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(b) APPLICATION REQUIREMENT.—To be eligible for 
a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall prepare 
and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, 
and in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means any institution of higher 
education that has been deemed qualified by the Green 
Certification Standards Board. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 
sums as are necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 513. CARBON NEUTRALITY GRANTS IN INSTITUTIONS 
OF HIGHER EDUCATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education may 
make grants, in consultation with the Green Certification 
Standards Board, to institutions of higher education to 
use for any of the following purposes: 
(1) Implementing existing plans to achieve full 
carbon neutrality in the operations of the institution. 
(2) Disseminating the institution’s best prac-
tices to achieving full carbon neutrality. 
(3) Providing technical assistance and training 
to the institution’s surrounding community in 
achieving full carbon neutrality. 
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(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—A grant made under 
this section may not exceed the amount that the institute 
of higher education receiving the grant certifies, to the 
Secretary, will be provided (in cash or in kind) from non- 
governmental sources to carry out the purposes for which 
the grant is made. 
(c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENT.—To be eligible for 
a grant under this section, an institution of higher edu-
cation shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an appli-
cation at such time, and in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 
sums as are necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 514. NATIONAL GREEN RANKING SYSTEM GRANT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) GRANT.—The Director of National Institute 
of Environmental Health Sciences may make grants, 
in consultation with the Green Certification Stand-
ards Board, to a qualified entity to develop and im-
plement standards for a national green ranking sys-
tem for institutions of higher education based on the 
following factors: 
(A) Environmental literacy of an institu-
tion’s graduates. 
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(B) Availability of programs of instruction 
in advanced vehicle manufacturing, alternative 
fuel vehicle repair and maintenance, energy 
technology product development and deploy-
ment, green building design and construction, 
and other green technology. 
(C) Extent of the institution’s sustainable 
and low impact facilities and operations. 
(2) REPORT.—Such ranking system must be re-
leased not later than 1 year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, 
and must be made available to the general public 
and to appropriate publications and student guides. 
(b) APPLICATION REQUIREMENT.—To be eligible for 
a grant under this section, an entity shall prepare and 
submit to the Director an application at such time, and 
in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Director may require. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Director such 
sums as are necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 515. GREEN BUILDING AND ZERO-ENERGY HOME DE-
SIGN TRAINING GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) GRANTS.—The Director of National Insti-
tute of Environmental Health Sciences may make 
grants, in consultation with the Green Certification 
Standards Board, to institutions of higher education 
to use for programs of instruction which train indi-
viduals in any of the following: 
(A) Green building design and construc-
tion. 
(B) Zero-energy home design and con-
struction. 
(2) GOAL.—It shall be the goal of the grant 
program to help fund the training of 10,000 stu-
dents in the programs of instruction described in 
paragraph (1). 
(b) APPLICATION REQUIREMENT.—To be eligible for 
a grant under this section, an institution of higher edu-
cation shall prepare and submit to the Director an applica-
tion at such time, and in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Director may require. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Director such 
sums as are necessary to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 516. STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR GREEN WORK-
FORCE MEMBERS. 
The Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by 
inserting after section 428K (20 U.S.C. 1078–11) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 428L. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR GREEN WORKFORCE 
MEMBERS. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of encour-
aging individuals to enter and continue employment 
as green workforce members, the Secretary is au-
thorized, from the funds appropriated under sub-
section (h), to forgive, in accordance with this sec-
tion, the student loan debt of any new borrower 
after the date of enactment of the New Apollo En-
ergy Act of 2007, who— 
‘‘(A) is employed as a green workforce 
member; 
‘‘(B) incurred such student loan debt in 
obtaining instruction in green workforce skills 
that complies with the green workforce stand-
ards established under section 511 of the New 
Apollo Energy Act of 2007; and 
‘‘(C) is not in default on a loan for which 
the borrower seeks forgiveness. 
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