IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4447 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 19, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To establish an energy storage and microgrid grant and 
technical assistance program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
TITLE I—ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
Subtitle A—Buildings 
PART 1—BUILDING ENERGY CODES 
Sec. 1101. Greater energy efficiency in building codes. 
Sec. 1102. Cost-effective codes implementation for efficiency and resilience. 
Sec. 1103. Commercial building energy consumption information sharing. 
PART 2—WORKER TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING 
Sec. 1111. Building training and assessment centers. 
Sec. 1112. Career skills training. 
PART 3—SCHOOL BUILDINGS 
Sec. 1121. Coordination of energy retrofitting assistance for schools. 
Sec. 1122. Grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy im-
provements at public school facilities. 
PART 4—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
Sec. 1132. Research for effectiveness and standards. 
Subtitle B—Industrial Efficiency and Competitiveness 
PART 1—MANUFACTURING ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
Sec. 1201. Purposes. 
Sec. 1202. Future of Industry program and industrial research and assessment 
centers. 
Sec. 1203. Sustainable manufacturing initiative. 
Sec. 1204. Conforming amendments. 
PART 2—EXTENDED PRODUCT SYSTEM REBATE PROGRAM 
Sec. 1211. Extended Product System Rebate Program. 
PART 3—TRANSFORMER REBATE PROGRAM 
Sec. 1221. Energy Efficient Transformer Rebate Program. 
Subtitle C—Federal Agency Energy Efficiency 
Sec. 1301. Energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies. 
Sec. 1302. Energy efficient data centers. 
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Subtitle D—Regulatory Provisions 
PART 1—FEDERAL GREEN BUILDINGS 
Sec. 1401. High-performance green Federal buildings. 
PART 2—ENERGY AND WATER PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS 
Sec. 1411. Federal Energy Management Program. 
Sec. 1412. Federal building energy efficiency performance standards; certifi-
cation system and level for green buildings. 
Sec. 1413. Use of energy and water efficiency measures in Federal buildings. 
Subtitle E—HOPE for HOMES 
Sec. 1501. Definitions. 
PART 1—HOPE TRAINING 
Sec. 1511. Notice for HOPE Qualification training and grants. 
Sec. 1512. Course criteria. 
Sec. 1513. HOPE Qualification. 
Sec. 1514. Grants. 
Sec. 1515. Authorization of appropriations. 
PART 2—HOME ENERGY SAVINGS RETROFIT REBATE PROGRAM 
Sec. 1521. Establishment of Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program. 
Sec. 1522. Partial system rebates. 
Sec. 1523. State administered rebates. 
Sec. 1524. Special provisions for moderate income households. 
Sec. 1525. Evaluation reports to Congress. 
Sec. 1526. Administration. 
Sec. 1527. Authorization of appropriations. 
PART 3—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 1531. Appointment of personnel. 
Sec. 1532. Maintenance of funding. 
Subtitle F—Weatherization 
Sec. 1601. Weatherization assistance program. 
Sec. 1602. Report on waivers. 
Sec. 1603. Application of wage rate requirements to Weatherization Assistance 
Program. 
Sec. 1604. Prohibition on category 1 respiratory sensitizers. 
Subtitle G—Energy and Water Research Integration 
Sec. 1701. Integrating energy and water research. 
Sec. 1702. Energy-water oversight and coordination. 
Sec. 1703. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 1704. Coordination and nonduplication. 
Sec. 1705. Definitions. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
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Sec. 1801. Modifications to the ceiling fan energy conservation standard. 
Sec. 1802. Smart energy and water efficiency program. 
Sec. 1803. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. 
Sec. 1804. Energy efficient public buildings. 
Sec. 1805. Smart buildings. 
Sec. 1806. Water heaters. 
Sec. 1807. Rebate program for energy efficient electrotechnologies. 
Sec. 1808. Removing barriers to efficiency. 
Sec. 1809. Home Wildfire Risk Reduction Rebate Program. 
TITLE II—RENEWABLE ENERGY 
Subtitle A—Energy Storage 
PART 1—CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS 
Sec. 2101. Consideration of energy storage systems. 
Sec. 2102. Coordination of programs. 
PART 2—ENERGY STORAGE AND MICROGRID PROJECTS 
Sec. 2121. Definitions. 
Sec. 2122. Energy storage and microgrid assistance program. 
Sec. 2123. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Dam Safety 
Sec. 2201. Hydroelectric production incentives and efficiency improvements. 
Sec. 2202. FERC briefing on Edenville Dam and Sanford Dam failures. 
Sec. 2203. Dam safety conditions. 
Sec. 2204. Dam safety requirements. 
Sec. 2205. Viability procedures. 
Sec. 2206. FERC dam safety technical conference with States. 
Sec. 2207. Required dam safety communications between FERC and States. 
Sec. 2208. Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement Tribal fairness. 
Subtitle C—Distributed Renewable Energy 
Sec. 2301. Definitions. 
Sec. 2302. Establishment of program to facilitate voluntary streamlined process 
for local permitting of qualifying distributed energy systems. 
Sec. 2303. Distributed energy opportunity communities. 
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle D—Low-Income Solar 
Sec. 2401. Grant program for solar installations located in, or that serve, low- 
income and underserved areas. 
Sec. 2402. Establishment of community solar programs. 
Subtitle E—Research and Development 
PART 1—SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 2501. Definitions. 
Sec. 2502. Solar energy research and development. 
Sec. 2503. Solar energy demonstration projects. 
Sec. 2504. Next generation solar energy manufacturing initiative. 
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Sec. 2505. Photovoltaic device recycling research and development. 
Sec. 2506. Authorization of appropriations. 
PART 2—WIND ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 2521. Definitions. 
Sec. 2522. Wind energy research and development. 
Sec. 2523. Wind energy demonstration and validation projects. 
Sec. 2524. Wind energy incubator funding. 
Sec. 2525. Mitigating regulatory and market barriers. 
Sec. 2526. Authorization of appropriations. 
PART 3—ADVANCED GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 2541. Definitions. 
Sec. 2542. Hydrothermal research and development. 
Sec. 2543. General geothermal systems research and development. 
Sec. 2544. Enhanced geothermal systems research and development. 
Sec. 2545. Geothermal heat pumps and direct use. 
Sec. 2546. Cost sharing and proposal evaluation. 
Sec. 2547. Advanced geothermal computing and data science research and de-
velopment. 
Sec. 2548. Geothermal workforce development. 
Sec. 2549. Organization and administration of programs. 
Sec. 2550. Repeals. 
Sec. 2551. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 2552. International geothermal energy development. 
Sec. 2553. Reauthorization of High Cost Region Geothermal Energy Grant 
Program. 
PART 4—WATER POWER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 2561. Water power research and development. 
Sec. 2562. Conforming amendments. 
Sec. 2563. Produced water research and development program. 
Sec. 2564. Produced water demonstration program. 
PART 5—ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 2571. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle F—Public Lands Renewable Energy Development 
Sec. 2601. Definitions. 
Sec. 2602. Land use planning; supplements to programmatic environmental im-
pact statements. 
Sec. 2603. Environmental review on covered land. 
Sec. 2604. Program to improve renewable energy project permit coordination. 
Sec. 2605. Increasing economic certainty. 
Sec. 2606. Renewable energy goal. 
Sec. 2607. Facilitation of coproduction of geothermal energy on oil and gas 
leases. 
Sec. 2608. Noncompetitive leasing of adjoining areas for development of geo-
thermal resources. 
Sec. 2609. Savings clause. 
Subtitle G—Renewable Energy Grant Program 
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Sec. 2701. Renewable energy grant program. 
Subtitle H—Other 
Sec. 2801. Amendment to Energy Policy Act of 2005 definition of renewable 
energy. 
TITLE III—CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES 
Subtitle A—Fossil Energy Research and Development 
Sec. 3101. Definitions. 
Sec. 3102. Fossil energy objectives. 
Sec. 3103. Carbon capture technologies. 
Sec. 3104. Natural gas carbon capture research, development, and demonstra-
tion program. 
Sec. 3105. Carbon storage validation and testing. 
Sec. 3106. Carbon utilization. 
Sec. 3107. Advanced energy systems. 
Sec. 3108. Rare earth elements. 
Sec. 3109. Methane hydrate research amendments. 
Sec. 3110. Carbon removal. 
Sec. 3111. Methane leak detection and mitigation. 
Sec. 3112. Waste gas utilization. 
Sec. 3113. National energy technology laboratory reforms. 
Sec. 3114. Climate Solutions Challenges. 
Sec. 3115. Carbon dioxide removal task force and report. 
Sec. 3116. National Academy of Sciences study on carbon capture technology. 
Sec. 3117. Study on Blue Hydrogen Technology. 
Subtitle B—Controlling Methane Leaks 
Sec. 3201. Improving the natural gas distribution system. 
Subtitle C—Eminent Domain Reform 
Sec. 3301. Modifications to exercise of the right of eminent domain by holder 
of a certificate of public convenience and necessity. 
Subtitle D—Climate Smart Ports 
Sec. 3401. Climate smart ports grant program. 
Subtitle E—Interagency Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Pollutant 
Mitigation 
Sec. 3501. Interagency task force on short-lived climate pollutant mitigation. 
Subtitle F—Black Carbon 
Sec. 3601. Reduction of black carbon emissions. 
TITLE IV—NUCLEAR ENERGY 
Subtitle A—Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability 
Sec. 4101. Program. 
Sec. 4102. Reports to Congress. 
Sec. 4103. Authorization of appropriations. 
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Sec. 4104. Definitions. 
Subtitle B—Nuclear Energy Leadership Act 
Sec. 4201. Definitions. 
Sec. 4202. Nuclear energy research, development, demonstration, and commer-
cial application programs. 
Sec. 4203. Nuclear energy budget plan. 
Sec. 4204. Organization and administration of programs. 
