(1) reimburse a renewable energy and energy 
efficiency employer for the cost of providing on-the- 
job training; 
(2) reimburse any of the following entities for 
the cost of providing skills training (or on-the-job 
training if in partnership with an energy efficient 
employer)— 
(A) a labor organization; 
(B) a postsecondary educational institu-
tion; or 
(C) nonprofit organizations; and 
(3) conduct outreach to inform renewable en-
ergy and energy efficiency employers, labor organiza-
tions, postsecondary educational institutions, non- 
profit organizations, and the general public, includ-
ing individuals in rural areas and Indian tribes, of 
their eligibility or potential eligibility for participa-
tion in the program. 
(g) CONDITIONS.—Under the pilot program, a grant 
to a State shall be subject to the following conditions: 
(1) The State shall repay to the Secretary, on 
such date as shall be determined by the Secretary, 
any amount received under the pilot program that is 
not used for the purposes described in subsection (f). 
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(2) The State shall submit to the Secretary, at 
such times and containing such information as the 
Secretary shall require, reports on the use of grant 
funds. 
(3) The State shall ensure that any employer or 
other entity receiving a grant under this Act shall 
pay each individual receiving on-the-job training pro-
vided by such employer or entity not less than the 
applicable minimum wage for the State or locality in 
which such training is provided. 
(h) REQUIREMENTS
OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—In 
order to receive a grant made by a State under the pilot 
program, an entity described in subsection (f) shall— 
(1) submit an application to the State that in-
cludes such other information and assurances as the 
State may require; and 
(2) agree to submit to the State, for each quar-
ter, a report containing such information as the Sec-
retary may specify. 
(i) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
(1) 
FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION.—Of 
the 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
of appropriations under subsection (l), 2 percent 
shall be made available to the Secretary for adminis-
trative costs associated with implementing and eval-
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uating the pilot program under this section and for 
preparing and submitting the report required under 
subsection (j). 
(2) STATE
ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary 
shall determine the appropriate maximum amount of 
each grant awarded under this section that may be 
used by the recipient for administrative and report-
ing costs. 
(j) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress an annual report on the pilot program 
for each year of the grant period. The report on the pilot 
program shall include a detailed description of activities 
carried out under this section and an evaluation of the 
program, and how many participants were employed by 
renewable energy and energy efficiency employers within 
6 months of completing the training. 
(k) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2015 through 2017, for the purpose of carrying out 
the pilot program. 
(l) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 102 of the Federally Rec-
ognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 
479a). 
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(2) The term ‘‘installed alternative energy 
power capacity’’ means the amount of wind, solar, 
and geothermal power generation, expressed in 
megawatts, installed in a State. 
(3) The term ‘‘labor organization’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 2 of the Na-
tional Labor Relations Act. 
(4) The term ‘‘on-the-job training’’ means 
training by renewable energy and energy efficiency 
employers, a labor organization, a postsecondary 
educational institution, or a nonprofit organization 
that is provided to a paid participant while engaged 
in productive work that— 
(A) provides knowledge or skills essential 
to the full and adequate performance of the job; 
(B) provides reimbursement to the em-
ployer for the costs of providing the training 
and additional supervision related to the train-
ing; and 
(C) is limited in duration as appropriate to 
the occupation for which the participant is 
being trained, taking into account the content 
of the training, the prior work experience of the 
participant, and the service strategy of the par-
ticipant, as appropriate. 
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(5) The term ‘‘postsecondary educational insti-
tution’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2801). 
(6) The term ‘‘renewable energy and energy ef-
ficiency employer’’ means an entity that employs in-
dividuals in a trade or business in the renewable en-
ergy and energy efficiency industries. 
(7) The term ‘‘renewable energy and energy ef-
ficiency industries’’ means any of the following in-
dustries: 
(A) The energy-efficient building, construc-
tion, or retrofits industry. 
(B) The renewable electric power industry, 
including the wind, solar, and geothermal en-
ergy industries. 
(C) The energy efficiency assessment in-
dustry that serves the residential, commercial, 
or industrial sectors. 
(8) The term ‘‘skills training’’ means training 
by a labor organization, a postsecondary educational 
institution, or a nonprofit organization that provides 
the knowledge and skills essential to specific jobs in 
the renewable energy and energy efficiency indus-
tries. 
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(9) The term ‘‘State’’ includes each of the sev-
eral States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the ter-
ritories and possessions of the United States. 
(10) The term ‘‘workforce investment board’’ 
refers to a State or local workforce investment board 
established pursuant to the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) or its suc-
cessor statute, the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act, that coordinates job training programs 
for that State or local area under that Act. 
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