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(G) REVIEW; REPORT.—At the end of the 5-year period 
beginning on the date on which the Interagency RD&D 
Coordination Committee and NEWS RD&D Office are 
established, the NEWS RD&D Office shall— 
(i) review the activities, relevance, and effective-
ness of the Interagency RD&D Coordination Com-
mittee; and 
(ii) submit to the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on 
Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Com-
merce, and Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report that— 
(I) describes the results of the review con-
ducted under clause (i); and 
(II) includes a recommendation on whether 
the Interagency RD&D Coordination Committee 
should continue. 
(4) CROSSCUT BUDGET.—Not later than 30 days after the 
President submits the budget of the United States Government 
under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the co- 
chairs of the Interagency RD&D Coordination Committee 
(acting through the NEWS RD&D Office) shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
and the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy 
and Commerce, and Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives, an interagency budget crosscut report that dis-
plays at the program-, project-, and activity-level for each of 
the Federal agencies that carry out or support (including 
through grants, contracts, interagency and intraagency trans-
fers, and multiyear and no-year funds) basic and applied RD&D 
activities to advance the energy-water nexus related science 
and technologies, including— 
(A) the budget proposed in the budget request of the 
President for the upcoming fiscal year; 
(B) expenditures and obligations for the prior fiscal 
year; and 
(C) estimated expenditures and obligations for the cur-
rent fiscal year. 
(5) TERMINATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The authority provided to the NEWS 
RD&D Office and NEWS RD&D Committee under this 
subsection shall terminate on the date that is 7 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(B) EFFECT.—The termination of authority under 
subparagraph (A) shall not affect ongoing interagency plan-
ning, coordination, or other RD&D activities relating to 
the energy-water nexus. 
(b) INTEGRATING ENERGY
AND WATER RESEARCH.—The Sec-
retary shall integrate the following considerations into energy 
RD&D programs and projects of the Department by— 
(1) advancing RD&D for energy and energy efficiency tech-
nologies and practices that meet the objectives of— 
(A) minimizing freshwater withdrawal and consump-
tion; 
(B) increasing water use efficiency; and 
(C) utilizing nontraditional water sources;
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(2) considering the effects climate variability may have 
on water supplies and quality for energy generation and fuel 
production; and 
(3) improving understanding of the energy-water nexus 
(as defined in subsection (a)(1)). 
(c) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may provide for 
such additional RD&D activities as appropriate to integrate the 
considerations described in subsection (b) into the RD&D activities 
of the Department. 
SEC. 1011. WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION
OF WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—Section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Production 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through 
(5) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) $330,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; and 
‘‘(2) $350,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2025.’’. 
(b) MODERNIZING THE DEFINITION OF WEATHERIZATION MATE-
RIALS.—Section 412(9)(J) of the Energy Conservation and Produc-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6862(9)(J)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, including renewable energy technologies 
and other advanced technologies,’’ after ‘‘devices or tech-
nologies’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the 
Director of the Community Services Administration’’. 
(c) CONSIDERATION OF HEALTH BENEFITS.—Section 413(b) of 
the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6863(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and with the Director of the Commu-
nity Services Administration’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and by’’ after ‘‘in carrying out this 
part,’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘, and the Director of the Community 
Services Administration in carrying out weatherization pro-
grams under section 222(a)(12) of the Economic Oppor-
tunity Act of 1964’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as para-
graphs (5) through (7), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3), the following: 
‘‘(4) The Secretary may amend the regulations prescribed under 
paragraph (1) to provide that the standards described in paragraph 
(2)(A) take into consideration improvements in the health and safety 
of occupants of dwelling units, and other non-energy benefits, from 
weatherization.’’. 
(d) CONTRACTOR OPTIMIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Energy Conservation and Production 
Act is amended by inserting after section 414B (42 U.S.C. 
6864b) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 414C. CONTRACTOR OPTIMIZATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may request that entities 
receiving funding from the Federal Government or from a State 
through a weatherization assistance program under section 413 
or section 414 perform periodic reviews of the use of private contrac-
tors in the provision of weatherization assistance, and encourage 
expanded use of contractors as appropriate.
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‘‘(b) USE OF TRAINING FUNDS.—Entities described in subsection 
(a) may use funding described in such subsection to train private, 
non-Federal entities that are contracted to provide weatherization 
assistance under a weatherization program, in accordance with 
rules determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Energy Conservation and Production Act is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 414B the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 414C. Contractor optimization.’’. 
