[House Report 116-528]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
116th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 116-528
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4447) TO ESTABLISH AN
ENERGY STORAGE AND MICROGRID GRANT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM;
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 6270) TO AMEND THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 TO REQUIRE ISSUERS TO MAKE CERTAIN
DISCLOSURES RELATING TO THE XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES; AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8319)
MAKING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
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September 21, 2020.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed.
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Mr. McGovern, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 1129]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 1129, by a record vote of 7 to 3, report the
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4447, the
Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, under a structured rule.
The resolution provides 90 minutes of general debate equally
divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the chair
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology. The resolution waives all points of order
against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that
an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the
text of Rules Committee Print 116-63, modified by the amendment
printed in Part A of this report, shall be considered as
adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in
the bill, as amended. Section 2 of the resolution provides that
following debate, each further amendment printed in part B of
this report not earlier considered as part of amendments en
bloc pursuant to section 3 shall be considered only in the
order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member
designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall
be debatable for the time specified in the report equally
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be
withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is
put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not
be subject to a demand for division of the question. Section 3
of the resolution provides that at any time after debate the
chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or his designee
may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments
printed in part B of this report not earlier disposed of.
Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be
debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy
and Commerce or their designees, shall not be subject to
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of
the question. The resolution waives all points of order against
the amendments printed in part B of this report and amendments
en bloc described in section 3. The resolution provides one
motion to recommit with or without instructions. The resolution
provides for consideration of H.R. 6270, the Uyghur Forced
Labor Disclosure Act of 2020, under a closed rule. The
resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Financial Services. The resolution waives all
points of order against consideration of the bill. The
resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-
64 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended,
shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points
of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The
resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without
instructions. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R.
8319, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other
Extensions Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides
one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on
Appropriations. The resolution waives all points of order
against consideration of the bill and provides that the bill
shall not be subject to a question of consideration. The
resolution provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in
the bill. The resolution provides that clause 2(e) of rule XXI
shall not apply during consideration of the bill. The
resolution provides one motion to recommit.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H.R. 4447 includes waivers of the following:
Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII, which requires
the inclusion of committee cost estimate in a committee
report. A CBO cost estimate on H.R. 4447 was not
available at the time the Committee on Energy and
Commerce filed its report.
Clause 12(a)(1) of rule XXI, which prohibits
consideration of a bill unless there is a searchable
electronic comparative print that shows how the bill
proposes to change current law.
Clause 12(b) of rule XXI, which prohibits
consideration of a bill unless there is a searchable
electronic comparative print that shows how the text of
the bill as proposed to be considered differs from the
text of the bill as reported.
The waiver of all points of order against provisions in
H.R. 4447, as amended, includes waivers of the following:
Clause 4 of rule XXI, which prohibits
reporting a bill carrying an appropriation from a
committee not having jurisdiction to report an
appropriation.
Clause 5(a) of rule XXI, which prohibits a
bill or joint resolution carrying a tax or tariff
measure from being reported by a committee not having
jurisdiction to report tax or tariff measures.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendments printed in part B of this report or against
amendments en bloc described in Section 3 of the resolution,
the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver
is prophylactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H.R. 6270 includes waivers of the following:
Section 103(i) of H. Res. 6, which prohibits
consideration of a reported bill unless the committee
report designates a hearing used to develop or consider
the bill.
Clause 12(a)(1) of rule XXI, which prohibits
consideration of a bill unless there is a searchable
electronic comparative print that shows how the bill
proposes to change current law.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in H.R. 6270, as amended, the Committee is not aware
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H.R. 8319 includes waivers of the following:
Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits
consideration of a measure that has a net effect of
increasing the deficit or reducing the surplus over the
five- or 10-year period.
Clause 11 of rule XXI, which prohibits
consideration of a bill or joint resolution which has
not been reported by a committee until such measure has
been available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident
Commissioner for 72 hours.
Clause 12(a)(1) of rule XXI, which prohibits
consideration of a bill unless there is a searchable
electronic comparative print that shows how the bill
proposes to change current law.
Section 302(f)(1) of the Congressional
Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of
legislation providing new budget authority in excess of
a 302(a) or 302(b) allocation of such authority.
Section 311(a) of the Congressional Budget
Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation that
would cause the level of total new budget authority for
the first fiscal year to be exceeded, or would cause
revenues to be less than the level of total revenues
for the first fiscal year or for the total of that
first fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal years for
which allocations are provided, except when a
declaration of war by the Congress is in effect.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in H.R. 8319, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
COMMITTEE VOTES
The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion
to report, together with the names of those voting for and
against, are printed below:
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 348
Motion by Mr. Cole to report an open rule for H.R. 4447 and
H.R. 6270. Defeated: 3-7
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... ............ Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Woodall....................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. ............ Mr. Burgess....................... ............
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mrs. Lesko........................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Ms. Shalala..................................... Nay
Ms. Matsui...................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee Record Vote No. 349
Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 8319 to make
in order amendment #5, offered by Rep. Conaway (TX), which
extends the authority for the Pandemic EBT program and extends
lending authority for the Commodity Credit Corporation.
Defeated: 3-7
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... ............ Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Woodall....................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. ............ Mr. Burgess....................... ............
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mrs. Lesko........................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Ms. Shalala..................................... Nay
Ms. Matsui...................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee Record Vote No. 350
Motion by Ms. Scanlon to report the rule. Adopted: 7-3
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... ............ Mr. Cole.......................... Nay
Mrs. Torres..................................... Yea Mr. Woodall....................... Nay
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. ............ Mr. Burgess....................... ............
Mr. Raskin...................................... Yea Mrs. Lesko........................ Nay
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Yea
Mr. Morelle..................................... Yea
Ms. Shalala..................................... Yea
Ms. Matsui...................................... Yea
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Yea
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4447 IN PART A CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
1. Pallone (NJ): Makes several technical and conforming
changes to the bill; adds findings and a report related to
energy and water efficiency measures and energy savings
performance contracts; amends prevailing wage and wage rate
requirements in several sections of the bill; removes certain
spending provisions related to public lands renewable energy
development; clarifies that the focus of the methane hydrate
research program is on risk assessment and mitigation of
environmental impacts; clarifies the timing and application of
eminent domain for pipeline projects; codifies a recent
Department of Commerce agreement limiting importation of
uranium from Russia into the United States; defers collection
of fees and expands eligibility criteria for the DOE Title XVII
Loan Program; adds a new requirement for EPA to establish a
protocol for assessing and addressing the cumulative impacts of
environmental stressors; and establishes a uniform definition
of ``apprenticeship'' and ``pre-apprenticeship'' for the act.
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 4447 IN PART B MADE IN ORDER
1. Axne (IA), Bustos (IL): Adds biofuels facilities as
eligible for funding under the Carbon Capture Program. (10
minutes)
2. Barragan (CA), Beyer (VA), Lee, Barbara (CA), Raskin
(MD), Velazquez (NY), Bonamici (OR), Huffman (CA), Lowenthal
(CA), Clarke, Yvette (NY), Khanna (CA), Hastings (FL), Kennedy
(MA): Establishes a $1 billion dollar a year Climate Smart
Ports program at EPA to provide grants for ports and port users
to invest in zero emissions technology for cargo handling
equipment, drayage trucks, and harbor craft. The program also
supports the development of shore power and clean energy
microgrids at ports. (10 minutes)
3. Barragan (CA): Increases the authorized appropriation by
$40,000,000 for FY 2021-2030 for the EPA's Environmental
Justice Small Grants Program, Environmental Justice
Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program,
and Community Action for a Renewed Environment grant programs I
and II. (10 minutes)
4. Barragan (CA): Increases authorized appropriation levels
by $100,000,000 for the Weatherization Assistance Program for
Fiscal Year 2021-2025. (10 minutes)
5. Barragan (CA): Establishes a climate justice grants
program, administered by EPA, to provide local government and
community non-profit grants to environmental justice
communities for climate mitigation and climate adaptation
projects. The authorized appropriation is $1 billion a year for
FY 2021-2025. (10 minutes)
6. Barragan (CA), Cardenas (CA), McEachin (VA): Increases
the authorized appropriation by $50 million a year for FY 2021-
2025 for the low-income solar grant program in Subtitle D. (10
minutes)
7. Blunt Rochester (DE): Funds clean energy and energy
efficiency upgrades to critical infrastructure, like schools
and hospitals. (10 minutes)
8. Brown (MD): Prohibits the use of certain hazardous
substances linked to respiratory sensitization and asthma in
thermal insulating materials for low income housing
weatherization. (10 minutes)
9. Burgess (TX): Requires the Secretary of Energy to
certify that this legislation will not reduce the United
States' energy security or energy independence. (10 minutes)
10. Burgess (TX): Requires the Secretary of Energy to
certify that this legislation will not increase electric rates
or gasoline prices. (10 minutes)
11. Burgess (TX): Requires the Secretary of Interior to
report to Congress on the use of forced labor practices to
extract critical minerals from foreign sources for export to
the United States. (10 minutes)
12. Burgess (TX): Requires the Secretary of Energy to
report to Congress on the effect of variable and distributed
energy resources on the reliability of the electric grid,
specifically pertaining to natural disasters and physical or
cyber attacks on the grid infrastructure. (10 minutes)
13. Burgess (TX): Requires the Secretary of Energy to
report to Congress on the potential duplication of research
efforts in the Department of Energy's applied energy programs,
evaluate the opportunity costs associated with such efforts,
and examine the impact of combining duplicated projects. Also
requires recommendations on streamlining research grant
process. (10 minutes)
14. Castor (FL): Adds emissions reduction and climate
change mitigation to DOE's R&D mission. (10 minutes)
15. Castor (FL): Directs the Secretary of Energy to engage
the National Academies for a study to identify barriers to
equitable distribution of the benefits of clean energy to
frontline communities. (10 minutes)
16. Clarke, Yvette (NY): Establishes a pilot program within
the Environmental Protection Agency to award funds in the form
of grants, rebates and low-cost revolving loans to projects
that either (1) replace an existing diesel-powered transport
refrigeration unit in a heavy-duty vehicle with an electric
unit; or (2) purchase and install shore power infrastructure or
related equipment that enables electric transport refrigeration
units to operate on grid electricity at places where
refrigerated heavy-duty vehicles congregate, such as
distribution centers. (10 minutes)
17. Cleaver (MO), McKinley (WV): Directs the Secretary of
Energy to establish a grant program for tree planting to reduce
residential energy consumption. The Secretary should award
sufficient grants each year to plant not less than 300,000
trees a year until 2025. (10 minutes)
18. Cox (CA): Adds agricultural applications, such as solar
powered smart agricultural monitoring and irrigation systems,
as an eligible solar energy research subject area. (10 minutes)
19. DeGette (CO), Perlmutter (CO): Requires EPA to identify
100 environmental justice communities overburdened by pollution
violations and implement strategies for ending the violations.
(10 minutes)
20. Delgado (NY): Requires the Department of Labor and the
Department of Energy to project the current and future
workforce needs and shortages within the clean energy
technology industry. (10 minutes)
21. DeSaulnier (CA): Establishes a Department of Energy, in
coordination with the Department of Labor, grant program for
local communities to develop transition plans for their fossil
fuel workforce to more sustainable jobs or sectors. (10
minutes)
22. Dingell (MI), Walberg (MI): Amends the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act to modify and make technical changes to
the definition of water heater under energy conservation
standards. (10 minutes)
23. Doggett (TX), Raskin (MD), Cisneros (CA), Beyer (VA),
Huffman (CA), Porter (CA), Pocan (WI), Barragan (CA), Casten
(IL): Direct the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a
study to evaluate the efficacy of carbon capture technology and
to identify industries where energy efficiency is most enhanced
by the addition of carbon capture technology. (10 minutes)
24. Escobar (TX): Requires the Department of Energy to give
special consideration to minority-serving institutions, or a
multi-institutional consortium which includes a minority-
serving institution, when awarding grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements for solar energy research and
development programs. (10 minutes)
25. Finkenauer (IA): Provides labor standards for clean
energy projects being funded in whole or in part by provisions
of this bill. (10 minutes)
26. Garamendi (CA), Lowenthal (CA): Clarifies that offshore
wind projects on the Outer Continental Shelf are indeed subject
to jurisdiction of the U.S. Constitution and applicable federal
laws, as offshore oil/gas rigs are currently. House passed this
language by voice vote in 112th Congress (see H.R. 2360). (10
minutes)
27. Golden (ME): Incorporates biomass systems into the
Distributed Renewable Energy section of the bill, as well as
the energy workforce development and grant program sections.
(10 minutes)
28. Graves, Garret (LA): Requires the Secretary of Energy
to identify the ability to source necessary critical minerals
necessary for solar energy production. (10 minutes)
29. Graves, Garret (LA): Requires actions under emissions
reduction road map to be cost-competitive in developing
countries as well. (10 minutes)
30. Graves, Garret (LA): Requires a report on the increase
or decrease in net imports of critical minerals as a result of
actions taken in section 5302. (10 minutes)
31. Haaland (NM), Gallego (AZ): Ensures that the HA-LEU
program created in the bill will not negatively impact the
natural or cultural resources of Tribal communities or Native
Nations or degrade ground or surface water quality as a result
of uranium mining. (10 minutes)
32. Haaland (NM), Tlaib (MI), Ocasio-Cortez (NY): Increases
authorizations for renewable energy R&D accounts by 50% and
adds an authorization for total funding for research,
development, demonstration and commercialization activities for
EERE. (10 minutes)
33. Harder (CA): Directs the Secretary of Energy to
generate a map that maps wildfire risk around utilities to
allow for better planning for grid hardening, vegetation
management, and emergency access points, among other things.
(10 minutes)
34. Harder (CA): Requires the Centers of Excellence to
consider the public health effects of wildfire smoke on outdoor
workers, strengthens research and outreach, requires
collaboration between centers and grantees, and sets a standard
for determining Centers. (10 minutes)
35. Hayes (CT), Cardenas (CA): Amends Section 6201, the
Reauthorization of the Clean School Bus Program. Reserves $100
million of $130 million per fiscal year between 2021-2025 for
awards to eligible recipients proposing to replace school buses
with zero-emission school buses. (10 minutes)
36. Hayes (CT), Trahan (MA): Ensures nothing in this bill
would affect the safety and well being of children in carrying
out the projects, programs, and other applicable items in this
Act or affect the enforcement of child labor and forced labor
laws. (10 minutes)
37. Huffman (CA): Ensures that harmed Indian Tribes have an
opportunity to address the Klamath Hydroelectric Project's
historic and ongoing damages to tribal and fishery resources,
and that any annual license includes comprehensive studies of
the facility's impacts. (10 minutes)
38. Kuster (NH): Doubles funding to $40,000,000 for the
Energy Workforce Development program, which will help schools
and workforce programs train the next generation of energy
workers. (10 minutes)
39. Lamb (PA), Trahan (MA): Authorizes fusion research
program. (10 minutes)
40. Lamb (PA): Authorizes milestone-based nuclear
demonstration projects. (10 minutes)
41. Lamb (PA): Authorizes produced water research,
development, and demonstration program. (10 minutes)
42. Larsen, Rick (WA): Directs the U.S. Department of
Transportation to catalog climate change mitigation efforts in
U.S. aviation and aerospace, identify barriers to adoption and
serve as a roadmap for U.S. aviation to meet emission reduction
goals. (10 minutes)
43. Lee, Susie (NV), Tonko (NY): Amends subtitle C of Title
II to facilitate a streamlined process for the local permitting
of distributed energy systems. (10 minutes)
44. Levin, Andy (MI), Ocasio-Cortez (NY): Amends various
programs under subtitle E--EV Infrastructure by expanding on
the definition of ``underserved or disadvantaged community''
used under this subtitle; ensuring EV supply equipment listed
as eligible for the rebate program is ADA compliant; requiring
identification of nearby existing publicly available EV supply
equipment in the EV infrastructure rebate program application;
requiring the Secretary of Energy in developing standards for
an electric vehicle charging network to provide considerations
for addressing range anxiety and the need for a nationwide
network of EV charging infrastructure; and ensuring State
Energy Transportation Plans include considerations for
statewide networks of EV charging infrastructure and
modernization to electric grids to be powered by renewable
energy sources. (10 minutes)
45. Levin, Andy (MI): Directs the Secretary of Labor, in
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, and acting through
the Bureau of Labor statistics to collect and analyze labor
market data to track workforce trends resulting from renewable
energy and energy efficiency technology initiatives. Authorizes
appropriations of $10,000,000 for each fiscal years 2021
through 2025 to carry out this section. (10 minutes)
46. Levin, Mike (CA), Bonamici (OR), Neguse (CO):
Establishes a program to improve wildfire smoke emissions
modeling and to develop smoke forecasts. Directs the
Environmental Protection Agency to collect data and coordinate
research on the impacts of acute air pollution exposure from
wildfires. (10 minutes)
47. Lipinski (IL): Requires the Secretary of Energy to
carry out a research program on effects of exposure to low-dose
radiation. (10 minutes)
48. Loebsack (IA), Velazquez (NY): Establishes a grant
program within DOE for the purpose of making energy efficiency
and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities.
(10 minutes)
49. Lowenthal (CA): Requires the Department of Interior to
create an online database to annually report the type of energy
and emissions produced on federal public lands. (10 minutes)
50. Lucas (OK): Expresses the sense of Congress that in
order to reduce emissions and meet 100 percent of the power
demand in the United States through clean, renewable, or zero
emission energy sources while maintaining U.S. leadership in
science and technology, the Secretary of Energy must prioritize
funding for fundamental research, and research and development
infrastructure. (10 minutes)
51. Lucas (OK): Expresses the sense of Congress that in
order to reduce emissions and meet 100 percent of the power
demand in the United States through clean, renewable, or zero
emission energy sources while maintaining U.S. competitiveness
in science and technology, the U.S. must prioritize investment
in domestic energy sources and supply chains, as well as
investment in the research and development of exportable next-
generation energy technologies. (10 minutes)
52. Lujan (NM), Castor (FL): Supports the growth of local
solar energy by making community solar more accessible to all
consumers and ratepayers, including lower-income consumers, by
requiring states to consider enacting policies to allow
community solar projects. (10 minutes)
53. McNerney (CA), Bonamici (OR): Directs the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to collect data
following wildfires in the wildland-urban interface related to
the influence of building materials on structural fires and how
wind, terrain, and moisture affect wildland fires. NIST would
also be required to conduct research on and develop metrics for
economic outcomes associated with wildland-urban interface fire
mitigation. (10 minutes)
54. Mucarsel-Powell (FL): Directs the Secretary to support
research and development of underground transmission and
distribution lines to lower costs and improve reliability and
safety. (10 minutes)
55. Norcross (NJ), McKinley (WV): Creates a rebate program
for energy efficient electrotechnologies upgrades. (10 minutes)
56. Norcross (NJ): Allows grant funds for Building
efficiency and resiliency to be used to make an addition or
alteration to, or to install, replace, or provide maintenance
to, an air filtration and purification system of an HVAC system
to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. All laborers and
mechanics employed in the process of the project must be paid
prevailing wages. (10 minutes)
57. Ocasio-Cortez (NY): Strikes section 3109 on methane
hydrates. (10 minutes)
58. O'Halleran (AZ): Reauthorizes and increases funding for
Section 609 ``Rural and Remote Communities Electrification
Grants'' under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
(PURPA) to assist the economic transition of rural and
distressed communities impacted by the downturn of coal-fired
power generation. Grants available under this section may be
used to increase energy efficiency, upgrade transmission or
distribution lines, or modernize electric generation facilities
in rural and distressed communities, with an emphasis on
renewable energy. (10 minutes)
59. O'Halleran (AZ): Directs the Department of Energy to
establish a ``Coal Community Resource Clearinghouse'' for the
purpose of increasing awareness of Federal and State programs,
grants, loans, and technical assistance resources DOE
determines could assist economic development and transition
activities in communities impacted by the downturn of coal-
fired power generation. (10 minutes)
60. Omar (MN): Requires the Administrator to establish and
carry out a program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to
eligible entities for projects that are consistent with zero-
waste practices. (10 minutes)
61. Omar (MN): States that the Secretary of the Treasury,
shall submit to Congress a report that contains--(1) an
identification of any existing fossil fuel production subsidies
not eliminated by this Act, or the amendments made by this Act;
and (2) a quantification of the economic costs of such
subsidies. (10 minutes)
62. Panetta (CA), LaMalfa (CA), Costa (CA), Garamendi (CA),
Harder (CA), Carbajal (CA): Directs the Secretary of Energy to
establish a critical infrastructure and microgrid research
program. (10 minutes)
63. Panetta (CA), LaMalfa (CA), Costa (CA), Garamendi (CA),
Carbajal (CA): Expands financial assistance for weatherization
enhancement and innovation to cover the use of materials that
are resistant to high heat and fire in dwellings occupied by
low-income persons in areas at risk from drought and wildfires.
(10 minutes)
64. Perlmutter (CO): Modifies the definition of energy
storage to broaden its scope. (10 minutes)
65. Peters (CA): Establishes an interagency task force to
create an action plan to reduce super pollutants based on
policy recommendations provided by the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change, U.S. Climate Alliance, and other relevant
agencies. (10 minutes)
66. Peters (CA): Directs EPA, DOE and other relevant
agencies to develop a comprehensive plan to reduce black carbon
emissions from the international shipping industry through its
membership in the International Maritime Organization (IMO),
including binding limits on black carbon as part of the Polar
Code. (10 minutes)
67. Peters (CA): Requires the DOE to release the
Interconnections Seams Study, which may support efforts to
increase renewable energy transmission, and has reportedly been
held and/or altered for political reasons. (10 minutes)
68. Pingree (ME), Spanberger (VA): Includes agricultural
and grazing practices and forest management and afforestation
as priorities in the Department of Energy's carbon removal
program. (10 minutes)
69. Pingree (ME): Includes research and development that
reduces impacts on existing ocean uses and increases
coordination between offshore wind and existing users,
including the commercial fishing industry, as purposes of the
Department of Energy's wind energy research and development
grant program. (10 minutes)
70. Plaskett (VI), Lieu (CA), San Nicolas (GU): Establishes
a Department of Energy grant program for investments in
renewable energy systems, energy efficiency activities, energy
storage, smart grids, or microgrids in territories of the
United States, as well as for training local residents. Grants
would be awarded to non-profit organizations and the Department
of Energy's National Laboratories may provide technical
assistance. (10 minutes)
71. Pocan (WI): Reauthorizes the EPA State Indoor Radon
Grant (SIRG) Program. (10 minutes)
72. Quigley (IL): Directs GSA to incorporate, to the extent
practicable, features, practices, and strategies to reduce bird
fatality resulting from collisions with public buildings. (10
minutes)
73. Quigley (IL): Establishes an Advanced Energy Technology
Research Initiative at FERC to reform power system modeling and
update grid services and grid operator software, and authorizes
studies on advanced energy and electric grid efficiency. (10
minutes)
74. Rouda (CA): Suspends preemption for federal appliance
and equipment efficiency standards when DOE misses deadlines to
update such standards. (10 minutes)
75. Rush (IL): Requires the Secretary of Energy to
establish an energy jobs council. The council shall conduct a
survey of energy employers and produce annually an energy and
employment report. (10 minutes)
76. Schrader (OR): Establishes the Home Wildfire Risk
Reduction Rebate program, to provide rebates to homeowners to
defray the costs of retrofitting an existing home to be
wildfire-resistant. (10 minutes)
77. Schweikert (AZ): Requires the Secretary of Energy to
conduct a study on the benefits of blue hydrogen technology and
how that can further enhance the deployment and adoption of
carbon capture and storage. (10 minutes)
78. Scott, Bobby (VA), Murphy, Stephanie (FL): Supports the
use of modeling and simulation tools to more efficiently
design, site, permit, manufacture, construct, operate,
maintain, and decommission wind energy systems. (10 minutes)
79. Scott, Bobby (VA): Supports research on the recovery of
critical materials used in wind energy systems. (10 minutes)
80. Sherrill (NJ): Provides explicit direction for DOE to
conduct RD&D on ways to reduce siting and permitting issues
associated with potential impacts of wind power systems on air
traffic control, air defense, and weather radar systems. (10
minutes)
81. Stevens (MI), Dingell (MI): Directs the Secretary to
establish a program of research, development, and demonstration
activities on more efficient and sustainable materials,
technologies, and processes for the manufacture, development,
and use of the passenger and commercial vehicles. (10 minutes)
82. Thompson, Mike (CA), Huffman (CA), Garamendi (CA),
Panetta (CA): Establishes a reliability standard, within the
Federal Power Act, regarding extreme weather events. Directs
the Department of Energy (DOE) to create a program and publish
a report for states and local utilities on ways to improve the
resiliency of their electrical grids. (10 minutes)
83. Thompson, Mike (CA), Horsford (NV), Horn (OK):
Clarifies that energy use avoided through the use of geothermal
pump technology is considered renewable energy produced for the
purposes of this bill. (10 minutes)
84. Tlaib (MI): Requires the EPA to conduct a study to
evaluate the disparate health impacts of emissions from fossil
fuel facilities on minority and low and moderate income
communities. Requires EPA to report to congress a summary of
the study conducted. (10 minutes)
85. Tonko (NY): Requires the EPA Administrator to enter
into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to
assess methods for life cycle greenhouse gas emissions analyses
for low-carbon transportation fuels. (10 minutes)
86. Waters (CA): Requires the Secretary of Transportation's
report on electric vehicle (EV) charging station infrastructure
in underserved communities to identify the potential for, and
obstacles to, recruiting and entering into contracts with
locally-owned small and disadvantaged businesses, including
women- and minority-owned businesses, to deploy EV charging
infrastructure in these communities. (10 minutes)
87. Waters (CA): Encourages institutions of higher
education that receive grants for the construction of training
and assessment centers to identify and consider qualified
diverse candidates during the procurement process. (10 minutes)
88. Waters (CA): Requires the Secretary of Energy to
evaluate, on state applications for ``State Leadership
Grants,'' which support the implementation of smart
manufacturing technology, whether proposed projects will
benefit diverse communities. (10 minutes)
89. Waters (CA): Expands the Home Energy Savings Retrofit
Rebate Program to include multifamily housing. (10 minutes)
90. Wild (PA), Jeffries (NY): Requires the Secretary of
Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, to
establish a program to provide competitive grants to eligible
entities to pay for pre-apprenticeship training for individuals
or on-the-job training of a new or existing employee. (10
minutes)
91. Wilson, Joe (SC): Evaluates potential demonstration
sites across the Department of Energy complex under Advanced
Nuclear Reactor Research, Development, Demonstration, and
Commercial Application Program. (10 minutes)
92. Bera (CA): Directs the Secretary of Energy to support
R&D on tools and technologies for improving electric grid and
energy sector safety and resilience during concurrent or co-
located severe weather events. (10 minutes)
93. Blumenauer (OR): Requires the Secretary of Energy to
file a report to the committees of jurisdiction documenting
funds spent under the Light Water Reactor Sustainability
program, and creates an advisory committee to submit an annual
report to the relevant committees outlining the progress of the
this program. (10 minutes)
94. DeGette (CO): Updates the methane waste prevention
rules of the Bureau of Land Management. (10 minutes)
95. Krishnamoorthi (IL): Requires the public awareness
campaign to include projected environmental impact, and
information on how to find more information on the grant. (10
minutes)
96. Clark, Katherine (MA): Creates a task force led by the
Secretary of Energy, which would be tasked with creating a
report identifying tools that the Federal Government can use to
advance the deployment of carbon dioxide removal projects. (10
minutes)
97. Blunt Rochester (DE): Creates a competitive grant
program at EPA to incentivize ports to create and implement
climate action plans. (10 minutes)
98. Lujan (NM), Wilson, Joe (SC), Casten (IL), Torres
Small, Xochitl (NM): Creates a congressionally-authorized
Department of Energy foundation to support the Department's
energy missions and to increase collaboration to accelerate the
commercialization of energy technologies. (10 minutes)
PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4447 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
Page 2, in the table of contents, after the matter relating
to section 1602, insert the following:
Sec. 1603. Application of Wage Rate Requirements to the Weatherization
Assistance Program
Page 4, amend the item relating to section 2523 to read as
follows:
Sec. 2523. Wind energy demonstration and validation projects.
Page 4, in the item relating to part 4, strike ``Act''.
Page 7, in the item relating to section 6601, strike
``registered'' and insert ``legal for operation on a street or
highway''.
Page 7, in the item relating to the second section 8104
(Clean energy technology transfer coordination), strike
``8104'' and insert ``8105''.
Page 9, in the table of contents, after the matter related to
section 12202, insert the following:
Sec. 12203. Apprenticeships.
Page 41, beginning on line 10, strike ``Tribal Colleges or
Universities, and local offices of the National Institute of
Food and Agriculture and'' and insert ``and Tribal Colleges or
Universities and''.
Page 56, strike lines 15 through 18 and insert the following:
(c) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. prec. 17001)
is amended--
(1) in the item relating to section 452, by striking
``Energy-intensive industries program'' and inserting
``Future of industry program''; and
(2) by adding at the end of the items relating to
subtitle D of title IV the following:
Page 78, after line 12, insert the following:
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government is the largest energy user
in the United States.
(2) Reducing energy and water use in Federal
facilities--
(A) saves taxpayer dollars;
(B) reduces greenhouse gas emissions from the
Federal sector; and
(C) increases employee comfort and
productivity.
(3) It is important for the Federal Government to--
(A) develop goals for energy and water use
reduction in Federal facilities; and
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, take
measures that are life cycle cost effective.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
Federal agencies should--
(1) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2030,
reduce average building energy intensity (as measured
in British thermal units per gross square foot) at
facilities of the agency by 2.5 percent each fiscal
year, relative to the average building energy intensity
of the facilities of the agency in fiscal year 2018;
and
(2) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2030,
improve water use efficiency and management, including
stormwater management, at facilities of the agency by
reducing agency water consumption intensity--
(A) by reducing the potable water consumption
by 54 percent by fiscal year 2030, relative to
the potable water consumption of the agency in
fiscal year 2007, through reductions of 2
percent each fiscal year (as measured in
gallons per gross square foot);
(B) by reducing the industrial, landscaping,
and agricultural water consumption of the
agency, as compared to a baseline of that
consumption by the agency in fiscal year 2010,
through reductions of 2 percent each fiscal
year (as measured in gallons); and
(C) by installing appropriate infrastructure
features on federally owned property to improve
stormwater and wastewater management.
Page 78, line 13, strike ``Section 543'' and insert the
following:
(c) Energy Management Requirements.--Section 543
Beginning on page 93, strike line 17 and all that follows
through page 94, line 2 and insert the following:
``(dd) the
responsible sourcing of
grown, harvested, or
mined materials,
including through
certifications of
responsible sourcing,
such as certifications
provided by the Forest
Stewardship Council,
the Sustainable
Forestry Initiative,
the American Tree Farm
System, or the
Programme for the
Endorsement of Forest
Certification; and''
Page 99, after line 13, insert the following:
SEC. 1413. USE OF ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY MEASURES IN FEDERAL
BUILDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Performance contracting is a private financing
tool with guaranteed energy savings and has been used
by the Federal Government for nearly 30 years.
(2) Energy savings performance contracts and utility
energy service contacts allow the Government to invest
in infrastructure using private sector financing and
expertise, with a guarantee of results.
(3) Use of performance contracting has saved the
Government and taxpayers more than $18,000,000,000.
(4) By law, performance contracts are guaranteed to
provide savings to Federal agencies.
(5) On average, performance contracts achieve savings
in excess of the contractual and statutory guarantee.
(6) In a fiscally constrained environment,
performance contracting helps to address the Federal
Government's backlog of maintenance and supplement
scarce operations and maintenance dollars.
(7) The House of Representatives, the Senate, and the
Office of Management and Budget have all acted to
recognize the value of performance contracts by
providing distinct budgetary consideration of them; in
the 115th Congress, the House of Representatives
included section 5109 in H. Con. Res. 71 to enable the
greater use of performance contracting and to recognize
their full cost savings benefits.
(8) Federal agencies are not taking full advantage of
the cost-effective energy efficiency measures that are
available and documented.
(9) Using performance contracts to carry out such
energy efficiency measures would benefit taxpayers, the
economy, and the environment.
(b) Reports.--Section 548(b) of the National Energy
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8258(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(5)(A) the status of the energy savings performance
contracts and utility energy service contracts of each
agency, to the extent that the information is not
duplicative of information provided to the Secretary
under a separate authority;
``(B) the quantity and investment value of the
contracts for the previous year;
``(C) the guaranteed energy savings, or for contracts
without a guarantee, the estimated energy savings, for
the previous year, as compared to the measured energy
savings for the previous year;
``(D) a forecast of the estimated quantity and
investment value of contracts anticipated in the
following year for each agency; and
``(E)(i) a comparison of the information described in
subparagraph (B) and the forecast described in
subparagraph (D) in the report of the previous year;
and
``(ii) if applicable, the reasons for any differences
in the data compared under clause (i).''.
Page 130, after line 2, insert the following:
(c) Application of Wage Rate Requirements to Partial System
and State Administered Rebates.--Section 12202 of this Act
shall not apply to rebates under sections 1522 and 1523.
Page 145, after line 22, insert the following:
SEC. 1603. APPLICATION OF WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS TO WEATHERIZATION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
With respect to the Weatherization Assistance Program, the
requirements of section 12202 shall apply only to work
performed on multifamily buildings.
Page 167, line 2, strike ``and'' and insert ``or''.
Page 173, line 12, strike the comma.
Page 186, line 3, strike ``Section 112(d)'' and insert
``Section 112''.
Page 186, beginning on line 4, strike ``(16 U.S.C. 2622(d))''
and insert ``(16 U.S.C. 2622)''.
Page 186, line 23, strike ``is amended by'' and insert
``by''.
Page 229, strike line 4.
Page 229, lines 5 and 8, redesignate paragraphs (21) and (22)
as paragraphs (20) and (21), respectively.
Page 231, after line 21, insert the following:
(j) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1
of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is amended
by striking the items relating to section 606 and 607.
Page 236, line 17, strike ``program'' and insert
``activities''.
Page 237, line 16, after ``the program'', insert
``established under section 2502(a)''.
Page 237, line 19, strike ``create'' and insert ``advance''.
Page 238, line 16, insert ``and low-cost'' before ``manner''.
Page 239, line 2, insert ``and'' after the semicolon.
Page 239, line 4, strike ``; and'' and insert a period.
Page 239, strike lines 5 through 7.
Page 239, line 24, insert ``disposal,'' after
``refurbishing,''.
Page 249, line 3, before the period, insert ``and
redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (E) as subparagraphs
(A) through (C)''.
Page 249, lines 8 and 9, strike ``technology validation and
market transformation program'' and insert ``demonstration and
validation projects''.
Page 249, lines 11 through 14, strike ``shall conduct a wind
energy technology demonstration, validation, and market
transformation program under which the Secretary''.
Page 249, line 23, insert ``or validation'' after
``demonstration''.
Page 250, line 15, strike ``and demonstration'' and insert
``demonstration, and commercial application''.
Page 276, line 14, strike ``Act''.
Page 276, strike lines 21 through 23.
Page 311, strike line 23 through page 312, line 14.
Page 312, strike line 21 through page 318, line 2.
Page 332, line 23, strike ``this section'' and insert
``subsections (a) through (f)''.
Page 342, strike lines 12 through 17 and insert the
following:
``(f) There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000, to remain
available until expended, for each of fiscal years 2021 through
2025.''.
Page 358, after line 22, insert the following:
(a) Repeal.--Section 2 of the Methane Hydrate Research and
Development Act of 2000 (30 U.S.C. 2001) is repealed.
(b) Development.--Section 4 of the Methane Hydrate Research
and Development Act of 2000 (30 U.S.C. 2003) is amended by
striking ``and development'' in each place it occurs.
Page 358, line 23, redesignate subsection (a) as subsection
(c).
Page 359, line 4, through page 360, line 8, strike ````(1)
assistance and coordination.--'' and all that follows through
``from methane hydrate reservoirs'' and insert the following:
``(1) Assistance and coordination.--In carrying out
the program of methane hydrate research authorized by
this section, the Secretary may award grants, or enter
into contracts or cooperative agreements to--
``(A) conduct research to assess and mitigate
the environmental impact of natural methane
hydrate degassing;
``(B) conduct research to identify the
environmental and health impacts of methane
hydrate development;
``(C) assess and develop technologies to
mitigate environmental impacts of natural
methane hydrate degassing and to mitigate
environmental impacts of the exploration and
commercial development of methane hydrates,
including through the avoidance of the use of
seismic testing; or
``(D) expand education and training programs
in methane hydrate research through fellowships
or other means for graduate education and
training.
``(2) Environmental monitoring and research.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary, Secretary
of Commerce, and Secretary of the Interior
shall conduct a long-term environmental
monitoring and research program to study
methane hydrates.
``(B) Notice and comment.--In developing a
plan for long-term environmental monitoring and
research under subparagraph (A), the
Secretaries shall publish in the Federal
Register a notice providing for an opportunity
for the public to comment on such plan prior to
conducting monitoring and research under such
subparagraph.''.
Page 360, after line 13, insert the following:
(d) Responsibilities of the Secretary.--Section 4(e) of the
Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 (30 U.S.C.
2003(e)) is amended to read as follows:
``(e) Responsibilities of the Secretary.--In carrying out
subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall--
``(1) facilitate and develop partnerships among
government, industrial enterprises, and institutions of
higher education to research methane hydrates;
``(2) ensure that the data and information developed
through the program are accessible and widely
disseminated as needed and appropriate;
``(3) promote cooperation among agencies that are
developing technologies that may hold promise for
methane hydrate research;
``(4) report annually to Congress on the results of
actions taken to carry out this chapter; and
``(5) ensure, to the maximum extent practicable,
greater participation by the Department of Energy in
international cooperative efforts.''.
