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‘‘(C) ensure active student participation in 
the project, including the planning, implementa-
tion, evaluation, and other phases of the 
project. 
‘‘(3) CONDITION.—As a condition of receiving a 
grant under this subsection, an institution of higher 
education shall agree to submit to the Secretary, 
and make available to the public, reports that de-
scribe the results of the projects carried out under 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(d) AWARDING OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher 
education that seeks to receive a grant under this 
section may submit to the Secretary an application 
for the grant at such time, in such form, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may pre-
scribe. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a committee to assist in the selection of grant 
recipients under this section. 
‘‘(e) ALLOCATION
TO INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION
WITH
SMALL
ENDOWMENTS.—Of 
the 
amount of grants provided for a fiscal year under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall provide not less 50 percent of the 
amount to institutions of higher education that have an 
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endowment of not more than $100,000,000, with 50 per-
cent of the allocation set aside for institutions of higher 
education that have an endowment of not more than 
$50,000,000. 
‘‘(f) GRANT AMOUNTS.—The maximum amount of 
grants for a project under this section shall not exceed— 
‘‘(1) in the case of grants for energy efficiency 
improvement under subsection (b), $1,000,000; or 
‘‘(2) in the case of grants for innovation in en-
ergy sustainability under subsection (c), $500,000. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2012.’’. 
SEC. 277. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 
WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM. 
Section 1101 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16411) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE EN-
ERGY WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM.— 
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‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this sub-
section to— 
‘‘(A) create a sustainable, comprehensive 
public program that provides quality training 
that is linked to jobs that are created through 
renewable energy and energy efficiency initia-
tives; 
‘‘(B) satisfy industry demand for a skilled 
workforce, to support economic growth, to boost 
America’s global competitiveness in the expand-
ing energy efficiency and renewable energy in-
dustries, and to provide economic self-suffi-
ciency and family-sustaining jobs for America’s 
workers, including low wage workers, through 
quality training and placement in job opportu-
nities in the growing energy efficiency and re-
newable energy industries; 
‘‘(C) provide grants for the safety, health, 
and skills training and education of workers 
who are, or may be engaged in, activities re-
lated to the energy efficiency and renewable en-
ergy industries; and 
‘‘(D) provide funds for national and State 
industry-wide research, labor market informa-
tion and labor exchange programs, and the de-
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velopment of nationally and State administered 
training programs. 
‘‘(2) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this sub-
section as the ‘Secretary’), in consultation with 
the Secretary of Energy, shall establish an en-
ergy efficiency and renewable energy worker 
training program under which the Secretary 
shall carry out the activities described in para-
graph (3) to achieve the purposes of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of pro-
viding assistance and services under the pro-
gram established under this subsection— 
‘‘(i) target populations of individuals 
eligible for training and other services shall 
include, but not be limited to— 
‘‘(I) 
veterans, 
or 
past 
and 
present members of the reserve com-
ponents of the Armed Forces; 
‘‘(II) workers affected by na-
tional energy and environmental pol-
icy; 
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‘‘(III) workers displaced by the 
impacts of economic globalization; 
‘‘(IV) individuals, including at- 
risk youth, seeking employment path-
ways out of poverty and into economic 
self-sufficiency; 
‘‘(V) formerly incarcerated, adju-
dicated, non-violent offenders; and 
‘‘(VI) individuals in need of up-
dated training related to the energy 
efficiency and renewable energy indus-
tries; and 
‘‘(ii) energy efficiency and renewable 
energy industries eligible for such assist-
ance and services shall include— 
‘‘(I) the energy-efficient building, 
construction, and retrofits industries; 
‘‘(II) the renewable electric power 
industry; 
‘‘(III) the energy efficient and 
advanced drive train vehicle industry; 
‘‘(IV) the bio-fuels industry; and 
‘‘(V) the deconstruction and ma-
terials use industries. 
‘‘(3) ACTIVITIES.— 
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‘‘(A) NATIONAL
RESEARCH
PROGRAM.— 
Under the program established under para-
graph (2), the Secretary, acting through the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall provide assist-
ance to support national research to develop 
labor market data and to track future work-
force trends resulting from energy-related ini-
tiatives carried out under this section. Activities 
carried out under this paragraph shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) linking research and development 
in renewable energy and energy efficiency 
technology with the development of stand-
ards and curricula for current and future 
jobs; 
‘‘(ii) the tracking and documentation 
of academic and occupational competencies 
as well as future skill needs with respect to 
renewable energy and energy efficiency 
technology; 
‘‘(iii) tracking and documentation of 
occupational information and workforce 
training data with respect to renewable en-
ergy and energy efficiency technology; 
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‘‘(iv) assessing new employment and 
work practices including career ladder and 
upgrade training as well as high perform-
ance work systems; and 
‘‘(v) collaborating with State agencies, 
industry, organized labor, and community 
and nonprofit organizations to disseminate 
successful innovations for labor market 
services and worker training with respect 
to renewable energy and energy efficiency 
technology. 
