual 
emissions of air pollutants regulated under sec-
tion 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7409), and the estimated reduction of green-
house gas emissions, associated with the awards 
of funds made under such program; 
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(D) the number of awards of funds made 
under such program for projects in communities 
described in subsection (e)(3); and 
(E) any other data the Administrator de-
termines to be necessary to describe the imple-
mentation, outcomes, or effectiveness of such 
program. 
(2) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after amounts made available to carry out this sec-
tion are expended, or 5 years after the pilot program 
is established, whichever comes first, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to Congress and make available 
to the public a report that describes— 
(A) all of the information collected for the 
annual reports under paragraph (1); 
(B) any benefits to the environment or 
human health that could result from the wide-
spread application of electric transport refrig-
eration units for short-haul transportation and 
delivery of perishable goods or other goods re-
quiring climate-controlled conditions, including 
in low-income communities and communities of 
color; 
(C) any challenges or benefits that recipi-
ents of awards of funds under such program re-
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ported with respect to the integration or use of 
electric transport refrigeration units and associ-
ated technologies; 
(D) an assessment of the national market 
potential for electric transport refrigeration 
units; 
(E) an assessment of challenges and op-
portunities for widespread deployment of elec-
tric transport refrigeration units, including in 
urban areas; and 
(F) recommendations for how future Fed-
eral, State, and local programs can best support 
the adoption and widespread deployment of 
electric transport refrigeration units. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) DIESEL-POWERED TRANSPORT REFRIGERA-
TION UNIT.—The term ‘‘diesel-powered transport re-
frigeration unit’’ means a transport refrigeration 
unit that is powered by an independent diesel inter-
nal combustion engine. 
(3) ELECTRIC
TRANSPORT
REFRIGERATION 
UNIT.—The term ‘‘electric transport refrigeration 
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unit’’ means a transport refrigeration unit in which 
the refrigeration or climate-control system is driven 
by an electric motor when connected to shore power 
infrastructure or other equipment that enables 
transport refrigeration units to connect to electric 
power, including all-electric transport refrigeration 
units, hybrid electric transport refrigeration units, 
and standby electric transport refrigeration units. 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a regional, State, local, or Tribal agen-
cy, or port authority, with jurisdiction over 
transportation or air quality; 
(B) a nonprofit organization or institution 
that— 
(i) represents or provides pollution re-
duction or educational services to persons 
or organizations that own or operate 
heavy-duty vehicles or fleets of heavy-duty 
vehicles; or 
(ii) has, as its principal purpose, the 
promotion of air quality; 
(C) an individual or entity that is the 
owner of record of a heavy-duty vehicle or a 
fleet of heavy-duty vehicles that operates for the 
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transportation and delivery of perishable goods 
or other goods requiring climate-controlled con-
ditions; 
(D) an individual or entity that is the 
owner of record of a facility that operates as a 
warehouse or storage facility for perishable 
goods or other goods requiring climate-con-
trolled conditions; or 
(E) a hospital or public health institution 
that utilizes refrigeration for storage of perish-
able goods or other goods requiring climate-con-
trolled conditions. 
(5) HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘heavy- 
duty vehicle’’ means— 
(A) a commercial truck or van— 
(i) used for the primary purpose of 
transporting perishable goods or other 
goods requiring climate-controlled condi-
tions; and 
(ii) with a gross vehicle weight rating 
greater than 6,000 pounds; or 
(B) an insulated cargo trailer used in 
transporting perishable goods or other goods re-
quiring 
climate-controlled 
conditions 
when 
mounted on a semitrailer. 
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(6) SHORE
POWER
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The 
term ‘‘shore power infrastructure’’ means electrical 
infrastructure that provides power to the electric 
transport refrigeration unit of a heavy-duty vehicle 
when such vehicle is stationary on a property where 
such vehicle is parked or loaded, including a food 
distribution center or other location where heavy- 
duty vehicles congregate. 
(7) TRANSPORT
REFRIGERATION
UNIT.—The 
term ‘‘transport refrigeration unit’’ means a climate- 
control system installed on a heavy-duty vehicle for 
the purpose of maintaining the quality of perishable 
goods or other goods requiring climate-controlled 
conditions. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Admin-
istrator may use not more than 1 percent of 
amounts made available pursuant to paragraph (1) 
for administrative expenses to carry out this section. 
CHAPTER 4—EV INFRASTRUCTURE 
SEC. 33331. DEFINITIONS. 
In this chapter: 
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(1) ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT.— 
The term ‘‘electric vehicle supply equipment’’ means 
any conductors, including ungrounded, grounded, 
and equipment grounding conductors, electric vehicle 
connectors, attachment plugs, and all other fittings, 
devices, power outlets, or apparatuses installed spe-
cifically for the purpose of delivering energy to an 
electric vehicle. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(3) UNDERSERVED OR DISADVANTAGED COM-
MUNITY.—The term ‘‘underserved or disadvantaged 
community’’ means— 
(A) a community located in a ZIP code 
that includes a census tract that is identified 
as— 
(i) a low-income community; or 
(ii) a community of color; or 
(B) any other community that the Sec-
retary determines is disproportionately vulner-
able to, or bears a disproportionate burden of, 
any combination of economic, social, and envi-
ronmental stressors. 