Page 360, lines 14 and 18 redesignate subsections (b) and (c)
as subsections (e) and (f), respectively.
Page 383, line 16, strike ``State-approved''.
Page 383, line 17, insert ``that are approved by the rate-
setting entity and'' after ``programs''.
Page 386, line 19, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
Page 386, line 21, strike the period at the end and insert
``; and''.
Page 386, after line 21, insert the following:
``(C) is in compliance with subsection
(i)(2).''
Page 388, strike lines 4 through 11 and insert the following:
(b) Access for Surveys.--Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15
U.S.C. 717f) is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(i)(1) For purposes of subsection (h), the exercise of the
right of eminent domain does not include accessing property for
purposes of surveying prior to acquiring the property, except
in accordance with paragraph (2).
``(2) If a holder of a certificate of public convenience and
necessity is unable to agree with the owner of property on
access to the property for purposes of surveying, the holder
shall enter into the dispute resolution process of the
Commission. If dispute resolution fails, or if the property
owner refuses to participate in such process, the Commission
may, upon a showing by the holder of documented repeated, good
faith efforts to work with the property owner to agree on such
access, issue an order declaring that, upon a court order, for
purposes of the relevant certificate and with respect to the
relevant property, the exercise of the right of eminent domain
under subsection (h) includes accessing the property, in a
limited, non-land-disturbing manner, for purposes of surveying
prior to acquiring the property.''.
At the end of title IV, add the following subtitle:
Subtitle C--Defending Against Rosatom Exports
SEC. 4301. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF LIMITATIONS ON IMPORTATION OF
URANIUM FROM RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) In General.--Section 3112A of the USEC Privatization Act
(42 U.S.C. 2297h-10a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as
paragraph (8); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the
following:
``(7) Suspension agreement.--The term `Suspension
Agreement' has the meaning given that term in section
3102(13).'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``United States to support''
and inserting the following: ``United States--
``(1) to support'';
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) to reduce reliance on uranium imports in order
to protect essential national security interests of the
United States;
``(3) to revive and strengthen the supply chain for
nuclear fuel produced and used in the United States;
and
``(4) to expand production of nuclear fuel in the
United States.''; and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``After'' and
inserting ``Except as provided
in subparagraph (B), after'';
(II) in clause (vi), by
striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(III) in clause (vii), by
striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon; and
(IV) by adding at the end the
following:
``(viii) in calendar year 2021,
596,682 kilograms;
``(ix) in calendar year 2022, 489,617
kilograms;
``(x) in calendar year 2023, 578,877
kilograms;
``(xi) in calendar year 2024, 476,536
kilograms;
``(xii) in calendar year 2025,
470,376 kilograms;
``(xiii) in calendar year 2026,
464,183 kilograms;
``(xiv) in calendar year 2027,
459,083 kilograms;
``(xv) in calendar year 2028, 344,312
kilograms;
``(xvi) in calendar year 2029,
340,114 kilograms;
``(xvii) in calendar year 2030,
332,141 kilograms;
``(xviii) in calendar year 2031,
328,862 kilograms;
``(xix) in calendar year 2032,
322,255 kilograms;
``(xx) in calendar year 2033, 317,536
kilograms;
``(xxi) in calendar year 2034,
298,088 kilograms;
``(xxii) in calendar year 2035,
294,511 kilograms;
``(xxiii) in calendar year 2036,
286,066 kilograms;
``(xxiv) in calendar year 2037,
281,272 kilograms;
``(xxv) in calendar year 2038,
277,124 kilograms;
``(xxvi) in calendar year 2039,
277,124 kilograms; and
``(xxvii) in calendar year 2040,
267,685 kilograms.'';
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph
(B) as subparagraph (C); and
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph
(A) the following:
``(B) Administration.--
``(i) In general.--The Secretary of
Commerce shall administer the import
limitations described in subparagraph
(A) in accordance with the provisions
of the Suspension Agreement,
including--
``(I) the limitations on
sales of enriched uranium
product and separative work
units plus conversion;
``(II) the requirements for
natural uranium returned feed
associated with sales of
enrichment, or enrichment plus
conversion from the Russian
Federation; and
``(III) any other provisions
of the Suspension Agreement.
``(ii) Effect of termination of
suspension agreement.--Clause (i) shall
remain in effect if the Suspension
Agreement is terminated.'';
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
the semicolon and inserting ``; or'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``; or'' and inserting a period; and
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C);
(C) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``reference
data'' and all that follows
through ``2019'' and inserting
the following: ``Lower Scenario
data in the 2019 report of the
World Nuclear Association
entitled `The Nuclear Fuel
Report: Global Scenarios for
Demand and Supply Availability
2019-2040'. In each of calendar
years 2023, 2029, and 2035'';
and
(II) by striking ``report or
a subsequent report'' and
inserting ``report'';
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs
(B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and
(D), respectively;
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph
(A) the following:
``(B) Report required.--Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of the
Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, and
every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report that includes--
``(i) a recommendation on the use of
all publicly available data to ensure
accurate forecasting by scenario data
to comport to actual demand for low-
enriched uranium for nuclear reactors
in the United States; and
``(ii) an identification of the steps
to be taken to adjust the import
limitations described in paragraph
(2)(A) based on the most accurate
scenario data.''; and
(iv) in subparagraph (D), as
redesignated by clause (ii), by
striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and
inserting ``subparagraph (C)'';
(D) in paragraph (9), by striking ``2020''
and inserting ``2040'';
(E) in paragraph (12)(B), by inserting ``or
the Suspension Agreement'' after ``the Russian
HEU Agreement''; and
(F) by striking ``(2)(B)'' each place it
appears and inserting ``(2)(C)''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
apply with respect to uranium imported from the Russian
Federation on or after January 1, 2021.
Beginning on page 493, line 18, in the text of the amendment
made by section 5341, redesignate sections 1313 through 1320 as
sections 1312 through 1319, respectively.
Page 508, line 17, strike ``(a) In general.--''.
Page 511, line 2, strike ``1314(b)'' and insert ``1313(b)''.
Page 514, strike lines 20 and 21.
Page 514, line 22, through page 517, line 20, redesignate
paragraphs (1) through (4) as subsections (a) through (d),
respectively.
Page 517, line 22, strike ``1313 through 1320'' and insert
``1312 through 1318''.
Page 521, after line 10, insert the following:
(h) Critical Infrastructure Defined.--The term ``critical
infrastructure'' means infrastructure that the Secretary
determines to be vital to socioeconomic activities such that,
if destroyed or damaged, such destruction or damage could cause
substantial disruption to such socioeconomic activities.
Page 521, line 14, strike ``1312'' and insert ``1311''.
Page 521, after line 15, redesignate the items relating to
sections 1313 through 1320 in the table of contents so as to
relate to sections 1312 through 1319, respectively.
Page 562, line 1, strike ``is amended'' and insert ``is
further amended''.
Page 571, strike lines 2 through 8 and insert the following:
(A) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by inserting ``,
components for such vehicles, and charging
equipment for such vehicles'' after
``vehicles''; and
Page 589, line 1, strike ``(ii)'' and insert ``(iii)''.
Page 593, line 5, strike ``REGISTERED'' and insert ``LEGAL
FOR OPERATION ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY''.
Page 593, line 12, strike ``registered to be operated'' and
insert ``legal for operation''.
Page 593, line 14, strike ``2 years'' and insert ``18
months''.
Page 595, line 23, strike ``(i)(1)(A)'' and insert
``(i)(1)''.
Beginning on page 598, line 15, strike ``Technology Transfer
Coordinator'' each place it appears in title VIII and insert
``Chief Commercialization Officer''.
Page 613, line 6, strike ``areas and'' and insert ``areas;''.
Page 613, line 9, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
Page 615, line 3, after ``Secretary'', insert ``, acting
through the Chief Commercialization Officer established in
section 1001(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16391(a)),''.
Page 618, line 15, strike ``The Secretary'' and insert ``In
accordance with section 8307(b) of this Act, the Secretary''.
Page 619, line 9, strike ``8104'' and insert ``8105''.
Page 619, line 16, insert ``8104,'' after ``8103,''.
Page 634, line 10, strike ``(a)'' and insert ``(e)''.
Page 643, line 14, strike ``program'' and insert
``activities''.
Page 643, line 19, strike ``program'' and insert ``Office of
Technology Transitions''.
Page 644, line 4, strike ``this program'' and insert ``the
Office of Technology Transitions''.
Page 648, lines 11 and 12, strike ``redesignating subsections
(f) and (g) as subsections (g) and (h)'' and insert
``redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (g) and
(h)''.
Page 700, line 19, strike ``and''.
Page 705, line 9, strike ``and''.
At the end of title IX, add the following:
Subtitle E--Title XVII Loan Program Reform
SEC. 9501. LOAN PROGRAM OFFICE TITLE XVII REFORM.
(a) Terms and Conditions.--Section 1702 of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) Specific Appropriation or Contribution.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
(2), the cost of a guarantee shall be paid by the
Secretary using an appropriation made for the cost of
the guarantee, subject to the availability of such an
appropriation.
``(2) Insufficient appropriations.--If sufficient
appropriated funds to pay the cost of a guarantee are
not available, then the guarantee shall not be made
unless--
``(A) the Secretary has received from the
borrower a payment in full for the cost of the
guarantee and deposited the payment into the
Treasury; or
``(B) a combination of one or more
appropriations and one or more payments from
the borrower under this subsection has been
made that is sufficient to cover the cost of
the guarantee.'';
(2) in subsection (h)--
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as
follows:
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall charge, and
collect on or after the date of the financial close of
an obligation, a fee for a guarantee in an amount that
the Secretary determines is sufficient to cover
applicable administrative expenses (including any costs
associated with third-party consultants engaged by the
Secretary).''; and
(B) by adding at the following:
``(3) Reduction in fee amount.--Notwithstanding
paragraph (1) and subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary may reduce the amount of
a fee for a guarantee under this subsection.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(l) Application Status.--
``(1) Request.--If the Secretary does not make a
final decision on an application for a guarantee under
this title by the date that is 180 days after receipt
of the application by the Secretary, the applicant may
request, on or after that date and not more than once
every 60 days thereafter until a final decision is
made, that the Secretary provide to the applicant a
response described in paragraph (2).
``(2) Response.--Not later than 10 days after
receiving a request from an applicant under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall provide to the applicant a
response that includes--
``(A) a description of the current status of
review of the application;
``(B) a summary of any factors that are
delaying a final decision on the application, a
list of what items are required in order to
reach a final decision, citations to
authorities stating the reasons why such items
are required, and a list of actions the
applicant can take to expedite the process; and
``(C) an estimate of when a final decision on
the application will be made.
``(m) Outreach.--In carrying out this title, the Secretary
shall--
``(1) provide assistance with the completion of
applications for a guarantee under this title;
``(2) conduct outreach, including through conferences
and online programs, to disseminate information to
potential applicants; and
``(3) conduct outreach to encourage participation of
supporting finance institutions and private lenders in
eligible projects.
``(n) Coordination.--In carrying out this title, to the
extent consistent with applicable law, the Secretary shall
collaborate, coordinate, and share information with relevant
offices within the Department.
``(o) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this subsection and every 3 years thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the status of
projects receiving guarantees under this title, including--
``(1) a list of such projects, including the
guarantee amount, construction status, and financing
partners of each such project;
``(2) the status of each such project's loan
repayment, including interest paid and future repayment
projections;
``(3) estimate of the greenhouse gas emissions
avoided from each such project;
``(4) data regarding the number of direct and
indirect jobs retained, restored, or created by such
projects;
``(5) the number of new projects projected to receive
a guarantee under this title during the next 2 years
and the aggregate guarantee amount; and
``(6) any other metrics the Secretary finds
appropriate.''.
(b) State Loan Eligibility.--
(1) Definitions.--Section 1701 of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(6) Indian tribe, native corporation, tribal energy
development organization.--The terms `Indian tribe',
`Native Corporation', and `tribal energy development
organization' have the meaning given such terms in
section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25
U.S.C. 3501).
``(7) State.--The term `State' has the meaning given
the term in section 202 of the Energy Conservation and
Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6802).
``(8) State energy financing institution.--
``(A) In general.--The term `State energy
financing institution' means a quasi-
independent entity or an entity within a State
agency or financing authority established by a
State that may--
``(i) provide financing support or
credit enhancements, including loan
guarantees and loan loss reserves, for
eligible projects; and
``(ii) create liquid markets for
eligible projects, including
warehousing and securitization, or take
other steps to reduce financial
barriers to the deployment of existing
and new eligible projects.
``(B) Inclusion.--The term `State energy
financing institution' includes an entity or
organization established to achieve the
purposes described in clauses (i) and (ii) of
subparagraph (A) by an Indian tribe, Native
Corporation, or tribal energy development
organization.''.
(2) Terms and conditions.--Section 1702 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512) is further
amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``,
including projects receiving financial support
or credit enhancements from a State energy
financing institution,'' after ``for
projects'';
(B) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ``,
including a guarantee for a project receiving
financial support or credit enhancements from a
State energy financing institution,'' after
``No guarantee''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(p) State Energy Financing Institutions.--
``(1) Partnerships authorized.--State energy
financing institutions providing financial support or
credit enhancements for eligible projects may enter
into partnerships with private entities, Indian tribes,
Native Corporations, and tribal energy development
organizations.
``(2) Prohibition on use of appropriated funds.--
Amounts appropriated to the Department before the date
of enactment of this subsection shall not be available
to be used for the cost of guarantees made to State
energy financing institutions.''.
(c) Project Eligibility Expansion.--
(1) In general.--The Energy Policy Act of 2005 is
amended by adding after section 1703 the following new
section:
``SEC. 1703A. OTHER ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make guarantees under
this section only for projects that--
``(1) avoid, reduce, utilize, or sequester air
pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse
gases; and
``(2) employ new or significantly improved
technologies as compared to commercial technologies in
service in the United States at the time the guarantee
is issued, including projects that employ--
``(A) a system of technologies that combine
existing technologies in an innovative manner;
``(B) elements of commercial technologies in
combination with new or significantly improved
technologies; or
``(C) new and innovative technologies
developed outside the energy sector that enable
modernization of existing energy infrastructure
and systems.
``(b) Categories.--Projects from the following categories
shall be eligible for a guarantee under this section:
``(1) Advanced nuclear energy facilities, including
manufacturing and deployment of nuclear supply
components for advanced nuclear reactors.
``(2) Carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration
practices and technologies, including--
``(A) agricultural and forestry practices
that store and sequester carbon; and
``(B) synthetic technologies to remove carbon
from the air and oceans.
``(3) Energy storage technologies for residential,
industrial, transportation, and power generation
applications.
``(4) Technologies and systems for reducing emissions
of greenhouse gases with high global warming potential,
including for reducing methane leakage from natural gas
transmission and distribution infrastructure.
``(5) Application of technologies, including data
analytics, artificial intelligence, and other software
to improve the energy efficiency, operations, and
management of energy infrastructure, including electric
grid operations.
``(6) Energy-water use efficiency in water resources
infrastructure and water-using technologies.
``(7) Technologies for improving the resilience or
reliability of existing energy infrastructure,
including technologies that incorporate energy storage
and grid modernization initiatives or improve the
cybersecurity of energy technologies.
``(8) Technologies or processes for reducing
greenhouse gas emissions from industrial applications,
including iron, steel, cement, and ammonia production,
hydrogen production, and generation of high-temperature
heat.
``(9) Categories of projects and projects described
in section 1703.
``(c) Regional Variation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2),
the Secretary may, to account for regional variation in
deployment of technology, make guarantees under this section
for up to 6 projects that employ the same or similar technology
as another project, provided no more than 2 projects that use
the same or a similar technology are located in the same region
of the United States.
``(d) State Energy Financing Institutions.--Notwithstanding
subsection (a), the Secretary may use up to 25 percent of
authority provided for commitments to guarantee loans under
this title for projects--
``(1) that are receiving financial support or credit
enhancements from a State energy financing institution;
and
``(2) that meet the requirements of paragraph (1) of
subsection (a), but do not meet the requirements of
paragraph (2) of subsection (a).
``(e) Emission Levels and Tax Credits.--Subsections (d) and
(e) of section 1703 shall apply with respect to projects
receiving guarantees under this section.''.
(2) Applicability.--Section 1702 of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512) is further amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(q) Applicability.--The Secretary shall not, for a period
of 10 years after the date of enactment of this subsection,
enter into a loan guarantee agreement for an eligible project--
``(1) under section 1703A; or
``(2) that is receiving financial support or credit
enhancements from a State energy financing
institution.''.
(3) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Definition of eligible projects.--Section
1701(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16511(3)) is amended by inserting ``or
section 1703A'' after ``section 1703''.
(B) Table of contents.--The table of contents
for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section
1703 the following:
``Sec. 1703A. Other eligible projects.''.
SEC. 9502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 1704 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16514) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Administrative and Other Expenses.--There are
authorized to be appropriated--
``(1) $32,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021
through 2025 to carry out this title; and
``(2) for fiscal year 2021, in addition to amounts
authorized under paragraph (1), $25,000,000, to remain
available until expended, for administrative expenses
described in section 1702(h)(1) that are not covered by
fees collected pursuant to section 1702(h).''.
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Add at the end of title XI the following:
SEC. 11017. PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CUMULATIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS.
(a) Proposed Protocol.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this section, the Administrator, in
consultation with the Advisory Council, shall publish a
proposal for a protocol for assessing and addressing the
cumulative public health risks associated with multiple
environmental stressors. The Administrator shall allow 90 days
for public comment on such proposal. The environmental
stressors addressed under such proposal shall include--
(1) impacts associated with global climate change,
including extreme heat, extremes in temperature change,
drought, wildfires, sea level rise, flooding, storms,
water shortage, food shortage, ecosystem disruption,
and the spread of infectious disease;
(2) exposure to pollutants, emissions, discharges,
waste, chemicals, or other materials subject to
regulation under the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the
Toxic Substances Control Act, the Solid Waste Disposal
Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, and
other laws administered by the Administrator; and
(3) other environmental stressors determined by the
Administrator to impact public health.
(b) Final Protocol.--Not later than 1 year after the
enactment of this section, the Administrator shall publish the
final protocol for assessing and addressing the cumulative
public health risks associated with multiple environmental
stressors.
(c) Implementation.--Not later than 3 years after the
enactment of this section, the Administrator shall implement
the protocol described under subsection (b).
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 12111. ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Energy, acting through the Director of the Office
of Economic Impact, Diversity, and Employment, shall jointly
establish and carry out a comprehensive, nationwide program to
improve education and training for jobs in energy-related
industries, including manufacturing, engineering, construction,
and retrofitting jobs in such energy-related industries in
order to the increase number of skilled workers trained to work
in such energy-related industries, including by--
(1) encouraging underrepresented groups, including
religious and ethnic minorities, women, veterans,
individuals with disabilities, unemployed energy
workers, and socioeconomically disadvantaged
individuals to enter into the science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (in this section referred
to as ``STEM'') fields;
(2) encouraging the Nation's educational institutions
to equip students with the skills, mentorships,
training, and technical expertise necessary to fill the
employment opportunities vital to managing and
operating the Nation's energy-related industries;
(3) providing students and other candidates for
employment with the necessary skills and certifications
for skilled jobs in such energy-related industries; and
(4) strengthening and more fully engaging Department
of Energy programs and laboratories in carrying out the
Department's Minorities in Energy Initiative.
(b) Direct Assistance.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out the program
established under subsection (a), the Secretaries may
provide financial assistance awards, technical
assistance, and other assistance the Secretaries
determine appropriate, to educational institutions and
training programs and providers, including those
serving unemployed and underemployed energy workers.
(2) Distribution.--The Secretaries shall distribute
assistance described in paragraph (1) in a manner
proportional to the needs of energy-related industries
and demand for jobs in energy-related industries,
consistent with information developed under subsection
(e), and to the extent practicable, ensure a
geographically diverse distribution, including a
geographically diverse distribution among regions of
the country and among urban, suburban, and rural areas.
(c) Priority.--In carrying out the program established under
subsection (a) the Secretaries shall prioritize the education
and training of individuals from underrepresented populations
for jobs in energy-related industries.
(d) Collaboration and Outreach.--In carrying out the program
established under subsection (a), the Secretaries shall--
(1) collaborate with--
(A) to the maximum extent possible, State or
local workforce development boards and State
workforce agencies, to maximize program
efficiency;
(B) educational institutions and training
programs and providers; and
(C) employers and labor organizations in
energy-related industries providing
opportunities to participate in internships,
fellowships, traineeships, and apprenticeships
to students, including students of minority-
serving institutions and unemployed or
underemployed energy workers, and other
candidates, such as underrepresented
populations; and
(2) conduct outreach activities to--
(A) encourage individuals from
underrepresented populations and unemployed or
underemployed energy workers to enter into the
STEM fields; and
(B) encourage and foster collaboration,
mentorships, and partnerships among energy-
related industries, and training programs and
providers, that provide effective training
programs for jobs in energy-related industries
and educational institutions that seek to
establish these types of programs in order to
share best practices and approaches that best
suit local, State, and national needs.
(e) Clearinghouse.--
(1) Establishment.--In carrying out the program
established under subsection (a), the Secretary of
Labor, in collaboration with Secretary of Energy, the
Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Commerce, and
the Director of the Bureau of the Census, and energy-
related industries, shall establish a clearinghouse on
a publicly accessible website to--
(A) develop, maintain, and update information
and other resources, by State and by region,
on--
(i) training programs for jobs in
energy-related industries; and
(ii) the current and future workforce
needs of energy-related industries, and
job opportunities in such energy-
related industries, including
identification of jobs in energy-
related industries for which there is
the greatest demand; and
(B) act as a resource for educational
institutions and training programs and
providers that would like to develop and
implement training programs for such jobs.
(2) Report.--The Secretaries shall annually publish a
report on the information and other resources
developed, maintained, and updated on the clearinghouse
established under paragraph (1), including--
(A) a report providing comprehensive and
detailed description of the workforce needs of
such energy-related industries, and job
opportunities in such energy-related
industries, by State and by region; and
(B) publish an annual report on job creation
in the energy-related industries described in
subsection (f)(1).
(f) Guidelines to Develop Skills for an Energy Industry
Workforce.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out the program
established under subsection (a), the Secretaries, in
collaboration with the Secretary of Education, the
Secretary of Commerce, and the National Science
Foundation, shall develop voluntary guidelines or best
practices for educational institutions to help provide
students with the skills necessary for jobs in energy-
related industries, including jobs in--
(A) the energy efficiency industry, including
jobs in energy efficiency (including
architecture, design, and construction of new
energy efficient buildings), conservation,
weatherization, retrofitting, inspecting,
auditing, and software development;
(B) the renewable energy industry, including
jobs in the development, engineering,
manufacturing, and production of energy from
renewable energy sources (such as solar,
hydropower, wind, and geothermal energy);
(C) the community energy resiliency industry,
including jobs in the installation of rooftop
solar, in battery storage, and in microgrid
technologies;
(D) the fuel cell and hydrogen energy
industry;
(E) the advanced automotive technology
industry, including jobs relating to electric
vehicle batteries, connectivity and automation,
and advanced combustion engines;
(F) the manufacturing industry, including
jobs as operations technicians, in operations
and design in additive manufacturing, 3-D
printing, and advanced composites and advanced
aluminum and other metal alloys, and in
industrial energy efficiency management
systems, including power electronics, and other
innovative technologies;
(G) the chemical manufacturing industry,
including jobs in construction (such as
welders, pipefitters, and tool and die makers),
as instrument and electrical technicians,
machinists, chemical process operators,
engineers, quality and safety professionals,
and reliability engineers;
(H) the utility industry, including jobs in
smart grid technology, cybersecurity
management, and the generation, transmission,
and distribution of electricity and natural
gas, such as electricians and utility
dispatchers, technicians, operators,
lineworkers, engineers, scientists, and
information technology specialists;
(I) the alternative fuels industry, including
jobs in biofuel and bioproducts development and
production;
(J) the pipeline industry, including jobs in
pipeline construction and maintenance and jobs
as engineers and technical advisors;
(K) the nuclear energy industry, including
jobs as scientists, engineers, technicians,
mathematicians, and security personnel;
(L) the oil and gas industry, including jobs
as scientists, engineers, technicians,
mathematicians, petrochemical engineers, and
geologists; and
(M) the coal industry, including jobs as coal
miners, engineers, developers and manufacturers
of state-of-the-art coal facilities, technology
vendors, coal transportation workers and
operators, and mining equipment vendors.
(2) Energy efficiency and conservation initiatives.--
The guidelines or best practices developed under
paragraph (1) shall include grade-specific guidelines
for elementary schools and secondary schools for
teaching energy efficiency technology, architecture,
design, and construction of new energy-efficient
buildings and building energy retrofits, manufacturing
efficiency technology, community energy resiliency, and
conservation initiatives.
(3) STEM education.--The guidelines or best practices
developed under paragraph (1) shall promote STEM
education and energy related programs of study in
educational institutions as it relates to job
opportunities in energy-related industries listed under
such paragraph.
(g) Outreach to Minority Serving Institutions.--In carrying
out the program established under subsection (a), the
Secretaries shall--
(1) give special consideration to increasing outreach
to minority-serving institutions;
(2) make resources available to minority-serving
institutions with the objective of increasing the
number of skilled minorities and women trained for jobs
in energy-related industries, including manufacturing,
engineering, construction, and retrofitting jobs in
such energy-related industries;
(3) encourage energy-related industries to improve
the opportunities for students of minority-serving
institutions to participate in industry internships,
apprenticeships, and cooperative work-study programs;
and
(4) partner with the Department of Energy
laboratories to increase underrepresented groups'
participation in internships, fellowships,
traineeships, and employment at all Department of
Energy laboratories.
(h) Outreach to Displaced, Unemployed and Underemployed
Energyworkers.--In carrying out the program established under
subsection (a), the Secretaries shall--
(1) give special consideration to increasing outreach
to employers and job trainers preparing displaced,
unemployed, and underemployed energy workers for
emerging jobs in energy-related industries, including
manufacturing, engineering, construction, and
retrofitting jobs in such energy-related industries;
(2) make resources available to institutions serving
displaced and unemployed energy workers with the
objective of increasing the number of individuals
trained for jobs in energy-related industries,
including manufacturing, engineering, construction, and
retrofitting jobs in such energy-related industries;
and
(3) encourage energy-related industries to improve
opportunities for displaced and unemployed energy
workers to participate in industry internships,
apprenticeships, and work-study programs.
(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
SEC. 12112. ENERGY WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Program.--
(1) Establishment.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of Labor
and the Secretary of Energy, acting through the
Director of the Office of Economic Impact, Diversity,
and Employment, shall jointly establish and carry out a
program to provide grants to eligible entities to pay
the eligible wages of, or eligible stipends for,
individuals during the time period that such
individuals are receiving training to work in the
renewable energy sector, energy efficiency sector, or
grid modernization sector.
(2) Guidelines.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries, in
consultation with stakeholders, contractors, and
organizations that work to advance existing residential
energy efficiency, shall establish guidelines to
identify training that is eligible for purposes of the
program established pursuant to paragraph (1).
(b) Eligibility.--
(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant
under the program established under subsection (a), an
eligible entity shall be directly involved with energy
efficiency or renewable energy technology and provide
services related to--
(A) renewable electric energy generation,
including solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower,
and other renewable electric energy generation
technologies;
(B) energy efficiency, including energy-
efficient lighting, heating, ventilation, and
air conditioning, air source heat pumps,
advanced building materials, insulation and air
sealing, and other high-efficiency products and
services, including auditing and inspection,
architecture, design, and construction of new
energy efficient buildings and building energy
retrofits;
(C) grid modernization or energy storage,
including smart grid, microgrid and other
distributed energy solutions, demand response
management, and home energy management
technology; or
(D) fuel cell and hybrid fuel cell
generation.
(2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following
terms apply:
(A) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible
entity'' means--
(i) an employer in an industry
described in paragraph (1); or
(ii) a labor organization, a joint-
labor management organization, a State
or local workforce board, or a training
program or provider that provides
training to individuals to work for an
employer described in clause (i), or
works on behalf of any such employers.
(B) Eligible stipend.--The term ``eligible
stipend'' means a stipend that meets the
criteria identified pursuant to the guidelines
established under subsection (a)(2).
(C) Eligible wages.--The term ``eligible
wages'' means wages that meet the criteria
identified pursuant to the guidelines
established under subsection (a)(2).
(c) Use of Grants.--
(1) Eligible wages.--An eligible entity with--
(A) 20 or fewer employees may use a grant
provided under the program established under
subsection (a) to pay up to--
(i) 45 percent of an employee's
eligible wages for the duration of the
applicable training for such employee,
if the training is provided by the
eligible entity; and
(ii) 90 percent of an employee's
eligible wages for the duration of the
applicable training for such employee,
if the training is provided by an
entity other than the eligible entity;
(B) 21 to 99 employees may use a grant
provided under the program established under
subsection (a) to pay up to--
(i) 37.5 percent of an employee's
eligible wages for the duration of the
applicable training for such employee,
if the training is provided by the
eligible entity; and
(ii) 75 percent of an employee's
eligible wages for the duration of the
applicable training for such employee,
if the training is provided by an
entity other than the eligible entity;
and
(C) 100 employees or more may use a grant
provided under the program established under
subsection (a) to pay up to--
(i) 25 percent of an employee's
eligible wages for the duration of the
applicable training for such employee,
if the training is provided by the
eligible entity; and
(ii) 50 percent of an employee's
eligible wages for the duration of the
applicable training for such employee,
if the training is provided by an
entity other than the eligible entity.
(2) Stipend.--An eligible entity may use a grant
provided under the program established under subsection
(a) to pay up to 100 percent of an eligible stipend for
an individual for the duration of the applicable
training for such individual.
(d) Priority for Targeted Communities.--In providing grants
under the program established under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall give priority to an eligible entity that--
(1) recruits or trains individuals who are--
(A) from the community that the eligible
entity serves; and
(B)(i) from underrepresented populations; or
(ii) unemployed or underemployed energy
workers; and
(2) will provide individuals receiving training with
the opportunity to obtain or retain employment at an
eligible entities.
(e) Limit.--An eligible entity may not receive more than
$100,000 under the program established under subsection (a) per
fiscal year.
(f) Report.--The Secretaries shall submit to Congress,
annually for each year the program established under subsection
(a) is carried out, a report on such program, including--
(1) an assessment of such program for the previous
year, including the number of jobs filled by
individuals trained pursuant to such program; and
(2) recommendations on how to improve such program.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
SEC. 12113. DEFINITIONS.
In this part:
(1) Career and technical education.--The term
``career and technical education'' has the meaning
given such term in section 3 or the Carl D. Perkins
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C.
2302).
(2) Community-based organization.--The term
``community-based organization'' has the meaning given
such term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
(3) Training programs and providers.--The term
``training programs and providers'' means State or
local workforce development boards, community-based
organizations, qualified youth or conservation corps,
Job Corps authorized under subtitle C of title I the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3101 et seq.), labor organizations, joint-labor
management organizations, pre-apprenticeship programs,
and apprenticeship programs.
(4) Educational institution.--The term ``educational
institution'' means an elementary school, secondary
school, or institution of higher education, including
educational institutions providing career and technical
education programs and programs of study.
(5) Elementary school and secondary school.--The
terms ``elementary school'' and ``secondary school''
have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7801).
(6) Energy-related industry.--The term ``energy-
related industry'' includes the energy efficiency
industry, renewable energy industry, community energy
resiliency industry, fuel cell and hydrogen energy
industry, advanced automotive technology industry,
chemical manufacturing industry, electric utility
industry, gas utility industry, alternative fuels
industry, pipeline industry, nuclear energy industry,
oil and gas industry, and coal industry.
(7) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning
given such term in section 102 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002), except that such term
does not include institutions described in subparagraph
(A) or (C) of subsection (a)(1) of such section 102.
(8) Jobs in energy-related industries.--The term
``jobs in energy-related industries'' includes
manufacturing, engineering, construction, and
retrofitting jobs in energy-related industries.
(9) Labor organization.--The term ``labor
organization'' has the meaning given such term in
section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29
U.S.C. 152).
(10) Minority-serving institution.--The term
``minority-serving institution'' means an institution
of higher education that is of one of the following:
(A) A Hispanic-serving institution (as
defined in section 502(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a))).
(B) A Tribal College or University (as
defined in section 316(b) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))).
(C) An Alaska Native-serving institution (as
defined in section 317(b) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))).
(D) A Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as
defined in section 317(b) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))).
(E) A Predominantly Black Institution (as
defined in section 318(b) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e(b))).
(F) A Native American-serving nontribal
institution (as defined in section 319(b) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1059f(b))).
(G) An Asian American and Native American
Pacific Islander-serving institution (as
defined in section 320(b) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b))).
(H) A historically Black college or
university (having the meaning given the term
``part B institution'' in section 322 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)).
(11) Qualified youth or conservation corps.--The term
``qualified youth or conservation corps'' has the
meaning given such term in section 203(11) of the
Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722(11)).
(12) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means the
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Energy.
(13) State or local workforce development board.--The
term ``State or workforce development board'' or
``local workforce development board'' have the meanings
given the terms ``State board'' and ``local board'',
respectively, in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
(14) State workforce agency.--The term ``State
workforce agency'' means the State agency with
responsibility for workforce investment activities
under chapters 2 and 3 of subtitle B of title I of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3121 et seq., 3131 et seq.).
(15) STEM.--The term ``STEM'' means science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics.
(16) Underrepresented populations.--The term
``underrepresented populations'' means a group of
individuals (such as a group of individuals from the
same gender or race), the members of which comprise
fewer than 25 percent of the individuals employed in
occupations in energy-related industries.
Page 832, after line 4, insert the following:
SEC. 12203. APPRENTICESHIPS.
(a) In General.--Any funds made available under this Act to
fund an apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship program shall only
be used for, or provided to, apprenticeship and pre-
apprenticeship programs as defined this section, including any
funds awarded for the purposes of grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements, or the development, implementation, or
administration of a program funded in whole or part by federal
funds under this Act.
(b) Apprenticeship Defined.--In this Act, the term
``apprenticeship'' means an apprenticeship--
(1) registered under the Act of August 16, 1937
(commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act'';
50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); and
(2) that complies with the requirements of subpart A
of part 29 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations,
and part 30 of such title (as in effect on September
18, 2020).
(c) Pre-apprenticeship Defined.--In this Act, the term ``pre-
apprenticeship'' or ``pre-apprenticeship program'' means a
training model or program that--
(1) is designed to prepare participants to enter an
apprenticeship program;
(2) is carried out by a sponsor that has a written
agreement with 1 or more sponsors of apprenticeship
programs; and
(3) includes each of the following:
(A) Training (including a curriculum for the
training) aligned with industry standards
related to an apprenticeship program and
reviewed and approved annually by sponsors of
the apprenticeship program that are parties to
the written agreement, and that will prepare
participants by teaching the skills and
competencies needed to enter 1 or more
apprenticeship programs.
(B) Hands-on training and theoretical
education for participants that does not
displace a paid employee.
(C) A formal agreement with a sponsor of an
apprenticeship program that would enable
participants who successfully complete the pre-
apprenticeship program--
(i) to enter into the apprenticeship
program if a place in the program is
available and if the participant meets
the qualifications of the
apprenticeship program; and
(ii) to earn credits towards the
apprenticeship program.
Beginning on page 841, line 23, strike paragraph (1), and
redesignate subsequent paragraphs accordingly.
Page 894, line 13, strike ``Senate'' and insert ``House''.
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PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 4447 MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Axne of Iowa or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 328, line 2, strike ``industrial applications'' and
insert ``industrial applications, including at biofuel
facilities''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Barragan of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title III, add the following:
Subtitle D--Climate Smart Ports
SEC. 3401. CLIMATE SMART PORTS GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this section, the Administrator shall establish a
program to award grants to eligible entities to purchase, and
as applicable install, zero emissions port equipment and
technology.
(b) Use of Grants.--
(1) In general.--An eligible entity may use a grant
awarded under this section to purchase, and as
applicable install, zero emissions port equipment and
technology.
(2) Prohibited use.--
(A) In general.--An eligible entity may not
use a grant awarded under this section to
purchase or install fully automated cargo
handling equipment or terminal infrastructure
that is designed for fully automated cargo
handling equipment.
(B) Human-operated zero emissions port
equipment and technology.--Nothing in
subparagraph (A) prohibits an eligible entity
from using a grant awarded under this section
to purchase human-operated zero emissions port
equipment and technology or infrastructure that
supports such human-operated zero emissions
port equipment and technology.
(3) Cost share.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), an eligible entity may not
use a grant awarded under this section to cover
more than 70 percent of the cost of purchasing,
and as applicable installing, zero emissions
port equipment and technology.
(B) Certain grants.--With respect to a grant
in an amount equal to or greater than
$3,000,000, an eligible entity may use such
grant to cover not more than 85 percent of the
cost of purchasing and installing zero
emissions port equipment and technology if such
eligible entity certifies to the Administrator
that--
(i) such grant will be used, at least
in part, to employ laborers or
mechanics to install zero emissions
port equipment and technology; and
(ii) such eligible entity is a party
to a project labor agreement or
requires that each subgrantee of such
eligible entity, and any subgrantee
thereof at any tier, that performs such
installation participate in a project
labor agreement.
