Title: Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act by directing the Department of Energy's Office of Energy and Renewable Energy to establish a clearinghouse for disseminating information regarding available programs and financing mechanisms that may be used to help initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, distributed generation, and energy retrofitting projects for schools.
The office must: (1) consult with appropriate agencies to develop a list of programs and financing mechanisms that are, or may be, used for the projects; and (2) coordinate with appropriate agencies to develop a collaborative education and outreach effort to streamline communications and promote the programs and financing mechanisms.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 627 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 627

  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.


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                    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

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                                 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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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 ASSISTANCE 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 Assistance for Schools.--
            ``(1) Definition of school.--Notwithstanding 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 Elementary 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 Education Act 
                of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)));
                    ``(C) a school of the defense dependents' education 
                system under the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 
                1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.) or established under 
                section 2164 of title 10, United States Code;
                    ``(D) a school operated by the Bureau of Indian 
                Affairs;
                    ``(E) a tribally controlled school (as defined in 
                section 5212 of the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 
                1988 (25 U.S.C. 2511)); and
                    ``(F) a Tribal College or University (as defined 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 
        mechanisms 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 paragraph (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 and outreach 
                effort to streamline communications and promote 
                available Federal programs and financing mechanisms 
                described in subparagraph (A), which may include the 
                development and maintenance of a single online resource 
                that includes contact information for relevant 
                technical assistance in the Office of Energy Efficiency 
                and Renewable Energy that States, local education 
                agencies, and schools may use to effectively access and 
                use such Federal programs and financing mechanisms.''.
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