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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5401

  To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to require that 
financial assistance provided by the Department of Energy promote high 
   labor standards, community benefits, domestic manufacturing, and 
support for small or disadvantaged communities, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 15, 2026

 Mr. Heinrich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to require that 
financial assistance provided by the Department of Energy promote high 
   labor standards, community benefits, domestic manufacturing, and 
support for small or disadvantaged communities, 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 ``Good Energy Jobs Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. GOOD ENERGY JOBS.

    (a) In General.--Title VI of the Department of Energy Organization 
Act is amended by inserting before part B (42 U.S.C. 7231 et seq.) the 
following:

   ``PART A--ENERGY JOBS, COMMUNITY BENEFITS, AND RELATED FINANCIAL 
                         ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS

``SEC. 601. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Covered project.--The term `covered project' means 
        any construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair project.
            ``(2) Financial assistance.--The term `financial 
        assistance' includes--
                    ``(A) a grant;
                    ``(B) a loan;
                    ``(C) a loan guarantee;
                    ``(D) a cooperative agreement; and
                    ``(E) an authorization to participate in, and any 
                amounts or prizes provided pursuant to, a prize 
                competition.
            ``(3) Labor organization.--The term `labor organization' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the National 
        Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152).
            ``(4) National laboratory.--The term `National Laboratory' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy 
        Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
            ``(5) Project labor agreement.--The term `project labor 
        agreement' means a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement 
        with 1 or more labor organizations of which building, 
        construction, or manufacturing employees are members that--
                    ``(A) establishes the terms and conditions of 
                employment for a specific project; and
                    ``(B) is an agreement described in section 8(f) of 
                the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(f)).
            ``(6) Registered apprenticeship program.--The term 
        `registered apprenticeship program' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 3131(e)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986.
            ``(7) Small or disadvantaged community.--The term `small or 
        disadvantaged community' means a community that--
                    ``(A) bears burdens of negative public health 
                effects, environmental pollution, or impacts of climate 
                change;
                    ``(B) is identified by the Secretary as 
                disadvantaged based on relevant socioeconomic criteria, 
                such as--
                            ``(i) historical or structural 
                        disinvestment that has resulted in 
                        disproportionate environmental or health 
                        burdens; or
                            ``(ii) high-concentrations of low- and 
                        moderate-income households; or
                    ``(C)(i) has a population of less than 10,000 
                individuals; and
                    ``(ii) a sufficient number of those individuals, as 
                determined by the Secretary--
                            ``(I) bear burdens described in 
                        subparagraph (A); or
                            ``(II) are otherwise disadvantaged, as 
                        described in subparagraph (B).

``SEC. 602. PREVAILING WAGES AND APPRENTICESHIPS.

    ``(a) Prevailing Wages.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall require that all 
        laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or 
        subcontractors in the performance of construction, alteration, 
        maintenance, or repair work assisted, in whole or in part, by 
        financial assistance provided by the Department for covered 
        projects shall be paid wages at rates not less than those 
        prevailing on similar construction in the locality as 
        determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with 
        subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code.
            ``(2) Authority.--With respect to the labor standards 
        specified in this subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall have 
        the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
        Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 
        3145 of title 40, United States Code.
            ``(3) Flexibility.--The Secretary of Labor and the 
        Secretary may modify any applicable payroll certification 
        requirement under part 3 of title 29, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (or successor regulations), with respect to a 
        contractor or subcontractor to which paragraph (1) applies for 
        laborers and mechanics described in that paragraph that are 
        parties to a collective bargaining agreement that requires a 
        payroll schedule different than a payroll schedule otherwise 
        required under that part to better align the timing of payroll 
        certification reporting and payroll schedules.
    ``(b) Apprenticeship Utilization.--The Secretary shall require, as 
a term or condition of receiving financial assistance provided by the 
Department for a covered project, that--
            ``(1) not less than 15 percent of the total labor hours of 
        the project shall be performed by individuals participating in 
        a registered apprenticeship program; and
            ``(2) the entity receiving the financial assistance shall 
        adhere to apprentice-to-journey worker ratio requirements--
                    ``(A) as determined by the Secretary; and
                    ``(B) in compliance with Federal and State laws.
    ``(c) Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) Review.--The Secretary shall regularly review whether 
        entities that receive financial assistance provided by the 
        Department for covered projects comply with the requirements 
        described in subsections (a) and (b).
            ``(2) Corrective action.--If the Secretary determines that 
        an entity described in paragraph (1) has failed to comply with 
        a requirement described in that paragraph, the Secretary shall 
        implement a corrective action, which may include withholding, 
        recapturing, or terminating the applicable financial assistance 
        provided by the Department to that entity.
            ``(3) Consideration in evaluating future applications.--The 
        Secretary shall consider any failure by an entity described in 
        paragraph (1) to comply with a requirement described in that 
        paragraph in evaluating any future application by that entity 
        for financial assistance provided by the Department, including 
        by flagging the entity for heightened compliance review.
    ``(d) Public Reporting.--The Secretary shall annually publish 
aggregate data on wage compliance, apprenticeship utilization, and 
enforcement actions under this section, including the names of 
noncompliant entities, on a publicly accessible website.