(4) Project labor.--An eligible entity that uses a
grant awarded under this section to install zero
emissions port equipment and technology shall ensure,
to the greatest extent practicable, that any subgrantee
of such eligible entity, and any subgrantee thereof at
any tier, that carries out such installation employs
laborers or mechanics for such installation that--
(A) are domiciled not further than 50 miles
from such installation;
(B) are members of the Armed Forces serving
on active duty, separated from active duty, or
retired from active duty;
(C) have been incarcerated or served time in
a juvenile detention facility; or
(D) have a disability.
(c) Wages.--
(1) In general.--All laborers and mechanics employed
by a subgrantee of an eligible entity, and any
subgrantee thereof at any tier, to perform
construction, alteration, installation, or repair work
that is assisted, in whole or in part, by a grant
awarded under this section shall be paid wages at rates
not less than those prevailing on similar construction,
alteration, installation, or repair work 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) Labor standards.--With respect to the labor
standards 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.
(d) Application.--
(1) In general.--To be eligible to be awarded a grant
under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to
the Administrator an application at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the
Administrator may require.
(2) Priority.--The Administrator shall prioritize
awarding grants under this section to eligible entities
based on the following:
(A) The degree to which the proposed use of
the grant will--
(i) reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
(ii) reduce emissions of any criteria
pollutant and precursor thereof;
(iii) reduce hazardous air pollutant
emissions; and
(iv) reduce public health disparities
in communities that receive a
disproportionate quantity of air
pollution from a port.
(B) The amount of matching, non-Federal funds
expected to be used by an applicant to
purchase, and as applicable install, zero
emissions port equipment and technology.
(C) Whether the applicant will use such grant
to purchase, and as applicable install, zero
emissions port equipment and technology that is
produced in the United States.
(D) As applicable, whether the applicant will
meet the utilization requirements for
registered apprentices established by the
Secretary of Labor or a State Apprenticeship
Agency.
(E) As applicable, whether the applicant will
recruit and retain skilled workers through a
State-approved joint labor management
apprenticeship program.
(e) Outreach.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after funds
are made available to carry out this section, the
Administrator shall develop and carry out an
educational outreach program to promote and explain the
grant program established under subsection (a) to
prospective grant recipients.
(2) Program components.--In carrying out the outreach
program developed under paragraph (1), the
Administrator shall--
(A) inform prospective grant recipients how
to apply for a grant awarded under this
section;
(B) describe to prospective grant recipients
the benefits of available zero emissions port
equipment and technology;
(C) explain to prospective grant recipients
the benefits of participating in the grant
program established under this section; and
(D) facilitate the sharing of best practices
and lessons learned between grant recipients
and prospective grant recipients with respect
to how to apply for and use grants awarded
under this section.
(f) Reports.--
(1) Report to administrator.--Not later than 90 days
after the date on which an eligible entity uses a grant
awarded under this section, such eligible entity shall
submit to the Administrator a report containing such
information as the Administrator shall require.
(2) Annual report to congress.--Not later than
January 31, 2021, and annually thereafter, the
Administrator shall submit to Congress and make
available on the website of the Environmental
Protection Agency a report that includes, with respect
to each grant awarded under this section during the
preceding calendar year--
(A) the name and location of the eligible
entity that was awarded such grant;
(B) the amount of such grant that the
eligible entity was awarded;
(C) the name and location of the port where
the zero emissions port equipment and
technology that was purchased, and as
applicable installed, with such grant is used;
(D) an estimate of the impact of such zero
emissions port equipment and technology on
reducing--
(i) greenhouse gas emissions;
(ii) emissions of criteria pollutants
and precursors thereof;
(iii) hazardous air pollutant
emissions; and
(iv) public health disparities; and
(E) any other information the Administrator
determines necessary to understand the impact
of grants awarded under this section.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030.
(2) Nonattainment areas.--To the extent practicable,
at least 25 percent of amounts made available to carry
out this section in each fiscal year shall be used to
award grants to eligible entities to provide zero
emissions port equipment and technology to ports that
are in nonattainment areas.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Active duty.-- The term ``active duty'' has the
meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10,
United States Code.
(2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(3) Alternative emissions control technology.--The
term ``alternative emissions control technology'' means
a technology, technique, or measure that--
(A) captures the emissions of nitrogen oxide,
particulate matter, reactive organic compounds,
and greenhouse gases from the auxiliary engine
and auxiliary boiler of an ocean-going vessel
at berth;
(B) is verified or approved by a State or
Federal air quality regulatory agency;
(C) the use of which achieves at least the
equivalent reduction of emissions as the use of
shore power for an ocean-going vessel at berth;
(D) the use of which results in reducing
emissions of the auxiliary engine of an ocean-
going vessel at berth to a rate of less than--
(i) 2.8 g/kW-hr for nitrogen oxide;
(ii) 0.03 g/kW-hr for particulate
matter 2.5; and
(iii) 0.1 g/kW-hr for reactive
organic compounds; and
(E) reduces the emissions of the auxiliary
engine and boiler of an ocean-going vessel at
berth by at least 80 percent of the default
emissions rate, which is 13.8 g.
(4) Criteria pollutant.--The term ``criteria
pollutant'' means each of the following:
(A) Ground-level ozone.
(B) Particulate matter.
(C) Carbon monoxide.
(D) Lead.
(E) Sulfur dioxide.
(F) Nitrogen dioxide.
(5) Distributed energy resource.--
(A) In general.--The term ``distributed
energy resource'' means an energy resource
that--
(i) is located on or near a customer
site;
(ii) is operated on the customer side
of the electric meter; and
(iii) is interconnected with the
electric grid.
(B) Inclusions.--The term ``distributed
energy resource'' includes--
(i) clean electric generation;
(ii) customer electric efficiency
measures;
(iii) electric demand flexibility;
and
(iv) energy storage.
(6) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''
means--
(A) a port authority;
(B) a State, regional, local, or Tribal
agency that has jurisdiction over a port
authority or a port;
(C) an air pollution control district or air
quality management district; or
(D) a private or nonprofit entity, applying
for a grant awarded under this section in
collaboration with another entity described in
subparagraphs (A) through (C), that owns or
uses cargo or transportation equipment at a
port.
(7) Energy storage system.--The term ``energy storage
system'' means a system, equipment, facility, or
technology that--
(A) is capable of absorbing energy, storing
energy for a period of time, and dispatching
the stored energy; and
(B) uses a mechanical, electrical, chemical,
electrochemical, or thermal process to store
energy that--
(i) was generated at an earlier time
for use at a later time; or
(ii) was generated from a mechanical
process, and would otherwise be wasted,
for delivery at a later time.
(8) Fully automated cargo handling equipment.--The
term ``fully automated cargo handling equipment'' means
cargo handling equipment that--
(A) is remotely operated or remotely
monitored; and
(B) with respect to the use of such
equipment, does not require the exercise of
human intervention or control.
(9) Nonattainment area.--The term ``nonattainment
area'' has the meaning given such term in section 171
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501).
(10) Port.--The term ``port'' includes a maritime
port and an inland port.
(11) Port authority.--The term ``port authority''
means a governmental or quasi-governmental authority
formed by a legislative body to operate a port.
(12) Project labor agreement.--The term ``project
labor agreement'' means a pre-hire collective
bargaining agreement with one or more labor
organization that establishes the terms and conditions
of employment for a specific construction project and
is described in section 8(f) of the National Labor
Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(f)).
(13) Registered apprentice.--The term ``registered
apprentice'' means a person who is participating in a
registered apprenticeship program.
(14) Registered apprenticeship program.--The term
``registered apprenticeship program'' means a program
registered pursuant to the Act of August 16, 1937
(commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act'';
50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.).
(15) Shore power.--The term ``shore power'' means the
provision of shoreside electrical power to a ship at
berth that has shut down main and auxiliary engines.
(16) State apprenticeship agency.--The term ``State
Apprenticeship Agency'' has the meaning given such term
in section 29.2 of title 29, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2020).
(17) Zero emissions port equipment and technology.--
(A) In general.--The term ``zero emissions
port equipment and technology'' means equipment
and technology, including the equipment and
technology described in subparagraph (B),
that--
(i) is used at a port; and
(ii) (I) produces zero exhaust
emissions of--
(aa) any criteria
pollutant and precursor
thereof; and
(bb) any greenhouse
gas, other than water
vapor; or
(II) captures 100 percent of
the exhaust emissions produced
by an ocean-going vessel at
berth.
(B) Equipment and technology described.--The
equipment and technology described in this
subparagraph is the following:
(i) Any equipment that handles cargo.
(ii) A drayage truck that transports
cargo.
(iii) A train that transports cargo.
(iv) Port harbor craft.
(v) A distributed energy resource.
(vi) An energy storage system.
(vii) Electrical charging
infrastructure.
(viii) Shore power or an alternative
emissions control technology.
(ix) An electric transport
refrigeration unit.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Barragan of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 784, line 22, strike ``$10,000,000'' and insert
``$50,000,000''.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Barragan of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 131, line 12, strike ``$310,000,000'' and insert
``$410,000,000''.
Page 131, line 13, strike ``$330,000,000'' and insert
``$430,000,000''.
Page 131, line 14, strike ``$350,000,000'' and insert
``$450,000,000''.
Page 131, line 15, strike ``$350,000,000'' and insert
``$450,000,000''.
Page 131, line 16, strike ``$350,000,000'' and insert
``$450,000,000''.
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5. An Amendment To Be offered by Representative Barragan of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 745, after line 15, insert the following:
(29) Climate justice.--The term ``climate justice''
means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of
all individuals, regardless of race, color, culture,
national origin, educational level, or income, with
respect to the development, implementation, and
enforcement of policies and projects that address
climate change, a recognition of the historical
responsibilities for climate change, and a commitment
that the people and communities least responsible for
climate change, and most vulnerable to the impacts of
climate change, do not suffer disproportionately as a
result of historical injustice and disinvestment.
(30) Natural infrastructure.--The term ``natural
infrastructure'' means infrastructure that uses,
restores, or emulates natural ecological processes
and--
(A) is created through the action of natural
physical, geological, biological, and chemical
processes over time;
(B) is created by human design, engineering,
and construction to emulate or act in concert
with natural processes; or
(C) involves the use of plants, soils, and
other natural features, including through the
creation, restoration, or preservation of
vegetated areas using materials appropriate to
the region to manage stormwater and runoff, to
attenuate flooding and storm surges, and for
other related purposes.
Page 812, after line 17, insert the following:
SEC. 11017. CLIMATE JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish a
program under which the Administrator shall provide grants to
eligible entities to assist the eligible entities in--
(1) building capacity to address issues relating to
climate justice; and
(2) carrying out any activity described in subsection
(d).
(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a), an eligible entity shall be a tribal
government, local government, or nonprofit, community-based
organization.
(c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a), an eligible entity shall submit to the
Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Administrator may require,
including--
(1) an outline describing the means by which the
project proposed by the eligible entity will--
(A) with respect to climate justice issues at
the local level, increase the understanding of
the environmental justice community at which
the eligible entity will conduct the project;
(B) improve the ability of the environmental
justice community to address each issue
described in subparagraph (A);
(C) facilitate collaboration and cooperation
among various stakeholders (including members
of the environmental justice community); and
(D) support the ability of the environmental
justice community to proactively plan and
implement climate justice initiatives,
(2) a proposed budget for each activity of the
project that is the subject of the application;
(3) a list of proposed outcomes with respect to the
proposed project;
(4) a description of the ways by which the eligible
entity may leverage the funds of the eligible entity,
or the funds made available through a grant under this
subsection, to develop a project that is capable of
being sustained beyond the period of the grant; and
(5) a description of the ways by which the eligible
entity is linked to, and representative of, the
environmental justice community at which the eligible
entity will conduct the project.
(d) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity may only use a grant
under this subsection to carry out culturally and
linguistically appropriate projects and activities that are
driven by the needs, opportunities, and priorities of the
environmental justice community at which the eligible entity
proposes to conduct the project or activity to address climate
justice concerns of the environmental justice community,
including activities--
(1) to create or develop collaborative partnerships;
(2) to educate and provide outreach services to the
environmental justice community on climate justice;
(3) to identify and implement projects to address
climate justice concerns, including community solar and
wind energy projects, energy efficiency, home and
building electrification, home and building
weatherization, energy storage, solar and wind energy
supported microgrids, battery electric vehicles,
electric vehicle charging infrastructure, natural
infrastructure, and climate resilient infrastructure.
(e) Limitations on Amount.--The amount of a grant under this
section may not exceed $2,000,000 for any grant recipient.
(f) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Energy
and Commerce and Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committees on Environment and
Public Works and Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate a report describing the ways by which the grant
program under this subsection has helped eligible
entities address issues relating to energy and climate
justice.
(2) Public availability.--The Administrator shall
make each report required under paragraph (1) available
to the public (including by posting a copy of the
report on the website of the Environmental Protection
Agency).
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this subsection $1,000,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. The Administrator may
not use more than 2 percent of the amount appropriated for each
fiscal year for administrative expenses, including outreach and
technical assistance to eligible entities.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Barragan of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 222, line 14, strike ``$200,000,000'' and insert
``$250,000,000''.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Blunt Rochester of
Delaware or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of title XII the following:
Subtitle G--Open Back Better
SEC. 12701. FACILITIES ENERGY RESILIENCY.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered project.--The term ``covered project''
means a building project at an eligible facility that--
(A) increases--
(i) resiliency, including--
(I) public health and safety;
(II) power outages;
(III) natural disasters;
(IV) indoor air quality; and
(V) any modifications
necessitated by the COVID-19
pandemic;
(ii) energy efficiency;
(iii) renewable energy; and
(iv) grid integration; and
(B) may have combined heat and power and
energy storage as project components.
(2) Early childhood education program.--The term
``early childhood education program'' has the meaning
given the term in section 103 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003).
(3) Elementary school.--The term ``elementary
school'' has the meaning given the term in section 8101
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7801).
(4) Eligible facility.--The term ``eligible
facility'' means a public facility, as determined by
the Secretary, including--
(A) a public school, including an elementary
school and a secondary school;
(B) a facility used to operate an early
childhood education program;
(C) a local educational agency;
(D) a medical facility;
(E) a local or State government building;
(F) a community facility;
(G) a public safety facility;
(H) a day care center;
(I) an institution of higher education;
(J) a public library; and
(K) a wastewater treatment facility.
(5) Environmental justice community.--The term
``environmental justice community'' means a community
with significant representation of communities of
color, low income communities, or Tribal and indigenous
communities, that experiences, or is at risk of
experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or
environmental effects.
(6) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning
given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
(7) Local educational agency.--The term ``local
educational agency'' has the meaning given the term in
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(8) Low income.--The term ``low income'', with
respect to a household, means an annual household
income equal to, or less than, the greater of--
(A) 80 percent of the median income of the
area in which the household is located, as
reported by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development; and
(B) 200 percent of the Federal poverty line.
(9) Low income community.--The term ``low income
community'' means a census block group in which not
less than 30 percent of households are low income.
(10) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school''
has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7801).
(11) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Energy.
(12) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given
the term in section 3 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6202).
(13) State energy program.--The term ``State Energy
Program'' means the State Energy Program established
under part D of title III of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.).
(14) Tribal organization.--
(A) In general.--The term ``tribal
organization'' has the meaning given the term
in section 3765 of title 38, United States
Code.
(B) Technical amendment.--Section 3765(4) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``section 4(l) of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 450b(l))'' and inserting ``section 4 of
the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)''.
(b) State Programs.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
distribute grants to States under the State Energy
Program, in accordance with the allocation formula
established under that Program, to implement covered
projects.
(2) Use of funds.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
grant funds under paragraph (1) may be used for
technical assistance, project facilitation, and
administration.
(B) Technical assistance.--A State may use
not more than 10 percent of grant funds
received under paragraph (1) to provide
technical assistance for the development,
facilitation, management, oversight, and
measurement of results of covered projects
implemented using those funds.
(C) Environmental justice and other
communities.--To support communities adversely
impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, a State
shall use not less than 40 percent of grant
funds received under paragraph (1) to implement
covered projects in environmental justice
communities or low income communities.
(D) Private financing.--A State receiving a
grant under paragraph (1) shall--
(i) to the extent practicable,
leverage private financing for cost-
effective energy efficiency, renewable
energy, resiliency, and other smart-
building improvements, such as by
entering into an energy service
performance contract; but
(ii) maintain the use of grant funds
to carry out covered projects with more
project resiliency, public health, and
capital-intensive efficiency and
emission reduction components than are
typically available through private
energy service performance contracts.
(E) Guidance.--In carrying out a covered
project using grant funds received under
paragraph (1), a State shall, to the extent
practicable, adhere to guidance developed by
the Secretary pursuant to the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5;
123 Stat. 115) relating to distribution of
funds, if that guidance will speed the
distribution of funds under this subsection.
(3) No matching requirement.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, a State receiving a grant under
paragraph (1) shall not be required to provide any
amount of matching funding.
(4) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on
which grants are distributed under paragraph (1), and
each year thereafter until the funds appropriated under
paragraph (5) are no longer available, the Secretary
shall submit a report on the use of those funds
(including in the communities described in paragraph
(2)(C)) to--
(A) the Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development of the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate;
(B) the Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development and Related Agencies of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives;
(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate;
(D) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives; and
(E) the Committee on Education and Labor of
the House of Representatives.
(5) Funding.--In addition to any amounts made
available to the Secretary to carry out the State
Energy Program, there is authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary $18,000,000,000 to carry out this
subsection, to remain available until September 30,
2025.
(6) Supplement, not supplant.--Funds made available
under paragraph (5) shall supplement, not supplant, any
other funds made available to States for the State
Energy Program or the weatherization assistance program
established under part A of title IV of the Energy
Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et
seq.).
(c) Federal Energy Management Program.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall use
the funds appropriated under paragraph (4) to provide
grants under the AFFECT program under the Federal
Energy Management Program of the Department of Energy
to implement covered projects.
(2) Private financing.--A recipient of a grant under
paragraph (1) shall--
(A) to the extent practicable, leverage
private financing for cost-effective energy
efficiency, renewable energy, resiliency, and
other smart-building improvements, such as by
entering into an energy service performance
contract; but
(B) maintain the use of grant funds to carry
out covered projects with more project
resiliency, public health, and capital-
intensive efficiency and emission reduction
components than are typically available through
private energy service performance contracts.
(3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on
which grants are distributed under paragraph (1), and
each year thereafter until the funds appropriated under
paragraph (4) are no longer available, the Secretary
shall submit a report on the use of those funds to--
(A) the Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development of the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate;
(B) the Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development and Related Agencies of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives;
(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate;
(D) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives; and
(E) the Committee on Education and Labor of
the House of Representatives.
(4) Funding.--In addition to any amounts made
available to the Secretary to carry out the AFFECT
program described in paragraph (1), there is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary $500,000,000 to
carry out this subsection, to remain available until
September 30, 2025.
(d) Tribal Organizations.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting
through the head of the Office of Indian Energy, shall
distribute funds made available under paragraph (3) to
tribal organizations to implement covered projects.
(2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on
which funds are distributed under paragraph (1), and
each year thereafter until the funds made available
under paragraph (3) are no longer available, the
Secretary shall submit a report on the use of those
funds to--
(A) the Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development of the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate;
(B) the Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development and Related Agencies of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives;
(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate;
(D) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives; and
(E) the Committee on Education and Labor of
the House of Representatives.
(3) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary $1,500,000,000 to carry out this
subsection, to remain available until September 30,
2025.
(e) Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
none of the funds made available by or pursuant to this
section may be used for a covered project unless all of
the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the
project are produced in the United States.
(2) Exceptions.--The requirement under paragraph (1)
shall be waived by the head of the relevant Federal
department or agency in any case or category of cases
in which the head of the relevant Federal department or
agency determines that--
(A) adhering to that requirement would be
inconsistent with the public interest;
(B) the iron, steel, and manufactured goods
needed for the project are not produced in the
United States--
(i) in sufficient and reasonably
available quantities; and
(ii) in a satisfactory quality; or
(C) the inclusion of iron, steel, and
relevant manufactured goods produced in the
United States would increase the overall cost
of the project by more than 25 percent.
(3) Waiver publication.--If the head of a Federal
department or agency makes a determination under
paragraph (2) to waive the requirement under paragraph
(1), the head of the Federal department or agency shall
publish in the Federal Register a detailed
justification for the waiver.
(4) International agreements.--This subsection shall
be applied in a manner consistent with the obligations
of the United States under all applicable international
agreements.
(f) Wage Rate Requirements.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, all laborers and mechanics employed by
contractors and subcontractors on projects funded
directly or assisted in whole or in part by the Federal
Government pursuant to this section shall be paid wages
at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of
a similar character in the locality, as determined by
the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV
of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly
known as the ``Davis-Bacon Act'').
(2) Authority.--With respect to the labor standards
specified in paragraph (1), 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.
SEC. 12702. PERSONNEL.
(a) In General.--To carry out section 12701, the Secretary of
Energy shall hire within the Department of Energy--
(1) not less than 300 full-time employees in the
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy;
(2) not less than 100 full-time employees, to be
distributed among--
(A) the Office of General Counsel;
(B) the Office of Procurement Policy;
(C) the Golden Field Office;
(D) the National Energy Technology
Laboratory; and
(E) the Office of the Inspector General; and
(3) not less than 20 full-time employees in the
Office of Indian Energy.
(b) Timeline.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
(1) hire all personnel under subsection (a); or
(2) certify that the Secretary is unable to hire all
personnel by the date required under this subsection.
(c) Contract Hires.--
(1) In general.--If the Secretary makes a
certification under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary
may hire on a contract basis not more than 50 percent
of the personnel required to be hired under subsection
(a).
(2) Duration.--An individual hired on a contract
basis under paragraph (1) shall have an employment term
of not more than 1 year.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section
$84,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2031.
(e) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 years, the
Secretary shall submit a report on progress made in carrying
out subsection (a) to--
(1) the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(2) the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives;
(3) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate;
(4) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives; and
(5) the Committee on Education and Labor of the House
of Representatives.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Brown of Maryland or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 2, after the item relating to section 1602, insert the
following:
Sec. 1603. Prohibition on category 1 respiratory sensitizers.
At the end of subtitle F of title I, insert the following:
SEC. 1603. PROHIBITION ON CATEGORY 1 RESPIRATORY SENSITIZERS.
Thermal insulating materials for building elements including
walls, floors, ceilings, attics and roofs insulation, used for
``Low Income Home Energy Assistance'' and ``Weatherization
Assistance Program'' shall not contain any substance that is a
Category 1 respiratory sensitizer as defined in Appendix A to
section 1910.1200 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations,
(specifically, Appendix A.4, ``Respiratory or Skin
Sensitization''), if such substance was intentionally added or
is present at greater than 0.1 percent (1000 ppm) by weight in
the product.
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Burgess of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle F of title XII the following:
SEC. 12607. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall not take
effect until the date on which the Secretary of Energy submits
to Congress a certification that implementation of this Act,
and the amendments made by this Act, will not reduce the energy
security or energy independence of the United States.
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10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Burgess of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle F of title XII the following:
SEC. 12607. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall not take
effect until the date on which the Secretary of Energy submits
to Congress a certification that implementation of this Act,
and the amendments made by this Act, will not increase electric
rates or gasoline prices outside of normal market factors.
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Burgess of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12____. REPORT ON MINING OF CRITICAL MINERALS USING FORCED LABOR
IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with
the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the
Secretary of State, shall submit to the Congress a report
evaluating the use of child labor, slavery, or human
trafficking to mine or otherwise obtain one or more of the
minerals listed in the Notice of the Department of the Interior
entitled ``Final List of Critical Minerals 2018'' (83 Fed. Reg.
23295), or in any successor notice updating such Final List,
for export to the United States.
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Burgess of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, insert the following:
SEC. 12607. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
The Secretary of Energy shall report to Congress on the
effect of variable and distributed energy resources on the
reliability of the electric grid, specifically pertaining to
natural disasters and physical or cyber attacks on the grid
infrastructure.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Burgess of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add after section 12606 the following:
SEC. 12607. REPORT ON DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS AMONG APPLIED ENERGY
PROGRAMS.
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall report to Congress that
includes the following:
(1) A description of potential duplication of
research efforts among the applied energy programs of
the Department of Energy.
(2) An evaluation of the opportunity costs associated
with such duplication.
(3) Recommendations on how to streamline the research
grant process.
(4) A description of the effects of combining
projects that are duplicative with one another.
Page 9, after the matter relating to Section 12606, insert
the following:
Sec. 12607. Report on duplication of efforts among applied energy
programs.
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Castor of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 9, after the item relating to section 12606, insert the
following:
Sec. 12607. Study on equitable distribution of benefits of clean energy.
At the end of subtitle F of Title XII, insert the following:
SEC. 12607. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH MISSION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND
EMISSIONS REDUCTION.
(a) Goals.--Section 902 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16181) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
and
(2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
following:
``(5) decreasing the environmental impact of energy-
related activities, including by deeply reducing
emissions; and
``(6) improving energy-sector resilience to climate
change.''.
(b) Emissions Defined for Goals.--Section 902 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16181) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(e) Emissions Defined.--In this section, the term
`emissions' means greenhouse gas emissions or other
pollutants.''.
(c) Emissions Reduction.--Section 911 of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16191) is amended--
(1) in the heading by inserting ``AND EMISSIONS
REDUCTIONS'' after ``ENERGY EFFICIENCY'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``and emissions
reductions'' after ``energy
efficiency''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by
inserting ``, and reducing emissions
from,'' after ``efficiency of''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by amending the matter preceding
subparagraph (A)(i) to read as follows:
``(A) advanced, cost-effective technologies
to improve the energy efficiency and
environmental performance of, and reduce
emissions from, vehicles, including--'';
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as
follows:
``(B) cost-effective technologies for new
construction and retrofit, to improve the
energy efficiency and environmental performance
of, and reduce emissions from buildings, using
a whole-buildings approach, including onsite
clean energy generation and beneficial
electrification;''; and
(iii) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as
follows:
``(C) advanced technologies to improve the
energy efficiency, environmental performance,
and process efficiency of, and reduce emissions
from industry, especially energy-intensive and
waste-intensive industries;''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Emissions Defined.--In this section, the term
`emissions' means greenhouse gas emissions or other
pollutants.''.
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15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Castor of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 9, after the item relating to section 12606, insert the
following:
Sec. 12607. Study on equitable distribution of benefits of clean energy.
At the end of subtitle F of Title XII, insert the following:
SEC. 12607. STUDY ON EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS OF CLEAN
ENERGY.
(a) Frontline Community.--In this section, the term
``frontline community'' means a community with significant
representation of communities of color, low-income communities,
or Tribal and indigenous communities, that experiences, or is
at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or
environmental effects.
(b) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall enter into
an agreement with the National Academies of Science,
Engineering, and Medicine to undertake a study on technical and
non-technical barriers to and solutions for ensuring equitable
distribution of the benefits associated with clean energy in
frontline communities across all sectors of the economy, and in
particular the role of the Department of Energy in assessing
and mitigating such barriers. The study shall--
(1) assess the state of research on the equitable
distribution of the benefits of clean energy including
workforce development and job creation;
(2) assess the progress in implementing programs and
policies that result in increased adoption of clean
energy technologies in frontline communities;
(3) identify barriers as well as potential incentives
and mechanisms to achieving the equitable distribution
of the benefits associated with clean energy in
frontline communities, including through the
consideration of social, behavioral, regulatory,
policy, market, and technology aspects, and
considerations of the characteristics of individual
communities, such as geographical location, average
income, and racial-ethnic composition; and
(4) recommend research areas for the Department of
Energy to make progress towards ensuring equitable
distribution of the benefits associated with clean
energy in frontline communities.
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Clarke of New York or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title VI, add the following:
Subtitle G--Clean Refrigerated Vehicles Program
SEC. 6701. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION OF CERTAIN
REFRIGERATED VEHICLES.
(a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--The Administrator shall
establish and carry out a pilot program to award funds, in the
form of grants, rebates, and low-cost revolving loans, as
determined appropriate by the Administrator, on a competitive
basis, to eligible entities to carry out projects described in
subsection (b).
(b) Projects.--An eligible entity receiving an award of funds
under subsection (a) may use such funds only for one or more of
the following projects:
(1) Transport refrigeration unit replacement.--A
project to retrofit a heavy-duty vehicle by replacing
or retrofitting the existing diesel-powered transport
refrigeration unit in such vehicle with an electric
transport refrigeration unit and retiring the replaced
unit for scrappage.
(2) Shore power infrastructure.--A project to
purchase and install shore power infrastructure or
other equipment that enables transport refrigeration
units to connect to electric power and operate without
using diesel fuel.
(c) Maximum Amounts.--The amount of an award of funds under
subsection (a) shall not exceed--
(1) for the costs of a project described in
subsection (b)(1), 75 percent of such costs; and
(2) for the costs of a project described in
subsection (b)(2), 55 percent of such costs.
(d) Applications.--To be eligible to receive an award of
funds under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall submit to
the Administrator--
(1) a description of the air quality in the area
served by the eligible entity, including a description
of how the air quality is affected by diesel emissions
from heavy-duty vehicles;
(2) a description of the project proposed by the
eligible entity, including--
(A) any technology to be used or funded by
the eligible entity; and
(B) a description of the heavy-duty vehicle
or vehicles of the eligible entity, that will
be retrofitted, if any, including--
(i) the number of such vehicles;
(ii) the uses of such vehicles;
(iii) the locations where such
vehicles dock for the purpose of
loading or unloading; and
(iv) the routes driven by such
vehicles, including the times at which
such vehicles are driven;
(3) an estimate of the cost of the proposed project;
(4) a description of the age and expected lifetime
control of the equipment used or funded by the eligible
entity; and
(5) provisions for the monitoring and verification of
the project including to verify scrappage of replaced
units.
(e) Priority.--In awarding funds under subsection (a), the
Administrator shall give priority to proposed projects that, as
determined by the Administrator--
(1) maximize public health benefits;
(2) are the most cost-effective; and
(3) will serve the communities that are most polluted
by diesel motor emissions, including communities that
the Administrator identifies as being in either
nonattainment or maintenance of the national ambient
air quality standards for a criteria pollutant,
particularly for--
(A) ozone; and
(B) particulate matter.
(f) Data Release.--Not later than 120 days after the date on
which an award of funds is made under this section, the
Administrator shall publish on the website of the Environmental
Protection Agency, on a downloadable electronic database,
information with respect to such award of funds, including--
(1) the name and location of the recipient;
(2) the total amount of funds awarded;
(3) the intended use or uses of the awarded funds;
(4) the date on which the award of funds was
approved;
(5) where applicable, an estimate of any air
pollution or greenhouse gas emissions avoided as a
result of the project funded by the award; and
(6) any other data the Administrator determines to be
necessary for an evaluation of the use and effect of
awarded funds provided under this section.
(g) Reports to Congress.--
(1) Annual report to congress.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of the establishment of the pilot
program under this section, and annually thereafter
until amounts made available to carry out this section
are expended, the Administrator shall submit to
Congress and make available to the public a report that
describes, with respect to the applicable year--
(A) the number of applications for awards of
funds received under such program;
(B) all awards of funds made under such
program, including a summary of the data
described in subsection (f);
(C) the estimated reduction of annual
emissions of air pollutants regulated under
section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7409), and the estimated reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions, associated with the
awards of funds made under such program;
(D) the number of awards of funds made under
such program for projects in communities
described in subsection (e)(3); and
(E) any other data the Administrator
determines to be necessary to describe the
implementation, outcomes, or effectiveness of
such program.
(2) Final report.--Not later than 1 year after
amounts made available to carry out this section are
expended, or 5 years after the pilot program is
established, whichever comes first, the Administrator
shall submit to Congress and make available to the
public a report that describes--
(A) all of the information collected for the
annual reports under paragraph (1);
(B) any benefits to the environment or human
health that could result from the widespread
application of electric transport refrigeration
units for short-haul transportation and
delivery of perishable goods or other goods
requiring climate-controlled conditions,
including in low-income communities and
communities of color;
(C) any challenges or benefits that
recipients of awards of funds under such
program reported with respect to the
integration or use of electric transport
refrigeration units and associated
technologies;
(D) an assessment of the national market
potential for electric transport refrigeration
units;
(E) an assessment of challenges and
opportunities for widespread deployment of
electric transport refrigeration units,
including in urban areas; and
(F) recommendations for how future Federal,
State, and local programs can best support the
adoption and widespread deployment of electric
transport refrigeration units.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(2) Diesel-powered transport refrigeration unit.--The
term ``diesel-powered transport refrigeration unit''
means a transport refrigeration unit that is powered by
an independent diesel internal combustion engine.
(3) Electric transport refrigeration unit.--The term
``electric transport refrigeration unit'' means a
transport refrigeration unit in which the refrigeration
or climate-control system is driven by an electric
motor when connected to shore power infrastructure or
other equipment that enables transport refrigeration
units to connect to electric power, including all-
electric transport refrigeration units, hybrid electric
transport refrigeration units, and standby electric
transport refrigeration units.
(4) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''
means--
(A) a regional, State, local, or Tribal
agency, or port authority, with jurisdiction
over transportation or air quality;
(B) a nonprofit organization or institution
that--
(i) represents or provides pollution
reduction or educational services to
persons or organizations that own or
operate heavy-duty vehicles or fleets
of heavy-duty vehicles; or
(ii) has, as its principal purpose,
the promotion of air quality;
(C) an individual or entity that is the owner
of record of a heavy-duty vehicle or a fleet of
heavy-duty vehicles that operates for the
transportation and delivery of perishable goods
or other goods requiring climate-controlled
conditions;
(D) an individual or entity that is the owner
of record of a facility that operates as a
warehouse or storage facility for perishable
goods or other goods requiring climate-
controlled conditions; or
(E) a hospital or public health institution
that utilizes refrigeration for storage of
perishable goods or other goods requiring
climate-controlled conditions.
(5) Heavy-duty vehicle.--The term ``heavy-duty
vehicle'' means--
(A) a commercial truck or van--
(i) used for the primary purpose of
transporting perishable goods or other
goods requiring climate-controlled
conditions; and
(ii) with a gross vehicle weight
rating greater than 6,000 pounds; or
(B) an insulated cargo trailer used in
transporting perishable goods or other goods
requiring climate-controlled conditions when
mounted on a semitrailer.
(6) Shore power infrastructure.--The term ``shore
power infrastructure'' means electrical infrastructure
that provides power to the electric transport
refrigeration unit of a heavy-duty vehicle when such
vehicle is stationary on a property where such vehicle
is parked or loaded, including a food distribution
center or other location where heavy-duty vehicles
congregate.
(7) Transport refrigeration unit.--The term
``transport refrigeration unit'' means a climate-
control system installed on a heavy-duty vehicle for
the purpose of maintaining the quality of perishable
goods or other goods requiring climate-controlled
conditions.
(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
(2) Administrative expenses.--The Administrator may
use not more than 1 percent of amounts made available
pursuant to paragraph (1) for administrative expenses
to carry out this section.
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17. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cleaver of Missouri or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12607. TREE PLANTING GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible cost.--The term ``eligible cost'' means,
with respect to a project--
(A) the cost of implementing the project,
including--
(i) planning and designing the
planting activity;
(ii) purchasing trees; and
(iii) preparing the site and
conducting planting, including the
labor and cost associated with the use
of machinery;
(B) the cost of maintaining and monitoring
planted trees for a period of up to 3 years to
ensure successful establishment of the trees;
(C) the cost of training activities
associated with the project; and
(D) any other relevant cost, as determined by
the Secretary.
(2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''
means--
(A) a State agency;
(B) a local governmental entity;
(C) an Indian Tribe;
(D) a nonprofit organization; and
(E) a retail power provider.
(3) Energy burden.--The term ``energy burden'' means
the percentage of household income spent on home energy
bills.
(4) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the
meaning given the term ``Indian tribe'' in section 4 of
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
(5) Local governmental entity.--The term ``local
governmental entity'' means any municipal government or
county government with jurisdiction over local land use
decisions.
(6) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit
organization'' means an organization that--
(A) is described in section 170(h)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
(B) operates in accordance with 1 or more of
the purposes described in section 170(h)(4)(A)
of that Code.
(7) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the grant
program established under subsection (b)(1).
(8) Project.--The term ``project'' means a tree
planting project carried out by an eligible entity
using grant funds awarded under the Program.
(9) Retail power provider.--The term ``retail power
provider'' means any entity authorized under applicable
State or Federal law to generate, distribute, or
provide retail electricity, natural gas, or fuel oil
service.
(10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Energy.
(b) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief
of the Forest Service, shall establish a program under
which the Secretary shall award grants to eligible
entities to conduct tree planting projects in
accordance with this section.
(2) Tree planting.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, in carrying out the Program, the
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable,
award sufficient grants each year to plant not less
than 300,000 trees each year.
(c) Applications.--
(1) In general.--An eligible entity that seeks to
receive a grant under the Program shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such
form, and containing such information as the Secretary
may require, including the information described in
paragraph (2).
(2) Contents.--An application submitted under
paragraph (1) shall include--
(A) a description of how the project will
reduce residential energy consumption;
(B) an estimate of the expected reduction in
residential energy consumption;
(C) a description of the total eligible costs
of the project and sources of funding for the
project;
(D) a description of the anticipated
community and stakeholder engagement in the
project;
(E) a description of the tree species to be
planted and how that species is suitable for
the local environmental conditions and climate;
and
(F) any other relevant information required
by the Secretary.