‘‘(B) NATIONAL ENERGY TRAINING PART-
NERSHIP GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Under the pro-
gram established under paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall award National Energy 
Training Partnerships Grants on a com-
petitive basis to eligible entities to enable 
such entities to carry out national training 
that leads to economic self-sufficiency and 
to develop an energy efficiency and renew-
able energy industries workforce. Grants 
shall be awarded under this subparagraph 
so as to ensure geographic diversity with at 
least 2 grants awarded to entities located 
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in each of the 4 Petroleum Administration 
for Defense Districts with no subdistricts 
and at least 1 grant awarded to an entity 
located in each of the subdistricts of the 
Petroleum Administration for Defense Dis-
trict with subdistricts. 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to 
receive a grant under clause (i), an entity 
shall be a non-profit partnership that— 
‘‘(I) includes the equal participa-
tion of industry, including public or 
private employers, and labor organiza-
tions, including joint labor-manage-
ment training programs, and may in-
clude community-based organizations, 
educational institutions, small busi-
nesses, cooperatives, State and local 
veterans agencies, and veterans serv-
ice organizations; and 
‘‘(II) demonstrates— 
‘‘(aa) experience in imple-
menting and operating worker 
skills training and education pro-
grams; 
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‘‘(bb) the ability to identify 
and involve in training programs 
carried out under this grant, tar-
get populations of workers who 
are, or will be engaged in, activi-
ties related to energy efficiency 
and renewable energy industries; 
and 
‘‘(cc) the ability to help 
workers achieve economic self- 
sufficiency. 
‘‘(iii) ACTIVITIES.—Activities to be 
carried out under a grant under this sub-
paragraph may include— 
‘‘(I) the provision of occupational 
skills training, including curriculum 
development, on-the-job training, and 
classroom training; 
‘‘(II) the provision of safety and 
health training; 
‘‘(III) the provision of basic 
skills, literacy, GED, English as a 
second language, and job readiness 
training; 
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‘‘(IV) individual referral and tui-
tion assistance for a community col-
lege training program; 
‘‘(V) the provision of customized 
training in conjunction with an exist-
ing registered apprenticeship program 
or labor-management partnership; 
‘‘(VI) the provision of career lad-
der and upgrade training; and 
‘‘(VII) the implementation of 
transitional jobs strategies. 
‘‘(C) STATE
LABOR
MARKET
RESEARCH, 
INFORMATION, 
AND
LABOR
EXCHANGE
RE-
SEARCH PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Under the pro-
gram established under paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall award competitive grants to 
States to enable such States to administer 
labor market and labor exchange informa-
tional programs that include the implemen-
tation of the activities described in clause 
(ii). 
‘‘(ii) ACTIVITIES.—A State shall use 
amounts awarded under a grant under this 
subparagraph to provide funding to the 
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State agency that administers the Wagner- 
Peyser Act and State unemployment com-
pensation programs to carry out the fol-
lowing activities using State agency merit 
staff: 
‘‘(I) The identification of job 
openings in the renewable energy and 
energy efficiency sector. 
‘‘(II) The administration of skill 
and aptitude testing and assessment 
for workers. 
‘‘(III) The counseling, case man-
agement, and referral of qualified job 
seekers to openings and training pro-
grams, including energy efficiency and 
renewable energy training programs. 
‘‘(D) STATE ENERGY TRAINING PARTNER-
SHIP PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Under the pro-
gram established under paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall award competitive grants to 
States to enable such States to administer 
renewable energy and energy efficiency 
workforce development programs that in-
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clude the implementation of the activities 
described in clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—A State shall 
use amounts awarded under a grant 
under this subparagraph to award 
competitive grants to eligible State 
Energy Sector Partnerships to enable 
such Partnerships to coordinate with 
existing 
apprenticeship 
and 
labor 
management training programs and 
implement training programs that 
lead to the economic self-sufficiency of 
trainees. 
