as the ‘‘Advisory Council on Green, High-Performing 
Schools’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Advisory 
Council’’) which shall be composed of— 
(1) appropriate officials from the Department 
of Education; 
(2) representatives of the academic, architec-
tural, business, education, engineering, environ-
mental, labor and scientific communities; and 
(3) such other representatives as the Secretary 
deems appropriate. 
(b) DUTIES OF ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 
(1) ADVISORY DUTIES.—The Advisory Council 
shall advise the Secretary on the impact of green, 
high-performing schools, on— 
(A) teaching and learning; 
(B) health; 
(C) energy costs; 
(D) environmental impact; and 
(E) other areas that the Secretary and the 
Advisory Council deem appropriate. 
(2) OTHER
DUTIES.—The Advisory Council 
shall assist the Secretary in— 
(A) making recommendations on Federal 
policies to increase the number of green, high- 
performing schools;
(B) identifying Federal policies that are 
barriers to helping States and local educational 
agencies make schools green and high-per-
forming; 
(C) providing technical assistance and out-
reach to States and local educational agencies 
under section 309(c) ; and 
(D) providing the Secretary such other as-
sistance as the Secretary deems appropriate. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out its duties under 
subsection (b), the Advisory Council shall consult with the 
Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality and the 
heads of appropriate Federal agencies, including the Sec-
retary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of 
Labor, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, and the Administrator of the General Services 
Administration (through the Office of Federal High-Per-
formance Green Buildings). 
SEC. 316. JOB CORPS. 
The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Labor, shall work with recipients of funds 
under this Act to promote appropriate opportunities for 
individuals enrolled in the Job Corps program carried out 
under subtitle C of title I of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2881 et seq.) to gain employment 
experience on modernization, renovation, repair, and con-
struction projects funded under this Act. 
SEC. 317. JUNIOR AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS. 
The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Labor, shall work with recipients of funds 
under this Act to promote appropriate opportunities for 
individuals enrolled in a junior or community college (as 
defined in section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(f))) certificate or degree program 
relating to projects described in section 309(a) to gain em-
ployment experience working on such projects funded 
under this Act. 
SEC. 318. GAO STUDY. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study to determine, and report to the Con-
gress on, the extent and types of projects in keeping with 
the uses of funds authorized under this Act being under-
taken in schools around the United States, the geographic 
distribution of green, high-performing schools in the 
United States, including by urban, suburban, and rural 
areas, and the relative access to such schools of the demo-
graphic groups described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
USC 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)). 
SEC. 319. EDUCATION REGARDING PROJECTS. 
A local educational agency receiving funds under this 
Act may encourage schools at which projects are under-
taken with such funds to educate students about the 
project, including, as appropriate, the functioning of the 
project and its environmental, energy, sustainability, and 
other benefits. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2187 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Education to make 
grants to State educational agencies for the mod-
ernization, renovation, or repair of public school 
facilities, and for other purposes.