I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 627 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide for the dissemi-
nation of information regarding available Federal programs relating to 
energy efficiency projects for schools, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2017 
Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CARTER 
of Georgia, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, 
Mr. DELANEY, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. 
HANABUSA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, 
Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. LANCE, Ms. LEE, Mr. 
TED LIEU of California, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. MATSUI, 
Mr. MULLIN, Mr. OLSON, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. 
POLIS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. 
DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. 
SHEA-PORTER, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. STEWART, Mr. TONKO, Ms. TSONGAS, 
Mr. WELCH, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, and Ms. 
SLAUGHTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide 
for the dissemination of information regarding available 
Federal programs relating to energy efficiency projects 
for schools, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Streamlining Energy 
Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF ENERGY RETROFITTING ASSIST-
ANCE FOR SCHOOLS. 
Section 392 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6371a) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION OF ENERGY RETROFITTING AS-
SISTANCE FOR SCHOOLS.— 
‘‘(1) 
DEFINITION
OF
SCHOOL.—Notwith-
standing section 391(6), for the purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘school’ means— 
‘‘(A) an elementary school or secondary 
school (as defined in section 9101 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7801)); 
‘‘(B) an institution of higher education (as 
defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a))); 
‘‘(C) a school of the defense dependents’ 
education system under the Defense Depend-
ents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et 
seq.) or established under section 2164 of title 
10, United States Code; 
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‘‘(D) a school operated by the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs; 
‘‘(E) a tribally controlled school (as de-
fined in section 5212 of the Tribally Controlled 
Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2511)); and 
‘‘(F) 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))). 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
CLEARINGHOUSE.— 
The Secretary, acting through the Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shall establish a 
clearinghouse to disseminate information regarding 
available Federal programs and financing mecha-
nisms that may be used to help initiate, develop, and 
finance energy efficiency, distributed generation, and 
energy retrofitting projects for schools. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) consult with appropriate Federal 
agencies to develop a list of Federal programs 
and financing mechanisms that are, or may be, 
used for the purposes described in paragraph 
(2); and 
‘‘(B) coordinate with appropriate Federal 
agencies to develop a collaborative education 
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and outreach effort to streamline communica-
tions and promote available Federal programs 
and financing mechanisms described in sub-
paragraph (A), which may include the develop-
ment and maintenance of a single online re-
source that includes contact information for rel-
evant technical assistance in the Office of En-
ergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy that 
States, local education agencies, and schools 
may use to effectively access and use such Fed-
eral programs and financing mechanisms.’’. 
Æ 
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