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SEC. 33332. ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT RE-
BATE PROGRAM. 
(a) REBATE PROGRAM.—Not later than January 1, 
2021, the Secretary shall establish a rebate program to 
provide rebates for covered expenses associated with pub-
licly accessible electric vehicle supply equipment (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘rebate program’’). 
(b) REBATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—A rebate under the 
rebate program may be made to an individual, a 
State, local, Tribal, or Territorial government, a pri-
vate entity, a not-for-profit entity, a nonprofit entity, 
or a metropolitan planning organization. 
(2) ELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall publish and maintain 
on the Department of Energy internet website 
a list of electric vehicle supply equipment that 
is eligible for the rebate program. 
(B) UPDATES.—The Secretary may, by 
regulation, add to, or otherwise revise, the list 
of electric vehicle supply equipment under sub-
paragraph (A) if the Secretary determines that 
such addition or revision will likely lead to— 
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(i) greater usage of electric vehicle 
supply equipment; 
(ii) greater access to electric vehicle 
supply equipment by users; or 
(iii) an improved experience for users 
of electric vehicle supply equipment. 
(C) LOCATION REQUIREMENT.—To be eli-
gible for the rebate program, the electric vehicle 
supply equipment described in subparagraph 
(A) shall be installed— 
(i) in the United States; 
(ii) on property— 
(I) owned by the eligible entity 
under paragraph (1); or 
(II) on which the eligible entity 
under paragraph (1) has authority to 
install electric vehicle supply equip-
ment; and 
(iii) at a location that is— 
(I) a multi-unit housing struc-
ture; 
(II) a workplace; 
(III) a commercial location; or 
(IV) open to the public for a 
minimum of 12 hours per day; 
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(3) APPLICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity under 
paragraph (1) may submit to the Secretary an 
application for a rebate under the rebate pro-
gram. Such application shall include— 
(i) the estimated cost of covered ex-
penses to be expended on the electric vehi-
cle supply equipment that is eligible under 
paragraph (2); 
(ii) the estimated installation cost of 
the electric vehicle supply equipment that 
is eligible under paragraph (2); 
(iii) the global positioning system lo-
cation, including the integer number of de-
grees, minutes, and seconds, where such 
electric vehicle supply equipment is to be 
installed, and identification of whether 
such location is— 
(I) a multi-unit housing struc-
ture; 
(II) a workplace; 
(III) a commercial location; or 
(IV) open to the public for a 
minimum of 12 hours per day; 
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(iv) the technical specifications of 
such electric vehicle supply equipment, in-
cluding the maximum power voltage and 
amperage of such equipment; and 
(v) any other information determined 
by the Secretary to be necessary for a com-
plete application. 
(B) REVIEW
PROCESS.—The Secretary 
shall review an application for a rebate under 
the rebate program and approve an eligible en-
tity under paragraph (1) to receive such rebate 
if the application meets the requirements of the 
rebate program under this subsection. 
(C) NOTIFICATION TO ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date on which 
the eligible entity under paragraph (1) applies 
for a rebate under the rebate program, the Sec-
retary shall notify the eligible entity whether 
the eligible entity will be awarded a rebate 
under the rebate program following the submis-
sion of additional materials required under 
paragraph (5). 
(4) REBATE AMOUNT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the amount of a rebate made 
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under the rebate program for each charging 
unit shall be the lesser of— 
(i) 75 percent of the applicable cov-
ered expenses; 
(ii) $2,000 for covered expenses asso-
ciated with the purchase and installation of 
non-networked level 2 charging equipment; 
(iii) $4,000 for covered expenses asso-
ciated with the purchase and installation of 
networked level 2 charging equipment; or 
(iv) $100,000 for covered expenses as-
sociated with the purchase and installation 
of networked direct current fast charging 
equipment. 
(B) REBATE AMOUNT FOR REPLACEMENT 
EQUIPMENT.—A rebate made under the rebate 
program for replacement of pre-existing electric 
vehicle supply equipment at a single location 
shall be the lesser of— 
(i) 75 percent of the applicable cov-
ered expenses; 
(ii) $1,000 for covered expenses asso-
ciated with the purchase and installation of 
non-networked level 2 charging equipment; 
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(iii) $2,000 for covered expenses asso-
ciated with the purchase and installation of 
networked level 2 charging equipment; or 
(iv) $25,000 for covered expenses as-
sociated with the purchase and installation 
of networked direct current fast charging 
equipment. 
(5) DISBURSEMENT OF REBATE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
disburse a rebate under the rebate program to 
an eligible entity under paragraph (1), following 
approval of an application under paragraph (3), 
if such entity submits the materials required 
under subparagraph (B). 
(B) MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR DISBURSE-
MENT OF REBATE.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which the eligible entity under 
paragraph (1) receives notice under paragraph 
(3)(C) that the eligible entity has been ap-
proved for a rebate, such eligible entity shall 
submit to the Secretary the following— 
(i) a record of payment for covered 
expenses expended on the installation of 
the electric vehicle supply equipment that 
is eligible under paragraph (2); 
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(ii) a record of payment for the elec-
tric vehicle supply equipment that is eligi-
ble under paragraph (2); 
(iii) the global positioning system lo-
cation of where such electric vehicle supply 
equipment was installed and identification 
of whether such location is— 
(I) a multi-unit housing struc-
ture; 
(II) a workplace; 
(III) a commercial location; or 
(IV) open to the public for a 
minimum of 12 hours per day; 
(iv) the technical specifications of the 
electric vehicle supply equipment that is el-
igible under paragraph (2), including the 
maximum power voltage and amperage of 
such equipment; and 
(v) any other information determined 
by the Secretary to be necessary. 
