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grant funds received under paragraph (1) to 
implement covered projects in environmental 
justice communities or low income communities. 
(D) PRIVATE FINANCING.—A State receiv-
ing a grant under paragraph (1) shall— 
(i) to the extent practicable, leverage 
private financing for cost-effective energy 
efficiency, renewable energy, resiliency, and 
other smart-building improvements, such 
as by entering into an energy service per-
formance contract; but 
(ii) maintain the use of grant funds to 
carry out covered projects with more 
project resiliency, public health, and cap-
ital-intensive efficiency and emission reduc-
tion components than are typically avail-
able through private energy service per-
formance contracts. 
(E) GUIDANCE.—In carrying out a covered 
project using grant funds received under para-
graph (1), a State shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, adhere to guidance developed by the 
Secretary pursuant to the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 
111–5; 123 Stat. 115) relating to distribution 
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of funds, if that guidance will speed the dis-
tribution of funds under this subsection. 
(3) NO
MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, a State receiv-
ing a grant under paragraph (1) shall not be re-
quired to provide any amount of matching funding. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which grants are distributed under para-
graph (1), and each year thereafter until the funds 
appropriated under paragraph (5) are no longer 
available, the Secretary shall submit a report on the 
use of those funds (including in the communities de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(C)) to— 
(A) the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate; 
(B) the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development and Related Agencies of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; and 
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(E) the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives. 
(5) FUNDING.—In addition to any amounts 
made available to the Secretary to carry out the 
State Energy Program, there is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary $3,600,000,000 to carry 
out this subsection for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026, to remain available until expended. 
(6) SUPPLEMENT, 
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Funds 
made available under paragraph (5) shall supple-
ment, not supplant, any other funds made available 
to States for the State Energy Program or the 
weatherization assistance program established under 
part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and 
Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.). 
(c) FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall use the funds appropriated under paragraph 
(4) to provide grants under the AFFECT program 
under the Federal Energy Management Program of 
the Department of Energy to implement covered 
projects. 
(2) PRIVATE
FINANCING.—A recipient of a 
grant under paragraph (1) shall— 
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(A) to the extent practicable, leverage pri-
vate financing for cost-effective energy effi-
ciency, renewable energy, resiliency, and other 
smart-building improvements, such as by enter-
ing into an energy service performance contract; 
but 
(B) maintain the use of grant funds to 
carry out covered projects with more project re-
siliency, public health, and capital-intensive effi-
ciency and emission reduction components than 
are typically available through private energy 
service performance contracts. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which grants are distributed under para-
graph (1), and each year thereafter until the funds 
appropriated under paragraph (4) are no longer 
available, the Secretary shall submit a report on the 
use of those funds to— 
(A) the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate; 
(B) the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development and Related Agencies of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; 
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(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; and 
(E) the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives. 
(4) FUNDING.—In addition to any amounts 
made available to the Secretary to carry out the AF-
FECT program described in paragraph (1), there is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$500,000,000 to carry out this subsection, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025. 
(d) TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, act-
ing through the head of the Office of Indian Energy, 
shall distribute funds made available under para-
graph (3) to Tribal organizations to implement cov-
ered projects. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which funds are distributed under para-
graph (1), and each year thereafter until the funds 
made available under paragraph (3) are no longer 
available, the Secretary shall submit a report on the 
use of those funds to— 
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(A) the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate; 
(B) the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development and Related Agencies of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; and 
(E) the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives. 
(3) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary $1,500,000,000 to carry 
out this subsection, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025. 
(e) USE OF AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND MANUFAC-
TURED GOODS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), none of the funds made available by or 
pursuant to this section may be used for a covered 
project unless all of the iron, steel, and manufac-
tured goods used in the project are produced in the 
United States. 
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(2) 
EXCEPTIONS.—The 
requirement 
under 
paragraph (1) shall be waived by the head of the rel-
evant Federal department or agency in any case or 
category of cases in which the head of the relevant 
Federal department or agency determines that— 
(A) adhering to that requirement would be 
inconsistent with the public interest; 
(B) the iron, steel, and manufactured 
goods needed for the project are not produced 
in the United States— 
(i) in sufficient and reasonably avail-
able quantities; and 
(ii) in a satisfactory quality; or 
(C) the inclusion of iron, steel, and rel-
evant manufactured goods produced in the 
United States would increase the overall cost of 
the project by more than 25 percent. 
(3) WAIVER PUBLICATION.—If the head of a 
Federal department or agency makes a determina-
tion under paragraph (2) to waive the requirement 
under paragraph (1), the head of the Federal de-
partment or agency shall publish in the Federal 
Register a detailed justification for the waiver. 
(4) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.—This sub-
section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
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the obligations of the United States under all appli-
cable international agreements. 
(f) WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, all laborers and mechanics em-
ployed by contractors and subcontractors on projects 
funded directly or assisted in whole or in part by the 
Federal Government pursuant to this section shall 
be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing 
on projects of a similar 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 (commonly known as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon 
Act’’). 
(2) AUTHORITY.—With respect to the labor 
standards specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
of Labor shall have the authority 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. 
SEC. 32502. PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out section 32501, the 
Secretary of Energy shall hire within the Department of 
Energy— 
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(1) not less than 300 full-time employees in the 
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; 
(2) not less than 100 full-time employees, to be 
distributed among— 
(A) the Office of General Counsel; 
(B) the Office of Procurement Policy; 
(C) the Golden Field Office; 
(D) the National Energy Technology Lab-
oratory; and 
(E) the Office of the Inspector General; 
and 
(3) not less than 20 full-time employees in the 
Office of Indian Energy. 
(b) TIMELINE.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) hire all personnel under subsection (a); or 
(2) certify that the Secretary is unable to hire 
all personnel by the date required under this sub-
section. 
(c) CONTRACT HIRES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary makes a 
certification under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary 
may hire on a contract basis not more than 50 per-
cent of the personnel required to be hired under sub-
section (a). 
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(2) DURATION.—An individual hired on a con-
tract basis under paragraph (1) shall have an em-
ployment term of not more than 1 year. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $84,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 
years, the Secretary shall submit a report on progress 
made in carrying out subsection (a) to— 
(1) the Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development of the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
(2) the Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
(3) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate; 
(4) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(5) the Committee on Education and Labor of 
the House of Representatives. 
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Subtitle C—Energy Supply 
Infrastructure 
SEC. 33001. GRANT PROGRAM FOR SOLAR INSTALLATIONS 
LOCATED IN, OR THAT SERVE, LOW-INCOME 
AND UNDERSERVED AREAS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BENEFICIARY.—The term ‘‘beneficiary’’ 
means a low-income household or a low-income 
household in an underserved area. 
(2) COMMUNITY
SOLAR
FACILITY.—The term 
‘‘community solar facility’’ means a solar generating 
facility that— 
(A) through a voluntary program, has mul-
tiple subscribers that receive financial benefits 
that are directly attributable to the facility; 
(B) has a nameplate rating of 5 megawatts 
AC or less; and 
(C) is located in the utility distribution 
service territory of subscribers. 
(3) COMMUNITY
SOLAR
SUBSCRIPTION.—The 
term ‘‘community solar subscription’’ means a share 
in the capacity, or a proportional interest in the elec-
tricity generation, of a community solar facility. 
(4) COVERED
FACILITY.—The term ‘‘covered 
facility’’ means— 
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(A) a community solar facility— 
(i) that is located in an underserved 
area; or 
(ii) at least 50 percent of the capacity 
of which is reserved for low-income house-
holds; 
(B) a solar generating facility located at a 
residence of a low-income household; or 
(C) a solar generating facility located at a 
multi-family affordable housing complex. 
(5) COVERED
STATE.—The term ‘‘covered 
State’’ means a State with processes in place to en-
sure that covered facilities deliver financial benefits 
to low-income households. 
