programs for jobs in energy-related industries 
and educational institutions that seek to estab-
lish these types of programs in order to share 
best practices and approaches that best suit 
local, State, and national needs. 
(e) CLEARINGHOUSE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In carrying out the pro-
gram established under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary, in collaboration with the Commissioner of the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Secretary of Com-
merce, the Director of the Bureau of the Census, 
and energy-related industries, shall establish a clear-
inghouse to— 
(A) develop, maintain, and update informa-
tion and other resources, by State and by re-
gion, on— 
(i) training programs for jobs in en-
ergy-related industries; and 
(ii) the current and future workforce 
needs of energy-related industries, and job 
opportunities in such energy-related indus-
tries, including identification of jobs in en-
ergy-related industries for which there is 
the greatest demand; and 
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(B) act as a resource for educational insti-
tutions and covered organizations and programs 
that would like to develop and implement train-
ing programs for such jobs. 
(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually 
publish a report on the information and other re-
sources developed, maintained, and updated on the 
clearinghouse established under paragraph (1). 
(f) GUIDELINES TO DEVELOP SKILLS FOR AN EN-
ERGY INDUSTRY WORKFORCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program 
established under subsection (a), the Secretary, in 
collaboration with the Secretary of Education, the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, and 
the National Science Foundation, shall develop vol-
untary guidelines or best practices for educational 
institutions to help provide students with the skills 
necessary for jobs in energy-related industries, in-
cluding jobs in— 
(A) the energy efficiency industry, includ-
ing jobs in energy efficiency (including architec-
ture, design, and construction of new energy ef-
ficient buildings), conservation, weatherization, 
retrofitting, inspecting, auditing, and software 
development; 
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(B) the renewable energy industry, includ-
ing jobs in the development, engineering, manu-
facturing, and production of energy from re-
newable energy sources (such as solar, hydro-
power, wind, and geothermal energy); 
(C) the community energy resiliency indus-
try, including jobs in the installation of rooftop 
solar, in battery storage, and in microgrid tech-
nologies; 
(D) the fuel cell and hydrogen energy in-
dustry; 
(E) the advanced automotive technology 
industry, including jobs relating to electric vehi-
cle batteries, connectivity and automation, and 
advanced combustion engines; 
(F) the manufacturing industry, including 
jobs as operations technicians, in operations 
and design in additive manufacturing, 3-D 
printing, and advanced composites and ad-
vanced aluminum and other metal alloys, and in 
industrial energy efficiency management sys-
tems, including power electronics, and other in-
novative technologies; 
(G) the chemical manufacturing industry, 
including jobs in construction (such as welders, 
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pipefitters, and tool and die makers), as instru-
ment and electrical technicians, machinists, 
chemical process operators, engineers, quality 
and safety professionals, and reliability engi-
neers; 
(H) the utility industry, including jobs in 
smart grid technology, cybersecurity manage-
ment, and the generation, transmission, and 
distribution of electricity and natural gas, such 
as electricians and utility dispatchers, techni-
cians, operators, lineworkers, engineers, sci-
entists, and information technology specialists; 
(I) the alternative fuels industry, including 
jobs in biofuel and bioproducts development and 
production; 
(J) the pipeline industry, including jobs in 
pipeline construction and maintenance and jobs 
as engineers and technical advisors; 
(K) the nuclear energy industry, including 
jobs as scientists, engineers, technicians, mathe-
maticians, and security personnel; 
(L) the oil and gas industry, including jobs 
as scientists, engineers, technicians, mathemati-
cians, petrochemical engineers, and geologists; 
and 
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(M) the coal industry, including jobs as 
coal miners, engineers, developers and manufac-
turers of state-of-the-art coal facilities, tech-
nology vendors, coal transportation workers and 
operators, and mining equipment vendors. 
(2) INPUT.—The Secretary shall solicit input 
from energy-related industries in developing guide-
lines or best practices under paragraph (1). 
(3) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION 
INITIATIVES.—The guidelines or best practices devel-
oped under paragraph (1) shall include grade-spe-
cific guidelines for elementary schools and secondary 
schools for teaching energy efficiency technology, ar-
chitecture, design, and construction of new energy- 
efficient buildings and building energy retrofits, 
manufacturing efficiency technology, community en-
ergy resiliency, and conservation initiatives. 
(4) STEM EDUCATION.—The guidelines or best 
practices developed under paragraph (1) shall pro-
mote STEM education in educational institutions as 
it relates to job opportunities in energy-related in-
dustries listed under such paragraph. 
