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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 706 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program to award 
grants and loan guarantees to hospitals to carry out projects for the 
purpose of reducing energy costs and increasing resilience to improve 
security. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2011 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. BARTLETT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot pro-
gram to award grants and loan guarantees to hospitals 
to carry out projects for the purpose of reducing energy 
costs and increasing resilience to improve security. 
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 ‘‘Hospital Energy Inde-
pendence Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENERGY CONSERVATION GRANT AND LOAN GUAR-
ANTEE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall establish a pilot program to award grants and loan 
guarantees to hospitals to carry out energy conservation 
projects for the purpose of— 
(1) significantly improving the energy efficiency 
of such hospitals; and 
(2) encouraging onsite power generation and 
energy storage, capable of operating independent of 
the grid, and providing sufficient onsite emergency 
backup power for essential hospital functions. 
(b) NUMBER OF HOSPITALS.—The Secretary shall 
award grants and loan guarantees under the pilot program 
to no more than 6 hospitals during the period described 
in subsection (f). 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—A hospital seeking a grant or 
loan guarantee under the pilot program shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
and accompanied by such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting a hospital to 
award a grant or loan guarantee to under the pilot pro-
gram, the Secretary shall give special consideration to ap-
plications from such hospitals that can demonstrate that 
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they are able to commence an energy conservation project 
more promptly. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report on the implementation of the pilot 
program. Such report shall include information that would 
allow for Congress to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot 
program and to advance best practices. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘hospital’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 391 of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6371), and also in-
cludes academic facilities that specialize in scientific 
research, provide patient care, and serve as health 
and medical education centers. 
(2) The term ‘‘energy conservation project’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 391 of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6371). 
(g) RECISSION; SOURCE OF FUNDING.—Of the unob-
ligated balances of the discretionary appropriations made 
available by division A of the American Recovery and Re-
investment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5), there are re-
scinded and made available $90,000,000 to carry out the 
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pilot program, which shall be committed during fiscal 
years 2011 and 2012. 
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