(6) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a nonprofit organization that provides 
services to low-income households or multi-fam-
ily affordable housing complexes; 
(B) a developer, owner, or operator of a 
community solar facility that reserves a portion 
of the capacity of the facility for subscribers 
who are members of low-income households or 
for low-income households that otherwise finan-
cially benefit from the facility; 
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(C) a covered State, or political subdivision 
thereof; 
(D) an Indian Tribe or a tribally owned 
electric utility; 
(E) a Native Hawaiian community-based 
organization; 
(F) any other national or regional entity 
that has experience developing or installing 
solar generating facilities for low-income house-
holds that maximize financial benefits to those 
households; and 
(G) an electric cooperative or municipal 
electric utility (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 3 of the Federal Power Act). 
(7) ELIGIBLE
INSTALLATION
PROJECT.—The 
term ‘‘eligible installation project’’ means a project 
to install a covered facility in a covered State. 
(8) ELIGIBLE PLANNING PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘eligible planning project’’ means a project to carry 
out pre-installation activities for the development of 
a covered facility in a covered State. 
(9) ELIGIBLE
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
project’’ means— 
(A) an eligible planning project; or 
(B) an eligible installation project. 
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(10) FEASIBILITY
STUDY.—The term ‘‘feasi-
bility study’’ means any activity to determine the 
feasibility of a specific solar generating facility, in-
cluding a customer interest assessment and a siting 
assessment, as determined by the Secretary. 
(11) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
means any Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other or-
ganized group or community, including any Alaska 
Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Cor-
poration (as defined in, or established pursuant to, 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1601 et seq.)), that is recognized as eligible for the 
special programs and services provided by the 
United States to Indians because of their status as 
Indians. 
(12) INTERCONNECTION
SERVICE.—The term 
‘‘interconnection service’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 111(d)(15) of the Public Utility 
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
2621(d)(15)). 
(13) LOW-INCOME
HOUSEHOLD.—The term 
‘‘low-income household’’ means that income in rela-
tion to family size which— 
(A) is at or below 200 percent of the pov-
erty level determined in accordance with criteria 
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established by the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, except that the Sec-
retary may establish a higher level if the Sec-
retary determines that such a higher level is 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this sec-
tion; 
(B) is the basis on which cash assistance 
payments have been paid during the preceding 
12-month period under titles IV and XVI of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq., 
1381 et seq.) or applicable State or local law; 
or 
(C) if a State elects, is the basis for eligi-
bility for assistance under the Low-Income 
Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 
U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), provided that such basis 
is at least 200 percent of the poverty level de-
termined in accordance with criteria established 
by the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget. 
(14) MULTI-FAMILY
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING 
COMPLEX.—The term ‘‘multi-family affordable hous-
ing complex’’ means any federally subsidized afford-
able housing complex in which at least 50 percent of 
the units are reserved for low-income households. 
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(15) NATIVE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY-BASED OR-
GANIZATION.—The term ‘‘Native Hawaiian commu-
nity-based organization’’ means any organization 
that is composed primarily of Native Hawaiians 
from a specific community and that assists in the 
social, cultural, and educational development of Na-
tive Hawaiians in that community. 
(16) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the program established under subsection (b). 
(17) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Energy. 
(18) SOLAR GENERATING FACILITY.—The term 
‘‘solar generating facility’’ means— 
(A) a generator that creates electricity 
from light photons; and 
(B) the accompanying hardware enabling 
that electricity to flow— 
(i) onto the electric grid; 
(ii) into a facility or structure; or 
(iii) into an energy storage device. 
(19) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and American 
Samoa. 
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(20) SUBSCRIBER.—The term ‘‘subscriber’’ 
means a person who— 
(A) owns a community solar subscription, 
or an equivalent unit or share of the capacity 
or generation of a community solar facility; or 
(B) financially benefits from a community 
solar facility, even if the person does not own 
a community solar subscription for the facility. 
(21) UNDERSERVED AREA.—The term ‘‘under-
served area’’ means— 
(A) a geographical area with low or no 
photovoltaic solar deployment, as determined by 
the Secretary; 
(B) a geographical area that has low or no 
access to electricity, as determined by the Sec-
retary; 
(C) a geographical area with an average 
annual residential retail electricity price that 
exceeds the national average annual residential 
retail electricity price (as reported by the En-
ergy Information Agency) by 50 percent or 
more; or 
(D) trust land, as defined in section 3765 
of title 38, United States Code. 
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a program to provide financial assistance to eligible enti-
ties to— 
(1) carry out planning projects that are nec-
essary to establish the feasibility, obtain required 
permits, identify beneficiaries, or secure subscribers 
to install a covered facility; or 
(2) install a covered facility for beneficiaries in 
accordance with this section. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive as-
sistance under the program, an eligible entity shall 
submit to the Secretary an application at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
(2) INCLUSION
FOR
INSTALLATION
ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
(A) REQUIREMENTS.—For an eligible enti-
ty to receive assistance for a project to install 
a covered facility, the Secretary shall require 
the eligible entity to include— 
(i) information in the application that 
is sufficient to demonstrate that the eligi-
ble entity has obtained, or has the capacity 
to obtain, necessary permits, subscribers, 
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access to an installation site, and any other 
items or agreements necessary to comply 
with an agreement under subsection (g)(1) 
and to complete the installation of the ap-
plicable covered facility; 
(ii) a description of the mechanism 
through which financial benefits will be 
distributed to beneficiaries or subscribers; 
and 
(iii) an estimate of the anticipated fi-
nancial benefit for beneficiaries or sub-
scribers. 
(B) 
CONSIDERATION
OF
PLANNING 
PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall consider the 
successful completion of an eligible planning 
project pursuant to subsection (b)(1) by the eli-
gible entity to be sufficient to demonstrate the 
ability of the eligible entity to meet the require-
ments of subparagraph (A)(i). 
(d) SELECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In selecting eligible projects 
to receive assistance under the program, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) prioritize— 
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(i) eligible installation projects that 
will result in the most financial benefit for 
subscribers, as determined by the Sec-
retary; 
(ii) eligible installation projects that 
will result in development of covered facili-
ties in underserved areas; and 
(iii) eligible projects that include ap-
prenticeship, job training, or community 
participation as part of their application; 
and 
(B) ensure that such assistance is provided 
in a manner that results in eligible projects 
being carried out on a geographically diverse 
basis within and among covered States. 
(2) DETERMINATION
OF
FINANCIAL
BEN-
EFIT.—In determining the amount of financial ben-
efit for low-income households of an eligible installa-
tion project, the Secretary shall ensure that all cal-
culations for estimated household energy savings are 
based solely on electricity offsets from the applicable 
covered facility and use formulas established by the 
State or local government with jurisdiction over the 
applicable covered facility for verifiable household 
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energy savings estimates that accrue to low-income 
households. 
(e) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) FORM.—The Secretary may provide assist-
ance under the program in the form of a grant 
(which may be in the form of a rebate) or a low-in-
terest loan. 
(2) MULTIPLE
PROJECTS
FOR
SAME
FACIL-
ITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may 
apply for assistance under the program for an 
eligible planning project and an eligible installa-
tion project for the same covered facility. 
(B) SEPARATE SELECTIONS.—Selection by 
the Secretary for assistance under the program 
of an eligible planning project does not require 
the Secretary to select for assistance under the 
program an eligible installation project for the 
same covered facility. 
(f) USE OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE PLANNING PROJECTS.—An eligi-
ble entity receiving assistance for an eligible plan-
ning project under the program may use such assist-
ance to pay the costs of pre-installation activities as-
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sociated with an applicable covered facility, includ-
ing— 
(A) feasibility studies; 
(B) permitting; 
(C) site assessment; 
(D) on-site job training, or other commu-
nity-based activities directly associated with the 
eligible planning project; or 
(E) such other costs determined by the 
Secretary to be appropriate. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
INSTALLATION
PROJECTS.—An 
eligible entity receiving assistance for an eligible in-
stallation project under the program may use such 
assistance to pay the costs of— 
(A) installation of a covered facility, in-
cluding costs associated with materials, permit-
ting, labor, or site preparation; 
(B) storage technology sited at a covered 
facility; 
(C) interconnection service expenses; 
(D) on-site job training, or other commu-
nity-based activities directly associated with the 
eligible installation project; 
(E) offsetting the cost of a subscription for 
a covered facility described in subparagraph (A) 
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of subsection (a)(4) for subscribers that are 
members of a low income household; or 
(F) such other costs determined by the 
Secretary to be appropriate. 
