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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2045 
To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Labor, to establish a program to provide for workforce training and 
education, at community colleges, in sustainable energy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2017 
Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. RUSH, Mr. LOEBSACK, 
Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. TONKO, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. NORTON, Ms. LEE, Ms. PINGREE, 
Ms. MOORE, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. CON-
YERS, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. SLAUGHTER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Labor, to establish a program to provide 
for workforce training and education, at community col-
leges, in sustainable energy. 
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 ‘‘Community College 
Energy Training Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. 
(a) WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN SUS-
TAINABLE ENERGY.—From funds made available under 
subsection (c), the Secretary of Energy, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Agri-
culture, shall carry out a joint sustainable energy work-
force training and education program under which the 
Secretaries award grants to community colleges to provide 
workforce training and education in industries and prac-
tices such as— 
(1) clean energy, including wind and solar en-
ergy; 
(2) high-performance green building construc-
tion, design and redevelopment; 
(3) sustainable energy technologies, including 
chemical technology, nanotechnology, and electrical 
technology; 
(4) water, energy, and resource conservation; 
(5) recycling and waste reduction; and 
(6) sustainable agriculture and farming. 
(b) AWARD CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretaries shall— 
(1) ensure that of the funds made available 
under subsection (c) for a fiscal year, not less than 
one-half of such funds are awarded to community 
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colleges with existing (as of the date of the award) 
sustainability programs that lead to certificates, cre-
dentials, or degrees in one or more of the industries 
and practices described in paragraphs (1) through 
(6) of subsection (a); and 
(2) give priority to community colleges that 
plan to use the grant to carry out programs that are 
developed and maintained through consultation with 
such industries and practices. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 
2022. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘commu-
nity college’’ means an institution of higher edu-
cation, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), that— 
(A) provides a 2-year program of instruc-
tion for which the institution awards an asso-
ciate degree; and 
(B) primarily awards associate degrees. 
(2) HIGH-PERFORMANCE
GREEN
BUILDING.— 
The term ‘‘high-performance green building’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 401(13) of the 
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Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17061(13)). 
(3) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
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