I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7439 
To promote United States energy security and independence by bolstering 
renewable energy supply chains in the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2022 
Ms. BUSH (for herself, Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. GARCI´A 
of Illinois, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. JONES, 
Mr. KHANNA, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. CLARKE of New York, 
Mr. NADLER, Ms. NEWMAN, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 
CROW, Ms. OMAR, Ms. BASS, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. JAYAPAL, 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. COHEN, Mr. NEGUSE, 
and Mr. CARSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
on Financial Services, and Education and Labor, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To promote United States energy security and independence 
by bolstering renewable energy supply chains in the 
United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Security and 
Independence Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COVERED ENERGY-EFFICIENCY OR RENEW-
ABLE ENERGY SYSTEM OR TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘covered energy-efficiency or renewable energy sys-
tem or technology’’ means— 
(A) a renewable energy generation system; 
(B) a renewable energy storage system; 
(C) an energy-efficiency system (including 
a heat pump); 
(D) an energy-efficiency technology; 
(E) an electric transportation system; 
(F) a renewable energy technology; and 
(G) an energy storage technology utilizing 
energy generated from a renewable energy 
source. 
(2) DIRECT LOAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘direct loan’’ 
means a disbursement of funds by the Federal 
Government to a non-Federal borrower under a 
contract that requires the repayment of those 
funds with or without interest. 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘direct loan’’ 
includes the purchase of, or participation in— 
(i) a loan made by another lender; or 
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(ii) a financing arrangement that de-
fers payment for more than 90 days, in-
cluding the sale of a Government asset on 
credit terms. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a private entity, including a manufac-
turer, or a partnership of private entities. 
(4) ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE
COMMUNITY.— 
The term ‘‘environmental justice community’’ means 
a community with significant representation of 1 or 
more communities of color, low-income communities, 
or Tribal or indigenous communities that experience, 
or are at risk of experiencing, higher or more ad-
verse human health or environmental effects as com-
pared to other communities. 
(5) HEAT
PUMP.—The term ‘‘heat pump’’ 
means a device that— 
(A) transfers heat from a colder area to a 
hotter area by using mechanical energy; and 
(B) is used to maintain a safe, com-
fortable, and affordable temperature in a build-
ing. 
(6) PUBLIC
HEAT
PUMP.—The term ‘‘public 
heat pump’’ means a heat pump that is owned or 
operated by— 
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(A) a unit of Federal, State, or local gov-
ernment; or 
(B) a cooperatively owned utility. 
(7) RENEWABLE ENERGY.—The term ‘‘renew-
able energy’’ means energy generated from a renew-
able energy source. 
(8) RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE.—The term 
‘‘renewable energy source’’ means wind, solar, tidal, 
wave, or geothermal energy. 
SEC. 3. FINDING. 
Congress finds that it is in the interests of the United 
States— 
(1) to have a viable domestic manufacturing 
supply chain for components of covered energy-effi-
ciency and renewable energy systems and tech-
nologies; and 
(2) to reduce the reliance of United States 
manufacturers on components of covered energy-effi-
ciency and renewable energy systems and tech-
nologies made in foreign countries. 
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SEC. 4. USE OF DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950 AU-
THORITIES TO SUPPORT DOMESTIC INDUS-
TRIAL BASE AND MANUFACTURING CAPA-
BILITIES FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
(a) RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AS STRA-
TEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS.—Section 106 of the 
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4516) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘For purposes’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) The designation of energy as a strategic and 
critical material under subsection (a) includes the designa-
tion of covered energy-efficiency and renewable energy sys-
tems and technologies (as defined in section 2 of the En-
ergy Security and Independence Act of 2022) as strategic 
and critical materials.’’. 
(b) APPROPRIATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, $100,000,000,000 to the Presi-
dent to carry out subsection (c). 
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(2) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts ap-
propriated under paragraph (1) shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2032. 
(c) SUPPORT FOR DOMESTIC INDUSTRIAL BASE AND 
MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall use the 
authorities under titles I and III and section 708(c) 
of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4501 et seq.) to establish, maintain, protect, or re-
store the domestic industrial base and manufac-
turing capabilities for covered energy-efficiency and 
renewable energy systems and technologies, includ-
ing by providing loan guarantees, loans, purchase 
agreements, and grants to manufacturing entities to 
expand the domestic productive capacity of those en-
tities and repurpose equipment to meet the manufac-
turing demands of such systems and technologies. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the President shall— 
(A) identify the domestic industrial base 
needs to transform the United States domestic 
energy system into a 100 percent renewable en-
ergy system; 
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(B) use the authorities under title I of the 
Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 4501 et 
seq.)— 
(i) to prioritize contracts and allocate 
materials, services, and facilities to achieve 
the goal described in subparagraph (A); 
and 
(ii) to allocate the strategic and crit-
ical materials described in section 106(b) 
of that Act, as added by subsection (a), in 
a manner that prioritizes— 
(I) environmental justice commu-
nities first; 
(II) publicly owned systems of re-
newable energy; 
(III) systems that reduce utility 
and energy costs in the United States; 
and 
(IV) 
Federal 
agencies 
whose 
buildings can be used as public 
sources of solar energy for environ-
mental justice communities; 
(C) take the actions described in subpara-
graph (B) in tandem with existing financial and 
technical assistance programs of the Depart-
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ment of Energy, the Department of Transpor-
tation, and such other agencies as the President 
considers appropriate; and 
(D) coordinate with the task force estab-
lished under section 5. 