(d) Priority.--In awarding grants under the Program, the
Secretary shall give priority to projects that--
(1) provide the largest potential reduction in
residential energy consumption for households with a
high energy burden;
(2) are located in a neighborhood with lower tree
canopy cover and higher maximum daytime summer
temperatures;
(3) are located in a neighborhood with high amounts
of senior citizens or children;
(4) will collaboratively engage neighbors and
community members that will be closely affected by the
tree planting; and
(5) will employ a substantial percentage of the
workforce locally, with a focus on engaging unemployed
and underemployed persons.
(e) Costs.--
(1) Federal share.--The Secretary shall award a grant
to an eligible entity under the Program in an amount
equal to not more than 75 percent of the eligible costs
of the project, as determined by the Secretary.
(2) Matching requirement.--As a condition of
receiving a grant under the Program, an eligible entity
shall provide, in cash or through in-kind contributions
from non-Federal sources, matching funds in an amount
equal to not less than 25 percent of the eligible costs
of the project, as determined by the Secretary.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out the Program $50,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
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18. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cox of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 229, after line 7, insert the following (and redesignate
paragraph (22) as paragraph (23)):
(22) Durable, low-cost solar-powered sensors,
equipment, and machinery for off-grid use, with special
consideration for agricultural applications, such as
solar powered smart agricultural monitoring and
irrigation systems
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19. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Degette of Colorado or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of title XI the following:
SEC. 11017. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOR COMMUNITIES OVERBURDENED BY
ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS.
(a) Identification of Communities.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator
shall, in consultation with the Advisory Council and co-
regulators in State and local agencies, identify at least 100
communities--
(1) that are environmental justice communities; and
(2) in which there have been over the previous 5
years a number of violations of environmental law that
the Administrator determines to be greater than the
national average of such violations.
(b) Analysis and Recommendations.--Not later than 1 year
after the enactment of this section, with respect to each
community identified under subsection (a), and in consultation
with the Advisory Council, the Administrator shall--
(1) undertake an analysis of the conditions which
have led to the number of violations identified under
subsection (a)(1), including through community-based
science implemented through engagement with the
residents of each such community;
(2) identify the root cause of the number of
violations described under subsection (a)(1); and
(3) recommend measures that the Administrator shall
take, in coordination with co-regulators in State and
local agencies, to reduce the number of violations of
environmental law to a number that the Administrator
determines to be significantly below the national
average.
(c) Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this section, the Administrator shall complete the
implementation of the measures identified under subsection
(b)(3).
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20. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Delgado of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of part 2 of subtitle A of title XII, add the
following:
(h) Monitoring.--The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with
the Secretary of Energy, shall collect data to monitor current
and future trends and shortages within the clean energy
technology industry, which includes skilled technical
personnel, electric power engineers, transmission engineers,
and other occupations or fields of work under--
(1) the agriculture and forestry industry;
(2) the electric utility industry;
(3) the manufacturing industry;
(4) the wholesale trade industry;
(5) the professional and business services industry;
and
(6) the manufacturing and operation and maintenance
industries for component parts of clean energy
technologies.
(i) Report on Current Trends and Shortages.--Not later than
120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and on a
quarterly basis thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress, based on the data collected under subsection (h), a
report on--
(1) trends and shortages as of the date of such
report, and recommendations to prepare the workforce to
address such trends and shortages to meet the demands
of a clean energy economy; and
(2) other recommendations the Secretary determines
appropriate.
(j) Report on Future Trends and Shortages.--Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress, based on the data collected under
subsection (h), a report on--
(1) trends and shortages projected in the next 10
years, and recommendations to address such trends and
shortages to prepare the workforce to meet the demands
of a clean energy economy; and
(2) other recommendations the Secretary determines
appropriate.
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21. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DeSaulnier of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 830, after line 5, insert the following:
SEC. 12114. RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSITION GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, in coordination
with the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a grant program
for local governments for the purpose of developing a plan to
transition workers from employment in fossil fuel industries to
employment in sustainable industries.
(b) Eligibility.--The Secretary of Energy may award grants
under subsection (a) to local governments--
(1) that establish industry or sector partnerships
(as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102));
(2) that are in localities that the Secretary of
Energy determines to have a percentage of traditional
energy sector jobs that is average or above average
relative to the United States.
(c) Determination of Percentage of Traditional Energy Sector
Jobs.--In making the determination under subsection (b)(2), the
Secretary of Energy shall take into consideration information
from the report entitled ``U.S. Energy and Employment Report''
issued by the Secretary in January, 2017.
(d) Use of Funds.--Funds under subsection (a) may be used for
the following purposes:
(1) To develop a transition plan described in
subsection (a).
(2) To develop an apprenticeship program to train
individuals employed in fossil fuel industries and
individuals who are new to the workforce for jobs in
sustainable industries.
(e) Transition Plan Requirements.--A transition plan funded
under subsection (a) shall include a plan for unemployment
insurance, job transition training, and community services for
the communities affected by the transition.
(f) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as necessary to carry out this section.
On page 9, after the matter relating to section 12113, insert
the following:
Sec. 12114. Renewable energy transition grant program
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22. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Dingell of Michigan or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle H of title I, add the following:
SEC. 1806. WATER HEATERS.
(a) Definition of Water Heater.--Section 321 of the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291) is amended by
striking paragraph (27) and inserting the following:
``(27) Water heater.--
``(A) In general.--The term `water heater'
means a product that utilizes oil, gas, or
electricity to heat potable water for use
outside the heater on demand, including--
``(i) storage type units that heat
and store water at a thermostatically
controlled temperature, including--
``(I) gas storage water
heaters with an input of 75,000
Btu per hour or less, including
heat pump type units that meet
the current and voltage limits
under clause (iii);
``(II) oil storage water
heaters with an input of
105,000 Btu per hour or less;
and
``(III) electric storage
water heaters with an input of
12 kilowatts or less, including
heat pump type units that meet
the current and voltage limits
under clause (iii);
``(ii)(I) instantaneous type units
that heat water but contain not more
than 1 gallon of water per 4,000 Btu
per hour of input; and
``(II) in the case of--
``(aa) gas
instantaneous water
heaters, have an input
of 200,000 Btu per hour
or less and are
designed and marketed
to provide outlet hot
water at a
thermostatically
controlled temperature
of less than 180
degrees Fahrenheit;
``(bb) oil
instantaneous water
heaters, have an input
of 210,000 Btu per hour
or less; and
``(cc) electric
instantaneous water
heaters, have an input
of 12 kilowatts or
less;
``(iii) heat pump type units
(including add-on heat pumps,
integrated heat pumps with storage,
split-system heat pumps that consist of
a separate heat pump and storage tank
that are designed and marketed to
operate together, and all ancillary
equipment, such as fans, storage tanks,
pumps, electric resistance heating
elements, or controls necessary for the
device to perform its function) that--
``(I) have a maximum current
rating of 24 amperes at a
voltage not greater than 250
volts; and
``(II) are designed to
transfer thermal energy from 1
temperature level to a
different temperature level for
the purpose of heating water;
``(iv) solar thermal-assisted
electric storage units; and
``(v) solar thermal-assisted fossil
fuel storage units.
``(B) Exclusions.--Unless otherwise
determined by the Secretary under section
325(e)(7)(B), the term `water heater' does not
include--
``(i) electric storage type units
described in subparagraph (A)(i)(III)
that--
``(I) are designed and
marketed exclusively for
commercial building
applications; and
``(II)(aa) are designed,
constructed, inspected, tested,
and stamped in accordance with
Section IV, Part HLW, or
Section X of the Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code
promulgated by the American
Society of Mechanical
Engineers;
``(bb) exclusively
use 3-phase
electricity, are
designed and marketed
to provide outlet hot
water at a
thermostatically
controlled temperature
of 180 degrees
Fahrenheit or greater,
and operate only at
rated voltages of not
less than 208 volts; or
``(cc) exclusively
use single-phase
electricity, are
designed and marketed
to provide outlet hot
water at a
thermostatically
controlled temperature
of 180 degrees
Fahrenheit or greater,
and operate only at a
rated voltage of 277
volts; or
``(ii) gas storage type units
described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I)
that--
``(I) are designed and
marketed exclusively for
commercial building
applications; and
``(II) are designed,
constructed, inspected, tested,
and stamped in accordance with
Section IV, Part HLW, of the
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
promulgated by the American
Society of Mechanical
Engineers.
``(C) Multi-input electric storage water
heater.--The term `multi-input electric storage
water heater' means a product that--
``(i) is not a heat pump type unit
described in subparagraph (A)(iii); and
``(ii) is designed, marketed, or
shipped from the manufacturer with a
capability of operating or being
configured to operate at inputs greater
than, equal to, or below 12 kilowatts.
``(D) Solar thermal-assisted electric storage
unit.--The term `solar thermal-assisted
electric storage unit' means a unit that--
``(i) has an input of 12 kilowatts or
less;
``(ii) has at least 2 dedicated ports
in addition to the ports used for
introduction and delivery of potable
water for the supply and return of
water or a heat transfer fluid heated
externally by solar panels;
``(iii) does not have electric
resistance heating elements located in
the lower half of the storage tank;
``(iv) has the temperature sensing
device that controls the auxiliary
electric heat source located in the
upper half of the storage tank; and
``(v) has a ratio of less than 0.70
for the proportion that the certified
first hour rating bears to the nominal
volume of the storage tank.''.
(b) Standards for Water Heaters.--Section 325(e) of the
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(e)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(7) Exempted water heaters.--
``(A) Definition of exempted water heater.--
In this paragraph, the term `exempted water
heater' means a water heater described in
section 321(27)(B).
``(B) Monitoring of shipments.--
``(i) Submission of data.--Not later
than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this paragraph, and not
later than May 1 of each year
thereafter, the Secretary shall require
each manufacturer of water heaters to
report to the Secretary the quantity of
exempted water heaters, in each
category of exempted water heaters,
that the manufacturer shipped in the
preceding calendar year.
``(ii) Confidentiality
requirements.--The Secretary shall
treat shipment data reported by
manufacturers under clause (i) as
confidential business information
subject to appropriate confidential
data safeguards.
``(iii) Publication.--
``(I) Baseline shipment
data.--Not later than 120 days
after the date of enactment of
this paragraph, the Secretary
shall publish an analysis of
the data collected under clause
(i) for public comment, subject
to applicable confidentiality
safeguards, which shall serve
as the baseline data for the
analysis described in subclause
(II)(bb).
``(II) Percentage growth from
baseline.--Not later than June
1 of each year after the year
in which the Secretary
publishes data under subclause
(I), the Secretary shall
publish--
``(aa) an analysis of
the data collected
under clause (i) for
public comment, subject
to applicable
confidentiality
safeguards;
``(bb) the percentage
growth in the number of
shipments within each
category of exempted
water heater relative
to the baseline data
described in subclause
(I); and
``(cc) the
determination of the
Secretary as to whether
the number of shipments
for any category of
exempted water heater
have increased by more
than 25 percent
compared to the
baseline data for that
category.
``(C) Inclusion of exempted water heaters.--
``(i) In general.--The Secretary
shall, by regulation, revise the
definition of water heater under
section 321(27) to include an exempted
water heater under subparagraph (A) of
that section if the Secretary makes an
affirmative determination under
subparagraph (B)(iii)(II)(cc) for that
category of exempted water heater.
``(ii) Energy conservation
standards.--Any category of exempted
water heater included in the definition
of water heater under clause (i) shall
be required to meet the energy
conservation standards applicable to an
electric or gas storage type water
heater under this part.
``(iii) Effective date.--For any
category of exempted water heater, the
Secretary shall carry out clause (i),
and require compliance under clause
(ii), not later than 1 year after the
date on which the Secretary makes the
affirmative determination described in
clause (i) for that category.
``(8) Standards for multi-input electric storage
water heaters.--A multi-input electric storage water
heater shall be subject to the test procedures, energy
conservation standards, labeling (if applicable), and
certification requirements--
``(A) for electric storage water heaters
under this part; and
``(B) for storage water heaters under part C.
``(9) Technology-neutral electric storage water
heater standards.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Act, the Secretary may not create separate
product classes for heat pump water heaters and other
electric storage water heaters.''.
(c) Definition of Commercial Water Heater.--Section 340 of
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6311) is
amended by striking paragraph (12) and inserting the following:
``(12)(A) Storage water heater.--
``(i) In general.--The term `storage
water heater' means a water heater
that--
``(I) heats and stores water
within an appliance at a
thermostatically controlled
temperature for delivery on
demand; and
``(II) is not a water heater
described in section
321(27)(A).
``(ii) Exclusion.--The term `storage
water heater' does not include a unit
with an input rating of 4,000 Btu per
hour or more per gallon of stored
water.
``(B) Instantaneous water heater.--The term
`instantaneous water heater' means a water
heater that--
``(i) has an input rating of at least
4,000 Btu per hour per gallon of stored
water; and
``(ii) is not a water heater
described in section 321(27)(A).
``(C) Unfired hot water storage tank.--The
term `unfired hot water storage tank' means a
tank used to store water that is heated
externally.''.
(d) Labeling Requirements.--Section 344 of the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6315) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(l) Labels for Certain Commercial Water Heaters.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this section, water heaters described in
section 321(27)(B) shall be required to bear a
permanent label, applied at the point of manufacture,
that, subject to paragraph (3), satisfies the
requirements described in paragraph (2).
``(2) Requirements.--A label required under paragraph
(1) shall--
``(A) be made of material not adversely
affected by water;
``(B) be attached by means of nonwater-
soluble adhesive; and
``(C) bear the following notice printed in
16.5 point Arial Narrow Bold font: `IMPORTANT
INFORMATION: Exclusively intended for
commercial installations. This model is not
certified by the U.S. Department of Energy as a
residential water heater. This model does not
have a certified First Hour or UEF rating.'.
``(3) Revision upon petition.--On receipt of a
petition by an interested party, the Secretary may
conduct a rulemaking to revise the scope and
requirements of the label required under paragraph
(1).''.
(e) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by
this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
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23. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Doggett of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 383, after line 7, insert the following:
SEC. 3115. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY ON CARBON CAPTURE
TECHNOLOGY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall enter into an
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering,
and Medicine to conduct a study evaluating the efficacy of
carbon capture and storage technology by industry in reducing
emissions and the cost-effectiveness of such technologies. Such
study shall include a description of the following:
(1) Analysis of the effectiveness of emissions
reductions and cost through implementation of carbon
capture as compared to transitioning to other low-
emissions technologies.
(2) Differences in performance of various carbon
capture technologies and storage methods, including the
net amount of carbon dioxide that can be permanently
sequestered, the cost (in terms of dollar per ton
captured/sequestered) of each technology, and the
potential to increase the net amount of carbon dioxide
captured/sequestered and lower operational costs.
(3) Barriers, in terms of cost, infrastructure,
geology, aquifers, and markets, to ensuring permanent
carbon storage including both point of source capture
and removal from the atmosphere of captured carbon
dioxide.
(4) Analysis of the lifecycle emissions associated
with carbon capture technologies, including
construction and operation of the carbon capture
technology, as well as transport, processing, and
injection of carbon dioxide, including the permanence
of carbon storage and sequestration, and strategies to
reduce those emissions. This should include the amount
of carbon dioxide emitted from a facility outfitted
with carbon capture technologies that is permanently
sequestered compared to the amount of carbon dioxide
emitted by the carbon capture process itself.
(5) Evaluation of the impact of carbon capture
technologies on air pollution, including particulate
emissions and ozone precursors, with specific analysis
on the impacts on communities historically overburdened
with pollution, including rural communities.
(b) Report.--The agreement under subsection (a) shall specify
that, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to Congress
a report containing the results and findings of study
authorized under this section.
Page 5, in the table of contents, after the matter related to
section 3114, insert the following:
Sec. 3115. National Academy of Sciences study on carbon capture
technology.
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24. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Escobar of Texas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 223, lines 18 through 21, strike paragraph (2) and
insert the following:
(2) The term ``institution of higher education''--
(A) has the meaning given such term in
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1001); and
(B) includes a minority-serving institution.
(3) The term ``minority-serving institution'' has the
meaning given the term ``eligible institution'' in
section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
Page 223, line 22, redesignate paragraph (3) as paragraph
(4).
Page 224, lines 1 and 4, redesignate paragraphs (4) and (5)
as paragraphs (5) and (6).
Page 225, after line 20, insert the following:
(4) Special consideration.--With respect to
applications under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall
give special consideration to applications from
minority-serving institutions or a multi-institutional
consortium which includes a minority-serving
institution.
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25. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Finkenauer of Iowa or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 9, after the item relating to section 12606, insert the
following:
Sec. 12607. Labor Standards.
At the end of subtitle F, insert the following:
SEC. 12607 LABOR STANDARDS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, any
construction or maintenance projects, including installation or
removal of applicable infrastructure, assisted in whole or in
part by funds appropriated under sections 1203, 1221, 1802,
1803, 1804, 1805, 2122, 2401, 2502, 2503, 2504, 2505, 2522,
2523, 2524, 2525, 2542, 2543, 2544, 2545, 2547, 2552, 2553,
2561, 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105, 3106, 3107, 3109, 3110, 3111,
3112, 3201, 4101, 4202, 5101, 5301, 5302, 5321, 5322, 5323,
5324, 5341, 5342, 6201, 6301, 6502, 6512, 7001, 8101, 8102,
8206, 8304, 9105, 9302, 9304, 10121, and 12401 of this Act and
including 42 U.S.C. 17011 and 42 U.S.C. 16061, without regard
to the form or type of Federal assistance provided under such
section or part, shall comply with labor standards under this
section. Compliance with labor standards under this section
shall also apply to entities that are awarded permits, leases
or enter into agreements with the Federal Government under
subtitle F of Title II of this Act.
(b) Certification of Qualified Entities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall
establish a process for certifying entities that submit
an application under paragraph (2) as qualified
entities with respect to construction and maintenance
projects funded in part or whole under sections 1203,
1221, 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, 2122, 2401, 2502, 2503,
2504, 2505, 2522, 2523, 2524, 2525, 2542, 2543, 2544,
2545, 2547, 2552, 2553, 2561, 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105,
3106, 3107, 3109, 3110, 3111, 3112, 3201, 4101, 4202,
5101, 5301, 5302, 5321, 5322, 5323, 5324, 5341, 5342,
6201, 6301, 6502, 6512, 7001, 8101, 8102, 8206, 8304,
9105, 9302, 9304, 10121, and 12401 of this Act and
including 42 U.S.C. 17011 and 42 U.S.C. 16061.
(2) Application process.--An entity seeking
certification as a qualified entity under this section
shall submit an application to the Secretary of Labor
at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may reasonably require,
including information to demonstrate compliance with
the requirements under subsection (c).
(3) Requests for additional information.--Not later
than 1 year after receiving an application from an
entity under paragraph (2)--
(A) the Secretary of Labor may request
additional information from the entity in order
to determine whether the entity is in
compliance with the requirements under
subsection (c); and
(B) the entity shall provide such additional
information within 30 days of the Secretary of
Labor's request under subparagraph (A).
(4) Determination deadline.--The Secretary of Labor
shall make a determination on whether to certify an
entity under this section not later than--
(A) in a case in which the Secretary requests
additional information described in paragraph
(3), 1 year after the Secretary receives such
additional information from the entity, or
(B) in a case that is not described in
paragraph (3)(A), 1 year after the date on
which the entity submits the application under
paragraph (2).
(5) Precertification remedies.--The Secretary shall
consider any corrective actions taken by an entity
seeking certification under this subsection to remedy
an administrative merits determination, arbitral award
or decision, or civil judgment identified under
subsection (c)(3) and shall impose as a condition of
certification any additional remedies necessary to
avoid further or repeated violations.
(c) Labor Standards Requirements.--The Secretary of Labor
shall require an entity, as a condition of certification under
this section, to satisfy each of the following requirements:
(1) The entity shall ensure that all laborers and
mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors in
the performance of any construction or maintenance
project shall be paid wages at rates not less than
those prevailing on projects of a similar character in
the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in
accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title
40, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Davis-
Bacon Act'').
(2) In the case of any construction or maintenance
project, the cost of which exceeds $25,000,000, the
entity shall be a party to, or require contractors and
subcontractors in the performance of such construction
or maintenance project to consent to, a covered project
labor agreement.
(3) The entity, and all contractors and
subcontractors in performance of any construction or
maintenance project, shall represent in the application
submitted under subsection (b)(2) (and periodically
thereafter during the performance of the construction
or maintenance project as the Secretary of Labor may
require) whether there has been any administrative
merits determination, arbitral award or decision, or
civil judgment, as defined in guidance issued by the
Secretary of Labor, rendered against the entity in the
preceding 3 years (or, in the case of disclosures after
the initial disclosure, during such period as the
Secretary of Labor may provide) for violations of--
(A) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. 201 et seq.);
(B) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.);
(C) the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural
Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.);
(D) the National Labor Relations Act (29
U.S.C. 151 et seq.);
(E) subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40,
United States Code (commonly known as the
``Davis-Bacon Act'');
(F) chapter 67 of title 41, United States
Code (commonly known as the ``Service Contract
Act'');
(G) Executive Order 11246, as amended
(relating to equal employment opportunity);
(H) section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (29 U.S.C. 793);
(I) section 4212 of title 38, United States
Code;
(J) the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
(29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.);
(K) title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
(42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.);
(L) the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.);
(M) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.);
(N) Executive Order 13658, dated February
2014, (entitled ``Establishing a Minimum Wage
for Contractors''); or
(O) equivalent State laws, as defined in
guidance issued by the Secretary of Labor.
(4) The entity, and all contractors and
subcontractors in the performance of construction or
maintenance project, shall not require arbitration for
any dispute involving an employee described in
paragraph (5) engaged in a service for the entity or
any contractor and subcontractor, or enter into any
agreement with such employee requiring arbitration of
any such dispute, unless such employee is covered by a
collective bargaining agreement that provides
otherwise.
(5) For purposes of compliance with the National
Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), the Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.),
and the requirements under this section, the entity,
and all contractors and subcontractors in the
performance of any construction or maintenance project,
shall consider an individual performing any service in
such performance as an employee (and not an independent
contractor) of the entity, contractor, or
subcontractor, respectively, unless--
(A) the individual is free from control and
direction in connection with the performance of
the service, both under the contract for the
performance of the service and in fact;
(B) the service is performed outside the
usual course of the business of the entity,
contractor, or subcontractor, respectively; and
(C) the individual is customarily engaged in
an independently established trade, occupation,
profession, or business of the same nature as
that involved in such service.
(6) The entity shall prohibit all contractors and
subcontractors in the performance of any construction
or maintenance project from hiring employees through a
temporary staffing agency unless the relevant State
workforce agency certifies that temporary employees are
necessary to address an acute, short-term labor demand.
(7) The entity shall require all contractors,
subcontractors, successors in interest of the entity,
and other entities that may acquire the entity, in the
performance or acquisition of any construction or
maintenance project, to have and abide by an explicit
neutrality policy on any issue involving the exercise
by employees of the entity as described in paragraph
(5), and of all contractors and subcontractors in the
performance of any construction or maintenance project,
of the right to organize and bargain collectively
through representatives of their own choosing.
(8) The entity shall require all contractors and
subcontractors to participate in a registered
apprenticeship program for each skilled craft employed
on any construction or maintenance project.
(9) The entity, and all contractors and
subcontractors in the performance of any construction
or maintenance project, shall not request or otherwise
consider the criminal history of an applicant for
employment before extending a conditional offer to the
applicant, unless--
(A) a background check is otherwise required
by law;
(B) the position is for a Federal law
enforcement officer (as defined in section
115(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code)
position; or
(C) the Secretary of Labor, after
consultation with the Secretary of Energy,
certifies that precluding criminal history
prior to the conditional offer would pose a
threat to national security.
(d) Davis-Bacon Act.--The Secretary of Labor shall have, with
respect to the labor standards described in subsection (d)(1),
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.
(e) Period of Validity for Certifications.--A certification
made under this section shall be in effect for a period of 5
years. An entity may reapply to the Secretary of Labor for an
additional certification under this section in accordance with
the application process under subsection (b)(2).
(f) Revocation of Qualified Entity Status.--The Secretary of
Labor may revoke the certification of an entity under this
section as a qualified entity at any time in which the
Secretary reasonably determines the entity is no longer in
compliance with the requirements of subsection (c).
(g) Certification May Cover More Than 1 Substantially Similar
Project.--The Secretary of Labor may make certifications under
this section which apply with respect to more than 1 project if
the projects to which such certification apply are
substantially similar projects which meet the requirements of
this section. Such projects shall be treated as a specific
construction or maintenance project for purposes of subsection
(h)(2).
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered project labor agreement.--The term
``covered project labor agreement'' means a project
labor agreement that--
(A) binds all contractors and subcontractors
on the construction project through the
inclusion of appropriate specifications in all
relevant solicitation provisions and contract
documents;
(B) allows all contractors and subcontractors
to compete for contracts and subcontracts
without regard to whether they are otherwise a
party to a collective bargaining agreement;
(C) contains guarantees against strikes,
lockouts, and other similar job disruptions;
(D) sets forth effective, prompt, and
mutually binding procedures for resolving labor
disputes arising during the covered project
labor agreement; and
(E) provides other mechanisms for labor-
management cooperation on matters of mutual
interest and concern, including productivity,
quality of work, safety, and health.
(2) Project labor agreement.--The term ``project
labor agreement'' means a pre-hire collective
bargaining agreement with one or more labor
organizations that establishes the terms and conditions
of employment for a specific construction project and
is described in section 8(f) of the National Labor
Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(f)).
(3) Qualified entity.--The term ``qualified entity''
means an applicant for certification under subsection
(b) that the Secretary of Labor certifies as a
qualified entity in accordance with subsection (b).
(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this such sums as necessary for
fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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26. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Garamendi of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. __. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR NON-OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS ON THE
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.
Section 4(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1333(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) Jurisdiction of the united states on the outer
continental shelf.----
``(A) In general.--The Constitution and laws
and civil and political jurisdiction of the
United States are extended, to the same extent
as if the outer Continental Shelf were an area
of exclusive Federal jurisdiction located
within a State, to--
``(i) the subsoil and seabed of the
outer Continental Shelf;
``(ii) all artificial islands on the
outer Continental Shelf;
``(iii) all installations and other
devices permanently or temporarily
attached to the seabed, which may be
erected thereon for the purpose of
exploring for, developing, or producing
resources therefrom or producing or
supporting the production of energy
from sources other than oil and gas;
and
``(iv) any such installation or other
device (other than a ship or vessel)
for the purpose of transporting such
resources or transmitting energy.
``(B) Leases issued exclusively under this
act.--Mineral or energy leases on the outer
Continental Shelf shall be maintained or issued
only under the provisions of this Act.''.
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27. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Golden of Maine or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 202, line 24, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
Page 203, line 2, strike the semicolon and insert ``; and''.
Page 203, after line 2, insert the following:
(iv) biomass systems with an
efficiency of 60 percent or greater;
Page 203, line 8, strike ``; or'' and insert a semicolon.
Page 203, line 11, strike the period at the end and insert
``; or''.
Page 203, after line 11, insert the following:
(F) to provide thermal energy to meet heating
and cooling loads and for industrial processes.
Page 716, line 21, insert ``, including the potential use of
biomass CHP systems'' before the semicolon.
Page 717, line 1, insert ``biomass CHP,'' after
``technologies,''.
Page 717, line 6, insert ``and communities'' after
``organizations''.
Page 717, line 10, insert ``, communities,'' after
``companies''.
Page 821, line 15, insert ``biomass,'' after ``wind,''.
Page 824, line 23, insert ``biomass,'' after ``hydropower,''.
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28. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Graves of Louisiana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 236, line 4, strike ``and''.
Page 236, after line 4, insert the following:
(ii) the ability to domestically
source necessary critical mineral
necessary for solar production; and
Page 236, line 5, strike ``(ii)'' and insert ``(iii)''.
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29. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Graves of Louisiana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 707, line 3, after ``cost-competitive'' insert ``,
including in developing economies''.
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30. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Graves of Louisiana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 466, line 23, after ``program'' insert ``including
increases or decreases in net imports of critical minerals as a
result of activities carried out under this section''.
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31. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Haaland of New Mexico
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 391, line 10, strike ``or''.
Page 391, line 12, strike ``entities;'' and insert
``entities; or''.
Page 391, after line 12 insert:
(E) that does not require extraction of
uranium or development of uranium from lands
managed by the Federal Government, cause harm
to the natural or cultural resources of Tribal
communities or sovereign Native Nations, or
result in degraded ground or surface water
quality on publicly managed or privately owned
lands;
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32. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Haaland of New Mexico
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 4, in the table of contents, after the matter relating
to section 2562, insert the following:
Part 5--Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Research and Development
Sec. 2571. Authorization of appropriations.
Page 241, strike lines 21 through 25 and insert the
following:
(1) $441,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
(2) $463,050,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(3) $486,202,500 for fiscal year 2023;
(4) $510,512,625 for fiscal year 2024; and
(5) $536,038,257 for fiscal year 2025.
Page 254, strike lines 4 through 8 and insert the following:
(1) $163,800,000 for fiscal year 2021;
(2) $171,990,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(3) $180,589,500 for fiscal year 2023;
(4) $189,618,975 for fiscal year 2024; and
(5) $199,099,923 for fiscal year 2025.
Page 275, strike lines 4 through 8 and insert the following:
``(1) $182,062,500 for fiscal year 2021;
``(2) $199,125,000 for fiscal year 2022;
``(3) $216,187,500 for fiscal year 2023;
``(4) $225,750,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
``(5) $227,812,500 for fiscal year 2025.''.
Strike page 295, line 23, through page 296, line 18, and
insert the following:
``(1) $229,125,000 for fiscal year 2021, including
$168,870,000 for marine energy and $60,255,000 for
hydropower research, development, and demonstration
activities;
``(2) $236,517,450 for fiscal year 2022, including
$174,454,800 for marine energy and $62,062,650 for
hydropower research, development, and demonstration
activities;
``(3) $244,187,873 for fiscal year 2023, including
$180,263,343 for marine energy and $63,924,530 for
hydropower research, development, and demonstration
activities;
``(4) $252,147,209 for fiscal year 2024, including
$186,304,944 for marine energy and $65,842,265 for
hydropower research, development, and demonstration
activities; and
``(5) $260,406,837 for fiscal year 2025, including
$192,589,304 for marine energy and $67,817,533 for
hydropower research, development, and demonstration
activities.''.
Page 299, after line 8, insert the following:
PART 5--ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 2571. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Energy or their designee to carry out research, development,
demonstration, and commercial application activities under the
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--
(1) $3,228,500,000 for fiscal year 2021;
(2) $3,250,775,500 for fiscal year 2022;
(3) $3,291,488,750 for fiscal year 2023;
(4) $3,334,238,188 for fiscal year 2024; and
(5) $3,379,125,097 for fiscal year 2025.
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33. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Harder of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Redesignate section 12606 as section 12607.
Insert after section 12605 the following new section:
SEC. 12606. WILDFIRE HAZARD SEVERITY MAPPING FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION
AND DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) Map Required.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall--
(1) use the most recent LANDFIRE data to generate a
geospatial map for the conterminous United States that
depicts wildfire risk to electric utilities that--
(A) manage electric transmission
infrastructure or rights-of-ways on public
lands; and
(B) maintain equipment that is at risk of
igniting or being impacted by wildland fire;
and
(2) disseminate the information generated under
paragraph (1) in an appropriate format for use by
electric utilities in order to--
(A) improve understanding of wildfire risk;
(B) identify areas and assets at the highest
risk;
(C) prioritize infrastructure maintenance and
vegetation management;
(D) identify opportunities for energy storage
and microgrid projects; and
(E) develop plans for regular and emergency
access to manage and mitigate wildfire risk.
(b) Consultation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary of Energy shall consult with--
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the
Chief of the Forest Service;
(2) the Secretary of the Interior;
(3) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency;
(4) other appropriate Federal agencies;
(5) States;
(6) relevant colleges, universities, and institutions
of higher education with relevant expertise; and
(7) other entities, as appropriate.
(c) Electric Utility Defined.--In this section, the term
``electric utility'' means--
(1) a rural electric cooperative;
(2) a political subdivision of a State, such as a
municipally owned electric utility, or any agency,
authority, corporation, or instrumentality of one or
more State political subdivisions; and
(3) an investor-owned utility.
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34. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Harder of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 891, line 12, insert ``(as defined in section 101(a) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)))'' after
``education''.
Page 891, line 15, insert ``, outreach, and community
engagement,'' after ``research''.
Page 891, line 16, insert ``, including the health of outdoor
workers,'' after ``public health''.
Page 891, after line 20, insert the following (and
redesignate the subsequent subparagraph accordingly):
(B) Priority.--In selecting institutions of
higher education at which to establish a center
under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall
give priority to institutions that--
(i) have established expertise or
dedicated centers for air quality
research;
(ii) have experience with relevant
outreach and extension work;
(iii) have established relationships
with relevant Federal, State, and local
agencies, community organizations, and
Indian Tribes; and
(iv) are located in an area that is
economically or environmentally
impacted by wildfire smoke.
Page 893, line 18, strike ``require.'' and insert ``require,
which shall include plans to collaborate with a public
institution of higher education or other research institution
that--''.
Page 893, after line 18, insert the following:
(A) has established expertise or dedicated
centers for air quality research;
(B) has experience with relevant outreach and
extension work;
(C) has established relationships with
relevant Federal, State, and local agencies,
community organizations, and Indian Tribes; and
(D) is located in an area that is
economically or environmentally impacted by
wildfire smoke.
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35. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hayes of Connecticut
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 536, lines 1 through 15, amend subsection (e) to read as
follows:
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subsection (f), as
redesignated, of section 741 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 16091) is amended to read as follows:
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this
section, to remain available until expended, $130,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, of which--
``(1) not less than $100,000,000 for each such fiscal
year shall be used for awards under this section to
eligible recipients proposing to replace school buses
with zero-emission school buses; and
``(2) not less than $52,000,000 for each such fiscal
year shall be used for awards under this section to
eligible recipients proposing to replace or retrofit
school buses to serve a community of color, indigenous
community, low-income community, or any community
located in an air quality area designated pursuant to
section 107 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407) as
nonattainment.''.
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36. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hayes of Connecticut
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 9, after the item relating to section 12606, insert the
following:
Sec. 12607. Affirming Protections for Children and Workers.
At the end of subtitle F of Title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12607. AFFIRMING PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN AND WORKERS.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the safety
and wellbeing of children in the carrying out of projects,
programs, and other applicable items in this Act nor to
undermine or affect the enforcement of laws relating to
protections against child labor and forced labor, including--
(1) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
201 et seq.);
(2) title 29, subtitle B, chapter V, Subchapter A,
Part 570, the Child Labor Regulations, Orders, and
Statements of Interpretation;
(3) article 3 of the International Labor Organization
Convention concerning the prohibition and immediate
action for the elimination of the worst forms of child
labor (December 2, 2000), or in violation of human
rights;
(4) number 182 of the International Labor
Organization Convention, entitled ``Worst Forms of
Child Labour Convention'' (1999);
(5) number 105 of the International Labor
Organization Convention, entitled ``Abolition of Forced
Labour Convention'' (1957);
(6) applicable trade laws, including trade preference
programs, trade agreements and Section 307 of the
Tariff Act of 1930; and
(7) Executive Order 13126, dated June 12, 1999,
(entitled ``Prohibition of Acquisition of Products
Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor'').
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37. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Huffman of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following:
SEC. 2208. KLAMATH HYDROELECTRIC SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT TRIBAL FAIRNESS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Facility.--The term ``facility'' means 1 or more
of the following hydropower facilities (including
appurtenant works licensed to PacifiCorp) within the
jurisdictional boundary of the Klamath Hydroelectric
Project, FERC Project No. 2082 (as applicable):
(A) Iron Gate Dam.
(B) Copco No. 1 Dam.
(C) Copco No. 2 Dam.
(D) J.C. Boyle Dam.
(2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
(3) Harmed indian tribes.--The term ``harmed Indian
Tribes'' means--
(A) the Klamath Tribes; and
(B) such other Indian Tribes that are located
downstream of the Klamath Hydroelectric
Project.
(4) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the
meaning given the term ``Indian tribe'' in section 4 of
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
(5) Licensee.--The term ``licensee'' means the owner
and licensee of the facility (as of the date of
enactment of this Act).
(b) In General.--In light of the specific facts and
circumstances of the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement
that anticipated dam removal to commence in 2020, and to
mitigate the historic and ongoing damages caused by the
facility to aquatic and Tribal trust resources, the Commission
shall not issue any annual license for the facility under
section 15(a)(1) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 808(a)(1))
unless the Commission has provided harmed Indian Tribes and the
States of California and Oregon the opportunity to recommend
terms and conditions under section 4(e), section 10, and
section 18 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e), 803, and
811), including any conditions providing for fishways or fish
recovery.
(c) Studies.--Upon approval of an annual license pursuant to
subsection (b), the Commission shall require the licensee to
provide to the Commission the following:
(1) A study describing the impacts of the facility
during the previous year on instream flows, water use,
water temperature, and water quality.
(2) A study describing the impacts of the facility
during the previous year on fish and wildlife
resources, including river fisheries, reservoir
fisheries, anadromous fish, and any marine species
listed as a threatened species or endangered species
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) including Southern Resident killer whales
(Orcinus orca).
(3) A study describing the impacts of the facility
during the previous year on sediment transport.
(4) A study forecasting the impacts of climate change
to power generation at the facility.
(5) A certification from the California Department of
Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams, following
one or more comprehensive studies of the stability and
safety of the facility that are funded by the licensee,
that each element of the facility meets all current
Federal and State seismic, stability, and safety
standards and that there will be no significant risk of
dam failure during the term of the license.
