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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2369 
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to provide rebates 
for expenditures for energy efficient electrotechnologies that are used 
to replace fossil fuel-fired technologies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 5, 2021 
Mr. NORCROSS (for himself and Mr. MCKINLEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program 
to provide rebates for expenditures for energy efficient 
electrotechnologies that are used to replace fossil fuel- 
fired technologies, 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 ‘‘Strengthening Manu-
facturing in America through Responsible Transitions to 
Electric Act’’ or the ‘‘SMART Electric Act’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
REBATE 
PROGRAM 
FOR 
ENERGY 
EFFICIENT 
ELECTROTECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
ENERGY
EFFICIENT 
ELECTROTECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘energy efficient 
electrotechnology’’ means— 
(A) any electric technology that, when used 
instead of a fossil fuel-fired technology in an in-
dustrial process results in— 
(i) energy efficiency, or production ef-
ficiency, gains; or 
(ii) environmental benefits; or 
(B) any electric technology that, when used 
instead of a fossil fuel-fired technology in an in-
dustrial application results in— 
(i) improvements in on-site logistics or 
material handling; and 
(ii) energy efficiency gains and envi-
ronmental benefits. 
(2) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘qualified 
entity’’ means an industrial or manufacturing facil-
ity, commercial building, or a utility or energy serv-
ice company. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a program to provide rebates in accordance with 
this section. 
(c) REBATES.—The Secretary may provide a rebate 
under the program established under subsection (b) to the 
owner or operator of a qualified entity for expenditures 
made by the owner or operator of the qualified entity for 
an energy efficient electrotechnology that is used to re-
place a fossil fuel-fired technology. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to receive a re-
bate under this section, the owner or operator of a quali-
fied entity shall submit to the Secretary an application 
demonstrating— 
(1) that the owner or operator of the qualified 
entity purchased an energy efficient electrotechnolo-
gy; 
(2) the energy efficiency gains, production effi-
ciency gains, and environmental benefits, as applica-
ble, resulting from use of the energy efficient elec-
trotechnology— 
(A) as measured by a qualified professional 
or verified by the energy efficient electrotech-
nology manufacturer, as applicable; or 
(B) as determined by the Secretary; 
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(3) that the fossil fuel-fired technology replaced 
by the energy efficient electrotechnology has been 
permanently decommissioned and scrapped; and 
(4) that all laborers and mechanics who were 
involved in the installation or maintenance, or con-
struction or renovation to support such installation 
or maintenance, of the energy efficient electrotech-
nology, or the decommissioning and scrapping of the 
fossil fuel-fired technology replaced by the energy ef-
ficient electrotechnology, and who were employed by 
the owner or operator of the qualified entity, or con-
tractors or subcontractors at any tier thereof, were 
paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on 
projects of a character similar in the locality as de-
termined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance 
with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 
States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Davis- 
Bacon Act’’). 
(e) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not provide a 
rebate under the program established under subsection (b) 
to an owner or operator of a qualified entity for expendi-
tures made by the owner or operator of the qualified entity 
for an energy efficient electrotechnology that is used to 
replace a fossil fuel-fired technology if the Secretary deter-
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mines that such expenditures were necessary for the owner 
or operator to comply with Federal or State law. 
(f) AUTHORIZED AMOUNT OF REBATE.—The amount 
of a rebate provided under this section shall be not less 
than 30 percent, and not more than 50 percent, of the 
overall cost of the energy efficient electrotechnology, in-
cluding installation costs. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
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