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[H.R. 1716 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 105
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1716

                          [Report No. 110-173]

   To authorize higher education curriculum development and graduate 
      training in advanced energy and green building technologies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 27, 2007

 Mr. McCaul of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hill, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Schwartz, 
and Mr. McCotter) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                the Committee on Science and Technology

                              June 5, 2007

Additional sponsors: Mrs. Biggert, Ms. Granger, Mr. Gilchrest, and Ms. 
                     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas

                              June 5, 2007

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize higher education curriculum development and graduate 
      training in advanced energy and green building technologies.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Green Energy Education Act 
of 2007''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the purposes of this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the 
        Director of the National Science Foundation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) High performance building.--The term ``high 
        performance building'' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 914(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
        16194(a)).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of Energy.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. GRADUATE TRAINING IN ENERGY RESEARCH AND 
              DEVELOPMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Funding.--In carrying out research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application activities authorized for the 
Department of Energy, the Secretary may contribute funds to the 
National Science Foundation for the Integrative Graduate Education and 
Research Traineeship program to support projects that enable graduate 
education related to such activities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Consultation.--The Director shall consult with the 
Secretary when preparing solicitations and awarding grants for projects 
described in subsection (a).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDING 
              DESIGN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Funding.--In carrying out advanced energy technology 
research, development, demonstration, and commercial application 
activities authorized for the Department of Energy related to high 
performance buildings, the Secretary may contribute funds to curriculum 
development activities at the National Science Foundation for the 
purpose of improving undergraduate or graduate interdisciplinary 
engineering and architecture education related to the design and 
construction of high performance buildings, including development of 
curricula, of laboratory activities, of training practicums, or of 
design projects. A primary goal of curriculum development activities 
supported under this section shall be to improve the ability of 
engineers, architects, and planners to work together on the 
incorporation of advanced energy technologies during the design and 
construction of high performance buildings.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Consultation.--The Director shall consult with the 
Secretary when preparing solicitations and awarding grants for projects 
described in subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Priority.--In awarding grants with respect to which 
the Secretary has contributed funds under this section, the Director 
shall give priority to applications from departments, programs, or 
centers of a school of engineering that are partnered with schools, 
departments, or programs of design, architecture, and city, regional, 
or urban planning.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Green Energy Education Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    For the purposes of this Act:
            (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the National Science Foundation.
            (2) High performance building.--The term ``high performance 
        building'' has the meaning given that term in section 914(a) of 
        the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16194(a)).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Energy.

SEC. 3. GRADUATE TRAINING IN ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Funding.--In carrying out research, development, demonstration, 
and commercial application activities authorized for the Department of 
Energy, the Secretary may contribute funds to the National Science 
Foundation for the Integrative Graduate Education and Research 
Traineeship program to support projects that enable graduate education 
related to such activities.
    (b) Consultation.--The Director shall consult with the Secretary 
when preparing solicitations and awarding grants for projects described 
in subsection (a).

SEC. 4. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDING DESIGN.

    (a) Funding.--In carrying out advanced energy technology research, 
development, demonstration, and commercial application activities 
authorized for the Department of Energy related to high performance 
buildings, the Secretary may contribute funds to curriculum development 
activities at the National Science Foundation for the purpose of 
improving undergraduate or graduate interdisciplinary engineering and 
architecture education related to the design and construction of high 
performance buildings, including development of curricula, of 
laboratory activities, of training practicums, or of design projects. A 
primary goal of curriculum development activities supported under this 
section shall be to improve the ability of engineers, architects, 
landscape architects, and planners to work together on the 
incorporation of advanced energy technologies during the design and 
construction of high performance buildings.
    (b) Consultation.--The Director shall consult with the Secretary 
when preparing solicitations and awarding grants for projects described 
in subsection (a).
    (c) Priority.--In awarding grants with respect to which the 
Secretary has contributed funds under this section, the Director shall 
give priority to applications from departments, programs, or centers of 
a school of engineering that are partnered with schools, departments, 
or programs of design, architecture, and city, regional, or urban 
planning.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 105

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1716

                          [Report No. 110-173]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To authorize higher education curriculum development and graduate 
      training in advanced energy and green building technologies.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              June 5, 2007

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed