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(F) the manufacturing industry, including 
jobs as operations technicians, in operations 
and design in additive manufacturing, 3–D 
printing, and advanced composites and ad-
vanced aluminum and other metal alloys, and in 
industrial energy efficiency management sys-
tems, including power electronics, and other in-
novative technologies; 
(G) the chemical manufacturing industry, 
including jobs in construction (such as welders, 
pipefitters, and tool and die makers), as instru-
ment and electrical technicians, machinists, 
chemical process operators, engineers, quality 
and safety professionals, and reliability engi-
neers; 
(H) the utility industry, including jobs in 
smart grid technology, cybersecurity manage-
ment, and the generation, transmission, and 
distribution of electricity and natural gas, such 
as electricians and utility dispatchers, techni-
cians, operators, lineworkers, engineers, sci-
entists, and information technology specialists; 
(I) the alternative fuels industry, including 
jobs in biofuel and bioproducts development and 
production; 
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(J) the pipeline industry, including jobs in 
pipeline construction and maintenance and jobs 
as engineers and technical advisors; 
(K) the nuclear energy industry, including 
jobs as scientists, engineers, technicians, mathe-
maticians, and security personnel; 
(L) the oil and gas industry, including jobs 
as scientists, engineers, technicians, mathemati-
cians, petrochemical engineers, and geologists; 
and 
(M) the coal industry, including jobs as 
coal miners, engineers, developers and manufac-
turers of state-of-the-art coal facilities, tech-
nology vendors, coal transportation workers and 
operators, and mining equipment vendors. 
(2) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION 
INITIATIVES.—The guidelines or best practices devel-
oped under paragraph (1) shall include grade-spe-
cific guidelines for elementary schools and secondary 
schools for teaching energy efficiency technology, ar-
chitecture, design, and construction of new energy- 
efficient buildings and building energy retrofits, 
manufacturing efficiency technology, community en-
ergy resiliency, and conservation initiatives. 
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(3) STEM EDUCATION.—The guidelines or best 
practices developed under paragraph (1) shall pro-
mote STEM education and energy related programs 
of study in educational institutions as it relates to 
job opportunities in energy-related industries listed 
under such paragraph. 
(g) OUTREACH
TO MINORITY SERVING INSTITU-
TIONS.—In carrying out the program established under 
subsection (a), the Secretaries shall— 
(1) give special consideration to increasing out-
reach to minority-serving institutions; 
(2) make resources available to minority-serving 
institutions with the objective of increasing the num-
ber of skilled minorities and women trained for jobs 
in energy-related industries, including manufac-
turing, engineering, construction, and retrofitting 
jobs in such energy-related industries; 
(3) encourage energy-related industries to im-
prove the opportunities for students of minority- 
serving institutions to participate in industry intern-
ships, apprenticeships, and cooperative work-study 
programs; and 
(4) partner with the Department of Energy lab-
oratories to increase underrepresented groups’ par-
ticipation in internships, fellowships, traineeships, 
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and employment at all Department of Energy lab-
oratories. 
(h) OUTREACH TO DISPLACED, UNEMPLOYED AND 
UNDEREMPLOYED ENERGYWORKERS.—In carrying out 
the program established under subsection (a), the Secre-
taries shall— 
(1) give special consideration to increasing out-
reach to employers and job trainers preparing dis-
placed, unemployed, and underemployed energy 
workers for emerging jobs in energy-related indus-
tries, including manufacturing, engineering, con-
struction, and retrofitting jobs in such energy-re-
lated industries; 
(2) make resources available to institutions 
serving displaced and unemployed energy workers 
with the objective of increasing the number of indi-
viduals trained for jobs in energy-related industries, 
including manufacturing, engineering, construction, 
and retrofitting jobs in such energy-related indus-
tries; and 
(3) encourage energy-related industries to im-
prove opportunities for displaced and unemployed 
energy workers to participate in industry intern-
ships, apprenticeships, and work-study programs. 
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(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
SEC. 12112. ENERGY WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations for such purpose, the Sec-
retary of Labor and the Secretary of Energy, acting 
through the Director of the Office of Economic Im-
pact, Diversity, and Employment, shall jointly estab-
lish and carry out a program to provide grants to 
eligible entities to pay the eligible wages of, or eligi-
ble stipends for, individuals during the time period 
that such individuals are receiving training to work 
in the renewable energy sector, energy efficiency sec-
tor, or grid modernization sector. 
(2) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries, 
in consultation with stakeholders, contractors, and 
organizations that work to advance existing residen-
tial energy efficiency, shall establish guidelines to 
identify training that is eligible for purposes of the 
program established pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under the program established under sub-
section (a), an eligible entity shall be directly in-
volved with energy efficiency or renewable energy 
technology and provide services related to— 
(A) renewable electric energy generation, 
including solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, 
and other renewable electric energy generation 
technologies; 
(B) energy efficiency, including energy-effi-
cient lighting, heating, ventilation, and air con-
ditioning, air source heat pumps, advanced 
building materials, insulation and air sealing, 
and other high-efficiency products and services, 
including auditing and inspection, architecture, 
design, and construction of new energy efficient 
buildings and building energy retrofits; 
(C) grid modernization or energy storage, 
including smart grid, microgrid and other dis-
tributed energy solutions, demand response 
management, and home energy management 
technology; or 
(D) fuel cell and hybrid fuel cell genera-
tion. 
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(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the fol-
lowing terms apply: 
(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible 
entity’’ means— 
(i) an employer in an industry de-
scribed in paragraph (1); or 
(ii) a labor organization, a joint-labor 
management organization, a State or local 
workforce board, or a training program or 
provider that provides training to individ-
uals to work for an employer described in 
clause (i), or works on behalf of any such 
employers. 
(B) ELIGIBLE STIPEND.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble stipend’’ means a stipend that meets the 
criteria identified pursuant to the guidelines es-
tablished under subsection (a)(2). 
(C) ELIGIBLE WAGES.—The term ‘‘eligible 
wages’’ means wages that meet the criteria 
identified pursuant to the guidelines established 
under subsection (a)(2). 
(c) USE OF GRANTS.— 
(1) 
ELIGIBLE
WAGES.—An 
eligible 
entity 
with— 
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(A) 20 or fewer employees may use a grant 
provided under the program established under 
subsection (a) to pay up to— 
(i) 45 percent of an employee’s eligi-
ble wages for the duration of the applicable 
training for such employee, if the training 
is provided by the eligible entity; and 
(ii) 90 percent of an employee’s eligi-
ble wages for the duration of the applicable 
training for such employee, if the training 
is provided by an entity other than the eli-
gible entity; 
(B) 21 to 99 employees may use a grant 
provided under the program established under 
subsection (a) to pay up to— 
(i) 37.5 percent of an employee’s eligi-
ble wages for the duration of the applicable 
training for such employee, if the training 
is provided by the eligible entity; and 
(ii) 75 percent of an employee’s eligi-
ble wages for the duration of the applicable 
training for such employee, if the training 
is provided by an entity other than the eli-
gible entity; and 
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(C) 100 employees or more may use a 
grant provided under the program established 
under subsection (a) to pay up to— 
(i) 25 percent of an employee’s eligi-
ble wages for the duration of the applicable 
training for such employee, if the training 
is provided by the eligible entity; and 
(ii) 50 percent of an employee’s eligi-
ble wages for the duration of the applicable 
training for such employee, if the training 
is provided by an entity other than the eli-
gible entity. 
(2) STIPEND.—An eligible entity may use a 
grant provided under the program established under 
subsection (a) to pay up to 100 percent of an eligi-
ble stipend for an individual for the duration of the 
applicable training for such individual. 
(d) PRIORITY
FOR TARGETED COMMUNITIES.—In 
providing grants under the program established under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to an eligi-
ble entity that— 
(1) recruits or trains individuals who are— 
(A) from the community that the eligible 
entity serves; and 
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(B)(i) from underrepresented populations; 
or 
(ii) unemployed or underemployed energy 
workers; and 
(2) will provide individuals receiving training 
with the opportunity to obtain or retain employment 
at an eligible entities. 
(e) LIMIT.—An eligible entity may not receive more 
than $100,000 under the program established under sub-
section (a) per fiscal year. 
(f) REPORT.—The Secretaries shall submit to Con-
gress, annually for each year the program established 
under subsection (a) is carried out, a report on such pro-
gram, including— 
(1) an assessment of such program for the pre-
vious year, including the number of jobs filled by in-
dividuals trained pursuant to such program; and 
(2) recommendations on how to improve such 
program. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
(h) MONITORING.—The Secretary of Labor, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall collect data 
to monitor current and future trends and shortages within 
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the clean energy technology industry, which includes 
skilled technical personnel, electric power engineers, trans-
mission engineers, and other occupations or fields of work 
under— 
(1) the agriculture and forestry industry; 
(2) the electric utility industry; 
(3) the manufacturing industry; 
(4) the wholesale trade industry; 
(5) the professional and business services indus-
try; and 
(6) the manufacturing and operation and main-
tenance industries for component parts of clean en-
ergy technologies. 
(i) REPORT
ON CURRENT TRENDS
AND SHORT-
AGES.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress, based on the data col-
lected under subsection (h), a report on— 
(1) trends and shortages as of the date of such 
report, and recommendations to prepare the work-
force to address such trends and shortages to meet 
the demands of a clean energy economy; and 
(2) other recommendations the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
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(j) REPORT
ON FUTURE TRENDS
AND SHORT-
AGES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, based 
on the data collected under subsection (h), a report on— 
(1) trends and shortages projected in the next 
10 years, and recommendations to address such 
trends and shortages to prepare the workforce to 
meet the demands of a clean energy economy; and 
(2) other recommendations the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
SEC. 12113. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part: 
(1) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘career and technical education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3 or the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
(2) COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘community-based organization’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3102). 
(3) TRAINING
PROGRAMS
AND
PROVIDERS.— 
The term ‘‘training programs and providers’’ means 
State or local workforce development boards, com-
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munity-based organizations, qualified youth or con-
servation corps, Job Corps authorized under subtitle 
C of title I the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), labor organiza-
tions, joint-labor management organizations, pre-ap-
prenticeship programs, and apprenticeship pro-
grams. 
(4) EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘‘educational institution’’ means an elementary 
school, secondary school, or institution of higher 
education, including educational institutions pro-
viding career and technical education programs and 
programs of study. 
(5) ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
AND
SECONDARY 
SCHOOL.—The terms ‘‘elementary school’’ and ‘‘sec-
ondary school’’ have the meanings given such terms 
in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(6) ENERGY-RELATED
INDUSTRY.—The term 
‘‘energy-related industry’’ includes the energy effi-
ciency industry, renewable energy industry, commu-
nity energy resiliency industry, fuel cell and hydro-
gen energy industry, advanced automotive tech-
nology industry, chemical manufacturing industry, 
electric utility industry, gas utility industry, alter-
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native fuels industry, pipeline industry, nuclear en-
ergy industry, oil and gas industry, and coal indus-
try. 
(7) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 102 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002), except 
that such term does not include institutions de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (C) of subsection 
(a)(1) of such section 102. 
(8) JOBS IN ENERGY-RELATED INDUSTRIES.— 
The term ‘‘jobs in energy-related industries’’ in-
cludes manufacturing, engineering, construction, and 
retrofitting jobs in energy-related industries. 
(9) LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘labor 
organization’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 152). 
(10) MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an insti-
tution of higher education that is of one of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A Hispanic-serving institution (as de-
fined in section 502(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a))). 
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(B) A Tribal College or University (as de-
fined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))). 
(C) An Alaska Native-serving institution 
(as defined in section 317(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))). 
(D) A Native Hawaiian-serving institution 
(as defined in section 317(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))). 
(E) A Predominantly Black Institution (as 
defined in section 318(b) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e(b))). 
(F) A Native American-serving nontribal 
institution (as defined in section 319(b) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059f(b))). 
(G) An Asian American and Native Amer-
ican Pacific Islander-serving institution (as de-
fined in section 320(b) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b))). 
(H) A historically Black college or univer-
sity (having the meaning given the term ‘‘part 
B institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)). 
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(11) QUALIFIED
YOUTH
OR
CONSERVATION 
CORPS.—The term ‘‘qualified youth or conservation 
corps’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
203(11) of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 
U.S.C. 1722(11)). 
