I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1344 
To establish the Clean School Bus Grant Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2021 
Mrs. HAYES (for herself and Mr. CA´RDENAS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish the Clean School Bus Grant Program, 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 ‘‘Clean School Bus Act 
of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. CLEAN SCHOOL BUS GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS.—The term ‘‘elec-
tric school bus’’ means a school bus that is pro-
pelled— 
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(A) to a significant extent by an electric 
motor that— 
(i) draws electricity from a battery; 
and 
(ii) is capable of being recharged from 
an external source of electricity; 
(B) by any necessary components or equip-
ment required to facilitate electric school bus 
operations; or 
(C) by 1 or more hydrogen fuel cells. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) 1 or more local, regional, or State gov-
ernmental entities, including a local educational 
agency, responsible for— 
(i) providing school bus service to 1 or 
more local educational agencies; or 
(ii) purchasing school buses for use by 
1 or more local educational agencies; 
(B) 1 or more contracting entities that 
provide school bus service to 1 or more local 
educational agencies; 
(C) a nonprofit school transportation asso-
ciation that provides school bus service to 1 or 
more local educational agencies; or 
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(D) a tribally controlled school (as defined 
in section 5212 of the Tribally Controlled 
Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2511)). 
(3) FUEL CELL.—The term ‘‘fuel cell’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 803 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16152). 
(4) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(5) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the Clean School Bus Grant Program established 
under subsection (b)(1). 
(6) SCHOOL BUS.—The term ‘‘school bus’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘schoolbus’’ in section 
30125(a) of title 49, United States Code. 
(7) SCRAP.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘scrap’’ 
means, with respect to a school bus engine re-
placed using funds awarded under the program, 
to recycle, crush, shred, or otherwise disable the 
engine within such period and in such manner 
as determined by the Secretary. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘scrap’’ does 
not include selling, leasing, exchanging, or oth-
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