(C) AGREEMENT TO MAINTAIN.—To be eli-
gible for a rebate under the rebate program, an 
eligible entity under paragraph (1) shall enter 
into an agreement with the Secretary to main-
tain the electric vehicle supply equipment that 
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is eligible under paragraph (2) in a satisfactory 
manner for not less than 5 years after the date 
on which the eligible entity under paragraph (1) 
receives the rebate under the rebate program. 
(D) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary shall not 
disburse a rebate under the rebate program if 
materials submitted under subparagraph (B) do 
not meet the same global positioning system lo-
cation and technical specifications for the elec-
tric vehicle supply equipment that is eligible 
under paragraph (2) provided in an application 
under paragraph (3). 
(6) MULTI-PORT CHARGERS.—An eligible entity 
under paragraph (1) shall be awarded a rebate 
under the rebate program for covered expenses relat-
ing to the purchase and installation of a multi-port 
charger based on the number of publicly accessible 
charging ports, with each subsequent port after the 
first port being eligible for 50 percent of the full re-
bate amount. 
(7) HYDROGEN FUEL CELL REFUELING INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—Hydrogen fuel cell refueling equip-
ment shall be eligible for a rebate under the rebate 
program. All requirements related to public accessi-
bility of installed locations shall apply. Of the 
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amounts appropriated to carry out the rebate pro-
gram, not more than 25 percent may be used for re-
bates for hydrogen fuel cell refueling equipment. 
(8) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
first date on which the Secretary awards a rebate 
under the rebate program, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a re-
port of the number of rebates awarded for electric 
vehicle supply equipment and hydrogen fuel cell re-
fueling equipment in each of the location categories 
described in paragraph (2)(C)(iii). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED EXPENSES.—The term ‘‘covered 
expenses’’ means an expense that is associated with 
the purchase and installation of electric vehicle sup-
ply equipment, including— 
(A) the cost of electric vehicle supply 
equipment; 
(B) labor costs associated with the installa-
tion of such electric vehicle supply equipment, 
only if wages for such labor are paid at rates 
not less than those prevailing on similar labor 
in the locality of installation, as determined by 
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the Secretary of Labor under subchapter IV of 
chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon 
Act’’); 
(C) material costs associated with the in-
stallation of such electric vehicle supply equip-
ment, including expenses involving electrical 
equipment and necessary upgrades or modifica-
tions to the electrical grid and associated infra-
structure required for the installation of such 
electric vehicle supply equipment; 
(D) permit costs associated with the instal-
lation of such electric vehicle supply equipment; 
and 
(E) the cost of an on-site energy storage 
system. 
(2) ELECTRIC
VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘electric 
vehicle’’ means a vehicle that derives all or part of 
its power from electricity. 
(3) MULTI-PORT CHARGER.—The term ‘‘multi- 
port charger’’ means electric vehicle supply equip-
ment capable of charging more than one electric ve-
hicle. 
(4) LEVEL
CHARGING
EQUIPMENT.—The 
term ‘‘level 2 charging equipment’’ means electric 
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vehicle supply equipment that provides an alter-
nating current power source at a minimum of 208 
volts. 
(5) 
NETWORKED
DIRECT
CURRENT
FAST 
CHARGING EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘networked di-
rect current fast charging equipment’’ means electric 
vehicle supply equipment that provides a direct cur-
rent power source at a minimum of 50 kilowatts and 
is enabled to connect to a network to facilitate data 
collection and access. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
SEC. 33333. EXPANDING ACCESS TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN 
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall 
conduct an assessment of the state of, chal-
lenges to, and opportunities for the deployment 
of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in un-
derserved or disadvantaged communities located 
in major urban areas and rural areas through-
out the United States. 