SEC. 5. DOMESTIC RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRIAL BASE 
TASK FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish a 
domestic renewable energy industrial base task force that 
includes— 
(1) manufacturers, engineers, scientists, and 
planning experts in the fields of— 
(A) equitable energy; and 
(B) energy democracy and transportation 
design; 
(2) environmental justice community leaders; 
(3) labor unions; 
(4) the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
Transportation, and the Secretary of Labor; 
(5) staff of the National Laboratories (as de-
fined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 15801)); and 
(6) other relevant Federal, State, and local 
agencies. 
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(b) DUTIES.—The task force established under sub-
section (a) shall develop a manufacturing and allocation 
plan— 
(1) to establish, maintain, protect, and restore 
a domestic industrial base and manufacturing capa-
bilities for covered energy-efficiency and renewable 
energy systems and technologies; 
(2) to reach the goal of a 100 percent renew-
able energy system as soon as possible, using the 
best available science and technologies; 
(3) to prioritize distributed energy resources 
and storage to boost climate resilience and equity; 
(4) to make an equitable allocation of Federal 
renewable energy investments and assistance, in 
partnership with environmental justice communities 
and public entities; and 
(5) to ensure that the domestic industrial base 
of covered energy-efficiency and renewable energy 
systems and technologies creates and maintains 
high-quality jobs that are represented by labor orga-
nizations. 
(c) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000 to 
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the President to carry out this section for fiscal year 2022, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031. 
SEC. 6. RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM COM-
PONENT MANUFACTURING SUPPLY CHAIN 
ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall estab-
lish a program (referred to in this section as the ‘‘pro-
gram’’) to provide financial assistance, including grants, 
direct loans, and loan guarantees, to eligible entities to 
carry out projects— 
(1) to construct new facilities that manufacture 
components of covered energy-efficiency and renew-
able energy systems and technologies; and 
(2) to retool, retrofit, or expand existing facili-
ties that manufacture, or have the ability to manu-
facture, components of covered energy-efficiency and 
renewable energy systems and technologies. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive financial 
assistance under the program, an eligible entity shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
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(c) PRIORITY.—In providing financial assistance 
under the program, the Secretary shall give priority to 
projects that— 
(1) have the potential to benefit an environ-
mental justice community, including by reducing the 
pollution and emissions within, and the utility costs 
of, such a community; 
(2) are strategically located near manufacturers 
of components of covered energy-efficiency and re-
newable energy systems and technologies to create a 
geographic concentration of those manufacturers in 
the manufacturing supply chain; 
(3) have potential to directly and indirectly cre-
ate domestic jobs, including jobs for low-income 
communities, dislocated workers, and workers from 
groups that are underrepresented in the manufac-
turing industry, including formerly incarcerated 
workers; 
(4) will result in economic development or eco-
nomic diversification in economically distressed re-
gions or localities; and 
(5) do not expedite or fast track any applicable 
environmental review processes. 
(d) DIRECT LOAN CONDITIONS.—A direct loan made 
under the program shall— 
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(1) bear interest at a rate that does not exceed 
a level that the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate; and 
(2) be subject to such other terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
(e) COST SHARING FOR GRANTS.—Section 988(c) of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352(c)) shall 
apply to a grant made under the program. 
(f) CONDITIONS OF RECEIPT OF FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
(1) REQUIRED AGREEMENT.—An eligible entity 
awarded financial assistance under the program 
shall enter into an agreement that specifies that, 
during the 5-year period immediately following the 
award of the financial assistance— 
(A) the eligible entity will not— 
(i) repurchase an equity security of 
the eligible entity or any parent company 
of the eligible entity that is listed on a na-
tional securities exchange, except to the ex-
tent required under a contractual obliga-
tion that is in effect as of the date of en-
actment of this Act; 
(ii) outsource or offshore jobs to a lo-
cation outside of the United States; or 
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(iii) abrogate existing collective bar-
gaining agreements; and 
(B) the eligible entity will remain neutral 
in any union organizing effort. 