``SEC. 603. LABOR NEUTRALITY.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall require any entity receiving 
financial assistance provided by the Department to make a good-faith 
certification to the Secretary that the entity shall remain neutral, by 
taking no position for or against, with respect to the exercise of 
employees and labor organizations of the right to organize and bargain 
in accordance with section 7 the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 157) for the term of the financial assistance, including any 
construction, operations, or maintenance assisted, in whole or in part, 
by the financial assistance.
    ``(b) Application to Contractors and Subcontractors.--
            ``(1) In general.--The labor neutrality requirements 
        described in subsection (a) shall apply to all contractors and 
        subcontractors of an entity described in that subsection that 
        are engaged in activities assisted, in whole or in part, by 
        financial assistance provided by the Department.
            ``(2) Certification and compliance.--Each contractor and 
        subcontractor described in paragraph (1) shall make a good-
        faith certification of neutrality to the Secretary, and each 
        entity described in subsection (a) shall be responsible for 
        ensuring compliance of all contractors and subcontractors of 
        that entity throughout the contracting chain.
    ``(c) Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) Review.--The Secretary shall regularly review whether 
        entities that receive financial assistance provided by the 
        Department comply with the requirements described in 
        subsections (a) and (b)(2).
            ``(2) Corrective action.--If the Secretary determines that 
        an entity described in paragraph (1) has failed to comply with 
        a requirement described in that paragraph, the Secretary shall 
        implement a corrective action, which may include withholding, 
        recapturing, or terminating the applicable financial assistance 
        provided by the Department to that entity.
            ``(3) Consideration in evaluating future applications.--The 
        Secretary shall consider any failure by an entity described in 
        paragraph (1) to comply with a requirement described in that 
        paragraph in evaluating any future application by that entity 
        for financial assistance provided by the Department, including 
        by flagging the entity for heightened compliance review.
    ``(d) Public Reporting.--The Secretary shall publish on a publicly 
accessible website each certification made to the Secretary by an 
entity under subsection (a) or (b)(2).

``SEC. 604. PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS.

    ``(a)  Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Covered department facility project.--The term 
        `covered Department facility project' means a project--
                    ``(A) for the construction, alteration, 
                maintenance, or repair of a Department facility; and
                    ``(B) the total cost of which exceeds $1,000,000.
            ``(2) Department facility.--The term `Department facility' 
        includes--
                    ``(A) any facility owned and operated by the 
                Department; and
                    ``(B) any contractor-operated National Laboratory 
                or National Nuclear Safety Administration facility.
    ``(b) Project Labor Agreement Required.--The Secretary shall 
require each contractor and subcontractor commencing any construction, 
alteration, maintenance, or repair of a Department facility after the 
date of enactment of the Good Energy Jobs Act of 2026 pursuant to a 
covered Department facility project to negotiate or become a party to a 
project labor agreement.
    ``(c) Local and Targeted Hiring Goals.--The Secretary shall seek to 
ensure that project labor agreements entered into pursuant to this 
section include goals, to the extent permitted by law, for--
            ``(1) local hiring; and
            ``(2) the participation of women, people of color, 
        veterans, justice-involved individuals, and other 
        underrepresented workers.
    ``(d) Apprenticeship Utilization.--The Secretary shall seek to 
ensure that project labor agreements entered into pursuant to this 
section--
            ``(1) include provisions to employ individuals 
        participating in registered apprenticeship programs; and
            ``(2) maintain compliance with Federal- or State-approved 
        apprentice-to-journey worker ratios.
    ``(e) Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall regularly review 
        whether contractors and subcontractors engaged in the 
        construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a 
        Department facility pursuant to a covered Department facility 
        project comply with the requirement described in subsection 
        (b).
            ``(2) Corrective action.--If the Secretary determines that 
        a contractor or subcontractor described in paragraph (1) has 
        failed to comply with the requirement described in subsection 
        (b), the Secretary shall implement a corrective action, which 
        may include termination of the applicable contract.
            ``(3) Consideration in evaluating future applications.--The 
        Secretary shall consider any failure by a contractor or 
        subcontractor described in paragraph (1) to comply with the 
        requirement described in subsection (b) in evaluating any 
        future application by that contractor or subcontractor for 
        financial assistance provided by the Department, including by 
        flagging the contractor or subcontractor for heightened 
        compliance review.

