Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings; purposes; statement of policy. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR ALL 
Sec. 101. Making public transportation affordable and accessible. 
Sec. 102. Making solar energy affordable and accessible to low-income and dis-
advantaged families. 
Sec. 103. Making energy efficiency retrofits affordable and accessible to low-in-
come and disadvantaged families. 
Sec. 104. Making electricity affordable for low income and disadvantaged fami-
lies. 
Sec. 105. Increasing sustainable community development capacity. 
Sec. 106. Training workers for jobs in clean energy. 
Sec. 107. Requirements for apprenticeship programs and employment of tar-
geted workers. 
TITLE II—JUST TRANSITION FOR WORKERS 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Adjustment Assistance Program 
PART I—GROUP CERTIFICATION 
Sec. 211. Petitions. 
Sec. 212. Group eligibility requirements. 
Sec. 213. Determinations and certifications. 
Sec. 214. Subpoena power. 
Sec. 215. Judicial review. 
PART II—INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS; TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 221. Adjustment assistance. 
Sec. 222. Termination of adjustment assistance. 
PART III—FEDERALLY FUNDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 
Sec. 231. Temporary additional unemployment compensation program for cer-
tain adversely affected workers. 
Sec. 232. Permanent State requirement for the provision of additional unem-
ployment compensation for certain adversely affected workers. 
PART IV—OTHER BENEFITS AND SERVICES 
Sec. 241. Eligibility for premium subsidy credit and cost sharing benefits for 
health insurance. 
Sec. 242. Training and support for employment. 
Sec. 243. Additional pensions benefits. 
PART V—FUNDING 
Sec. 251. Establishment of Clean Energy Workers Trust Fund. 
Sec. 252. Modifications to rules relating to inverted corporations. 
PART VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
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Sec. 261. Credit for hiring unemployed certified adversely affected workers. 
Sec. 262. Enforcement. 
Sec. 263. Benefit information to workers. 
Sec. 264. Amendment to Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. 
Sec. 265. Regulations. 
Subtitle B—Workplace Democracy Act 
Sec. 271. Short title. 
Sec. 272. Streamlining certification for labor organizations. 
Sec. 273. Facilitating initial collective bargaining agreements. 
Subtitle C—Community Need-Based Economic Transition Assistance Program 
Sec. 281. Community need-based economic transition assistance program. 
Sec. 282. Economic development grant programs. 
Sec. 283. Need-based water, broadband, and electric grid infrastructure invest-
ment program. 
TITLE III—GREENING THE GRID 
Subtitle A—Fossil Fuel Phaseout 
Sec. 301. Fossil fuel phaseout. 
Subtitle B—Enhancing Grid Reliability 
Sec. 311. Enhancing grid reliability. 
Subtitle C—Making Clean and Renewable Energy Affordable 
PART I—REDUCING CARBON POLLUTION AND CREATING JOBS BY 
TRANSITIONING TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOURCES 
Sec. 321. Extension and modification of credits with respect to facilities pro-
ducing energy from certain renewable resources. 
Sec. 322. Extension and modification of energy credit. 
Sec. 323. Permanent extension of qualifying advanced energy project credit. 
Sec. 324. Promoting access to renewable energy and energy efficiency for tax- 
exempt organizations. 
PART II—SAVING CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES MONEY BY PROMOTING 
ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
Sec. 326. Permanent extension of energy efficient commercial buildings deduc-
tion. 
Sec. 327. Permanent extension of new energy efficient home credit. 
Sec. 328. Permanent extension and refundability of credit for nonbusiness en-
ergy property. 
Sec. 329. Permanent extension, modification, and refundability of credit for 
residential energy efficient property. 
TITLE IV—ELECTRIFYING THE ENERGY ECONOMY 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 401. National zero-emission vehicle standard. 
Sec. 402. Carbon fee for aviation, maritime transportation, and rail. 
Sec. 403. Accelerating the deployment of zero-emission vehicles in communities. 
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Sec. 404. Accelerating the deployment of zero-emission vehicle fleets. 
Sec. 405. Decarbonizing America’s highways. 
Sec. 406. Accelerating the deployment of zero-emission aviation, rail, and mari-
time transportation. 
Sec. 407. Accelerating the deployment of zero-emission residential and commer-
cial heating. 
Subtitle B—Helping Americans Move Beyond Oil 
Sec. 411. Permanent extension, increase, and refundability of credit for quali-
fied new plug in electric drive motor vehicles. 
Sec. 412. Permanent extension of credit for hybrid medium- and heavy-duty 
trucks. 
Sec. 413. Extension of second generation biofuel producer credit. 
Sec. 414. Extension of special allowance for second generation biofuel plant 
property. 
Sec. 415. Extension and modification of the alternative fuel vehicle refueling 
property credit. 
TITLE V—ENDING NEW FOSSIL FUEL INVESTMENTS 
Subtitle A—Ending New Fossil Fuel Investments 
Sec. 501. Moratorium on new major fossil fuel projects. 
Sec. 502. Ending fossil fuel subsidies. 
Subtitle B—Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies 
Sec. 511. Termination of various tax expenditures relating to fossil fuels. 
Sec. 512. Uniform 7-year amortization for geological and geophysical expendi-
tures. 
Sec. 513. Natural gas gathering lines treated as 15-year property. 
Sec. 514. Repeal of domestic manufacturing deduction for hard mineral mining. 
Sec. 515. Limitation on deduction for income attributable to domestic produc-
tion of oil, natural gas, or primary products thereof. 
Sec. 516. Termination of last-in, first-out method of inventory for oil, natural 
gas, and coal companies. 
Sec. 517. Repeal of percentage depletion for coal and hard mineral fossil fuels. 
Sec. 518. Termination of capital gains treatment for royalties from coal. 
Sec. 519. Modifications of foreign tax credit rules applicable to oil, natural gas, 
and coal companies which are dual capacity taxpayers. 
Sec. 520. Increase in Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate. 
Sec. 521. Application of certain environmental taxes to synthetic crude oil. 
Sec. 522. Denial of deduction for removal costs and damages for certain oil 
spills. 
Sec. 523. Tax on crude oil and natural gas produced from the outer Conti-
nental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. 
Sec. 524. Repeal of corporate income tax exemption for publicly traded partner-
ships with qualifying income and gains from activities relating 
to fossil fuels. 
TITLE VI—MAINTAINING AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS 
Sec. 601. Purposes; definitions. 
Sec. 602. Leveling playing field for domestic manufacturers. 
Sec. 603. Making American manufacturing energy efficient. 
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TITLE VII—MOBILIZING AMERICAN RESOURCES 
Sec. 701. National Climate Change Council. 
Sec. 702. Climate Fund; climate bonds. 
Sec. 703. Accelerating 100 percent locally. 
Sec. 704. Climate justice resiliency. 
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 801. Tax amendments review. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES; STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) from 1880 through 2015, global tempera-
tures have increased by about 1.06 degrees Celsius; 
(2) the vast majority of global warming that 
has occurred over the 50-year period ending on the 
date of enactment of this Act was due to human ac-
tivities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels; 
(3) emissions of greenhouse gases and atmos-
pheric concentrations of greenhouse gases continue 
to rise, which results in a continued warming trend; 
(4) global warming already has a significant im-
pact on the economy, including the farming, fishing, 
forestry, and recreation industries; 
(5) the significant impacts of global warming 
that are already occurring will be amplified by a 
global temperature increase, resulting in increased 
droughts, rising seas, mass extinctions, heat waves, 
desertification, wildfires, acidifying oceans, signifi-
cant economic disruption, and security threats; 
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(6) low-income communities, communities of 
color, indigenous communities and other environ-
mental justice communities in the United States are 
inordinately exposed to pollution from fossil fuels, 
and climate impacts will be disproportionately felt by 
those communities; 
(7) the world is facing a climate emergency; 
(8) people in States and local communities 
across the United States are engaging in and win-
ning the fight to mobilize to solve the climate crisis; 
and 
(9) the Federal Government has thus far failed 
to adequately address the climate crisis. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to reduce, in conjunction with other laws 
and policies, emissions of carbon pollution to ensure 
that the contribution of the United States to global 
climate change is lower than the level required to 
keep global average temperature increases below 
dangerous levels; 
(2) to implement solutions that acknowledge the 
intersections of environmental degradation that per-
petuate racial, social, and economic inequities; 
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(3) to protect the lives of low-income and dis-
advantaged communities and invest in those commu-
nities; 
(4) to empower communities to prepare for, and 
react to, the impacts of climate change that are al-
ready being experienced; 
(5) to demonstrate to the international commu-
nity a commitment by the Federal Government to 
aggressively reduce carbon pollution; 
(6) to create jobs for all individuals, especially 
in communities with high rates of unemployment or 
underemployment, and build a sustainable economy; 
and 
(7) to ensure universal access to clean and re-
newable energy for all homes and businesses in the 
United States. 
(c) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States that— 
(1) the United States should aggressively re-
duce carbon pollution as rapidly as practicable, and 
achieve 100 percent clean and renewable energy not 
later than 2050; and 
(2) the Federal Government should do every-
thing in its power— 
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(A) to protect public health and environ-
ment; 
(B) to avoid the most dangerous impacts 
of climate change; and 
(C) to promote a rapid, just, and equitable 
transition to a clean energy economy. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) CLIMATE
FUND.—The term ‘‘Climate 
Fund’’ means the Climate Fund established by sec-
tion 702(a). 
(3) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 
National Climate Change Council established by sec-
tion 701(b). 