Subtitle C—Defending Against Rosatom Exports 
Sec. 4301. Extension and expansion of limitations on importation of uranium 
from Russian Federation. 
Subtitle D—FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH 
Sec. 4401. Fusion energy research. 
TITLE V—ELECTRIC GRID AND CYBERSECURITY 
Subtitle A—Electric Grid 
PART 1—21ST CENTURY POWER GRID 
Sec. 5101. 21st Century Power Grid. 
Sec. 5102. Definitions. 
Sec. 5103. Power System modeling reform and updates to grid services and 
grid operator software. 
Sec. 5104. Advanced energy and grid efficiency studies and report. 
PART 2—TRANSMISSION PLANNING 
Sec. 5111. Interregional transmission planning report. 
Sec. 5112. Interregional transmission planning rulemaking. 
Subtitle B—State Energy Security Plans 
Sec. 5201. State energy security plans. 
Subtitle C—Research and Development 
PART 1—BETTER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY 
Sec. 5301. Energy storage. 
Sec. 5302. Critical mineral recycling and reuse research, development, and 
demonstration program. 
PART 2—GRID MODERNIZATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 5321. Smart grid regional demonstration initiative. 
Sec. 5322. Smart grid modeling, visualization, architecture, and controls. 
Sec. 5323. Hybrid energy systems. 
Sec. 5324. Grid integration research and development. 
Sec. 5325. Industry alliance. 
Sec. 5326. Coordination of efforts. 
Sec. 5327. Technical amendments; authorization of appropriations. 
PART 3—GRID SECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
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Sec. 5341. Amendment to Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. 
Sec. 5342. Critical infrastructure research and construction. 
Sec. 5343. Conforming amendment. 
Subtitle D—Tribal Energy 
Sec. 5401. Indian energy. 
Sec. 5402. Report on electricity access and reliability. 
Subtitle E—Utility Resilience and Reliability 
Sec. 5501. Reliability of bulk-power system in changing conditions. 
Sec. 5502. Electric grid resilience education program. 
Sec. 5503. Report on planned electric power outages due to extreme weather 
conditions. 
TITLE VI—TRANSPORTATION 
Subtitle A—Diesel Emissions Reduction 
Sec. 6101. Reauthorization of diesel emissions reduction program. 
Subtitle B—Clean School Bus Program 
Sec. 6201. Reauthorization of Clean School Bus Program. 
Subtitle C—Clean Cities Coalition Program 
Sec. 6301. Clean Cities Coalition Program. 
Subtitle D—Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity 
Sec. 6401. Annual deadline for petitions by small refineries for exemptions 
from renewable fuel requirements. 
Sec. 6402. Information in petition subject to public disclosure. 
Subtitle E—EV Infrastructure 
Sec. 6501. Definitions. 
Sec. 6502. Electric vehicle supply equipment rebate program. 
Sec. 6503. Expanding access to electric vehicles in underserved communities. 
Sec. 6504. Ensuring program benefits for underserved and disadvantaged com-
munities. 
Sec. 6505. Model building code for electric vehicle supply equipment. 
Sec. 6506. Electric vehicle supply equipment coordination. 
Sec. 6507. State consideration of electric vehicle charging. 
Sec. 6508. State energy plans. 
Sec. 6509. Transportation electrification. 
Sec. 6510. Federal fleets. 
Sec. 6511. Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program. 
Sec. 6512. Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program. 
Subtitle F—Vehicles Used for Competition 
Sec. 6601. Treatment of vehicles not legal for operation on a street or highway 
and used solely for competition. 
Subtitle G—Clean Refrigerated Vehicles Program 
Sec. 6701. Pilot program for the electrification of certain refrigerated vehicles. 
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Subtitle H—Low-Carbon Fuels 
Sec. 6801. Study by National Academy of Sciences. 
Subtitle I—Climate Action Planning for Ports 
Sec. 6901. Grants To reduce greenhouse gas emissions at ports. 
Subtitle J—Research and Development 
Sec. 6911. Definitions. 
Sec. 6912. Vehicle research and development. 
Sec. 6913. Research and development program for advanced vehicle manufac-
turing technologies. 
Sec. 6914. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE VII—ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY—ENERGY 
Sec. 7001. ARPA–E amendments. 
TITLE VIII—TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
Sec. 8001. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—National Clean Energy Technology Transfer Programs 
Sec. 8101. Regional clean energy innovation program. 
Sec. 8102. National clean energy incubator program. 
Sec. 8103. Clean energy technology university prize competition. 
Sec. 8104. Energy I-Corps. 
Sec. 8105. Clean energy technology transfer coordination. 
Subtitle B—Supporting Technology Development At the National Laboratories 
Sec. 8201. Lab partnering service pilot program. 
Sec. 8202. Lab-embedded entrepreneurship program. 
Sec. 8203. Small business voucher program. 
Sec. 8204. Entrepreneurial leave program. 
Sec. 8205. National laboratory employee outside employment authority. 
Sec. 8206. Technology commercialization fund. 
Sec. 8207. Signature authority. 
Subtitle C—Department of Energy Modernization 
Sec. 8301. Technology Transfer Program. 
Sec. 8302. Management of demonstration projects. 
Sec. 8303. Streamlining prize competitions. 
Sec. 8304. Milestone-based demonstration projects. 
Sec. 8305. Cost-share waiver extension. 
Sec. 8306. Special hiring authority for scientific, engineering, and project man-
agement personnel. 
Sec. 8307. Technology transfer reports and evaluation. 
Sec. 8308. Other transaction authority extension. 
Subtitle D—Increasing and Mobilizing Partnerships to Achieve 
Commercialization of Technologies for Energy 
Sec. 8401. Short title. 
Sec. 8402. Definitions. 
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Sec. 8403. Energy Technology Commercialization Foundation. 
TITLE IX—INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS 
Subtitle A—Smart Manufacturing 
Sec. 9101. Definitions. 
Sec. 9102. Development of national smart manufacturing plan. 
Sec. 9103. Leveraging existing agency programs to assist small and medium 
manufacturers. 
Sec. 9104. Leveraging smart manufacturing infrastructure at National Labora-
tories. 
Sec. 9105. State leadership grants. 
Sec. 9106. Report. 
Subtitle B—American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership 
Sec. 9201. Definitions. 
Sec. 9202. Listing of regulated substances. 
Sec. 9203. Monitoring and reporting requirements. 
Sec. 9204. Phasedown of regulated substances. 
Sec. 9205. Management of regulated substances. 
Sec. 9206. Technology transitions. 
Sec. 9207. Rulemaking authority. 
Sec. 9208. Relationship to other laws. 
Subtitle C—Clean Industrial Technology 
Sec. 9301. Purpose. 
Sec. 9302. Industrial emissions reduction technology development program. 
Sec. 9303. Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 9304. Technical assistance program to implement industrial emissions re-
duction. 
Sec. 9305. Coordination of research and development of energy efficient tech-
nologies for industry. 
Subtitle D—Combined Heat and Power Support 
Sec. 9401. CHP Technical Assistance Partnership Program. 
Subtitle E—Title XVII Loan Program Reform 
Sec. 9501. Loan program office title XVII reform. 
Sec. 9502. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE X—CRITICAL MATERIALS 
Sec. 10101. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Energy Critical Materials 
Sec. 10121. Energy critical materials program. 
Sec. 10122. Critical materials research database and information center. 
Sec. 10123. Critical materials interagency subcommittee. 
Subtitle B—National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research, and 
Development 
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Sec. 10141. Amendments to National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research 
and Development Act of 1980. 
Sec. 10142. Conforming repeal. 
TITLE XI—ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 
Sec. 11001. Definitions. 
Sec. 11002. Environmental justice community technical assistance grants. 
Sec. 11003. Interagency Federal working group on environmental justice. 
Sec. 11004. Federal agency actions to address environmental justice. 
Sec. 11005. Training of employees of Federal agencies. 
Sec. 11006. Environmental justice basic training program. 
Sec. 11007. Environmental justice clearinghouse. 
Sec. 11008. Public meetings. 
Sec. 11009. National environmental justice advisory council. 
Sec. 11010. Environmental justice grant programs. 
Sec. 11011. Environmental justice community solid waste disposal technical as-
sistance grants. 
Sec. 11012. Environmental justice community, State, and Tribal grant pro-
grams. 
Sec. 11013. Protections for environmental justice communities against harmful 
federal actions. 
Sec. 11014. Prohibited discrimination. 
Sec. 11015. Right of action. 
Sec. 11016. Rights of recovery. 
Sec. 11017. Public health risks associated with cumulative environmental 
stressors. 
Sec. 11018. Climate Justice Grant Program. 
Sec. 11019. Environmental justice for communities overburdened by environ-
mental violations. 
TITLE XII—OTHER MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development 
PART 1—OFFICE OF ECONOMIC IMPACT, DIVERSITY, AND EMPLOYMENT 
Sec. 12101. Name of office. 
Sec. 12102. Energy workforce development programs. 
Sec. 12103. Authorization. 
PART 2—ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 12111. Energy workforce development. 
Sec. 12112. Energy workforce grant program. 
Sec. 12113. Definitions. 
Sec. 12114. Renewable energy transition grant program. 
Sec. 12115. Energy Jobs Council and annual energy employment report. 
PART 3—MEASURING GREEN COLLAR JOB DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 12121. Measuring green jobs. 
PART 4—CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY WORKFORCE 
Sec. 12131. Clean Energy Economy Workforce Program. 
Subtitle B—Buy American and Wage Rate Requirements 
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Sec. 12201. Use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods. 
Sec. 12202. Wage rate requirements. 
Sec. 12203. Apprenticeships. 
Subtitle C—Natural Resources 
Sec. 12301. Offshore Wind Career Training Grant Program. 
Sec. 12302. Data preservation. 
Sec. 12303. Extension of authority for non-oil and gas operations on the Outer 
Continental Shelf. 
Subtitle D—Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator 
Sec. 12401. Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator. 