(5) PROHIBITION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or any 
other officer or employee of the Federal Government 
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to require or coerce a State, local educational agen-
cy, or educational institution to adopt or carry out 
the guidelines or best practices developed under 
paragraph (1). 
(g) CONSOLIDATION.—To the extent practicable, the 
Secretary shall, to avoid duplication of efforts, carry out 
the Equity in Energy Initiative of the Department of En-
ergy, the Minority Educational Institution Student Part-
nership Program of the Department of Energy, and any 
other program of the Department of Energy that the Sec-
retary determines appropriate, through the program es-
tablished under subsection (a). 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
SEC. 202. ENERGY WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations for such purpose, the Sec-
retary, acting through the Director of the Office of 
Economic Impact, Diversity, and Employment, shall 
establish and carry out a program to provide grants 
to eligible entities to pay the eligible wages of, or eli-
gible stipends for, individuals during the time period 
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that such individuals are receiving training to work 
for an eligible business. 
(2) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
consultation with eligible businesses, shall establish 
guidelines that identify— 
(A) criteria for wages and stipends to meet 
to be eligible for purposes of the program estab-
lished pursuant to paragraph (1); and 
(B) training that is eligible for purposes of 
the program established pursuant to paragraph 
(1). 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE
BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘eligible 
business’’ means a business that provides services 
related to— 
(A) renewable electric energy generation, 
including solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, 
and other renewable electric energy generation 
technologies; 
(B) energy efficiency, including energy-effi-
cient lighting, heating, ventilation, and air con-
ditioning, air source heat pumps, advanced 
building materials, insulation and air sealing, 
and other high-efficiency products and services, 
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including auditing and inspection, architecture, 
design, and construction of new energy efficient 
buildings and building energy retrofits; 
(C) grid modernization or energy storage, 
including smart grid, microgrid and other dis-
tributed energy solutions, demand response 
management, and home energy management 
technology; 
(D) advanced fossil energy technology, in-
cluding— 
(i) advanced resource development; 
(ii) carbon capture, storage, and use; 
(iii) low-carbon power systems; 
(iv) efficiency improvements that sub-
stantially reduce emissions; and 
(v) direct air capture; 
(E) nuclear energy, including research, de-
velopment, demonstration, and commercial ap-
plication relating to nuclear energy; 
(F) cybersecurity for the energy sector, in-
cluding infrastructure, emergency planning, co-
ordination, response, and restoration; 
(G) alternative fuels, including biofuel and 
bioproduct development and production; 
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(H) advanced automotive technology, in-
cluding electric vehicle batteries, connectivity 
and automation, and advanced combustion en-
gines; or 
(I) fuel cell and hybrid fuel cell generation. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) an eligible business; or 
(B) a labor organization, nonprofit organi-
zation, or qualified youth or conservation corps, 
that provides training to individuals to work for 
an eligible business, or works on behalf of any 
such eligible business. 
(3) ELIGIBLE STIPEND.—The term ‘‘eligible sti-
pend’’ means a stipend that meets the criteria iden-
tified pursuant to the guidelines established under 
subsection (a)(2). 
(4) ELIGIBLE
WAGES.—The term ‘‘eligible 
wages’’ means wages that meet the criteria identified 
pursuant to the guidelines established under sub-
section (a)(2). 
(c) USE OF GRANTS.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE
WAGES.—An eligible business 
with— 
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(A) 20 or fewer employees may use a grant 
provided under the program established under 
subsection (a) to pay up to— 
(i) 45 percent of an employee’s eligi-
ble wages for the duration of the applicable 
training for such employee, if the training 
is provided by the eligible business; and 
(ii) 90 percent of an employee’s eligi-
ble wages for the duration of the applicable 
training for such employee, if the training 
is provided by an entity other than the eli-
gible business; 
(B) 21 to 99 employees may use a grant 
provided under the program established under 
subsection (a) to pay up to— 
(i) 37.5 percent of an employee’s eligi-
ble wages for the duration of the applicable 
training for such employee, if the training 
is provided by the eligible business; and 
(ii) 75 percent of an employee’s eligi-
ble wages for the duration of the applicable 
training for such employee, if the training 
is provided by an entity other than the eli-
gible business; and 
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(C) 100 employees or more may use a 
grant provided under the program established 
under subsection (a) to pay up to— 
(i) 25 percent of an employee’s eligi-
ble wages for the duration of the applicable 
training for such employee, if the training 
is provided by the eligible business; and 
(ii) 50 percent of an employee’s eligi-
ble wages for the duration of the applicable 
training for such employee, if the training 
is provided by an entity other than the eli-
gible business. 