(g) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) AGREEMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of re-
ceiving assistance under the program, an eligi-
ble entity shall enter into an agreement with 
the Secretary. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement en-
tered into under this paragraph— 
(i) shall require the eligible entity to 
maintain such records and adopt such ad-
ministrative practices as the Secretary may 
require to ensure compliance with the re-
quirements of this section and the agree-
ment; 
(ii) with respect to an eligible installa-
tion project shall require that any solar 
generating facility installed using assist-
ance provided pursuant to the agreement 
comply with local building and safety codes 
and standards; and 
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(iii) shall contain such other terms as 
the Secretary may require to ensure com-
pliance with the requirements of this sec-
tion. 
(C) TERM.—An agreement under this 
paragraph shall be for a term that begins on 
the date on which the agreement is entered into 
and ends on the date that is 2 years after the 
date on which the eligible entity receives assist-
ance pursuant to the agreement, which term 
may be extended once for a period of not more 
than 1 year if the eligible entity demonstrates 
to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such an 
extension is necessary to complete the activities 
required by the agreement. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the funds made avail-
able to provide assistance to eligible installation 
projects under this section over the period of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2026, the Secretary shall use— 
(A) not less than 50 percent to provide as-
sistance for eligible installation projects with re-
spect to which low-income households make up 
at least 50 percent of the subscribers to the 
project; and 
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(B) not more than 50 percent to provide 
assistance for eligible installation projects with 
respect to which low-income households make 
up at least 25 percent of the subscribers to the 
project. 
(3) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall publish in the Federal Register regula-
tions to carry out this section, which shall take ef-
fect on the date of publication. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this sec-
tion $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026, to remain available until expended. 
(2) AMOUNTS FOR PLANNING PROJECTS.—Of 
the amounts appropriated pursuant to this section 
over the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, 
the Secretary shall use not more than 15 percent of 
funds to provide assistance to eligible planning 
projects. 
(i) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, encourage eligi-
ble entities that receive assistance under this section to 
leverage such funds by seeking additional funding through 
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federally or locally subsidized weatherization and energy 
efficiency programs. 
SEC. 33002. IMPROVING THE NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION 
SYSTEM. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Energy shall estab-
lish a grant program to provide financial assistance to 
States to offset the incremental rate increases paid by low- 
income households resulting from the implementation of 
infrastructure replacement, repair, and maintenance pro-
grams that are approved by the rate-setting entity and de-
signed to accelerate the necessary replacement, repair, or 
maintenance of natural gas distribution systems. 
(b) DATE OF ELIGIBILITY.—Awards may be provided 
under this section to offset rate increases described in sub-
section (a) occurring on or after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(c) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall collabo-
rate with States to prioritize the distribution of grants 
made under this section. At a minimum, the Secretary 
shall consider prioritizing the distribution of grants to 
States which have— 
(1) authorized or adopted enhanced infrastruc-
ture replacement programs or innovative rate recov-
ery mechanisms, such as infrastructure cost trackers 
and riders, infrastructure base rate surcharges, de-
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ferred regulatory asset programs, and earnings sta-
bility mechanisms; and 
(2) a viable means for delivering financial as-
sistance to low-income households. 
(d) AUDITING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Secretary shall establish auditing and reporting re-
quirements for States with respect to the performance of 
eligible projects funded pursuant to grants awarded under 
this section. 
(e) PREVAILING WAGES.—All laborers and mechanics 
employed by contractors or subcontractors in the perform-
ance of construction, alteration, or repair work assisted, 
in whole or in part, 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 in accordance with subchapter IV of 
chapter 31 of title 40. With respect to the labor standards 
in this subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall have the 
authority 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. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INNOVATIVE
RATE
RECOVERY
MECHA-
NISMS.—The term ‘‘innovative rate recovery mecha-
nisms’’ means rate structures that allow State public 
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utility commissions to modify tariffs and recover 
costs of investments in utility replacement incurred 
between rate cases. 
(2) 
LOW-INCOME
HOUSEHOLD.—The 
term 
‘‘low-income household’’ means a household that is 
eligible to receive payments under section 2605(b)(2) 
of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)). 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $250,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026. 
SEC. 33003. DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM.— 
The term ‘‘combined heat and power system’’ means 
generation of electric energy and heat in a single, in-
tegrated system that meets the efficiency criteria in 
clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 48(c)(3)(A) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, under which heat that 
is conventionally rejected is recovered and used to 
meet thermal energy requirements. 
(2) DEMAND RESPONSE.—The term ‘‘demand 
response’’ means changes in electric usage by elec-
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tric utility customers from the normal consumption 
patterns of the customers in response to— 
(A) changes in the price of electricity over 
time; or 
(B) incentive payments designed to induce 
lower electricity use at times of high wholesale 
market prices or when system reliability is jeop-
ardized. 
(3) DISTRIBUTED ENERGY.—The term ‘‘distrib-
uted energy’’ means energy sources and systems 
that— 
(A) produce electric or thermal energy 
close to the point of use using renewable energy 
resources or waste thermal energy; 
(B) generate electricity using a combined 
heat and power system; 
(C) distribute electricity in microgrids; 
(D) store electric or thermal energy; or 
(E) distribute thermal energy or transfer 
thermal energy to building heating and cooling 
systems through a district energy system. 
(4) DISTRICT
ENERGY
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘district energy system’’ means a system that pro-
vides thermal energy to buildings and other energy 
consumers from one or more plants to individual 
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buildings to provide space heating, air conditioning, 
domestic hot water, industrial process energy, and 
other end uses. 
(5) ISLANDING.—The term ‘‘islanding’’ means 
a distributed generator or energy storage device con-
tinuing to power a location in the absence of electric 
power from the primary source. 
(6) LOAN.—The term ‘‘loan’’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘‘direct loan’’ in section 502 of the 
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a). 
(7) MICROGRID.—The term ‘‘microgrid’’ means 
an integrated energy system consisting of inter-
connected loads and distributed energy resources, in-
cluding generators and energy storage devices, with-
in clearly defined electrical boundaries that— 
(A) acts as a single controllable entity with 
respect to the grid; and 
(B) can connect and disconnect from the 
grid to operate in both grid-connected mode 
and island mode. 
(8) RENEWABLE
ENERGY
RESOURCE.—The 
term ‘‘renewable energy resource’’ includes— 
(A) biomass; 
(B) geothermal energy; 
(C) hydropower; 
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(D) landfill gas; 
(E) municipal solid waste; 
(F) ocean (including tidal, wave, current, 
and thermal) energy; 
(G) organic waste; 
(H) photosynthetic processes; 
(I) photovoltaic energy; 
(J) solar energy; and 
(K) wind. 
(9) RENEWABLE THERMAL ENERGY.—The term 
‘‘renewable thermal energy’’ means heating or cool-
ing energy derived from a renewable energy re-
source. 
(10) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Energy. 
(11) THERMAL ENERGY.—The term ‘‘thermal 
energy’’ means— 
(A) heating energy in the form of hot 
water or steam that is used to provide space 
heating, domestic hot water, or process heat; or 
(B) cooling energy in the form of chilled 
water, ice, or other media that is used to pro-
vide air conditioning, or process cooling. 