Subtitle E—Scientific Integrity 
Sec. 12501. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 12502. Amendment to America COMPETES Act. 
Sec. 12503. Existing policies; clarification. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 12601. Authorization. 
Sec. 12602. Addressing insufficient compensation of employees and other per-
sonnel of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 
Sec. 12603. Office of Public Participation. 
Sec. 12604. Background ozone research. 
Sec. 12605. Smoke planning and research. 
Sec. 12606. Report on effects of emissions from fossil fuel facilities. 
Sec. 12607. Wildfire hazard severity mapping for electric transmission and dis-
tribution infrastructure. 
Sec. 12608. Wildfire smoke emissions modeling and forecasting improvement 
program. 
Sec. 12609. Exposure to wildfire smoke and air pollution. 
Sec. 12610. Budgetary effects. 
Sec. 12611. Effective date. 
Sec. 12612. Effective date. 
Sec. 12613. Report on mining of critical minerals using forced labor in foreign 
countries. 
Sec. 12614. Tree planting grant program. 
Sec. 12615 Labor Standards. 
Sec. 12616. Affirming Protections for Children and Workers. 
Sec. 12617. Rural and remote communities electrification grants. 
Sec. 12618. Coal community resource clearinghouse. 
Sec. 12619. Report on fossil fuel subsidies. 
Sec. 12620. Publication of Interconnections Seams Study. 
Sec. 12621. Department of energy research mission on climate change and 
emissions reduction. 
Sec. 12622. Study on equitable distribution of benefits of clean energy. 
Sec. 12623. Study on certain climate change mitigation efforts. 
Sec. 12624. Low-Dose-Radiation Research. 
Sec. 12625. Online publication of greenhouse gas emissions. 
Sec. 12626. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 12627. Use of bird-safe features, practices, and strategies in public build-
ings. 
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Sec. 12628. Gas waste reduction and enhancement of gas measuring and re-
porting. 
Subtitle G—Open Back Better 
Sec. 12701. Facilities energy resiliency. 
Sec. 12702. Personnel. 
Subtitle H—Zeroing Excess, Reducing Organic Waste, and Sustaining 
Technical Expertise 
Sec. 12801. Grant program. 
Sec. 12802. Grant awards. 
Sec. 12803. Reporting. 
Sec. 12804. Annual conference. 
Sec. 12805. Definitions. 
Sec. 12806. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle I—Radon Abatement Reauthorization 
Sec. 12901. Technical assistance to States for radon programs reauthorized. 
Sec. 12902. Grant assistance to States for radon programs reauthorized. 
Sec. 12903. Regional radon training centers reauthorized. 
TITLE I—ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
Subtitle A—Buildings 
PART 1—BUILDING ENERGY CODES 
SEC. 1101. GREATER ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDING 
CODES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 303 of the Energy Con-
servation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6832) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking paragraph (14) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(14) MODEL BUILDING ENERGY CODE.—The 
term ‘model building energy code’ means a voluntary 
building energy code or standard developed and up-
dated by interested persons, such as the code or 
standard developed by— 
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‘‘(A) the Council of American Building Of-
ficials, or its legal successor, International Code 
Council, Inc.; 
‘‘(B) the American Society of Heating, Re-
frigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers; or 
‘‘(C) other appropriate organizations.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(17) IECC.—The term ‘IECC’ means the 
International Energy Conservation Code. 
‘‘(18) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-De-
termination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103).’’. 
(b) 
STATE
BUILDING
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY 
CODES.—Section 304 of the Energy Conservation and 
Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6833) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 304. UPDATING STATE BUILDING ENERGY EFFI-
CIENCY CODES. 
‘‘(a) VOLUNTARY CODES
AND STANDARDS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of this section, any 
model building code or standard established under section 
304 shall not be binding on a State, local government, or 
Indian tribe as a matter of Federal law. 
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‘‘(b) ACTION BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) encourage and support the adoption of 
building energy codes by States, Indian tribes, and, 
as appropriate, by local governments that meet or 
exceed the model building energy codes, or achieve 
equivalent or greater energy savings; and 
‘‘(2) support full compliance with the State and 
local codes. 
‘‘(c) STATE AND INDIAN TRIBE CERTIFICATION OF 
BUILDING ENERGY CODE UPDATES.— 
‘‘(1) REVIEW
AND
UPDATING
OF
CODES
BY 
EACH STATE AND INDIAN TRIBE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of publication of a revision to a 
model building energy code, each State or In-
dian tribe shall certify whether the State or In-
dian tribe, respectively, has reviewed and up-
dated the energy provisions of the building code 
of the State or Indian tribe, respectively. 
‘‘(B) DEMONSTRATION.—The certification 
shall include a demonstration of whether the 
energy savings for the code provisions that are 
in effect throughout the territory of the State 
or Indian tribe meet or exceed the energy sav-
ings of the updated model building energy code. 
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‘‘(C) NO MODEL BUILDING ENERGY CODE 
UPDATE.—If a model building energy code is 
not updated by a target date established under 
section 307(b)(2)(E), each State or Indian tribe 
shall, not later than 2 years after the specified 
date, certify whether the State or Indian tribe, 
respectively, has reviewed and updated the en-
ergy provisions of the building code of the State 
or Indian tribe, respectively, to meet or exceed 
the target in section 307(b)(2). 
‘‘(2) VALIDATION
BY
SECRETARY.—Not later 
than 90 days after a State or Indian tribe certifi-
cation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) determine whether the code provi-
sions of the State or Indian tribe, respectively, 
meet the criteria specified in paragraph (1); 
and 
‘‘(B) if the determination is positive, vali-
date the certification. 
‘‘(d) IMPROVEMENTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH BUILD-
ING ENERGY CODES.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of a certification under sub-
section (c), each State and Indian tribe shall 
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certify whether the State and Indian tribe, re-
spectively, has— 
‘‘(i) achieved full compliance under 
paragraph (3) with the applicable certified 
State and Indian tribe building energy 
code or with the associated model building 
energy code; or 
‘‘(ii) made significant progress under 
paragraph (4) toward achieving compliance 
with the applicable certified State and In-
dian tribe building energy code or with the 
associated model building energy code. 
‘‘(B) REPEAT
CERTIFICATIONS.—If the 
State or Indian tribe certifies progress toward 
achieving compliance, the State or Indian tribe 
shall repeat the certification until the State or 
Indian tribe certifies that the State or Indian 
tribe has achieved full compliance, respectively. 
‘‘(2) MEASUREMENT OF COMPLIANCE.—A cer-
tification under paragraph (1) shall include docu-
mentation of the rate of compliance based on— 
‘‘(A) independent inspections of a random 
sample of the buildings covered by the code in 
the preceding year; or 
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‘‘(B) an alternative method that yields an 
accurate measure of compliance. 
‘‘(3) ACHIEVEMENT OF COMPLIANCE.—A State 
or Indian tribe shall be considered to achieve full 
compliance under paragraph (1) if— 
‘‘(A) at least 90 percent of building space 
covered by the code in the preceding year sub-
stantially meets all the requirements of the ap-
plicable code specified in paragraph (1), or 
achieves equivalent or greater energy savings 
level; or 
‘‘(B) the estimated excess energy use of 
buildings that did not meet the applicable code 
specified in paragraph (1) in the preceding 
year, compared to a baseline of comparable 
buildings that meet this code, is not more than 
5 percent of the estimated energy use of all 
buildings covered by this code during the pre-
ceding year. 
‘‘(4) 
SIGNIFICANT
PROGRESS
TOWARD 
ACHIEVEMENT OF COMPLIANCE.—A State or Indian 
tribe shall be considered to have made significant 
progress toward achieving compliance for purposes 
of paragraph (1) if the State or Indian tribe— 
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‘‘(A) has developed and is implementing a 
plan for achieving compliance during the 8- 
year-period beginning on the date of enactment 
of the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, 
including annual targets for compliance and ac-
tive training and enforcement programs; and 
‘‘(B) has met the most recent target under 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(5) VALIDATION
BY
SECRETARY.—Not later 
than 90 days after a State or Indian tribe certifi-
cation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) determine whether the State or In-
dian tribe has demonstrated meeting the cri-
teria of this subsection, including accurate 
measurement of compliance; and 
‘‘(B) if the determination is positive, vali-
date the certification. 
‘‘(e) STATES
OR INDIAN TRIBES THAT DO NOT 
ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTING.—A State or Indian tribe that 
has not made a certification required under sub-
section (c) or (d) by the applicable deadline shall 
submit to the Secretary a report describing— 
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‘‘(A) the status of the State or Indian tribe 
with respect to meeting the requirements and 
submitting the certification; and 
‘‘(B) a plan for meeting the requirements 
and submitting the certification. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SUPPORT.—For any State or In-
dian tribe for which the Secretary has not validated 
a certification by a deadline under subsection (c) or 
(d), the lack of the certification may be a consider-
ation for Federal support authorized under this sec-
tion for code adoption and compliance activities. 
‘‘(3) LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—In any State or 
Indian tribe for which the Secretary has not vali-
dated a certification under subsection (c) or (d), a 
local government may be eligible for Federal support 
under subsections (f) and (g) by meeting the certifi-
cation requirements of subsections (c) and (d). 
‘‘(4) REPORTS BY SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than De-
cember 31, 2021, and not less frequently than 
once every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress and publish a report 
describing— 
‘‘(i) the status of model building en-
ergy codes; 
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‘‘(ii) the status of code adoption and 
compliance in the States and Indian tribes; 
‘‘(iii) implementation of this section; 
and 
‘‘(iv) improvements in energy savings 
over time as result of the targets estab-
lished under section 307(b)(2). 
‘‘(B) IMPACTS.—The report shall include 
estimates of impacts of past action under this 
section, and potential impacts of further action, 
on— 
‘‘(i) upfront financial and construction 
costs, cost benefits and returns (using in-
vestment analysis), and lifetime energy use 
for buildings; 
‘‘(ii) resulting energy costs to individ-
uals and businesses; and 
‘‘(iii) resulting overall annual building 
ownership and operating costs. 