(6) A report, to be made publicly available by the
Commission, on the financial status of the facility,
including--
(A) an analysis comparing the cost of power
generated at the facility to revenue
attributable to the facility during the
preceding year;
(B) a projection of the cost of power
generated at the facility and the revenue
attributable to the facility during the 5-year
period beginning on the date of the license;
(C) an explanation of whether the financial
terms of the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement
Agreement, as amended, have been met; and
(D) a detailed description of the annual
costs associated with the facility that are
passed through to the ratepayers of the
licensee.
(d) Exception.--The requirements of this section shall not
apply to any entity filing a surrender application as specified
in the Commission's order relating to the facility dated July
16, 2020 (172 FERC 61,062).
(e) Legal Claims.--Nothing in this section shall be construed
to adversely affect any legal claims of harmed Indian Tribes,
including claims for violations of any Executive Order
pertaining to one or more Indian Tribes, any treaty between the
United States and one or more Indian Tribes, or for damages
caused by the facility under the Endangered Species Act of 1973
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.). Such claims shall not be limited
by any statute of limitations.
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38. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kuster of New
Hampshire or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 823, line 21, strike ``$20,000,000'' and insert
``$40,000,000''.
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39. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lamb of pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 432, after line 15, insert the following:
Subtitle C--FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH
SEC. 4301. FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH.
(a) Program.--Section 307 of the Department of Energy
Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18645) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (g) as
subsections (b) through (h), respectively;
(2) by inserting before subsection (b), as so
redesignated, the following:
``(a) Program.--As part of the activities authorized under
section 209 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
U.S.C. 7139) and section 972 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 16312), the Director shall carry out a fusion energy
sciences research and enabling technology development program
to effectively address the scientific and engineering
challenges to building a cost competitive fusion power plant
and to establish a competitive fusion power industry in the
United States. As part of this program, the Director shall
carry out research activities to expand the fundamental
understandings of plasmas and matter at very high temperatures
and densities for fusion applications and for other plasma
science applications.'';
(3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
``(d) Inertial Fusion Research and Development.--
``(1) In general.--The Director shall carry out a
program of research and technology development in
inertial fusion for energy applications, including ion
beam, laser, and pulsed power fusion systems.
``(2) Activities.--As part of the program described
in paragraph (1), the Director shall support activities
at and partnerships with universities and the National
Laboratories to--
``(A) develop novel target designs;
``(B) support modeling of various inertial
fusion energy concepts and systems;
``(C) develop diagnostic tools; and
``(D) improve inertial fusion energy driver
technologies.
``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--Out of funds
authorized to be appropriated under subsection (o),
there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out the activities described in
subsection (d)--
``(A) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
``(B) $26,250,000 for fiscal year 2022;
``(C) $27,563,000 for fiscal year 2023;
``(D) $28,941,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
``(E) $30,377,000 for fiscal year 2025.'';
(4) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
``(e) Alternative and Enabling Concepts.--
``(1) In general.--The Director shall support
research and development activities and facility
operations at institutions of higher education,
National Laboratories, and private facilities in the
United States for a portfolio of alternative and
enabling fusion energy concepts that may provide
solutions to significant challenges to the
establishment of a commercial magnetic fusion power
plant, prioritized based on the ability of the United
States to play a leadership role in the international
fusion research community.
``(2) Activities.--Fusion energy concepts and
activities explored under paragraph (1) may include--
``(A) alternative fusion energy concepts,
including--
``(i) advanced stellarator concepts;
``(ii) non-tokamak confinement
configurations operating at low
magnetic fields;
``(iii) magnetized target fusion
energy concepts; or
``(iv) other promising fusion energy
concepts identified by the Director;
``(B) enabling fusion technology development
activities, including--
``(i) high magnetic field approaches
facilitated by high temperature
superconductors;
``(ii) liquid metals to address
issues associated with fusion plasma
interactions with the inner wall of the
encasing device; and
``(iii) advanced blankets for heat
management and fuel breeding; and
``(C) advanced scientific computing
activities.
``(3) Innovation network for fusion energy.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting
through the Office of Science, shall support a
program to provide fusion energy researchers
with access to scientific and technical
resources and expertise at facilities supported
by the Department, including such facilities at
National Laboratories and universities, to
advance innovative fusion energy technologies
toward commercial application.
``(B) Awards.--Financial assistance under the
program established in subsection (a) may be in
the form of grants, vouchers, equipment loans,
or contracts to private entities.
``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--Out of funds
authorized to be appropriated under subsection (o),
there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out the activities described in
subsection (e)--
``(A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
``(B) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
``(C) $110,250,000 for fiscal year 2023;
``(D) $115,763,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
``(E) $121,551,000 for fiscal year 2025.'';
and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Milestone-based Development Program.--
``(1) In general.--Using the authority of the
Secretary under section 646(g) of the Department of
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7256(g)),
notwithstanding paragraph (10) of such section, the
Secretary shall establish, within 3 months of enactment
of this Act, a milestone-based fusion energy
development program that requires projects to meet
particular technical milestones before a participant is
awarded funds by the Department.
``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the program
established by paragraph (1) shall be to support the
development of a U.S.-based fusion power industry
through the research and development of technologies
that will enable the construction of new full-scale
fusion systems capable of demonstrating significant
improvements in the performance of such systems, as
defined by the Secretary, within 10 years of the
enactment of this Act.
``(3) Eligibility.--Any entity is eligible to
participate in the program provided that the Under
Secretary has deemed it as having the necessary
resources and expertise.
``(4) Requirements.--In carrying out the milestone-
based program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall,
for each relevant project--
``(A) request proposals from eligible
entities, as determined by the Secretary, that
include proposed technical milestones,
including estimated project timelines and total
costs;
``(B) set milestones based on a rigorous
technical review process;
``(C) award funding of a predetermined amount
to projects that successfully meet proposed
milestones under paragraph (1), or for expenses
deemed reimbursable by the Secretary, in
accordance with terms negotiated for an
individual award; and
``(D) communicate regularly with selected
eligible entities and, if the Secretary deems
appropriate, exercise small amounts of
flexibility for technical milestones as
projects mature.
``(5) Awards.--For the program established under
paragraph (1)--
``(A) an award recipient shall be responsible
for all costs until milestones are achieved, or
reimbursable expenses are reviewed and verified
by the Department; and
``(B) should an awardee not meet the
milestones described in paragraph (4), the
Secretary may end the partnership with an award
recipient and use the remaining funds in the
ended agreement for new or existing projects
carried out under this section.
``(6) Applications.--Any project proposal submitted
to the program under paragraph (1) shall be evaluated
based upon its scientific, technical, and business
merits through a peer-review process, which shall
include reviewers with appropriate expertise from the
private sector, the investment community, and experts
in the science and engineering of fusion and plasma
physics.
``(7) Project management.--In carrying out projects
under this program and assessing the completion of
their milestones in accordance with paragraph (4), the
Secretary shall consult with experts that represent
diverse perspectives and professional experiences,
including those from the private sector, to ensure a
complete and thorough review.
``(8) Programmatic review.--Not later than 4 years
after the Secretary has established 3 milestones under
this program, the Secretary shall enter into a
contractual arrangement with the National Academy of
Sciences to review and provide a report describing the
findings of this review to the House Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology and the Senate Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources on the program
established under this paragraph (1) that assesses--
``(A) the benefits and drawbacks of a
milestone-based fusion program as compared to
traditional program structure funding models at
the Department;
``(B) lessons-learned from program
operations; and
``(C) any other matters the Secretary
determines regarding the program.
``(9) Annual report.--As part of the annual budget
request submitted for each fiscal year, the Secretary
shall provide the House Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology and the Senate Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources a report describing partnerships
supported by the program established under paragraph
(1) during the previous fiscal year.
``(10) Authorizations for appropriations.--Out of
funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection
(o), there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out the activities described in
subsection (i), to remain available until expended--
``(A) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
``(B) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
``(C) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
``(D) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
``(E) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
``(j) Fusion Reactor System Design.--The Director shall
support research and development activities to design future
fusion reactor systems and examine and address the technical
drivers for the cost of these systems.
``(k) General Plasma Science and Applications.--The Director
shall support research in general plasma science and high
energy density physics that advance the understanding of the
scientific community of fundamental properties and complex
behavior of matter to control and manipulate plasmas for a
broad range of applications, including support for research
relevant to advancements in chip manufacturing and
microelectronics.
``(l) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the United States should support a robust, diverse program in
addition to providing sufficient support to, at a minimum, meet
its commitments to ITER and maintain the schedule of the
project as determined by the Secretary in coordination with the
ITER Organization at the time of the enactment of this Act. It
is further the sense of Congress that developing the scientific
basis for fusion, providing research results key to the success
of ITER, and training the next generation of fusion scientists
are of critical importance to the United States and should in
no way be diminished by participation of the United States in
the ITER project.
``(m) International Collaboration.--The Director shall--
``(1) as practicable and in coordination with other
appropriate Federal agencies as necessary, ensure the
access of United States researchers to the most
advanced fusion research facilities and research
capabilities in the world, including ITER;
``(2) to the maximum extent practicable, continue to
leverage United States participation ITER, and
prioritize expanding international partnerships and
investments in current and future fusion research
facilities within the United States; and
``(3) to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize
engagement in collaborative efforts in support of
future international facilities that would provide
access to the most advanced fusion research facilities
in the world to United States researchers.
``(n) Fission and Fusion Research Coordination Report.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
transmit to Congress a report addressing opportunities
for coordinating fusion energy research and development
activities between the Office of Nuclear Energy and the
Office of Science.
``(2) Components.--The report shall assess
opportunities for collaboration on research and
development of--
``(A) liquid metals to address issues
associated with fusion plasma interactions with
the inner wall of the encasing device and other
components within the reactor;
``(B) immersion blankets for heat management
and fuel breeding;
``(C) technologies and methods for
instrumentation and control;
``(D) computational methods and codes for
system operation and maintenance;
``(E) codes and standard development;
``(F) radioactive waste handling;
``(G) radiological safety;
``(H) potential for non-electricity
generation applications; and
``(I) any other overlapping priority as
identified by the Director of the Office of
Science or the Assistant Secretary of Energy
for Nuclear Energy.
``(3) Implementation.--The Secretary shall implement
the recommendations made by the report directed in this
section upon transmission of the report to Congress.
``(o) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities
described in this section--
``(1) $976,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
``(2) $1,033,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
``(3) $1,104,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
``(4) $1,181,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
``(5) $1,264,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.''.
(b) Iter.--Section 972(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 16312) is amended to read as follows:
``(c) United States Participation in Iter.--
``(1) In general.--There is authorized United States
participation in the construction and operations of the
ITER project, as agreed to under the April 25, 2007
`Agreement on the Establishment of the ITER
International Fusion Energy Organization for the Joint
Implementation of the ITER Project'. The Director shall
coordinate and carry out the responsibilities of the
United States with respect to this Agreement.
``(2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report providing an assessment of the most
recent schedule for ITER that has been approved by the
ITER Council.
``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--Out of funds
authorized to be appropriated under section 307(o) of
the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act
(42 U.S.C. 18645), there shall be made available to the
Secretary to carry out the construction of ITER--
``(A) $374,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; and
``(B) $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2022 through 2025.''.
Page 5, in the table of contents, after the matter related to
subtitle B of title IV, insert the following:
Subtitle C--Fusion Energy Research
Sec. 4301. Fusion energy research
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40. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lamb of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 426, add after line 14 the following (and redesignate
subsequent subsections accordingly):
``(d) Milestone-Based Demonstration Projects.--The Secretary
may carry out demonstration projects under subsection (c) as a
milestone-based demonstration project under section 8304 of the
Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act.''.
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41. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lamb of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 4, after the item relating to section 2562, insert the
following:
Sec. 2563. Produced water research and development program.
Sec. 2564. Produced water demonstration program.
Page 299, after line 8, insert the following:
SEC. 2563. PRODUCED WATER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--As soon as possible after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall establish
a research and development program on produced water to
develop--
(1) new technologies and practices to reduce the
environmental impact; and
(2) opportunities for reprocessing of produced water
at natural gas or oil development sites.
(b) Prioritization.--The Secretary shall give priority to
projects that develop and bring to market--
(1) effective systems for on-site management or
repurposing of produced water; and
(2) new technologies or approaches to reduce the
environmental impact of produced water on local water
sources and the environment.
(c) Conduct of Program.--In carrying out the program
described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out
science-based research and development activities to pursue--
(1) improved efficiency, technologies, and techniques
for produced water recycling stations; and
(2) B. alternative approaches to treating, reusing,
storing, or decontaminating produced water.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to
be appropriated for purposes of this section $10,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2020 through 2025.
SEC. 2564. PRODUCED WATER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a
demonstration program for on-site treatment of produced water.
(b) Requirements.--In developing the demonstration program
under this section, the Secretary shall consult with the heads
of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, including
the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(c) Prioritization.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary should prioritize--
(1) first-of-a-kind or new approaches to treating
produced water stationed on site; and
(2) technologies that can be used at natural gas or
oil development sites to reduce other environmental
harm either through emissions or other environmental
impact.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to
be appropriated for purposes of this section $10,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2020 through 2025.
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42. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Larsen of Washington
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 2. STUDY ON CERTAIN CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION EFFORTS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall
seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (referred to in this
section as the ``National Academies'') to conduct a study on
climate change mitigation efforts with respect to the civil
aviation and aerospace industries.
(b) Study Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection
(a), the National Academies shall--
(1) identify climate change mitigation efforts,
including efforts relating to emerging technologies, in
the civil aviation and aerospace industries;
(2) develop and apply an appropriate indicator for
assessing the effectiveness of such efforts;
(3) identify gaps in such efforts;
(4) identify barriers preventing expansion of such
efforts; and
(5) develop recommendations with respect to such
efforts.
(c) Reports.--
(1) Findings of study.--Not later than 1 year after
the date on which the Secretary enters into an
agreement for a study pursuant to subsection (a), the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees the findings of the study.
(2) Assessment.--Not later than 180 days after the
date on which the Secretary submits the findings
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary, acting
through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that contains an
assessment of the findings.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section
$1,500,000.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and other
congressional committees determined appropriate by the
Secretary.
(2) Climate change mitigation efforts.--The term
``climate change mitigation efforts'' means efforts,
including the use of technologies, materials,
processes, or practices, that contribute to the
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
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43. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lee of Nevada or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Amend subtitle C of title II to read as follows:
Subtitle C--Distributed Renewable Energy
SEC. 2301. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Authority having jurisdiction.--The term
``authority having jurisdiction'' means any State,
county, local, or Tribal office or official with
jurisdiction--
(A) to issue permits;
(B) to conduct inspections to enforce the
requirements of a relevant code or standard; or
(C) to approve the installation of, or the
equipment and materials used in the
installation of, qualifying distributed energy
systems.
(2) Distributed energy system installer.--The term
``distributed energy system installer'' means an entity
or individual--
(A) with knowledge and skills relating to--
(i) the construction and operation of
the equipment used in qualifying
distributed energy systems; and
(ii) the installation of qualifying
distributed energy systems; and
(B) that has employed safety training to
recognize and avoid the hazards involved in
constructing, operating, and installing
qualifying distributed energy systems.
(3) Qualifying distributed energy system.--The term
``qualifying distributed energy system'' means any
equipment or materials installed in, on, or near a
residential, commercial, or industrial building to
support onsite or local energy use, including--
(A) to generate electricity from distributed
renewable energy sources, including from--
(i) solar photovoltaic modules or
similar solar energy technologies;
(ii) wind power systems; and
(iii) hydrogen electrolysis and fuel
cell systems;
(B) to store and discharge electricity from
batteries with a capacity of at least 2
kilowatt hours;
(C) to charge a plug-in electric drive
vehicle at a power rate of at least 2
kilowatts;
(D) to refuel a fuel cell electric vehicle;
or
(E) to generate electricity from fuel cell
systems with a capacity of at least 2 kilowatt
hours.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Energy.
SEC. 2302. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM TO FACILITATE VOLUNTARY STREAMLINED
PROCESS FOR LOCAL PERMITTING OF QUALIFYING
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with
trade associations and other entities representing distributed
energy system installers and organizations representing State,
local, and Tribal governments engaged in permitting, shall
establish and carry out a program to establish a voluntary
streamlined permitting process for local permitting and
inspection of qualifying distributed energy systems, in concert
with relevant national consensus-based codes and specifications
and standards referenced therein.
(b) Activities of the Program.--In carrying out the program
established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
(1) facilitate the development and maintenance of a
streamlined permitting process that includes a national
online permitting platform for expediting,
standardizing, and streamlining permitting, that
authorities having jurisdiction may use to receive,
review, and approve permit applications relating to
qualifying distributed energy systems;
(2) establish a model expedited permit-to-build
protocol for qualifying distributed energy systems;
(3) provide technical assistance to authorities
having jurisdiction on using and adopting--
(A) the streamlined permitting process
described in paragraph (1); and
(B) the model expedited permit-to-build
protocol described in paragraph (2);
(4) develop and maintain a voluntary national
inspection protocol integrated with the national online
permitting system described in paragraphs (1) and (2)
and related tools to expedite, standardize, and
streamline the inspection of qualifying distributed
energy systems, including--
(A) by investigating the potential for using
remote inspections; and
(B) by investigating the potential for
sample-based inspection for distributed energy
system installers with a demonstrated track
record of high-quality work; and
(5) take any other action to expedite, standardize,
streamline, or improve the process for permitting,
inspecting, or interconnecting qualifying distributed
energy systems.
(c) Support Services.--The Secretary shall--
(1) provide technical assistance to authorities
having jurisdiction, any administrator of a national
online permitting platform, government software
providers, and any other entity determined appropriate
by the Secretary in carrying out the activities
described in subsection (b); and
(2) provide such financial assistance as the
Secretary determines appropriate from any funds
appropriated to carry out this subtitle.
SEC. 2303. DISTRIBUTED ENERGY OPPORTUNITY COMMUNITIES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall recognize and certify
certain communities as ``Distributed Energy Opportunity
Communities''.
(b) Qualifications.--The Secretary may certify a State, local
community, or Tribe as a ``Distributed Energy Opportunity
Community'' if that State, local community, or Tribe has
adopted and implemented the model expedited permit-to-build
protocol established under the program established under
section 2302.
(c) Process.--The Secretary may confer a certification under
subsection (a) through existing programs of the Department of
Energy.
(d) Grants.--The Secretary may award competitive grants,
using funds appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this
subtitle, to encourage communities to adopt the model expedited
permit-to-build protocol and the standardized inspection
process established under the program established under section
2302.
SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to
carry out this subtitle $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2021 through 2025.
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44. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Levin of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 543, line 5, strike ``or'' at the end.
Page 543, after line 5, insert the following:
(B) a community in which climate change,
pollution, or environmental destruction have
exacerbated systemic racial, regional, social,
environmental, and economic injustices by
disproportionately affecting indigenous
peoples, communities of color, migrant
communities, deindustrialized communities,
depopulated rural communities, the poor, low-
income workers, women, the elderly, the
unhoused, people with disabilities, or youth;
or
Page 543, line 6, strike ``(B)'' and insert ``(C)''.
Page 544, line 17, strike ``equipment.'' and insert
``equipment, including accessibility in compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et
seq.).''.
Page 546, line 14, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 546, after line 14, insert the following:
(v) an identification of any existing
electric vehicle supply equipment
that--
(I) is available to the
public for a minimum of 12
hours per day; and
(II) is not further than 50
miles from the global
positioning system location
identified under clause (iii);
and
Page 546, line 15, strike ``(v)'' and insert ``(vi)''.
Page 561, beginning on line 6, strike ``electric vehicles
nationwide;'' and insert ``electric vehicles nationwide, taking
into consideration range anxiety and the location of charging
infrastructure to ensure an electric vehicle can travel
throughout the United States without losing a charge;''.
Page 567, line 23, strike ``including commercial vehicles;
and'' and insert ``including commercial vehicles, to an extent
that such electric vehicles can travel throughout the State
without running out of a charge; and''.
Page 567, line 24, strike ``electric grid'' and insert
``electric grid, including through the use of renewable energy
sources to power the electric grid,''.
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45. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Levin of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 830, after line 5, insert the following:
PART 3--MEASURING GREEN COLLAR JOB DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 12121. MEASURING GREEN JOBS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with
the Secretary of Energy, and acting through the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, where appropriate, shall collect and analyze labor
market data to track workforce trends resulting from renewable
energy and energy efficiency technology initiatives carried out
under this section. Activities carried out under this section
shall include the following:
(1) Tracking and documentation of academic and
occupational competencies as well as future skill needs
with respect to renewable energy and energy efficiency
technology.
(2) Tracking and documentation of occupational
information and workforce training data with respect to
renewable energy and energy efficiency technology.
(3) Collaborating with State agencies, workforce
investments boards, industry, organized labor, and
community and nonprofit organizations to disseminate
information on successful innovations for labor market
services and worker training with respect to renewable
energy and energy efficiency technology.
(4) Serving as a clearinghouse for best practices in
workforce development, job placement and collaborative
training partnerships.
(5) Encouraging the establishment of workforce
training initiatives with respect to renewable energy
and energy efficiency technologies.
(6) Linking research and development in renewable
energy and energy efficiency technology with the
development of standards and curricula for current and
future jobs.
(7) Assessing new employment and work practices
including career ladder and upgrade training as well as
high performance work systems.
(8) Providing technical assistance and capacity
building to national and State energy partnerships,
including industry and labor representatives.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each
fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
Page 9, after the matter relating to section 12113, insert
the following:
Part 3--Measuring Green Collar Job Development
Sec. 12121. Measuring green jobs
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46. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Levin of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Redesignate section 12606 as section 12608.
Page 894, after line 6, insert the following new sections:
SEC. 12606. WILDFIRE SMOKE EMISSIONS MODELING AND FORECASTING
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, in collaboration with other
Federal agencies and such academic entities as the
Administrator considers appropriate, shall maintain a program
to improve wildfire smoke emissions modeling and develop smoke
forecasts.
(b) Goal.--The goal of the program under subsection (a) shall
be to develop and extend accurate wildfire smoke forecasts and
impact-based decision support services in order to reduce loss
of life, injury, and damage to the economy with a focus on--
(1) improving modeling of wildfire smoke emissions,
transport, mixing, and chemical transformations through
advanced modeling approaches;
(2) developing and disseminating smoke forecasts; and
(3) incorporating risk communication research in
developing smoke forecasts and fire weather warning
products.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to the Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration to carry out this section
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
SEC. 12607. EXPOSURE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE AND AIR POLLUTION.
(a) Impacts of Acute Exposure to Wildifre Smoke and COVID-
19.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,
in coordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, and other Federal agencies as
appropriate, shall coordinate data collection and
epidemiological analysis of the impacts of acute air pollution
exposure from wildfires in the context of the COVID-19
pandemic.
(b) Chronic Air Pollution Exposure.--The Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, acting through the Assistant
Administrator for Research and Development, shall coordinate
with academic institutions and other research organizations to
conduct research to estimate the impacts of chronic exposure to
air pollutants, and other pertinent variables, in the context
of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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47. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lipinski of Illinois
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 9, after the item relating to item section 12606, add
the following:
Sec. 12607. Low-Dose-Radiation Research
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12607. LOW-DOSE-RADIATION RESEARCH.
Section 306(c) of the Department of Energy Research and
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18644(c)) is amended to read as
follows:
``(c) Low-Dose-Radiation Research Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a
research program on low-dose and low dose-rate
radiation to--
``(A) enhance the scientific understanding
of, and reduce uncertainties associated with,
the effects of exposure to low-dose and low
dose-rate radiation; and
``(B) inform improved risk-assessment and
risk-management methods with respect to such
radiation.
``(2) Program components.--In carrying out the
program required under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall--
``(A) support and carry out the directives
under section 106 of the American Innovation
and Competitiveness Act (42 U.S.C. 6601 note),
with respect to low dose and low-dose rate
radiation research, in coordination with the
Physical Science Subcommittee of the National
Science and Technology Council;
``(B) identify and, to the extent possible,
quantify, potential monetary and health-related
impacts to Federal agencies, the general
public, industry, research communities, and
other users of information produced by such
research program;
``(C) leverage the collective body of
knowledge from prior and existing low-dose and
low dose-rate radiation research;
``(D) engage with other Federal agencies,
research communities, and potential users of
information produced under this section,
including institutions performing or utilizing
radiation research, medical physics, radiology,
health physics, and emergency response
measures; and
``(E) support education and outreach
activities to disseminate information and
promote public understanding of low-dose
radiation, with a focus on non-emergency
situations such as medical physics, space
exploration, and naturally occurring radiation.
``(3) Research plan.--
``(A) National academy of sciences.--Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences
to develop a long-term strategic and
prioritized research agenda for the program
described in paragraph (2);
``(B) Congress.--Not later than 18 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit the research plan
developed under subparagraph (A) to the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of
the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
``(4) Program evaluation.--
``(A) Independent external entity.--Not later
than 3 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the
Secretary shall enter into agreements with an
independent external entity to perform a
program evaluation.
``(B) Congress.--The Secretary shall submit
the program evaluations performed under
subparagraph (A) to the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate.
``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Low-dose radiation.--The term `low-dose
radiation' means a radiation dose of less than
100 millisieverts.
``(B) Low dose-rate radiation.--The term `low
dose-rate radiation' means a radiation dose
rate of less than 5 millisieverts per hour.
``(6) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to subject any research
carried out by the Secretary for the program under this
subsection to any limitations described in section
977(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16317(e)).
``(7) Funding.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the program
under this subsection--
``(A) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
``(B) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
``(C) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and
``(D) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.''.
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48. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Loebsack of Iowa or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of part 3 of subtitle A of title I the
following:
SEC. 1122. GRANTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AND RENEWABLE
ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS AT PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''
means a consortium of--
(A) one local educational agency; and
(B) one or more--
(i) schools;
(ii) nonprofit organizations;
(iii) for-profit organizations; or
(iv) community partners that have the
knowledge and capacity to partner and
assist with energy improvements.
(2) Energy improvements.--The term ``energy
improvements'' means--
(A) any improvement, repair, or renovation,
to a school that will result in a direct
reduction in school energy costs including but
not limited to improvements to building
envelope, air conditioning, ventilation,
heating system, domestic hot water heating,
compressed air systems, distribution systems,
lighting, power systems and controls;
(B) any improvement, repair, renovation, or
installation that leads to an improvement in
teacher and student health including but not
limited to indoor air quality, daylighting,
ventilation, electrical lighting, and
acoustics; and
(C) the installation of renewable energy
technologies (such as wind power,
photovoltaics, solar thermal systems,
geothermal energy, hydrogen-fueled systems,
biomass-based systems, biofuels, anaerobic
digesters, and hydropower) involved in the
improvement, repair, or renovation to a school.
(b) Authority.--From amounts made available for grants under
this section, the Secretary of Energy shall provide competitive
grants to eligible entities to make energy improvements
authorized by this section.
(c) Priority.--In making grants under this section, the
Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that have
renovation, repair, and improvement funding needs and are--
(1) a high-need local educational agency, as defined
in section 2102 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6602); or
(2) a local educational agency designated with a
metrocentric locale code of 41, 42, or 43, as
determined by the National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), in conjunction with the Bureau of
the Census, using the NCES system for classifying local
educational agencies.
(d) Competitive Criteria.--The competitive criteria used by
the Secretary shall include the following:
(1) The fiscal capacity of the eligible entity to
meet the needs for improvements of school facilities
without assistance under this section, including the
ability of the eligible entity to raise funds through
the use of local bonding capacity and otherwise.
(2) The likelihood that the local educational agency
or eligible entity will maintain, in good condition,
any facility whose improvement is assisted.
(3) The potential energy efficiency and safety
benefits from the proposed energy improvements.
(e) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, an applicant must submit to the Secretary an
application that includes each of the following:
(1) A needs assessment of the current condition of
the school and facilities that are to receive the
energy improvements.
(2) A draft work plan of what the applicant hopes to
achieve at the school and a description of the energy
improvements to be carried out.
(3) A description of the applicant's capacity to
provide services and comprehensive support to make the
energy improvements.
(4) An assessment of the applicant's expected needs
for operation and maintenance training funds, and a
plan for use of those funds, if any.
(5) An assessment of the expected energy efficiency
and safety benefits of the energy improvements.
(6) A cost estimate of the proposed energy
improvements.
(7) An identification of other resources that are
available to carry out the activities for which funds
are requested under this section, including the
availability of utility programs and public benefit
funds.
(f) Use of Grant Amounts.--
(1) In general.--The recipient of a grant under this
section shall use the grant amounts only to make the
energy improvements contemplated in the application,
subject to the other provisions of this subsection.
(2) Operation and maintenance training.--The
recipient may use up to 5 percent for operation and
maintenance training for energy efficiency and
renewable energy improvements (such as maintenance
staff and teacher training, education, and preventative
maintenance training).
(3) Audit.--The recipient may use funds for a third-
party investigation and analysis for energy
improvements (such as energy audits and existing
building commissioning).
(4) Continuing education.--The recipient may use up
to 1 percent of the grant amounts to develop a
continuing education curriculum relating to energy
improvements.
(g) Contracting Requirements.--
(1) Davis-bacon.--Any laborer or mechanic employed by
any contractor or subcontractor in the performance of
work on any energy improvements funded by a grant under
this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than
those prevailing on similar construction in the
locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor under
subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States
Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act).
(2) Competition.--Each applicant that receives funds
shall ensure that, if the applicant carries out repair
or renovation through a contract, any such contract
process--
(A) ensures the maximum number of qualified
bidders, including small, minority, and women-
owned businesses, through full and open
competition; and
(B) gives priority to businesses located in,
or resources common to, the State or the
geographical area in which the project is
carried out.
(h) Reporting.--Each recipient of a grant under this section
shall submit to the Secretary, at such time as the Secretary
may require, a report describing the use of such funds for
energy improvements, the estimated cost savings realized by
those energy improvements, the results of any audit, the use of
any utility programs and public benefit funds and the use of
performance tracking for energy improvements (such as the
Department of Energy: Energy Star program or LEED for Existing
Buildings).
(i) Best Practices.--The Secretary shall develop and publish
guidelines and best practices for activities carried out under
this section.
(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
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49. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lowenthal of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 894, after line 15, add the following:
SEC. 12607. ONLINE PUBLICATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall make
freely available on a public website, with respect to the
previous year--
(1) information that describes for each fossil fuel
operation that is subject to the mineral leasing laws
or title III or V of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (30 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.),
regardless of size, including production, storage,
gathering, processing, transportation, and handling
operations--
(A) the aggregate amount of each fossil fuel,
by type and by State, produced on Federal
leases; and
(B) for gas reported, the portion and source
of such amount that was released or disposed of
by each of venting, flaring, and fugitive
release; and
(2) information that describes the amount and sources
of energy, in delivered megawatt hours, produced from
operating solar, wind, and geothermal projects on
public lands under lease for the production of
renewable energy.
(b) Format.--Information made available under this section
shall be presented in a format that--
(1) translates such amounts and portions into
emissions of metric tons of greenhouse gases expressed
in carbon dioxide equivalent using both the 20-year and
100-year Global Warming Potential-weighted emission
values;
(2) for energy produced from solar, wind, and
geothermal projects, includes an estimate of the net
emissions that would result from production of the same
amount of energy from new fossil fuel-fired facilities;
and
(3) can be downloaded in a machine readable format.
(c) Data Publication Frequency.--The data made available
under this section shall be updated at least annually.
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50. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lucas of Oklahoma or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 126__. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that in order to reduce emissions
and meet 100 percent of the power demand in the United States
through clean, renewable, or zero emission energy sources while
maintaining United States leadership in science and technology,
the Secretary of Energy must prioritize funding for critical
fundamental research infrastructure and for basic research and
development activities carried out through the Office of
Science.
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51. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lucas of Oklahoma or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 126__. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that in order to reduce global
emissions and meet 100 percent of the power demand in the
United States through clean, renewable, or zero emission energy
sources while maintaining U.S. competitiveness in science and
technology, the United States must prioritize investment in
domestic energy sources and supply chains, as well as
investment in the research and development of exportable next-
generation energy technologies.
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52. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lujan of New Mexico or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
After section 2401 insert the following:
SEC. 2402. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 111(d) of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(21) Community solar programs.--Each electric
utility shall offer a community solar program that
provides all ratepayers, including low-income
ratepayers, equitable and demonstrable access to such
community solar program. For the purposes of this
paragraph, the term `community solar program' means a
service provided to any electric consumer that the
electric utility serves through which the value of
electricity generated by a community solar facility may
be used to offset charges billed to the electric
consumer by the electric utility. A `community solar
facility' is--
``(A) a solar photovoltaic system that
allocates electricity to multiple electric
consumers of an electric utility;
``(B) connected to a local distribution of
the electric utility;
``(C) located either on or off the property
of the electric consumers; and
``(D) may be owned by an electric utility, an
electric consumer, or a third party.''.
(b) Compliance.--
(1) Time limitations.--Section 112(b) of the Public
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.
2622(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(8)(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory
authority (with respect to each electric utility for
which the State has ratemaking authority) and each
nonregulated electric utility shall commence
consideration under section 111, or set a hearing date
for consideration, with respect to the standard
established by paragraph (21) of section 111(d).
``(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory
authority (with respect to each electric utility for
which the State has ratemaking authority), and each
nonregulated electric utility shall complete the
consideration and make the determination under section
111 with respect to the standard established by
paragraph (21) of section 111(d).''.
(2) Failure to comply.--
(A) In general.--Section 112(c) of the Public
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16
U.S.C. 2622(c)) is amended--
(i) by striking ``such paragraph
(14)'' and all that follows through
``paragraphs (16)'' and inserting
``such paragraph (14). In the case of
the standard established by paragraph
(15) of section 111(d), the reference
contained in this subsection to the
date of enactment of this Act shall be
deemed to be a reference to the date of
enactment of that paragraph (15). In
the case of the standards established
by paragraphs (16)''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the
following: ``In the case of the
standard established by paragraph (21)
of section 111(d), the reference
contained in this subsection to the
date of enactment of this Act shall be
deemed to be a reference to the date of
enactment of that paragraph (21).''.
(B) Technical correction.--
(i) In general.--Section 1254(b) of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public
Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 971) is amended--
(I) by striking paragraph
(2); and
(II) by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
(ii) Treatment.--The amendment made
by paragraph (2) of section 1254(b) of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public
Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 971) (as in
effect on the day before the date of
enactment of this Act) is void, and
section 112(d) of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16
U.S.C. 2622(d)) shall be in effect as
if those amendments had not been
enacted.
(3) Prior state actions.--
(A) In general.--Section 112 of the Public
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16
U.S.C. 2622) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(h) Prior State Actions.--Subsections (b) and (c) shall not
apply to the standard established by paragraph (21) of section
111(d) in the case of any electric utility in a State if,
before the date of enactment of this subsection--
``(1) the State has implemented for the electric
utility the standard (or a comparable standard);
``(2) the State regulatory authority for the State or
the relevant nonregulated electric utility has
conducted a proceeding to consider implementation of
the standard (or a comparable standard) for the
electric utility; or
``(3) the State legislature has voted on the
implementation of the standard (or a comparable
standard) for the electric utility.''.
(B) Cross-reference.--Section 124 of the
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
(16 U.S.C. 2634) is amended by adding at the
end the following: ``In the case of the
standard established by paragraph (21) of
section 111(d), the reference contained in this
subsection to the date of enactment of this Act
shall be deemed to be a reference to the date
of enactment of that paragraph (21).''.
Page 562, line 3, strike ``(21)'' and insert ``(22)''.
Page 563, line 18, strike ``(8)'' and insert ``(9)''.
Page 563, line 25, strike ``(21)'' and insert ``(22)''.
Page 564, line 8, strike ``(21)'' and insert ``(22)''.
Page 564, line 14, strike ``(21)'' and insert ``(22)''.
Page 564, line 22, strike ``(h)'' and insert ``(i)''.
Page 564, line 24, strike ``(21)'' and insert ``(22)''.
Page 565, line 20, strike ``(21)'' and insert ``(22)''.
Page 565, line 24, strike ``(21)'' and insert ``(22)''.
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53. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McNerney of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 46, after line 3, insert the following:
PART 4--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
SEC. 1122. RESEARCH FOR EFFECTIVENESS AND STANDARDS.
The Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology shall--
(1) collect data following wildfires in the wildland-
urban interface related to the influence of building
materials on structural fires and how wind, terrain,
and moisture affect wildland fires; and
(2) contribute to the scientific basis for analyzing
economic outcomes of wildland-urban interface fire
mitigation by conducting research on and developing
metrics for the--
(A) relative contribution of moisture,
weather, terrain, and infrastructure;
(B) losses and erosion of the forest floor
resulting from wildfires in the wildland urban
interface; and
(C) the performance of current designs,
materials, and technologies used for--
(i) residential structures;
(ii) public and Federal government
buildings;
(iii) electric grid infrastructure;
and
(iv) other critical infrastructure.
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54. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mucarsel-Powell of
Florida or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 475, after line 13, insert the following:
``(g) Underground Transmission and Distribution Lines.--In
carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall support research and development on underground
transmission and distribution lines. This shall include
research on--
``(1) methods for lowering the costs of underground
transmission and distribution lines, including through
novel installation techniques and materials
considerations;
``(2) techniques to improve the lifespan of
underground transmission and distribution lines;
``(3) wireless sensors to improve safety of
underground transmission and distribution lines and to
predict, identify, detect, and transmit information
about degradation and faults; and
``(4) methods for improving the resilience and
reliability of underground transmission and
distribution lines, including by mitigating the impact
of flooding, storm surge, and seasonal climate cycles
on degradation of and damage to underground
transmission and distribution lines.''.