(12) WASTE
THERMAL
ENERGY.—The term 
‘‘waste thermal energy’’ means energy that— 
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(A) is contained in— 
(i) exhaust gases, exhaust steam, con-
denser water, jacket cooling heat, or lubri-
cating oil in power generation systems; 
(ii) exhaust heat, hot liquids, or flared 
gas from any industrial process; 
(iii) waste gas or industrial tail gas 
that would otherwise be flared, incinerated, 
or vented; 
(iv) a pressure drop in any gas, ex-
cluding any pressure drop to a condenser 
that subsequently vents the resulting heat; 
(v) condenser water from chilled water 
or refrigeration plants; or 
(vi) any other form of waste energy, 
as determined by the Secretary; and 
(B)(i) in the case of an existing facility, is 
not being used; or 
(ii) in the case of a new facility, is not con-
ventionally used in comparable systems. 
(b) DISTRIBUTED ENERGY LOAN PROGRAM.— 
(1) LOAN PROGRAM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provi-
sions of this paragraph and paragraphs (2) and 
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(3), the Secretary shall establish a program to 
provide to eligible entities— 
(i) loans for the deployment of distrib-
uted energy systems in a specific project; 
and 
(ii) loans to provide funding for pro-
grams to finance the deployment of mul-
tiple distributed energy systems through a 
revolving loan fund, credit enhancement 
program, or other financial assistance pro-
gram. 
(B) ELIGIBILITY.—Entities eligible to re-
ceive a loan under subparagraph (A) include— 
(i) a State, territory, or possession of 
the United States; 
(ii) a State energy office; 
(iii) a tribal organization (as defined 
in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determina-
tion and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5304)); 
(iv) an institution of higher education 
(as defined in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); 
and 
(v) an electric utility, including— 
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(I) a rural electric cooperative; 
(II) a municipally owned electric 
utility; and 
(III) an investor-owned utility. 
(C) SELECTION
REQUIREMENTS.—In se-
lecting eligible entities to receive loans under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, ensure— 
(i) regional diversity among eligible 
entities to receive loans under this section, 
including participation by rural States and 
small States; and 
(ii) that specific projects selected for 
loans— 
(I) expand on the existing tech-
nology deployment program of the De-
partment of Energy; and 
(II) are designed to achieve one 
or more of the objectives described in 
subparagraph (D). 
(D) OBJECTIVES.—Each deployment se-
lected for a loan under subparagraph (A) shall 
promote one or more of the following objectives: 
(i) Improved security and resiliency of 
energy supply in the event of disruptions 
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caused by extreme weather events, grid 
equipment or software failure, or terrorist 
acts. 
(ii) Implementation of distributed en-
ergy in order to increase use of local re-
newable energy resources and waste ther-
mal energy sources. 
(iii) 
Enhanced 
feasibility 
of 
microgrids, demand response, or islanding. 
(iv) Enhanced management of peak 
loads for consumers and the grid. 
(v) Enhanced reliability in rural areas, 
including high energy cost rural areas. 
(E) RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
Any eligible entity that receives a loan under 
subparagraph (A) may only use the loan to 
fund programs relating to the deployment of 
distributed energy systems. 
(2) LOAN TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(A) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, in pro-
viding a loan under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall provide the loan on such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary determines, after 
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consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
in accordance with this subsection. 
(B) SPECIFIC
APPROPRIATION.—No loan 
shall be made unless an appropriation for the 
full amount of the loan has been specifically 
provided for that purpose. 
(C) REPAYMENT.—No loan shall be made 
unless the Secretary determines that there is 
reasonable prospect of repayment of the prin-
cipal and interest by the borrower of the loan. 
(D) INTEREST
RATE.—A loan provided 
under this section shall bear interest at a fixed 
rate that is equal or approximately equal, in the 
determination of the Secretary, to the interest 
rate for Treasury securities of comparable ma-
turity. 
(E) TERM.—The term of the loan shall re-
quire full repayment over a period not to exceed 
the lesser of— 
(i) 20 years; or 
(ii) 90 percent of the projected useful 
life of the physical asset to be financed by 
the loan (as determined by the Secretary). 
(F) USE
OF
PAYMENTS.—Payments of 
principal and interest on the loan shall— 
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(i) be retained by the Secretary to 
support energy research and development 
activities; and 
(ii) remain available until expended, 
subject to such conditions as are contained 
in annual appropriations Acts. 
(G) NO
PENALTY
ON
EARLY
REPAY-
MENT.—The Secretary may not assess any pen-
alty for early repayment of a loan provided 
under this subsection. 
(H) RETURN
OF
UNUSED
PORTION.—In 
order to receive a loan under this subsection, an 
eligible entity shall agree to return to the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury any portion of the 
loan amount that is unused by the eligible enti-
ty within a reasonable period of time after the 
date of the disbursement of the loan, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
(I) COMPARABLE WAGE RATES.—Each la-
borer and mechanic employed by a contractor 
or subcontractor in performance of construction 
work financed, in whole or in part, by the loan 
shall be paid wages at rates not less than the 
rates prevailing on similar construction in the 
locality as determined by the Secretary of 
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Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of 
chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code. 
(3) RULES AND PROCEDURES; DISBURSEMENT 
OF LOANS.— 
(A) RULES AND PROCEDURES.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall adopt rules and 
procedures for carrying out the loan program 
under paragraph (1). 
(B) DISBURSEMENT OF LOANS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date on which the rules 
and procedures under subparagraph (A) are es-
tablished, the Secretary shall disburse the ini-
tial loans provided under this subsection. 
(4) REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of receipt of the loan, and annually thereafter 
for the term of the loan, an eligible entity that re-
ceives a loan under this subsection shall submit to 
the Secretary a report describing the performance of 
each program and activity carried out using the 
loan, including itemized loan performance data. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection such sums as are necessary. 
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(c) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AND
GRANT
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a technical assistance and grant pro-
gram (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘‘program’’)— 
(i) to disseminate information and 
provide technical assistance directly to eli-
gible entities so the eligible entities can 
identify, evaluate, plan, and design distrib-
uted energy systems; and 
(ii) to make grants to eligible entities 
so that the eligible entities may contract to 
obtain technical assistance to identify, 
evaluate, plan, and design distributed en-
ergy systems. 
(B) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The tech-
nical assistance described in subparagraph (A) 
shall include assistance with one or more of the 
following activities relating to distributed en-
ergy systems: 
(i) Identification of opportunities to 
use distributed energy systems. 
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(ii) Assessment of technical and eco-
nomic characteristics. 
(iii) Utility interconnection. 
(iv) Permitting and siting issues. 
(v) Business planning and financial 
analysis. 
(vi) Engineering design. 
(C) INFORMATION
DISSEMINATION.—The 
information disseminated under subparagraph 
(A)(i) shall include— 
(i) information relating to the topics 
described in subparagraph (B), including 
case studies of successful examples; 
(ii) computer software and databases 
for assessment, design, and operation and 
maintenance of distributed energy systems; 
and 
(iii) public databases that track the 
operation and deployment of existing and 
planned distributed energy systems. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—Any nonprofit or for-profit 
entity shall be eligible to receive technical assistance 
and grants under the program. 
(3) APPLICATIONS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desir-
ing technical assistance or grants under the 
program shall submit to the Secretary an appli-
cation at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may 
require. 
(B) APPLICATION
PROCESS.—The Sec-
retary shall seek applications for technical as-
sistance and grants under the program— 
(i) on a competitive basis; and 
(ii) on a periodic basis, but not less 
frequently than once every 12 months. 
(C) PRIORITIES.—In selecting eligible enti-
ties for technical assistance and grants under 
the program, the Secretary shall give priority to 
eligible entities with projects that have the 
greatest potential for— 
(i) facilitating the use of renewable 
energy resources; 
(ii) strengthening the reliability and 
resiliency of energy infrastructure to the 
impact of extreme weather events, power 
grid failures, and interruptions in supply 
of fossil fuels; 
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(iii) 
improving 
the 
feasibility 
of 
microgrids or islanding, particularly in 
rural areas, including high energy cost 
rural areas; 
(iv) minimizing environmental impact, 
including regulated air pollutants and 
greenhouse gas emissions; and 
(v) maximizing local job creation. 