``SEC. 605. COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLANS AND ASSOCIATED AGREEMENTS.

    ``(a) Community Benefits Plan Required.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall require any entity 
        applying for financial assistance provided by the Department 
        for a covered project to include in the application for that 
        financial assistance a community benefits plan to ensure 
        broadly shared prosperity resulting from that financial 
        assistance.
            ``(2) Consideration.--In evaluating applications described 
        in paragraph (1) and selecting applicants to receive any 
        financial assistance described in that paragraph, the Secretary 
        shall consider the quality of, and specific and measurable 
        commitments contained in, a community benefits plan.
            ``(3) Requirement.--A community benefits plan shall be 
        informed by a community needs assessment, as described in 
        subsection (b).
    ``(b) Community Needs Assessment.--A community needs assessment 
required under subsection (a)(3) shall--
            ``(1) identify the communities and populations likely to be 
        affected by the proposed use of the financial assistance for 
        which the applicable entity is applying, including--
                    ``(A) small or disadvantaged communities; and
                    ``(B) disadvantaged, low-income, and 
                underrepresented workers and residents;
            ``(2) assess existing workforce, environmental, public 
        health, and other infrastructure conditions in the affected 
        area, using publicly available data (to the extent possible), 
        including job quality conditions, wage levels, worker 
        demographics, barriers to employment, and the availability of 
        support services, which may include child care and 
        transportation services;
            ``(3) identify community priorities, which may include--
                    ``(A) job quality;
                    ``(B) local hiring;
                    ``(C) worker training and advancement 
                opportunities;
                    ``(D) environmental health;
                    ``(E) pollution reduction; and
                    ``(F) energy burden reduction;
            ``(4) describe the community engagement process used to 
        develop the community needs assessment; and
            ``(5) identify--
                    ``(A) the measurable benefits sought by community 
                stakeholders; and
                    ``(B) the potential impacts of the proposed use of 
                the financial assistance for which the applicable 
                entity is applying, including impacts on job quality, 
                worker training, and worker retention.
    ``(c) Community Benefits Plan Contents.--A community benefits plan 
required under subsection (a)(1) shall--
            ``(1) demonstrate how the entity applying for the financial 
        assistance--
                    ``(A) will conduct meaningful documented engagement 
                with, and ensure the participation of (including by 
                negotiating to enter into a workforce or community 
                agreement described in subsection (d)), an inclusive 
                and representative coalition of local stakeholders that 
                would be affected by the proposed use of the financial 
                assistance, such as labor organizations, community-
                based organizations, public interest groups, academic 
                institutions, local governments, and, as applicable, 
                Tribal governments;
                    ``(B) has developed, and will implement, the 
                community benefits plan in an accessible and 
                transparent manner;
                    ``(C) will address, as applicable, how the proposed 
                use of the financial assistance by the entity will 
                address concerns identified by the community, mitigate 
                harms, and ensure that meaningful benefits accrue to 
                small or disadvantaged communities to advance the Small 
                and Disadvantaged Communities Initiative carried out 
                under section 608, including--
                            ``(i) identification of the specific 
                        populations within the affected community that 
                        qualify as small or disadvantaged communities; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) a description of the measurable 
                        benefits the project will provide to those 
                        populations, including--
                                    ``(I) any measurable benefits 
                                identified under subsection (b)(5);
                                    ``(II) any relevant metrics 
                                developed pursuant to the 
                                recommendations under section 606(b); 
                                and
                                    ``(III) any measurable benefits 
                                identified by the Secretary under 
                                section 608(a); and
                    ``(D) will address other community concerns, such 
                as--
                            ``(i) infrastructure access and adequacy;
                            ``(ii) pollution mitigation; and
                            ``(iii) other concerns that may be related 
                        to the proposed use of the financial 
                        assistance; and
            ``(2) contain a plan to promote job quality and access, 
        which shall--
                    ``(A) demonstrate how the entity applying for 
                financial assistance--
                            ``(i) will use that financial assistance to 
                        support, create, or retain high-quality jobs, 
                        including jobs that provide wages above 
                        prevailing wage rates where feasible, are 
                        sufficient to meet regionally adjusted living 