‘‘(II) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligi-
ble to receive a grant under this sub-
paragraph, a State Energy Sector 
Partnership shall— 
‘‘(aa) consist of non-profit 
organizations that include equal 
participation from industry, in-
cluding public or private non-
profit employers, and labor orga-
nizations, including joint labor- 
management training programs, 
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and may include representatives 
from local governments, worker 
investment agency one-stop ca-
reer centers, community based 
organizations, 
community 
col-
leges, other post-secondary insti-
tutions, small businesses, co-
operatives, State and local vet-
erans 
agencies, 
and 
veterans 
service organizations; 
‘‘(bb) demonstrate experi-
ence in implementing and oper-
ating worker skills training and 
education programs; and 
‘‘(cc) demonstrate the ability 
to identify and involve in training 
programs, target populations of 
workers who are, or will be en-
gaged in, activities related to en-
ergy efficiency and renewable en-
ergy industries. 
‘‘(iii) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 
under this subparagraph, the Secretary 
shall give priority to States that dem-
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onstrate linkages of activities under the 
grant with— 
‘‘(I) meeting national energy poli-
cies associated with energy efficiency, 
renewable energy, and the reduction 
of emissions of greenhouse gases; and 
‘‘(II) meeting State energy poli-
cies associated with energy efficiency, 
renewable energy, and the reduction 
of emissions of greenhouse gases. 
‘‘(iv) 
COORDINATION.—A 
grantee 
under this subparagraph shall coordinate 
activities carried out under the grant with 
existing apprenticeship and labor manage-
ment training programs and implement 
training programs that lead to the eco-
nomic self-sufficiency of trainees, including 
providing— 
‘‘(I) outreach and recruitment 
services, in coordination with the ap-
propriate State agency; 
‘‘(II) occupational skills training, 
including curriculum development, on- 
the-job training, and classroom train-
ing; 
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‘‘(III) safety and health training; 
‘‘(IV) basic skills, literacy, GED, 
English as a second language, and job 
readiness training; 
‘‘(V) individual referral and tui-
tion assistance for a community col-
lege training program; 
‘‘(VI) customized training in con-
junction with an existing registered 
apprenticeship program or labor-man-
agement partnership; 
‘‘(VII) career ladder and upgrade 
training; and 
‘‘(VIII) services under transi-
tional jobs strategies. 
‘‘(4) 
WORKER
PROTECTIONS
AND
NON-
DISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATION
OF
WIA.—The provi-
sions of sections 181 and 188 of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2931 and 
2938) shall apply to all programs carried out 
with assistance under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION WITH LABOR ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—If a labor organization represents a 
substantial number of workers who are engaged 
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in similar work or training in an area that is 
the same as the area that is proposed to be 
funded under this subsection, the labor organi-
zation shall be provided an opportunity to be 
consulted and to submit comments in regard to 
such a proposal. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection, $100,000,000 for each fiscal year, of 
which— 
‘‘(A) not to exceed 20 percent of the 
amount appropriated in each fiscal year shall be 
made available for, and shall be equally divided 
between, national labor market research and in-
formation under paragraph (3)(A) and State 
labor market information and labor exchange 
research under paragraph (3)(C); and 
‘‘(B) the remainder shall be divided equally 
between National Energy Partnership Training 
Grants under paragraph (3)(B) and State en-
ergy training partnership grants under para-
graph (3)(D). 
‘‘(6) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘renewable electric power’ has the meaning given the 
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term ‘renewable energy’ in section 203(b)(2) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58).’’. 
SEC. 278. ASSISTANCE TO STATES TO REDUCE SCHOOL BUS 
IDLING. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Congress encourages 
each local educational agency (as defined in section 
9101(26) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(26))) that receives Federal funds 
under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) to develop a policy to re-
duce the incidence of school bus idling at schools while 
picking up and unloading students. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, work-
ing in coordination with the Secretary of Education, 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 
for use in educating States and local education agencies 
about— 
(1) benefits of reducing school bus idling; and 
(2) ways in which school bus idling may be re-
duced. 
SEC. 279. DEFINITION OF STATE. 
Section 412 of the Energy Conservation and Produc-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6862) is amended by striking para-
graph (8) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(8) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; and 
‘‘(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.’’. 
SEC. 280. COORDINATION OF PLANNED REFINERY OUT-
AGES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Energy In-
formation Administration. 
(2) PLANNED REFINERY OUTAGE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘planned re-
finery outage’’ means a removal, scheduled be-
fore the date on which the removal occurs, of 
a refinery, or any unit of a refinery, from serv-
ice for maintenance, repair, or modification. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘planned re-
finery outage’’ does not include any necessary 
and unplanned removal of a refinery, or any 
unit of a refinery, from service as a result of a 
component failure, safety hazard, emergency, or 
action reasonably anticipated to be necessary to 
prevent such events. 
(3) REFINED
PETROLEUM
PRODUCT.—The 
term ‘‘refined petroleum product’’ means any gaso-
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