[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4584 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4584

    To authorize the Secretary of Labor to award grants for worker 
  training, technology development, and applied research in the wind 
     energy industry production and energy efficient construction, 
                  retrofitting, and design industries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2010

Mr. Braley of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize the Secretary of Labor to award grants for worker 
  training, technology development, and applied research in the wind 
     energy industry production and energy efficient construction, 
                  retrofitting, and design industries.

    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 ``New Era Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. NEW ERA RURAL WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish a 
program to be known as the ``New Era Rural Workforce Training 
Program'', to award grants for worker training, technology development, 
and applied research in the wind energy industry production and energy 
efficient construction, retrofitting, and design industries.
    (b) Eligibility.--To receive a grant under this Act, an entity 
shall--
            (1) be a community college located in a rural area and in 
        existence on the date of the enactment of this section, that 
        participates in wind energy workforce development, wind energy 
        research, or energy efficient construction, retrofitting, or 
        design workforce development;
            (2) have a proven record of development and implementation 
        of programs to meet the needs of students, educators, and 
        business and industry to supply the wind energy field or energy 
        efficient construction field with certified technicians, as 
        determined by the Secretary; and
            (3) have the ability to leverage existing partnerships and 
        occupational outreach and training programs for secondary 
        schools, 4-year institutions, and relevant nonprofit 
        organizations.
    (c) Definition of Community College.--In this Act, the term 
``community college'' means an institution of higher education (as 
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001)) that--
            (1) admits as regular students individuals who are beyond 
        the age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which 
        the institution is located;
            (2) does not provide an educational program for which the 
        institution awards a bachelor's degree or an equivalent degree; 
        and
            (3)(A) provides an educational program of not less than 2 
        years that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree; 
        or
            (B) offers a 2-year program in engineering, technology, 
        mathematics, applied sciences, renewable energy systems or wind 
        turbine repair, or offers green building professional 
        certification and training, designed to prepare a student to 
        work as a technician or at the semiprofessional level in 
        engineering, scientific, or other technological fields 
        requiring the understanding and application of basic 
        engineering, scientific, or mathematical principles of 
        knowledge.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as are necessary for each 
of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
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