                        standards, and provide employer-provided 
                        healthcare, retirement benefits, and paid 
                        leave, while supporting workforce development, 
                        reduced barriers to employment, and safe and 
                        healthy workplaces; and
                            ``(ii) will ensure that disadvantaged and 
                        underrepresented workers have access to high-
                        quality jobs and economic opportunities 
                        generated by the proposed use of the financial 
                        assistance;
                    ``(B) describe how the proposed use of the 
                financial assistance will avoid worker displacement and 
                ensure retention of existing workers through retraining 
                and upskilling where feasible and consistent with the 
                proposed use of the financial assistance; and
                    ``(C) describe how the entity applying for 
                financial assistance will promote positive labor-
                management relations, which may include adoption, as 
                appropriate, of project labor agreements, community 
                benefits agreements, collective bargaining agreements, 
                agreements intended to ensure the uninterrupted 
                delivery of services, agreements designed to facilitate 
                first collective bargaining agreements, and voluntary 
                union recognition.
    ``(d) Workforce and Community Agreements.--A community benefits 
plan required under subsection (a)(1) shall be designed to result in 1 
or more legally enforceable workforce or community agreements, which 
may include a community benefits agreement, a community workforce 
agreement, a project labor agreement, a collective bargaining 
agreement, or any other similar contractual agreement, that--
            ``(1) are consistent with the needs of the relevant 
        workforce and community;
            ``(2) are negotiated between the entity applying for 
        financial assistance and an inclusive and representative 
        coalition of relevant local stakeholders, including--
                    ``(A) labor organizations;
                    ``(B) community-based organizations;
                    ``(C) public interest groups;
                    ``(D) academic institutions;
                    ``(E) local governments; and
                    ``(F) Tribal governments, as applicable; and
            ``(3) cover any construction, operations, and maintenance 
        activities associated with a covered project that is subject to 
        an application for financial assistance.
    ``(e) Transparency.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall require the public 
        disclosure of detailed summaries of community benefits plans 
        and associated agreements (excluding project labor agreements) 
        developed pursuant to this section, which shall include, 
        subject to such protections for confidential business 
        information as the Secretary determines appropriate--
                    ``(A) a summary of the details of the applicable 
                community benefits plan and associated agreements;
                    ``(B) a list of the parties to any associated 
                agreement; and
                    ``(C) a description of the organizations consulted 
                in the development of the applicable community benefits 
                plans and associated agreements.
            ``(2) Dashboard.--The Secretary shall maintain and 
        regularly update a public dashboard summarizing--
                    ``(A) the commitments made by entities described in 
                subsection (a)(1) in community benefits plans and 
                associated agreements developed pursuant to this 
                section; and
                    ``(B) the progress of those entities toward 
                fulfilling those commitments.
            ``(3) Periodic reporting on progress.--The Secretary shall 
        require entities that receive financial assistance described in 
        subsection (a)(1) to periodically report on progress made 
        toward fulfilling the commitments included in any community 
        benefits plans and associated agreements developed pursuant to 
        this section.
            ``(4) Project labor agreements.--This subsection shall not 
        apply to a project labor agreement, and no project labor 
        agreement or summary of a project labor agreement shall be--
                    ``(A) required to be disclosed under paragraph (1);
                    ``(B) included on the dashboard maintained under 
                paragraph (2); or
                    ``(C) subject to progress reporting under paragraph 
                (3).
    ``(f) Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall regularly review 
        whether entities that receive financial assistance provided by 
        the Department for covered projects comply with the 
        requirements of this section and fulfill the commitments 
        included in community benefits plans and associated agreements 
        developed pursuant to this section.
            ``(2) Corrective action.--If the Secretary determines that 
        an entity described in paragraph (1) has failed to comply with 
        a requirement or fulfill a commitment described in that 
        paragraph, the Secretary shall implement a corrective action, 
        which may include withholding, recapturing, or terminating the 
        applicable financial assistance provided by the Department to 
        that entity.
            ``(3) Consideration in evaluating future applications.--The 
        Secretary shall consider any failure by an entity described in 
        paragraph (1) to comply with a requirement or fulfill a 
        commitment described in that paragraph in evaluating any future 
        application by that entity for financial assistance provided by 
        the Department, including by flagging the entity for heightened 
        compliance review.

