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on energy matters in embassies of the United States or other 
United States diplomatic missions. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter for the following 
20 years, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that describes— 
(1) the energy-related activities being conducted by the 
Department of State, including activities within— 
(A) the Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business 
Affairs; 
(B) the Bureau of Oceans and Environmental and Sci-
entific Affairs; and 
(C) other offices within the Department of State; 
(2) the amount of funds spent on each activity within 
each office described in paragraph (1); and 
(3) the number and qualification of personnel in each 
embassy (or relevant foreign posting) of the United States 
whose work is dedicated exclusively to energy matters. 
SEC. 932. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION. 
Section 101(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
402(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as para-
graphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: 
‘‘(5) the Secretary of Energy;’’. 
SEC. 933. ANNUAL NATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY STRATEGY REPORT. 
(a) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), on the date 
on which the President submits to Congress the budget for 
the following fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31, United 
States Code, the President shall submit to Congress a com-
prehensive report on the national energy security of the United 
States. 
(2) NEW PRESIDENTS.—In addition to the reports required 
under paragraph (1), the President shall submit a comprehen-
sive report on the national energy security of the United States 
by not later than 150 days after the date on which the President 
assumes the office of President after a presidential election. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report under this section shall describe 
the national energy security strategy of the United States, including 
a comprehensive description of— 
(1) the worldwide interests, goals, and objectives of the 
United States that are vital to the national energy security 
of the United States; 
(2) the foreign policy, worldwide commitments, and national 
defense capabilities of the United States necessary— 
(A) to deter political manipulation of world energy 
resources; and 
(B) to implement the national energy security strategy 
of the United States; 
(3) the proposed short-term and long-term uses of the polit-
ical, economic, military, and other authorities of the United 
States— 
(A) to protect or promote energy security; and
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(B) to achieve the goals and objectives described in 
paragraph (1); 
(4) the adequacy of the capabilities of the United States 
to protect the national energy security of the United States, 
including an evaluation of the balance among the capabilities 
of all elements of the national authority of the United States 
to support the implementation of the national energy security 
strategy; and 
(5) such other information as the President determines 
to be necessary to inform Congress on matters relating to 
the national energy security of the United States. 
(c) CLASSIFIED AND UNCLASSIFIED FORM.—Each national energy 
security strategy report shall be submitted to Congress in— 
(1) a classified form; and 
(2) an unclassified form. 
SEC. 934. CONVENTION ON SUPPLEMENTARY COMPENSATION FOR 
NUCLEAR DAMAGE CONTINGENT COST ALLOCATION. 
(a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(A) section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2210) (commonly known as the ‘‘Price-Anderson 
Act’’)— 
(i) provides a predictable legal framework nec-
essary for nuclear projects; and 
(ii) ensures prompt and equitable compensation 
in the event of a nuclear incident in the United States; 
(B) the Price-Anderson Act, in effect, provides operators 
of nuclear powerplants with insurance for damage arising 
out of a nuclear incident and funds the insurance primarily 
through the assessment of a retrospective premium from 
each operator after the occurrence of a nuclear incident; 
(C) the Convention on Supplementary Compensation 
for Nuclear Damage, done at Vienna on September 12, 
1997, will establish a global system— 
(i) to provide a predictable legal framework nec-
essary for nuclear energy projects; and 
(ii) to ensure prompt and equitable compensation 
in the event of a nuclear incident; 
(D) the Convention benefits United States nuclear sup-
pliers that face potentially unlimited liability for nuclear 
incidents that are not covered by the Price-Anderson Act 
by replacing a potentially open-ended liability with a 
predictable liability regime that, in effect, provides nuclear 
suppliers with insurance for damage arising out of such 
an incident; 
(E) the Convention also benefits United States nuclear 
facility operators that may be publicly liable for a Price- 
Anderson incident by providing an additional early source 
of funds to compensate damage arising out of the Price- 
Anderson incident; 
(F) the combined operation of the Convention, the 
Price-Anderson Act, and this section will augment the 
quantity of assured funds available for victims in a wider 
variety of nuclear incidents while reducing the potential 
liability of United States suppliers without increasing 
potential costs to United States operators;
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(G) the cost of those benefits is the obligation of the 
United States to contribute to the supplementary com-
pensation fund established by the Convention; 
(H) any such contribution should be funded in a 
manner that does not— 
(i) upset settled expectations based on the liability 
regime established under the Price-Anderson Act; or 
(ii) shift to Federal taxpayers liability risks for 
nuclear incidents at foreign installations; 
(I) with respect to a Price-Anderson incident, funds 
already available under the Price-Anderson Act should be 
used; and 
(J) with respect to a nuclear incident outside the 
United States not covered by the Price-Anderson Act, a 
retrospective premium should be prorated among nuclear 
suppliers relieved from potential liability for which insur-
ance is not available. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to allocate 
the contingent costs associated with participation by the United 
States in the international nuclear liability compensation 
system established by the Convention on Supplementary Com-
pensation for Nuclear Damage, done at Vienna on September 
12, 1997— 
(A) with respect to a Price-Anderson incident, by using 
funds made available under section 170 of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210) to cover the contingent 
costs in a manner that neither increases the burdens nor 
decreases the benefits under section 170 of that Act; and 
(B) with respect to a covered incident outside the 
United States that is not a Price-Anderson incident, by 
allocating the contingent costs equitably, on the basis of 
risk, among the class of nuclear suppliers relieved by the 
Convention from the risk of potential liability resulting 
from any covered incident outside the United States. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
(2) CONTINGENT COST.—The term ‘‘contingent cost’’ means 
the cost to the United States in the event of a covered incident 
the amount of which is equal to the amount of funds the 
United States is obligated to make available under paragraph 
1(b) of Article III of the Convention. 
