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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3731 
To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Labor, to establish a program to provide for workforce training and 
education, at community colleges, in sustainable energy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2009 
Mr. LUJA´N (for himself, Mr. SIRES, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. GON-
ZALEZ, Mr. WU, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. 
BACA, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. OLVER, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. ROY-
BAL-ALLARD, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. TONKO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HINOJOSA, 
Mr. REYES, Mr. ORTIZ, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. PERRIELLO, Mr. 
TEAGUE, and Mr. HEINRICH) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Labor, to establish a program to provide 
for workforce training and education, at community col-
leges, in sustainable energy. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community College 
Energy Training Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—In this 
Act, the term ‘‘community college’’ means an institution 
of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), 
that— 
(1) provides a 2-year program of instruction for 
which the institution awards an associate degree; 
and 
(2) primarily awards associate degrees. 
(b) WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN SUS-
TAINABLE ENERGY.—From funds made available under 
subsection (d), the Secretary of Energy, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Labor, shall carry out a joint sus-
tainable energy workforce training and education pro-
gram. In carrying out the program, the Secretary of En-
ergy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall 
award grants to community colleges to provide workforce 
training and education in industries and practices such 
as— 
(1) alternative energy, including wind and solar 
energy; 
(2) energy efficient construction, retrofitting, 
and design; 
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(3) sustainable energy technologies, including 
chemical technology, nanotechnology, and electrical 
technology; 
(4) water and energy conservation; 
(5) recycling and waste reduction; and 
(6) sustainable agriculture and farming. 
(c) AWARD CONSIDERATIONS.—Of the funds made 
available under subsection (d) for a fiscal year, not less 
than one-half of such funds shall be awarded to commu-
nity colleges with existing (as of the date of the award) 
sustainability programs that lead to certificates or degrees 
in 1 or more of the industries and practices described in 
paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (b). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 
2015. 
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