‘‘(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND IN-
DIAN TRIBES.—The Secretary shall provide technical as-
sistance to States and Indian tribes to implement the goals 
and requirements of this section, including procedures and 
technical analysis for States and Indian tribes— 
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‘‘(1) to improve and implement State residential 
and commercial building energy codes; 
‘‘(2) to demonstrate that the code provisions of 
the States and Indian tribes achieve equivalent or 
greater energy savings than the model building en-
ergy codes and targets; 
‘‘(3) to document the rate of compliance with a 
building energy code; and 
‘‘(4) to otherwise promote the design and con-
struction of energy- and water-efficient buildings. 
‘‘(g) AVAILABILITY OF INCENTIVE FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
incentive funding to States and Indian tribes— 
‘‘(A) to implement the requirements of this 
section; 
‘‘(B) to improve and implement residential 
and commercial building energy codes, including 
increasing and verifying compliance with the 
codes and training of State, tribal, and local 
building code officials to implement and enforce 
the codes; and 
‘‘(C) to promote building energy and water 
efficiency through the use of the codes and 
standards. 
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‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—Additional fund-
ing shall be provided under this subsection for im-
plementation of a plan to achieve and document full 
compliance with residential and commercial building 
energy codes under subsection (d)— 
‘‘(A) to a State or Indian tribe for which 
the Secretary has validated a certification under 
subsection (c) or (d); and 
‘‘(B) in a State or Indian tribe that is not 
eligible under subparagraph (A), to a local gov-
ernment that is eligible under this section. 
‘‘(3) TRAINING.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under this subsection, the State or Indian tribe 
may use amounts required, but not to exceed 
$750,000 for a State, to train State and local build-
ing code officials to implement and enforce codes de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—States may share 
grants under this subsection with local governments 
that implement and enforce the codes. 
‘‘(h) STRETCH
CODES
AND
ADVANCED
STAND-
ARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
technical and financial support for the development 
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of stretch codes and advanced standards for residen-
tial and commercial buildings for use as— 
‘‘(A) an option for adoption as a building 
energy code by local, tribal, or State govern-
ments; and 
‘‘(B) guidelines for energy-efficient build-
ing design. 
‘‘(2) TARGETS.—The stretch codes and ad-
vanced standards shall be designed— 
‘‘(A) to achieve substantial energy savings 
compared to the model building energy codes; 
and 
‘‘(B) to meet targets under section 307(b), 
if available, at least 3 to 6 years in advance of 
the target years. 
‘‘(i) STUDIES.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
building science experts from the National Laboratories 
and institutions of higher education, designers and build-
ers of energy-efficient residential and commercial build-
ings, code officials, code and standards developers, and 
other stakeholders, shall undertake a study of the feasi-
bility, impact, economics, and merit of— 
‘‘(1) code and standards improvements that 
would require that buildings be designed, sited, and 
constructed in a manner that makes the buildings 
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more adaptable in the future to become zero-net-en-
ergy after initial construction, as advances are 
achieved in energy-saving technologies; 
‘‘(2) code procedures to incorporate measured 
lifetimes, not just first-year energy use, in trade-offs 
and performance calculations; 
‘‘(3) legislative options for increasing energy 
savings from building energy codes and standards, 
including additional incentives for effective State 
and local action, and verification of compliance with 
and enforcement of a code or standard other than by 
a State or local government; and 
‘‘(4) code and standards improvements that 
consider energy efficiency and water efficiency and, 
to the maximum extent practicable, consider energy 
efficiency and water efficiency in an integrated man-
ner. 
‘‘(j) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion or section 307 supersedes or modifies the application 
of sections 321 through 346 of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq.). 
‘‘(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
and section 307 $200,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.’’. 
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(c) FEDERAL
BUILDING
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY 
STANDARDS.—Section 305 of the Energy Conservation 
and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6834) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘voluntary building energy code’’ each place it appears 
in subsections (a)(2)(B) and (b) and inserting ‘‘model 
building energy code’’. 
(d) MODEL BUILDING ENERGY CODES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 307 of the Energy 
Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6836) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 307. SUPPORT FOR MODEL BUILDING ENERGY 
CODES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall support the 
updating of model building energy codes. 
‘‘(b) TARGETS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall sup-
port the updating of the model building energy codes 
to enable the achievement of aggregate energy sav-
ings targets established under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) TARGETS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
work with State, Indian tribes, local govern-
ments, code and standards developers (such as 
the entities described in section 303(14)), and 
other interested parties to support the updating 
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of model building energy codes by establishing 
1 or more national aggregate energy savings 
targets to achieve the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(B) SEPARATE TARGETS.—The Secretary 
shall establish separate targets for commercial 
and residential buildings. 
‘‘(C) BASELINES.—The baseline for updat-
ing model building energy codes shall be the 
2009 IECC for residential buildings and 
ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2010 for commercial 
buildings. 
‘‘(D) CODE CYCLES.—The targets estab-
lished under subparagraph (A) shall align with 
the respective code development cycles deter-
mined by the model building energy code-setting 
and standards development organizations de-
scribed in section 303(14). 
‘‘(E) SPECIFIC YEARS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Targets for spe-
cific years shall be established and revised 
by the Secretary through rulemaking and 
coordinated with code and standards devel-
opers (such as the entities described in sec-
tion 303(14)) at a level that— 
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‘‘(I) is at the maximum level of 
energy efficiency that is techno-
logically feasible and lifecycle cost ef-
fective, while accounting for the eco-
nomic considerations under paragraph 
(4); 
‘‘(II) is higher than the preceding 
target; 
‘‘(III) promotes the achievement 
of commercial and residential high- 
performance buildings (as defined in 
section 401 of the Energy Independ-
ence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17061)) through high perform-
ance energy efficiency; and 
‘‘(IV) takes into consideration 
the variations in climate zones used in 
model building energy codes. 
‘‘(ii) INITIAL
TARGETS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this clause, the Secretary shall establish 
initial targets under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(iii) DIFFERENT
TARGET
YEARS.— 
Subject to clause (i), prior to the applica-
ble year, the Secretary may set a later tar-
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get year for any of the model building en-
ergy codes described in subparagraph (A) 
if the Secretary determines that a target 
cannot be met. 
‘‘(iv) SMALL BUSINESS.—When estab-
lishing 
targets 
under 
this 
paragraph 
through rulemaking, the Secretary shall 
ensure compliance with the Small Business 
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 
1996 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; Public Law 104– 
121). 
‘‘(3) APPLIANCE STANDARDS AND OTHER FAC-
TORS AFFECTING BUILDING ENERGY USE.—In es-
tablishing building code targets under paragraph 
(2), the Secretary shall develop and adjust the tar-
gets in recognition of potential savings and costs re-
lating to— 
‘‘(A) efficiency gains made in appliances, 
lighting, windows, insulation, and building enve-
lope sealing; 
‘‘(B) advancement of distributed genera-
tion and on-site renewable power generation 
technologies; 
‘‘(C) equipment improvements for heating, 
cooling, and ventilation systems; 
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‘‘(D) building management systems and 
smart technologies to reduce energy use; and 
‘‘(E) other technologies, practices, and 
building systems that the Secretary considers 
appropriate regarding building plug load and 
other energy uses. 
‘‘(4) ECONOMIC
CONSIDERATIONS.—In estab-
lishing and revising building code targets under 
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consider the eco-
nomic feasibility of achieving the proposed targets 
established under this section and the potential costs 
and savings for consumers and building owners, in-
cluding a return on investment analysis. 
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MODEL BUILDING 
ENERGY CODE-SETTING AND STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT 
ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, on a 
timely basis, provide technical assistance to model 
building energy code-setting and standards develop-
ment organizations consistent with the goals of this 
section. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE.—The assistance shall in-
clude, as requested by the organizations, technical 
assistance in— 
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‘‘(A) evaluating code or standards pro-
posals or revisions; 
‘‘(B) building energy and water analysis 
and design tools; 
‘‘(C) building demonstrations; 
‘‘(D) developing definitions of energy use 
intensity and building types for use in model 
building energy codes to evaluate the efficiency 
impacts of the model building energy codes; 
‘‘(E) performance-based standards; 
‘‘(F) evaluating economic considerations 
under subsection (b)(4); and 
‘‘(G) developing model building energy 
codes by Indian tribes in accordance with tribal 
law. 
‘‘(3) AMENDMENT PROPOSALS.—The Secretary 
may submit timely model building energy code 
amendment proposals to the model building energy 
code-setting and standards development organiza-
tions, with supporting evidence, sufficient to enable 
the model building energy codes to meet the targets 
established under subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(4) ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY.—The Secretary 
shall make publicly available the entire calculation 
methodology (including input assumptions and data) 
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used by the Secretary to estimate the energy savings 
of code or standard proposals and revisions. 
‘‘(d) DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) REVISION OF MODEL BUILDING ENERGY 
CODES.—If the provisions of the IECC or ASHRAE 
Standard 90.1 regarding building energy use are 
proposed to be revised, the Secretary shall make a 
preliminary determination, by not later than 90 days 
after the date of receipt of the proposed revision, 
and a final determination by not later than 15 
months after the date of publication of the revision, 
regarding whether the revision will— 
‘‘(A) improve energy efficiency in build-
ings, as compared to the existing model build-
ing energy code; and 
‘‘(B) meet the applicable targets under 
subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(2) CODES OR STANDARDS NOT MEETING TAR-
GETS.— 
‘‘(A) PRELIMINARY
DETERMINATION
BY 
SECRETARY.—If the Secretary makes a prelimi-
nary determination under paragraph (1)(B) 
that a code or standard does not meet an appli-
cable target under subsection (b)(2), the Sec-
retary shall contemporaneously provide to the 
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developer of the model building energy code or 
standard not fewer than 2 proposed changes 
that would result in a model building energy 
code that meets the applicable target, together 
with supporting evidence, taking into consider-
ation— 
‘‘(i) whether the modified code is tech-
nically feasible and lifecycle cost effective; 
‘‘(ii) available appliances, technologies, 
materials, and construction practices; and 
‘‘(iii) the economic considerations 
under subsection (b)(4). 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION
OR
ELECTION
BY 
DEVELOPER.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of receipt of proposed changes of the 
Secretary under subparagraph (A), a developer 
shall— 
‘‘(i) determine whether— 
‘‘(I) to publish a new revised 
code accepting the proposed changes; 
or 
‘‘(II) to reject the proposed 
changes; or 
‘‘(ii) if the developer elects not to 
make a determination under clause (i), 
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publish a notice of that election, together 
with the proposed changes. 
