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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6281 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to facilitate 
the use of solar energy systems and energy storage technologies at 
Federally qualified health centers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2025 
Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. VALADAO, Mrs. KING-HINDS, Mr. 
MOYLAN, and Mr. CASE) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant pro-
gram to facilitate the use of solar energy systems and 
energy storage technologies at Federally qualified health 
centers, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Community Health Ac-
cess Through Resilient Grid Energy Act of 2025’’ or the 
‘‘CHARGE Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS 
AND ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES AT 
FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy, shall es-
tablish a program to award grants to eligible entities for 
the conduct of qualifying projects (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘program’’). 
(b) GRANTS.— 
(1) APPLICATION.—The Secretary may award a 
grant under the program if an applicant submits to 
the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
form, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate, including a descrip-
tion of— 
(A) the qualifying project proposed to be 
conducted by the eligible entity using such 
grant amounts; and 
(B) as applicable, how the eligible entity 
plans to select any Federally qualified health 
center with respect to which such qualifying 
project will be conducted. 
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(2) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—Grant amounts 
awarded under the program may only be used to 
conduct a qualifying project. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to implement the program 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘applicant’’ means 
an eligible entity that applies for a grant under the 
program. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a unit of State or local government; 
(B) a Federally qualified health center; 
(C) a nonprofit membership organization 
that operates at the national, regional, or State 
level and includes within its membership one or 
more Federally qualified health centers; or 
(D) a provider consortia or network that is 
majority owned or majority controlled by one or 
more Federally qualified health centers. 
(3) ENERGY
STORAGE
TECHNOLOGY.—The 
term ‘‘energy storage technology’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 48E(c)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
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(4) FEDERALLY
QUALIFIED
HEALTH
CEN-
TER.—The term ‘‘Federally qualified health center’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 
1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d(l)(2)(B)). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(6) SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘solar 
energy system’’— 
(A) means an engineered assembly of com-
ponents that capture solar radiation and con-
vert such radiation into an energy source 
through technologies such as photovoltaic pan-
els or solar thermal collectors; and 
(B) includes any supporting infrastructure 
for the delivery of such energy for use. 
(7) QUALIFYING PROJECT.—The term ‘‘quali-
fying project’’ means a project— 
(A) to install at one or more Federally 
qualified health centers a solar energy system 
or an energy storage technology; or 
(B) to provide to one or more Federally 
qualified health centers technical assistance re-
lating to the design, installation, operation, or 
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use of a solar energy system or energy storage 
technology. 
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