(3) CONVENTION.—The term ‘‘Convention’’ means the 
Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Dam-
age, done at Vienna on September 12, 1997. 
(4) COVERED INCIDENT.—The term ‘‘covered incident’’ means 
a nuclear incident the occurrence of which results in a request 
for funds pursuant to Article VII of the Convention. 
(5) COVERED INSTALLATION.—The term ‘‘covered installa-
tion’’ means a nuclear installation at which the occurrence 
of a nuclear incident could result in a request for funds under 
Article VII of the Convention. 
(6) COVERED PERSON.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered person’’ means— 
(i) a United States person; and 
(ii) an individual or entity (including an agency 
or instrumentality of a foreign country) that—
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(I) is located in the United States; or 
(II) carries out an activity in the United 
States. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘covered person’’ does not 
include— 
(i) the United States; or 
(ii) any agency or instrumentality of the United 
States. 
(7) NUCLEAR
SUPPLIER.—The term ‘‘nuclear supplier’’ 
means a covered person (or a successor in interest of a covered 
person) that— 
(A) supplies facilities, equipment, fuel, services, or tech-
nology pertaining to the design, construction, operation, 
or decommissioning of a covered installation; or 
(B) transports nuclear materials that could result in 
a covered incident. 
(8) PRICE-ANDERSON INCIDENT.—The term ‘‘Price-Anderson 
incident’’ means a covered incident for which section 170 of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210) would make 
funds available to compensate for public liability (as defined 
in section 11 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 2014)). 
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Energy. 
(10) UNITED STATES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘United States’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 11 of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014). 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘United States’’ includes— 
(i) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
(ii) any other territory or possession of the United 
States; 
(iii) the Canal Zone; and 
(iv) the waters of the United States territorial 
sea under Presidential Proclamation Number 5928, 
dated December 27, 1988 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note). 
(11) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States per-
son’’ means— 
(A) any individual who is a resident, national, or citizen 
of the United States (other than an individual residing 
outside of the United States and employed by a person 
who is not a United States person); and 
(B) any corporation, partnership, association, joint 
stock company, business trust, unincorporated organiza-
tion, or sole proprietorship that is organized under the 
laws of the United States. 
(c) USE OF PRICE-ANDERSON FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds made available under section 170 
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210) shall be 
used to cover the contingent cost resulting from any Price- 
Anderson incident. 
(2) EFFECT.—The use of funds pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall not reduce the limitation on public liability established 
under section 170 e. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2210(e)). 
(d) EFFECT ON AMOUNT OF PUBLIC LIABILITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Funds made available to the United 
States under Article VII of the Convention with respect to
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a Price-Anderson incident shall be used to satisfy public liability 
resulting from the Price-Anderson incident. 
(2) AMOUNT.—The amount of public liability allowable 
under section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2210) relating to a Price-Anderson incident under paragraph 
(1) shall be increased by an amount equal to the difference 
between— 
(A) the amount of funds made available for the Price- 
Anderson incident under Article VII of the Convention; 
and 
(B) the amount of funds used under subsection (c) 
to cover the contingent cost resulting from the Price-Ander-
son incident. 
(e) RETROSPECTIVE RISK POOLING PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
each nuclear supplier shall participate in a retrospective risk 
pooling program in accordance with this section to cover the 
contingent cost resulting from a covered incident outside the 
United States that is not a Price-Anderson incident. 
(2) DEFERRED PAYMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The obligation of a nuclear supplier 
to participate in the retrospective risk pooling program 
shall be deferred until the United States is called on to 
provide funds pursuant to Article VII of the Convention 
with respect to a covered incident that is not a Price- 
Anderson incident. 
(B) AMOUNT OF DEFERRED PAYMENT.—The amount of 
a deferred payment of a nuclear supplier under subpara-
graph (A) shall be based on the risk-informed assessment 
formula determined under subparagraph (C). 