‘‘(C) FINAL
DETERMINATION
BY
SEC-
RETARY.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A final determina-
tion by the Secretary shall be made on the 
model building energy code or standard, as 
modified by the changes proposed by the 
Secretary under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) 
ADDITIONAL
DETERMINA-
TIONS.—If a model building energy code or 
standards developer makes an election pur-
suant to subparagraph (B)(ii), the Sec-
retary shall make the following final deter-
minations for purposes of this subsection: 
‘‘(I) A final determination re-
garding whether the code or standard 
of the developer, absent any changes 
proposed by the Secretary under sub-
paragraph (A), will— 
‘‘(aa) improve energy effi-
ciency in buildings, as compared 
to the existing model building en-
ergy code; and 
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents for the Energy Conservation and Produc-
tion Act is amended by amending the item relating 
to section 307 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 307. Support for model building energy codes.’’. 
SEC. 1102. COST-EFFECTIVE CODES IMPLEMENTATION FOR 
EFFICIENCY AND RESILIENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Energy Conserva-
tion and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6831 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 309. COST-EFFECTIVE CODES IMPLEMENTATION FOR 
EFFICIENCY AND RESILIENCE. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a relevant State agency, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, such as a State build-
ing code agency or State energy office; and 
‘‘(B) a partnership. 
‘‘(2) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘partnership’ 
means a partnership between an eligible entity de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A) and 1 or more of the 
following entities: 
‘‘(A) Local building code agencies. 
‘‘(B) Codes and standards developers. 
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‘‘(C) Associations of builders and design 
and construction professionals. 
‘‘(D) Local and utility energy efficiency 
programs. 
‘‘(E) Consumer, energy efficiency, and en-
vironmental advocates. 
‘‘(F) Other entities, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish within the Building Technologies Office of the 
Department of Energy a program under which the 
Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis 
to eligible entities to enable sustained cost-effective 
implementation of updated building energy codes. 
‘‘(2) UPDATED BUILDING ENERGY CODE.—An 
update to a building energy code under this section 
shall include any update made available after the ex-
isting building energy code, even if it is not the most 
recent updated code available. 
‘‘(c) CRITERIA; PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) consider— 
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‘‘(A) prospective energy savings and plans 
to measure the savings; 
‘‘(B) the long-term sustainability of those 
measures and savings; 
‘‘(C) prospective benefits, and plans to as-
sess the benefits, including benefits relating 
to— 
‘‘(i) resilience and peak load reduc-
tion; 
‘‘(ii) occupant safety and health; and 
‘‘(iii) environmental performance; 
‘‘(D) the demonstrated capacity of the eli-
gible entity to carry out the proposed project; 
and 
‘‘(E) the need of the eligible entity for as-
sistance; and 
‘‘(2) give priority to applications from partner-
ships. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity awarded 
a grant under this section may use the grant 
funds— 
‘‘(A) to create or enable State or regional 
partnerships to provide training and materials 
to— 
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‘‘(i) builders, contractors and sub-
contractors, architects, and other design 
and construction professionals, relating to 
meeting updated building energy codes in a 
cost-effective manner; and 
‘‘(ii) building code officials, relating to 
improving implementation of and compli-
ance with building energy codes; 
‘‘(B) to collect and disseminate quan-
titative data on construction and codes imple-
mentation, including code pathways, perform-
ance metrics, and technologies used; 
‘‘(C) to develop and implement a plan for 
highly effective codes implementation, including 
measuring compliance; 
‘‘(D) to address various implementation 
needs in rural, suburban, and urban areas; 
‘‘(E) to implement updates in energy codes 
for— 
‘‘(i) new residential and commercial 
buildings (including multifamily buildings); 
and 
‘‘(ii) additions and alterations to ex-
isting residential and commercial buildings 
(including multifamily buildings); and 
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‘‘(F) to make an addition or alteration to, 
or to install, replace, or provide maintenance to, 
an air filtration and purification system of an 
HVAC system to meet exigencies related to the 
airborne epidemic transmissions of SARS– 
4CoV–2 or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID– 
19). 
‘‘(2) RELATED
TOPICS.—Training and mate-
rials provided using a grant under this section may 
include information on the relationship between en-
ergy codes and— 
‘‘(A) cost-effective, high-performance, and 
zero-net-energy buildings; 
‘‘(B) improving resilience, health, and safe-
ty; 
‘‘(C) water savings and other environ-
mental impacts; and 
‘‘(D) the economic impacts of energy 
codes. 
‘‘(e) PREVAILING WAGES.—All laborers and mechan-
ics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the per-
formance of construction, alteration, or repair work as-
sisted, 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 
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the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV 
of chapter 31 of title 40. With respect to the labor stand-
ards 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) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section— 
‘‘(1) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2030; and 
‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2031 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, such sums as are necessary.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents for the Energy Conservation and Production 
Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 308 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 309. Cost-effective codes implementation for efficiency and resilience.’’. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 303 of the Energy 
Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6832) 
is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘As used in’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as 
otherwise provided, in’’. 
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SEC. 1103. COMMERCIAL BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION 
INFORMATION SHARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Energy Information Administration (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Administrator’’) and the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency shall sign, and sub-
mit to Congress, an information sharing agreement (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘agreement’’) relating to 
commercial building energy consumption data. 
(b) CONTENT
OF
AGREEMENT.—The agreement 
shall— 
(1) provide that the Administrator shall have 
access to building-specific data in the Portfolio Man-
ager database of the Environmental Protection 
Agency; 
(2) describe the manner in which the Adminis-
trator shall incorporate appropriate data (including 
the data described in subsection (c)) into any Com-
mercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (re-
ferred to in this section as ‘‘CBECS’’) published 
after the date of enactment of this Act for the pur-
pose of analyzing and estimating building popu-
lation, size, location, activity, energy usage, and any 
other relevant building characteristic; and 
(3) describe and compare— 
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(A) the methodologies that the Energy In-
formation Administration, the Environmental 
Protection Agency, and State and local govern-
ment managers use to maximize the quality, re-
liability, and integrity of data collected through 
CBECS, the Portfolio Manager database of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and State 
and local building energy disclosure laws (in-
cluding regulations), respectively, and the man-
ner in which those methodologies can be im-
proved; and 
(B) consistencies and variations in data for 
buildings that were captured in the 2012 
CBECS cycle and in the Portfolio Manager 
database of the Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
(c) DATA.—The data referred in subsection (b)(2) in-
cludes data that— 
(1) is collected through the Portfolio Manager 
database of the Environmental Protection Agency; 
(2) is required to be publicly available on the 
internet under State and local government building 
energy disclosure laws (including regulations); and 
(3) includes information on private sector build-
ings that are not less than 250,000 square feet. 
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(d) PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.—In carrying out 
the agreement, the Administrator and the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall protect in-
formation in accordance with— 
(1) section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘Freedom of Informa-
tion Act’); 
(2) subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, 
United States Code; and 
(3) any other applicable law (including regula-
tions). 
PART 2—WORKER TRAINING AND CAPACITY 
BUILDING 
SEC. 1111. BUILDING TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CEN-
TERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
provide grants to institutions of higher education (as de-
fined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001)) and Tribal Colleges or Universities (as 
defined in section 316(b) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 
1059c(b))) to establish building training and assessment 
centers— 
(1) to identify opportunities for optimizing en-
ergy efficiency and environmental performance in 
buildings; 
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(2) to promote the application of emerging con-
cepts and technologies in commercial and institu-
tional buildings; 
(3) to train engineers, architects, building sci-
entists, building energy permitting and enforcement 
officials, and building technicians in energy-efficient 
design and operation; 
(4) to assist institutions of higher education 
and Tribal Colleges or Universities in training build-
ing technicians; 
(5) to promote research and development for 
the use of alternative energy sources and distributed 
generation to supply heat and power for buildings, 
particularly energy-intensive buildings; 
(6) to coordinate with and assist State-accred-
ited technical training centers, community colleges, 
and Tribal Colleges or Universities and ensure ap-
propriate services are provided under this section to 
each region of the United States; and 
(7) to identify diverse candidates and firms 
when procuring for the design and construction of 
training and assessment centers. 
(b) COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall coordinate the program with the industrial re-
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search and assessment centers program and with 
other Federal programs to avoid duplication of ef-
fort. 
(2) COLLOCATION.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, building, training, and assessment cen-
ters established under this section shall be collocated 
with Industrial Assessment Centers. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 1112. CAREER SKILLS TRAINING. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a nonprofit partner-
ship that— 
(1) includes the equal participation of industry, 
including public or private employers, and labor or-
ganizations, including joint labor-management train-
ing programs; 
(2) may include workforce investment boards, 
community-based organizations, qualified service and 
conservation corps, educational institutions, small 
businesses, cooperatives, State and local veterans 
agencies, and veterans service organizations; and 
(3) demonstrates— 
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(A) experience in implementing and oper-
ating worker skills training and education pro-
grams; 
(B) the ability to identify and involve in 
training programs carried out under this sec-
tion, target populations of individuals who 
would benefit from training and be actively in-
volved in activities relating to energy efficiency 
and renewable energy industries; and 
(C) the ability to help individuals achieve 
economic self-sufficiency. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall award grants to eligible entities to pay the Federal 
share of associated career skills training programs under 
which students concurrently receive classroom instruction 
and on-the-job training for the purpose of obtaining an 
industry-related certification to install energy efficient 
buildings technologies, including technologies described in 
subsection (b)(3) of section 307 of the Energy Conserva-
tion and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6836). 