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(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate a report on the results of 
the assessment conducted under subparagraph 
(A), which shall— 
(i) describe the state of deployment of 
electric vehicle charging infrastructure in 
underserved or disadvantaged communities 
located in major urban areas and rural 
areas by providing— 
(I) the number of existing and 
planned Level 2 charging stations and 
DC FAST charging stations per cap-
ita in each State for charging individ-
ually owned light-duty and medium- 
duty electric vehicles; 
(II) the number of existing and 
planned Level 2 charging stations and 
DC FAST charging stations for 
charging public and private fleet elec-
tric vehicles and medium- and heavy- 
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duty electric equipment and electric 
vehicles; 
(III) the number of Level 2 
charging stations and DC FAST 
charging stations installed in or avail-
able to occupants of publicly owned 
and privately owned multi-unit dwell-
ings; 
(IV) information pertaining to 
policies, plans, and programs that cit-
ies, States, utilities, and private enti-
ties are using to encourage greater de-
ployment and usage of electric vehi-
cles and the associated electric vehicle 
charging infrastructure, including pro-
grams to encourage deployment of 
charging stations available to resi-
dents in publicly owned and privately 
owned multi-unit dwellings; 
(V) information pertaining to 
ownership models for Level 2 charging 
stations and DC FAST charging sta-
tions located in publicly owned and 
privately owned residential multi-unit 
dwellings, commercial buildings, pub-
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lic and private parking areas, and 
curb-side locations; and 
(VI) information pertaining to 
how charging stations are financed 
and the rates charged for the use of 
Level 2 charging stations and DC 
FAST charging stations; 
(ii) describe the methodology used to 
obtain the information provided in the re-
port; 
(iii) identify the barriers to expanding 
deployment of electric vehicle charging in-
frastructure in underserved or disadvan-
taged communities in major urban areas 
and rural areas, including any challenges 
relating to such deployment in multi-unit 
dwellings; 
(iv) compile and provide an analysis of 
the best practices and policies used by 
State and local governments and private 
entities to increase deployment of electric 
vehicle charging infrastructure in under-
served or disadvantaged communities in 
major urban areas and rural areas, includ-
ing best practices with respect to— 
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(I) public outreach and engage-
ment; and 
(II) increasing deployment of 
electric vehicle charging infrastructure 
in publicly owned and privately owned 
multi-unit dwellings; and 
(v) enumerate and identify the num-
ber of electric vehicle charging stations per 
capita at locations within each major 
urban area and rural area throughout the 
United States with detail at the level of 
ZIP Codes and census tracts. 
(2) FIVE-YEAR
UPDATE
ASSESSMENT.—Not 
later than 5 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(A) update the assessment conducted 
under paragraph (1)(A); and 
(B) make public and submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a re-
port, which shall— 
(i) update the information required by 
paragraph (1)(B); and 
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(ii) include a description of case stud-
ies and key lessons learned after the date 
on which the report under paragraph 
(1)(B) was submitted with respect to ex-
panding the deployment of electric vehicle 
charging infrastructure in underserved or 
disadvantaged communities in major urban 
areas and rural areas. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELECTRIC
VEHICLE
CHARGING
INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘electric vehicle charging 
infrastructure’’ means electric vehicle supply equip-
ment and other physical assets that provide for the 
distribution of and access to electricity for the pur-
pose of charging an electric vehicle or a plug-in hy-
brid electric vehicle. 
(2) MAJOR
URBAN
AREA.—The term ‘‘major 
urban area’’ means a metropolitan statistical area 
within the United States with an estimated popu-
lation that is greater than or equal to 1,500,000. 
SEC. 33334. ENSURING PROGRAM BENEFITS FOR UNDER-
SERVED 
AND 
DISADVANTAGED 
COMMU-
NITIES. 
In carrying out this chapter, and the amendments 
made by this chapter, the Secretary shall provide, to the 
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extent practicable access to electric vehicle charging infra-
structure, address transportation needs, and provide im-
proved air quality in underserved or disadvantaged com-
munities. 
SEC. 33335. MODEL BUILDING CODE FOR ELECTRIC VEHI-
CLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review proposed or 
final 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) 
into residential and commercial buildings. 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance to stakeholders representing 
the building construction industry, manufacturers of elec-
tric vehicles and electric vehicle supply equipment, State 
and local governments, and any other persons with rel-
evant expertise or interests to facilitate understanding of 
the model code and best practices for adoption by jurisdic-
tions. 
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SEC. 33336. 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. 
(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. 
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SEC. 33337. STATE CONSIDERATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE 
CHARGING. 
(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) ELECTRIC
VEHICLE
CHARGING
PRO-
GRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall con-
sider measures to promote greater electrifica-
tion of the transportation sector, including— 
‘‘(i) authorizing measures to stimulate 
investment in and deployment of electric 
vehicle supply equipment and to foster the 
market for electric vehicle charging; 
‘‘(ii) authorizing each electric utility 
of the State to recover from ratepayers any 
capital, operating expenditure, or other 
costs of the electric utility relating to load 
management, programs, or investments as-
sociated with the integration of electric ve-
hicle supply equipment into the grid; and 
‘‘(iii) allowing a person or agency that 
owns and operates an electric vehicle 
charging facility for the sole purpose of re-
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charging an electric vehicle battery to be 
excluded from regulation as an electric 
utility pursuant to section 3(4) when mak-
ing electricity sales from the use of the 
electric vehicle charging facility, if such 
sales are the only sales of electricity made 
by the person or agency. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ‘electric vehicle supply 
equipment’ 
means 
conductors, 
including 
ungrounded, grounded, and equipment ground-
ing conductors, electric vehicle connectors, at-
tachment 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.— 
(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 
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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)’’. 
(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 
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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; 
‘‘(3) the State legislature has voted on the im-
plementation of such standard (or a comparable 
standard) for such utility; or 
‘‘(4) the State has taken action to implement 
incentives or other steps to strongly encourage the 
deployment of electric vehicles.’’. 
SEC. 33338. STATE ENERGY PLANS. 
(a) STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION PLANS.—Section 
362(d) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6322(d)) is amended— 
(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: 
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‘‘(17) a State energy transportation plan devel-
oped in accordance with section 367; and’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—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 are 
authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
‘‘(2) 
STATE
ENERGY
TRANSPORTATION 
PLANS.—In addition to the amounts authorized 
under paragraph (1), for the purpose of carrying out 
section 367, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025.’’. 
