(III) the annual vehicle miles 
traveled by the school buses to be re-
placed; 
(IV) the source of electricity or 
hydrogen used to power the electric 
school buses; and 
(V) any other factors the Sec-
retary determines to be relevant; or 
(ii) will complement the use of grant 
funds through other activities that— 
(I) will enable broader deploy-
ment of electric vehicles, such as se-
curing additional sources of funding 
through public-private partnerships 
with utilities, grants from other enti-
ties, or issuance of school bonds; or 
(II) will achieve further reduc-
tions in emissions, such as installing 
solar panels to charge electric school 
buses purchased with grant funds. 
(D) ADDITIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
giving additional consideration to eligible enti-
ties seeking grants to purchase electric school 
buses under the program that meet the prior-
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ities described in subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary may consider— 
(i) whether the grant will benefit stu-
dents in a region that is in nonattainment 
of a national ambient air quality standard 
under section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7409); or 
(ii) whether the eligible entity, or 
whether the school system or school that 
would be served by the eligible entity, has 
taken other action to reduce emissions dur-
ing the transportation of students, such as 
instituting a no-idling policy. 
(4) USE OF SCHOOL BUS FLEET.—Each electric 
school bus acquired with funds provided under the 
program— 
(A) shall be operated as part of the school 
bus fleet for which the grant was made for not 
less than 5 years; 
(B) shall be maintained, operated, and 
charged 
according 
to 
manufacturer 
rec-
ommendations or State requirements; and 
(C) may not be manufactured or retro-
fitted with, or otherwise have installed, a power 
unit or other technology that creates air pollu-
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tion within the school bus, such as an unvented 
diesel passenger heater. 
(5) GRANT AWARDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may use 
funds made available to carry out the pro-
gram— 
(i) to award grants for— 
(I) the replacement of existing 
diesel school bus fleets with electric 
school buses; 
(II) the implementation of re-
charging infrastructure or other infra-
structure needed to charge or main-
tain electric school buses; 
(III) workforce development and 
training, to support the maintenance, 
charging, and operations of electric 
school buses; and 
(IV) planning and technical ac-
tivities to support the adoption and 
implementation 
of 
electric 
school 
buses; and 
(ii) to develop resources to inform, en-
courage, and support eligible entities in ap-
plying for and fulfilling the requirements 
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of grants awarded under the program, in-
cluding materials to support the workforce 
development and training described in 
clause (i)(III) and the planning and tech-
nical activities described in clause (i)(IV). 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—In order to receive 
a grant under the program, the Secretary 
shall— 
(i) require that grant recipients— 
(I) replace diesel school buses 
with electric school buses; 
(II)(aa) not later than 1 year 
after receiving the electric school bus 
purchased using a grant under the 
program, scrap the diesel engine of 
the school bus being replaced; or 
(bb) receive a waiver under para-
graph (6); 
(III) do not, as a result of receiv-
ing the grant— 
(aa) lay off, transfer, or de-
mote any current employee; or 
(bb) reduce the salary or 
benefits of any current employee 
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or worsen the conditions of work 
of any current employee; and 
(IV) provide current employees 
with training to effectively operate, 
maintain, or otherwise adapt to new 
technologies relating to electric school 
buses; and 
(ii) permit grant recipients to receive 
and retain any funds or benefits received 
from— 
(I) scrapping a diesel engine; 
(II) transferring or repurposing a 
diesel school bus as authorized under 
a waiver under paragraph (6); and 
(III) the resale or reuse of other 
parts of a school bus replaced using 
grant funds. 
(C) GRANT AMOUNTS.— 
(i) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The max-
imum amount of a grant under the pro-
gram is $2,000,000 per eligible entity. 
(ii) AMOUNTS
FOR
PURCHASE
OF 
ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—For any grant 
under the program, the amount of 
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funds awarded for the purchase of an 
electric school bus shall not exceed 
110 percent of the amount equal to 
the difference between— 
(aa) the cost of an electric 
school bus; and 
(bb) the cost of a diesel 
school bus. 
(II) DETERMINATION
OF
COST 
OF
SCHOOL
BUSES.—In determining 
the amount of funds under subclause 
(I), the Secretary may determine the 
cost of a school bus for the purpose of 
calculating the marginal cost under 
that subclause through— 
(aa) a competitive solicita-
tion process for the manufacture 
of the school bus; 
(bb) a cooperative purchase 
agreement permitted by the laws 
of the State in which the grant 
recipient is located; or 
(cc) another method that the 
Secretary determines to be ap-
propriate. 
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(iii) AMOUNTS FOR SUPPORTING AC-
TIVITIES.—For any grant under the pro-
gram, the amount of funds awarded for 
the purposes described in subclauses (II) 
through (IV) of subparagraph (A)(i), or 
other purposes related to those subclauses, 
as determined by the Secretary, shall not 
exceed $600,000. 
(D) BUY AMERICA.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), any electric school bus pur-
chased using funds awarded under the pro-
gram shall comply with the requirements 
described in section 5323(j) of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(ii) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(I) WAIVER.—The Secretary may 
provide any waiver to the require-
ments described in clause (i) in the 
same manner and to the same extent 
as the Secretary of Transportation 
may provide a waiver under section 
5323(j)(2) of title 49, United States 
Code. 