(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of carrying out a career skills training program described 
in subsection (a) shall be 50 percent. 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
PART 3—SCHOOL BUILDINGS 
SEC. 1121. COORDINATION OF ENERGY RETROFITTING AS-
SISTANCE FOR SCHOOLS. 
Section 392 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6371a) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION OF ENERGY RETROFITTING AS-
SISTANCE FOR SCHOOLS.— 
‘‘(1) 
DEFINITION
OF
SCHOOL.—Notwith-
standing section 391(6), for the purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘school’ means— 
‘‘(A) an elementary school or secondary 
school (as defined in section 9101 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7801)); 
‘‘(B) an institution of higher education (as 
defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a))); 
‘‘(C) a school of the defense dependents’ 
education system under the Defense Depend-
ents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et 
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seq.) or established under section 2164 of title 
10, United States Code; 
‘‘(D) a school operated by the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs; 
‘‘(E) a tribally controlled school (as de-
fined in section 5212 of the Tribally Controlled 
Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2511)); and 
‘‘(F) a Tribal College or University (as de-
fined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))). 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
CLEARINGHOUSE.— 
The Secretary, acting through the Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shall establish a 
clearinghouse to disseminate information regarding 
available Federal programs and financing mecha-
nisms that may be used to help initiate, develop, and 
finance energy efficiency, distributed generation, and 
energy retrofitting projects for schools. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) consult with appropriate Federal 
agencies to develop a list of Federal programs 
and financing mechanisms that are, or may be, 
used for the purposes described in paragraph 
(2); and 
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‘‘(B) coordinate with appropriate Federal 
agencies to develop a collaborative education 
and outreach effort to streamline communica-
tions and promote available Federal programs 
and financing mechanisms described in sub-
paragraph (A), which may include the develop-
ment and maintenance of a single online re-
source that includes contact information for rel-
evant technical assistance in the Office of En-
ergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy that 
States, local education agencies, and schools 
may use to effectively access and use such Fed-
eral programs and financing mechanisms.’’. 
SEC. 1122. GRANTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVE-
MENTS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY IMPROVE-
MENTS AT PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a consortium of— 
(A) one local educational agency; and 
(B) one or more— 
(i) schools; 
(ii) nonprofit organizations; 
(iii) for-profit organizations; or 
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(iv) community partners that have the 
knowledge and capacity to partner and as-
sist with energy improvements. 
(2) ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS.—The term ‘‘en-
ergy improvements’’ means— 
(A) any improvement, repair, or renova-
tion, to a school that will result in a direct re-
duction in school energy costs including but not 
limited to improvements to building envelope, 
air conditioning, ventilation, heating system, do-
mestic hot water heating, compressed air sys-
tems, distribution systems, lighting, power sys-
tems and controls; 
(B) any improvement, repair, renovation, 
or installation that leads to an improvement in 
teacher and student health including but not 
limited to indoor air quality, daylighting, ven-
tilation, electrical lighting, and acoustics; and 
(C) the installation of renewable energy 
technologies (such as wind power, photovoltaics, 
solar thermal systems, geothermal energy, hy-
drogen-fueled systems, biomass-based systems, 
biofuels, anaerobic digesters, and hydropower) 
involved in the improvement, repair, or renova-
tion to a school. 
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(b) AUTHORITY.—From amounts made available for 
grants under this section, the Secretary of Energy shall 
provide competitive grants to eligible entities to make en-
ergy improvements authorized by this section. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this section, 
the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that 
have renovation, repair, and improvement funding needs 
and are— 
(1) a high-need local educational agency, as de-
fined in section 2102 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6602); or 
(2) a local educational agency designated with 
a metrocentric locale code of 41, 42, or 43, as deter-
mined by the National Center for Education Statis-
tics (NCES), in conjunction with the Bureau of the 
Census, using the NCES system for classifying local 
educational agencies. 
(d) COMPETITIVE CRITERIA.—The competitive cri-
teria used by the Secretary shall include the following: 
(1) The fiscal capacity of the eligible entity to 
meet the needs for improvements of school facilities 
without assistance under this section, including the 
ability of the eligible entity to raise funds through 
the use of local bonding capacity and otherwise. 
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(2) The likelihood that the local educational 
agency or eligible entity will maintain, in good condi-
tion, any facility whose improvement is assisted. 
(3) The potential energy efficiency and safety 
benefits from the proposed energy improvements. 
(e) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an applicant must submit to the Sec-
retary an application that includes each of the following: 
(1) A needs assessment of the current condition 
of the school and facilities that are to receive the en-
ergy improvements. 
(2) A draft work plan of what the applicant 
hopes to achieve at the school and a description of 
the energy improvements to be carried out. 
(3) A description of the applicant’s capacity to 
provide services and comprehensive support to make 
the energy improvements. 
(4) An assessment of the applicant’s expected 
needs for operation and maintenance training funds, 
and a plan for use of those funds, if any. 
(5) An assessment of the expected energy effi-
ciency and safety benefits of the energy improve-
ments. 
(6) A cost estimate of the proposed energy im-
provements. 
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(7) An identification of other resources that are 
available to carry out the activities for which funds 
are requested under this section, including the avail-
ability of utility programs and public benefit funds. 
(f) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The recipient of a grant 
under this section shall use the grant amounts only 
to make the energy improvements contemplated in 
the application, subject to the other provisions of 
this subsection. 
(2) OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE
TRAIN-
ING.—The recipient may use up to 5 percent for op-
eration and maintenance training for energy effi-
ciency and renewable energy improvements (such as 
maintenance staff and teacher training, education, 
and preventative maintenance training). 
(3) AUDIT.—The recipient may use funds for a 
third-party investigation and analysis for energy im-
provements (such as energy audits and existing 
building commissioning). 
(4) CONTINUING
EDUCATION.—The recipient 
may use up to 1 percent of the grant amounts to de-
velop a continuing education curriculum relating to 
energy improvements. 
(g) CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(1) DAVIS-BACON.—Any laborer or mechanic 
employed by any contractor or subcontractor in the 
performance of work on any energy improvements 
funded by a grant under this section shall be paid 
wages at rates not less than those prevailing on 
similar construction in the locality as determined by 
the Secretary of Labor under subchapter IV of chap-
ter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly re-
ferred to as the Davis-Bacon Act). 
(2) COMPETITION.—Each applicant that re-
ceives funds shall ensure that, if the applicant car-
ries out repair or renovation through a contract, any 
such contract process— 
(A) ensures the maximum number of quali-
fied bidders, including small, minority, and 
women-owned businesses, through full and open 
competition; and 
(B) gives priority to businesses located in, 
or resources common to, the State or the geo-
graphical area in which the project is carried 
out. 
(h) REPORTING.—Each recipient of a grant under 
this section shall submit to the Secretary, at such time 
as the Secretary may require, a report describing the use 
of such funds for energy improvements, the estimated cost 
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savings realized by those energy improvements, the results 
of any audit, the use of any utility programs and public 
benefit funds and the use of performance tracking for en-
ergy improvements (such as the Department of Energy: 
Energy Star program or LEED for Existing Buildings). 
(i) BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary shall develop 
and publish guidelines and best practices for activities car-
ried out under this section. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
PART 4—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS 
AND TECHNOLOGY 
SEC. 1132. RESEARCH FOR EFFECTIVENESS AND STAND-
ARDS. 
The Director of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology shall— 
(1) collect data following wildfires in the 
wildland-urban interface related to the influence of 
building materials on structural fires and how wind, 
terrain, and moisture affect wildland fires; and 
(2) contribute to the scientific basis for ana-
lyzing economic outcomes of wildland-urban inter-
face fire mitigation by conducting research on and 
developing metrics for the— 
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(A) relative contribution of moisture, 
weather, terrain, and infrastructure; 
(B) losses and erosion of the forest floor 
resulting from wildfires in the wildland urban 
interface; and 
(C) the performance of current designs, 
materials, and technologies used for— 
(i) residential structures; 
(ii) public and Federal government 
buildings; 
(iii) electric grid infrastructure; and 
(iv) other critical infrastructure. 
Subtitle B—Industrial Efficiency 
and Competitiveness 
PART 1—MANUFACTURING ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
SEC. 1201. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this part are— 
(1) to establish a clear and consistent authority 
for industrial efficiency programs of the Department 
of Energy; 
(2) to accelerate the deployment of technologies 
and practices that will increase industrial energy ef-
ficiency and improve productivity; 
(3) to accelerate the development and dem-
onstration of technologies that will assist the deploy-
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ment goals of the industrial efficiency programs of 
the Department of Energy and increase manufac-
turing efficiency; 
(4) to stimulate domestic economic growth and 
improve industrial productivity and competitiveness; 
(5) to meet the future workforce needs of in-
dustry; and 
(6) to strengthen partnerships between Federal 
and State governmental agencies and the private 
and academic sectors. 
SEC. 1202. FUTURE OF INDUSTRY PROGRAM AND INDUS-
TRIAL RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT CEN-
TERS. 
(a) FUTURE OF INDUSTRY PROGRAM.—Section 452 
of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17111) is amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘FUTURE OF INDUSTRY PRO-
GRAM’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
subparagraph (F); and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following: 
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‘‘(E) water and wastewater treatment fa-
cilities, including systems that treat municipal, 
industrial, and agricultural waste; and’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (e); and 
(4) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e). 