(c) 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-
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trification of the transportation system, reduced consump-
tion of fossil fuels, and improved air quality. 
‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT.—A State developing a State en-
ergy transportation plan under this section shall carry out 
this activity through the State energy office that is respon-
sible for developing the State energy conservation plan 
under section 362. 
‘‘(c) 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 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(d) 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; 
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‘‘(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; 
‘‘(7) public and private entities that manage ve-
hicle fleets; and 
‘‘(8) public and private entities that manage 
ports, airports, or other transportation hubs. 
‘‘(e) 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. 
‘‘(f) ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘electric 
vehicle supply equipment’ means conductors, including 
ungrounded, grounded, and equipment grounding conduc-
tors, electric vehicle connectors, attachment plugs, and all 
other fittings, devices, power outlets, or apparatuses in-
stalled specifically for the purpose of delivering energy to 
an electric vehicle.’’. 
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SEC. 33339. TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION. 
Section 131 of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(6)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
including ground support equipment at ports’’ 
before the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 
‘‘and vehicles’’ before the semicolon; 
(C) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(D) in subparagraph (I)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘battery chargers,’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) installation of electric vehicle supply 
equipment for recharging plug-in electric drive 
vehicles, including such equipment that is acces-
sible in rural and urban areas and in under-
served or disadvantaged communities; and 
‘‘(K) multi-use charging hubs used for 
multiple forms of transportation.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
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(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, com-
ponents for such vehicles, and charging 
equipment for such vehicles’’ after ‘‘vehi-
cles’’; and 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(6), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the header, by striking ‘‘NEAR- 
TERM’’ and inserting ‘‘LARGE-SCALE’’; and 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(4), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$95,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025’’; 
and 
(4) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e) and inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—In providing grants under sub-
sections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall give priority con-
sideration to applications that contain a written assurance 
that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors 
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or subcontractors during construction, alteration, or re-
pair that is financed, in whole or in part, by a grant pro-
vided under this section shall be paid wages at rates not 
less than those prevailing on similar construction in the 
locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in ac-
cordance with sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 
3147 of title 40, United States Code (and the Secretary 
of Labor shall, with respect to the labor standards de-
scribed in this clause, have the authority and functions 
set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 
(5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United 
States Code).’’. 
SEC. 33340. FEDERAL FLEETS. 
(a) MINIMUM FEDERAL FLEET REQUIREMENT.— 
Section 303 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
13212) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Administrator of General Services, shall ensure that 
in acquiring medium- and heavy-duty vehicles for a 
Federal fleet, a Federal entity shall acquire zero 
emission vehicles to the maximum extent feasible.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(b) PERCENTAGE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) LIGHT-DUTY
VEHICLES.—Beginning 
in fiscal year 2025, 100 percent of the total 
number of light-duty vehicles acquired by a 
Federal entity for a Federal fleet shall be alter-
native fueled vehicles, of which— 
‘‘(i) at least 50 percent shall be zero 
emission vehicles or plug-in hybrids in fis-
cal years 2025 through 2034; 
‘‘(ii) at least 75 percent shall be zero 
emission vehicles or plug-in hybrids in fis-
cal years 2035 through 2049; and 
‘‘(iii) 100 percent shall be zero emis-
sion vehicles in fiscal year 2050 and there-
after. 
‘‘(B) MEDIUM- AND
HEAVY-DUTY
VEHI-
CLES.—The following percentages of the total 
number of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles ac-
quired by a Federal entity for a Federal fleet 
shall be alternative fueled vehicles: 
‘‘(i) At least 20 percent in fiscal years 
2025 through 2029. 
‘‘(ii) At least 30 percent in fiscal 
years 2030 through 2039. 
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‘‘(iii) At least 40 percent in fiscal 
years 2040 through 2049. 
‘‘(iv) At least 50 percent in fiscal year 
2050 and thereafter. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator of General Services 
where appropriate, may permit a Federal entity to 
acquire for a Federal fleet a smaller percentage than 
is required in paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, so long 
as the aggregate percentage acquired for each class 
of vehicle for all Federal fleets in the fiscal year is 
at least equal to the required percentage. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) FEDERAL FLEET.—The term ‘Fed-
eral fleet’ means a fleet of vehicles that are cen-
trally fueled or capable of being centrally fueled 
and are owned, operated, leased, or otherwise 
controlled by or assigned to any Federal execu-
tive department, military department, Govern-
ment corporation, independent establishment, 
or executive agency, the United States Postal 
Service, the Congress, the courts of the United 
States, or the Executive Office of the President. 
Such term does not include— 
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‘‘(i) motor vehicles held for lease or 
rental to the general public; 
‘‘(ii) motor vehicles used for motor ve-
hicle manufacturer product evaluations or 
tests; 
‘‘(iii) law enforcement vehicles; 
‘‘(iv) emergency vehicles; or 
‘‘(v) motor vehicles acquired and used 
for military purposes that the Secretary of 
Defense has certified to the Secretary must 
be exempt for national security reasons. 