(e) FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
FOR
WAP
ENHANCEMENT
AND 
INNOVATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Energy Conservation and Production 
Act is amended by inserting after section 414C (as added by 
subsection (d) of this section) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 414D. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR WAP ENHANCEMENT AND 
INNOVATION. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to expand the number of dwelling units that are occu-
pied by low-income persons that receive weatherization assist-
ance by making such dwelling units weatherization-ready; 
‘‘(2) to promote the deployment of renewable energy in 
dwelling units that are occupied by low-income persons; 
‘‘(3) to ensure healthy indoor environments by enhancing 
or expanding health and safety measures and resources avail-
able to dwellings that are occupied by low-income persons; 
‘‘(4) to disseminate new methods and best practices among 
entities providing weatherization assistance; and 
‘‘(5) to encourage entities providing weatherization assist-
ance to hire and retain employees who are individuals— 
‘‘(A) from the community in which the assistance is 
provided; and 
‘‘(B) from communities or groups that are underrep-
resented in the home energy performance workforce, 
including religious and ethnic minorities, women, veterans, 
individuals with disabilities, and individuals who are 
socioeconomically disadvantaged. 
‘‘(b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall, to the extent 
funds are made available, award financial assistance, on an annual 
basis, through a competitive process to entities receiving funding 
from the Federal Government or from a State, tribal organization, 
or unit of general purpose local government through a weatheriza-
tion program under section 413 or section 414, or to nonprofit 
entities, to be used by such an entity— 
‘‘(1) with respect to dwelling units that are occupied by 
low-income persons, to— 
‘‘(A) implement measures to make such dwelling units 
weatherization-ready by addressing structural, plumbing, 
roofing, and electrical issues, environmental hazards, or 
other measures that the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate; 
‘‘(B) install energy efficiency technologies, including 
home energy management systems, smart devices, and 
other technologies the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate;
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‘‘(C) install renewable energy systems (as defined in 
section 415(c)(6)(A)); and 
‘‘(D) implement measures to ensure healthy indoor 
environments by improving indoor air quality, accessibility, 
and other healthy homes measures as determined by the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(2) to improve the capability of the entity— 
‘‘(A) to significantly increase the number of energy 
retrofits performed by such entity; 
‘‘(B) to replicate best practices for work performed 
pursuant to this section on a larger scale; 
‘‘(C) to leverage additional funds to sustain the provi-
sion of weatherization assistance and other work performed 
pursuant to this section after financial assistance awarded 
under this section is expended; and 
‘‘(D) to hire and retain employees who are individuals 
described subsection (a)(5); 
‘‘(3) for innovative outreach and education regarding the 
benefits and availability of weatherization assistance and other 
assistance available pursuant to this section; 
‘‘(4) for quality control of work performed pursuant to this 
section; 
‘‘(5) for data collection, measurement, and verification with 
respect to such work; 
‘‘(6) for program monitoring, oversight, evaluation, and 
reporting regarding such work; 
‘‘(7) for labor, training, and technical assistance relating 
to such work; 
‘‘(8) for planning, management, and administration (up to 
a maximum of 15 percent of the assistance provided); and 
‘‘(9) for such other activities as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate. 
‘‘(c) AWARD FACTORS.—In awarding financial assistance under 
this section, the Secretary shall consider— 
‘‘(1) the applicant’s record of constructing, renovating, 
repairing, or making energy efficient single-family, multifamily, 
or manufactured homes that are occupied by low-income per-
sons, either directly or through affiliates, chapters, or other 
partners (using the most recent year for which data are avail-
able); 
‘‘(2) the number of dwelling units occupied by low-income 
persons that the applicant has built, renovated, repaired, 
weatherized, or made more energy efficient in the 5 years 
preceding the date of the application; 
‘‘(3) the qualifications, experience, and past performance 
of the applicant, including experience successfully managing 
and administering Federal funds; 
‘‘(4) the strength of an applicant’s proposal to achieve one 
or more of the purposes under subsection (a); 
‘‘(5) the extent to which such applicant will utilize partner-
ships and regional coordination to achieve one or more of the 
purposes under subsection (a); 
‘‘(6) regional and climate zone diversity; 
‘‘(7) urban, suburban, and rural localities; and 
‘‘(8) such other factors as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—