(4) DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘disadvan-
taged community’’ means a community that is 
disadvantaged based on geographic, public 
health, environmental hazard, or socioeconomic 
criteria. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘disadvan-
taged community’’ includes— 
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(i) an area burdened by cumulative 
environmental pollution or other hazard 
that can lead to a negative public health 
effect; 
(ii) an area with a concentration of 
people that— 
(I) are low-income; 
(II) have high unemployment; 
(III) have a high rent burden; 
(IV) have a low level of home 
ownership; 
(V) have a low level of edu-
cational attainment; or 
(VI) are members of groups that 
have historically experienced discrimi-
nation on the basis of race or eth-
nicity; and 
(iii) an area that is vulnerable to the 
impact of climate change such as flooding, 
storm surges, and urban heat island ef-
fects. 
(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
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(6) LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘low- 
income community’’ means a census or tribal block 
group in which not less than 50 percent of house-
holds have an annual income that is less than 80 
percent of the greater of— 
(A) the annual median gross income for 
the area in which the census or tribal block 
group is located; and 
(B) the annual median gross income for 
the State in which the census or tribal block 
group is located. 
(7) RAIL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘rail’’ means 
any entity transporting goods or passengers op-
erating on the general railroad system of trans-
portation (as defined in Appendix A of part A 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc-
cessor regulations)). 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘rail’’ does 
not include rapid transit operations in an urban 
area not connected to the general railroad sys-
tem of transportation (as defined in Appendix 
A of part 209 of title 49, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations (or successor regulations)). 
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(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
and 
(D) any other territory or possession of the 
United States. 
(10) 
ZERO-EMISSION
VEHICLE.—The 
term 
‘‘zero-emission vehicle’’ means a vehicle that pro-
duces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollut-
ant, precursor pollutant, or greenhouse gas in any 
mode of operation or condition, as determined by the 
Administrator. 
TITLE I—CLEAN AND 
RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR ALL 
SEC. 101. MAKING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AFFORDABLE 
AND ACCESSIBLE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation pro-
gram (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Program’’). 
(b) GOALS.—The goals of the Program are— 
(1) to facilitate affordable and accessible zero- 
emission vehicle-based public transportation; 
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(2) to establish regionally appropriate, inter-
operable models for zero-emission vehicle-based pub-
lic transportation in diverse communities throughout 
the United States; 
(3) to encourage the innovation and investment 
necessary to achieve mass market modes of zero- 
emission vehicle-based public transportation; and 
(4) to reduce and displace fossil fuel use and 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the 
deployment of zero-emission vehicle-based public 
transportation in the United States. 
(c) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a competitive process to select communities for the 
Program to receive grants. 
(2) COMMUNITY
SELECTION
CRITERIA.—Not 
later than 150 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall publish a set of selec-
tion criteria for the grants competition that— 
(A) shall prioritize communities that dem-
onstrate affordable modes of access to zero- 
emission vehicle-based public transportation for 
disadvantaged communities; 
(B) shall ensure, to the maximum extent 
practicable, that— 
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(i) the combination of selected com-
munities is diverse in population, popu-
lation density, demographics, urban and 
suburban composition, typical commuting 
patterns, and climate; 
(ii) at least 1 community selected has 
a population of less than 500,000; and 
(iii) grants are of a sufficient amount 
such that each community will be able to 
provide broadly accessible zero-emission ve-
hicle-based public transportation through-
out the community; 
(C) may give preference to applicants pro-
posing a greater non-Federal cost share; and 
(D) in considering community plans, shall 
take into account previous Department of En-
ergy and other Federal investments to ensure 
that the maximum domestic benefit from Fed-
eral investments is realized. 
(3) APPLICATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 150 
days after the date of publication by the Sec-
retary of selection criteria described in para-
graph (2), any State, tribal, or local govern-
ment, or group of State, tribal, or local govern-
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ments may apply to the Secretary to receive a 
grant under this subsection. 
(B) JOINT SPONSORSHIP.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—An application sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A) may be 
jointly sponsored by electric utilities, auto-
mobile manufacturers, technology pro-
viders, carsharing companies or organiza-
tions, third-party zero-emission vehicle 
service providers, nongovernmental organi-
zations, or other appropriate entities. 
(ii) DISBURSEMENT
OF
GRANTS.—A 
grant provided under this subsection shall 
only be disbursed to a State, tribal, or 
local government, or group of State, tribal, 
or local governments, regardless of whether 
the application is jointly sponsored under 
clause (i). 
(4) SELECTION.—Not later than 120 days after 
an application deadline has been established under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall announce the 
names of the communities selected under this sub-
section. 
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(5) COMMUNITY PLANS.—Plans for the deploy-
ment of zero-emission vehicle-based public transpor-
tation shall include— 
(A) a proposed level of cost sharing; 
(B) documentation demonstrating a project 
involving relevant stakeholders, including— 
(i) a list of stakeholders that in-
cludes— 
(I) elected and appointed officials 
from each of the participating State, 
local, and tribal governments; 
(II) all relevant generators and 
distributors of electricity; 
(III) State utility regulatory au-
thorities; 
(IV) departments of public works 
and transportation; 
(V) as appropriate, owners and 
operators of regional electric power 
distribution and transmission facili-
ties; and 
(VI) as appropriate, other exist-
ing community coalitions recognized 
by the Department of Energy; 
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(ii) evidence of the commitment of the 
stakeholders to participate in the project; 
(iii) a clear description of the role and 
responsibilities of each stakeholder; and 
(iv) a plan for continuing the engage-
ment and participation of the stakeholders, 
as appropriate, throughout the implemen-
tation of the deployment plan; 
(C) descriptions of incentives for economi-
cally disadvantaged residents in the community 
to ensure affordable access to zero-emission ve-
hicle-based public transportation, in addition to 
any Federal incentives; 
(D) a timeline for the deployment of zero- 
emission vehicle-based public transportation; 
(E) a plan for monitoring and evaluating 
the implementation of the plan, including 
metrics for assessing the success of the deploy-
ment and an approach to updating the plan, as 
appropriate; and 
(F) a description of the manner in which 
any grant funds applied for under paragraph 
(3) will be used and the proposed local cost 
share for the funds. 
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(d) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use to carry out 
this section not more than $30,000,000,000 for each fiscal 
year from the Climate Fund. 
SEC. 102. MAKING SOLAR ENERGY AFFORDABLE AND AC-
CESSIBLE TO LOW-INCOME AND DISADVAN-
TAGED FAMILIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSE.—The term 
‘‘administrative expense’’ has the meaning given the 
term by the Secretary. 
(2) COMMUNITY
SOLAR
FACILITY.—The term 
‘‘community solar facility’’ means a community- 
based distributed photovoltaic solar electricity gener-
ating facility that, as determined by the Secretary— 
(A) is owned by a subscriber organization; 
(B) has a nameplate rating of 2 megawatts 
or less; 
(C) is located in or near a community of 
subscribers to whom the beneficial use of the 
electricity generated by the facility belongs; and 
(D) reserves not less than 25 percent of 
the quantity of electricity generated by the fa-
cility for households in low-income communities 
and disadvantaged communities that are sub-
scribers to the facility. 
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(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(i) a low-income household; 
(ii) a household in a disadvantaged 
community; 
(iii) a unit of State, territorial, or 
local government; 
(iv) an Indian tribe; 
(v) a Native Hawaiian community- 
based organization; 
(vi) a rural area (as defined in section 
343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural 
Development 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1991(a))); and 
(vii) any other national or regional en-
tity that— 
(I) deploys a safe, high-quality 
photovoltaic solar electricity gener-
ating facility for consumers under a 
model that maximizes energy savings 
to those consumers; and 
(II) has experience, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, in the instal-
lation of solar systems using a job 
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training 
or 
community 
volunteer- 
based installation model. 
(B) LOAN PROGRAM.—With respect to a 
loan provided under this section, the term ‘‘eli-
gible entity’’ means— 
(i) an entity described in clauses (i) 
through (vi) of subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) a private entity that— 
(I) deploys a safe, high-quality 
photovoltaic solar electricity gener-
ating facility for consumers under a 
model that maximizes energy savings 
to those consumers; and 
(II) will install solar systems 
using a job training installation 
model. 
(4) GRANT-ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD.—The term 
‘‘grant-eligible household’’ means a household the 
members of which— 
(A) earn an income equal to 80 percent or 
less of the applicable area median income, as 
defined for the applicable year by the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development; and 
(B) reside in an owner-occupied home. 
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(5) 
LOW-INCOME
HOUSEHOLD.—The 
term 
‘‘low-income household’’ means a household with an 
income equal to 80 percent or less of the applicable 
area median income, as defined for the applicable 
year by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment. 
(6) MULTI-FAMILY
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.— 
The term ‘‘multi-family affordable housing’’ means 
any federally subsidized affordable housing complex 
in which not less than 50 percent of the units are 
reserved for low-income households and households 
in disadvantaged communities. 
(7) NATIVE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY-BASED OR-
GANIZATION.—The term ‘‘Native Hawaiian commu-
nity-based organization’’ means any organization 
that is composed primarily of Native Hawaiians 
from a specific community and that assists in the 
social, cultural, and educational development of Na-
tive Hawaiians in that community. 
(8) PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ELECTRICITY GEN-
ERATING FACILITY.—The term ‘‘photovoltaic solar 
electricity generating facility’’ means— 
(A) a generator that creates electricity 
from light photons; and 
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(B) the accompanying hardware enabling 
that electricity to flow— 
(i) onto the electric grid; or 
(ii) into an energy storage device. 