‘‘(B) FLEET.—The term ‘fleet’ means— 
‘‘(i) 20 or more light-duty vehicles, lo-
cated in a metropolitan statistical area or 
consolidated metropolitan statistical area, 
as established by the Bureau of the Cen-
sus, with a 1980 population of more than 
250,000; or 
‘‘(ii) 10 or more medium- or heavy- 
duty vehicles, located at a Federal facility 
or located in a metropolitan statistical area 
or consolidated metropolitan statistical 
area, as established by the Bureau of the 
Census, with a 1980 population of more 
than 250,000.’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (f)(2)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, either’’; and 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and’’. 
(b) FEDERAL
FLEET
CONSERVATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 400FF(a) of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374e) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘18 months after the date 
of enactment of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘12 
months after the date of enactment of the Mov-
ing Forward Act’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘2022’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘and increase alternative 
fuel consumption’’ and inserting ‘‘, increase al-
ternative fuel consumption, and reduce vehicle 
greenhouse gas emissions’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) GOALS.—The goals of the requirements 
under paragraph (1) are that each Federal agency 
shall— 
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‘‘(A) reduce fleet-wide per-mile greenhouse 
gas emissions from agency fleet vehicles, rel-
ative to a baseline of emissions in 2015, by— 
‘‘(i) not less than 30 percent by the 
end of fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(ii) not less than 50 percent by the 
end of fiscal year 2030; and 
‘‘(iii) 100 percent by the end of fiscal 
year 2050; and 
‘‘(B) increase the annual percentage of al-
ternative fuel consumption by agency fleet vehi-
cles as a proportion of total annual fuel con-
sumption by Federal fleet vehicles, to achieve— 
‘‘(i) 25 percent of total annual fuel 
consumption that is alternative fuel by the 
end of fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(ii) 50 percent of total annual fuel 
consumption that is alternative fuel by the 
end of fiscal year 2035; and 
‘‘(iii) at least 85 percent of total an-
nual fuel consumption that is alternative 
fuel by the end of fiscal year 2050.’’. 
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SEC. 33341. DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING CONVERSION 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) HYBRID VEHICLES, ADVANCED VEHICLES, AND 
FUEL CELL BUSES.—Subtitle B of title VII of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16061 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the subtitle header, by inserting ‘‘Plug- 
In Electric Vehicles,’’ before ‘‘Hybrid Vehi-
cles’’; and 
(2) in part 1, in the part header, by striking 
‘‘HYBRID’’ and inserting ‘‘PLUG-IN ELECTRIC’’. 
(b) PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES.—Section 711 of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16061) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 711. PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES. 
‘‘The Secretary shall accelerate efforts, related to do-
mestic manufacturing, that are directed toward the im-
provement of batteries, power electronics, and other tech-
nologies for use in plug-in electric vehicles.’’. 
(c) EFFICIENT HYBRID AND ADVANCED DIESEL VE-
HICLES.—Section 712 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16062) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, plug- 
in electric,’’ after ‘‘efficient hybrid’’; and 
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(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be given to— 
‘‘(A) the refurbishment or retooling of 
manufacturing facilities that have recently 
ceased operation or would otherwise cease oper-
ation in the near future; and 
‘‘(B) applications containing a written as-
surance that— 
‘‘(i) all laborers and mechanics em-
ployed by contractors or subcontractors 
during construction, alteration, retooling, 
or repair that is financed, in whole or in 
part, by a grant under this subsection shall 
be paid wages at rates not less than those 
prevailing on similar construction in the lo-
cality, as determined by the Secretary of 
Labor in accordance with sections 3141 
through 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, 
United States Code; 
‘‘(ii) all laborers and mechanics em-
ployed by the owner or operator of a man-
ufacturing facility that is financed, in 
whole or in part, by a grant under this 
subsection shall be paid wages at rates not 
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less than those prevailing on similar con-
struction in the locality, as determined by 
the Secretary of Labor in accordance with 
sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 
3147 of title 40, United States Code; and 
‘‘(iii) the Secretary of Labor shall, 
with respect to the labor standards de-
scribed in this paragraph, have the author-
ity and functions set forth in Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United 
States Code.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) COST SHARE
AND GUARANTEE
OF OPER-
ATION.— 
‘‘(1) CONDITION.—A recipient of a grant under 
this section shall pay the Secretary the full amount 
of the grant if the facility financed in whole or in 
part under this subsection fails to manufacture 
goods for a period of at least 10 years after the com-
pletion of construction. 
‘‘(2) COST SHARE.—Section 988(c) shall apply 
to a grant made under this subsection. 
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‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $2.5 billion for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025. 
‘‘(e) PERIOD
OF AVAILABILITY.—An award made 
under this section after the date of enactment of this sub-
section shall only be available with respect to facilities and 
equipment placed in service before December 30, 2035.’’. 