(4) GRANTS.—On application by an eligible en-
tity, the Secretary may award grants to the eligible 
entity to provide funds to cover not more than— 
(A) 100 percent of the costs of the initial 
assessment to identify opportunities; 
(B) 75 percent of the cost of feasibility 
studies to assess the potential for the imple-
mentation; 
(C) 60 percent of the cost of guidance on 
overcoming barriers to implementation, includ-
ing financial, contracting, siting, and permitting 
issues; and 
(D) 45 percent of the cost of detailed engi-
neering. 
(5) RULES AND PROCEDURES.— 
(A) RULES.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary shall adopt rules and procedures for car-
rying out the program. 
(B) GRANTS.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of issuance of the rules and pro-
cedures for the program, the Secretary shall 
issue grants under this subsection. 
(6) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit to 
Congress and make available to the public— 
(A) not less frequently than once every 2 
years, a report describing the performance of 
the program under this subsection, including a 
synthesis and analysis of the information pro-
vided in the reports submitted to the Secretary 
under subsection (b)(4); and 
(B) on termination of the program under 
this subsection, an assessment of the success of, 
and education provided by, the measures car-
ried out by eligible entities during the term of 
the program. 
(7) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $250,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2026, to remain available until 
expended. 
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SEC. 33004. CLEAN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY ACCEL-
ERATOR. 
Title XVI of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–58, as amended) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Clean Energy and 
Sustainability Accelerator 
‘‘SEC. 1621. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) ACCELERATOR.—The term ‘Accelerator’ 
means the Clean Energy and Sustainability Accel-
erator established under section 1622. 
‘‘(2) BOARD.—The term ‘Board’ means the 
Board of Directors of the Accelerator. 
‘‘(3) CHIEF
EXECUTIVE
OFFICER.—The term 
‘chief executive officer’ means the chief executive of-
ficer of the Accelerator. 
‘‘(4) CLIMATE-IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES.—The 
term ‘climate-impacted communities’ includes— 
‘‘(A) communities of color, which include 
any geographically distinct area the population 
of color of which is higher than the average 
population of color of the State in which the 
community is located; 
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‘‘(B) communities that are already or are 
likely to be the first communities to feel the di-
rect negative effects of climate change; 
‘‘(C) 
distressed 
neighborhoods, 
dem-
onstrated by indicators of need, including pov-
erty, childhood obesity rates, academic failure, 
and rates of juvenile delinquency, adjudication, 
or incarceration; 
‘‘(D) low-income communities, defined as 
any census block group in which 30 percent or 
more of the population are individuals with low 
income; 
‘‘(E) low-income households, defined as a 
household with annual income equal to, or less 
than, the greater of— 
‘‘(i) an amount equal to 80 percent of 
the median income of the area in which the 
household is located, as reported by the 
Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment; and 
‘‘(ii) 200 percent of the Federal pov-
erty line; 
‘‘(F) Tribal communities; 
‘‘(G) persistent poverty counties, defined 
as any county that has had a poverty rate of 20 
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percent or more for the past 30 years as meas-
ured by the 2000, 2010, and 2020 decennial 
censuses; 
‘‘(H) communities disproportionately af-
fected by environmental pollution and other 
hazards that can lead to negative public health 
effects; and 
‘‘(I) communities that are economically re-
liant on fossil fuel-based industries. 
‘‘(5) CLIMATE RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
The term ‘climate resilient infrastructure’ means 
any project that builds or enhances infrastructure so 
that such infrastructure— 
‘‘(A) is planned, designed, and operated in 
a way that anticipates, prepares for, and adapts 
to changing climate conditions; and 
‘‘(B) can withstand, respond to, and re-
cover rapidly from disruptions caused by these 
climate conditions. 
‘‘(6) ELECTRIFICATION.—The term ‘electrifica-
tion’ means the installation, construction, or use of 
end-use electric technology that replaces existing fos-
sil-fuel-based technology. 
‘‘(7) ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—The term ‘energy 
efficiency’ means any project, technology, function, 
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or measure that results in the reduction of energy 
use required to achieve the same level of service or 
output prior to the application of such project, tech-
nology, function, or measure, or substantially re-
duces greenhouse gas emissions relative to emissions 
that would have occurred prior to the application of 
such project, technology, function, or measure. 
‘‘(8) FUEL SWITCHING.—The term ‘fuel switch-
ing’ means any project that replaces a fossil-fuel- 
based heating system with an electric-powered sys-
tem or one powered by biomass-generated heat. 
‘‘(9) GREEN
BANK.—The term ‘green bank’ 
means a dedicated public or nonprofit specialized fi-
nance entity that— 
‘‘(A) is designed to drive private capital 
into market gaps for low- and zero-emission 
goods and services; 
‘‘(B) uses finance tools to mitigate climate 
change; 
‘‘(C) does not take deposits; 
‘‘(D) is funded by government, public, pri-
vate, or charitable contributions; and 
‘‘(E) invests or finances projects— 
‘‘(i) alone; or 
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‘‘(ii) in conjunction with other inves-
tors. 
‘‘(10) QUALIFIED PROJECTS.—The term ‘quali-
fied projects’ means the following kinds of tech-
nologies and activities that are eligible for financing 
and investment from the Clean Energy and Sustain-
ability Accelerator, either directly or through State, 
Territorial, and local green banks funded by the 
Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator: 
‘‘(A) Renewable energy generation, includ-
ing the following: 
‘‘(i) Solar. 
‘‘(ii) Wind. 
‘‘(iii) Geothermal. 
‘‘(iv) Hydropower. 
‘‘(v) Ocean and hydrokinetic. 
‘‘(vi) Fuel cell. 
‘‘(B) 
Building 
energy 
efficiency, 
fuel 
switching, and electrification. 
‘‘(C) Industrial decarbonization. 
‘‘(D) Grid technology such as trans-
mission, distribution, and storage to support 
clean energy distribution, including smart-grid 
applications. 
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‘‘(E) Agriculture and forestry projects that 
reduce net greenhouse gas emissions. 
‘‘(F) Clean transportation, including the 
following: 
‘‘(i) Battery electric vehicles. 
‘‘(ii) Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. 
‘‘(iii) Hydrogen vehicles. 
‘‘(iv) Other zero-emissions fueled vehi-
cles. 
‘‘(v) Related vehicle charging and 
fueling infrastructure. 
‘‘(G) Climate resilient infrastructure. 
‘‘(H) Any other key areas identified by the 
Board as consistent with the mandate of the 
Accelerator as described in section 1623. 
‘‘(11) RENEWABLE
ENERGY
GENERATION.— 
The term ‘renewable energy generation’ means elec-
tricity created by sources that are continually replen-
ished by nature, such as the sun, wind, and water. 
‘‘SEC. 1622. ESTABLISHMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this subtitle, there shall be estab-
lished a nonprofit corporation to be known as the Clean 
Energy and Sustainability Accelerator. 
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‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The Accelerator shall not be an 
agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(c) FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.—The full faith and 
credit of the United States shall not extend to the Accel-
erator. 
‘‘(d) NONPROFIT STATUS.—The Accelerator shall 
maintain its status as an organization exempt from tax-
ation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
1 et seq.). 
‘‘SEC. 1623. MANDATE. 
‘‘The Accelerator shall make the United States a 
world leader in combating the causes and effects of climate 
change through the rapid deployment of mature tech-
nologies and scaling of new technologies by maximizing 
the reduction of emissions in the United States for every 
dollar deployed by the Accelerator, including by— 
‘‘(1) providing financing support for invest-
ments in the United States in low- and zero-emis-
sions technologies and processes in order to rapidly 
accelerate market penetration; 
‘‘(2) catalyzing and mobilizing private capital 
through Federal investment and supporting a more 
robust marketplace for clean technologies, while 
avoiding competition with private investment; 
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‘‘(3) enabling climate-impacted communities to 
benefit from and afford projects and investments 
that reduce emissions; 
‘‘(4) providing support for workers and commu-
nities impacted by the transition to a low-carbon 
economy; 
‘‘(5) supporting the creation of green banks 
within the United States where green banks do not 
exist; and 
‘‘(6) causing the rapid transition to a clean en-
ergy economy without raising energy costs to end 
users and seeking to lower costs where possible. 