(C) RISK-INFORMED ASSESSMENT FORMULA.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall, by regulation, deter-
mine the risk-informed assessment formula for the 
allocation among nuclear suppliers of the contingent 
cost resulting from a covered incident that is not a 
Price-Anderson incident, taking into account risk fac-
tors such as— 
(I) the nature and intended purpose of the 
goods and services supplied by each nuclear sup-
plier to each covered installation outside the 
United States; 
(II) the quantity of the goods and services 
supplied by each nuclear supplier to each covered 
installation outside the United States; 
(III) the hazards associated with the supplied 
goods and services if the goods and services fail 
to achieve the intended purposes; 
(IV) the hazards associated with the covered 
installation outside the United States to which 
the goods and services are supplied; 
(V) the legal, regulatory, and financial infra-
structure associated with the covered installation 
outside the United States to which the goods and 
services are supplied; and
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(VI) the hazards associated with particular 
forms of transportation. 
(ii) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In determining 
the formula, the Secretary may— 
(I) exclude— 
(aa) goods and services with negligible 
risk; 
(bb) classes of goods and services not 
intended specifically for use in a nuclear 
installation; 
(cc) a nuclear supplier with a de minimis 
share of the contingent cost; and 
(dd) a nuclear supplier no longer in exist-
ence for which there is no identifiable suc-
cessor; and 
(II) establish the period on which the risk 
assessment is based. 
(iii) APPLICATION.—In applying the formula, the 
Secretary shall not consider any covered installation 
or transportation for which funds would be available 
under section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
(42 U.S.C. 2210). 
(iv) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives, a report on whether there is a 
need for continuation or amendment of this section, 
taking into account the effects of the implementation 
of the Convention on the United States nuclear 
industry and suppliers. 
(f) REPORTING.— 
(1) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may collect informa-
tion necessary for developing and implementing the for-
mula for calculating the deferred payment of a nuclear 
supplier under subsection (e)(2). 
(B) PROVISION
OF
INFORMATION.—Each nuclear sup-
plier and other appropriate persons shall make available 
to the Secretary such information, reports, records, docu-
ments, and other data as the Secretary determines, by 
regulation, to be necessary or appropriate to develop and 
implement the formula under subsection (e)(2)(C). 
(2) PRIVATE INSURANCE.—The Secretary shall make avail-
able to nuclear suppliers, and insurers of nuclear suppliers, 
information to support the voluntary establishment and mainte-
nance of private insurance against any risk for which nuclear 
suppliers may be required to pay deferred payments under 
this section. 
(g) EFFECT ON LIABILITY.—Nothing in any other law (including 
regulations) limits liability for a covered incident to an amount 
equal to less than the amount prescribed in paragraph 1(a) of 
Article IV of the Convention, unless the law— 
(1) specifically refers to this section; and 
(2) explicitly repeals, alters, amends, modifies, impairs, 
displaces, or supersedes the effect of this subsection.
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(h) PAYMENTS TO AND BY THE UNITED STATES.— 
(1) ACTION BY NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS.— 
(A) NOTIFICATION.—In the case of a request for funds 
under Article VII of the Convention resulting from a cov-
ered incident that is not a Price-Anderson incident, the 
Secretary shall notify each nuclear supplier of the amount 
of the deferred payment required to be made by the nuclear 
supplier. 
(B) PAYMENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under clause 
(ii), not later than 60 days after receipt of a notification 
under subparagraph (A), a nuclear supplier shall pay 
to the general fund of the Treasury the deferred pay-
ment of the nuclear supplier required under subpara-
graph (A). 
(ii) ANNUAL PAYMENTS.—A nuclear supplier may 
elect to prorate payment of the deferred payment 
required under subparagraph (A) in 5 equal annual 
payments (including interest on the unpaid balance 
at the prime rate prevailing at the time the first pay-
ment is due). 
(C) VOUCHERS.—A nuclear supplier shall submit pay-
ment certification vouchers to the Secretary of the Treasury 
in accordance with section 3325 of title 31, United States 
Code. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts paid into the Treasury 
under paragraph (1) shall be available to the Secretary 
of the Treasury, without further appropriation and without 
fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of making the con-
tributions of public funds required to be made by the United 
States under the Convention. 
(B) ACTION
BY
SECRETARY
OF
TREASURY.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall pay the contribution required 
under the Convention to the court of competent jurisdiction 
under Article XIII of the Convention with respect to the 
applicable covered incident. 
(3) FAILURE TO PAY.—If a nuclear supplier fails to make 
a payment required under this subsection, the Secretary may 
take appropriate action to recover from the nuclear supplier— 
(A) the amount of the payment due from the nuclear 
supplier; 
(B) any applicable interest on the payment; and 
(C) a penalty of not more than twice the amount of 
the deferred payment due from the nuclear supplier. 