(12) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
Energy. 
(13) STATE OR LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOP-
MENT BOARD.—The term ‘‘State or workforce devel-
opment board’’ or ‘‘local workforce development 
board’’ have the meanings given the terms ‘‘State 
board’’ and ‘‘local board’’, respectively, in section 3 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(14) STATE WORKFORCE AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘State workforce agency’’ means the State agency 
with responsibility for workforce investment activi-
ties under chapters 2 and 3 of subtitle B of title I 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3121 et seq., 3131 et seq.). 
(15) 
STEM.—The 
term 
‘‘STEM’’ 
means 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 
(16) 
UNDERREPRESENTED
POPULATIONS.— 
The term ‘‘underrepresented populations’’ means a 
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group of individuals (such as a group of individuals 
from the same gender or race), the members of 
which comprise fewer than 25 percent of the individ-
uals employed in occupations in energy-related in-
dustries. 
SEC. 12114. RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSITION GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a 
grant program for local governments for the purpose of 
developing a plan to transition workers from employment 
in fossil fuel industries to employment in sustainable in-
dustries. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary of Energy may 
award grants under subsection (a) to local governments— 
(1) that establish industry or sector partner-
ships (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)); 
(2) that are in localities that the Secretary of 
Energy determines to have a percentage of tradi-
tional energy sector jobs that is average or above av-
erage relative to the United States. 
(c) DETERMINATION
OF PERCENTAGE
OF TRADI-
TIONAL ENERGY SECTOR JOBS.—In making the deter-
mination under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary of Energy 
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shall take into consideration information from the report 
entitled ‘‘U.S. Energy and Employment Report’’ issued by 
the Secretary in January, 2017. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds under subsection (a) 
may be used for the following purposes: 
(1) To develop a transition plan described in 
subsection (a). 
(2) To develop an apprenticeship program to 
train individuals employed in fossil fuel industries 
and individuals who are new to the workforce for 
jobs in sustainable industries. 
(e) TRANSITION PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—A transi-
tion plan funded under subsection (a) shall include a plan 
for unemployment insurance, job transition training, and 
community services for the communities affected by the 
transition. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated such sums as necessary to carry out this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 12115. ENERGY JOBS COUNCIL AND ANNUAL ENERGY 
EMPLOYMENT REPORT. 
(a) ENERGY JOBS COUNCIL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Energy (referred to in this section as the 
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‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish a council, to be known 
as the ‘‘Energy Jobs Council’’ (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Council’’). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall be com-
prised of— 
(A) to be appointed by the Secretary— 
(i) one or more representatives of the 
Energy Information Administration; and 
(ii) one or more representatives of a 
State energy office that are serving as 
members of the State Energy Advisory 
Board established by section 365(g) of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6325(g)); 
(B) to be appointed by the Secretary of 
Commerce— 
(i) one or more representatives of the 
Department of Commerce; and 
(ii) one or more representatives of the 
Bureau of the Census; 
(C) one or more representatives of the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics, to be appointed by the 
Secretary of Labor; and 
(D) one or more representatives of any 
other Federal agency the assistance of which is 
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required to carry out this Act, as determined by 
the Secretary, to be appointed by the head of 
the applicable agency. 
(b) SURVEY AND ANALYSIS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall— 
(A) conduct a survey of employers in the 
energy, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and 
motor vehicle sectors of the economy of the 
United States; and 
(B) perform an analysis of the employment 
figures and demographics in those sectors, in-
cluding the number of personnel in each sector 
who devote a substantial portion of working 
hours, as determined by the Secretary, to com-
pliance matters. 
(2) METHODOLOGY.—In conducting the survey 
and analysis under paragraph (1), the Council shall 
employ a methodology that— 
(A) was approved in 2016 by the Office of 
Management and Budget for use in the docu-
ment entitled ‘‘OMB Control Number 1910– 
5179’’; 
(B) uses a representative, stratified sam-
pling of businesses in the United States; and 
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(C) is designed to elicit a comparable num-
ber of responses from businesses in each State 
and with the same North American Industry 
Classification System codes as were received for 
the 2016 and 2017 reports entitled ‘‘U.S. En-
ergy and Employment Report’’. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the survey 
and analysis under paragraph (1), the Council shall 
consult with key stakeholders, including— 
(A) as the Council determines to be appro-
priate, the heads of relevant Federal agencies 
and offices, including— 
(i) the Secretary of Commerce; 
(ii) the Secretary of Transportation; 
(iii) the Director of the Bureau of the 
Census; 
(iv) the Commissioner of the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics; and 
(v) the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency; 
(B) States; 
(C) the State Energy Advisory Board es-
tablished by section 365(g) of the Energy Pol-
icy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(g)); 
and 
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(D) energy industry trade associations. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall— 
(A) make publicly available on the website 
of the Department of Energy a report, to be en-
titled the ‘‘U.S. Energy and Employment Re-
port’’, describing the employment figures and 
demographics in the energy, energy efficiency, 
and motor vehicle sectors of the United States 
based on the survey and analysis conducted 
under subsection (b); and 
(B) subject to the requirements of the 
Confidential Information Protection and Statis-
tical Efficiency Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 
note; Public Law 107–347), make the data col-
lected by the Council publicly available on the 
website of the Department of Energy. 
(2) CONTENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The report under para-
graph (1) shall include employment figures and 
demographic data for— 
(i) the energy sector of the economy 
of the United States, including— 
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(I) the electric power generation 
and fuels sector; and 
(II) the transmission, storage, 
and distribution sector; 
(ii) the energy efficiency sector of the 
economy of the United States; and 
(iii) the motor vehicle sector of the 
economy of the United States. 
(B) INCLUSION.—With respect to each sec-
tor described in subparagraph (A), the report 
under paragraph (1) shall include employment 
figures and demographic data sorted by— 
(i) each technology, subtechnology, 
and fuel type of those sectors; and 
(ii) subject to the requirements of the 
Confidential Information Protection and 
Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 note; Public Law 107–347)— 
(I) each State; 
(II) each territory of the United 
States; 
(III) the District of Columbia; 
and 
(IV) each county (or equivalent 
jurisdiction) in the United States. 