(9) 
SUBSCRIBER.—The 
term 
‘‘subscriber’’ 
means an electricity consumer who— 
(A) owns a subscription, or an equivalent 
unit or share of the capacity or generation, of 
a community solar facility; 
(B) has identified 1 or more physical loca-
tions— 
(i) to which the subscription will be 
attributed; 
(ii) within the same electric utility 
service territory, or within the same geo-
graphical area, as the community solar fa-
cility, in accordance with applicable State 
and local law; and 
(iii) that may change from time to 
time, subject to the condition that the 
physical location shall be within the geo-
graphical limits allowed for a subscriber of 
the applicable community solar facility; 
and 
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(C) confirms the status of the consumer as 
a low-income household, or a household in a 
disadvantaged community, for each applicable 
fiscal year. 
(10) SUBSCRIPTION.—The term ‘‘subscription’’ 
means a share in the capacity, or a proportional in-
terest in the solar electricity generation, of a com-
munity solar facility. 
(11) UNDERSERVED AREA.—The term ‘‘under-
served area’’ means— 
(A) a geographical area with low or no 
photovoltaic solar deployment, as determined by 
the Secretary; or 
(B) trust land, as defined in section 3765 
of title 38, United States Code. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF LOAN AND GRANT PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a program under which the Secretary shall provide 
loans and grants to eligible entities for use in ac-
cordance with this section. 
(2) FUNDING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary shall 
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make grants and issue loans in accordance with 
this subsection. 
(B) LOANS.—Subject to subparagraph 
(D), not more than 50 percent of funds made 
available under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal 
year shall be used to provide loans to eligible 
entities for— 
(i) community solar facilities; or 
(ii) multi-family affordable housing 
solar installations. 
(C) GRANTS.—After allocating amounts to 
carry out subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall 
use the remaining funds made available under 
subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year to provide 
grants to eligible entities— 
(i) to pay the upfront costs of photo-
voltaic solar electricity generating facilities 
installed on properties of grant-eligible 
households; or 
(ii) for any other eligible use described 
in subsection (e). 
(D) INCREASE
IN
LOAN
AMOUNT.—Not-
withstanding subparagraph (B), if the Sec-
retary determines that more than 50 percent of 
the amounts described in that subparagraph are 
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necessary for any of fiscal years 2018 through 
2050 to provide loans to encourage innovative 
financing and installation models to reach un-
derserved markets, the Secretary may use more 
than 50 percent of those amounts to provide 
those loans. 
(3) GOALS AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In providing loans and 
grants under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall take such actions as may be necessary to 
ensure that— 
(i) the assistance provided under this 
subsection is used to facilitate and encour-
age innovative solar installation and fi-
nancing models, under which the recipients 
develop and install photovoltaic solar elec-
tricity generating facilities that provide sig-
nificant savings to low-income households 
and households in disadvantaged commu-
nities while providing job training or com-
munity engagement opportunities with re-
spect to each solar system installed; 
(ii) loan and grant recipients— 
(I) install not less than 600 kilo-
watts of photovoltaic solar energy dur-
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ing the 2-year period ending on the 
date on which the loan or grant is 
provided to ensure consumer protec-
tion; or 
(II) before the date on which the 
goal described in subclause (I) is 
achieved, enter into partnership with 
an entity that— 
(aa) has not less than 2 
years of experience deploying 
solar photovoltaic systems for 
low-income 
households 
and 
households in disadvantaged com-
munities in a manner that maxi-
mizes the savings benefits of 
solar access; and 
(bb) was primarily respon-
sible for the installation of at 
least 2 megawatts of solar energy 
during the 2-year period ending 
on the date on which the loan or 
grant is provided; 
(iii) the photovoltaic solar electricity 
generating facilities installed using assist-
ance provided under this subsection are 
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safe, high-quality systems that comply with 
local building and safety codes and stand-
ards; 
(iv) the provision of assistance under 
this subsection establishes and fosters a 
partnership between the Federal Govern-
ment and eligible entities, resulting in effi-
cient development of solar installations 
with— 
(I) minimal governmental inter-
vention; 
(II) limited governmental regula-
tion; and 
(III) significant involvement by 
nonprofit and private entities; 
(v) solar projects installed using as-
sistance provided under this subsection— 
(I) shall include job training; and 
(II) may include community par-
ticipation in which job trainees and 
volunteers assist in the development of 
solar projects; 
(vi) assistance provided under this 
subsection gives priority to development 
in— 
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(I) areas with low photovoltaic 
penetration; 
(II) rural areas; 
(III) Indian tribal areas; and 
(IV) other underserved areas, in-
cluding Alaskan Native and Appa-
lachian communities; 
(vii) solar systems are developed using 
assistance provided under this subsection 
on a geographically diverse basis among 
the eligible entities; and 
(viii) to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, solar installation activities for 
which assistance is provided under this 
section leverage, or connect grant-eligible 
households to, federally or locally sub-
sidized weatherization and energy effi-
ciency efforts that meet or exceed local en-
ergy efficiency standards. 
(B) DETERMINATION.—If, at any time, the 
Secretary determines that any goal described in 
subparagraph (A) cannot be met by providing 
assistance in accordance with this subsection, 
the Secretary shall immediately submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a written 
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notice of that determination, including any pro-
posed changes necessary to achieve the goal. 
(4) COMMUNITY SOLAR FACILITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A community solar fa-
cility may use a loan provided under this sub-
section only to offset the costs of generation 
and provision of solar energy to low-income 
households, and households in disadvantaged 
communities, that are subscribers of the com-
munity solar facility. 
(B) TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT OF SUB-
SCRIPTIONS.—A subscription to a community 
solar facility that receives assistance under this 
subsection may be transferred or assigned by 
the subscriber to— 
(i) any subscriber organization; or 
(ii) any individual or entity who quali-
fies to be a subscriber to that community 
solar facility. 
(C) TREATMENT.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—No owner, oper-
ator, or subscriber of a community solar 
facility that receives assistance under this 
subsection shall be subject to regulation by 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis-
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sion solely as a result of an interest in the 
community solar facility. 
(ii) PRICE
OF
SUBSCRIPTION.—The 
price paid for any subscription to a com-
munity solar facility shall not be subject to 
the regulation of any Federal department, 
agency, or commission. 
(c) NATIONAL COMPETITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select el-
igible entities to receive loans or grants under this 
section through a nationwide competitive process, to 
be established by the Secretary. 
(2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
loan or grant under this section, an eligible entity 
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In selecting eligible enti-
ties to receive loans or grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall, at a minimum— 
(A) require that the eligible entity— 
(i) enter into a grant or loan agree-
ment, as applicable, under subsection (d); 
and 
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(ii) has obtained financial commit-
ments (or has demonstrated the capacity 
to obtain financial commitments) necessary 
to comply with that agreement; 
(B) ensure that loans and grants are pro-
vided, and amounts are used, in a manner that 
results in geographical diversity throughout the 
United States and within States, territories, 
and Indian tribal land among photovoltaic solar 
electricity generating facilities installed using 
the assistance provided under this section; 
(C) to the maximum extent practicable, ex-
pand photovoltaic solar energy availability to— 
(i) geographical areas, throughout the 
United States and within States, terri-
tories, and Indian tribal land, with— 
(I) low photovoltaic solar pene-
tration; or 
(II) a higher cost burden with re-
spect to the deployment or installation 
of photovoltaic solar electricity gener-
ating facilities; 
(ii) rural communities; 
(iii) Indian tribes; and 
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(iv) other underserved areas, including 
Appalachian and Alaska Native commu-
nities; 
(D) take into account the warranty period 
and quality of the applicable photovoltaic solar 
electricity generating facility equipment and any 
necessary interconnecting equipment; and 
(E) ensure that all calculations for esti-
mated household energy savings are based sole-
ly on electricity offsets from the photovoltaic 
solar electricity generating facilities. 
(d) LOAN AND GRANT AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving a 
loan or grant under this section, an eligible entity 
shall enter into a loan or grant agreement, as appli-
cable, with the Secretary. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A loan or grant agree-
ment under this subsection shall— 
(A) require the eligible entity— 
(i) to use the assistance provided 
under this section only in accordance with 
this section; 
(ii) to install such quantity of solar 
systems with such defined capacity target 
(expressed in megawatts) as may be estab-
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lished by the Secretary, taking into consid-
eration the costs associated with carrying 
out loan or grant obligations in the areas 
in which the solar systems will be devel-
oped; 
(iii) to use the assistance in a manner 
that leverages other sources of funding 
(other than loans or grants under this sec-
tion), including private or public funds, in 
developing the solar projects; and 
(iv) to establish loan terms, if applica-
ble, that maximize the benefit to the low- 
income households, and households in dis-
advantaged communities, receiving solar 
energy from the eligible entity; 
(B) require the Secretary to rescind any 
amounts provided to the eligible entity that are 
not used during the 2-year period beginning on 
the date on which the amounts are initially dis-
tributed to the eligible entity, except in any case 
in which the eligible entity has demonstrated to 
the satisfaction of the Secretary that a longer 
period, not to exceed 3 years after the date of 
initial distribution, is necessary to deliver pro-
posed services; 
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(C) with respect to a loan provided under 
this section, establish— 
(i) an interest rate equal to the cost 
of funds to the Department of the Treas-
ury for obligations of comparable maturity 
to the loan as of the date on which the 
loan agreement is entered into; and 
(ii) a payout time that maximizes the 
savings to customers during the effective 
period of the agreement; and 
(D) contain such other terms as the Sec-
retary may require to ensure compliance with 
the requirements of this section. 