(i) LIMITATION ON JUDICIAL REVIEW; CAUSE OF ACTION.— 
(1) LIMITATION ON JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In any civil action arising under 
the Convention over which Article XIII of the Convention 
grants jurisdiction to the courts of the United States, any 
appeal or review by writ of mandamus or otherwise with 
respect to a nuclear incident that is not a Price-Anderson 
incident shall be in accordance with chapter 83 of title 
28, United States Code, except that the appeal or review 
shall occur in the United States Court of Appeals for the 
District of Columbia Circuit.
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(B) SUPREME
COURT
JURISDICTION.—Nothing in this 
paragraph affects the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court 
of the United States under chapter 81 of title 28, United 
States Code. 
(2) CAUSE OF ACTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), in any 
civil action arising under the Convention over which Article 
XIII of the Convention grants jurisdiction to the courts 
of the United States, in addition to any other cause of 
action that may exist, an individual or entity shall have 
a cause of action against the operator to recover for nuclear 
damage suffered by the individual or entity. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—Subparagraph (A) shall apply only 
if the individual or entity seeks a remedy for nuclear dam-
age (as defined in Article I of the Convention) that was 
caused by a nuclear incident (as defined in Article I of 
the Convention) that is not a Price-Anderson incident. 
(C) SAVINGS
PROVISION.—Nothing in this paragraph 
may be construed to limit, modify, extinguish, or otherwise 
affect any cause of action that would have existed in the 
absence of enactment of this paragraph. 
(j) RIGHT OF RECOURSE.—This section does not provide to an 
operator of a covered installation any right of recourse under the 
Convention. 
(k) PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE UNITED STATES INFORMATION.— 
Nothing in the Convention or this section requires the disclosure 
of— 
(1) any data that, at any time, was Restricted Data (as 
defined in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2014)); 
(2) information relating to intelligence sources or methods 
protected by section 102A(i) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–1(i)); or 
(3) national security information classified under Executive 
Order 12958 (50 U.S.C. 435 note; relating to classified national 
security information) (or a successor Executive Order or regula-
tion). 
(l) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary or the Commission, as 
appropriate, may prescribe regulations to carry out section 
170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210) and 
this section. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—Rules prescribed under this subsection 
shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that— 
(A) the implementation of section 170 of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210) and this section is 
consistent and equitable; and 
(B) the financial and operational burden on a Commis-
sion licensee in complying with section 170 of that Act 
is not greater as a result of the enactment of this section. 
(3) APPLICABILITY OF PROVISION.—Section 553 of title 5, 
United States Code, shall apply with respect to the promulga-
tion of regulations under this subsection. 
(4) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—The authority provided under 
this subsection is in addition to, and does not impair or other-
wise affect, any other authority of the Secretary or the Commis-
sion to prescribe regulations.
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(m) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 935. TRANSPARENCY IN EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES RESOURCE 
PAYMENTS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to— 
(1) ensure greater United States energy security by com-
bating corruption in the governments of foreign countries that 
receive revenues from the sale of their natural resources; and 
(2) enhance the development of democracy and increase 
political and economic stability in such resource rich foreign 
countries. 
(b) STATEMENT
OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the United 
States— 
(1) to increase energy security by promoting anti-corruption 
initiatives in oil and natural gas rich countries; and 
(2) to promote global energy security through promotion 
of programs such as the Extractive Industries Transparency 
Initiative (EITI) that seek to instill transparency and account-
ability into extractive industries resource payments. 
(c) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the United States should further global energy security and promote 
democratic development in resource-rich foreign countries by— 
(1) encouraging further participation in the EITI by eligible 
countries and companies; and 
(2) promoting the efficacy of the EITI program by ensuring 
a robust and candid review mechanism. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Energy, shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report on progress made in promoting transparency 
in extractive industries resource payments. 
(2) MATTERS
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—The report required by 
paragraph (1) shall include a detailed description of United 
States participation in the EITI, bilateral and multilateral dip-
lomatic efforts to further participation in the EITI, and other 
United States initiatives to strengthen energy security, deter 
energy kleptocracy, and promote transparency in the extractive 
industries. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $3,000,000 for the purposes of United States 
contributions to the Multi-Donor Trust Fund of the EITI. 
TITLE X—GREEN JOBS 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Green Jobs Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 1002. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY WORKER 
TRAINING PROGRAM. 
Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2916) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) ENERGY EFFICIENCY
AND RENEWABLE ENERGY WORKER 
TRAINING PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT PROGRAM.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of the Green Jobs Act of 2007, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, 
shall establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy 
worker training program under which the Secretary shall 
carry out the activities described in paragraph (2) to 
achieve the purposes of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of providing assistance 
and services under the program established under this 
subsection— 
‘‘(i) target populations of eligible individuals to 
be given priority for training and other services shall 
include— 
‘‘(I) workers impacted by national energy and 
environmental policy; 
‘‘(II) individuals in need of updated training 
related to the energy efficiency and renewable 
energy industries; 
‘‘(III) veterans, or past and present members 
of reserve components of the Armed Forces; 
‘‘(IV) unemployed individuals; 
‘‘(V) individuals, including at-risk youth, 
seeking employment pathways out of poverty and 
into economic self-sufficiency; and 
‘‘(VI) formerly incarcerated, adjudicated, non-
violent offenders; and 
‘‘(ii) energy efficiency and renewable energy indus-
tries eligible to participate in a program under this 
subsection include— 
‘‘(I) the energy-efficient building, construction, 
and retrofits industries; 
‘‘(II) the renewable electric power industry; 
‘‘(III) the energy efficient and advanced drive 
train vehicle industry; 
‘‘(IV) the biofuels industry; 
‘‘(V) the deconstruction and materials use 
industries; 
‘‘(VI) the energy efficiency assessment industry 
serving the residential, commercial, or industrial 
sectors; and 
‘‘(VII) manufacturers that produce sustainable 
products using environmentally sustainable proc-
esses and materials. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) NATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM.—Under the pro-
gram established under paragraph (1), the Secretary, acting 
through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, where appropriate, 
shall collect and analyze labor market data to track 
workforce trends resulting from energy-related initiatives 
carried out under this subsection. Activities carried out 
under this paragraph shall include— 
‘‘(i) tracking and documentation of academic and 
occupational competencies as well as future skill needs 
with respect to renewable energy and energy efficiency 
technology;
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‘‘(ii) tracking and documentation of occupational 
information and workforce training data with respect 
to renewable energy and energy efficiency technology; 
‘‘(iii) collaborating with State agencies, workforce 
investments boards, industry, organized labor, and 
community and nonprofit organizations to disseminate 
information on successful innovations for labor market 
services and worker training with respect to renewable 
energy and energy efficiency technology; 
‘‘(iv) serving as a clearinghouse for best practices 
in workforce development, job placement, and collabo-
rative training partnerships; 
‘‘(v) encouraging the establishment of workforce 
training initiatives with respect to renewable energy 
and energy efficiency technologies; 
‘‘(vi) linking research and development in renew-
able energy and energy efficiency technology with the 
development of standards and curricula for current 
and future jobs; 
‘‘(vii) assessing new employment and work prac-
tices including career ladder and upgrade training as 
well as high performance work systems; and 
‘‘(viii) providing technical assistance and capacity 
building to national and State energy partnerships, 
including industry and labor representatives. 
‘‘(B) 
NATIONAL
ENERGY
TRAINING
PARTNERSHIP 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Under the program established 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall award 
National Energy Training Partnerships Grants on a 
competitive basis to eligible entities to enable such 
entities to carry out training that leads to economic 
self-sufficiency and to develop an energy efficiency and 
renewable energy industries workforce. Grants shall 
be awarded under this subparagraph so as to ensure 
geographic diversity with at least 2 grants awarded 
to entities located in each of the 4 Petroleum Adminis-
tration for Defense Districts with no subdistricts, and 
at least 1 grant awarded to an entity located in each 
of the subdistricts of the Petroleum Administration 
for Defense District with subdistricts. 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under clause (i), an entity shall be a nonprofit partner-
ship that— 
‘‘(I) 
includes 
the 
equal 
participation 
of 
industry, including public or private employers, 
and labor organizations, including joint labor- 
management training programs, and 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 
‘‘(II) demonstrates— 
‘‘(aa) experience in implementing and 
operating worker skills training and education 
programs;
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‘‘(bb) the ability to identify and involve 
in training programs carried out under this 
grant, target populations of individuals who 
would benefit from training and be actively 
involved in activities related to energy effi-
ciency and renewable energy industries; and 
‘‘(cc) the ability to help individuals achieve 
economic self-sufficiency. 
‘‘(iii) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be given to partner-
ships which leverage additional public and private 
resources to fund training programs, including cash 
or in-kind matches from participating employers. 
‘‘(C) STATE
LABOR
MARKET
RESEARCH, INFORMATION, 
AND LABOR EXCHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Under the program established 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall award 
competitive grants to States to enable such States to 
administer labor market and labor exchange informa-
tion programs that include the implementation of the 
activities described in clause (ii), in coordination with 
the one-stop delivery system. 
‘‘(ii) ACTIVITIES.—A State shall use amounts 
awarded under a grant under this subparagraph to 
provide funding to the State agency that administers 
the Wagner-Peyser Act and State unemployment com-
pensation programs to carry out the following activities 
using State agency merit staff: 
‘‘(I) The identification of job openings in the 
renewable energy and energy efficiency sector. 
‘‘(II) The administration of skill and aptitude 
testing and assessment for workers. 
‘‘(III) The counseling, case management, and 
referral of qualified job seekers to openings and 
training programs, including energy efficiency and 
renewable energy training programs. 
‘‘(D) STATE ENERGY TRAINING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Under the program established 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall award 
competitive grants to States to enable such States to 
administer renewable energy and energy efficiency 
workforce development programs that include the 
implementation of the activities described in clause 
(ii). 