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(II) PERCENTAGE
OF
COMPO-
NENTS
AND
SUBCOMPONENTS.—The 
Secretary may grant a waiver in ac-
cordance with section 5323(j)(2)(C) of 
title 49, United States Code, when a 
grant recipient procures an electric 
school bus using funds awarded under 
the program for which the cost of 
components and subcomponents pro-
duced in the United States— 
(aa) for each of fiscal years 
2020 through 2024, is more than 
60 percent of the cost of all com-
ponents of the school bus; and 
(bb) for fiscal year 2025 and 
each fiscal year thereafter, is 
more than 70 percent of the cost 
of all components of the school 
bus. 
(6) WAIVER.—On request of a grant recipient, 
the Secretary may grant a waiver under paragraph 
(5)(B)(i)(II)(bb) to authorize a grant recipient— 
(A) to transfer a diesel school bus replaced 
using grant funds under the program under an 
agreement— 
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(i) between— 
(I) the grant recipient; and 
(II) an entity described in sub-
section (a)(2) that serves an area that 
is in attainment of national ambient 
air quality standards under the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); 
(ii) that provides that— 
(I) not later than 1 year after the 
transfer subject to the agreement, the 
entity receiving a school bus from the 
grant recipient will scrap a number of 
diesel engines of school buses that is 
equal to the number of school buses 
being received; and 
(II) any diesel engines described 
in subclause (I) are older and more 
polluting than the diesel engines in 
the school buses being received; and 
(iii) provided to the Secretary; or 
(B) to delay the requirement under para-
graph (5)(B)(i)(II)(aa) for not more than 3 
years after receiving the school bus purchased 
using a grant under the program for the pur-
pose of using the school bus being replaced for 
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a use determined by the Secretary to be appro-
priate. 
(7) DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION.—In car-
rying out the program, the Secretary shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable— 
(A) achieve nationwide deployment of elec-
tric school buses through the program; and 
(B) ensure a broad geographic distribution 
of grant awards, with no State receiving more 
than 15 percent of the grant funding made 
available to carry out the program for each fis-
cal year. 
(8) ANNUAL REPORTING.— 
(A) DATA RELEASE.—The Secretary shall 
make available to the public on the website of 
the Department of Energy a downloadable elec-
tronic database of information with respect to 
each grant made under the program, includ-
ing— 
(i) the name and location of the grant 
recipient; 
(ii) the school district served by the 
grant recipient, if the grant recipient is not 
a school district; 
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(iii) the criteria that the grant recipi-
ent met under subparagraphs (B), (C), 
and (D) of paragraph (3), if any; 
(iv) the grant amount, including a de-
scription of the amounts of the grant used 
for— 
(I) the purchase of electric school 
buses; 
(II) the purchase of infrastruc-
ture; 
(III) workforce development; 
(IV) the purchase of hydrogen or 
electricity; and 
(V) any other purpose; 
(v) with respect to an electric school 
bus purchased using a grant under the 
program, the number, make and model, 
year of make, cost, estimated annual vehi-
cle miles to be traveled, and estimated 
number of students to be transported per 
day; 
(vi) with respect to a school bus re-
placed using a grant under the program, 
the number, make and model, year of 
make, fuel type, annual vehicle miles trav-
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eled, and the number of students trans-
ported per day; 
(vii) whether the grant recipient re-
ceived a waiver under paragraph (6) and, 
if the grant recipient received such a waiv-
er, with respect to a school bus scrapped 
by the receiving entity described in para-
graph (6)(A), the number, make and 
model, year of make, fuel type, type of 
school bus, annual vehicle miles traveled, 
and the number of students transported 
per day; 
(viii) an estimate of the local air pol-
lution emissions and global greenhouse gas 
emissions avoided as a result of the grant; 
and 
(ix) any other data determined by the 
Secretary to enable an analysis of the use 
and impact of grants under the program. 
(B) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than January 31 of each year, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress and make available on 
the website of the Department of Energy a re-
port that describes— 
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(i) the grant applications received 
under the program, including a summary 
of the grant applications meeting the cri-
teria described in subparagraphs (B), (C), 
and (D) of paragraph (3), if any; 
(ii) the grants awarded under the pro-
gram, including a summary of the data de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); 
(iii) the effect of the receipt of the 
grant on students, schools, local commu-
nities, industry, and the workforce; 
(iv) the estimated impact of the 
awarded grants on local air pollution and 
greenhouse gas emissions; and 
(v) any other information determined 
by the Secretary to enable Congress to un-
derstand the implementation, outcomes, 
and effectiveness of the program. 
(C) REPORT ON BUY AMERICA WAIVERS.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit a report describing any 
waiver granted under paragraph (5)(D)(ii)(I) 
during the preceding year to— 
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(i) the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate; 
(ii) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate; and 
(iii) the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(iv) the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(c) EDUCATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
funds are appropriated to carry out the Program, 
the Secretary shall develop an education outreach 
program to promote and explain the program. 
(2) COORDINATION
WITH
STAKEHOLDERS.— 
The outreach program under this subsection shall be 
designed and conducted in conjunction with national 
school bus transportation associations, educators, 
school bus drivers, and other stakeholders. 
(3) 
COMPONENTS.—The 
outreach 
program 
under this subsection shall— 
(A) inform eligible entities of the process 
of applying for grants; 
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(B) describe the available technologies and 
the benefits of the technologies; 
(C) explain the benefits of participating in 
the program; 
(D) facilitate the sharing of best practices 
and lessons learned among grant recipients and 
between grant recipients and eligible entities; 
and 
(E) include, as appropriate, information 
from the annual reports required under sub-
section (b)(8). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out the program $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2020 through 2024, to remain available until expended. 
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