Page 475, line 14, strike ``(g)'' and insert ``(h)''.
Page 476, line 1, strike ``(h)'' and insert ``(i)''.
Page 476, line 4, strike ``(i)'' and insert ``(j)''.
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55. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Norcross of New Jersey
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle H of title I, add the following:
SEC. 1806. REBATE PROGRAM FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT ELECTROTECHNOLOGIES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Energy efficient electrotechnology.--The term
``energy efficient electrotechnology'' means--
(A) any electric technology that, when used
instead of a fossil fuel-fired technology in an
industrial process results in--
(i) energy efficiency, or production
efficiency, gains; or
(ii) environmental benefits; or
(B) any electric technology that, when used
instead of a fossil fuel-fired technology in an
industrial application results in--
(i) improvements in on-site logistics
or material handling; and
(ii) energy efficiency gains and
environmental benefits.
(2) Qualified entity.--The term ``qualified entity''
means an industrial or manufacturing facility,
commercial building, or a utility or energy service
company.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Energy.
(b) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program
to provide rebates in accordance with this section.
(c) Rebates.--The Secretary may provide a rebate under the
program established under subsection (b) to the owner or
operator of a qualified entity for expenditures made by the
owner or operator of the qualified entity for an energy
efficient electrotechnology that is used to replace a fossil
fuel-fired technology.
(d) Requirements.--To be eligible to receive a rebate under
this section, the owner or operator of a qualified entity shall
submit to the Secretary an application demonstrating--
(1) that the owner or operator of the qualified
entity purchased an energy efficient electrotechnology;
(2) the energy efficiency gains, production
efficiency gains, and environmental benefits, as
applicable, resulting from use of the energy efficient
electrotechnology--
(A) as measured by a qualified professional
or verified by the energy efficient
electrotechnology manufacturer, as applicable;
or
(B) as determined by the Secretary;
(3) that the fossil fuel-fired technology replaced by
the energy efficient electrotechnology has been
permanently decommissioned and scrapped; and
(4) that all laborers and mechanics who were involved
in the installation or maintenance, or construction or
renovation to support such installation or maintenance,
of the energy efficient electrotechnology, or the
decommissioning and scrapping of the fossil fuel-fired
technology replaced by the energy efficient
electrotechnology, and who were employed by the owner
or operator of the qualified entity, or contractors or
subcontractors at any tier thereof, were paid wages at
rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a
character similar in the locality as determined by the
Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of
chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly
referred to as the ``Davis-Bacon Act'').
(e) Limitation.--The Secretary may not provide a rebate under
the program established under subsection (b) to an owner or
operator of a qualified entity for expenditures made by the
owner or operator of the qualified entity for an energy
efficient electrotechnology that is used to replace a fossil
fuel-fired technology if the Secretary determines that such
expenditures were necessary for the owner or operator to comply
with Federal or State law.
(f) Authorized Amount of Rebate.--The amount of a rebate
provided under this section shall be not less than 30 percent,
and not more than 50 percent, of the overall cost of the energy
efficient electrotechnology, including installation costs.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
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56. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Norcross of New Jersey
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 36, line 5, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 36, strike line 13, and insert ``(including multifamily
buildings); and''.
Page 36, after line 13, insert the following:
``(F) to make an addition or alteration to,
or to install, replace, or provide maintenance
to, an air filtration and purification system
of an HVAC system to meet exigencies related to
the airborne epidemic transmissions of SARS-
4CoV-2 or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19).''.
Page 37, line 1, strike ``(e)'' and insert ``(f)''.
Page 36, after line 25, insert the following:
``(e) Prevailing Wages.--All laborers and mechanics employed
by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of
construction, alteration, or repair work assisted, in whole or
in part, by a grant under this section 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. With
respect to the labor standards 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.''.
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57. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ocasio-Cortez of New
York or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 3109.
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58. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative O'Halleran of Arizona
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle F of title XII the following:
SEC. 12607. RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES ELECTRIFICATION GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Section 609 of the Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Act (7 U.S.C. 918c) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or
municipality'' and inserting ``, municipality,
or Indian Tribe'';
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``10,000''
and inserting ``20,000''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) The term `economically distressed community'
means a unit of local government, an Indian Tribe, or a
political subdivision thereof, that is significantly
impacted by the closure occurring on or after January
1, 2010, of an electric generating station that
primarily consumes coal as a fuel source, including by
the loss of--
``(A) employment directly from or associated
with the electric generating station, including
an associated mine;
``(B) tax revenue, lease payments, or
royalties directly from or associated with the
electric generating station; or
``(C) access to affordable energy.'';
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``or economically
distressed communities'' after ``rural areas'' each
place it appears; and
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) by striking ``$20,000,000'' and inserting
``$50,000,000''; and
(B) by striking ``2006 through 2012'' and
inserting ``2021 through 2025''.
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59. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative O'Halleran of Arizona
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle F of title XII the following:
SEC. 12607. COAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE CLEARINGHOUSE.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall publish,
maintain, and make publicly available a clearinghouse, to be
known as the ``Coal Community Resource Clearinghouse'', on the
website of the Department of Energy for the purpose of
increasing awareness of Federal and State programs, grants,
loans, loan guarantees, and other assistance resources the
Secretary determines will assist economic development
activities in economically distressed communities.
(b) Periodic Updates.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary shall, not less frequently than once per calendar
year, update the Coal Community Resource Clearinghouse to
address changes to the needs of economically distressed
communities.
(c) Economically Distressed Community Defined.--The term
``economically distressed community'' means a unit of local
government, an Indian Tribe, or a political subdivision
thereof, that is significantly impacted by the closure
occurring on or after January 1, 2010, of an electric
generating station that primarily consumes coal as a fuel
source, including by the loss of--
(1) employment directly from or associated with the
electric generating station, including an associated
mine;
(2) tax revenue, lease payments, or royalties
directly from or associated with the electric
generating station; or
(3) access to affordable energy.
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60. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Omar of Minnesota or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of title XII the following:
Subtitle G--Zeroing Excess, Reducing Organic Waste, and Sustaining
Technical Expertise
SEC. 12701. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Administrator shall establish and carry
out a program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to
eligible entities for projects that are consistent with zero-
waste practices.
(b) Grant Use.--
(1) Organics recycling infrastructure.--An eligible
entity receiving a grant under this subtitle may use
grant funds to carry out a project relating to organics
recycling infrastructure, including facilities,
machinery, equipment, and other physical necessities
required for organics collection or processing on a
city-wide or county-wide scale, provided that--
(A) implementation of such project--
(i) results in increased capacity for
residential and commercial source
separated organics streams; and
(ii) generates a usable product that
has demonstrable environmental benefits
when compared to the input materials,
such as compost with added nutritional
content; and
(B) such project does not include mixed-waste
composting.
(2) Electronic waste reuse and recycling.--An
eligible entity receiving a grant under this subtitle
may use grant funds to carry out a project relating to
electronic waste reuse or recycling, including
infrastructure and technology, research and
development, and product refurbishment, provided that
such project--
(A) does not include an electronic waste
``buy-back'' program that provides compensation
for used electronics where such compensation is
applied as a credit toward the purchase of
additional electronics; and
(B) is carried out by an organization
certified in sustainable electronic waste
standards by an organization accredited by the
National Accreditation Board of the American
National Standards Institute & The American
Society of Quality, or another accrediting body
as determined appropriate by the Administrator.
(3) Source reduction.--An eligible entity receiving a
grant under this subtitle may use grant funds to carry
out a project relating to source reduction, and such
project may include--
(A) educational programming and outreach
activities to encourage behavioral changes in
consumers that result in source reduction; and
(B) product or manufacturing redesign or
redevelopment to reduce byproducts, packaging,
and other outputs if--
(i) the applicable manufacturer--
(I) is domestically-owned and
operated; and
(II) pays a living wage; and
(ii) the redevelopment or redesign
does not result in higher toxicity of
the product or byproducts, more
complicated recyclability of the
product or byproducts, or increased
volume of byproducts compared with the
original practice.
(4) Market development.--An eligible entity receiving
a grant under this subtitle may use grant funds to
carry out a project relating to market development with
respect to source reduction and waste prevention,
including by creating demand for sorted recyclable
commodities and refurbished goods and promoting
domestically-owned and operated manufacturing for
projects relating to source reduction or waste
prevention, provided that such project--
(A) targets easily or commonly recycled
materials which are disproportionately disposed
of in landfills or incinerated;
(B) addresses the reduction of the volume,
weight, or toxicity of waste and waste
byproducts; and
(C) does not conflict with--
(i) minimum-content laws, such as
post-consumer recycled content
requirements;
(ii) beverage container deposits;
(iii) programs funded through retail
fees for specific products or classes
of products that use such fees to
collect, treat, or recycle such
products; or
(iv) any applicable recycled product
procurement laws and expanded
sustainable government purchasing
requirements, as identified by the
Administrator.
SEC. 12702. GRANT AWARDS.
(a) Application.--
(1) Criteria for all applicants.--To be eligible to
receive a grant under this subtitle, an eligible entity
shall submit to the Administrator an application at
such time and in such form as the Administrator
requires, demonstrating that the eligible entity--
(A) has set specific source reduction or
waste prevention targets;
(B) will carry out such project in
communities that are in the 80th percentile or
higher for one or more pollutants as noted in
the EJSCREEN tool, or any successor system, of
the Environmental Protection Agency; and
(C) will carry out a project that meets the
applicable project requirements under section
12701(b).
(2) Additional application criteria for nonprofit
organization.--In the case of an application from an
eligible entity that is a nonprofit organization, the
application shall include a letter of support for the
proposed project--
(A) from--
(i) a local unit of government; or--
(ii) a nonprofit organization that--
(I) has a demonstrated
history of undertaking work in
the geographic region where the
proposed project is to take
place; and
(II) is not involved in the
project being proposed; and
(B) containing such information as the
Administrator may require.
(b) Priority Factors.--
(1) In general.--In awarding grants under this
subtitle, the Administrator shall give priority to
eligible entities that--
(A) have statutorily committed to
implementing zero-waste practices;
(B) demonstrate how the project to be carried
out with grant funds could lead to the creation
of new jobs that pay a living wage, with
preference for projects that create jobs for
individuals with barriers to employment, as
determined by the Administrator;
(C) will use grant funds for source reduction
or waste prevention in schools;
(D) will use grant funds to employ adaptive
management practices to identify, prevent, or
address any negative environmental consequences
of the proposed project;
(E) have a demonstrated need for additional
investment in infrastructure and projects to
achieve source reduction and waste prevention
targets set by the local unit of government
that is responsible for waste and recycling
projects in the geographic area;
(F) will use grant funds to develop
innovative or new technologies and strategies
for source reduction and waste prevention;
(G) demonstrate how receiving the grant will
encourage further investment in source
reduction and waste prevention projects; or
(H) will incorporate multi-stakeholder
involvement, including nonprofit, commercial,
and public sector partners, in carrying out a
project using grant funds.
(2) Zero-waste hierarchy.--In determining priority
between multiple eligible entities who qualify for
priority under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall
grant first priority to an eligible entity that can
demonstrate how the zero-waste hierarchy was considered
with respect to the project to be carried out with
grant funds.
SEC. 12703. REPORTING.
An eligible entity receiving a grant under this subtitle
shall report to the Administrator, at such time and in such
form as the Administrator may require, on the results of the
project carried out with grant funds and any relevant data
requested by the Administrator to track the effectiveness of
the program established under section 12701(a).
SEC. 12704. ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
In each of calendar years 2022 through 2027, the
Administrator shall convene an annual conference for eligible
entities, including eligible entities that have received a
grant under this subtitle, and other stakeholders as identified
by the Administrator, to provide an opportunity for such
eligible entities and stakeholders to share experience and
expertise in implementing zero-waste practices.
SEC. 12705. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Adaptive management practices.--The term
``adaptive management practices'' means, with respect
to a project, the integration of project design,
management, and monitoring to identify project impacts
and outcomes as they arise and adjust behaviors to
improve outcomes.
(2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(3) Domestically-owned and operated.--The term
``domestically-owned and operated'' means, with respect
to a business, a business with--
(A) headquarters located within the United
States; and
(B) primary operations carried out in the
United States.
(4) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''
means--
(A) a single unit of State, local, or Tribal
government;
(B) a consortium of multiple units of State,
local, or Tribal government;
(C) one or more units of State, local, or
Tribal government in coordination with for-
profit or nonprofit organizations; or
(D) one or more incorporated nonprofit
organizations.
(5) Embodied energy.--The term ``embodied energy''
means energy that was used to create a product or
material.
(6) Living wage.--The term ``living wage'' means the
minimum income necessary to allow a person working 40
hours per week to afford the cost of housing, food, and
other material necessities.
(7) Organics recycling.--The term ``organics
recycling'' means the biological processes by which
organics streams are converted to compost which is not
harmful to humans, plants, or animals.
(8) Recycling.--The term ``recycling''--
(A) means the mechanical processing of
material that has reached the end of its
current use into material to be used in the
production of new products;
(B) does not include incineration or any
other energy recovery process; and
(C) does not include depolymerization or a
similar process.
(9) Reuse.--The term ``reuse''--
(A) means--
(i) using a product, packaging, or
resource more than once for the same or
a new function with little to no
processing; or
(ii) repairing a product so it can be
used longer, sharing or renting it, or
selling or donating it to another
party; and
(B) does not include incineration.
(10) Source reduction.--The term ``source
reduction''--
(A) includes--
(i) activities that reduce
consumption of products or services
that create physical outputs, such as
packaging, that is secondary to the
intended use of the item being
consumed;
(ii) measures or techniques that
reduce the amount of waste generated
during production processes; and
(iii) the reduction or elimination of
the use of materials which are not able
to be recycled without degrading the
quality of the material; and
(B) does not include incineration.
(11) Source separated.--The term ``source
separated''--
(A) means the separation of a stream of
recyclable materials at the point of waste
creation before the materials are collected and
centralized; and
(B) does not include technologies that sort
mixed municipal solid waste into recyclable and
non-recyclable materials.
(12) Waste prevention.--The term ``waste prevention''
includes reuse, recycling, and other methods to reduce
the amount of materials disposed of in landfills or
incinerated.
(13) Zero-waste.--The term ``zero-waste'' means the
conservation of all resources by means of responsible
production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of
products, packaging, and materials without burning or
otherwise destroying embodied energy, with no
discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the
environment or human health.
(14) Zero-waste practice.--The term ``zero-waste
practice'' means a practice used to help achieve zero-
waste, including source reduction and waste prevention.
SEC. 12706. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator
to carry out this subtitle $250,000,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2021 through 2028.
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61. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Omar of Minnesota or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle F of title XII the following:
SEC. 12607. REPORT ON FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with other
relevant departments and agencies, shall submit to Congress a
report that contains--
(1) an identification of any existing fossil fuel
production subsidies not eliminated by this Act, or the
amendments made by this Act; and
(2) a quantification of the economic costs of such
subsidies.
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62. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Panetta of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 521, after line 10, insert the following:
``(h) Critical Infrastructure and Microgrid Research
Program.--The Secretary shall establish a research,
development, and demonstration program to improve the energy
resilience of critical infrastructure, including through the
use of microgrids, during extreme weather events including
extreme heat and wildfires. This program shall focus on
developing technologies that--
``(1) improve the energy resilience and meet the
power needs of critical infrastructure, including
through the use of microgrids, renewable energy, energy
efficiency, and on-site storage;
``(2) improve the energy efficiency of critical
infrastructure;
``(3) decrease the size and cost of on-site backup
generators for critical infrastructure;
``(4) provide on-site back-up power with renewable
and low-carbon liquid fuels; and
``(5) ensure the safe power up and power down of
critical infrastructure when necessary, as well as the
transfer to backup sources of power for uninterrupted
electricity supply, including the use of microgrids.''.
Page 499, line 20, strike ``and''.
Page 499, line 21, insert ``, and wildfires'' after
``disasters''.
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63. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Panetta of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 135, line 3, strike ``and''.
Page 135, line 14, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 135, after line 14 insert the following new paragraph:
``(6) to enhance or expand the use of materials that
are resistant to high heat and fire in dwellings
occupied by low-income persons in areas at risk from
drought and wildfires.
Page 136, line 12, strike ``and''.
Page 136, line 17, insert ``and'' after the semicolon.
Page 136, after line 17 insert the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) implement measures to enhance health
and safety through use of materials that are
resistant to high heat and fire in areas at
risk from drought and wildfires;
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64. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perlmutter of Colorado
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 188, beginning on line 11, strike ``direct use for
heating or cooling'' and insert ``consumption''.
Page 188, beginning on line 15, strike ``grid-enabled water
heaters'' and insert ``grid-enabled water heaters, building
heaters or coolers, electric vehicles, mini-pumped
hydroelectric facilities, electrolysis processes that make
hydrogen for transportation or industrial needs, or any other
load shaping mechanism that includes energy storage''.
Page 467, beginning on line 17, strike ``direct use for
heating or cooling'' and insert ``consumption''.
Page 467, beginning on line 21, strike ``grid-enabled water
heaters'' and insert ``grid-enabled water heaters, building
heaters or coolers, electric vehicles, mini-pumped
hydroelectric facilities, electrolysis processes that make
hydrogen for transportation or industrial needs, or any other
load shaping mechanism that includes energy storage''.
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65. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Peters of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title III, add the following:
Subtitle D--Interagency Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Pollutant
Mitigation
SEC. 3401. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON SHORT-LIVED CLIMATE POLLUTANT
MITIGATION.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the President shall establish a task
force, to be known as the Interagency Task Force on Short-Lived
Climate Pollutant Mitigation.
(b) Membership.--The members of the Task Force shall include
the head (or a designee thereof) of each of--
(1) the Department of Agriculture;
(2) the Department of Commerce;
(3) the Department of Defense;
(4) the Department of Energy;
(5) the Department of Health and Human Services;
(6) the Department of the Interior;
(7) the Department of State;
(8) the Department of Transportation;
(9) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(10) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration;
(11) the Council on Environmental Quality;
(12) the United States Agency for International
Development; and
(13) any other Federal agency the President
determines appropriate.
(c) Duties.--The Task Force shall--
(1) review the policy recommendations made by--
(A) the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change;
(B) the United States Climate Alliance;
(C) the Interagency Strategy to Reduce
Methane Emissions;
(D) the Council on Climate Preparedness and
Resilience; and
(E) the Clean Cooking Alliance;
(2) develop an action plan to reduce short-lived
climate pollutants that incorporates any appropriate
proposals or recommendations made by the entities
referred to in paragraph (1) that are relevant to
short-lived climate pollutants;
(3) identify any Federal program that is, or could
be, relevant to reducing short-lived climate
pollutants--
(A) in the United States; or
(B) worldwide;
(4) identify overlapping and duplicative Federal
programs addressing short-lived climate pollutants that
would benefit from consolidation and streamlining;
(5) identify gaps and serious deficiencies in Federal
programs targeted at short-lived climate pollutants,
including gaps and deficiencies that can be addressed
through a combination of assessment, scientific
research, monitoring, and technological development
activities, with an emphasis on--
(A) industry standards; and
(B) public-private partnerships;
(6) in developing recommendations, consult with
affected stakeholders in private industry; and
(7) not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the
Senate a report describing the findings and
recommendations resulting from the activities described
in paragraphs (1) through (6).
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66. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Peters of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title III, add the following:
Subtitle D--Black Carbon
SEC. 3401. REDUCTION OF BLACK CARBON EMISSIONS.
(a) Comprehensive Plan.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency (in this section
referred to as the ``Administrator''), in consultation
with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State,
the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of
Commerce, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall
develop a comprehensive plan to reduce black carbon
emissions from ships based on appropriate emissions
data from oceangoing vessels. The plan shall provide
for such reduction through--
(A) a clean freight partnership;
(B) limits on black carbon emissions; and
(C) efforts that include protection of access
to critical fuel shipments and emergency needs
of coastal communities.
(2) Roadmap.--A principal objective of the plan
developed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be the
establishment, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, of a roadmap for helping countries to reduce
fine-particle (PM2.5) and black carbon emissions in the
shipping sector through--
(A) the installation of advanced emissions
controls;
(B) the reduction of sulfur content in fuels;
and
(C) the adoption of black carbon control
policies.
(b) Black Carbon Emissions Reduction Goals.--The
Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of State, and
other relevant Federal agencies, shall--
(1) lead an effort to reduce black carbon through an
Arctic-wide aspirational black carbon goal; and
(2) encourage observers of the Arctic Council
(including India and China) to adopt mitigation plans
consistent with the findings and recommendations of the
Arctic Council's Framework for Action on Black Carbon
and Methane.
(c) Climate and Clean Air Coalition.--The Administrator, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, is encouraged to work
with the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived
Climate Pollutants to craft specific financing mechanisms for
the incremental cost of international black carbon mitigation
activities.
(d) Black Carbon Mitigation Activities.--
(1) Prioritization.--The Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development, in
cooperation with the Administrator, shall--
(A) encourage black carbon mitigation
activities as part of official development
assistance and programmatic activities;
(B) give special emphasis to projects that
produce substantial environmental, gender,
livelihood, and public health benefits,
including support for clean-burning cookstoves
and fuels; and
(C) work with the Global Alliance for Clean
Cookstoves to help developing nations establish
thriving markets for clean and efficient
cooking solutions.
(2) Emissions reductions.--The Secretary of State, in
collaboration with the Administrator, the Secretary of
Energy, and the Secretary of Transportation, shall
provide aid to international efforts to reduce black
carbon emissions from diesel trucks and ships, 2-stroke
engines, diesel generators, and industrial processes by
providing technical assistance--
(A) to help developing nations lower the
sulfur content of diesel fuels;
(B) to expand access to diesel particulate
filters;
(C) to provide vehicle manufacturers with
low- and zero-emission engine designs;
(D) to deploy on-road, off-road, and shore-
side infrastructure to support zero-emission
engine technologies;
(E) to develop other mitigation activities,
including energy efficiency alternatives for
generators and industrial processes; and
(F) to reduce ammonia emissions from
agriculture.
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67. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Peters of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add after section 12606 the following:
SEC. 12607. PUBLICATION OF INTERCONNECTIONS SEAMS STUDY.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress and
make publicly available on the website of the Department a
report on the results of the Interconnections Seam Study
conducted by the Department.
Page 9, after the matter relating to section 12606, insert
the following:
Sec. 12607. Publication of Interconnections Seams Study.
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68. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pingree of Maine or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 361, line 24, strike ``and''.
Page 362, line 2, strike the period and insert a semicolon.
Page 362, after line 2, insert the following:
``(3) the activities described in subsection (a)(4),
acting through the Assistant Secretary for Fossil
Energy in consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture; and
``(4) the activities described in subsection (a)(5),
acting through the Assistant Secretary for Fossil
Energy in consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture.''.
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69. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pingree of Maine or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 243, lines 17 through 22, amend paragraph (3) to read as
follows:
(3) To reduce the cost and risk of siting,
permitting, construction, operation, maintenance, and
decommissioning of wind energy systems, including
strategies and technologies to reduce environmental and
community impacts, including research and development
that reduces impacts on existing ocean uses and
increases coordination between offshore wind and
existing users, including the commercial fishing
industry, improve grid integration, and reduce
regulatory barriers.
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70. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Plaskett of Virgin
Islands or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title II, add the following subtitle:
Subtitle G--Renewable Energy Grant Program
SEC. 2701. RENEWABLE ENERGY GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a
renewable energy program (in this section referred to as the
``program'') under which the Secretary may award grants to
covered entities to facilitate projects, in territories of the
United States, described in subsection (c).
(b) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under the
program, a covered entity shall submit to the Secretary an
application at such time, in such form, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require.
(c) Grant Uses.--
(1) In general.--A covered entity receiving a grant
under the program may use grant funds for a project, in
territories of the United States--
(A) to develop or construct a renewable
energy system;
(B) to carry out an activity to increase
energy efficiency;
(C) to develop or construct an energy storage
system or device for--
(i) a system developed or constructed
under subparagraph (A); or
(ii) an activity carried out under
subparagraph (B);
(D) to develop or construct--
(i) a smart grid; or
(ii) a microgrid; or
(E) to train residents of territories of the
United States to develop, construct, maintain,
or operate a renewable energy system.
(2) Limitation.--A covered entity receiving a grant
under the program may not use grant funds to develop or
construct a facility that generates electricity using
energy derived from--
(A) fossil fuels; or
(B) nuclear power.
(d) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall ensure that
Department of Energy national laboratories offer to provide
technical assistance to each covered entity carrying out a
project assisted with a grant under the program.
(e) Report.--Not later than two years after the establishment
of the program, and on an annual basis thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing--
(1) an estimate of the amount of funds disbursed
under the program;
(2) an estimate of the energy conservation achieved
as a result of the program;
(3) a description of challenges encountered in
implementing projects described in subsection (c)(1);
and
(4) recommendations as to additional legislative
measures to increase the use of renewable energy in
territories of the United States, as appropriate.
(f) GAO Study and Report.--
(1) Study and report.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall--
(A) conduct a study regarding renewable
energy and energy efficiency in territories of
the United States; and
(B) submit to Congress a report containing--
(i) the findings of the study; and
(ii) related recommendations.
(2) Components.--The study conducted under paragraph
(1) shall consider, in relation to territories of the
United States, the potential--
(A) to modify existing electric power systems
to use renewable energy sources;
(B) to expand the use of microgrids; and
(C) to improve energy resiliency.
(g) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
(1) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity''
means a not-for-profit organization determined eligible
by the Secretary for purposes of this section.
(2) Department of energy national laboratories.--The
term ``Department of Energy national laboratories'' has
the same meaning as the term ``National Laboratory''
under section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 15801).
(3) Microgrid.--The term ``microgrid'' means an
electric system--
(A) that serves the local community with a
power generation and distribution system; and
(B) that has the ability--
(i) to disconnect from a traditional
electric grid; and
(ii) to operate autonomously when
disconnected.
(4) Renewable energy; renewable energy system.--The
terms ``renewable energy'' and ``renewable energy
system'' have the meanings given those terms in section
415(c) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act
(42 U.S.C. 6865(c)).
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Energy.
(6) Smart grid.--The term ``smart grid'' means an
intelligent electric grid that uses digital
communications technology, information systems, and
automation to, while maintaining high system
reliability--
(A) detect and react to local changes in
usage;
(B) improve system operating efficiency; and
(C) reduce spending costs.
(7) Territory.--The term ``territory'' means the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States
Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
section.
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71. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pocan of Wisconsin or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title XII of the committee print, add the
following new subtitle:
Subtitle G--Radon Abatement Reauthorization
SEC. 12701. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR RADON PROGRAMS
REAUTHORIZED.
Section 305(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C.
2665(e)) is amended by striking ``1989, 1990, and 1991'' and
inserting ``2021, 2022, and 2023''.
SEC. 12702. GRANT ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR RADON PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZED.
Section 306(j) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C.
2666(j)) is amended by striking ``1989, 1990, and 1991'' and
inserting ``2021, 2022, and 2023''.
SEC. 12703. REGIONAL RADON TRAINING CENTERS REAUTHORIZED.
Section 308(f) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C.
2668(f)) is amended by striking ``1989, 1990, and 1991'' and
inserting ``2021, 2022, and 2023''.
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72. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Quigley of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 894, after line 15, insert the following:
SEC. 12607. USE OF BIRD-SAFE FEATURES, PRACTICES, AND STRATEGIES IN
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3319. Use of bird-safe features, practices, and strategies in
public buildings
``(a) Construction, Alteration, and Acquisition of Public
Buildings.--The Administrator of General Services shall
incorporate, to the extent practicable, features, practices,
and strategies to reduce bird fatality resulting from
collisions with public buildings for each public building--
``(1) constructed;
``(2) acquired; or
``(3) of which more than 50 percent of the facade is
substantially altered (in the opinion of the
Commissioner of Public Buildings).
``(b) Design Guide.--The Administrator shall develop a design
guide to carry out subsection (a) that includes the following:
``(1) Features for reducing bird fatality resulting
from collisions with public buildings throughout all
construction phases, taking into account the number of
each such bird fatality that occurs at different types
of public buildings.
``(2) Methods and strategies for reducing bird
fatality resulting from collisions with public
buildings during the operation and maintenance of such
buildings, including installing interior, exterior, and
site lighting.
``(3) Best practices for reducing bird fatality
resulting from collisions with public buildings,
including--
``(A) a description of the reasons for
adopting such practices; and
``(B) an explanation for the omission of a
best practice identified pursuant to subsection
(c).
``(c) Identifying Best Practices.--To carry out subsection
(b)(3), the Administrator may identify best practices for
reducing bird fatality resulting from collisions with public
buildings, including best practices recommended by--
``(1) Federal agencies with expertise in bird
conservation;
``(2) nongovernmental organizations with expertise in
bird conservation; and
``(3) representatives of green building certification
systems.
``(d) Dissemination of Design Guide.--The Administrator shall
disseminate the design guide developed pursuant to subsection
(b) to all Federal agencies, subagencies, and departments with
independent leasing authority from the Administrator.
``(e) Update to Design Guide.--The Administrator shall, on a
regular basis, update the design guide developed pursuant to
subsection (b) with respect to the priorities of the
Administrator for reducing bird fatality resulting from
collisions with public buildings.
``(f) Exempt Buildings.--This section shall not apply to--
``(1) any building or site listed, or eligible for
listing, on the National Register of Historic Places;
``(2) the White House and the grounds of the White
House;
``(3) the Supreme Court building and the grounds of
the Supreme Court; or
``(4) the United States Capitol and any building on
the grounds of the Capitol.
``(g) Certification.--Not later than October 1 of each fiscal
year, the Administrator, acting through the Commissioner, shall
certify to Congress that the Administrator uses the design
guide developed pursuant to subsection (b) for each public
building described in subsection (a).
``(h) Report.--Not later than October 1 of each fiscal year,
the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that
includes--
``(1) the certification under subsection (g); and
``(2) to the extent practicable, the number of each
such bird fatality that occurred as a result of a
collision with the public buildings occupied by the
respective head of each Federal agency.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``3319. Use of bird-safe features, practices, and strategies in public
buildings.''.
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73. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Quigley of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
After the item in the table of contents relating to section
5101, insert the following:
Sec. 5102. Definitions.
Sec. 5103. Power system modeling reform and updates to grid services and
grid operator software.
Sec. 5104. Advanced energy and grid efficiency studies and report.
Page 436, after line 15, insert the following:
SEC. 5102. DEFINITIONS.
In sections 5103 and 5104:
(1) Advanced energy technology.--The term ``advanced
energy technology'' means any energy generation, load-
modifying transmission, or storage technology with zero
or minimal greenhouse gas emissions that is connected--
(A) to the distribution system;
(B) to the transmission system; or
(C) behind the meter.
(2) Advisory committee.--The term ``Advisory
Committee'' means the advisory committee established
under section 5103(a)(2)(A).
(3) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
(4) Electric utility.--The term ``electric utility''
has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796).
(5) Grid operator.--The term ``grid operator''
means--
(A) a Transmission Organization, including--
(i) an Independent System Operator;
and
(ii) a Regional Transmission
Organization;
(B) a public utility; and
(C) an electric utility.
(6) Independent system operator.--The term
``Independent System Operator'' has the meaning given
the term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16
U.S.C. 796).
(7) Initiative.--The term ``Initiative'' means the
Advanced Energy Technology Research Initiative
established under section 5103(a)(1).
(8) Public utility.--The term ``public utility'' has
the meaning given the term in section 201(e) of the
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824(e)).
(9) Regional transmission organization.--The term
``Regional Transmission Organization'' has the meaning
given the term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act
(16 U.S.C. 796).
(10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Energy.
(11) Transmission organization.--The term
``Transmission Organization'' has the meaning given the
term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
796).
SEC. 5103. POWER SYSTEM MODELING REFORM AND UPDATES TO GRID SERVICES
AND GRID OPERATOR SOFTWARE.
(a) Advanced Energy Technology Research Initiative.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in
coordination with the Secretary, shall establish an
initiative, to be known as the ``Advanced Energy
Technology Research Initiative'', to research and
provide recommendations on how to improve the modeling,
operational, and planning practices used for the bulk
electric system.
(2) Advisory committee.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Commission, in coordination with the Secretary,
shall establish an advisory committee to
research, report on, and provide
recommendations on matters relating to the
Initiative, including--
(i) whether the existing modeling and
long-term and short-term planning
practices used by grid operators for
power systems, including power markets,
adequately incorporate expected
integration with respect to advanced
energy technologies;
(ii) whether the methods used to
determine future transmission and
capacity needs and make reliability-
related determinations use the right
data to adequately forecast and model
the integration of advanced energy
technology into electric power systems;
(iii) whether the modeling and
planning practices described in clause
(i) and the methods described in clause
(ii) need to be updated to better
account for the integration of advanced
energy technology into electric power
systems;
(iv) any undue barriers to the
adoption of advanced energy technology
presented by--
(I) existing modeling,
operational, and planning
practices; and
(II) State estimation tools
for planning and reliability;
(v) any need to develop emerging
technologies or software for use in
improving modeling, planning, and
operations in wholesale electricity
markets to resolve computational or
technical barriers to the adoption of
advanced energy technology, including
software relating to--
(I) the use of big data,
artificial intelligence, and
probabilistic methods to
predict, in near-real-time--
(aa) energy
generation from
variable and
distributed resources;
(bb) load profiles;
and
(cc) consumption and
congestion; and
(II) the use of artificial
intelligence to improve the
responsiveness of energy system
operations;
(vi) whether existing and future grid
reliability service definitions and the
modeling techniques, operational
processes, and planning processes used
to procure grid reliability services--
(I) appropriately account for
the technical and operational
characteristics of advanced
energy technologies;
(II) allow for the use of
those advanced energy
technologies to provide grid
reliability services; and
(III) include appropriate
cybersecurity safeguards; and
(vii) any rulemaking, technical
conference, or policy statement that,
in the determination of the Advisory
Committee, the Commission should
consider.
(B) Composition.--The Advisory Committee
shall consist of--
(i) not fewer than 1 representative
from each of--
(I) the Commission;
(II) the Department of
Energy;
(III) the Electric
Reliability Organization (as
defined in section 215(a) of
the Federal Power Act (16
U.S.C. 824o(a)));
(IV) an Independent System
Operator or a Regional
Transmission Organization;
(V) an entity generating
electric power that is not
affiliated with a transmission-
owning public or nonpublic
utility;
(VI) an environmental
organization with expertise on
the bulk electric system; and
(VII) an institution of
higher education with expertise
on the bulk electric system;
(ii) not fewer than 2 designees of
the National Association of Regulatory
Utility Commissioners;
(iii) not fewer than 3
representatives from public utilities
or electric utilities in areas not
serviced by an Independent System
Operator or a Regional Transmission
Organization; and
(iv) not fewer than 2 representatives
from private and nonprofit associations
with expertise in the development,
deployment, and use of advanced energy
technologies.
(C) Reports.--Not later than 18 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2
years thereafter for 10 years, the Advisory
Committee shall submit to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives a report on the
Initiative, including the findings or
recommendations of the Advisory Committee with
respect to the matters described in clauses (i)
through (vii) of subparagraph (A).
(b) Advanced Energy Technology and Grid Services Program.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
establish a competitive financial assistance program,
to be known as the ``Advanced Energy Technology and
Grid Services Program'', under which the Secretary
shall enter into Federal financial assistance
agreements with eligible entities described in
paragraph (2) for the purpose of increasing the market
penetration of advanced energy technology through
advanced research and development and pilot
demonstrations of--
(A) software upgrades, including upgrades to
the software platforms used to operate
wholesale energy markets;
(B) updated power system planning;
(C) new power system (including power market)
modeling platforms;
(D) cybersecurity and physical security
upgrades; and
(E) resilience upgrades.
(2) Eligible entities described.--An eligible entity
referred to in paragraph (1) is--
(A) a grid operator;
(B) a State public utility commission;
(C) an energy cooperative;
(D) a municipality;
(E) an electric utility;
(F) a gas utility; or
(G) a State energy office.
(3) Eligible activities.--The Secretary may enter
into a financial assistance agreement under this
subsection for--
(A) software upgrades by grid operators;
(B) new power system (including power market)
modeling platforms;
(C) enhancements to cybersecurity safeguards;
or
(D) updated power system (including power
market) planning, updated power system
(including power market) modeling, or updated
reliability planning and modeling by grid
operators.
(4) Cost sharing.--In awarding Federal financial
assistance (including grants, loans, and any other form
of financial assistance) to fund eligible activities
under this subsection, the Secretary shall require cost
sharing in accordance with section 988 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352).
(5) Coordination.--In carrying out the Advanced
Energy Technology and Grid Services Program established
under this subsection, the Secretary, to the maximum
extent practicable, shall coordinate with existing
programs of the Department of Energy that focus on grid
modernization efforts.
SEC. 5104. ADVANCED ENERGY AND GRID EFFICIENCY STUDIES AND REPORT.
(a) Studies.--
(1) Advanced energy study.--The Secretary, in
coordination with the Commission, shall carry out a
study of the costs and benefits to consumers of
updating power system planning, modeling, and
operational practices, including reliability-related
planning, and energy market participation rules on
advanced energy technologies and resources, including
distributed energy technologies and resources, such
as--
(A) energy storage technologies;
(B) energy efficiency and transmission
efficiency technologies;
(C) distributed solar and wind energy
generation;
(D) fuel cells;
(E) smart thermostats and smart building
technologies;
(F) demand response technologies, including
natural gas demand response technologies;
(G) advanced metering technologies;
(H) electric vehicles and electric vehicle
charging infrastructure;
(I) any aggregation of the distributed energy
technologies and resources described in
subparagraph (A) or (C); and
(J) any other advanced energy technologies,
as determined by the Secretary.