‘‘(ii) PARTNERSHIPS.—A State shall use amounts 
awarded under a grant under this subparagraph to 
award competitive grants to eligible State Energy 
Sector Partnerships to enable such Partnerships to 
coordinate with existing apprenticeship and labor 
management 
training 
programs 
and 
implement 
training programs that lead to the economic self-suffi-
ciency of trainees. 
‘‘(iii) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this subparagraph, a State Energy Sector Part-
nership shall— 
‘‘(I) consist of nonprofit organizations that 
include 
equal 
participation 
from 
industry, 
including public or private nonprofit employers,
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and labor organizations, including joint labor- 
management training programs, and may include 
representatives 
from 
local 
governments, 
the 
workforce investment system, including one-stop 
career centers, community based organizations, 
qualified service and conservation corps, commu-
nity colleges, and other post-secondary institutions, 
small businesses, cooperatives, State and local vet-
erans agencies, and veterans service organizations; 
‘‘(II) demonstrate experience in implementing 
and operating worker skills training and education 
programs; and 
‘‘(III) demonstrate the ability to identify and 
involve in training programs, target populations 
of workers who would benefit from training and 
be actively involved in activities related to energy 
efficiency and renewable energy industries. 
‘‘(iv) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
subparagraph, the Secretary shall give priority to 
States that demonstrate that activities under the 
grant— 
‘‘(I) meet national energy policies associated 
with energy efficiency, renewable energy, and the 
reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases; 
‘‘(II) meet State energy policies associated with 
energy efficiency, renewable energy, and the reduc-
tion of emissions of greenhouse gases; and 
‘‘(III) leverage additional public and private 
resources to fund training programs, including 
cash 
or 
in-kind 
matches 
from 
participating 
employers. 
‘‘(v) 
COORDINATION.—A 
grantee 
under 
this 
subparagraph shall coordinate activities carried out 
under the grant with existing other appropriate 
training programs, including apprenticeship and labor 
management training programs, including such activi-
ties referenced in paragraph (3)(A), and implement 
training programs that lead to the economic self-suffi-
ciency of trainees. 
‘‘(E) PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Under the program established 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall award 
competitive grants of sufficient size to eligible entities 
to enable such entities to carry out training that leads 
to economic self-sufficiency. The Secretary shall give 
priority to entities that serve individuals in families 
with income of less than 200 percent of the sufficiency 
standard for the local areas where the training is con-
ducted that specifies, as defined by the State, or where 
such standard is not established, the income needs 
of families, by family size, the number and ages of 
children in the family, and sub-State geographical 
considerations. Grants shall be awarded to ensure 
geographic diversity. 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant an entity shall be a partnership that—
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‘‘(I) 
includes 
community-based 
nonprofit 
organizations, educational institutions with exper-
tise in serving low-income adults or youth, public 
or private employers from the industry sectors 
described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), and labor 
organizations 
representing 
workers 
in 
such 
industry sectors; 
‘‘(II) demonstrates a record of successful 
experience in implementing and operating worker 
skills training and education programs; 
‘‘(III) coordinates activities, where appropriate, 
with the workforce investment system; and 
‘‘(IV) demonstrates the ability to recruit 
individuals for training and to support such 
individuals to successful completion in training 
programs carried out under this grant, targeting 
populations of workers who are or will be engaged 
in activities related to energy efficiency and renew-
able energy industries. 
‘‘(iii) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants under this 
paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to 
applicants that— 
‘‘(I) target programs to benefit low-income 
workers, unemployed youth and adults, high school 
dropouts, or other underserved sectors of the 
workforce within areas of high poverty; 
‘‘(II) ensure that supportive services are 
integrated with education and training, and deliv-
ered by organizations with direct access to and 
experience with targeted populations; 
‘‘(III) leverage additional public and private 
resources to fund training programs, including 
cash 
or 
in-kind 
matches 
from 
participating 
employers; 
‘‘(IV) involve employers and labor organiza-
tions in the determination of relevant skills and 
competencies and ensure that the certificates or 
credentials that result from the training are 
employer-recognized; 
‘‘(V) deliver courses at alternative times (such 
as evening and weekend programs) and locations 
most convenient and accessible to participants and 
link adult remedial education with occupational 
skills training; and 
‘‘(VI) demonstrate substantial experience in 
administering local, municipal, State, Federal, 
foundation, or private entity grants. 
‘‘(iv) DATA COLLECTION.—Grantees shall collect and 
report the following information: 
‘‘(I) The number of participants. 
‘‘(II) 
The 
demographic 
characteristics 
of 
participants, including race, gender, age, parenting 
status, participation in other Federal programs, 
education and literacy level at entry, significant 
barriers to employment (such as limited English 
proficiency, criminal record, addiction or mental
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health problem requiring treatment, or mental dis-
ability). 