(2) STIPEND.—An eligible entity may use a 
grant provided under the program established under 
subsection (a) to pay up to 100 percent of an eligi-
ble stipend for an individual for the duration of the 
applicable training for such individual. 
(d) PRIORITY
FOR TARGETED COMMUNITIES.—In 
providing grants under the program established under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to an eligi-
ble entity that— 
(1) recruits or trains individuals who are— 
(A) from the community that the eligible 
entity serves; and 
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(B)(i) from underrepresented communities; 
or 
(ii) unemployed energy workers; and 
(2) will provide individuals receiving training 
with the opportunity to obtain or retain employment 
at an eligible business. 
(e) LIMIT.—An eligible entity may not receive more 
than $100,000 under the program established under sub-
section (a) per fiscal year. 
(f) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress, annually for each year the program established 
under subsection (a) is carried out, a report on such pro-
gram, including— 
(1) an assessment of such program for the pre-
vious year, including the number of jobs filled by in-
dividuals trained pursuant to such program; and 
(2) recommendations on how to improve such 
program. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘‘apprentice-
ship’’ means an apprenticeship registered under the 
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Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the 
‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chap-
ter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 
(2) 
COVERED
ORGANIZATIONS
AND
PRO-
GRAMS.—The term ‘‘covered organizations and pro-
grams’’ means local workforce development boards, 
State workforce development boards, nonprofit orga-
nizations, qualified youth or conservation corps, 
labor organizations, pre-apprenticeship programs, 
and apprenticeship programs. 
(3) EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘‘educational institution’’ means an elementary 
school, secondary school, or institution of higher 
education. 
(4) ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
AND
SECONDARY 
SCHOOL.—The terms ‘‘elementary school’’ and ‘‘sec-
ondary school’’ have the meanings given such terms 
in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(5) ENERGY-RELATED
INDUSTRY.—The term 
‘‘energy-related industry’’ includes the energy effi-
ciency industry, renewable energy industry, commu-
nity energy resiliency industry, fuel cell and hydro-
gen energy industry, advanced automotive tech-
nology industry, chemical manufacturing industry, 
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electric utility industry, gas utility industry, alter-
native fuels industry, pipeline industry, nuclear en-
ergy industry, oil and gas industry, and coal indus-
try. 
(6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 102 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002), except 
that such term does not include institutions de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (C) of subsection 
(a)(1) of such section 102. 
(7) JOBS IN ENERGY-RELATED INDUSTRIES.— 
The term ‘‘jobs in energy-related industries’’ in-
cludes manufacturing, engineering, construction, and 
retrofitting jobs in energy-related industries. 
(8) LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘labor 
organization’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 152). 
(9) 
LOCAL
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT 
BOARD.—The term ‘‘local workforce development 
board’’ means a local board, as defined in section 3 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3102). 
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(10) MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an insti-
tution of higher education that is of one of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A Hispanic-serving institution (as de-
fined in section 502(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a))). 
(B) A Tribal College or University (as de-
fined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))). 
(C) An Alaska Native-serving institution 
(as defined in section 317(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))). 
(D) A Native Hawaiian-serving institution 
(as defined in section 317(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))). 
(E) A Predominantly Black Institution (as 
defined in section 318(b) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e(b))). 
(F) A Native American-serving nontribal 
institution (as defined in section 319(b) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059f(b))). 
(G) An Asian American and Native Amer-
ican Pacific Islander-serving institution (as de-
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fined in section 320(b) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b))). 
(H) A part B institution (as defined in 
section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)). 
(11) 
PRE-APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘pre-apprenticeship program’’— 
(A) means a program or set of strategies 
that is designed to prepare individuals to enter 
and succeed in an apprenticeship program; and 
(B) includes training and training cur-
riculum aligned with apprenticeship and indus-
try standards to teach participants necessary 
industry-related skills and competencies. 
(12) QUALIFIED
YOUTH
OR
CONSERVATION 
CORPS.—The term ‘‘qualified youth or conservation 
corps’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
203(11) of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 
U.S.C. 1722(11)). 
(13) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Energy. 
(14) 
STATE
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT 
BOARD.—The term ‘‘State workforce development 
board’’ means a State board, as defined in section 
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3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(15) 
STEM.—The 
term 
‘‘STEM’’ 
means 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 
(16) 
UNDERREPRESENTED
COMMUNITIES.— 
The term ‘‘underrepresented communities’’ includes 
religious and ethnic minorities, women, veterans, in-
dividuals with disabilities, individuals who are 
socioeconomically disadvantaged, individuals who are 
or were foster children, and formerly incarcerated 
individuals. 
Æ 
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