(e) USE.—An eligible entity shall use a loan or grant 
provided under this section for the purpose of developing 
new photovoltaic solar projects in the United States for 
low-income households, households in disadvantaged com-
munities, and individuals who otherwise would likely be 
unable to afford or purchase photovoltaic solar systems 
through 1 or more of the following activities: 
(1) PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR EQUIPMENT AND IN-
STALLATION.—To pay the costs of— 
(A) solar equipment, including only photo-
voltaic solar equipment and storage and all 
hardware or software components relating to 
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safely producing, monitoring, and connecting 
the system to the electric grid or onsite storage; 
and 
(B) installation, including all direct labor 
associated with installing the photovoltaic solar 
equipment. 
(2) JOB TRAINING.—To fund onsite job train-
ing and community or volunteer engagement, includ-
ing— 
(A) only job training costs directly associ-
ated with the solar projects funded under this 
section; and 
(B) job training opportunities that may 
cover the full range of the solar value chain, 
such as marketing and outreach, customer ac-
quisition, system design, and installation posi-
tions. 
(3) DEPLOYMENT SUPPORT.—To fund entities 
that have a demonstrated ability, as determined by 
the Secretary— 
(A) to advise State and local entities re-
garding solar policy, regulatory, and program 
design to continue and expand the work of the 
entities in low-income communities and dis-
advantaged communities; 
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(B) to foster community outreach and edu-
cation regarding the benefits of photovoltaic 
solar energy for low-income communities and 
disadvantaged communities; or 
(C) to provide apprenticeship program op-
portunities registered and approved by— 
(i) the Office of Apprenticeship of the 
Department of Labor pursuant to part 29 
of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations); or 
(ii) a State Apprenticeship Agency 
recognized by that Office. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.—To pay the administra-
tive expenses of the eligible entity, including 
preproject feasibility efforts, in carrying out the du-
ties of the Secretary associated with delivering pro-
posed services, except that not more than 15 percent 
of the total amount of the assistance provided to the 
eligible entity under this section may be used for ad-
ministrative expenses. 
(f) COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) RECORDS AND AUDITS.—During the period 
beginning on the date of initial distribution to an eli-
gible entity of a loan or grant under this section and 
ending on the termination date of the loan or grant 
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under subsection (g), the eligible entity shall main-
tain such records and adopt such administrative 
practices as the Secretary may require to ensure 
compliance with the requirements of this section and 
the applicable loan or grant agreement. 
(2) DETERMINATION
BY
SECRETARY.—If the 
Secretary determines that an eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant or loan under this section has not, 
during the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
initial distribution to the eligible entity of the assist-
ance (or such longer period as is established under 
subsection (d)(2)(B)), substantially fulfilled the obli-
gations of the eligible entity under the applicable 
loan or grant agreement, the Secretary shall— 
(A) rescind the balance of any funds dis-
tributed to, but not used by, the eligible entity 
under this section; and 
(B) use those amounts to provide other 
loans or grants in accordance with this section. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The Secretary shall terminate a 
loan or grant provided under this section on the date on 
which the Secretary makes a determination that the total 
amount of the loan or grant (excluding any interest, fees, 
and other earnings of the loan or grant) has been— 
(1) fully expended by the eligible entity; or 
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(2) returned to the Secretary. 
(h) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promul-
gate such regulations as the Secretary determines to be 
necessary to carry out this section, to take effect on the 
date of promulgation. 
(i) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use to carry out 
this section not more than $10,000,000,000 for each fiscal 
year from the Climate Fund. 
SEC. 103. MAKING ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFITS AF-
FORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO LOW-IN-
COME AND DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES. 
(a) WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 422 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6872) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 422. FUNDING. 
‘‘The Secretary shall use to carry out the weatheriza-
tion program under this part from amounts in the Climate 
Fund established by section 702(a) of the 100 by ’50 Act 
not more than $10,000,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 415 of the 
Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 
6865) is amended in subsections (d) and (e)(1)(A) by 
striking ‘‘section 422(b)’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘section 422’’. 
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SEC. 104. MAKING ELECTRICITY AFFORDABLE FOR LOW IN-
COME AND DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES. 
Section 2602 of the Low-Income Home Energy As-
sistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use to carry out 
this title (other than section 2607A) from amounts in the 
Climate Fund established by section 702(a) of the 100 by 
’50 Act not more than $24,000,000,000 for each fiscal 
year.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘appro-
priated’’ and inserting ‘‘made available’’. 
SEC. 105. INCREASING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVEL-
OPMENT CAPACITY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OR-
GANIZATION.—The term ‘‘eligible community devel-
opment organization’’ means— 
(A) a unit of general local government (as 
defined in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
12704)); 
(B) a community housing development or-
ganization (as defined in section 104 of the 
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Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Hous-
ing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704)); 
(C) an Indian tribe; 
(D) a tribally designated housing entity (as 
defined in section 4 of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103)); and 
(E) a public housing agency (within the 
meaning of section 3(b) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b))). 
(2) NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘nonprofit organization’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
(b) GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.—The 
Secretary may make grants to nonprofit organizations to 
provide training, education, support, or advice to an eligi-
ble community development organization or qualified 
youth service and conservation corps— 
(1) to improve energy efficiency; 
(2) to design strategies to maximize energy effi-
ciency; and 
(3) to promote— 
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(A) resource conservation and reuse; 
(B) the installation or construction of re-
newable energy technologies or facilities, such 
as wind, wave, solar, and geothermal energy; 
and 
(C) the effective use of existing infrastruc-
ture in affordable housing and economic devel-
opment activities in low-income communities 
and disadvantaged communities. 
(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a nonprofit organization shall prepare and 
submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(d) AWARD OF CONTRACTS.—Contracts for architec-
tural or engineering services funded with amounts from 
grants made under this section shall be awarded in accord-
ance with chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code. 
(e) FUNDING.—For fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, the Secretary shall use to carry out this 
section from amounts in the Climate Fund not more than 
a total of $2,000,000,000. 
SEC. 106. TRAINING WORKERS FOR JOBS IN CLEAN EN-
ERGY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble partnership’’ means a partnership that in-
cludes— 
(A) not less than 1— 
(i) local educational agency that is eli-
gible for funding under section 131 of the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2351); 
or 
(ii) area career and technical edu-
cation school or educational service agency 
described in subsection (e) or (f) of such 
section; 
(B) not less than 1 postsecondary institu-
tion eligible for funding under section 132 of 
such Act (20 U.S.C. 2352); and 
(C) representatives of the community, in-
cluding nonprofit organizations, business enti-
ties, labor organizations, or industry entities 
that have experience in fields described in sub-
section (b)(1). 
(2) PROGRAM OF STUDY.—The term ‘‘program 
of study’’ means a program of study for a field de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1) that contains the infor-
mation described in section 122(c)(1)(A) of the Carl 
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D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2342(c)(1)(A)). 
(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education 
is authorized to award grants, on a competitive 
basis, to eligible partnerships to enable the eligible 
partnerships to develop programs of study that are 
focused on emerging careers and jobs in the fields 
of clean energy, renewable energy, energy efficiency, 
climate change mitigation, and climate change adap-
tation. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation shall consult with the Secretary of Labor and 
the Secretary prior to the issuance of a solicitation 
for grant applications under this section. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible partnership seek-
ing a grant under this section shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary of Education at such time 
and in such manner as such Secretary may require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under this subsection shall include— 
(A) a description of the eligible partnership 
and the roles and responsibilities of each part-
ner in the partnership, and a demonstration of 
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each partner’s capacity to support the program 
of study; 
(B)(i) a description of each career area 
within a field described in subsection (b)(1) to 
be developed through the grant and the reason 
for choosing such field; and 
(ii) evidence of the labor market need to 
prepare students in such career area; 
(C) a description of the program of study 
proposed to be funded by the grant, including— 
(i) whether such program of study is 
a new or existing program (as of the date 
of the application); and 
(ii) the secondary and postsecondary 
components of such program of study; 
(D) a description of the students to be 
served by the program of study; 
(E) a description of how the proposed pro-
gram of study will be replicable and dissemi-
nated to schools outside of the partnership, in-
cluding schools in urban and rural areas; 
(F) a description of the applied learning 
that will be incorporated into the program of 
study and how the applied learning will incor-
porate or reinforce academic learning; 
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(G) a description of how the proposed pro-
gram of study will be delivered; 
(H) a description of how the program of 
study will provide accessibility to students, es-
pecially economically disadvantaged, low-per-
forming, urban, and rural students; 
(I) a description of how the program will 
address placement of students in non-tradi-
tional fields, as defined in section 3 of the Carl 
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 
of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302); and 
(J) a description of how the applicant pro-
poses to consult or has consulted with a labor 
organization, labor management partnership, 
apprenticeship program, or joint apprenticeship 
and training program, that provides education 
and training in the field of study for which the 
applicant proposes to develop a curriculum. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary of Education shall give priority to any 
application that proposes— 
(1) to use innovative means to deliver the pro-
posed program of study to students, educators, and 
instructors outside of the eligible partnership; 
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(2) to focus on low-performing students and 
special populations, as defined in section 3 of the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302); 
(3) to provide a comprehensive plan to enroll 
economically disadvantaged students in the program 
of study; and 
(4) to provide a comprehensive plan to ensure 
that all students can complete programs of study 
supported by a grant under this section without bor-
rowing Federal or private education loans. 
(e) PEER REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education 
shall convene a peer review process to review appli-
cations for grants under this section and to make 
recommendations regarding the selection of grant-
ees. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the peer review 
committee shall include in a balanced manner (to 
the maximum extent practicable)— 
(A) educators who have experience imple-
menting curricula with comparable purposes; 
and 
(B) business and industry experts in fields 
described in subsection (b)(1). 
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(f) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible partnership receiv-
ing a grant under this section shall use grant funds for 
the development, implementation, and dissemination of 1 
or more programs of study in a career area related to a 
field described in subsection (b)(1). 
(g) FUNDING.—For fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, the Secretary of Education shall use to 
carry out this section from amounts in the Climate Fund 
not more than a total of $400,000,000. 
SEC. 107. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPRENTICESHIP PRO-
GRAMS AND EMPLOYMENT OF TARGETED 
WORKERS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) QUALIFIED
APPRENTICESHIP
OR
OTHER 
TRAINING PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘qualified appren-
ticeship or other training program’’ means— 
(A) an apprenticeship or other training 
program that qualifies as an employee welfare 
benefit plan (as defined in section 3 of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
(29 U.S.C. 1002)), in which— 
(i) not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, not less 
than 50 percent of participating first-year 
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apprentices or trainees are projected to be 
targeted workers; and 
(ii) not later than 4 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, not less 
than 30 percent of all apprentices or train-
ees are projected to be targeted workers; 
and 
(B) in any case in which the Secretary of 
Labor certifies that a qualified apprenticeship 
or other training program described in subpara-
graph (A) for a craft or trade classification of 
workers that a prospective contractor or sub-
contractor intends to employ is not operated in 
the locality in which a project will be per-
formed, an apprenticeship or other training pro-
gram that is not an employee welfare benefit 
plan (as so defined) if the Secretary of Labor 
determines that the apprenticeship or other 
training program— 
(i) is registered with the Office of Ap-
prenticeship of the Department of Labor 
or a State apprenticeship agency recog-
nized by the Office of Apprenticeship for 
Federal purposes; and 
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(ii) meets the requirements of sub-
paragraph (A). 
(2) TARGETED WORKER.—The term ‘‘targeted 
worker’’ means an individual who— 
(A) resides in the same labor market area 
(as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)) 
as the area in which the applicable project will 
be carried out; and 
(B) is— 
(i) a member of a targeted group 
(within the meaning of section 51 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) and re-
sides in a census tract in which not less 
than 20 percent of the households have in-
comes that are below the most recent an-
nual Federal Poverty Income Guidelines 
published by the Department of Health 
and Human Services; 
(ii) a member of a family that re-
ceived an annual family income that, dur-
ing the 2-year period prior to employment 
on the project or admission to the 
preapprenticeship program, did not exceed 
200 percent of the most recent annual 
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Federal Poverty Income Guidelines pub-
lished by the Department of Health and 
Human Services, excluding— 
(I) unemployment compensation; 
(II) child support payments; 
(III) cash payments under a Fed-
eral, State, or local income-based pub-
lic assistance program; and 
(IV) benefits under the old-age, 
survivors, and disability insurance 
benefits program established under 
title II of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 401 et seq.); or 
(iii) a member of a disadvantaged 
community. 
(b) PREAPPRENTICESHIP
REQUIREMENTS.—Each 
contractor and subcontractor on any contract for con-
struction services for a project funded directly by, or as-
sisted in whole or in part by or through, the Federal Gov-
ernment pursuant to this Act or an amendment made by 
this Act shall agree to provide not less than 1 percent of 
the contract amount to fund preapprenticeship programs 
that— 
(1) demonstrate the ability to recruit, train, 
and prepare for admission to apprenticeship pro-
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grams individuals who qualify as targeted workers; 
and 
(2) arrange to provide individuals who success-
fully complete the preapprenticeship program to 
qualified apprenticeship or other training programs. 
(c) 
QUALIFIED
APPRENTICESHIP
AND
OTHER 
TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Each contractor and subcon-
tractor that seeks to provide construction services on 
projects funded directly by, or assisted in whole or in part 
by or through, the Federal Government pursuant to this 
Act or an amendment made by this Act shall submit ade-
quate assurances with the bid or proposal of the con-
tractor or subcontractor that the contractor or subcon-
tractor participates in a qualified apprenticeship or other 
training program for each craft or trade classification of 
worker that the contractor or subcontractor intends to em-
ploy to perform work on the project. 
(d) EMPLOYMENT OF TARGETED WORKERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each contractor and subcon-
tractor on each project funded directly by, or as-
sisted in whole or in part by or through, the Federal 
Government pursuant to this Act or an amendment 
made by this Act shall— 
(A) to the maximum extent practicable, en-
sure that not less than 15 percent of all hours 
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worked by newly hired laborers and mechanics 
employed on the project be performed by tar-
geted workers; and 
(B) establish a goal that at least 30 per-
cent of all hours worked by newly hired laborers 
and mechanics employed on the project be per-
formed by targeted workers. 
(2) RELIANCE
ON
IDENTIFICATION
OF
TAR-
GETED WORKERS.—For purposes of this subsection, 
contractors and subcontractors may rely on the iden-
tification of individuals as targeted workers by a 
qualified apprenticeship or other training program. 
TITLE II—JUST TRANSITION FOR 
WORKERS 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Clean Energy Worker 
Just Transition Act’’. 
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ADVERSELY
AFFECTED
EMPLOYMENT.— 
The term ‘‘adversely affected employment’’ means 
employment in an applicable firm. 
(2) ADVERSELY
AFFECTED
WORKER.—The 
term ‘‘adversely affected worker’’ means an indi-
vidual who, because of lack of work in adversely af-
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fected employment, has been totally or partially sep-
arated from such employment, or has been threat-
ened to be totally or partially separated from such 
employment. 
(3) ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘ad-
justment assistance’’ means any compensation, cred-
it, benefit, funding, training, or service provided 
under subtitle A through any option described in 
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 221(b). 
(4) APPLICABLE FIRM.—The term ‘‘applicable 
firm’’ means, as applicable— 
(A) the firm, or subdivision of a firm, for 
which the group of workers who are petitioning 
for certification under section 211 work; 
(B) the firm, or subdivision of a firm, for 
which a group of certified adversely affected 
workers work; 
(C) a group of firms within close geo-
graphic proximity, as determined by the Sec-
retary, for which a group of workers who are 
petitioning for certification under section 211 
work; or 
(D) a group of firms within a close geo-
graphic proximity, as determined by the Sec-
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retary, for which a group of certified adversely 
affected workers work. 
(5) CERTIFIED ADVERSELY AFFECTED WORK-
ER.—The term ‘‘certified adversely affected worker’’ 
means an adversely affected worker covered by a 
certification issued under section 213(a)(2). 
(6) CERTIFIED OR RECOGNIZED LABOR ORGANI-
ZATION.—The term ‘‘certified or recognized labor or-
ganization’’ means a labor organization that is cer-
tified or recognized under section 9 of the National 
Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159) as the rep-
resentative of the workers involved. 
(7) ENERGY INDUSTRY.—The term ‘‘energy in-
dustry’’ means a commercial sector, as determined 
by the Secretary, that— 
(A) extracts, transports, or uses as a direct 
input energy resources or electricity; or 
(B) is otherwise dependent on the genera-
tion or consumption of energy resources or elec-
tricity. 
(8) PARTIAL SEPARATION.—The term ‘‘partial 
separation’’ means, with respect to an individual 
who has not been totally separated, that such indi-
vidual has experienced— 
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(A) a reduction in hours of work to 80 per-
cent or less of the individual’s average weekly 
hours in adversely affected employment; and 
(B) a reduction in wages to 80 percent or 
less of the individual’s average weekly wage in 
such adversely affected employment. 
(9) PARTIALLY SEPARATED.—The term ‘‘par-
tially separated’’ means, with respect to an indi-
vidual who has not been totally separated, that such 
individual is experiencing partial separation. 
(10) RAPID
RESPONSE
ACTIVITY.—The term 
‘‘rapid response activity’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) except that— 
(A) a reference in such section to a State 
shall be considered to be a reference to the Sec-
retary; and 
(B) the reference in such section to funds 
shall be considered to be a reference to funds 
reserved 
by 
the 
Secretary 
under 
section 
242(b)(1). 
(11) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Labor. 
(12) THREATENED.—The term ‘‘threatened’’, 
with respect to total or partial separation, means 
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that an individual is aware of imminent total or par-
tial separation from employment with an applicable 
firm or with a company with which the applicable 
firm is contracted to provide goods or services. 
(13) TOTAL
SEPARATION.—The term ‘‘total 
separation’’ means the layoff or severance of an indi-
vidual from employment with an applicable firm. 
(14) TOTALLY SEPARATED.—The term ‘‘totally 
separated’’ means, with respect to an individual, 
that such individual is experiencing total separation. 
Subtitle A—Adjustment Assistance 
Program 
PART I—GROUP CERTIFICATION 
SEC. 211. PETITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A petition for a group of workers 
to be certified under section 213 for eligibility to apply 
for adjustment assistance may be submitted to the Sec-
retary by any of the following: 
(1) Not less than 3 workers on behalf of the 
group of workers petitioning for such certification. 
(2) A certified or recognized labor organization, 
or any other duly authorized representative of such 
workers (as determined by the Secretary), rep-
resenting not less than 3 of the workers in the 
group. 
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(3) The applicable firm. 
(b) ACTIONS BY THE SECRETARY.—On receipt of a 
petition submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) ensure that rapid response activities and ap-
propriate career services (as described in section 134 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3174)) authorized under other Federal 
laws are made available to the workers covered by 
the petition to the extent authorized under such 
laws; 
(2) verify the information included in the peti-
tion; and 
(3) publish notice in the Federal Register and 
on the Web site of the Department of Labor that 
the Secretary has received such petition and has ini-
tiated an investigation into whether the group of 
workers shall be certified under section 213. 