SEC. 33342. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFAC-
TURING INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 
Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A) through (C) as clauses (i) through 
(iii), respectively, and indenting appro-
priately; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(1) ADVANCED TECH-
NOLOGY VEHICLE.—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘meets—’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLE.—The 
term ‘advanced technology vehicle’ means— 
‘‘(A) an ultra efficient vehicle; 
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‘‘(B) a light duty vehicle or medium duty 
passenger vehicle that meets—’’; 
(iii) 
by 
amending 
subparagraph 
(B)(iii) (as so redesignated) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(iii)(I) for vehicles produced in model 
years 2021 through 2025, the applicable 
regulatory standards for emissions of 
greenhouse gases for model year 2021 
through 2025 vehicles promulgated by the 
Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency on October 15, 2012 (77 
Fed. Reg. 62624); or 
‘‘(II) emits zero emissions of green-
house gases; or’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) a heavy-duty vehicle (excluding a me-
dium-duty passenger vehicle), as defined in sec-
tion 86.1803–01 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations), that— 
‘‘(i) complies early with and dem-
onstrates achievement below the applicable 
regulatory standards for emissions of 
greenhouse gases for model year 2027 ve-
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hicles promulgated by the Administrator 
on October 25, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 
73478); or 
‘‘(ii) emits zero emissions of green-
house gases.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (3) through (5) as para-
graphs (2) through (4), respectively; 
(C) by amending paragraph (3) (as so re-
designated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) QUALIFYING
COMPONENTS.—The term 
‘qualifying components’ means materials, technology, 
components, systems, or groups of subsystems in an 
advanced technology vehicle, including ultra efficient 
components, which include— 
‘‘(A) EV battery cells, fuel cells, batteries, 
battery technologies, and thermal control sys-
tems; 
‘‘(B) automotive semiconductors and com-
puters; 
‘‘(C) electric motors, axles, and compo-
nents; and 
‘‘(D) advanced lightweight, high strength, 
and high performance materials.’’; and 
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(D) in paragraph (4) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) at least 75 miles per gallon equiva-
lent while operating as a hydrogen fuel cell elec-
tric vehicle.’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) ADVANCED VEHICLES MANUFACTURING FACIL-
ITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
facility funding awards under this section to ad-
vanced technology vehicle manufacturers and compo-
nent suppliers to pay not more than 50 percent of 
the cost of— 
‘‘(A) reequipping, expanding, or estab-
lishing a manufacturing facility in the United 
States to produce— 
‘‘(i) advanced technology vehicles; or 
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‘‘(ii) qualifying components; and 
‘‘(B) engineering integration performed in 
the United States of advanced technology vehi-
cles and qualifying components. 
‘‘(2) ULTRA
EFFICIENT
COMPONENTS
COST 
SHARE.—The facility funding awards authorized in 
paragraph (1) may pay not more than 80 percent of 
the cost if the proposed project is to reequip, ex-
pand, or establish a manufacturing facility in the 
United States to produce ultra efficient compo-
nents.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2020’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2030’’ each place it appears; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—An applicant for a loan 
under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary 
an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may 
require, including— 
‘‘(A) a written assurance that— 
‘‘(i) all laborers and mechanics em-
ployed by contractors or subcontractors 
during construction, alteration, or repair, 
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or at any manufacturing operation, that is 
financed, in whole or in part, by a loan 
under this section shall be paid wages at 
rates not less than those prevailing in a 
similar firm or on similar construction in 
the locality, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Labor in accordance with sections 
3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40; 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary of Labor shall, 
with respect to the labor standards de-
scribed in this paragraph, have the author-
ity and functions set forth in Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) and section 3145 of title 40; and 
‘‘(iii) the applicant will remain neutral 
in any union organizing effort; 
‘‘(B) a disclosure of whether there has 
been any administrative merits determination, 
arbitral award or decision, or civil judgment, as 
defined in guidance issued by the Secretary of 
Labor, rendered against the applicant in the 
preceding 3 years for violations of applicable 
labor, employment, civil rights, or health and 
safety laws; and 
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‘‘(C) specific information regarding the ac-
tions the applicant will take to demonstrate 
compliance with, and where possible exceedance 
of, requirements under applicable labor, employ-
ment, civil rights, and health and safety laws, 
and actions the applicant will take to ensure 
that its direct suppliers demonstrate compliance 
with applicable labor, employment, civil rights, 
and health and safety laws.’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The 
Secretary shall select eligible projects to receive 
loans under this subsection in cases in which the 
Secretary determines— 
‘‘(A) the award recipient— 
‘‘(i) has a reasonable prospect of re-
paying the principal and interest on the 
loan; 
‘‘(ii) will provide sufficient informa-
tion to the Secretary for the Secretary to 
ensure that the qualified investment is ex-
pended efficiently and effectively; and 
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‘‘(iii) has met such other criteria as 
may be established and published by the 
Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) the amount of the loan (when com-
bined with amounts available to the borrower 
from other sources) will be sufficient to carry 
out the project.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) shall be subject to the condition that 
the loan is not subordinate to other financing.’’; 
(5) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘point’’ and inserting 
‘‘points’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and may not be collected 
prior to financial closing’’ after ‘‘loan’’; 
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(6) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall, in making 
awards or loans to those manufacturers that have existing 
facilities, give priority to those facilities, which can cur-
rently be sitting idle, that are or would be— 
‘‘(1) oldest or have been in existence for at least 
20 years; 
‘‘(2) utilized primarily for the manufacture of 
ultra efficient vehicles; 
‘‘(3) utilized primarily for the manufacture of 
medium-duty passenger vehicles or heavy-duty vehi-
cles that emit zero greenhouse gas emissions; or 
‘‘(4) utilized primarily for the manufacture of 
ultra efficient components.’’; 
(7) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in the header, by striking ‘‘AUTO-
MOBILE’’ and inserting ‘‘ADVANCED
TECH-
NOLOGY VEHICLE’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 
‘‘automobiles, or components of automobiles’’ 
and inserting ‘‘advanced technology vehicles, or 
components of advanced technology vehicles’’; 
and 
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(8) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘2008 through 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2021 through 2025’’. 