(b) INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT CEN-
TERS.—Subtitle D of title IV of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17111 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 454. INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT CEN-
TERS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ENERGY SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term 
‘energy service provider’ means— 
‘‘(A) any business providing technology or 
services to improve the energy efficiency, water 
efficiency, power factor, or load management of 
a manufacturing site or other industrial process 
in an energy-intensive industry (as defined in 
section 452(a)); and 
‘‘(B) any utility operating under a utility 
energy service project. 
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‘‘(2) INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT 
CENTER.—The term ‘industrial research and assess-
ment center’ means— 
‘‘(A) an institution of higher education- 
based industrial research and assessment center 
that is funded by the Secretary under sub-
section (b); and 
‘‘(B) an industrial research and assess-
ment center at a trade school, community col-
lege, or union training program that is funded 
by the Secretary under subsection (f). 
‘‘(b) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION-BASED 
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
funding to institution of higher education-based in-
dustrial research and assessment centers. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of each institu-
tion of higher education-based industrial research 
and assessment center shall be— 
‘‘(A) to identify opportunities for opti-
mizing energy efficiency and environmental per-
formance, including implementation of— 
‘‘(i) smart manufacturing; 
‘‘(ii) energy management systems; 
‘‘(iii) sustainable manufacturing; and 
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‘‘(iv) information technology advance-
ments for supply chain analysis, logistics, 
system monitoring, industrial and manu-
facturing processes, and other purposes; 
‘‘(B) to promote applications of emerging 
concepts and technologies in small- and me-
dium-sized manufacturers (including water and 
wastewater treatment facilities and federally 
owned manufacturing facilities); 
‘‘(C) to promote research and development 
for the use of alternative energy sources to sup-
ply heat, power, and new feedstocks for energy- 
intensive industries; 
‘‘(D) to coordinate with appropriate Fed-
eral and State research offices; 
‘‘(E) to provide a clearinghouse for indus-
trial process and energy efficiency technical as-
sistance resources; and 
‘‘(F) to coordinate with State-accredited 
technical training centers and community col-
leges, while ensuring appropriate services to all 
regions of the United States. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—To increase the value and ca-
pabilities of the industrial research and assessment cen-
ters, the centers shall— 
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‘‘(1) coordinate with Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership Centers of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology; 
‘‘(2) coordinate with the Federal Energy Man-
agement Program and the Building Technologies 
Program of the Department of Energy to provide 
building assessment services to manufacturers; 
‘‘(3) increase partnerships with the National 
Laboratories of the Department of Energy to lever-
age the expertise, technologies, and research and de-
velopment capabilities of the National Laboratories 
for national industrial and manufacturing needs; 
‘‘(4) increase partnerships with energy service 
providers and technology providers to leverage pri-
vate sector expertise and accelerate deployment of 
new and existing technologies and processes for en-
ergy efficiency, power factor, and load management; 
‘‘(5) identify opportunities for reducing green-
house gas emissions and other air emissions; and 
‘‘(6) promote sustainable manufacturing prac-
tices for small- and medium-sized manufacturers. 
‘‘(d) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall provide fund-
ing for— 
‘‘(1) outreach activities by the industrial re-
search and assessment centers to inform small- and 
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medium-sized manufacturers of the information, 
technologies, and services available; and 
‘‘(2) coordination activities by each industrial 
research and assessment center to leverage efforts 
with— 
‘‘(A) Federal and State efforts; 
‘‘(B) the efforts of utilities and energy 
service providers; 
‘‘(C) the efforts of regional energy effi-
ciency organizations; and 
‘‘(D) the efforts of other industrial re-
search and assessment centers. 
‘‘(e) CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a Center of Excellence at not more than 5 
of the highest-performing industrial research and as-
sessment centers, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—A Center of Excellence shall co-
ordinate with and advise the industrial research and 
assessment centers located in the region of the Cen-
ter of Excellence, including— 
‘‘(A) by mentoring new directors and staff 
of the industrial research and assessment cen-
ters with respect to— 
‘‘(i) the availability of resources; and 
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‘‘(ii) best practices for carrying out 
assessments, including through the partici-
pation of the staff of the Center of Excel-
lence in assessments carried out by new in-
dustrial research and assessment centers; 
‘‘(B) by providing training to staff and 
students at the industrial research and assess-
ment centers on new technologies, practices, 
and tools to expand the scope and impact of the 
assessments carried out by the centers; 
‘‘(C) by assisting the industrial research 
and assessment centers with specialized tech-
nical opportunities, including by providing a 
clearinghouse of available expertise and tools to 
assist the centers and clients of the centers in 
assessing and implementing those opportunities; 
‘‘(D) by identifying and coordinating with 
regional, State, local, and utility energy effi-
ciency programs for the purpose of facilitating 
efforts by industrial research and assessment 
centers to connect industrial facilities receiving 
assessments from those centers with regional, 
State, local, and utility energy efficiency pro-
grams that could aid the industrial facilities in 
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implementing any recommendations resulting 
from the assessments; 
‘‘(E) by facilitating coordination between 
the industrial research and assessment centers 
and other Federal programs described in para-
graphs (1) through (3) of subsection (c); and 
‘‘(F) by coordinating the outreach activi-
ties of the industrial research and assessment 
centers under subsection (d)(1). 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, for each fiscal year, out of any 
amounts made available to carry out this section 
under subsection (i), the Secretary shall use not less 
than $500,000 to support each Center of Excellence. 
‘‘(f) EXPANSION OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND AS-
SESSMENT CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
funding to establish additional industrial research 
and assessment centers at trade schools, community 
colleges, and union training programs. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), to the maximum extent practicable, 
an industrial research and assessment center 
established under paragraph (1) shall have the 
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same purpose as an institution of higher edu-
cation-based industrial research center that is 
funded by the Secretary under subsection 
(b)(1). 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION OF CAPABILITIES.— 
In evaluating or establishing the purpose of an 
industrial research and assessment center es-
tablished under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall take into consideration the varying capa-
bilities of trade schools, community colleges, 
and union training programs. 
‘‘(g) WORKFORCE TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) INTERNSHIPS.—The Secretary shall pay 
the Federal share of associated internship programs 
under which students work with or for industries, 
manufacturers, and energy service providers to im-
plement the recommendations of industrial research 
and assessment centers. 
‘‘(2) APPRENTICESHIPS.—The Secretary shall 
pay the Federal share of associated apprenticeship 
programs under which— 
‘‘(A) students work with or for industries, 
manufacturers, and energy service providers to 
implement the recommendations of industrial 
research and assessment centers; and 
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‘‘(B) employees of facilities that have re-
ceived an assessment from an industrial re-
search and assessment center work with or for 
an industrial research and assessment center to 
gain knowledge on engineering practices and 
processes to improve productivity and energy 
savings. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out internship programs de-
scribed in paragraph (1) and apprenticeship pro-
grams described in paragraph (2) shall be 50 per-
cent. 
‘‘(h) SMALL BUSINESS LOANS.—The Administrator 
of the Small Business Administration shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, expedite consideration of applica-
tions from eligible small business concerns for loans under 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) to imple-
ment recommendations developed by the industrial re-
search and assessment centers. 
‘‘(i) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
$30,000,000 for each fiscal year, to remain available until 
expended.’’. 
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(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. prec. 17001) is amended— 
(1) in the item relating to section 452, by strik-
ing ‘‘Energy-intensive industries program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Future of industry program’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end of the items relating 
to subtitle D of title IV the following: 
‘‘Sec. 454. Industrial research and assessment centers.’’. 
SEC. 1203. SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part E of title III of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6341 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 376. SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING INITIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of 
Energy, the Secretary, on the request of a manufacturer, 
shall carry out onsite technical assessments to identify op-
portunities for— 
‘‘(1) maximizing the energy efficiency of indus-
trial processes and cross-cutting systems; 
‘‘(2) preventing pollution and minimizing waste; 
‘‘(3) improving efficient use of water in manu-
facturing processes; 
‘‘(4) conserving natural resources; and 
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‘‘(5) achieving such other goals as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(b) 
COORDINATION.—To 
implement 
any 
rec-
ommendations resulting from an onsite technical assess-
ment carried out under subsection (a) and to accelerate 
the adoption of new and existing technologies and proc-
esses that improve energy efficiency, the Secretary shall 
coordinate with— 
‘‘(1) the Advanced Manufacturing Office of the 
Department of Energy; 
‘‘(2) the Building Technologies Office of the 
Department of Energy; 
‘‘(3) the Federal Energy Management Program 
of the Department of Energy; and 
‘‘(4) the private sector and other appropriate 
agencies, including the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology. 
‘‘(c) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR 
SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL TECH-
NOLOGIES AND PROCESSES.—As part of the industrial ef-
ficiency programs of the Department of Energy, the Sec-
retary shall carry out a joint industry-government partner-
ship program to research, develop, and demonstrate new 
sustainable manufacturing and industrial technologies and 
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processes that maximize the energy efficiency of industrial 
plants, reduce pollution, and conserve natural resources.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
prec. 6201) is amended by adding at the end of the items 
relating to part E of title III the following: 
‘‘Sec. 376. Sustainable manufacturing initiative.’’. 
SEC. 1204. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) Section 106 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15811) and the item relating to such section in 
the table of contents of such Act are repealed. 
(b) Sections 131, 132, 133, 2103, and 2107 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 6348, 6349, 6350, 
13453, 13456) and the items relating to such section in 
the table of contents of such Act are repealed. 
(c) Section 2101(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
(42 U.S.C. 13451(a)) is amended in the third sentence 
by striking ‘‘sections 2102, 2103, 2104, 2105, 2106, 
2107, and 2108’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 2102, 2104, 
2105, 2106, and 2108 of this Act and section 376 of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act,’’. 
PART 2—EXTENDED PRODUCT SYSTEM REBATE 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 1211. EXTENDED PRODUCT SYSTEM REBATE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ELECTRIC
MOTOR.—The term ‘‘electric 
motor’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
431.12 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act). 