‘‘(III) The services received by participants, 
including training, education, and supportive serv-
ices. 
‘‘(IV) The amount of program spending per 
participant. 
‘‘(V) Program completion rates. 
‘‘(VI) Factors determined as significantly inter-
fering with program participation or completion. 
‘‘(VII) The rate of job placement and the rate 
of employment retention after 1 year. 
‘‘(VIII) The average wage at placement, 
including any benefits, and the rate of average 
wage increase after 1 year. 
‘‘(IX) Any post-employment supportive services 
provided. 
The Secretary shall assist grantees in the collection 
of data under this clause by making available, where 
practicable, low-cost means of tracking the labor 
market outcomes of participants, and by providing 
standardized reporting forms, where appropriate. 
‘‘(3) ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Activities to be carried out under 
a program authorized by subparagraph (B), (D), or (E) 
of paragraph (2) shall be coordinated with existing systems 
or providers, as appropriate. Such activities may include— 
‘‘(i) occupational skills training, including cur-
riculum development, on-the-job training, and class-
room training; 
‘‘(ii) safety and health training; 
‘‘(iii) the provision of basic skills, literacy, GED, 
English as a second language, and job readiness 
training; 
‘‘(iv) individual referral and tuition assistance for 
a community college training program, or any training 
program leading to an industry-recognized certificate; 
‘‘(v) internship programs in fields related to energy 
efficiency and renewable energy; 
‘‘(vi) customized training in conjunction with an 
existing registered apprenticeship program or labor- 
management partnership; 
‘‘(vii) incumbent worker and career ladder training 
and skill upgrading and retraining; 
‘‘(viii) the implementation of transitional jobs 
strategies; and 
‘‘(ix) the provision of supportive services. 
‘‘(B) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.—In addition to the activi-
ties authorized under subparagraph (A), activities author-
ized for programs under subparagraph (E) of paragraph 
(2) may include the provision of outreach, recruitment, 
career guidance, and case management services. 
‘‘(4) 
WORKER
PROTECTIONS
AND
NONDISCRIMINATION 
REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATION OF WIA.—The provisions of sections 
181 and 188 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
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(29 U.S.C. 2931 and 2938) shall apply to all programs 
carried out with assistance under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION WITH LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.—If a 
labor organization represents a substantial number of 
workers who are engaged in similar work or training in 
an area that is the same as the area that is proposed 
to be funded under this Act, the labor organization shall 
be provided an opportunity to be consulted and to submit 
comments in regard to such a proposal. 
‘‘(5) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall negotiate and 
reach agreement with the eligible entities that receive 
grants and assistance under this section on performance 
measures for the indicators of performance referred to in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 136(b)(2) that will 
be used to evaluate the performance of the eligible entity 
in carrying out the activities described in subsection (e)(2). 
Each performance measure shall consist of such an indi-
cator of performance, and a performance level referred 
to in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) PERFORMANCE LEVELS.—The Secretary shall nego-
tiate and reach agreement with the eligible entity regarding 
the levels of performance expected to be achieved by the 
eligible entity on the indicators of performance. 
‘‘(6) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) STATUS REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of the Green Jobs Act of 2007, 
the Secretary shall transmit a report to the Senate Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Senate Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the 
House Committee on Education and Labor, and the House 
Committee on Energy and Commerce on the training pro-
gram established by this subsection. The report shall 
include a description of the entities receiving funding and 
the activities carried out by such entities. 
‘‘(B) EVALUATION.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of such Act, the Secretary shall transmit 
to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 
the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions, the House Committee on Education and Labor, 
and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce an 
assessment of such program and an evaluation of the activi-
ties carried out by entities receiving funding from such 
program. 
‘‘(7) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection, the term 
‘renewable energy’ has the meaning given such term in section 
203(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 
58). 
‘‘(8) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, 
$125,000,000 for each fiscal year, of which— 
‘‘(A) not to exceed 20 percent of the amount appro-
priated in each such fiscal year shall be made available 
for, and shall be equally divided between, national labor 
market research and information under paragraph (2)(A) 
and State labor market information and labor exchange 
research under paragraph (2)(C), and not more than 2
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percent of such amount shall be for the evaluation and 
report required under paragraph (4); 
‘‘(B) 20 percent shall be dedicated to Pathways Out 
of Poverty Demonstration Programs under paragraph 
(2)(E); and 
‘‘(C) the remainder shall be divided equally between 
National Energy Partnership Training Grants under para-
graph (2)(B) and State energy training partnership grants 
under paragraph (2)(D).’’. 
TITLE XI—ENERGY TRANSPORTATION 
AND INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Department of Transportation 
SEC. 1101. OFFICE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: 
‘‘(g) OFFICE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Depart-
ment an Office of Climate Change and Environment to plan, 
coordinate, and implement— 
‘‘(A) department-wide research, strategies, and actions 
under the Department’s statutory authority to reduce 
transportation-related energy use and mitigate the effects 
of climate change; and 
‘‘(B) department-wide research strategies and actions 
to address the impacts of climate change on transportation 
systems and infrastructure. 