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(4) Serving as a clearinghouse for best practices 
in workforce development, job placement and col-
laborative training partnerships. 
(5) Encouraging the establishment of workforce 
training initiatives with respect to renewable energy 
and energy efficiency technologies. 
(6) Linking research and development in renew-
able energy and energy efficiency technology with 
the development of standards and curricula for cur-
rent and future jobs. 
(7) Assessing new employment and work prac-
tices including career ladder and upgrade training as 
well as high performance work systems. 
(8) Providing technical assistance and capacity 
building to national and State energy partnerships, 
including industry and labor representatives. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
PART 4—CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY WORKFORCE 
SEC. 12131. CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY WORKFORCE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) COAL-RELATED FACILITY.—The term ‘‘coal- 
related facility’’ includes a coal mine or coal-fueled 
electric generating facility. 
(2) COAL-RELATED
GENERATING
FACILITY.— 
The term ‘‘coal-related industrial facility’’ includes a 
facility in the manufacturing and transportation 
supply chains of a coal-related facility. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a National Laboratory, business, or labor 
organization that demonstrates success in placing 
graduates of pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship 
programs in jobs relevant to such programs and— 
(A) is directly involved with zero-emission 
electricity technology, energy efficiency, or other 
activity that results in a reduction in green-
house gas emissions, as determined by the Sec-
retary; 
(B) works on behalf of a business or labor 
organization that is directly involved with zero 
emission electricity technology, energy effi-
ciency, or other activity that results in a reduc-
tion in greenhouse gas emissions, as determined 
by the Secretary; 
(C) provides services related to— 
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(i) zero emission electricity technology 
deployment and maintenance and energy 
efficiency; 
(ii) grid modernization; or 
(iii) reduction in greenhouse gas emis-
sions through the use of zero-emission en-
ergy technologies; 
(D) has knowledge of technician workforce 
needs of a National Laboratory or covered facil-
ity of the National Nuclear security Administra-
tion and the associated security requirements of 
such laboratory or facility; 
(E) demonstrates experience in imple-
menting and operating apprenticeship programs 
or pre-apprenticeship programs that provide a 
direct pathway to an energy-related career; or 
(F) demonstrates success in placing grad-
uates of pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship 
programs in jobs relevant to such programs. 
(4) ENERGY TRANSITION WORKER.—The term 
‘‘Energy Transition Worker’’ means a worker, in-
cluding workers employed by contractors or sub-
contractors, terminated, laid off from employment, 
or whose work hours have been reduced, on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act, from a coal-re-
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lated facility, coal-related industrial facility or other 
energy related entity. 
(5) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Laboratory’’ means any of the following lab-
oratories owned by the Department of Energy: 
(A) Ames Laboratory. 
(B) Argonne National Laboratory. 
(C) Brookhaven National Laboratory. 
(D) Fermi National Accelerator Labora-
tory. 
(E) Idaho National Laboratory. 
(F) Lawrence Berkeley National Labora-
tory. 
(G) Lawrence Livermore National Labora-
tory. 
(H) Los Alamos National Laboratory. 
(I) National Energy Technology Labora-
tory. 
(J) National Renewable Energy Labora-
tory. 
(K) Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 
(L) Pacific Northwest National Labora-
tory. 
(M) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. 
(N) Sandia National Laboratories. 
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(O) Savannah River National Laboratory. 
(P) Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. 
(Q) Thomas Jefferson National Accel-
erator Facility. 
(6) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the program established under subsection (b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall establish 
a program to provide competitively awarded cost shared 
grants to eligible entities to pay for pre-apprenticeship 
training for individuals or on-the-job training of a new or 
existing employee— 
(1) to work in zero emission electricity genera-
tion, energy efficiency, or grid modernization; 
(2) to work otherwise on the reduction of green-
house gas emissions; or 
(3) to participate in a pre-apprenticeship pro-
gram that provides a direct pathway to an energy- 
related career in construction through one or more 
apprenticeship programs. 
(c) GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under the program shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Energy an application at such time, in 
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such manner, and containing such information a the 
Secretary of Energy may require. 
(2) PRIORITY FOR TARGETED COMMUNITIES.— 
In providing grants under the program, the Sec-
retary of Energy shall give priority to an eligible en-
tity that— 
(A) recruits employees— 
(i) from the 1 or more communities 
that are served by the eligible entity; and 
(ii) that are minorities, women, vet-
erans, individuals from Indian Tribes or 
Tribal organizations, or energy transition 
workers; 
(B) provides trainees with the opportunity 
to obtain real-world experience; or 
(C) has fewer than 100 employees; and 
(D) in the case of a pre-apprenticeship 
program, demonstrates— 
(i) a multi-year record of successfully 
recruiting energy transition workers, mi-
norities, women, and veterans for training 
and supporting such individuals to a suc-
cessful completion of a pre-apprenticeship 
program; and 
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(ii) a successful multi-year record of 
placing the majority of pre-apprenticeship 
program graduates into apprenticeship 
programs in the construction industry. 
(3) USE OF GRANT FOR FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity shall 
use a grant received under the program to— 
(i) pay the Federal share of the cost 
of providing pre-apprenticeship training or 
on-the-job training for an individual, in ac-
cordance with subparagraph(B); or 
(ii) in the case of a pre-apprenticeship 
program— 
(I) recruiting minorities, women, 
and veterans for training; 
(II) supporting those individuals 
in the successful completion of the 
pre-apprenticeship program; and 
(III) carrying out any other ac-
tivity of the pre-apprenticeship pro-
gram, as determined to be appropriate 
by the Secretary of Labor, in con-
sultation with the Secretary. 
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program shall be paid in cash or in kind by the 
employer of the employee receiving the training 
or by a nonprofit organization. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The non-Federal share 
described in subparagraph (A) may include the 
amount of wages paid by the employer to the 
employee during the time that the employee is 
receiving on-the-job training, as fairly evaluated 
by the Secretary of Labor. 
(5) CONSTRUCTION.—In providing grants under 
the program for training, recruitment, and support 
relating to construction, eligible entities shall only 
include pre-apprenticeship programs that have an 
articulation agreement with one or more apprentice-
ship programs. 