(2) ELECTRONIC CONTROL.—The term ‘‘elec-
tronic control’’ means— 
(A) a power converter; or 
(B) a combination of a power circuit and 
control circuit included on 1 chassis. 
(3) EXTENDED PRODUCT SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘extended product system’’ means an electric motor 
and any required associated electronic control and 
driven load that— 
(A) offers variable speed or multispeed op-
eration; 
(B) offers partial load control that reduces 
input energy requirements (as measured in kilo-
watt-hours) as compared to identified base lev-
els set by the Secretary of Energy; and 
(C)(i) has greater than 1 horsepower; and 
(ii) uses an extended product system tech-
nology, as determined by the Secretary of En-
ergy. 
(4) QUALIFIED
EXTENDED
PRODUCT
SYS-
TEM.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified ex-
tended product system’’ means an extended 
product system that— 
(i) includes an electric motor and an 
electronic control; and 
(ii) reduces the input energy (as 
measured in kilowatt-hours) required to 
operate the extended product system by 
not less than 5 percent, as compared to 
identified base levels set by the Secretary 
of Energy. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘qualified ex-
tended product system’’ includes commercial or 
industrial machinery or equipment that— 
(i)(I) did not previously make use of 
the extended product system prior to the 
redesign described in subclause (II); and 
(II) incorporates an extended product 
system that has greater than 1 horsepower 
into redesigned machinery or equipment; 
and 
(ii) was previously used prior to, and 
was placed back into service during, cal-
endar year 2021 or 2022. 
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
shall establish a program to provide rebates for expendi-
tures made by qualified entities for the purchase or instal-
lation of a qualified extended product system. 
(c) QUALIFIED ENTITIES.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—A qualified 
entity under this section shall be— 
(A) in the case of a qualified extended 
product 
system 
described 
in 
subsection 
(a)(4)(A), the purchaser of the qualified ex-
tended product that is installed; and 
(B) in the case of a qualified extended 
product 
system 
described 
in 
subsection 
(a)(4)(B), the manufacturer of the commercial 
or industrial machinery or equipment that in-
corporated the extended product system into 
that machinery or equipment. 
(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
rebate under this section, a qualified entity shall 
submit to the Secretary of Energy— 
(A) an application in such form, at such 
time, and containing such information as the 
Secretary of Energy may require; and 
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(B) a certification that includes dem-
onstrated evidence— 
(i) that the entity is a qualified entity; 
and 
(ii)(I) in the case of a qualified entity 
described in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(aa) that the qualified entity in-
stalled the qualified extended product 
system during the 2 fiscal years fol-
lowing the date of enactment of this 
Act; 
(bb) that the qualified extended 
product system meets the require-
ments of subsection (a)(4)(A); and 
(cc) showing the serial number, 
manufacturer, and model number 
from the nameplate of the installed 
motor of the qualified entity on which 
the qualified extended product system 
was installed; or 
(II) in the case of a qualified entity 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(1)(B), 
dem-
onstrated evidence— 
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(aa) that the qualified extended 
product system meets the require-
ments of subsection (a)(4)(B); and 
(bb) showing the serial number, 
manufacturer, and model number 
from the nameplate of the installed 
motor of the qualified entity with 
which the extended product system is 
integrated. 
(d) AUTHORIZED AMOUNT OF REBATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy 
may provide to a qualified entity a rebate in an 
amount equal to the product obtained by multi-
plying— 
(A) an amount equal to the sum of the 
nameplate rated horsepower of— 
(i) the electric motor to which the 
qualified extended product system is at-
tached; and 
(ii) the electronic control; and 
(B) $25. 
(2) MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AMOUNT.—A quali-
fied entity shall not be entitled to aggregate rebates 
under this section in excess of $25,000 per calendar 
year. 
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(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of the first 2 full fiscal years following 
the date of enactment of this Act, to remain available until 
expended. 
PART 3—TRANSFORMER REBATE PROGRAM 
SEC. 1221. ENERGY EFFICIENT TRANSFORMER REBATE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) QUALIFIED
ENERGY
EFFICIENT
TRANS-
FORMER.—The term ‘‘qualified energy efficient 
transformer’’ means a transformer that meets or ex-
ceeds the applicable energy conservation standards 
described in the tables in subsection (b)(2) and 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of section 
431.196 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act). 
(2) QUALIFIED ENERGY INEFFICIENT TRANS-
FORMER.—The term ‘‘qualified energy inefficient 
transformer’’ means a transformer with an equal 
number of phases and capacity to a transformer de-
scribed in any of the tables in subsection (b)(2) and 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of section 
431.196 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
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in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) 
that— 
(A) does not meet or exceed the applicable 
energy conservation standards described in 
paragraph (1); and 
(B)(i) was manufactured between January 
1, 1987, and December 31, 2008, for a trans-
former with an equal number of phases and ca-
pacity as a transformer described in the table 
in subsection (b)(2) of section 431.196 of title 
10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act); or 
(ii) was manufactured between January 1, 
1992, and December 31, 2011, for a trans-
former with an equal number of phases and ca-
pacity as a transformer described in the table 
in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c) of that 
section (as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act). 
(3) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘qualified 
entity’’ means an owner of industrial or manufac-
turing facilities, commercial buildings, or multifamily 
residential buildings, a utility, or an energy service 
company that fulfills the requirements of subsection 
(d). 
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
shall establish a program to provide rebates to qualified 
entities for expenditures made by the qualified entity for 
the replacement of a qualified energy inefficient trans-
former with a qualified energy efficient transformer. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to receive a re-
bate under this section, an entity shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Energy an application in such form, at such 
time, and containing such information as the Secretary 
of Energy may require, including demonstrated evidence— 
(1) that the entity purchased a qualified energy 
efficient transformer; 
(2) of the core loss value of the qualified energy 
efficient transformer; 
(3) of the age of the qualified energy inefficient 
transformer being replaced; 
(4) of the core loss value of the qualified energy 
inefficient transformer being replaced— 
(A) as measured by a qualified professional 
or verified by the equipment manufacturer, as 
applicable; or 
(B) for transformers described in sub-
section (a)(2)(B)(i), as selected from a table of 
default values as determined by the Secretary 
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of Energy in consultation with applicable indus-
try; and 
(5) that the qualified energy inefficient trans-
former has been permanently decommissioned and 
scrapped. 
(d) 
AUTHORIZED
AMOUNT
OF
REBATE.—The 
amount of a rebate provided under this section shall be— 
(1) for a 3-phase or single-phase transformer 
with a capacity of not less than 10 and not greater 
than 2,500 kilovolt-amperes, twice the amount equal 
to the difference in Watts between the core loss 
value (as measured in accordance with paragraphs 
(2) and (4) of subsection (c)) of— 
(A) the qualified energy inefficient trans-
former; and 
(B) the qualified energy efficient trans-
former; or 
(2) for a transformer described in subsection 
(a)(2)(B)(i), the amount determined using a table of 
default rebate values by rated transformer output, 
as measured in kilovolt-amperes, as determined by 
the Secretary of Energy in consultation with applica-
ble industry. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
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$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022, to re-
main available until expended. 
(f) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—The author-
ity provided by this section terminates on December 31, 
2022. 
Subtitle C—Federal Agency Energy 
Efficiency 
SEC. 1301. ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING IN-
FORMATION TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title V of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– 
140; 121 Stat. 1661) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 530. ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING INFOR-
MATION TECHNOLOGIES. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘information technology’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 11101 of title 40, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION STRAT-
EGY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
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of this section, each Federal agency shall coordinate with 
the Director, the Secretary, and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency to develop an implemen-
tation strategy (that includes best practices and measure-
ment and verification techniques) for the maintenance, 
purchase, and use by the Federal agency of energy-effi-
cient and energy-saving information technologies at or for 
federally owned and operated facilities, taking into consid-
eration the performance goals established under sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—In developing an implemen-
tation strategy under subsection (b), each Federal agency 
shall consider— 
‘‘(1) advanced metering infrastructure; 
‘‘(2) energy-efficient data center strategies and 
methods of increasing asset and infrastructure utili-
zation; 
‘‘(3) advanced power management tools; 
‘‘(4) building information modeling, including 
building energy management; 
‘‘(5) secure telework and travel substitution 
tools; and 
‘‘(6) mechanisms to ensure that the agency re-
alizes the energy cost savings brought about through 
increased efficiency and utilization. 
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‘‘(d) PERFORMANCE GOALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Di-
rector, in consultation with the Secretary, shall es-
tablish performance goals for evaluating the efforts 
of Federal agencies in improving the maintenance, 
purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-sav-
ing information technology at or for federally owned 
and operated facilities. 
‘‘(2) BEST PRACTICES.—The Chief Information 
Officers Council established under section 3603 of 
title 44, United States Code, shall recommend best 
practices for the attainment of the performance 
goals, which shall include Federal agency consider-
ation of, to the extent applicable by law, the use 
of— 
‘‘(A) energy savings performance con-
tracting; and 
‘‘(B) utility energy services contracting. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) AGENCY REPORTS.—Each Federal agency 
shall include in the report of the agency under sec-
tion 527 a description of the efforts and results of 
the agency under this section. 
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‘‘(2) OMB GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY REPORTS 
AND
SCORECARDS.—Effective beginning not later 
than October 1, 2021, the Director shall include in 
the annual report and scorecard of the Director re-
quired under section 528 a description of the efforts 
and results of Federal agencies under this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
2007 is amended by adding after the item relating to sec-
tion 529 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 530. Energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies.’’. 
SEC. 1302. ENERGY EFFICIENT DATA CENTERS. 
Section 453 of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17112) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(D)(iv), by striking 
‘‘determined by the organization’’ and inserting 
‘‘proposed by the stakeholders’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) by striking subsections (c) through (g) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT.—The Secretary 
and the Administrator shall carry out subsection (b) in 
collaboration with information technology industry and 
other key stakeholders, with the goal of producing results 
that accurately reflect the most relevant and useful infor-
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