I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6833 
To provide support to develop career and technical education programs of 
study and facilities in the areas of renewable energy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 
Mr. MCNERNEY (for himself, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. CART-
WRIGHT, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. 
LOFGREN, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. SOTO, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Ms. NORTON, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. 
MOORE, Ms. LEE, Mr. KEATING, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. HIGGINS 
of New York, Mr. TONKO, Ms. JACKSON LEE, and Mr. QUIGLEY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To provide support to develop career and technical education 
programs of study and facilities in the areas of renewable 
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 ‘‘Grants for Renewable 
Energy Education for the Nation Act’’ or the ‘‘GREEN 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CLEAN ENERGY CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 
GRANTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Energy is 
authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eli-
gible partnerships to develop programs of study (con-
taining the information described in section 122(c)(1)(A) 
of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2342)), that are focused on emerg-
ing careers and jobs in the fields of clean energy, renew-
able energy, energy efficiency, climate change mitigation, 
and climate change adaptation. The Secretary of Energy 
shall consult with the Secretary of Labor prior to the 
issuance of a solicitation for grant applications. 
(b) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS.—For purposes of this 
section, an eligible partnership shall include— 
(1) at least 1 local educational agency eligible 
for funding under section 131 of the Carl D. Per-
kins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
(20 U.S.C. 2351) or an area career and technical 
education school or education service agency de-
scribed in such section; 
(2) at least 1 postsecondary institution eligible 
for funding under section 132 of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 2352); and 
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(3) representatives of the community including 
business, labor organizations, and industry that have 
experience in fields as described in subsection (a). 
(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible partnership seeking a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Sec-
retary may require. Applications shall include— 
(1) a description of the eligible partners and 
partnership, the roles and responsibilities of each 
partner, and a demonstration of each partner’s ca-
pacity to support the program; 
(2) a description of the career area or areas 
within the fields as described in subsection (a) to be 
developed, the reason for the choice, and evidence of 
the labor market need to prepare students in that 
area; 
(3) a description of the new or existing program 
of study and both secondary and postsecondary com-
ponents; 
(4) a description of the students to be served by 
the new program of study; 
(5) a description of how the program of study 
funded by the grant will be replicable and dissemi-
nated to schools outside of the partnership, including 
urban and rural areas; 
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(6) a description of applied learning that will be 
incorporated into the program of study and how it 
will incorporate or reinforce academic learning; 
(7) a description of how the program of study 
will be delivered; 
(8) a description of how the program will pro-
vide accessibility to students, especially economically 
disadvantaged, low performing, and urban and rural 
students; 
(9) a description of how the program will ad-
dress placement of students in nontraditional fields 
as described in section 3(20) of the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302(20)); and 
(10) a description of how the applicant proposes 
to consult or has consulted with a labor organiza-
tion, labor management partnership, apprenticeship 
program, or joint apprenticeship and training pro-
gram that provides education and training in the 
field of study for which the applicant proposes to de-
velop a curriculum. 
(d) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give priority to 
applications that— 
(1) use online learning or other innovative 
means to deliver the program of study to students, 
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