(2) FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
OF
GOVERN-
MENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Financial assistance 
may not be awarded under the program to an 
eligible entity unless— 
(i)(I) the eligible entity has issued se-
curities that are traded on a national secu-
rities exchange; and 
(II) the Secretary of the Treasury re-
ceives a warrant or equity interest in the 
eligible entity; or 
(ii) in the case of an eligible entity 
other than an eligible entity described in 
clause (i)(I), the Secretary of the Treasury 
receives, in the discretion of the Secretary 
of the Treasury— 
(I) a warrant or equity interest 
in the eligible entity; or 
(II) a senior debt instrument 
issued by the eligible entity. 
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(B) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The terms 
and conditions of any warrant, equity interest, 
or senior debt instrument received under sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) shall be set by the Secretary 
and shall meet the following requirements: 
(i) PURPOSES.—Such terms and con-
ditions shall be designed to provide for rea-
sonable participation by the Secretary, for 
the benefit of taxpayers, in— 
(I) equity appreciation in the 
case of a warrant or other equity in-
terest; or 
(II) a reasonable interest rate 
premium, in the case of a debt instru-
ment. 
(ii) AUTHORITY TO SELL, EXERCISE, 
OR SURRENDER.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—For the pri-
mary benefit of taxpayers, the Sec-
retary may sell, exercise, or surrender 
a warrant or any senior debt instru-
ment received under this paragraph. 
(II) NO VOTING.—The Secretary 
shall not exercise voting power with 
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respect to any shares of common 
stock acquired under this paragraph. 
(iii) SUFFICIENCY.—If the Secretary 
determines that an eligible entity cannot 
feasibly issue warrants or other equity in-
terests as required by this paragraph, the 
Secretary may accept a senior debt instru-
ment in an amount and on such terms as 
the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(g) FREE, PRIOR, AND INFORMED CONSENT FOR IN-
DIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE SITING PROCESS.—The 
Secretary shall establish standards and procedural re-
quirements to secure free, prior, and informed consent of 
Indian Tribes to the siting of projects carried out with 
financial assistance under the program that affect Indian 
land, water, livelihoods, and culture, including off-reserva-
tion treaty-reserved rights to hunting, fishing, gathering, 
and protection of, and access to, sacred sites. 
(h) PROHIBITION.—In carrying out the program, the 
Secretary may not provide financial assistance for projects 
that will source components of covered energy-efficiency 
and renewable energy systems and technologies from, or 
supply components of covered energy-efficiency and renew-
able energy systems and technologies to, entities that use 
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forced labor (as defined in section 307 of the Tariff Act 
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307)). 
(i) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall con-
duct, and submit to Congress a report describing the re-
sults of, a study on— 
(1) opportunities to convert fossil fuel infra-
structure into renewable energy infrastructure; 
(2) gaps in the current United States manufac-
turing supply chains for covered energy-efficiency 
and renewable energy systems and technologies; and 
(3) benefits to the energy security of the United 
States of onshoring supply chains for covered en-
ergy-efficiency and renewable energy systems and 
technologies. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2023 
through 2032. 
SEC. 7. WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Produc-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is amended— 
(1) by striking the section designation and 
heading and all that follows through ‘‘For the’’ and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 422. APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘For the’’; and 
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘are authorized to be appropriated—’’ and 
all that follows through the period at the end of 
paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘is appropriated, out of 
any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $3,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2032.’’. 
SEC. 8. PUBLIC HEAT PUMPS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000,000 to 
the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Office of En-
ergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to procure and in-
stall public heat pumps, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2032. 
SEC. 9. MINIMUM LABOR STANDARDS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means an entity that directly or indirectly re-
ceives funds or assistance under a covered energy 
program, without regard to the form, amount, or 
type of Federal assistance provided. 
(2) COVERED
ENERGY
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘covered energy program’’ means— 
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(A) a program authorized under this Act; 
or 
(B) the Weatherization Assistance Pro-
gram for Low-Income Persons established 
under part A of title IV of the Energy Con-
servation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 
et seq.). 
(3) PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT.—The term 
‘‘project labor agreement’’ means a pre-hire collec-
tive bargaining agreement with one or more labor 
organizations that— 
(A) establishes the terms and conditions of 
employment for a specific construction project; 
and 
(B) is an agreement described in section 
8(f) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 158(f)). 
(b) LABOR STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, a covered entity shall 
comply with the labor standards under this section. 
(c) PREVAILING WAGES.—A covered entity shall en-
sure the following: 
(1) LABORERS AND MECHANICS.—Any laborer 
or mechanic employed by the covered entity, or any 
contractor or subcontractor in the performance of 
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work funded or assisted, in whole or in part, under 
a covered energy program, shall be paid wages at 
rates not less than those prevailing on work of a 
similar character in the locality, as determined by 
the Secretary of Labor under subchapter IV of chap-
ter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon Act’’). With respect to 
the labor standards in this subsection, the Secretary 
of Labor shall have the authority and functions set 
forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 
(64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of 
title 40, United States Code. 