(6) GRANT AMOUNT.—An eligible entity may 
not receive more than $1,000,000 per fiscal year in 
grant funds under the program. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 to the Sec-
retary of Energy to carry out the program for each of the 
fiscal years 2021 through 2030. 
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Subtitle B—Buy American and 
Wage Rate Requirements 
SEC. 12201. USE OF AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND MANU-
FACTURED GOODS. 
(a) None of the funds made available pursuant to this 
Act, or provisions of law added or amended by this Act, 
may be used for a project for the construction, alteration, 
maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work 
unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used 
in the project are produced in the United States. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat-
egory of cases in which the head of the Federal depart-
ment or agency involved finds that— 
(1) applying subsection (a) would be incon-
sistent with the public interest; 
(2) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured 
goods are not produced in the United States in suffi-
cient and reasonably available quantities and of a 
satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron, steel, and manufactured 
goods produced in the United States will increase 
the cost of the overall project by more than 25 per-
cent. 
(c) If the head of a Federal department or agency 
determines that it is necessary to waive the application 
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of subsection (a) based on a finding under subsection (b), 
the head of the department or agency shall publish in the 
Federal Register a detailed written justification as to why 
the provision is being waived. 
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with United States obligations under international 
agreements. 
SEC. 12202. WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in 
a manner consistent with other provisions in this Act, all 
laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and sub-
contractors on projects funded directly by or assisted in 
whole or in part by and through the Federal Government 
pursuant to this Act, or provisions of law added or amend-
ed by this Act, shall be paid wages at rates not less than 
those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the 
locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accord-
ance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 
States Code. With respect to the labor standards specified 
in this section, the Secretary of Labor shall have the au-
thority 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. 
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SEC. 12203. APPRENTICESHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any funds made available under 
this Act to fund an apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship 
program shall only be used for, or provided to, apprentice-
ship and pre-apprenticeship programs as defined this sec-
tion, including any funds awarded for the purposes of 
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, or the devel-
opment, implementation, or administration of a program 
funded in whole or part by federal funds under this Act. 
(b) APPRENTICESHIP DEFINED.—In this Act, the 
term ‘‘apprenticeship’’ means an apprenticeship— 
(1) registered under the Act of August 16, 
1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Appren-
ticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 
50 et seq.); and 
(2) that complies with the requirements of sub-
part A of part 29 of title 29, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, and part 30 of such title (as in effect on 
September 18, 2020). 
(c) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP DEFINED.—In this Act, 
the term ‘‘pre-apprenticeship’’ or ‘‘pre-apprenticeship pro-
gram’’ means a training model or program that— 
(1) is designed to prepare participants to enter 
an apprenticeship program; 
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(2) is carried out by a sponsor that has a writ-
ten agreement with 1 or more sponsors of appren-
ticeship programs; and 
(3) includes each of the following: 
(A) Training (including a curriculum for 
the training) aligned with industry standards 
related to an apprenticeship program and re-
viewed and approved annually by sponsors of 
the apprenticeship program that are parties to 
the written agreement, and that will prepare 
participants by teaching the skills and com-
petencies needed to enter 1 or more apprentice-
ship programs. 
(B) Hands-on training and theoretical edu-
cation for participants that does not displace a 
paid employee. 
(C) A formal agreement with a sponsor of 
an apprenticeship program that would enable 
participants who successfully complete the pre- 
apprenticeship program— 
(i) to enter into the apprenticeship 
program if a place in the program is avail-
able and if the participant meets the quali-
fications of the apprenticeship program; 
and 
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(ii) to earn credits towards the ap-
prenticeship program. 
Subtitle C—Natural Resources 
SEC. 12301. OFFSHORE WIND CAREER TRAINING GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Beginning 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary may award offshore wind career training grants to 
eligible entities for the purpose of establishing or expand-
ing educational or career training programs that provide 
individuals in such programs skills and competencies nec-
essary for employment in the offshore wind industry. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF GRANTS.— 
(1) LIMITATION
ON
GRANT
QUANTITY
AND 
SIZE.—An eligible entity may not be awarded— 
(A) more than one grant under this section 
for which the eligible entity is the lead appli-
cant; or 
(B) a grant under this section in excess of 
$2,500,000. 
(2) ALLOCATION TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES.— 
Not less than 25 percent of the total amount award-
ed under this section for a fiscal year shall be 
awarded to eligible entities that are community col-
leges. 
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(c) PARTNERSHIPS.—An eligible entity seeking to re-
ceive a grant under this section shall establish or partner 
with one or more of the following: 
(1) Another eligible entity (including an eligible 
entity that is a community college). 
(2) A State or local government agency respon-
sible for education, workforce development or off-
shore wind energy activities. 
(3) A qualified intermediary. 
(d) USE OF GRANT.—An eligible entity may use a 
grant awarded under this section for the following activi-
ties: 
(1) Occupational skills training, including cur-
riculum development and class-room instruction. 
(2) Safety and health training. 
(3) The provision of English language acquisi-
tion and employability skills. 
(4) Individual referral and tuition assistance for 
a community college training program. 
(5) Career pathway development or expansion 
for offshore wind industry occupations. 
(6) The development or expansion of work- 
based learning or incumbent worker training pro-
grams aligned with career pathways in a field re-
lated to the offshore wind industry, such as paid in-
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ternships, registered apprenticeships and programs 
articulating to an apprenticeship program, cus-
tomized training, or transitional jobs. 
(7) Curriculum development at the under-grad-
uate and postgraduate levels. 
(8) Development and support of offshore wind 
energy major, minor, or certificate programs. 
(9) Such other activities, as determined by the 
Secretary, to meet the purposes of this section. 