``SEC. 606. COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND JOB QUALITY ADVISORY GROUP.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of the Good Energy Jobs Act of 2026, the Secretary shall 
establish an advisory group consisting of representatives of labor 
organizations (including at least 1 representative from a labor union 
representing building or construction workers and at least 1 
representative from a labor union representing manufacturing workers), 
community-based organizations, public interest groups, academic 
institutions, local governments, Tribal governments, and other experts, 
as determined appropriate by the Secretary, to develop recommendations 
and best practices on the development, implementation, and evaluation 
of community benefit plans and associated agreements (excluding project 
labor agreements) and community needs assessments.
    ``(b) Requirement.--The recommendations and best practices 
developed under subsection (a) shall support the development of--
            ``(1) metrics to assess the success of the plans, 
        assessments, and agreements described in that subsection; and
            ``(2) methods to support transparency and reporting on key 
        metrics.

``SEC. 607. DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall promote the 
commercialization and public availability of inventions made in the 
United States by United States industry and labor.
    ``(b) Enhancing United States Competitiveness.--The Secretary shall 
require that an entity applying for financial assistance provided by 
the Department to carry out research, development, or demonstration 
shall--
            ``(1) enter into an agreement providing that any product 
        embodying the subject of, or produced through, that research, 
        development, or demonstration shall, to the best ability of 
        that entity, be manufactured substantially in the United 
        States; and
            ``(2) if the entity intends to manufacture any product 
        described in paragraph (1), submit to the Secretary a domestic 
        manufacturing plan regarding that product.
    ``(c) Labor Standards.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall give preference to 
        applications for financial assistance described in subsection 
        (b) that include domestic manufacturing plans that include--
                    ``(A) a commitment to manufacture any product 
                described in subsection (b)(1) only using workers 
                covered by a collective bargaining agreement;
                    ``(B) a commitment to utilize registered 
                apprenticeship programs or joint labor-management 
                training programs with a demonstrated capacity to 
                successfully train workers in manufacturing; and
                    ``(C) such other commitments as are necessary to 
                meet or exceed industry-leading labor standards.
            ``(2) Requirement.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall require evidence that any joint labor-
        management training program described in subparagraph (B) of 
        that paragraph--
                    ``(A) has successfully trained workers in 1 or more 
                manufacturing industries for at least 2 years prior to 
                receiving the applicable financial assistance;
                    ``(B) has provided workers with a recognized and 
                transferable credential at the completion of training; 
                and
                    ``(C) meets or exceeds the standards set by--
                            ``(i) the applicable State Apprenticeship 
                        Agency; or
                            ``(ii) if there is no applicable State 
                        Apprenticeship Agency, the Department of Labor.
    ``(d) Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) Review.--The Secretary shall regularly review whether 
        entities that receive financial assistance described in 
        subsection (b) comply with the requirements described in that 
        subsection.
            ``(2) Corrective action.--If the Secretary determines that 
        an entity described in paragraph (1) has failed to comply with 
        a requirement described in subsection (b) or has failed to 
        adhere, or make reasonable progress toward adhering, to a 
        domestic manufacturing plan submitted under paragraph (2) of 
        that subsection, the Secretary shall implement a corrective 
        action, which may include withholding, recapturing, or 
        terminating the applicable financial assistance provided by the 
        Department to that entity.
            ``(3) Consideration in evaluating future applications.--The 
        Secretary shall consider any failure by an entity described in 
        paragraph (1) to comply with a requirement described in 
        subsection (b) or to adhere, or make progress toward adhering, 
        to a domestic manufacturing plan submitted under paragraph (2) 
        of that subsection in evaluating any future application by that 
        entity for financial assistance provided by the Department, 
        including by flagging the entity for heightened compliance 
        review.
    ``(e) Offshoring Prohibited.--
            ``(1) In general.--During the period described in paragraph 
        (2), an entity receiving financial assistance provided by the 
        Department may not, without the prior approval of the 
        Secretary, relocate, transfer, or outsource the manufacture of 
        any product developed or commercialized using that financial 
        assistance to a foreign country.
            ``(2) Period described.--The period referred to in 
        paragraph (1) consists of--
                    ``(A) the term of the applicable financial 
                assistance; and
                    ``(B) the 5-year period beginning on the completion 
                of that term.
            ``(3) Prior approval of the secretary.--The Secretary may 
        only grant the approval described in paragraph (1) if the 
        entity requesting that approval demonstrates that no feasible 
        domestic manufacturing option exists.
            ``(4) Consideration of noncompliance in evaluating future 
        applications.--The Secretary shall consider any failure by an 
        entity described in paragraph (1) to comply with a requirement 
        of this subsection in evaluating future applications by that 
        entity for financial assistance provided by the Department, 
        including by flagging the entity for heightened compliance 
        review.