‘‘SEC. 1624. FINANCE AND INVESTMENT DIVISION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be within the Accel-
erator a finance and investment division, which shall be 
responsible for— 
‘‘(1) the Accelerator’s greenhouse gas emissions 
mitigation efforts by directly financing qualifying 
projects or doing so indirectly by providing capital to 
State, Territorial, and local green banks; 
‘‘(2) originating, evaluating, underwriting, and 
closing the Accelerator’s financing and investment 
transactions in qualified projects; 
‘‘(3) partnering with private capital providers 
and capital markets to attract coinvestment from 
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private banks, investors, and others in order to drive 
new investment into underpenetrated markets, to in-
crease the efficiency of private capital markets with 
respect to investing in greenhouse gas reduction 
projects, and to increase total investment caused by 
the Accelerator; 
‘‘(4) managing the Accelerator’s portfolio of as-
sets to ensure performance and monitor risk; 
‘‘(5) ensuring appropriate debt and risk mitiga-
tion products are offered; and 
‘‘(6) overseeing prudent, noncontrolling equity 
investments. 
‘‘(b) PRODUCTS AND INVESTMENT TYPES.—The fi-
nance and investment division of the Accelerator may pro-
vide capital to qualified projects in the form of— 
‘‘(1) senior, mezzanine, and subordinated debt; 
‘‘(2) credit enhancements including loan loss re-
serves and loan guarantees; 
‘‘(3) aggregation and warehousing; 
‘‘(4) equity capital; and 
‘‘(5) any other financial product approved by 
the Board. 
‘‘(c) STATE, TERRITORIAL, AND
LOCAL
GREEN 
BANK CAPITALIZATION.—The finance and investment di-
vision of the Accelerator shall make capital available to 
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State, Territorial, and local green banks to enable such 
banks to finance qualifying projects in their markets that 
are better served by a locally based entity, rather than 
through direct investment by the Accelerator. 
‘‘(d) INVESTMENT COMMITTEE.—The debt, risk miti-
gation, and equity investments made by the Accelerator 
shall be— 
‘‘(1) approved by the investment committee of 
the Board; and 
‘‘(2) consistent with an investment policy that 
has been established by the investment committee of 
the Board in consultation with the risk management 
committee of the Board. 
‘‘SEC. 1625. START-UP DIVISION. 
‘‘There shall be within the Accelerator a Start-up Di-
vision, which shall be responsible for providing technical 
assistance and start-up funding to States and other polit-
ical subdivisions that do not have green banks to establish 
green banks in those States and political subdivisions, in-
cluding by working with relevant stakeholders in those 
States and political subdivisions. 
‘‘SEC. 1626. ZERO-EMISSIONS FLEET AND RELATED INFRA-
STRUCTURE FINANCING PROGRAM. 
‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of establishment 
of the Accelerator, the Accelerator shall explore the estab-
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lishment of a program to provide low- and zero-interest 
loans, up to 30 years in length, to any school, metropolitan 
planning organization, or nonprofit organization seeking 
financing for the acquisition of zero-emissions vehicle 
fleets or associated infrastructure to support zero-emis-
sions vehicle fleets. 
‘‘SEC. 1627. PROJECT PRIORITIZATION AND REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
‘‘(a) EMISSIONS REDUCTION MANDATE.—In invest-
ing in projects that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, the 
Accelerator shall maximize the reduction of emissions in 
the United States for every dollar deployed by the Accel-
erator. 
‘‘(b) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PRIORITIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to address envi-
ronmental justice needs, the Accelerator shall, as ap-
plicable, prioritize the provision of program benefits 
and investment activity that are expected to directly 
or indirectly result in the deployment of projects to 
serve, as a matter of official policy, climate-impacted 
communities. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE.—The Accelerator 
shall ensure that over the 30-year period of its char-
ter 40 percent of its investment activity is directed 
to serve climate-impacted communities. 
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‘‘(c) CONSUMER PROTECTION.— 
‘‘(1) PRIORITIZATION.—Consistent with the 
mandate under section 1623 to maximize the reduc-
tion of emissions in the United States for every dol-
lar deployed by the Accelerator, the Accelerator shall 
prioritize qualified projects according to benefits 
conferred on consumers and affected communities. 
‘‘(2) CONSUMER
CREDIT
PROTECTION.—The 
Accelerator shall ensure that any residential energy 
efficiency or distributed clean energy project in 
which the Accelerator invests directly or indirectly 
complies with the requirements of the Consumer 
Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), in-
cluding, in the case of a financial product that is a 
residential mortgage loan, any requirements of title 
I of that Act relating to residential mortgage loans 
(including any regulations promulgated by the Bu-
reau of Consumer Financial Protection under sec-
tion 
129C(b)(3)(C) 
of 
that 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
1639c(b)(3)(C))). 
‘‘(d) LABOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Accelerator shall en-
sure that laborers and mechanics employed by con-
tractors and subcontractors in construction work fi-
nanced directly by the Accelerator will be paid wages 
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not less than those prevailing on similar construction 
in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of 
Labor under sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 
3147 of title 40, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT.—The Accel-
erator shall ensure that projects financed directly by 
the 
Accelerator 
with 
total 
capital 
costs 
of 
$100,000,000 or greater utilize a project labor 
agreement. 
‘‘SEC. 1628. EXPLORATION OF ACCELERATED CLEAN EN-
ERGY TRANSITION PROGRAM. 
‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date on which the 
Accelerator is established, the Board shall explore the es-
tablishment of an accelerated clean energy transition pro-
gram— 
‘‘(1) to expedite the transition within the power 
sector to zero-emissions power generation facilities 
or assets; and 
‘‘(2) to simultaneously invest in local economic 
development in communities affected by this transi-
tion away from carbon-intensive facilities or assets. 
‘‘SEC. 1629. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Accelerator shall operate 
under the direction of a Board of Directors, which shall 
be composed of 7 members. 
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‘‘(b) INITIAL COMPOSITION AND TERMS.— 
‘‘(1) SELECTION.—The initial members of the 
Board shall be selected as follows: 
‘‘(A) APPOINTED MEMBERS.—Three mem-
bers shall be appointed by the President, with 
the advice and consent of the Senate, of whom 
no more than two shall belong to the same po-
litical party. 
‘‘(B) ELECTED MEMBERS.—Four members 
shall be elected unanimously by the 3 members 
appointed and confirmed pursuant to subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(2) TERMS.—The terms of the initial members 
of the Board shall be as follows: 
‘‘(A) The 3 members appointed and con-
firmed under paragraph (1)(A) shall have initial 
5-year terms. 
‘‘(B) Of the 4 members elected under 
paragraph (1)(B), 2 shall have initial 3-year 
terms, and 2 shall have initial 4-year terms. 
‘‘(c) SUBSEQUENT COMPOSITION AND TERMS.— 
‘‘(1) SELECTION.—Except for the selection of 
the initial members of the Board for their initial 
terms under subsection (b), the members of the 
Board shall be elected by the members of the Board. 
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‘‘(2) DISQUALIFICATION.—A member of the 
Board shall be disqualified from voting for any posi-
tion on the Board for which such member is a can-
didate. 
‘‘(3) TERMS.—All members elected pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall have a term of 5 years. 
‘‘(d) QUALIFICATIONS.—The members of the Board 
shall collectively have expertise in— 
‘‘(1) the fields of clean energy, electric utilities, 
industrial decarbonization, clean transportation, re-
siliency, and agriculture and forestry practices; 
‘‘(2) climate change science; 
‘‘(3) finance and investments; and 
‘‘(4) environmental justice and matters related 
to the energy and environmental needs of climate- 
impacted communities. 
