II 111th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3069 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 3, 2010 Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Specter) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for the preservation and creation of jobs in the United States for projects receiving grants for specified energy property.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the American Renewable Energy Jobs Act.

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Modifications to grants for specified energy property in lieu of tax credits

(a)

Discretion To provide grants

Subsection (a) of section 1603 of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is amended by striking Upon application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall and inserting Upon application, the Secretary of the Treasury may. (b)

Preservation and creation of jobs in the United States

Section 1603 of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is amended by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (l), and by inserting after subsection (i) the following new subsections: (j)

Buy American

Any grants provided under this section shall be subject to the requirements of section 1605 of division A without regard to whether the specified energy property involves a public building or public work. (k)

Domestic job preservation and creation

The Secretary of the Treasury shall not make any payment of any grant under this section unless the Secretary— (1)analyzes and takes into consideration domestic job preservation and creation provided by a specified energy property, including domestic job preservation and creation related to— (A)production of equipment for the property, (B)installation of equipment for the property, and (C)operation of the property, and (2)submits a copy of the analysis carried out under paragraph (1) for the specified energy property to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives— (A)not later than 30 days after the date of application for a grant, for applications filed after the date of enactment of the American Renewable Energy Jobs Act, or (B)not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of such Act, for applications filed prior to the date of enactment of such Act. . (c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to any grants for which full payment by the Secretary of the Treasury has not yet been made as of the date of the enactment of this Act.