(2) OTHER
WORKERS.—All individuals em-
ployed by the covered entity, or any contractor or 
subcontractor using funds or other assistance pro-
vided under a covered energy program, in the manu-
facture or furnishing of materials, supplies, articles, 
or equipment shall be paid wages at rates not less 
than employees performing similar work or in the 
particular or similar industries or groups of indus-
tries currently operating in the locality in which the 
materials, supplies, articles, or equipment are to be 
manufactured or furnished, as determined by the 
Secretary of Labor in accordance with sections 6501 
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through 6511 of title 41, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Public Contracts Act’’). 
(d) LABOR-MANAGEMENT COOPERATION.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) 
NLRA 
DEFINITIONS.—The 
terms 
‘‘employee’’, ‘‘employer’’, and ‘‘labor organiza-
tion’’ have the meanings given the terms in sec-
tion 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 152). 
(B) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means 
the National Labor Relations Board. 
(2) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any con-
trary provision of law, including the National Labor 
Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), paragraphs 
(3) through (8) shall apply with respect to any cov-
ered entity that is an employer and any labor orga-
nization who represents or seeks to represent em-
ployees of such covered entity. 
(3) LABOR
PEACE.—Any employer that is a 
covered entity shall recognize for purposes of collec-
tive bargaining a labor organization that dem-
onstrates that a majority of the employees in a unit 
appropriate for bargaining who perform or will per-
form work funded or assisted, in whole or in part, 
by a covered energy program have signed valid au-
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thorizations designating the labor organization as 
their bargaining representative and that no other 
labor organization is currently certified or recognized 
as the exclusive representative of any of the employ-
ees in the unit pursuant to the National Labor Rela-
tions Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). Upon such show-
ing of majority status, the employer shall notify the 
labor organization and the Board that the employer 
has determined that the labor organization rep-
resents a majority of the employees and that the em-
ployer is recognizing the labor organization as the 
exclusive representative of the employees for the pur-
poses of collective bargaining pursuant to section 9 
of such Act (29 U.S.C. 159). 
(4) CERTIFICATION.—Should a dispute over 
majority status or the appropriateness of the unit 
arise between the employer and the labor organiza-
tion, either party may request that the Board inves-
tigate and resolve the dispute. If the Board finds 
that a majority of the employees in a unit appro-
priate for bargaining has signed valid authorizations 
designating the labor organization as their bar-
gaining representative and that no other individual 
or labor organization is currently certified or recog-
nized as the exclusive representative of any of the 
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employees in the unit, the Board shall not direct an 
election but shall certify the labor organization as 
the representative described in section 9(a) of the 
National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)). 
(5) COMMENCEMENT
OF
BARGAINING.—Not 
later than 10 days after receiving a written request 
for collective bargaining from a recognized or cer-
tified labor organization, or within such period as 
the parties agree upon, the labor organization and 
employer shall meet and commence to bargain collec-
tively and shall make every reasonable effort to con-
clude and sign a collective bargaining agreement. 
(6) MEDIATION.—If after the expiration of the 
90-day period beginning on the date on which bar-
gaining is commenced, or such additional period as 
the parties may agree upon, the parties have failed 
to reach an agreement, either party may notify the 
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service of the 
existence of a dispute and request mediation. When-
ever such a request is received, it shall be the duty 
of the Service promptly to put itself in communica-
tion with the parties and to use its best efforts, by 
mediation and conciliation, to bring them to agree-
ment. 
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(7) ARBITRATION.—If after the expiration of 
the 30-day period beginning on the date on which 
the request for mediation is made under paragraph 
(6), or such additional period as the parties may 
agree upon, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation 
Service is not able to bring the parties to agreement 
by conciliation, the Service shall refer the dispute to 
a tripartite arbitration panel established in accord-
ance with such regulations as may be prescribed by 
the Service, with one member selected by the labor 
organization, one member selected by the employer, 
and one neutral member mutually agreed to by the 
parties. The labor organization and employer must 
each select the members of the tripartite arbitration 
panel within 14 days of the Service’s referral; if the 
labor organization or employer fail to do so, the 
Service shall designate any members not selected by 
the labor organization or the employer. A majority 
of the tripartite arbitration panel shall render a deci-
sion settling the dispute as soon as practicable and 
not later than within 120 days of the selection of all 
members of the panel, absent extraordinary cir-
cumstances or by agreement or permission of the 
parties, and such decision shall be binding upon the 
parties for a period of 2 years, unless amended dur-
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