(2) Grid efficiency study.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary, in
coordination with the Commission, shall carry
out a study of the barriers and opportunities
for advanced energy technologies that provide
increased, more efficient, or more effective
delivery over the existing transmission
network.
(B) Requirements.--The study under
subparagraph (A) shall include--
(i) an examination of--
(I) the reliability,
resilience, and economic
benefits of technologies such
as power flow control, topology
optimization, and dynamic line
ratings;
(II) the costs, benefits, and
challenges associated with
deployment of the advanced
energy technologies described
in subparagraph (A); and
(III) the impact of grid
efficiency improvements on
wholesale and retail
electricity rates; and
(ii) an analysis of the role of
financial and regulatory incentives in
the deployment of advanced energy
technologies, as determined by the
Secretary.
(b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives a report describing the results of the studies
under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
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74. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rouda of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle H of title I the following:
SEC. 1806. REMOVING BARRIERS TO EFFICIENCY.
(a) In General.--Section 327 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6297) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(h) Suspension of Preemption.--This section shall not apply
to a covered product during any period that--
``(1) begins on the date that is 8 years after the
date on which the energy conservation standard was
established under section 325 for the covered product;
and
``(2) ends on the effective date of an energy
conservation standard established after the date
described in paragraph (1) under section 325 for the
covered product, that is equivalent to, or more
stringent than, the standard described in such
paragraph.
``(i) No Preemption Absent a Federal Standard.--
``(1) Application.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this part, this section does not apply to
any State regulation insofar as the State regulation
applies to any product not subject to an energy
conservation standard established under section 325.
``(2) Compliance period.--Any State regulation
prescribed or enacted for a covered product before the
date on which an energy conservation standard is
established under section 325 for the covered product
shall not be preempted until the effective date of an
equivalent or more stringent energy conservation
standard under section 325 for the covered product.''.
(b) ASHRAE Products.--Section 345(b)(2) of the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6316(b)(2)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(E) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a standard prescribed
or established under section 342(a) shall not supersede any
State or local regulation concerning the energy efficiency or
energy use of a product for which a standard is prescribed or
established pursuant to such section during any period that--
``(i) begins on the date that is 8 years after the
date on which such standard was prescribed or
established; and
``(ii) ends on the effective date of a standard
prescribed or established after the date described in
clause (i) under section 342(a) for the product, that
is equivalent to, or more stringent than, the standard
described in such clause.''.
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75. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rush of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of part 2 of subtitle A of title XII, add the
following new section:
SEC. 12114. ENERGY JOBS COUNCIL AND ANNUAL ENERGY EMPLOYMENT REPORT.
(a) Energy Jobs Council.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'')
shall establish a council, to be known as the ``Energy
Jobs Council'' (referred to in this section as the
``Council'').
(2) Membership.--The Council shall be comprised of--
(A) to be appointed by the Secretary--
(i) one or more representatives of
the Energy Information Administration;
and
(ii) one or more representatives of a
State energy office that are serving as
members of the State Energy Advisory
Board established by section 365(g) of
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
(42 U.S.C. 6325(g));
(B) to be appointed by the Secretary of
Commerce--
(i) one or more representatives of
the Department of Commerce; and
(ii) one or more representatives of
the Bureau of the Census;
(C) one or more representatives of the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, to be appointed by the
Secretary of Labor; and
(D) one or more representatives of any other
Federal agency the assistance of which is
required to carry out this Act, as determined
by the Secretary, to be appointed by the head
of the applicable agency.
(b) Survey and Analysis.--
(1) In general.--The Council shall--
(A) conduct a survey of employers in the
energy, energy efficiency, renewable energy,
and motor vehicle sectors of the economy of the
United States; and
(B) perform an analysis of the employment
figures and demographics in those sectors,
including the number of personnel in each
sector who devote a substantial portion of
working hours, as determined by the Secretary,
to compliance matters.
(2) Methodology.--In conducting the survey and
analysis under paragraph (1), the Council shall employ
a methodology that--
(A) was approved in 2016 by the Office of
Management and Budget for use in the document
entitled ``OMB Control Number 1910-5179'';
(B) uses a representative, stratified
sampling of businesses in the United States;
and
(C) is designed to elicit a comparable number
of responses from businesses in each State and
with the same North American Industry
Classification System codes as were received
for the 2016 and 2017 reports entitled ``U.S.
Energy and Employment Report''.
(3) Consultation.--In conducting the survey and
analysis under paragraph (1), the Council shall consult
with key stakeholders, including--
(A) as the Council determines to be
appropriate, the heads of relevant Federal
agencies and offices, including--
(i) the Secretary of Commerce;
(ii) the Secretary of Transportation;
(iii) the Director of the Bureau of
the Census;
(iv) the Commissioner of the Bureau
of Labor Statistics; and
(v) the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency;
(B) States;
(C) the State Energy Advisory Board
established by section 365(g) of the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6325(g)); and
(D) energy industry trade associations.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary shall--
(A) make publicly available on the website of
the Department of Energy a report, to be
entitled the ``U.S. Energy and Employment
Report'', describing the employment figures and
demographics in the energy, energy efficiency,
and motor vehicle sectors of the United States
based on the survey and analysis conducted
under subsection (b); and
(B) subject to the requirements of the
Confidential Information Protection and
Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C.
3501 note; Public Law 107-347), make the data
collected by the Council publicly available on
the website of the Department of Energy.
(2) Contents.--
(A) In general.--The report under paragraph
(1) shall include employment figures and
demographic data for--
(i) the energy sector of the economy
of the United States, including--
(I) the electric power
generation and fuels sector;
and
(II) the transmission,
storage, and distribution
sector;
(ii) the energy efficiency sector of
the economy of the United States; and
(iii) the motor vehicle sector of the
economy of the United States.
(B) Inclusion.--With respect to each sector
described in subparagraph (A), the report under
paragraph (1) shall include employment figures
and demographic data sorted by--
(i) each technology, subtechnology,
and fuel type of those sectors; and
(ii) subject to the requirements of
the Confidential Information Protection
and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002
(44 U.S.C. 3501 note; Public Law 107-
347)--
(I) each State;
(II) each territory of the
United States;
(III) the District of
Columbia; and
(IV) each county (or
equivalent jurisdiction) in the
United States.
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76. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schrader of Oregon or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle H of title I, add the following:
SEC. 1806. HOME WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION REBATE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a
program, to be known as the ``Home Wildfire Risk Reduction
Rebate Program'', to provide rebates to homeowners to defray
the costs of retrofitting an existing home to be wildfire-
resistant.
(b) Amount of Rebate.--In carrying out the Home Wildfire Risk
Reduction Rebate Program, the Secretary shall provide a
homeowner a rebate of up to--
(1) $10,000 for the retrofitting of roof features,
including the roof covering, vents, soffit and fascia,
and gutters, to be wildfire-resistant;
(2) $20,000 for the retrofitting of exterior wall
features, including sheathing and siding, doors, and
windows, to be wildfire-resistant;
(3) $5,000 for the retrofitting of a deck, including
the decking, framing, and fascia, to be wildfire-
resistant; and
(4) $1,500 for the retrofitting of near-home
landscaping, including mulch and landscape fabric in a
5-foot zone immediately around the home and under all
attached decks, to be wildfire-resistant.
(c) Inclusion.--For purposes of this section, the cost of a
retrofit shall include all costs associated with the retrofit,
including the purchase and installation of wildfire-resistant
products and components.
(d) Limitation.--The amount of the rebate under this section
shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the retrofit.
(e) Process.--
(1) Forms; rebate processing system.--Not later than
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury, shall--
(A) develop and make available rebate forms
required to receive a rebate under this
section;
(B) establish a Federal rebate processing
system which shall serve as a database and
information technology system that will allow
homeowners to submit required rebate forms; and
(C) establish a website that provides
information on rebates provided under this
section, including how to determine whether
particular measures qualify for a rebate under
this section and how to receive such a rebate.
(2) Submission of forms.--In order to receive a
rebate under this section, a homeowner shall submit the
required rebate forms, and any other information the
Secretary determines appropriate, to the Federal rebate
processing system established under paragraph (1).
(f) Moderate-income Households.--
(1) Certifications.--The Secretary shall establish
procedures for certifying that the household of a
homeowner is moderate-income for purposes of this
section.
(2) Limitation for moderate income households.--
Notwithstanding subsection (d), for households of
homeowners that are certified pursuant to the
procedures established under paragraph (1) as moderate-
income, the amount of the rebate under this section
shall not exceed 80 percent of the cost of the
retrofit.
(3) Outreach.--The Secretary shall establish
procedures to--
(A) provide information to households of
homeowners that are certified pursuant to the
procedures established under paragraph (1) as
moderate-income regarding other programs and
resources relating to assistance for upgrades
of homes, including the weatherization
assistance program implemented under part A of
title IV of the Energy Conservation and
Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.); and
(B) refer such households, as applicable, to
such other programs and resources.
(g) Definition.--In this section, the term ``wildfire-
resistant'' means meeting or exceeding the specifications of
the International Code Council's 2018 International Wildland-
Urban Interface Code (IWUIC).
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
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77. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schweikert of Arizona
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3115. STUDY ON BLUE HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study to
examine opportunities for research and development in
integrating blue hydrogen technology in the industrial power
sector and how that could enhance the deployment and adoption
of carbon capture and storage.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives a report that describes the results of the
study under subsection (a).
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78. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Virginia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 247, line 23, redesignate paragraph (11) as paragraph
(12).
Page 247, line 23, insert the following:
(11) Modeling and simulation tools to more
efficiently design, site, permit, manufacture,
construct, operate, maintain, and decommission wind
energy systems.
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79. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Virginia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 242, after line 13, insert the following:
(2) The term ``energy critical material'' means any
of a class of non-fuel materials that have a high risk
of a supply disruption and are critical to one or more
existing or new, energy-related technologies such that
a substantial supply disruption of such material would
significantly inhibit large-scale deployment of
technologies that produce, transmit, store, or conserve
energy.
Page 242, lines 14, 18, and 21, redesignate paragraphs (2),
(3), and (4), as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively.
Page 246, line 7, strike the semicolon at the end
Page 246, line 8, strike the period at the end and insert ``;
and''.
Page 246, after line 8, insert the following:
(H) materials and designs that reduce the
need for and use of energy critical materials.
Page 247, line 4, subparagraph (4) is amended to read as
follows:
(4) Recycling and reuse of wind energy
components, with special consideration for the
recovery and reuse of energy critical
materials, in coordination with the program
under Title X of the Clean Economy Jobs and
Innovation Act.
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80. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sherrill of New Jersey
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 252, line 3, insert ``(including for air traffic
control, air defense, and weather detection)'' after ``radar
systems''.
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81. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stevens of Michigan or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 593, after line 17, insert the following:
Subtitle G--Research and Development
SEC. 6701. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Alternative fuel.--The term ``alternative fuel''
means a fuel that is sustainably produced and, or, that
results in a significant reduction in carbon dioxide
(CO2) emissions, or other particulate or toxic
emissions, over the lifecycle of such fuel.
(2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Energy.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Energy.
SEC. 6702. VEHICLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a program of
research, development, and demonstration activities on more
efficient and sustainable materials, technologies, and
processes with the potential to substantially reduce or
eliminate petroleum from the manufacture, use, and the
emissions of the passenger and commercial vehicles with lower
cost of vehicle manufacturing and ownership, including
activities in the areas of--
(1) electrification of vehicle systems; including
compact and efficient electric drivetrain systems;
(2) power electronics, electric machines, and
electric machine drive systems, including--
(A) electronic motors, including advanced
inverters and motors that can be used for
passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles;
(B) magnetic materials, including permanent
magnets with reduced or no critical materials;
(C) improving partial load efficiency;
(D) design of power electronics and electric
motor technologies that enable efficient
recycling of critical materials; and
(E) other technically feasible areas for
power electronics and electric machine
advances.
(3) vehicle batteries and relevant systems,
including--
(A) advanced batteries systems,
ultracapacitors, and other competitive energy
storage devices;
(B) the development of common interconnection
protocols, specifications, and architecture for
both transportation and stationary battery
applications;
(C) improving energy density and capacity,
recharging robustness, extreme fast charging
and wireless charging capabilities, and
efficiencies to lower cost;
(D) thermal management of battery systems;
(E) improving efficient use, substitution,
and recycling of potentially critical materials
in vehicles, including rare earth elements and
precious metals, at risk of supply disruption;
and
(F) advanced battery protection systems for
safe handling of high voltage power;
(4) vehicle, component, and subsystem manufacturing
technologies and processes;
(5) vehicle systems and components, including--
(A) engine efficiency and combustion
optimization;
(B) waste heat recovery;
(C) transmission and drivetrains;
(D) advanced boosting systems;
(E) idle reduction systems and components;
(F) innovative propulsion systems; and
(G) vehicle fuel cells and relevant systems;
(6) hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles, including--
(A) vehicle fuel cells and relevant systems,
including power electronics systems to regulate
the fuel cell voltages;
(B) synthetic fuels from recycled CO2 and
net-zero carbon liquid fuels; and
(C) advanced biofuel technologies;
(7) aftertreatment technologies, aerodynamics,
rolling resistance (including tires and wheel
assemblies), accessory power loads of vehicles and
associated equipment, friction and wear reduction, and
lubricants for hybrid and electric vehicles;
(8) vehicle weight reduction, including--
(A) more sustainable and cost-effective
lightweighting materials; and
(B) the development of higher efficiency
manufacturing processes to make sustainable
lightweight materials and fabricate, assemble,
and use dissimilar materials, including--
(i) lightweighted systems which
combine several existing vehicle
components; and
(ii) voluntary, consensus-based
standards for strategic lightweight
materials;
(9) improved vehicle recycling methods to increase
the recycled material content of feedstocks used in raw
material manufacturing;
(10) vehicle propulsion systems, including--
(A) engine and component durability;
(B) engine down speeding;
(C) engine compatibility with and
optimization for a variety of transportation
fuels, including biofuels, synthetic fuels, and
other liquid and gaseous fuels;
(D) advanced internal combustion engines;
(E) transmission gear and engine operation
matching; and
(F) advanced transmission technologies;
(11) predictive engineering, modeling, and simulation
of components, vehicle and transportation systems;
(12) leveraging automation in both vehicle and
infrastructure systems;
(13) infrastructure, including--
(A) refueling and charging infrastructure for
alternative fueled and electric drive or plug-
in electric hybrid vehicles, including the
unique challenges facing rural areas;
(B) extreme fast wired and wireless charging
systems;
(C) integration, bidirectional capability,
and operational optimization of vehicle
electrification for light, medium, and heavy
duty with the charging infrastructure and the
grid; and
(D) sensing, communications, and actuation
technologies for vehicle, electric grid, and
infrastructure, including--
(i) communication and connectivity
among vehicles, infrastructure, and the
electrical grid; and
(ii) vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-
pedestrian, vehicle-to-cloud, and
vehicle-to-infrastructure technologies;
(14) retrofitting advanced vehicle technologies to
existing vehicles;
(15) transportation system analysis to further
understand the energy implications and opportunities of
advanced mobility solutions, including--
(A) advanced vehicle technologies, including
automation;
(B) new mobility business models, real time
information, transit, and micro mobility
choices;
(C) consumer travel decisions and e-commerce
engagement, including travel behavior and
potential strategies for reducing vehicle miles
traveled to reduce emissions;
(D) goods movement and delivery interactions,
including with car transport;
(E) infrastructure advancements and linkage
with vehicle-to-everything,
(F) quantification of technology, policy, and
investment decisions on mobility, access,
equity, and the environment; and
(G) overall system optimization;
(16) aligned industry standards for strategic
lightweight materials;
(17) energy efficient advanced computing systems,
technology, and networking for vehicular on-board, off-
board, and edge computing applications;
(18) identifying strategies to mitigate the long-term
ramification of vehicle and mobility technology
research, development, and demonstration stemming from
events such as economic downturns; and
(19) other innovative technologies research and
development as determined by the Secretary.
(b) Security of On-Road Transportation.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with
other relevant Federal agencies, shall establish a
research and development program focused on the cyber
and physical security of interconnections between
vehicles, charging equipment, buildings, and the grid
for plug-in electric vehicles, connected vehicles, and
autonomous vehicles, including the security impacts,
efficiency, and safety of plug-in electric vehicles
using alternating current charging, high-power direct
current fast charging, and extreme fast charging,
defined as charge rates of 350kW and above.
(2) Assessment.--The Secretary shall develop an
assessment of emergent cybersecurity threats and
vulnerabilities to the United States on-road
transportation system and connected infrastructure with
5- to 10-year impact by identifying areas of research
where Federal cross-agency research coordination and
cooperation will help address such threats and
vulnerabilities.
(3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report
summarizing the current research and challenges
associated with cyber-physical protection and
resiliency of electric and connected and automated
vehicle technologies.
(c) Vehicle Energy Storage System Safety.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall support a
program of research, development, and demonstration of
vehicle energy storage safety and reliability.
(2) Activities.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall support activities to--
(A) research the mechanisms that lead to
vehicle energy storage system safety and
reliability incidents;
(B) develop new materials to improve overall
vehicle energy storage system safety and abuse
tolerance;
(C) perform abuse testing;
(D) advance testing techniques;
(E) demonstrate detailed failure analyses;
(F) develop strategies to mitigate vehicle
energy storage cell and system failures; and
(G) development of crush-induced battery
safety protocols and standards to improve
robustness.
(d) Vehicle Technologies Advisory Committee.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
establish the Advanced Vehicle Technologies Advisory
Committee (in this section referred to as the
``advisory committee'') to advise the Secretary on
vehicle technology and mobility system research
advancements. The advisory committee shall be composed
of not fewer than 15 members, including representatives
of research and academic institutions, environmental
organizations, industry, and nongovernmental entities,
who are qualified to provide advice on the research,
development, and demonstration activities under this
Act (in this section referred to as the DOE Vehicle
Program).
(2) Assessment.--The advisory committee shall
assess--
(A) the current state of United States
competitiveness in advancing vehicle
technologies and mobility systems, including--
(i) the scope and scale of United
States investments in sustainable
transportation research, development,
demonstration, and
(ii) research, development, and
demonstration activities to lower
vehicle and fuel lifecycle emissions;
(B) progress made in implementing the DOE
Vehicle Program, including progress of research
activities to lower vehicle emissions,
considering emissions at each stage of the
vehicle and fuel lifecycle;
(C) the need to revise the DOE Vehicle
Program;
(D) the balance of activities and funding
across the DOE Vehicle Program;
(E) the management, coordination,
implementation, and activities of the DOE
Vehicle Program;
(F) whether environmental, safety, security,
and other appropriate societal issues are
adequately addressed by the DOE Vehicle
Technologies Program; and
(G) other relevant topics as decided by the
Secretary.
(3) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than
once every 3 years thereafter, the advisory committee
shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives a report on--
(A) the findings of the advisory committee's
assessment under paragraph (1); and
(B) the advisory committee's recommendations
for ways to improve the DOE Vehicle Program.
(4) Application of federal advisory committee act.--
Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Advisory Committee.
(e) Interagency and Intraagency Coordination.--To the maximum
extent practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate research,
development, and demonstration activities among--
(1) relevant programs within the Department,
including--
(A) the Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy;
(B) the Office of Science;
(C) the Office of Electricity;
(D) the Office of Fossil Energy;
(E) the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy
Security, and Emergency Response;
(F) the Advanced Research Projects Agency--
Energy; and
(G) other offices as determined by the
Secretary; and
(2) relevant technology research and development
programs within other Federal agencies, including--
(A) the Department of Transportation;
(B) National Institute of Standards &
Technology;
(C) National Science Foundation; and
(D) other Federal agencies as determined by
the Secretary.
(f) Intergovernmental Coordination.--The Secretary shall seek
opportunities to leverage resources and support initiatives of
Federal, State, and local governments in developing and
promoting advanced vehicle technologies, manufacturing, and
infrastructure.
(g) Secondary Use Applications of Vehicle Batteries.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a
research, development, and demonstration program that--
(A) builds on any work carried out under
section 915 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 16195);
(B) identifies possible uses of a vehicle
battery after the useful life of the battery in
a vehicle has been exhausted;
(C) conducts long-term testing to verify
performance and degradation predictions and
lifetime valuations for secondary uses;
(D) evaluates innovative approaches to
recycling materials from plug-in electric drive
vehicles and the batteries used in plug-in
electric drive vehicles;
(E) assesses the potential for markets for
uses described in subparagraph (B) to develop;
and
(F) identifies any barriers to the
development of those markets;
(G) identifies the potential uses of a
vehicle battery--
(i) with the most promise for market
development; and
(ii) for which market development
would be aided by a demonstration
project.
(2) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress an initial
report on the findings of the program described in
paragraph (1), including recommendations for stationary
energy storage and other potential applications for
batteries used in plug-in electric drive vehicles.
(3) Secondary use demonstration.--
(A) In general.--Based on the results of the
program described in paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall develop guidelines for projects
that demonstrate the secondary uses and
innovative recycling of vehicle batteries.
(B) Publication of guidelines.--Not later
than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall--
(i) publish the guidelines described
in subparagraph (A); and
(ii) solicit applications for funding
for demonstration projects.
(5) Pilot demonstration program.--Not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall select proposals for Federal financial
assistance under this subsection, based on an
assessment of which proposals are mostly likely to
contribute to the development of a secondary market for
vehicle batteries.
(h) Study To Examine Battery Science and Technology
Pathways.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into an
agreement with the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine under which the National
Academies agree to conduct a study on battery
technologies to advance research toward a resilient and
low-carbon transportation system and electric grid.
Such study shall--
(A) identify promising battery technologies;
(B) recommend research priorities to support
the development of sustainable battery value
chains, including analyzing human rights,
environmental impacts, and recycling and reuse
infrastructure;
(C) examine market, policy, and technology
barriers to their development; and
(D) recommend strategic research priorities
on technology pathways to develop affordable,
sustainable, safe, efficient, and long-lasting
batteries to meet future transportation and
energy storage demands.
(2) Report.--The agreement entered into under
subsection (a) shall include a requirement that the
National Academies, not later than 24 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, submit to the House
Committee on Science, Space and Technology, and the
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources a
report on the results of the study conducted pursuant
to such subsection.
SEC. 6703. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED VEHICLE
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES.
The Secretary shall carry out a research, development, and
demonstration program of advanced vehicle manufacturing
technologies and practices, including innovative, efficient,
and sustainable processes--
(1) to increase the production rate and decrease the
cost of advanced battery and fuel cell manufacturing,
including synthesis of precursor materials for
electrodes;
(2) to develop technologies enabling flexible
manufacturing facilities that can accommodate different
battery chemistries and configurations;
(3) to reduce or repurpose waste streams, reduce
emissions, and energy intensity of vehicle, engine,
advanced battery, and component manufacturing
processes;
(4) to recycle and remanufacture used batteries and
other vehicle components for reuse in vehicles or other
applications;
(5) to develop manufacturing and additive
manufacturing processes to fabricate, assemble, and
produce cost-effective lightweight materials with
enhanced functionality such as advanced aluminum,
steel, and other metal alloys, advanced polymers,
polymeric composites, and carbon fiber for use in
vehicles and related tooling;
(6) to leverage the use of machine learning toward
manufacturing and additive manufacturing optimization;
(7) to design and manufacture purpose-built hydrogen
fuel cell vehicles, hydrogen fueling infrastructure,
and components;
(8) to improve the lifetime and reduce the lifecycle
impacts of advanced batteries; and
(9) to reuse valuable components and materials such
as permanent magnets and other electric drive
components for advanced vehicles.
SEC. 6704. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
research, development, and demonstration, of alternative fuels,
vehicle propulsion systems, vehicle components, and other
related technologies in the United States, including activities
authorized under this subtitle--
(1) for fiscal year 2021, $396,000,000;
(2) for fiscal year 2022, $415,800,000;
(3) for fiscal year 2023, $436,590,000;
(4) for fiscal year 2024, $458,419,500; and
(5) for fiscal year 2025, $481,340,475.
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82. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thompson of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of title V the following:
Subtitle E--Utility Resilience and Reliability
SEC. 5501. RELIABILITY OF BULK-POWER SYSTEM IN CHANGING CONDITIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this paragraph, the Electric Reliability
Organization shall file with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission a proposed reliability standard, under section
215(d) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(d)), that
addresses the reliability of the bulk-power system and
suggestions for how to--
(1) prepare for and adapt to changing conditions; and
(2) withstand and rapidly recover from disruptions,
including disruptions caused by extreme weather
conditions.
(b) Regional Differences.--The proposed reliability standard
filed under subsection (a) shall take into account regional
differences.
(c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``bulk-power
system'', ``Electric Reliability Organization'', and
``reliability standard'' have the meanings given those terms in
section 215 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o).
SEC. 5502. ELECTRIC GRID RESILIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall
establish a program to provide information and recommendations
to States and electric utilities on how to improve the
resilience of electric grids in regards to climate change and
extreme weather events.
(b) Electric Utility Defined.--In this section, the term
``electric utility'' has the meaning given such term in section
3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796).
SEC. 5503. REPORT ON PLANNED ELECTRIC POWER OUTAGES DUE TO EXTREME
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
section, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a
report, and publish such report on the website of the
Department of Energy, that provides recommendations on how to
minimize the need for, effects of, and duration of, planned
electric power outages that are due to extreme weather
conditions, including such conditions under which the National
Weather Service issues a red flag warning.
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83. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thompson of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of title II the following:
Subtitle G--Other
SEC. 2701. AMENDMENT TO ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2005 DEFINITION OF
RENEWABLE ENERGY.
(a) In General.--Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 15852) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``generated''
and inserting ``produced''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through
(3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C),
respectively, and indenting appropriately;
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)
(as so redesignated), by striking ``For
purposes'' and inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--For purposes''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Separate calculation.--
``(A) In general.--For purposes of
determining compliance with the requirement of
this section, any energy consumption that is
avoided through the use of geothermal energy
shall be considered to be renewable energy
produced.
``(B) Efficiency accounting.--Energy
consumption that is avoided through the use of
geothermal energy that is considered to be
renewable energy under this section shall not
be considered energy efficiency for the purpose
of compliance with Federal energy efficiency
goals, targets, and incentives.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2410q(a) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``section 203(b)(2)
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852(b)(2))'' and
inserting ``section 203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 15852(b))''.
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84. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Tlaib of Michigan or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 894, after line 6, insert the following:
SEC. 12606. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF EMISSIONS FROM FOSSIL FUEL FACILITIES.
(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator shall conduct a
study to evaluate the effect of emissions from fossil
fuel facilities on the health of environmental justice
communities, including such effects on the environment
or that result in adverse human health for such
communities.
(2) Inclusion.--In evaluating effects under paragraph
(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency shall consider the distance between fossil fuel
facilities and environmental justice communities.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to
Congress a report that summarizes the study conducted under
subsection (a).
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(2) Environmental justice community.--The term
``environmental justice community'' has the meaning
given such term in section 11001.
(3) Fossil fuel facility.--The term ``fossil fuel
facility'' has the meaning given such term by the
Administrator for purposes of the National Emissions
Inventory.
Page 894, line 7, strike ``12606'' and insert ``12607''.
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85. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Tonko of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 593, after line 17, insert the following new subtitle:
Subtitle G--Low-carbon Fuels
SEC. 6701. STUDY BY NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, after consultation with the Secretary of
Energy and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall seek to enter
into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (or, if
the Academy declines, another appropriate entity) under which
the Academy (or other appropriate entity) agrees to--
(1) assess current methods for life cycle greenhouse
gas emissions analyses for low-carbon transportation
fuels in the United States; and
(2) develop a framework for assessing broader
environmental implications of low-carbon transportation
fuels in addition to greenhouse gas emissions.
(b) Timing of Agreement.--The Administrator shall seek to
enter into the agreement described in subsection (a) not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Assessment.--The assessment pursuant to subsection (a)(1)
shall examine methods for calculating life cycle greenhouse gas
emissions associated with transportation fuels (liquid and
nonliquid), including--
(1) direct greenhouse gas emissions, including all
stages of fuel and feedstock production, distribution,
and use; and
(2) potentially significant indirect greenhouse gas
emissions.
(d) Framework.--The framework pursuant to subsection (a)(2)
shall include a recommended framework and approaches for
detailed quantitative assessments of the comparative
environmental implications of low-carbon transportation fuels
(liquid and nonliquid), including--
(1) life cycle implications for air, water, land, and
ecosystems in different regions of the United States
and over time; and
(2) potential environmental implications over the
life cycle of transportation fuels for low-income and
disadvantaged communities and communities of color.
(e) Reports.--The agreement under subsection (a) shall
provide for the publication by the Academy (or other
appropriate entity) of--
(1) not later than 12 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, a report--
(A) describing the results of the assessment
under subsection (a)(1); and
(B) recommending a standardized approach to
calculating life cycle greenhouse gas emissions
from low-carbon transportation fuels (liquid
and nonliquid); and
(2) not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, a report providing
recommendations for a framework to assess environmental
implications, in addition to greenhouse gas emissions,
of low-carbon transportation fuels (liquid and
nonliquid).
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Academy.--The term ``Academy'' means the National
Academy of Sciences.
(2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(3) Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions.--The term
``life cycle greenhouse gas emissions'' means the
aggregate quantity of greenhouse gas emissions
(including direct emissions and significant indirect
emissions such as significant emissions from land use
changes), as determined by the Academy (or other
appropriate entity) over the full life cycle of the
respective greenhouse gases, across all stages of a
given fuel's supply chain, where the mass values for
all greenhouse gases are adjusted to account for their
relative global warming potential and residence time.
(4) Other appropriate entity.--The term ``other
appropriate entity'' means the other appropriate entity
with which the agreement under subsection (a) is
entered into if the Academy declines to enter into the
agreement.
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86. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Waters of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 557, line 24, strike ``and''.
Page 558, line 6, strike ``census tracts.'' and insert
``census tracts; and''.
Page 558, after line 6, insert the following:
(vi) identify the potential for, and
obstacles to, recruiting and entering
into contracts with locally-owned small
and disadvantaged businesses, including
women- and minority-owned businesses,
to deploy electric vehicle charging
infrastructure in underserved or
disadvantaged communities in major
urban areas and rural areas.
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87. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Waters of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 41, line 7, strike ``and''.
Page 41, line 13, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 41, after line 13, insert the following:
(7) to identify diverse candidates and firms when
procuring for the design and construction of training
and assessment centers.
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88. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Waters of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 664, line 21, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
Page 664, line 23, strike the period at the end and insert
``; and''.
Page 664, after line 23, insert the following:
(E) whether the project will be of benefit or
use to diverse and underserved communities.
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89. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Waters of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 101, line 10, after ``means'' insert ``a manufactured
home (as such term is defined in section 603 of the National
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5402)), or''.
Page 103, after line 20, insert the following:
(16) Multifamily building.--The term ``multifamily
building'' means a structure with 5 or more tenant-
occupied residential dwelling units that--
(A) is located in the United States;
(B) was constructed before the date of
enactment of this Act; and
(C) is occupied at least 6 months out of the
year.
(17) Multifamily building owner.--The term
``multifamily building owner'' means the owner of a
tenant-occupied multifamily building.
Page 106, line 12, before the semicolon insert ``, including
energy audits and assessments relevant to multifamily
buildings''.
Page 106, line 13, after ``home'' insert ``and multifamily
building''.
Page 112, line 5: after ``homeowner'' insert ``or
multifamily building owner''.
Page 112, line 10, before the semicolon insert ``or the
household living in a multifamily building''.
Page 112, line 13, after ``homeowner'' insert ``or the
household living in a multifamily building''.
Page 114, line 11, after ``home'' insert ``of a homeowner or
household living in a multifamily building''.
Page 114, line 22, before the semicolon insert ``or the
applicable multifamily building owner has signed and submitted
an agreement with the contractor to provide whole-building
aggregate information about the building's energy use''.
Page 115, line 1, after ``home'' insert ``of a homeowner or
for the household living in a multifamily building''.
Page 115, line 10, after ``homeowner'' insert ``or
multifamily building owner''.
Page 115, line 24: after ``homeowners'' insert ``and
multifamily building owners''.
Page 116, line 9, after ``homeowner'' insert ``or multifamily
building owner''.
Page 125, line 24, before ``is moderate'' insert ``or that,
in the case of a multifamily building, the majority of
households in the building''.
Page 126, line 2, strike ``of homeowners''.
Page 126, lines 18 and 19, strike ``of homeowners''.
Page 127, line 1, after ``homeowner'' insert ``or the
household living in a multifamily building''.
Page 127, line 5, after ``homeowner'' insert ``or the
household living in a multifamily building''.
Page 128, line 4, before ``that are certified'' insert ``or
multifamily building owners''.
Page 128, line 12, before the first comma insert ``and
owners''.
Page 130, line 6, strike ``$1,200,000,000'' and insert
``$1,600,000,000''.
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90. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wild of Pennsylvania
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 830, after line 5, insert the following:
PART 3--CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY WORKFORCE
SEC. 12121. CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY WORKFORCE PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Coal-related facility.--The term ``coal-related
facility'' includes a coal mine or coal-fueled electric
generating facility.
(2) Coal-related generating facility.--The term
``coal-related industrial facility'' includes a
facility in the manufacturing and transportation supply
chains of a coal-related facility.
(3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''
means a National Laboratory, business, or labor
organization that demonstrates success in placing
graduates of pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship
programs in jobs relevant to such programs and--
(A) is directly involved with zero-emission
electricity technology, energy efficiency, or
other activity that results in a reduction in
greenhouse gas emissions, as determined by the
Secretary;
(B) works on behalf of a business or labor
organization that is directly involved with
zero emission electricity technology, energy
efficiency, or other activity that results in a
reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, as
determined by the Secretary;
(C) provides services related to--
(i) zero emission electricity
technology deployment and maintenance
and energy efficiency;
(ii) grid modernization; or
(iii) reduction in greenhouse gas
emissions through the use of zero-
emission energy technologies;
(D) has knowledge of technician workforce
needs of a National Laboratory or covered
facility of the National Nuclear security
Administration and the associated security
requirements of such laboratory or facility;
(E) demonstrates experience in implementing
and operating apprenticeship programs or pre-
apprenticeship programs that provide a direct
pathway to an energy-related career; or
(F) demonstrates success in placing graduates
of pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship
programs in jobs relevant to such programs.
(4) Energy transition worker.--The term ``Energy
Transition Worker'' means a worker, including workers
employed by contractors or subcontractors, terminated,
laid off from employment, or whose work hours have been
reduced, on or after the date of enactment of this Act,
from a coal-related facility, coal-related industrial
facility or other energy related entity.
(5) National laboratory.--The term ``National
Laboratory'' means any of the following laboratories
owned by the Department of Energy:
(A) Ames Laboratory.
(B) Argonne National Laboratory.
(C) Brookhaven National Laboratory.
(D) Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
(E) Idaho National Laboratory.
(F) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
(G) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
(H) Los Alamos National Laboratory.
(I) National Energy Technology Laboratory.
(J) National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
(K) Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
(L) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
(M) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.
(N) Sandia National Laboratories.
(O) Savannah River National Laboratory.
(P) Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
(Q) Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator
Facility.
(6) Program.--The term ``program'' means the program
established under subsection (b).
(b) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy, in consultation
with the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a program to
provide competitively awarded cost shared grants to eligible
entities to pay for pre-apprenticeship training for individuals
or on-the-job training of a new or existing employee--
(1) to work in zero emission electricity generation,
energy efficiency, or grid modernization;
(2) to work otherwise on the reduction of greenhouse
gas emissions; or
(3) to participate in a pre-apprenticeship program
that provides a direct pathway to an energy-related
career in construction through one or more
apprenticeship programs.
(c) Grants.--
(1) In general.--An eligible entity desiring a grant
under the program shall submit to the Secretary of
Energy an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information a the Secretary of Energy
may require.
(2) Priority for targeted communities.--In providing
grants under the program, the Secretary of Energy shall
give priority to an eligible entity that--
(A) recruits employees--
(i) from the 1 or more communities
that are served by the eligible entity;
and
(ii) that are minorities, women,
veterans, individuals from Indian
Tribes or Tribal organizations, or
energy transition workers;
(B) provides trainees with the opportunity to
obtain real-world experience; or
(C) has fewer than 100 employees; and
(D) in the case of a pre-apprenticeship
program, demonstrates--
(i) a multi-year record of
successfully recruiting energy
transition workers, minorities, women,
and veterans for training and
supporting such individuals to a
successful completion of a pre-
apprenticeship program; and
(ii) a successful multi-year record
of placing the majority of pre-
apprenticeship program graduates into
apprenticeship programs in the
construction industry.
(3) Use of grant for federal share.--
(A) In general.--An eligible entity shall use
a grant received under the program to--
(i) pay the Federal share of the cost
of providing pre-apprenticeship
training or on-the-job training for an
individual, in accordance with
subparagraph(B); or
(ii) in the case of a pre-
apprenticeship program--
(I) recruiting minorities,
women, and veterans for
training;
(II) supporting those
individuals in the successful
completion of the pre-
apprenticeship program; and
(III) carrying out any other
activity of the pre-
apprenticeship program, as
determined to be appropriate by
the Secretary of Labor, in
consultation with the
Secretary.