``SEC. 608. SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall seek to ensure that not less 
than 40 percent of the financial assistance provided by the Department 
through programs included on the list established under subsection (b) 
is provided to entities that have committed, through community benefits 
plans and enforceable associated agreements, to provide specific, 
measurable, and meaningful benefits to small or disadvantaged 
communities, as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Covered Programs.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of the Good Energy Jobs Act of 2026, the Secretary, in 
consultation with stakeholders representing geographically diverse 
labor organizations and community-based organizations, shall, by rule, 
establish and regularly update a list of programs that address--
            ``(1) climate change;
            ``(2) energy production, transmission, distribution, 
        storage, and efficiency;
            ``(3) energy technology manufacturing and related supply 
        chains;
            ``(4) transportation;
            ``(5) housing;
            ``(6) training and workforce development;
            ``(7) remediation and reduction of legacy pollution; and
            ``(8) drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.
    ``(c) Enhanced Consideration for Small or Disadvantaged 
Communities.--The Secretary shall ensure that financial assistance 
provided by the Department, regardless of whether the financial 
assistance is provided through a program included on the list 
established under subsection (b), to entities that will use the 
financial assistance to carry out a project in a small or disadvantaged 
community--
            ``(1) provides meaningful benefits to that small or 
        disadvantaged community; and
            ``(2) does not result in significant or permanent increased 
        negative impacts to that small or disadvantaged community.
    ``(d) Small and Disadvantaged Communities Initiative Evaluation.--
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Good Energy 
Jobs Act of 2026, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report on the efforts of the Department to carry out this 
section.

``SEC. 609. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall require any entity that 
receives financial assistance provided by the Department to submit to 
the Secretary a report, in a manner prescribed by the Secretary--
            ``(1) to determine the compliance of that entity with the 
        requirements of sections 602 through 608;
            ``(2) to enable the assessment by the Secretary of the 
        efforts of the Department to support job creation, job quality, 
        apprenticeship utilization, and community benefits; and
            ``(3) to enable the collection and reporting of metrics 
        developed by the Department to track outcomes associated with 
        the requirements of sections 602 through 608 over time.
    ``(b) Job Quality Evaluation.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of the Good Energy Jobs Act of 2026, and each year 
        thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
        on--
                    ``(A) the efforts of the Department to carry out 
                sections 602 through 608; and
                    ``(B) other efforts of the Department to promote 
                job quality, job access, and broadly shared prosperity 
                among workers and communities resulting from financial 
                assistance provided by the Department.
            ``(2) Requirement.--The Secretary shall make aggregate data 
        relating to apprenticeship utilization, wage compliance, and 
        community benefits plans and associated agreements resulting 
        from financial assistance provided by the Department publicly 
        accessible through a website.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91; 91 Stat. 566; 110 Stat. 
665) is amended by inserting before the items relating to part B of 
title VI the following:

   ``Part A--Energy Jobs, Community Benefits, and Related Financial 
                         Assistance Provisions

``Sec. 601. Definitions.
``Sec. 602. Prevailing wages and apprenticeships.
``Sec. 603. Labor neutrality.
``Sec. 604. Project labor agreements.
``Sec. 605. Community benefits plans and associated agreements.
``Sec. 606. Community benefits and job quality advisory group.
``Sec. 607. Domestic manufacturing.
``Sec. 608. Small and Disadvantaged Communities Initiative.
``Sec. 609. Data collection and reporting.''.
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