(c) HEARING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If an individual who submits 
a petition under subsection (a), or any other indi-
vidual determined by the Secretary to have a sub-
stantial interest in the outcome of the decision of the 
Secretary regarding certification under section 213, 
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submits a request for a hearing in accordance with 
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall— 
(A) provide for a public hearing; and 
(B) afford such individual an opportunity 
to be present, produce evidence, and be heard. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—The request under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted to the Secretary not 
later than 10 days after the date on which the Sec-
retary publishes notice in the Federal Register under 
subsection (b)(3). 
SEC. 212. GROUP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) CRITERIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A group of workers shall be 
certified by the Secretary as eligible to apply for ad-
justment assistance pursuant to a petition filed 
under section 211, if the Secretary determines 
that— 
(A) such petition covers not less than 3 
workers who are similarly situated as— 
(i) workers who work or have worked 
for the same applicable firm; 
(ii) workers who are totally or par-
tially separated, or threatened to be totally 
or partially separated, due to the same 
local or regional circumstance; or 
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(iii) workers who are serviced by the 
same one-stop center described in section 
121 of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151); 
(B) such workers are workers who work in 
an industry that is a qualifying industry, as de-
termined under paragraph (2); 
(C) a significant number or proportion of 
the workers working for the applicable firm 
have become totally or partially separated or 
are threatened to become totally or partially 
separated; 
(D)(i) sales or production of the applicable 
firm have decreased absolutely; 
(ii) the applicable firm has been closed, re-
located, or acquired from another entity or for-
eign country; or 
(iii) the sales, production, or services of the 
applicable firm have caused a shift that has 
contributed to the total or partial separation, or 
threatened total or partial separation, of such 
workers; and 
(E) the total or partial separation, threat-
ened total or partial separation, or any of the 
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actions described in subparagraph (D), are di-
rectly attributable to— 
(i) actions by the Federal Govern-
ment; 
(ii) the low cost of competing alter-
native forms of energy; or 
(iii) other reasons as determined by 
the Secretary. 
(2) QUALIFYING INDUSTRY.— 
(A) INITIAL PERIOD.—For any group fil-
ing a petition under section 211 on a date that 
is during the period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act and ending on the date 
that is 5 years after such date of enactment, a 
qualifying industry shall be a coal-related or 
coal-dependent industry, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT YEARS.— 
(i) SYSTEM.—For any group filing a 
petition under section 211 on a date that 
is after the 5-year period described in sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary shall estab-
lish a system in accordance with this sub-
paragraph for determining industries (in 
addition to the coal-related or coal-depend-
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ent industry) to add as qualifying indus-
tries. 
(ii) QUALIFICATIONS.—To be added 
as a qualifying industry under clause (i), 
an industry shall be— 
(I) an energy industry; and 
(II) an industry for which the 
Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Commerce, has deter-
mined that, during the 5-year period 
preceding the determination of the 
Secretary under this subparagraph, 
not less than 20 percent of the work-
ers in such industry are totally or par-
tially separated or are threatened to 
become totally or partially separated. 
(iii) TIMING.—On the date that is 5 
years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and each year thereafter, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Commerce, shall determine if any indus-
try meets the qualifications under clause 
(ii) and add any such industry as a quali-
fying industry. 
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(C) INDEFINITELY QUALIFIED.—Notwith-
standing any other provision in this paragraph, 
an industry that is a qualifying industry, under 
subparagraph (A) or (B), shall indefinitely re-
main a qualifying industry. 
(b) BASIS FOR SECRETARY’S DETERMINATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, in de-
termining whether to certify a group of workers 
under section 213, obtain from the workers, the ap-
plicable firm, or a customer of the applicable firm, 
information the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary to make such certification, through question-
naires and in any other manner that the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
(2) STANDARDS; 
CRITERIA.—The Secretary 
shall establish— 
(A) standards, including data require-
ments, to investigate petitions filed under sec-
tion 211; and 
(B) criteria for making determinations 
under section 213. 
(3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
may seek additional information to determine wheth-
er to certify a group of workers— 
(A) by contacting— 
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(i) officials or workers of the applica-
ble firm; 
(ii) officials of a certified or recog-
nized labor organization or other duly au-
thorized representative of the group of 
workers; 
(iii) State or regional departments of 
labor, energy, the environment, economic 
development, or commerce or that regulate 
utilities; or 
(iv) the Administrator, the Secretary, 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis-
sion, the Secretary of the Army (acting 
through the Chief of Engineers), the Sec-
retary of the Interior, the United States 
Geological Survey, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Secretary of Commerce, or the 
Secretary of the Treasury, as applicable; 
and 
(B) by using any other available sources of 
information. 
(4) VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall 
require the worker, applicable firm, or a cus-
tomer of such firm to certify— 
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(i) all information obtained under 
paragraph (1) through questionnaires; and 
(ii) all other information obtained 
under paragraph (1) from such worker, 
firm, or customer on which the Secretary 
relies in making a determination under 
section 213, unless the Secretary has a 
reasonable basis for determining that such 
information is accurate and complete with-
out being certified. 
(B) USE OF SUBPOENAS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), if a worker, applicable firm, 
or customer of such firm fails to provide 
information requested by the Secretary 
under paragraph (1) within 20 days after 
the date of such request, the Secretary 
shall obtain such information by subpoena 
in accordance with section 214. 
(ii) EXCEPTION.—The requirement 
under clause (i) shall not apply if the 
worker, applicable firm, or customer of 
such firm demonstrates to the satisfaction 
of the Secretary that such worker, firm, or 
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customer will provide the information with-
in a reasonable period of time. 
(C) PROTECTION
OF
CONFIDENTIAL
IN-
FORMATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
not release information obtained under 
paragraph (1) that the Secretary considers 
to be confidential business information or 
personally identifiable information unless 
the worker, applicable firm, or customer 
whose information is at issue had notice, 
at the time of submission, that the infor-
mation would be released by the Secretary, 
or such worker, applicable firm, or cus-
tomer subsequently consents to the release 
of the information. 
(ii) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in this 
subparagraph prohibits the Secretary from 
providing the confidential business infor-
mation described in clause (i) to a court in 
camera or to another party under a protec-
tive order issued by a court. 
SEC. 213. DETERMINATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 
date on which a petition is filed under section 211 and, 
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subject to subsection (e), not later than 40 days after that 
date, the Secretary shall— 
(1) determine whether the petitioning group 
meets the requirements under section 212(a); and 
(2) issue a certification of eligibility to apply for 
adjustment assistance covering the workers in any 
group which meets such requirements. 
(b) DATE
OF
SEPARATION.—Each certification 
issued under subsection (a)(2) shall specify the date on 
which the total or partial separation began or threatened 
to begin. 
(c) PUBLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 days after 
reaching a determination on a petition filed under 
section 211, the Secretary shall publish a summary 
of the determination in the Federal Register and on 
the Web site of the Department of Labor, together 
with the reasons of the Secretary for making such 
determination. 
(2) LIMITATION ON PERSONAL INFORMATION.— 
The publication under paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall not include any personal informa-
tion, including names, of workers certified; and 
(B) may include information regarding the 
applicable firm. 
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(d) TERMINATION
OF CERTIFICATION.—Whenever 
the Secretary determines, with respect to any certification 
of eligibility of the workers of an applicable firm, that total 
or partial separations, or threatened total or partial sepa-
rations, from such firm are no longer attributable to the 
factors described in subparagraph (E) of section 
212(a)(1), the Secretary shall— 
(1) terminate such certification; and 
(2) promptly have notice of such termination, 
and the reasons for such termination, published in 
the Federal Register and on the Web site of the De-
partment of Labor. 
(e) EXTENSION.—The Secretary may have an exten-
sion for completing the determination or issuance under 
subsection (a) if any individual fails to comply with the 
requirements for providing information under section 
212(b). 
SEC. 214. SUBPOENA POWER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case described in section 
212(b)(4)(B), the Secretary may require by subpoena the 
attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence 
necessary for the Secretary to make a determination under 
section 213. 
(b) CONTUMACY.—If a person refuses to obey a sub-
poena issued under subsection (a), a United States district 
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court within the jurisdiction of which the relevant pro-
ceeding under this title is conducted may, on petition by 
the Secretary, issue an order requiring compliance with 
such subpoena. 
SEC. 215. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
A denial of a certification under section 213 shall be 
subject to judicial review in accordance with chapter 7 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
PART II—INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS; 
TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 221. ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this part, the 
Secretary shall award adjustment assistance for a cal-
endar year to any individual who— 
(1) submits an application for an adjustment 
assistance option under any of paragraphs (1) 
through (3) of subsection (b) to the Secretary in a 
manner determined by the Secretary; 
(2) is determined by the Secretary to be a cer-
tified adversely affected worker as of the date on 
which such individual submits the application; and 
(3) meets all requirements under this section 
with respect to the applicable adjustment assistance 
option. 
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(b) OPTIONS.—For a calendar year, an individual 
may apply for adjustment assistance under not more than 
1 of the following options: 
(1) OPTION A.—Option A shall consist of ad-
justment assistance that is— 
(A) federally funded unemployment com-
pensation under part III, and the amendments 
made by such part; 
(B) premium subsidy credits and cost 
sharing benefits for health insurance under sec-
tion 241, and the amendments made by such 
section; and 
(C) additional pension benefits under sec-
tion 243, and the amendment made by such 
section. 