(e) GRANT PROPOSALS.— 
(1) SUBMISSION PROCEDURE FOR GRANT PRO-
POSALS.—An eligible entity seeking to receive a 
grant under this section shall submit a grant pro-
posal to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
(2) CONTENT OF GRANT PROPOSALS.—A grant 
proposal submitted to the Secretary under this sec-
tion shall include a detailed description of— 
(A) the specific project for which the grant 
proposal is submitted, including the manner in 
which the grant will be used to develop, offer, 
or improve an educational or career training 
program that will provide individuals in such 
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program the skills and competencies necessary 
for employment in the offshore wind industry; 
(B) any previous experience of the eligible 
entity in providing such educational or career 
training programs; 
(C) the extent to which such project will 
meet the educational or career training needs; 
(D) the quantitative data that dem-
onstrates the demand for employment for such 
program in the geographic area served by the 
eligible entity, including wages and benefits for 
such employment; 
(E) a description of the entities involved in 
the industry or sector partnership; and 
(F) a description of the activities the eligi-
ble entity will carry out. 
(f) CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF GRANTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to appropriations, 
the Secretary shall award grants under this section 
based on an evaluation of— 
(A) the merits of the grant proposal; 
(B) the available or projected employment 
opportunities, including the projected wages 
and benefits, available to individuals who com-
plete the educational or career training program 
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that the eligible entity proposes to develop, 
offer, or improve; and 
(C) the availability and capacity of existing 
educational or career training programs in the 
community to meet future demand for such 
programs. 
(2) PRIORITY.—Priority in awarding grants 
under this section shall be given to an eligible entity 
that— 
(A) is— 
(i) an institution of higher education 
that has formed a partnership with a labor 
organization or joint-labor management or-
ganization; or 
(ii) a labor organization or joint-labor 
management organization that has formed 
a partnership with an institute of higher 
education; 
(B) has entered into a memorandum of un-
derstanding with one or more employers in the 
offshore wind industry to partner on the estab-
lishment or expansion of programs funded 
under this Act; 
(C) is located in an economically distressed 
area; 
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(D) serves a high number or high percent-
age of individuals who are— 
(i) dislocated workers (particularly 
workers dislocated from the offshore oil 
and gas, onshore fossil fuel, nuclear en-
ergy, or fishing industries); 
(ii) veterans, members of the reserve 
components of the Armed Forces, or 
former members of such reserve compo-
nents; 
(iii) unemployed, underemployed, or 
disconnected; 
(iv) individuals with barriers to em-
ployment; 
(v) in-school and out-of-school youth; 
or 
(vi) 
formerly 
incarcerated, 
adju-
dicated, nonviolent offenders; 
(E) an eligible entity that proposes to 
serve a high percentage or number of low-in-
come or minority students; or 
(F) demonstration of or established plans 
for the eligible entity to be included on the list 
of eligible providers of training services de-
scribed in section 122(d) of the Workforce In-
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novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3152(d)). 
(3) GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.—The Sec-
retary shall, to the extent practicable, award grants 
under this section in a manner that provides for a 
reasonable geographic distribution, except that the 
Secretary shall not be required to award grants 
equally among different regions of the United 
States. 
(g) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—A grant awarded 
under this section may not be used to satisfy any non- 
Federal funds matching requirement under any other pro-
vision of law. 
(h) GRANTEE DATA COLLECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A grantee, with respect to 
the educational or career training program for which 
the grantee received a grant under this section, shall 
collect and report to the Secretary on an annual 
basis the following: 
(A) The number of participants enrolled in 
the educational or career training program. 
(B) The number of participants that have 
completed the educational or career training 
programing the last 12 months. 
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(C) The services received by such partici-
pants, including a description of training, edu-
cation, and supportive services. 
(D) The amount spent by the grantee per 
participant. 
(E) The percentage of job placement of 
participants in the offshore wind industry or re-
lated fields. 
(F) The percentage of employment reten-
tion— 
(i) if the eligible entity is not an insti-
tution of higher education, 1 year after 
completion of the educational or career 
training program; or 
(ii) if the eligible entity is an institu-
tion of higher education, 1 year after com-
pletion of the educational or career train-
ing program or 1 year after the participant 
is no longer enrolled in such institution of 
higher education, whichever is later. 
(G) The percentage of program partici-
pants who obtain a recognized postsecondary 
credential, or a secondary school diploma or its 
recognized equivalent during participation in or 
within 1 year after exit from the program. 
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(2) DISAGGREGATION OF DATA.—The data col-
lected and reported under this subsection shall be 
disaggregated by each population specified in section 
3(24) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(24)) and by race, ethnicity, 
sex, and age. 
(3) ASSISTANCE FROM SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary shall assist grantees in the collection of data 
under this subsection by making available, where 
practicable, low-cost means of tracking the labor 
market outcomes of participants (including through 
coordination with the Secretary of Labor) and by 
providing standardized reporting forms, where ap-
propriate. The Secretary shall provide technical as-
sistance and oversight to assist the eligible entities 
in applying for and administering grants. 
(j) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall— 
(1) promulgate guidelines for the submission of 
grant proposals; and 
(2) publish and maintain such guidelines on a 
public website of the Secretary. 
(k) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this section, 
and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 
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a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate on the grant program established by 
this section. The report shall include a description of the 
grantees and the activities for which grantees used a grant 
awarded under this section. 
(l) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for purposes of this sec-
tion $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025. The Secretary may use not more than 2 percent 
of the amount appropriated for each fiscal year for admin-
istrative expenses, including the expenses of providing the 
technical assistance and oversight activities. 
(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘commu-
nity college’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘junior 
or community college’’ in section 312(f) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f)). 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means an entity that is— 
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(A) an institution of higher education, as 
such term is defined in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); or 
(B) a labor organization or a joint labor 
management organization. 
(3) GRANTEE.—The term ‘‘grantee’’ means an 
eligible entity that has received a grant under this 
section. 
(4) LEAD APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘lead appli-
cant’’ means the eligible entity that is primarily re-
sponsible for the preparation, conduct, and adminis-
tration of the project for which the grant was award-
ed. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Education, 
and the Secretary of Labor. 
(6) CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL 
EDUCATION ACT TERMS.—The terms ‘‘area career 
and technical education school’’, ‘‘qualified inter-
mediary’’, ‘‘Tribal educational agency’’, and ‘‘work- 
based learning’’ have the meanings given the terms 
in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
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(7) WORKFORCE
INNOVATION
AND
OPPOR-
TUNITY ACT TERMS.—The terms ‘‘career pathway’’, 
‘‘dislocated worker’’, ‘‘English language acquisition’’, 
‘‘in-school youth’’, ‘‘individuals with barriers to em-
ployment’’, ‘‘industry or sector partnership’’, ‘‘on- 
the-job training’’, ‘‘out-of-school youth’’, ‘‘recognized 
postsecondary credential’’, ‘‘supportive services’’, 
have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102). 