‘‘(2) CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Office shall establish a clearing-
house of solutions, including cost-effective congestion reduction 
approaches, to reduce air pollution and transportation-related 
energy use and mitigate the effects of climate change.’’. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Office of Climate Change and Environ-
ment of the Department of Transportation shall coordinate its 
activities with the United States Global Change Research Program. 
(c) TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM’S IMPACT
ON CLIMATE CHANGE 
AND FUEL EFFICIENCY.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Office of Climate Change and Environ-
ment, in coordination with the Environmental Protection 
Agency and in consultation with the United States Global 
Change Research Program, shall conduct a study to examine 
the impact of the Nation’s transportation system on climate 
change and the fuel efficiency savings and clean air impacts 
of major transportation projects, to identify solutions to reduce 
air pollution and transportation-related energy use and mitigate 
the effects of climate change, and to examine the potential 
fuel savings that could result from changes in the current 
transportation system and through the use of intelligent 
transportation systems that help businesses and consumers 
to plan their travel and avoid delays, including Web-based 
real-time transit information systems, congestion information
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systems, carpool information systems, parking information sys-
tems, freight route management systems, and traffic manage-
ment systems. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordina-
tion with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure and the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that 
contains the results of the study required under this section. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the Office 
of Climate Change and Environment to carry out its duties under 
section 102(g) of title 49, United States Code (as amended by 
this Act), such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2008 
through 2011. 
Subtitle B—Railroads 
SEC. 1111. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LOCOMOTIVE GRANT PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, shall establish and carry out a pilot program for making 
grants to railroad carriers (as defined in section 20102 of title 
49, United States Code) and State and local governments— 
(1) for assistance in purchasing hybrid or other energy- 
efficient locomotives, including hybrid switch and generator- 
set locomotives; and 
(2) to demonstrate the extent to which such locomotives 
increase fuel economy, reduce emissions, and lower costs of 
operation. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), no grant 
under this section may be used to fund the costs of emissions 
reductions that are mandated under Federal law. 
(c) GRANT CRITERIA.—In selecting applicants for grants under 
this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall consider— 
(1) the level of energy efficiency that would be achieved 
by the proposed project; 
(2) the extent to which the proposed project would assist 
in commercial deployment of hybrid or other energy-efficient 
locomotive technologies; 
(3) the extent to which the proposed project complements 
other private or governmental partnership efforts to improve 
air quality or fuel efficiency in a particular area; and 
(4) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates innova-
tive strategies and a financial commitment to increasing energy 
efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions of its railroad 
operations. 
(d) COMPETITIVE GRANT SELECTION PROCESS.— 
(1) APPLICATIONS.—A railroad carrier or State or local 
government seeking a grant under this section shall submit 
for approval by the Secretary of Transportation an application
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for the grant containing such information as the Secretary 
of Transportation may require. 
(2) COMPETITIVE SELECTION.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall conduct a national solicitation for applications for 
grants under this section and shall select grantees on a competi-
tive basis. 
(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of a project 
under this section shall not exceed 80 percent of the project cost. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress 
a report on the results of the pilot program carried out under 
this section. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $10,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011 to carry out this 
section. Such funds shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 1112. CAPITAL GRANTS FOR CLASS II AND CLASS III RAILROADS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 223 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 223—CAPITAL GRANTS FOR CLASS II AND 
CLASS III RAILROADS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘22301. Capital grants for class II and class III railroads. 
‘‘§ 22301. Capital grants for class II and class III railroads 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall establish a program for making capital grants to class 
II and class III railroads. Such grants shall be for projects 
in the public interest that— 
‘‘(A)(i) rehabilitate, preserve, or improve railroad track 
(including roadbed, bridges, and related track structures) 
used primarily for freight transportation; 
‘‘(ii) facilitate the continued or greater use of railroad 
transportation for freight shipments; and 
‘‘(iii) reduce the use of less fuel efficient modes of 
transportation in the transportation of such shipments; 
and 
‘‘(B) demonstrate innovative technologies and advanced 
research and development that increase fuel economy, 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and lower the costs of 
operation. 
‘‘(2) PROVISION OF GRANTS.—Grants may be provided under 
this chapter— 
‘‘(A) directly to the class II or class III railroad; or 
‘‘(B) with the concurrence of the class II or class III 
railroad, to a State or local government. 
‘‘(3) STATE COOPERATION.—Class II and class III railroad 
applicants for a grant under this chapter are encouraged to 
utilize the expertise and assistance of State transportation 
agencies in applying for and administering such grants. State 
transportation agencies are encouraged to provide such exper-
tise and assistance to such railroads.