(2) OPTION B.—Option B shall consist of ad-
justment assistance that is— 
(A)(i) funding in an amount equal to the 
cost of attendance (as defined in section 472 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087ll)), for a program of education or training 
of not more than 4 years at a public institution 
of higher education (as defined in section 102 
of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1002)), subject to para-
graph (4); or 
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(ii)(I) training services and appropriate ca-
reer services under section 242; 
(II) job search allowances and relocation 
allowances under section 242, for individuals 
who meet the requirements under subsections 
(d) and (e) of that section, respectively; and 
(III) an amount for living expenses that is 
based on, and calculated in the same manner 
as, the cost of attendance, as defined in that 
section, for the training services and career 
services, subject to paragraph (4); and 
(B) premium subsidy credits and cost 
sharing benefits for health insurance under sec-
tion 241, and the amendments made by such 
section, and additional pension benefits under 
section 243, and the amendment made by such 
section. 
(3) OPTION C.—Option C shall— 
(A) be for an individual who is 62 years of 
age or older on the date on which such indi-
vidual submits an application under subsection 
(a) and— 
(i) retires from the adversely affected 
employment not later than 120 days after 
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the date on which such individual becomes 
a certified adversely affected worker; or 
(ii) in the case of an individual whose 
adversely affected employment was at an 
applicable firm that is no longer capable of 
providing the full retirement pension and 
health care benefits as promised, has re-
tired prior to the date on which such indi-
vidual becomes a certified adversely af-
fected worker; and 
(B) consist of adjustment assistance that 
is— 
(i) the premium subsidy credits and 
cost sharing benefits for health insurance 
under section 241, and the amendments 
made by such section; and 
(ii) additional pension benefits under 
section 243, and the amendment made by 
such section. 
(4) SPECIAL RULE.—Any amount provided for 
the cost of attendance of a program of education or 
training under paragraph (2)(A)(i), or for living ex-
penses related to training services under paragraph 
(2)(A)(ii), shall be reduced by any amount provided 
toward such cost of attendance or living expenses 
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under section 242, section 401 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a), or any other 
Federal grant assistance program. 
(c) REAPPLICATION PROCESS.—An individual who 
has received adjustment assistance for a calendar year 
shall reapply for such assistance for any subsequent cal-
endar year subject to subsection (d). 
(d) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) OPTION A.—An individual may receive ad-
justment assistance under subsection (b)(1) for not 
more than 3 years. 
(2) OPTION B.—An individual may receive ad-
justment assistance under subsection (b)(2) for not 
more than 4 years. 
(e) FLEXIBILITY IN OPTIONS.—During a calendar 
year, an individual receiving adjustment assistance under 
an option under subsection (b) may terminate adjustment 
assistance under that option and apply to receive adjust-
ment assistance under a different option under such sub-
section. 
SEC. 222. TERMINATION OF ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF COMPARABLE BENEFITS.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘comparable benefits’’ means bene-
fits that provide the individual with not less than 90 per-
cent of the salary, pension benefits, and health care bene-
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fits provided to the individual by the applicable firm imme-
diately prior to the individual becoming an adversely af-
fected worker. 
(b) NOTIFICATION
OF COMPARABLE BENEFITS.— 
Not later than 60 days after obtaining comparable bene-
fits, an individual receiving adjustment assistance shall 
notify the Secretary of such comparable benefits. 
(c) TERMINATION.—Any adjustment assistance pro-
vided to an individual under this subtitle shall terminate 
not later than 60 days after the date on which such indi-
vidual obtains comparable benefits. 
PART III—FEDERALLY FUNDED UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION 
SEC. 231. TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT COM-
PENSATION PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN AD-
VERSELY AFFECTED WORKERS. 
(a) FEDERAL-STATE AGREEMENTS.—Any State that 
desires to do so may enter into and participate in an 
agreement under this section with the Secretary. Any 
State that is a party to an agreement under this section 
may, upon providing 30 days’ written notice to the Sec-
retary, terminate such agreement. 
(b) PROVISIONS OF AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any agreement under sub-
section (a) shall provide that the State agency of the 
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(B) such individual’s rights to such com-
pensation have been terminated by reason of 
the expiration of the benefit year with respect 
to which such rights existed. 
(3) WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT, ETC.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph 
(4), for purposes of any agreement under this 
section— 
(i) the amount of temporary addi-
tional unemployment compensation that 
shall be payable to any applicable indi-
vidual for any week of total unemployment 
shall be equal to the amount of the regular 
compensation (including dependents’ allow-
ances) payable to such individual during 
such individual’s benefit year under the 
State law for a week of total unemploy-
ment; 
(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), the 
terms and conditions of the State law 
which apply to claims for regular com-
pensation and to the payment thereof (in-
cluding terms and conditions relating to 
availability for work, active search for 
work, and refusal to accept work) shall 
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apply to claims for temporary additional 
unemployment compensation and the pay-
ment thereof, except— 
(I) that an applicable individual 
shall not be eligible for temporary ad-
ditional unemployment compensation 
unless, in the base period with respect 
to which such individual exhausted all 
rights to regular compensation under 
the State law, such individual had 20 
weeks of full-time insured employment 
or the equivalent in insured wages, as 
determined under the provisions of 
the State law implementing section 
202(a)(5) of the Federal-State Ex-
tended Unemployment Compensation 
Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note; 
Public Law 91–373); and 
(II) where otherwise inconsistent 
with the provisions of this section or 
with the regulations or operating in-
structions of the Secretary promul-
gated to carry out this section; and 
(iii) the maximum amount of tem-
porary additional unemployment compensa-
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tion payable to any applicable individual is 
156 weeks. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—Under an agreement 
under this section, temporary additional unem-
ployment compensation shall not be denied 
under subparagraph (A) to an applicable indi-
vidual for any week by reason of a failure to ac-
cept an offer of, or apply for, work if the work 
does not provide for comparable benefits (as de-
fined in section 222(c)). 
(4) NO NEW BENEFIT YEAR.—In determining 
the amount under paragraph (3), a State shall not 
establish a new benefit year with respect to applica-
ble individuals. 
(5) COORDINATION
RULE.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of Federal law (and if the State 
law permits), the Governor of a State that is in an 
extended benefit period may provide for the payment 
of emergency unemployment compensation prior to 
temporary additional unemployment compensation to 
applicable individuals who otherwise meet the re-
quirements of this section. 
(6) UNAUTHORIZED
ALIENS
INELIGIBLE.—A 
State shall require as a condition of temporary addi-
tional unemployment compensation that each alien 
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who receives such compensation must be legally au-
thorized to work in the United States, as defined for 
purposes of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 
U.S.C. 3301 et seq.). In determining whether an 
alien meets the requirements of this subsection, a 
State must follow the procedures provided in section 
1137(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b–7(d)). 
(c) PAYMENTS TO STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) FULL REIMBURSEMENT.—There shall 
be paid to each State which has entered into an 
agreement under this section an amount equal 
to 100 percent of— 
(i) the total amount of additional 
weeks of temporary additional unemploy-
ment compensation paid to applicable indi-
viduals by the State pursuant to such 
agreement; and 
(ii) any additional administrative ex-
penses incurred by the State by reason of 
such agreement (as determined by the Sec-
retary). 
(B) TERMS OF PAYMENTS.—Sums payable 
to any State by reason of such State’s having 
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an agreement under this section shall be pay-
able, either in advance or by way of reimburse-
ment (as determined by the Secretary), in such 
amounts as the Secretary estimates the State 
will be entitled to receive under this section for 
a period, reduced or increased, as the case may 
be, by any amount by which the Secretary finds 
that his estimates for any prior period were 
greater or less than the amounts which should 
have been paid to the State. Such estimates 
may be made on the basis of such statistical, 
sampling, or other method as may be agreed 
upon by the Secretary and the State agency of 
the State involved. 
(2) 
CERTIFICATIONS.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
from time to time certify to the Secretary of the 
Treasury for payment to each State the sums pay-
able to such State under this section. 
(3) FUNDING.—Payments to States under an 
agreement under this section shall be made from the 
Trust Fund established under section 251. 
(d) FRAUD AND OVERPAYMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If an individual knowingly 
has made, or caused to be made by another, a false 
statement or representation of a material fact, or 
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knowingly has failed, or caused another to fail, to 
disclose a material fact, and as a result of such false 
statement or representation or of such nondisclosure 
such individual has received an amount of temporary 
additional unemployment compensation to which 
such individual was not entitled, such individual— 
(A) shall be ineligible for further tem-
porary additional unemployment compensation 
in accordance with the provisions of the applica-
ble State unemployment compensation law re-
lating to fraud in connection with a claim for 
unemployment compensation; and 
(B) shall be subject to prosecution under 
section 1001 of title 18, United States Code. 
(2) REPAYMENT.—In the case of individuals 
who have received amounts of temporary additional 
unemployment compensation to which they were not 
entitled, the State shall require such individuals to 
repay the amounts of such temporary additional un-
employment compensation to the State agency, ex-
cept that the State agency may waive such repay-
ment if it determines that— 
(A) the payment of such temporary addi-
tional unemployment compensation was without 
fault on the part of any such individual; and 
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(B) such repayment would be contrary to 
equity and good conscience. 