SEC. 12302. DATA PRESERVATION. 
Subsection (k) of the National Geological and Geo-
physical Data Preservation Program Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15908(k)) is amended by striking ‘‘2006 through 
2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2021 through 2025’’. 
SEC. 12303. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR NON-OIL AND 
GAS OPERATIONS ON THE OUTER CONTI-
NENTAL SHELF. 
Section 4(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1333(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES ON 
THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Constitution and 
laws and civil and political jurisdiction of the 
United States are extended, to the same extent 
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as if the outer Continental Shelf were an area 
of exclusive Federal jurisdiction located within 
a State, to— 
‘‘(i) the subsoil and seabed of the 
outer Continental Shelf; 
‘‘(ii) all artificial islands on the outer 
Continental Shelf; 
‘‘(iii) all installations and other de-
vices permanently or temporarily attached 
to the seabed, which may be erected there-
on for the purpose of exploring for, devel-
oping, or producing resources therefrom or 
producing or supporting the production of 
energy from sources other than oil and 
gas; and 
‘‘(iv) any such installation or other 
device (other than a ship or vessel) for the 
purpose of transporting such resources or 
transmitting energy. 
‘‘(B) 
LEASES
ISSUED
EXCLUSIVELY 
UNDER THIS ACT.—Mineral or energy leases on 
the outer Continental Shelf shall be maintained 
or issued only under the provisions of this 
Act.’’. 
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Subtitle D—Clean Energy and 
Sustainability Accelerator 
SEC. 12401. CLEAN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY ACCEL-
ERATOR. 
Title XVI of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–58, as amended) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Clean Energy and 
Sustainability Accelerator 
‘‘SEC. 1621. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) ACCELERATOR.—The term ‘Accelerator’ 
means the Clean Energy and Sustainability Accel-
erator established under section 1622. 
‘‘(2) BOARD.—The term ‘Board’ means the 
Board of Directors of the Accelerator. 
‘‘(3) CHIEF
EXECUTIVE
OFFICER.—The term 
‘chief executive officer’ means the chief executive of-
ficer of the Accelerator. 
‘‘(4) CLIMATE-IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES.—The 
term ‘climate-impacted communities’ includes— 
‘‘(A) communities of color, which include 
any geographically distinct area the population 
of color of which is higher than the average 
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population of color of the State in which the 
community is located; 
‘‘(B) communities that are already or are 
likely to be the first communities to feel the di-
rect negative effects of climate change; 
‘‘(C) 
distressed 
neighborhoods, 
dem-
onstrated by indicators of need, including pov-
erty, childhood obesity rates, academic failure, 
and rates of juvenile delinquency, adjudication, 
or incarceration; 
‘‘(D) low-income communities, defined as 
any census block group in which 30 percent or 
more of the population are individuals with low 
income; 
‘‘(E) low-income households, defined as a 
household with annual income equal to, or less 
than, the greater of— 
‘‘(i) an amount equal to 80 percent of 
the median income of the area in which the 
household is located, as reported by the 
Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment; and 
‘‘(ii) 200 percent of the Federal pov-
erty line; and 
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‘‘(F) rural areas, which include any area 
other than— 
‘‘(i) a city or town that has a popu-
lation of greater than 50,000 inhabitants; 
and 
‘‘(ii) any urbanized area contiguous 
and adjacent to a city or town described in 
clause (i). 
‘‘(5) CLIMATE RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
The term ‘climate resilient infrastructure’ means 
any project that builds or enhances infrastructure so 
that such infrastructure— 
‘‘(A) is planned, designed, and operated in 
a way that anticipates, prepares for, and adapts 
to changing climate conditions; and 
‘‘(B) can withstand, respond to, and re-
cover rapidly from disruptions caused by these 
climate conditions. 
‘‘(6) ELECTRIFICATION.—The term ‘electrifica-
tion’ means the installation, construction, or use of 
end-use electric technology that replaces existing fos-
sil-fuel-based technology. 
‘‘(7) ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—The term ‘energy 
efficiency’ means any project, technology, function, 
or measure that results in the reduction of energy 
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use required to achieve the same level of service or 
output prior to the application of such project, tech-
nology, function, or measure, or substantially re-
duces greenhouse gas emissions relative to emissions 
that would have occurred prior to the application of 
such project, technology, function, or measure. 
‘‘(8) FUEL SWITCHING.—The term ‘fuel switch-
ing’ means any project that replaces a fossil-fuel- 
based heating system with an electric-powered sys-
tem or one powered by biomass-generated heat. 
‘‘(9) GREEN
BANK.—The term ‘green bank’ 
means a dedicated public or nonprofit specialized fi-
nance entity that— 
‘‘(A) is designed to drive private capital 
into market gaps for low- and zero-emission 
goods and services; 
‘‘(B) uses finance tools to mitigate climate 
change; 
‘‘(C) does not take deposits; 
‘‘(D) is funded by government, public, pri-
vate, or charitable contributions; and 
‘‘(E) invests or finances projects— 
‘‘(i) alone; or 
‘‘(ii) in conjunction with other inves-
tors. 
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‘‘(10) QUALIFIED PROJECTS.—The term ‘quali-
fied projects’ means the following kinds of tech-
nologies and activities that are eligible for financing 
and investment from the Clean Energy and Sustain-
ability Accelerator, either directly or through State 
and local green banks funded by the Clean Energy 
and Sustainability Accelerator: 
‘‘(A) Renewable energy generation, includ-
ing the following: 
‘‘(i) Solar. 
‘‘(ii) Wind. 
‘‘(iii) Geothermal. 
‘‘(iv) Hydropower. 
‘‘(v) Ocean and hydrokinetic. 
‘‘(vi) Fuel cell. 
‘‘(B) 
Building 
energy 
efficiency, 
fuel 
switching, and electrification. 
‘‘(C) Industrial decarbonization. 
‘‘(D) Grid technology such as trans-
mission, distribution, and storage to support 
clean energy distribution, including smart-grid 
applications. 