‘‘(e) RESTRICTION ON MEMBERSHIP.—No officer or 
employee of the Federal or any other level of government 
may be appointed or elected as a member of the Board. 
‘‘(f) QUORUM.—Five members of the Board shall 
constitute a quorum. 
‘‘(g) BYLAWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall adopt, and 
may amend, such bylaws as are necessary for the 
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proper management and functioning of the Accel-
erator. 
‘‘(2) OFFICERS.—In the bylaws described in 
paragraph (1), the Board shall— 
‘‘(A) designate the officers of the Accel-
erator; and 
‘‘(B) prescribe the duties of those officers. 
‘‘(h) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy on the Board shall 
be filled through election by the Board. 
‘‘(i) INTERIM APPOINTMENTS.—A member elected to 
fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term 
for which the predecessor of that member was appointed 
or elected shall serve for the remainder of the term for 
which the predecessor of that member was appointed or 
elected. 
‘‘(j) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the Board may 
be elected for not more than 1 additional term of service 
as a member of the Board. 
‘‘(k) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.—A member of the 
Board whose term has expired may continue to serve on 
the Board until the date on which a successor member 
is elected. 
‘‘(l) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.—The Board shall 
appoint a chief executive officer who shall be responsible 
for— 
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‘‘(1) hiring employees of the Accelerator; 
‘‘(2) establishing the 2 divisions of the Accel-
erator described in sections 1624 and 1625; and 
‘‘(3) performing any other tasks necessary for 
the day-to-day operations of the Accelerator. 
‘‘(m) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Accelerator shall 
establish an advisory committee (in this subsection 
referred to as the ‘advisory committee’), which shall 
be composed of not more than 13 members ap-
pointed by the Board on the recommendation of the 
president of the Accelerator. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERS.—Members of the advisory com-
mittee shall be broadly representative of interests 
concerned with the environment, production, com-
merce, finance, agriculture, forestry, labor, services, 
and State Government. Of such members— 
‘‘(A) not fewer than 3 shall be representa-
tives of the small business community; 
‘‘(B) not fewer than 2 shall be representa-
tives of the labor community, except that no 2 
members may be from the same labor union; 
‘‘(C) not fewer than 2 shall be representa-
tives of the environmental nongovernmental or-
ganization community, except that no 2 mem-
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bers may be from the same environmental orga-
nization; 
‘‘(D) not fewer than 2 shall be representa-
tives of the environmental justice nongovern-
mental organization community, except that no 
2 members may be from the same environ-
mental organization; 
‘‘(E) not fewer than 2 shall be representa-
tives of the consumer protection and fair lend-
ing community, except that no 2 members may 
be from the same consumer protection or fair 
lending organization; and 
‘‘(F) not fewer than 2 shall be representa-
tives of the financial services industry with 
knowledge of and experience in financing trans-
actions for clean energy and other sustainable 
infrastructure assets. 
‘‘(3) MEETINGS.—The advisory committee shall 
meet not less frequently than once each quarter. 
‘‘(4) DUTIES.—The advisory committee shall— 
‘‘(A) advise the Accelerator on the pro-
grams undertaken by the Accelerator; and 
‘‘(B) submit to the Congress an annual re-
port with comments from the advisory com-
mittee on the extent to which the Accelerator is 
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meeting the mandate described in section 1623, 
including any suggestions for improvement. 
‘‘(n) CHIEF RISK OFFICER.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—Subject to the approval 
of the Board, the chief executive officer shall appoint 
a chief risk officer from among individuals with ex-
perience at a senior level in financial risk manage-
ment, who— 
‘‘(A) shall report directly to the Board; 
and 
‘‘(B) shall be removable only by a majority 
vote of the Board. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The chief risk officer, in coordi-
nation with the risk management and audit commit-
tees established under section 1632, shall develop, 
implement, and manage a comprehensive process for 
identifying, assessing, monitoring, and limiting risks 
to the Accelerator, including the overall portfolio di-
versification of the Accelerator. 
‘‘SEC. 1630. ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) CAPITALIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent and in the 
amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts, 
the Secretary of Energy shall transfer to the Accel-
erator— 
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‘‘(A) $10,000,000,000 on the date on 
which the Accelerator is established under sec-
tion 1622; and 
‘‘(B) $2,000,000,000 on October 1 of each 
of the 5 fiscal years following that date. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
For purposes of the transfers under paragraph (1), 
there are authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(A) $10,000,000,000 for the fiscal year in 
which the Accelerator is established under sec-
tion 1622; and 
‘‘(B) $2,000,000,000 for each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years. 
‘‘(b) CHARTER.—The Accelerator shall establish a 
charter, the term of which shall be 30 years. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS AND RECYCLING.—To the ex-
tent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropria-
tions Acts, the Accelerator— 
‘‘(1) may use funds transferred pursuant to 
subsection (a)(1) to carry out this subtitle, including 
for operating expenses; and 
‘‘(2) shall retain and manage all repayments 
and other revenue received under this subtitle from 
financing fees, interest, repaid loans, and other types 
of funding to carry out this subtitle, including for— 
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‘‘(A) operating expenses; and 
‘‘(B) recycling such payments and other 
revenue for future lending and capital deploy-
ment in accordance with this subtitle. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—The Accelerator shall submit on a 
quarterly basis to the relevant committees of Congress a 
report that describes the financial activities, emissions re-
ductions, and private capital mobilization metrics of the 
Accelerator for the previous quarter. 
‘‘(e) RESTRICTION.—The Accelerator shall not accept 
deposits. 
‘‘(f) COMMITTEES.—The Board shall establish com-
mittees and subcommittees, including— 
‘‘(1) an investment committee; and 
‘‘(2) in accordance with section 1631— 
‘‘(A) a risk management committee; and 
‘‘(B) an audit committee. 
‘‘SEC. 1631. ESTABLISHMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT COM-
MITTEE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To assist the Board in fulfilling 
the duties and responsibilities of the Board under this sub-
title, the Board shall establish a risk management com-
mittee and an audit committee. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF RISK MAN-
AGEMENT COMMITTEE.—Subject to the direction of the 
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Board, the risk management committee established under 
subsection (a) shall establish policies for and have over-
sight responsibility for— 
‘‘(1) formulating the risk management policies 
of the operations of the Accelerator; 
‘‘(2) reviewing and providing guidance on oper-
ation of the global risk management framework of 
the Accelerator; 
‘‘(3) developing policies for— 
‘‘(A) investment; 
‘‘(B) enterprise risk management; 
‘‘(C) monitoring; and 
‘‘(D) 
management 
of 
strategic, 
reputational, regulatory, operational, develop-
mental, environmental, social, and financial 
risks; and 
‘‘(4) developing the risk profile of the Accel-
erator, including— 
‘‘(A) a risk management and compliance 
framework; and 
‘‘(B) a governance structure to support 
that framework. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUDIT COM-
MITTEE.—Subject to the direction of the Board, the audit 
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committee established under subsection (a) shall have 
oversight responsibility for— 
‘‘(1) the integrity of— 
‘‘(A) the financial reporting of the Accel-
erator; and 
‘‘(B) the systems of internal controls re-
garding finance and accounting; 
‘‘(2) the integrity of the financial statements of 
the Accelerator; 
‘‘(3) the performance of the internal audit func-
tion of the Accelerator; and 
‘‘(4) compliance with the legal and regulatory 
requirements related to the finances of the Accel-
erator. 
‘‘SEC. 1632. OVERSIGHT. 
‘‘(a) EXTERNAL OVERSIGHT.—The inspector general 
of the Department of Energy shall have oversight respon-
sibilities over the Accelerator. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS AND AUDIT.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Accelerator shall 
publish an annual report which shall be transmitted 
by the Accelerator to the President and the Con-
gress. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.—The ac-
counts of the Accelerator shall be audited annually. 