(3) RECOVERY BY STATE AGENCY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The State agency shall 
recover the amount to be repaid, or any part 
thereof, by deductions from any temporary ad-
ditional unemployment compensation payable to 
such individual under this section or from any 
unemployment compensation payable to such 
individual under any State or Federal unem-
ployment compensation law administered by the 
State agency or under any other State or Fed-
eral law administered by the State agency 
which provides for the payment of any assist-
ance or allowance with respect to any week of 
unemployment, during the 3-year period after 
the date such individual received the payment 
of the temporary additional unemployment com-
pensation to which the individual was not enti-
tled, in accordance with the same procedures as 
apply to the recovery of overpayments of reg-
ular unemployment benefits paid by the State. 
(B) OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING.—No re-
payment shall be required, and no deduction 
shall be made, until a determination has been 
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made, notice thereof and an opportunity for a 
fair hearing has been given to the individual, 
and the determination has become final. 
(4) REVIEW.—Any determination by a State 
agency under this subsection shall be subject to re-
view in the same manner and to the same extent as 
determinations under the State unemployment com-
pensation law, and only in that manner and to that 
extent. 
(e) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An agreement entered into 
under this section shall apply to weeks of unemploy-
ment— 
(A) beginning after the date on which such 
agreement is entered into; and 
(B) ending on or before January 1, 2020. 
(2) TERMINATION.—No temporary additional 
unemployment compensation under this section shall 
be payable for any week subsequent to the last week 
described in paragraph (1)(B). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘ap-
plicable individual’’ means, with respect to a week of 
temporary additional unemployment compensation, 
an individual who— 
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(A) is a certified adversely affected worker 
(as defined in section 202) for such week; and 
(B) has been awarded adjustment assist-
ance for option A under section 221(b) for such 
week. 
(2) EB PROGRAM
DEFINITIONS.—The terms 
‘‘compensation’’, ‘‘regular compensation’’, ‘‘extended 
compensation’’, ‘‘benefit year’’, ‘‘base period’’, 
‘‘State’’, ‘‘State agency’’, ‘‘State law’’, and ‘‘week’’ 
have the respective meanings given such terms under 
section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unem-
ployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 
3304 note). 
SEC. 232. PERMANENT STATE REQUIREMENT FOR THE 
PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN ADVERSELY 
AFFECTED WORKERS. 
(a) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.—Chapter 23 
of subtitle C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended— 
(1) in section 3304(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (19) as 
paragraph (20); and 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (18) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(19) additional unemployment compensation 
for applicable individuals shall be payable as pro-
vided in section 3312; and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3312. ADDITIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 
FOR CERTAIN ADVERSELY AFFECTED WORK-
ERS. 
‘‘(a) 
ADDITIONAL
UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sec-
tion 3304(a)(19), a State law shall provide that 
payment of additional unemployment compensa-
tion shall be made to applicable individuals 
who— 
‘‘(i) have exhausted all rights to reg-
ular compensation under the State law or 
under Federal law with respect to a benefit 
year; 
‘‘(ii) have no rights to regular com-
pensation with respect to a week under 
such law or any other State unemployment 
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compensation law or to compensation 
under any other Federal law; 
‘‘(iii) are not receiving compensation 
with respect to such week under the unem-
ployment compensation law of Canada; and 
‘‘(iv) are able to work, available to 
work, and actively seeking work. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Additional unemploy-
ment compensation shall not be denied under 
subparagraph (A) to an applicable individual 
for any week by reason of a failure to accept an 
offer of, or apply for, work if the work does not 
provide for comparable benefits (as defined in 
section 232(c) of the Clean Energy Worker 
Just Transition Act). 
‘‘(2) EXHAUSTION
OF
BENEFITS.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1)(A), an applicable individual 
shall be deemed to have exhausted such individual’s 
rights to regular compensation under a State law 
when— 
‘‘(A) no payments of regular compensation 
can be made under such law because such indi-
vidual has received all regular compensation 
available to such individual based on employ-
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ment or wages during such individual’s base pe-
riod; or 
‘‘(B) such individual’s rights to such com-
pensation have been terminated by reason of 
the expiration of the benefit year with respect 
to which such rights existed. 
‘‘(3) WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT, ETC.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph 
(4), for purposes of this section— 
‘‘(i) the amount of additional unem-
ployment compensation which shall be pay-
able to any applicable individual for any 
week of total unemployment shall be equal 
to the amount of the regular compensation 
(including dependents’ allowances) payable 
to such individual during such individual’s 
benefit year under the State law for a 
week of total unemployment; 
‘‘(ii) the terms and conditions of the 
State law which apply to claims for regular 
compensation and to the payment thereof 
(including terms and conditions relating to 
availability for work, active search for 
work, and refusal to accept work) shall 
apply to claims for additional unemploy-
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ment compensation and the payment there-
of, except— 
‘‘(I) that an applicable individual 
shall not be eligible for additional un-
employment compensation unless, in 
the base period with respect to which 
such individual exhausted all rights to 
regular compensation under the State 
law, such individual had 20 weeks of 
full-time insured employment or the 
equivalent in insured wages, as deter-
mined under the provisions of the 
State 
law 
implementing 
section 
202(a)(5) of the Federal-State Ex-
tended Unemployment Compensation 
Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note); 
and 
‘‘(II) 
where 
otherwise 
incon-
sistent with the provisions of this sec-
tion or with the regulations or oper-
ating instructions of the Secretary of 
Labor promulgated to carry out this 
section; and 
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‘‘(iii) the maximum amount of addi-
tional unemployment compensation payable 
to any applicable individual is 156 weeks. 
‘‘(B) TRANSITION FOR APPLICABLE INDI-
VIDUALS
RECEIVING
COMPENSATION
UNDER 
THE TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION PROGRAM.—In the case of an 
applicable individual who received temporary 
additional unemployment compensation under 
section 231 of the Clean Energy Worker Just 
Transition Act for weeks ending prior to Janu-
ary 1, 2020— 
‘‘(i) the number of weeks described in 
subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be reduced by 
the number of weeks such individual re-
ceived the temporary additional unemploy-
ment compensation under such section 
231; and 
‘‘(ii) in determining the amount under 
subparagraph (A) for such individual, the 
State shall use the same benefit year as 
was used for such individual under such 
section 231. 
‘‘(4) NO NEW BENEFIT YEAR.—In determining 
the amount under paragraph (3), a State shall not 
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establish a new benefit year with respect to applica-
ble individuals. 
‘‘(5) COORDINATION
RULE.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of Federal law (and if the State 
law permits), the Governor of a State that is in an 
extended benefit period may provide for the payment 
of emergency unemployment compensation prior to 
additional unemployment compensation to applicable 
individuals who otherwise meet the requirements of 
this section. 
‘‘(6) UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS INELIGIBLE.—A 
State shall require as a condition of additional un-
employment compensation that each alien who re-
ceives such compensation must be legally authorized 
to work in the United States, as defined for pur-
poses of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 
U.S.C. 3301 et seq.). In determining whether an 
alien meets the requirements of this subsection, a 
State must follow the procedures provided in section 
1137(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b–7(d)). 
‘‘(b) PAYMENTS TO STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
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‘‘(A) FULL REIMBURSEMENT.—There shall 
be paid to each State an amount equal to 100 
percent of— 
‘‘(i) the total amount of additional un-
employment compensation paid to applica-
ble individuals by the State pursuant to 
this section; and 
‘‘(ii) any additional administrative ex-
penses incurred by the State by reason of 
this section (as determined by the Sec-
retary of Labor). 
‘‘(B) TERMS OF PAYMENTS.—Sums pay-
able to any State by reason of this section shall 
be payable, either in advance or by way of reim-
bursement (as determined by the Secretary of 
Labor), in such amounts as the Secretary of 
Labor estimates the State will be entitled to re-
ceive under this section for a period, reduced or 
increased, as the case may be, by any amount 
by which the Secretary of Labor finds that his 
estimates for any prior period were greater or 
less than the amounts which should have been 
paid to the State. Such estimates may be made 
on the basis of such statistical, sampling, or 
other method as may be agreed upon by the 
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Secretary of Labor and the State agency of the 
State involved. 
‘‘(2) 
CERTIFICATIONS.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Labor shall from time to time certify to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury for payment to each State the 
sums payable to such State under this section. 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—Payments to States under an 
agreement under this section shall be made from the 
Clean Energy Workers Trust Fund established 
under section 251 of the Clean Energy Worker Just 
Transition Act. 
‘‘(c) FRAUD AND OVERPAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If an individual knowingly 
has made, or caused to be made by another, a false 
statement or representation of a material fact, or 
knowingly has failed, or caused another to fail, to 
disclose a material fact, and as a result of such false 
statement or representation or of such nondisclosure 
such individual has received an amount of additional 
unemployment compensation to which such indi-
vidual was not entitled, such individual— 
‘‘(A) shall be ineligible for further addi-
tional unemployment compensation in accord-
ance with the provisions of the applicable State 
unemployment compensation law relating to 
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fraud in connection with a claim for unemploy-
ment compensation; and 
‘‘(B) shall be subject to prosecution under 
section 1001 of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) REPAYMENT.—In the case of individuals 
who have received amounts of additional unemploy-
ment compensation to which they were not entitled, 
the State shall require such individuals to repay the 
amounts of such additional unemployment com-
pensation to the State agency, except that the State 
agency may waive such repayment if it determines 
that— 
‘‘(A) the payment of such additional unem-
ployment compensation was without fault on 
the part of any such individual; and 
‘‘(B) such repayment would be contrary to 
equity and good conscience. 
‘‘(3) RECOVERY BY STATE AGENCY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The State agency 
shall recover the amount to be repaid, or any 
part thereof, by deductions from any additional 
unemployment compensation payable to such 
individual under this section or from any unem-
ployment compensation payable to such indi-
vidual under any State or Federal unemploy-
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