‘‘(E) Agriculture and forestry projects that 
reduce net greenhouse gas emissions. 
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‘‘(F) Clean transportation, including the 
following: 
‘‘(i) Battery electric vehicles. 
‘‘(ii) Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. 
‘‘(iii) Hydrogen vehicles. 
‘‘(iv) Other zero-emissions fueled vehi-
cles. 
‘‘(v) Related vehicle charging and 
fueling infrastructure. 
‘‘(G) Climate resilient infrastructure. 
‘‘(H) Any other key areas identified by the 
Board as consistent with the mandate of the 
Accelerator as described in section 1623. 
‘‘(11) RENEWABLE
ENERGY
GENERATION.— 
The term ‘renewable energy generation’ means elec-
tricity created by sources that are continually replen-
ished by nature, such as the sun, wind, and water. 
‘‘SEC. 1622. ESTABLISHMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this subtitle, there shall be estab-
lished a nonprofit corporation to be known as the ‘Clean 
Energy and Sustainability Accelerator’. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The Accelerator shall not be an 
agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government. 
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‘‘(c) FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.—The full faith and 
credit of the United States shall not extend to the Accel-
erator. 
‘‘(d) NONPROFIT STATUS.—The Accelerator shall 
maintain its status as an organization exempt from tax-
ation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
1 et seq.). 
‘‘SEC. 1623. MANDATE. 
‘‘The Accelerator shall make the United States a 
world leader in combating the causes and effects of climate 
change through the rapid deployment of mature tech-
nologies and scaling of new technologies by maximizing 
the reduction of emissions in the United States for every 
dollar deployed by the Accelerator, including by— 
‘‘(1) providing financing support for invest-
ments in the United States in low- and zero-emis-
sions technologies and processes in order to rapidly 
accelerate market penetration; 
‘‘(2) catalyzing and mobilizing private capital 
through Federal investment and supporting a more 
robust marketplace for clean technologies, while 
avoiding competition with private investment; 
‘‘(3) enabling climate-impacted communities to 
benefit from and afford projects and investments 
that reduce emissions; 
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‘‘(4) providing support for workers and commu-
nities impacted by the transition to a low-carbon 
economy; 
‘‘(5) supporting the creation of green banks 
within the United States where green banks do not 
exist; and 
‘‘(6) causing the rapid transition to a clean en-
ergy economy without raising energy costs to end 
users and seeking to lower costs where possible. 
‘‘SEC. 1624. FINANCE AND INVESTMENT DIVISION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be within the Accel-
erator a finance and investment division, which shall be 
responsible for— 
‘‘(1) the Accelerator’s greenhouse gas emissions 
mitigation efforts by directly financing qualifying 
projects or doing so indirectly by providing capital to 
State and local green banks; 
‘‘(2) originating, evaluating, underwriting, and 
closing the Accelerator’s financing and investment 
transactions in qualified projects; 
‘‘(3) partnering with private capital providers 
and capital markets to attract coinvestment from 
private banks, investors, and others in order to drive 
new investment into underpenetrated markets, to in-
crease the efficiency of private capital markets with 
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respect to investing in greenhouse gas reduction 
projects, and to increase total investment caused by 
the Accelerator; 
‘‘(4) managing the Accelerator’s portfolio of as-
sets to ensure performance and monitor risk; 
‘‘(5) ensuring appropriate debt and risk mitiga-
tion products are offered; and 
‘‘(6) overseeing prudent, noncontrolling equity 
investments. 
‘‘(b) PRODUCTS AND INVESTMENT TYPES.—The fi-
nance and investment division of the Accelerator may pro-
vide capital to qualified projects in the form of— 
‘‘(1) senior, mezzanine, and subordinated debt; 
‘‘(2) credit enhancements including loan loss re-
serves and loan guarantees; 
‘‘(3) aggregation and warehousing; 
‘‘(4) equity capital; and 
‘‘(5) any other financial product approved by 
the Board. 
‘‘(c) STATE AND LOCAL GREEN BANK CAPITALIZA-
TION.—The finance and investment division of the Accel-
erator shall make capital available to State and local green 
banks to enable such banks to finance qualifying projects 
in their markets that are better served by a locally based 
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entity, rather than through direct investment by the Accel-
erator. 
‘‘(d) INVESTMENT COMMITTEE.—The debt, risk miti-
gation, and equity investments made by the Accelerator 
shall be— 
‘‘(1) approved by the investment committee of 
the Board; and 
‘‘(2) consistent with an investment policy that 
has been established by the investment committee of 
the Board in consultation with the risk management 
committee of the Board. 
‘‘SEC. 1625. START-UP DIVISION. 
‘‘There shall be within the Accelerator a Start-up Di-
vision, which shall be responsible for providing technical 
assistance and start-up funding to States and other polit-
ical subdivisions that do not have green banks to establish 
green banks in those States and political subdivisions, in-
cluding by working with relevant stakeholders in those 
States and political subdivisions. 
‘‘SEC. 1626. ZERO-EMISSIONS FLEET AND RELATED INFRA-
STRUCTURE FINANCING PROGRAM. 
‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of establishment 
of the Accelerator, the Accelerator shall explore the estab-
lishment of a program to provide low- and zero-interest 
loans, up to 30 years in length, to any school, metropolitan 
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‘‘(A) a risk management and compliance 
framework; and 
‘‘(B) a governance structure to support 
that framework. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUDIT COM-
MITTEE.—Subject to the direction of the Board, the audit 
committee established under subsection (a) shall have 
oversight responsibility for— 
‘‘(1) the integrity of— 
‘‘(A) the financial reporting of the Accel-
erator; and 
‘‘(B) the systems of internal controls re-
garding finance and accounting; 
‘‘(2) the integrity of the financial statements of 
the Accelerator; 
‘‘(3) the performance of the internal audit func-
tion of the Accelerator; and 
‘‘(4) compliance with the legal and regulatory 
requirements related to the finances of the Accel-
erator. 
‘‘SEC. 1631. OVERSIGHT. 
‘‘(a) EXTERNAL OVERSIGHT.—The inspector general 
of the Department of Energy shall have oversight respon-
sibilities over the Accelerator. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS AND AUDIT.— 
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