Subtitle D—Buy American and 
Wage Rate Requirements 
SEC. 33401. USE OF AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND MANU-
FACTURED GOODS. 
(a) None of the funds made available pursuant to this 
title, or provisions of law added or amended by this title, 
may be used for a project for the construction, alteration, 
maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work 
unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used 
in the project are produced in the United States. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat-
egory of cases in which the head of the Federal depart-
ment or agency involved finds that— 
(1) applying subsection (a) would be incon-
sistent with the public interest; 
(2) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured 
goods are not produced in the United States in suffi-
cient and reasonably available quantities and of a 
satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron, steel, and manufactured 
goods produced in the United States will increase 
the cost of the overall project by more than 25 per-
cent. 
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(c) If the head of a Federal department or agency 
determines that it is necessary to waive the application 
of subsection (a) based on a finding under subsection (b), 
the head of the department or agency shall publish in the 
Federal Register a detailed written justification as to why 
the provision is being waived. 
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with United States obligations under international 
agreements. 
SEC. 33402. WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in 
a manner consistent with other provisions in this title, all 
laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and sub-
contractors on projects funded directly by or assisted in 
whole or in part by and through the Federal Government 
pursuant to this title, or provisions of law added or amend-
ed by this title, shall be paid wages at rates not less than 
those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the 
locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accord-
ance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 
States Code. With respect to the labor standards specified 
in this section, the Secretary of Labor shall have the au-
thority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and 
section 3145 of title 40, United States Code. 
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Subtitle E—Ohio River Basin 
SEC. 33501. INTERAGENCY PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, 
acting through the Chief of Engineers, in coordination 
with the head of each agency described in subsection (d), 
shall develop and issue an interagency plan for the agen-
cies described in subsection (d) to assist States, Indian 
tribes, and communities in the Ohio River Basin in pre-
paring for, and responding to, the effects of climate 
change, including by— 
(1) informing such States, Indian tribes, and 
communities of existing Federal resources available 
to such States, Indian tribes, and communities, 
based on the analysis described in subsection (b)(2); 
and 
(2) providing assistance through the Environ-
mental Protection Agency’s Smart Growth Program, 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Pre- 
Disaster Mitigation Grant Program, the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development’s Community 
Development Block Grant program, the Economic 
Development Administration of the Department of 
Commerce, and the Department of Agriculture, to 
such States, Indian tribes, and communities to help 
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them prepare for extreme weather, major floods, ris-
ing temperatures, and potential economic losses 
from such threats. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing the interagency 
plan under subsection (a), Secretary of the Army, acting 
through the Chief of Engineers, in coordination with the 
head of each agency described in subsection (d), shall— 
(1) consult with States, Indian tribes, and com-
munities in the Ohio River Basin that may be af-
fected by climate change; and 
(2) include in such interagency plan— 
(A) identification of the particular needs of 
such States, Indian tribes, and communities in 
order for such States, Indian tribes, and com-
munities to adequately prepare for, and respond 
to, the effects of climate change; and 
(B) an analysis of— 
(i) the availability of existing and po-
tential Federal resources, including pro-
grams, grants, loans, and other assistance, 
that the agencies described in subsection 
(d) may provide to assist States, Indian 
tribes, and communities in the Ohio River 
Basin in preparing for, and responding to, 
the effects of climate change (including as-
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sistance in building or modernizing infra-
structure), including— 
(I) Corps of Engineers resources 
related to— 
(aa) modernizing and hard-
ening levees, floodwalls, and flood 
control projects for more extreme 
weather flooding events; 
(bb) restoring wetlands so 
that such wetlands may absorb 
rain; 
(cc) reconnecting floodplains 
to rivers in order to allow for 
natural flood storage; 
(dd) developing a basin-wide 
water management plan, in col-
laboration with the Department 
of Agriculture, Tennessee Valley 
Authority, and water manage-
ment agencies of the States in 
the Ohio River Basin; and 
(ee) updating and modern-
izing 
operations 
manuals 
for 
dams and reservoirs operated by 
the Corps of Engineers to ac-
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count for future water risks, pre-
cipitation, flow patterns, and 
usage; 
(II) 
Environmental 
Protection 
Agency resources and Department of 
Agriculture resources related to mod-
ernizing drinking water and waste-
water treatment and stormwater man-
agement; 
(III) Department of Transpor-
tation resources related to raising or 
hardening critical transportation in-
frastructure that may be vulnerable to 
flooding; 
(IV) United States Geological 
Survey resources and Environmental 
Protection Agency resources related to 
water quality and flow discharge mon-
itoring and modeling; and 
(V) Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency resources related to up-
dating and modernizing flood hazard 
maps to incorporate the latest science 
and future risk projections; and 
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