(B) Federal share amount.--The Federal share
described in subparagraph (A)(i) shall not
exceed--
(i) in the case of an eligible entity
with 20 or fewer employees, 45 percent
of the cost of on-the-job-training for
an employee;
(ii) in the case of an eligible
entity with not fewer than 21 employees
and not more than 99 employees, 37.5
percent of the cost of on-the-job-
training for an employee;
(iii) in the case of an eligible
entity with not fewer than 100
employees, 20 percent of the cost of
on-the-job-training for an employee;
and
(iv) in the case of an eligible
entity that administers a pre-
apprenticeship program, 75 percent of
the cost of the pre-apprenticeship
program.
(4) Employer payment of non-federal share.--
(A) In general.--The non-Federal share of the
cost of providing on-the-job training for an
employee under a grant received under the
program shall be paid in cash or in kind by the
employer of the employee receiving the training
or by a nonprofit organization.
(B) Inclusions.--The non-Federal share
described in subparagraph (A) may include the
amount of wages paid by the employer to the
employee during the time that the employee is
receiving on-the-job training, as fairly
evaluated by the Secretary of Labor.
(5) Construction.--In providing grants under the
program for training, recruitment, and support relating
to construction, eligible entities shall only include
pre-apprenticeship programs that have an articulation
agreement with one or more apprenticeship programs.
(6) Grant amount.--An eligible entity may not receive
more than $1,000,000 per fiscal year in grant funds
under the program.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to
be appropriated $25,000,000 to the Secretary of Energy to carry
out the program for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2030.
Page 9, after the matter relating to section 12113, insert
the following:
Part 3--Clean Energy Economy Workforce
Sec. 12121. Clean Energy Economy Workforce Program.
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91. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wilson of South
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 425, line 20, strike ``and''.
Page 426, line 14, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 426, after line 14, insert the following:
``(11) evaluate potential demonstration sites across
the Department of Energy complex.''.
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92. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bera of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 500, after line 13, insert the following (and
redesignate subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (d),
(e), and (f), respectively):
(g) Concurrent and Co-located Disasters.--In carrying out the
program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall support
research and development on tools, techniques, and technologies
for improving electric grid and energy sector safety and
resilience in the event of multiple simultaneous or co-located
weather or climate events leading to extreme conditions, such
as extreme wind, wildfires, and extreme heat.
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93. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Blumenauer of Oregon
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 403, after line 21, insert the following:
(3) Report.--The Secretary shall submit annually a
public report to the Congressional Committees of
Jurisdiction documenting funds spent under the program,
including those that could benefit the entirety of the
existing reactor fleet, such as with respect to aging
management and related sustainability concerns, and
identifying funds awarded to private entities.
Page 407, line 11, insert ``In carrying out this paragraph,
the Secretary shall convene an advisory committee of such
individuals and such committee shall submit annually a report
to the relevant committees of Congress with respect to the
progress of the program.''
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94. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Degette of Colorado or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. __. GAS WASTE REDUCTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF GAS MEASURING AND
REPORTING.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1711 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 118. GAS WASTE REDUCTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF GAS MEASURING AND
REPORTING.
``(a) Regulations for Preventing and Reducing Waste of Gas
Via Venting, Flaring, and Fugitive Releases.--
``(1) Requirement to issue regulations.--Not later
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
section, the Secretary shall issue regulations pursuant
to the Secretary's authority under the Mineral Leasing
Act, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, the Indian Mineral Leasing Act of 1938, and other
statutes authorizing the Secretary to regulate oil and
gas activities on Federal land and Indian lands, that
establish requirements for reducing and preventing the
waste of gas, including by venting, flaring, and
fugitive releases, from covered operations.
``(2) Content of regulations.--The regulations shall,
with respect to covered operations--
``(A) require that, beginning not later than
3 years after the date of enactment of this
section, each operator captures at least 85
percent of all gas produced in each year from
each onshore well that is subject to a mineral
leasing law;
``(B) require that, beginning not later than
5 years after the date of enactment of this
section, each operator captures at least 99
percent of all gas produced in each year from
each onshore well that is subject to a mineral
leasing law;
``(C) require flaring of gas, rather than
venting, in all instances in which gas is not
captured;
``(D) require that every application for a
permit to drill a production well--
``(i) demonstrate sufficient
infrastructure and capacity is in place
to capture the expected quantity of
produced gas from the well; and
``(ii) be published with an
opportunity for a public comment period
of at least 30 days;
``(E) beginning not later than 2 years after
the date of enactment of this section, prohibit
all new and refractured production wells from
flaring;
``(F) require the operator of any covered
operation that routinely flares gas before the
effective date of a regulation prohibiting
flaring issued pursuant to subparagraph (E) to
submit a gas capture plan to the Secretary not
later than 180 days before such effective date
that ensures that such operator will meet the
requirements described in subparagraphs (A) and
(B);
``(G) set performance standards for newly
installed equipment based on modern equipment
that minimize gas loss from--
``(i) storage tanks;
``(ii) dehydrators;
``(iii) compressors;
``(iv) open-ended valves or lines;
``(v) pumps; and
``(vi) such other equipment as the
Secretary determines appropriate to
reduce and prevent gas release;
``(H) require that operators replace existing
equipment within one year of the publication
date of performance standards established under
subsection (G);
``(I) require the replacement of all high-
bleed gas-actuated pneumatic devices with low-
bleed or no-bleed devices not later than 180
days after the date of issuance of the
regulation enacted under subparagraph (A);
``(J) set performance standards based on
modern procedures and equipment that minimize
gas loss from--
``(i) downhole maintenance;
``(ii) liquids unloading;
``(iii) well completion; and
``(iv) such other procedures as the
Secretary determines appropriate to
reduce and prevent gas release;
``(K) require all operators to have leak
detection programs with regularly scheduled
inspections that assess the entire covered
operation using an infrared camera or other
equipment with methods that provide overall at
least equivalent sensitivity and effectiveness
in detecting leaks on a timely basis;
``(L) require any leaks found to be repaired
promptly, and in any case not later than 4
weeks after the discovery of the leak, except
where exceptional circumstances warrant an
extension of not more than 8 additional weeks;
and
``(M) require recordkeeping for--
``(i) equipment maintenance;
``(ii) leak detection and repair;
``(iii) venting events;
``(iv) flaring events; and
``(v) such other operations as the
Secretary determines appropriate to
reduce and prevent gas release.
``(b) Gas Measuring, Reporting, and Transparency
Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, not later
than one year after the date of enactment of this
section, issue regulations requiring each operator to
measure and report, with respect to all gas subject to
the mineral leasing laws, all such gas produced,
consumed on site, or lost through venting, flaring, or
fugitive releases.
``(2) Measuring and reporting requirements.--To
account for all gas referred to in paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall issue regulations requiring each
operator to--
``(A) measure all production and disposition
of gas with such accuracy that fugitive gas
releases can be calculated;
``(B) install metering devices to measure all
flared gas; and
``(C) report to the Secretary the volumes of
gas measured under the requirements described
in subparagraph (A), including--
``(i) all new measured values for
production and disposition, including
vented and flared volumes; and
``(ii) values for fugitive releases
based on guidelines for their
calculation established by the
Secretary in such regulations.
``(3) Transparency.--The Secretary shall make all new
data produced under the requirements established by the
Secretary under this subsection, including calculated
fugitive releases and volumes of gas lost to venting
and flaring, publicly available through the internet--
``(A) without a fee or other access charge;
``(B) in a searchable, sortable, and
downloadable manner, to the extent technically
possible; and
``(C) as soon as technically practicable
after the report by the operator is filed.
``(c) Application.--Except as otherwise specified in this
section, the requirements established by the Secretary under
this section shall apply to--
``(1) the construction and operation of any covered
operation initiated, including the refracturing of
existing wells, on or after the date of the issuance of
regulations under this section; and
``(2) after the end of the 1-year period beginning on
the date of the issuance of such regulations, any
covered operation initiated before the date of the
issuance of such regulations.
``(d) Enforcement Mechanisms.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall include in the
regulations issued under this section consistent
enforcement mechanisms for covered operations that are
not in compliance with the requirements established by
the regulations.
``(2) Requirements.--The Secretary shall include in
the enforcement mechanisms described in paragraph (1)--
``(A) civil penalties for unauthorized
venting and flaring, which shall--
``(i) apply in lieu of the penalties
and related provisions under section
109; and
``(ii) include production
restrictions and civil monetary
penalties equivalent to 3 times the
market value of the vented or flared
gas; and
``(B) civil penalties that apply to
noncompliance with other new or existing
procedures, which shall--
``(i) apply in addition to or in lieu
of the penalties and related provisions
under section 109;
``(ii) include production
restrictions or monetary penalties, or
both; and
``(iii) in the case of monetary
penalties, be proportional to market
conditions.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Capture.--The term `capture' means the physical
containment of natural gas for transportation to market
or productive use of natural gas, and includes
reinjection and royalty-free on-site uses.
``(2) Covered operations.--The term `covered
operations' means all oil and gas operations that are
subject to mineral leasing law or title V of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (30
U.S.C. 1761 et seq.), regardless of size, including
production, storage, gathering, processing, and
handling operations.
``(3) Flare and flaring.--The terms `flare' and
`flaring' mean the intentional and controlled burning
of gas that occurs in the course of oil and gas
operations to limit release of gas to the atmosphere.
``(4) Fugitive release.--The term `fugitive release'
means the unintentional and uncontrolled release of gas
into the atmosphere in the course of oil and gas
operations.
``(5) Gas capture plan.--The term `gas capture plan'
means a plan that includes specific goals, including
equipment and timelines, for capturing, gathering, and
processing gas produced under an oil or gas lease.
``(6) Gas release.--The term `gas release' includes
all gas that is discharged to the atmosphere via
venting or fugitive release.
``(7) Vent and venting.--The terms `vent' and
`venting' mean the intentional and controlled release
of gas into the atmosphere in the course of oil and gas
operations.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1
of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 117 the following:
``Sec. 118. Gas waste reduction and enhancement of gas measuring and
reporting.''.
(c) Updates.--The Secretary of the Interior shall update the
regulations required by the amendments made by this section
when the Secretary determines appropriate, but no less
frequently than once every ten years, to reflect new
information regarding gas waste, the impacts of that waste, and
the availability of technologies and performance measures to
reduce gas waste.
(d) Application of Prior Rule.--The final rule entitled
``Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and
Resource Conservation'', as published in the Federal Register
November 18, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 83008), is hereby reinstated,
and each of its provisions shall apply unless and until the
effective date of a subsequent final rule promulgated under the
amendment made by subsection (a), or promulgated under another
applicable authority, that replaces or repeals such provision.
(e) Assessment of Venting, Flaring, and Fugitive Releases.--
Not later than 180 days after the end of the 1-year period
beginning on the date the Secretary of the Interior first
receives data submitted under the requirements established
under subsection (b) of section 118 of the Federal Oil and Gas
Royalty Management Act of 1982, as amended by this section, the
Secretary shall--
(1) submit a report to Congress describing--
(A) the volume of fugitive releases, and gas
consumed or lost by venting and flaring, from
covered operations (as those terms are used in
such section); and
(B) additional regulations the Secretary
considers would help further curtail venting,
flaring, and fugitive releases, or the rational
basis for not issuing such additional
regulations if the Secretary considers
additional regulations would not be appropriate
to further curtail venting, flaring, and
fugitive releases; and
(2) issue regulations described in the report
required by paragraph (1)(B) not later than 1 year
after the date of the submission of the report.
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95. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Krishnamoorthi of
Illinois or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 192, beginning on line 4, strike ``eligible entity is
located'' and insert ``eligible entity is located, which
campaign shall include providing projected environmental
benefits achieved under the project, where to find more
information about the program established under this section,
and any other information the Secretary determines necessary''.
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96. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Clark of Massachusetts
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title III, add the following:
SECTION 3115. CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL TASK FORCE AND REPORT.
(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy (referred to in
this section as the ``Secretary''), in consultation with the
head of any other relevant Federal agency, shall prepare a
report that--
(1) estimates the magnitude of excess carbon dioxide
in the atmosphere that will need to be removed by 2050
to achieve net-zero emissions and stabilize the
climate;
(2) inventories current and emerging approaches of
carbon dioxide removal and evaluates the advantages and
disadvantages of each such approach; and
(3) identifies recommendations for legislation,
funding, rules, revisions to rules, financing
mechanisms, or other policy tools that the Federal
Government can use to sufficiently advance the
deployment of carbon dioxide removal projects in order
to meet, in the aggregate, the magnitude of needed
removals estimated under paragraph (1), including
policy tools such as--
(A) grants;
(B) loans or loan guarantees;
(C) public-private partnerships;
(D) direct procurement;
(E) incentives, including subsidized Federal
financing mechanisms available to project
developers;
(F) advance market commitments;
(G) regulations; and
(H) and any other policy mechanism determined
by the Secretary to be beneficial for advancing
carbon dioxide removal methods and the
deployment of carbon dioxide removal projects.
(b) Submission; Publication.--The Secretary shall submit the
report prepared under subsection (a) to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy
and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and as soon as
practicable, make the report publicly available.
(c) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall--
(1) not later than 2 years after the publication of
the report under subsection (a), and every 2 years
thereafter, evaluate the findings and recommendations
of the report, taking into consideration any issues and
recommendations identified by the task force
established under subsection (d); and
(2) after each evaluation under paragraph (1), revise
the report as necessary and submit to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives an updated report.
(d) Task Force.--
(1) Establishment and duties.--Not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall establish a task force to--
(A) identify barriers to advancement of
carbon dioxide removal methods and the
deployment of carbon dioxide removal projects;
(B) inventory existing or potential Federal
legislation, rules, revisions to rules,
financing mechanisms, or other policy tools
that are capable of advancing carbon dioxide
removal methods and the deployment of carbon
dioxide removal projects;
(C) assist in drafting the report described
in subsection (a) and any updates thereto; and
(D) advise the Secretary on matters
pertaining to carbon dioxide removal.
(2) Members and selection.--The Secretary shall--
(A) develop criteria for the selection of
members to the task force; and
(B) select members for the task force in
accordance with the criteria developed under
subparagraph (A).
(3) Meetings.--The task force shall meet not less
than once each year.
(4) Evaluation.--Not later than 7 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
(A) reevaluate the need for the task force;
and
(B) submit to Congress a recommendation as to
whether the task force should continue.
(e) Carbon Dioxide Removal Definition.--In this section, the
term ``carbon dioxide removal'' means the capture of carbon
dioxide directly from ambient air or, in dissolved form, from
seawater, combined with the sequestration of such carbon
dioxide, including through direct air capture and
sequestration, enhanced carbon mineralization, bioenergy with
carbon capture and sequestration, forest restoration, soil
carbon management, and direct ocean capture.
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97. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Blunt Rochester of
Delaware or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of title VI the following:
Subtitle G--Climate Action Planning for Ports
SEC. 6701. GRANTS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AT PORTS.
(a) Grants.--The Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency may award grants to eligible entities--
(1) to implement plans to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions at one or more ports or port facilities
within the jurisdictions of the respective eligible
entities; and
(2) to develop climate action plans described in
subsection (b)(2).
(b) Application.--
(1) In general.--To seek a grant under this section,
an eligible entity shall submit an application to the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency at
such time, in such manner, and containing such
information and assurances as the Administrator may
require.
(2) Climate action plan.--At a minimum, each such
application shall contain--
(A) a detailed and strategic plan, to be
known as a climate action plan, that outlines
how the eligible entity will develop and
implement climate change mitigation or
adaptation measures through the grant; or
(B) a request pursuant to subsection (a)(2)
for funding for the development of a climate
action plan.
(3) Required components.--A climate action plan under
paragraph (2) shall demonstrate that the measures
proposed to be implemented through the grant--
(A) will reduce greenhouse gas emissions at
the port or port facilities involved pursuant
to greenhouse gas emission reduction goals set
forth in the climate action plan;
(B) will reduce other air pollutants at the
port or port facilities involved pursuant to
criteria pollutant emission reduction goals set
forth in the climate action plan;
(C) will implement emissions accounting and
inventory practices to determine baseline
emissions and measure progress; and
(D) will ensure labor protections for workers
employed directly at the port or port
facilities involved, including by--
(i) demonstrating that implementation
of the measures proposed to be
implemented through the grant will not
result in a net loss of jobs at the
port or port facilities involved;
(ii) ensuring that laborers and
mechanics employed by contractors and
subcontractors on construction projects
to implement the plan will be paid
wages not less than those prevailing on
similar construction in the locality,
as determined by the Secretary of Labor
under sections 3141 through 3144, 3146,
and 3147 of title 40, United States
Code; and
(iii) requiring any projects
initiated to carry out the plan with
total capital costs of $1,000,000 or
greater to utilize a project labor
agreement and not impact any
preexisting project labor agreement.
(4) Other components.--In addition to the components
required by paragraph (3), a climate action plan under
paragraph (2) shall demonstrate that the measures
proposed to be implemented through the grant will do at
least 2 of the following:
(A) Improve energy efficiency at a port or
port facility, including by using--
(i) energy-efficient vehicles, such
as hybrid, low-emission, or zero-
emission vehicles;
(ii) energy efficient cargo-handling,
harbor vessels, or storage facilities
such as energy-efficient refrigeration
equipment;
(iii) energy-efficient lighting;
(iv) shore power; or
(v) other energy efficiency
improvements.
(B) Deploy technology or processes that
reduce idling of vehicles at a port or port
facility.
(C) Reduce the direct emissions of greenhouse
gases and other air pollutants with a goal of
achieving zero emissions, including by
replacing and retrofitting equipment (including
vehicles onsite, cargo-handling equipment, or
harbor vessels) at a port or port facility.
(5) Prohibited use.--An eligible entity may not use a
grant provided under this section--
(A) to purchase fully automated cargo
handling equipment;
(B) to build, or plan to build, terminal
infrastructure that is designed for fully
automated cargo handling equipment;
(C) to purchase, test, or develop highly
automated trucks, chassis, or any related
equipment that can be used to transport
containerized freight; or
(D) to extend to any independent contractor,
independent owner, operator, or other entity
that is not using employees for the sake of
performing work on terminal grounds.
(6) Coordination with stakeholders.--In developing a
climate action plan under paragraph (2), an eligible
entity shall--
(A) identify and collaborate with
stakeholders who may be affected by the plan,
including local environmental justice
communities and other near-port communities;
(B) address the potential cumulative effects
of the plan on stakeholders when those effects
may have a community-level impact; and
(C) ensure effective advance communication
with stakeholders to avoid and minimize
conflicts.
(c) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall give
priority to applicants proposing--
(1) to strive for zero emissions as a key strategy
within the grantee's climate action plan under
paragraph (2);
(2) to take a regional approach to reducing
greenhouse gas emissions at ports;
(3) to collaborate with near-port communities to
identify and implement mutual solutions to reduce air
pollutants at ports or port facilities affecting such
communities, with emphasis given to implementation of
such solutions in near-port communities that are
environmental justice communities;
(4) to implement activities with off-site benefits,
such as by reducing air pollutants from vehicles,
equipment, and vessels at sites other than the port or
port facilities involved; and
(5) to reduce localized health risk pursuant to
health risk reduction goals that are set within the
grantee's climate action plan under paragraph (2).
(d) Model Methodologies.--The Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall--
(1) develop model methodologies which grantees under
this section may choose to use for emissions accounting
and inventory practices referred to in subsection
(b)(3)(C); and
(2) ensure that such methodologies are designed to
measure progress in reducing air pollution at near-port
communities.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) The term ``cargo-handling equipment'' includes--
(A) ship-to-shore container cranes and other
cranes;
(B) container-handling equipment; and
(C) equipment for moving or handling cargo,
including trucks, reachstackers, toploaders,
and forklifts.
(3) The term ``eligible entity'' means--
(A) a port authority;
(B) a State, regional, local, or Tribal
agency that has jurisdiction over a port
authority or a port;
(C) an air pollution control district; or
(D) a private entity (including any nonprofit
organization) that--
(i) applies for a grant under this
section in collaboration with an entity
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or
(C) ; and
(ii) owns, operates, or uses a port
facility, cargo equipment,
transportation equipment, related
technology, or a warehouse facility at
a port or port facility.
(4) The term ``environmental justice community''
means a community with significant representation of
communities of color, low-income communities, or Tribal
and indigenous communities, that experiences, or is at
risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human
health or environmental effects.
(5) The term ``harbor vessel'' includes a ship, boat,
lighter, or maritime vessel designed for service at and
around harbors and ports.
(6) The term ``inland port'' means a logistics or
distribution hub that is located inland from navigable
waters, where cargo, such as break-bulk cargo or cargo
in shipping containers, is processed, stored, and
transferred between trucks, rail cars, or aircraft.
(7) The term ``port'' includes an inland port.
(8) The term ``stakeholder'' means residents,
community groups, businesses, business owners, labor
unions, commission members, or groups from which a
near-port community draws its resources that--
(A) have interest in the climate action plan
of a grantee under this section; or
(B) can affect or be affected by the
objectives and policies of such a climate
action plan.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--To carry out this subtitle, there is
authorized to be appropriated $250,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
(2) Development of climate action plans.--In addition
to the authorization of appropriations in paragraph
(1), there is authorized to be appropriated for grants
pursuant to subsection (a)(2) to develop climate action
plans $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain
available until expended.
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98. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lujan of New Mexico or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of title VIII the following:
Subtitle D--Increasing and Mobilizing Partnerships to Achieve
Commercialization of Technologies for Energy
SEC. 8401. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Increasing and Mobilizing
Partnerships to Achieve Commercialization of Technologies for
Energy Act'' or the ``IMPACT for Energy Act''.
SEC. 8402. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of
Directors described in section 8403(b)(1).
(2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Energy.
(3) Executive director.--The term ``Executive
Director'' means the Executive Director described in
section 8403(e)(1).
(4) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the
Energy Technology Commercialization Foundation
established under section 8403(a).
(5) 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).
(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Energy.
SEC. 8403. ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION FOUNDATION.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
establish a nonprofit corporation to be known as the
``Energy Technology Commercialization Foundation''.
(2) Mission.--The mission of the Foundation shall
be--
(A) to support the mission of the Department;
and
(B) to advance collaboration with energy
researchers, institutions of higher education,
industry, and nonprofit and philanthropic
organizations to accelerate the
commercialization of energy technologies.
(3) Limitation.--The Foundation shall not be an
agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government.
(4) Tax-exempt status.--The Board shall take all
necessary and appropriate steps to ensure that the
Foundation receives a determination from the Internal
Revenue Service that it is an organization that is
described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, and exempt from taxation under section
501(a) of such Code.
(5) Collaboration with existing organizations.--The
Secretary may collaborate with 1 or more organizations
to establish the Foundation and carry out the
activities of the Foundation.
(b) Board of Directors.--
(1) Establishment.--The Foundation shall be governed
by a Board of Directors.
(2) Composition.--
(A) In general.--The Board shall be composed
of the members described in subparagraph (B).
(B) Board members.--
(i) Initial members.--The Secretary
shall--
(I) enter into a contract
with the National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering, and
Medicine to develop a list of
individuals to serve as members
of the Board who are well-
qualified and will meet the
requirements of clauses (ii)
and (iii); and
(II) appoint the initial
members of the Board, in
consultation with the National
Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine, with
the requirements of clauses
(ii) and (iii).
(ii) Representation.--The members of
the Board shall reflect a broad cross-
section of stakeholders from academia,
industry, nonprofit organizations,
State or local governments, the
investment community, the philanthropic
community, and management and operating
contractors of the National
Laboratories.
(iii) Experience.--The Secretary
shall ensure that a majority of the
members of the Board--
(I)(aa) has experience in the
energy sector;
(bb) has research experience
in the energy field; or
(cc) has experience in
technology commercialization or
foundation operations; and
(II) to the extent
practicable, represents diverse
regions and energy sectors.
(3) Chair and vice chair.--
(A) In general.--The Board shall designate
from among the members of the Board--
(i) an individual to serve as Chair
of the Board; and
(ii) an individual to serve as Vice
Chair of the Board.
(B) Terms.--The term of service of the Chair
and Vice Chair of the Board shall end on the
earlier of--
(i) the date that is 3 years after
the date on which the Chair or Vice
Chair of the Board, as applicable, is
designated for the position; and
(ii) the last day of the term of
service of the member, as determined
under paragraph (4)(A), who is
designated to be Chair or Vice Chair of
the Board, as applicable.
(C) Representation.--The Chair and Vice Chair
of the Board--
(i) shall not be representatives of
the same area or entity, as applicable,
under paragraph (2)(B)(ii); and
(ii) shall not be representatives of
any area or entity, as applicable,
represented by the immediately
preceding Chair and Vice Chair of the
Board.
(4) Terms and vacancies.--
(A) Terms.--
(i) In general.--Except as provided
in clause (ii), the term of service of
each member of the Board shall be 5
years.
(ii) Initial members.--Of the initial
members of the Board appointed under
paragraph (2)(B)(i), half of the
members shall serve for 4 years and
half of the members shall serve for 5
years, as determined by the Chair of
the Board.
(B) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the membership
of the Board--
(i) shall be filled in accordance
with the bylaws of the Foundation by an
individual capable of representing the
same area or entity, as applicable, as
represented by the vacating board
member under paragraph (2)(B)(ii);
(ii) shall not affect the power of
the remaining members to execute the
duties of the Board; and
(iii) shall be filled by an
individual selected by the Board.
(5) Meetings; quorum.--
(A) Initial meeting.--Not later than 60 days
after the Board is established, the Secretary
shall convene a meeting of the members of the
Board to incorporate the Foundation.
(B) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the
Board shall constitute a quorum for purposes of
conducting the business of the Board.
(6) Duties.--The Board shall--
(A) establish bylaws for the Foundation in
accordance with paragraph (7);
(B) provide overall direction for the
activities of the Foundation and establish
priority activities;
(C) carry out any other necessary activities
of the Foundation;
(D) evaluate the performance of the Executive
Director; and
(E) actively solicit and accept funds, gifts,
grants, devises, or bequests of real or
personal property to the Foundation, including
from private entities.
(7) Bylaws.--
(A) In general.--The bylaws established under
paragraph (6)(A) may include--
(i) policies for the selection of
Board members, officers, employees,
agents, and contractors of the
Foundation;
(ii) policies, including ethical
standards, for--
(I) the acceptance,
solicitation, and disposition
of donations and grants to the
Foundation, including
appropriate limits on the
ability of donors to designate,
by stipulation or restriction,
the use or recipient of donated
funds; and
(II) the disposition of
assets of the Foundation;
(iii) policies that subject all
employees, fellows, trainees, and other
agents of the Foundation (including
members of the Board) to conflict of
interest standards; and
(iv) the specific duties of the
Executive Director.
(B) Requirements.--The Board shall ensure
that the bylaws of the Foundation and the
activities carried out under those bylaws shall
not--
(i) reflect unfavorably on the
ability of the Foundation to carry out
activities in a fair and objective
manner; or
(ii) compromise, or appear to
compromise, the integrity of any
governmental agency or program, or any
officer or employee employed by, or
involved in, a governmental agency or
program.
(8) Compensation.--
(A) In general.--No member of the Board shall
receive compensation for serving on the Board.
(B) Certain expenses.--In accordance with the
bylaws of the Foundation, members of the Board
may be reimbursed for travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, and
other necessary expenses incurred in carrying
out the duties of the Board.
(c) Purpose.--The purpose of the Foundation is to increase
private and philanthropic sector investments that support
efforts to create, develop, and commercialize innovative
technologies that address crosscutting national energy
challenges by methods that include--
(1) fostering collaboration and partnerships with
researchers from the Federal Government, State
governments, institutions of higher education,
federally funded research and development centers,
industry, and nonprofit organizations for the research,
development, or commercialization of transformative
energy and associated technologies;
(2)(A) strengthening regional economic development
through scientific and energy innovation; and
(B) disseminating lessons learned from that
development to foster the creation and growth of new
regional energy innovation clusters;
(3) promoting new product development that supports
job creation;
(4) administering prize competitions to accelerate
private sector competition and investment; and
(5) supporting programs that advance technologies
from the prototype stage to a commercial stage.
(d) Activities.--
(1) Studies, competitions, and projects.--The
Foundation may conduct and support studies,
competitions, projects, and other activities that
further the purpose of the Foundation described in
subsection (c).
(2) Fellowships and grants.--
(A) In general.--The Foundation may award
fellowships and grants for activities relating
to research, development, demonstration,
maturation, or commercialization of energy and
other Department-supported technologies.
(B) Form of award.--A fellowship or grant
under subparagraph (A) may consist of a
stipend, health insurance benefits, funds for
travel, and funds for other appropriate
expenses.
(C) Selection.--In selecting a recipient for
a fellowship or grant under subparagraph (A),
the Foundation--
(i) shall make the selection based on
the technical and commercialization
merits of the proposed project of the
potential recipient; and
(ii) may consult with a potential
recipient regarding the ability of the
potential recipient to carry out
various projects that would further the
purpose of the Foundation described in
subsection (c).
(D) National laboratories.--A National
Laboratory that applies for or accepts a grant
under subparagraph (A) shall not be considered
to be engaging in a competitive process.
(3) Accessing facilities and expertise.--The
Foundation may work with the Department--
(A) to leverage the capabilities and
facilities of National Laboratories to
commercialize technology; and
(B) to assist with resources, including
through the development of internet websites
that provide information on the capabilities
and facilities of each National Laboratory
relating to the commercialization of
technology.
(4) Training and education.--The Foundation may
support programs that provide commercialization
training to researchers, scientists, and other relevant
personnel at National Laboratories and institutions of
higher education to help commercialize federally funded
technology.
(5) Maturation funding.--The Foundation shall support
programs that provide maturation funding to researchers
to advance the technology of those researchers for the
purpose of moving products from a prototype stage to a
commercial stage.
(6) Stakeholder engagement.--The Foundation shall
convene, and may consult with, representatives from the
Department, institutions of higher education, National
Laboratories, the private sector, and commercialization
organizations to develop programs for the purpose of
the Foundation described in subsection (c) and to
advance the activities of the Foundation.
(7) Individual laboratory foundations program.--
(A) Definition of individual laboratory
foundation.--In this paragraph, the term
``Individual Laboratory Foundation'' means a
Laboratory Foundation established by a National
Laboratory.
(B) Support.--The Foundation shall provide
support to and collaborate with Individual
Laboratory Foundations.
(C) Guidelines and templates.--For the
purpose of providing support under subparagraph
(B), the Secretary shall establish suggested
guidelines and templates for Individual
Laboratory Foundations, including--
(i) a standard adaptable
organizational design for the
responsible management of an Individual
Laboratory Foundation;
(ii) standard and legally tenable
bylaws and money-handling procedures
for Individual Laboratory Foundations;
and
(iii) a standard training curriculum
to orient and expand the operating
expertise of personnel employed by an
Individual Laboratory Foundation.
(D) Affiliations.--Nothing in this paragraph
requires--
(i) an existing Individual Laboratory
Foundation to modify current practices
or affiliate with the Foundation; or
(ii) an Individual Laboratory
Foundation to be bound by charter or
corporate bylaws as permanently
affiliated with the Foundation.
(8) Supplemental programs.--The Foundation may carry
out supplemental programs--
(A) to conduct and support forums, meetings,
conferences, courses, and training workshops
consistent with the purpose of the Foundation
described in subsection (c);
(B) to support and encourage the
understanding and development of--
(i) data that promotes the
translation of technologies from the
research stage, through the development
and maturation stage, and ending in the
market stage; and
(ii) policies that make regulation
more effective and efficient by
leveraging the technology translation
data described in clause (i) for the
regulation of relevant technology
sectors;
(C) for writing, editing, printing,
publishing, and vending books and other
materials relating to research carried out
under the Foundation and the Department; and
(D) to conduct other activities to carry out
and support the purpose of the Foundation
described in subsection (c).
(9) Evaluations.--The Foundation shall support the
development of an evaluation methodology, to be used as
part of any program supported by the Foundation, that
shall--
(A) consist of qualitative and quantitative
metrics; and
(B) include periodic third party evaluation
of those programs and other activities of the
Foundation.
(10) Communications.--The Foundation shall develop an
expertise in communications to promote the work of
grant and fellowship recipients under paragraph (2),
the commercialization successes of the Foundation,
opportunities for partnership with the Foundation, and
other activities.
(e) Administration.--
(1) Executive director.--The Board shall hire an
Executive Director of the Foundation, who shall serve
at the pleasure of the Board.
(2) Administrative control.--No member of the Board,
officer or employee of the Foundation or of any program
established by the Foundation, or participant in a
program established by the Foundation, shall exercise
administrative control over any Federal employee.
(3) Strategic plan.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Foundation shall
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology of the House of Representatives a strategic
plan that contains--
(A) a plan for the Foundation to become
financially self-sustaining in fiscal year 2022
and thereafter (except for the amounts provided
each fiscal year under subsection (l)(1)(C));
(B) a forecast of major crosscutting energy
challenge opportunities, including short- and
long-term objectives, identified by the Board,
with input from communities representing the
entities and areas, as applicable, described in
subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii);
(C) a description of the efforts that the
Foundation will take to be transparent in the
processes of the Foundation, including
processes relating to--
(i) grant awards, including
selection, review, and notification;
(ii) communication of past, current,
and future research priorities; and
(iii) solicitation of and response to
public input on the opportunities
identified under subparagraph (B); and
(D) a description of the financial goals and
benchmarks of the Foundation for the following
10 years.
(4) Annual report.--Not later than 1 year after the
date on which the Foundation is established, and every
2 years thereafter, the Foundation shall submit to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary a
report that, for the year covered by the report--
(A) describes the activities of the
Foundation and the progress of the Foundation
in furthering the purpose of the Foundation
described in subsection (c);
(B) provides a specific accounting of the
source and use of all funds made available to
the Foundation to carry out those activities;
(C) describes how the results of the
activities of the Foundation could be
incorporated into the procurement processes of
the General Services Administration; and
(D) includes a summary of each evaluation
conducted using the evaluation methodology
described in subsection (d)(9).
(5) Evaluation by comptroller general.--Not later
than 5 years after the date on which the Foundation is
established, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives--
(A) an evaluation of--
(i) the extent to which the
Foundation is achieving the mission of
the Foundation; and
(ii) the operation of the Foundation;
and
(B) any recommendations on how the Foundation
may be improved.
(6) Audits.--The Foundation shall--
(A) provide for annual audits of the
financial condition of the Foundation; and
(B) make the audits, and all other records,
documents, and papers of the Foundation,
available to the Secretary and the Comptroller
General of the United States for examination or
audit.
(7) Separate fund accounts.--The Board shall ensure
that any funds received under subsection (l)(1) are
held in a separate account from any other funds
received by the Foundation.
(8) Integrity.--
(A) In general.--To ensure integrity in the
operations of the Foundation, the Board shall
develop and enforce procedures relating to
standards of conduct, financial disclosure
statements, conflicts of interest (including
recusal and waiver rules), audits, and any
other matters determined appropriate by the
Board.
(B) Financial conflicts of interest.--Any
individual who is an officer, employee, or
member of the Board is prohibited from any
participation in deliberations by the
Foundation of a matter that would directly or
predictably affect any financial interest of--
(i) the individual;
(ii) a relative (as defined in
section 109 of the Ethics in Government
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)) of that
individual; or
(iii) a business organization or
other entity in which the individual
has an interest, including an
organization or other entity with which
the individual is negotiating
employment.
(9) Intellectual property.--The Board shall adopt
written standards to govern the ownership and licensing
of any intellectual property rights developed by the
Foundation or derived from the collaborative efforts of
the Foundation.
(10) Liability.--The United States shall not be
liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of
the Foundation nor shall the full faith and credit of
the United States extend to any obligations of the
Foundation.
(11) Nonapplicability of faca.--The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
Foundation.
(f) Department Collaboration.--
(1) National laboratories.--The Secretary shall
collaborate with the Foundation to develop a process to
ensure collaboration and coordination between the
Department, the Foundation, and National Laboratories--
(A) to streamline contracting processes
between National Laboratories and the
Foundation, including by--
(i) streamlining the ability of the
Foundation to transfer equipment and
funds to National Laboratories;
(ii) standardizing contract
mechanisms to be used by the
Foundation; and
(iii) streamlining the ability of the
Foundation to fund endowed positions at
National Laboratories;
(B) to allow a National Laboratory or site of
a National Laboratory--
(i) to accept and perform work for
the Foundation, consistent with
provided resources, notwithstanding any
other provision of law governing the
administration, mission, use, or
operations of the National Laboratory
or site, as applicable; and
(ii) to perform that work on a basis
equal to other missions at the National
Laboratory; and
(C) to permit the director of any National
Laboratory or site of a National Laboratory to
enter into a cooperative research and
development agreement or negotiate a licensing
agreement with the Foundation pursuant to
section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a).
(2) Department liaisons.--The Secretary shall appoint
liaisons from across the Department to collaborate and
coordinate with the Foundation.
(3) Administration.--The Secretary shall leverage
appropriate arrangements, contracts, and directives to
carry out the process developed under paragraph (1).
(g) National Security.--Nothing in this section exempts the
Foundation from any national security policy of the Department.
(h) Support Services.--The Secretary shall provide
facilities, utilities, and support services to the Foundation
if it is determined by the Secretary to be advantageous to the
research programs of the Department.
(i) Preemption of Authority.--This section shall not preempt
any authority or responsibility of the Secretary under any
other provision of law.
(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be
appropriated--
(A) to the Secretary, not less than
$1,500,000 for fiscal year 2021 to establish
the Foundation;
(B) to the Foundation, not less than
$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 to carry out
the activities of the Foundation; and
(C) to the Foundation, not less than
$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, and each
fiscal year thereafter, for administrative and
operational costs.
(2) Cost share.--Funds made available under paragraph
(1)(B) shall be required to be cost-shared by a partner
of the Foundation other than the Department.
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