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Such audits shall be conducted in accordance with 
generally accepted auditing standards by inde-
pendent certified public accountants who are cer-
tified by a regulatory authority of the jurisdiction in 
which the audit is undertaken. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AUDITS.—In addition to the 
annual audits under paragraph (2), the financial 
transactions of the Accelerator for any fiscal year 
during which Federal funds are available to finance 
any portion of its operations may be audited by the 
Government Accountability Office in accordance with 
such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by 
the Comptroller General of the United States.’’. 
SEC. 33005. DAM SAFETY. 
(a) DAM SAFETY CONDITIONS.—Section 10 of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 803) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) That the dam and other project works meet the 
Commission’s dam safety requirements and that the li-
censee shall continue to manage, operate, and maintain 
the dam and other project works in a manner that ensures 
dam safety and public safety under the operating condi-
tions of the license.’’. 
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(b) DAM SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 15 of 
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 808) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) The Commission may issue a new license under 
this section only if the Commission determines that the 
dam and other project works covered by the license meet 
the Commission’s dam safety requirements and that the 
licensee can continue to manage, operate, and maintain 
the dam and other project works in a manner that ensures 
dam safety and public safety under the operating condi-
tions of the new license.’’. 
(c) VIABILITY PROCEDURES.—The Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission shall establish procedures to as-
sess the financial viability of an applicant for a license 
under the Federal Power Act to meet applicable dam safe-
ty requirements and to operate the dam and project works 
under the license. 
(d) FERC DAM SAFETY TECHNICAL CONFERENCE 
WITH STATES.— 
(1) TECHNICAL CONFERENCE.—Not later than 
April 1, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Com-
mission, acting through the Office of Energy 
Projects, shall hold a technical conference with the 
States to discuss and provide information on— 
(A) dam maintenance and repair; 
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(B) 
Risk 
Informed 
Decision 
Making 
(RIDM); 
(C) climate and hydrological regional 
changes that may affect the structural integrity 
of dams; and 
(D) high hazard dams. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
(3) STATE DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796). 
(e) REQUIRED DAM SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS BE-
TWEEN FERC AND STATES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission, acting 
through the Office of Energy Projects, shall notify 
a State within which a project is located when— 
(A) the Commission issues a finding, fol-
lowing a dam safety inspection, that requires 
the licensee for such project to take actions to 
repair the dam and other project works that are 
the subject of such finding; 
(B) after a period of 5 years starting on 
the date a finding under subparagraph (A) is 
issued, the licensee has failed to take actions to 
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repair the dam and other project works, as re-
quired by such finding; and 
(C) the Commission initiates a non-compli-
ance proceeding or otherwise takes steps to re-
voke a license issued under section 4 of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 797) due to the 
failure of a licensee to take actions to repair a 
dam and other project works. 
(2) NOTICE
UPON
REVOCATION, SURRENDER, 
OR
IMPLIED
SURRENDER
OF
A
LICENSE.—If the 
Commission issues an order to revoke a license or 
approve the surrender or implied surrender of a li-
cense under the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 
et seq.), the Commission shall provide to the State 
within which the project that relates to such license 
is located— 
(A) all records pertaining to the structure 
and operation of the applicable dam and other 
project works, including, as applicable, any dam 
safety inspection reports by independent con-
sultants, specifications for required repairs or 
maintenance of such dam and other project 
works that have not been completed, and esti-
mates of the costs for such repairs or mainte-
nance; 
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(B) all records documenting the history of 
maintenance or repair work for the applicable 
dam and other project works; 
(C) information on the age of the dam and 
other project works and the hazard classifica-
tion of the dam and other project works; 
(D) the most recent assessment of the con-
dition of the dam and other project works by 
the Commission; 
(E) as applicable, the most recent hydro-
logic information used to determine the poten-
tial maximum flood for the dam and other 
project works; and 
(F) the results of the most recent risk as-
sessment completed on the dam and other 
project works. 
(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection: 
(A) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commis-
sion’’ means the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission. 
(B) LICENSEE.—The term ‘‘licensee’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 3 of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796). 
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(C) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘project’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 3 of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796). 
Subtitle D—Smart Communities 
Infrastructure 
PART 1—SMART COMMUNITIES 
SEC. 34101. 3C ENERGY PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall establish a program to be known as the Cities, Coun-
ties, and Communities Energy Program (or the 3C Energy 
Program) to provide technical assistance and competitively 
awarded grants to local governments, public housing au-
thorities, nonprofit organizations, and other entities the 
Secretary determines to be eligible, to incorporate clean 
energy into community development and revitalization ef-
forts. 
(b) BEST PRACTICE MODELS.—The Secretary of En-
ergy shall— 
(1) provide a recipient of technical assistance or 
a grant under the program established under sub-
section (a) with best practice models that are used 
in jurisdictions of similar size and situation; and 
(2) assist such recipient in developing and im-
plementing strategies to achieve its clean energy 
technology goals. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
SEC. 34102. FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE. 
(a) SMART CITY OR COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PILOT 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall develop and implement a pilot program under 
which the Secretary shall contract with the national 
laboratories to provide technical assistance to cities 
and communities, to improve the access of such cit-
ies and communities to expertise, competencies, and 
infrastructure of the national laboratories for the 
purpose of promoting smart city or community tech-
nologies. 
(2) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out the pro-
gram under this subsection, the Secretary of Energy 
shall prioritize assistance for cities and communities 
that have partnered with small business concerns. 
(b) TECHNOLOGIST
IN RESIDENCE PILOT PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall expand the Technologist in Residence pilot pro-
gram of the Department of Energy to include part-
nerships between national laboratories and local gov-
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ernments with respect to research and development 
relating to smart cities and communities. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—For purposes of the part-
nerships entered into under paragraph (1), tech-
nologists in residence shall work with an assigned 
unit of local government to develop an assessment of 
smart city or community technologies available and 
appropriate to meet the objectives of the city or 
community, in consultation with private sector enti-
ties implementing smart city or community tech-
nologies. 
(c) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Energy, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall issue 
guidance with respect to— 
(1) the scope of the programs established and 
implemented under subsections (a) and (b); and 
(2) requests for proposals from local govern-
ments interested in participating in such programs. 
(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing and imple-
menting the programs under subsections (a) and (b), the 
Secretary of Energy shall seek to address the needs of 
small- and medium-sized cities. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
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SEC. 34103. TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce shall 
establish a smart city or community regional demonstra-
tion grant program under which the Secretary shall con-
duct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart 
city or community technologies and systems in a variety 
of communities, including small- and medium-sized cities. 
(b) GOALS.—The goals of the program established 
under subsection (a) are— 
(1) to demonstrate— 
(A) potential benefits of concentrated in-
vestments in smart city or community tech-
nologies relating to public safety that are re-
peatable and scalable; and 
(B) the efficiency, reliability, and resilience 
of civic infrastructure and services; 
(2) to facilitate the adoption of advanced smart 
city or community technologies and systems; and 
(3) to demonstrate protocols and standards that 
allow for the measurement and validation of the cost 
savings and performance improvements associated 
with the installation and use of smart city or com-
munity technologies and practices. 
(c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
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(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 
unit of local government shall be eligible to receive 
a grant for a demonstration project under this sec-
tion. 
(2) COOPERATION.—To qualify for a dem-
onstration project under this section, a unit of local 
government shall agree to follow applicable best 
practices identified by the Secretary of Commerce 
and the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with in-
dustry entities, to evaluate the effectiveness of the 
implemented smart city or community technologies 
to ensure that— 
(A) technologies and interoperability can 
be assessed; 
(B) best practices can be shared; and 
(C) data can be shared in a public, inter-
operable, and transparent format. 
(3) FEDERAL SHARE OF COST OF TECHNOLOGY 
INVESTMENTS.—The Secretary of Commerce— 
(A) subject to subparagraph (B), shall pro-
vide to a unit of local government selected 
under this section for the conduct of a dem-
onstration project a grant in an amount equal 
to not more than 50 percent of the total cost 
of technology investments to incorporate and 
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(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; 
(iii) $2,000 for covered expenses asso-
ciated with the purchase and installation of 
networked level 2 charging equipment; or 
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