Sec. 3. 21st century workforce trends and shortages
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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— the agriculture and forestry industry; the electric utility industry; the manufacturing industry; the wholesale trade industry; the professional and business services industry; and the manufacturing and operation and maintenance industries for component parts of clean energy technologies.
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 (a), a report on— 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 other recommendations the Secretary determines appropriate. 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 (a), a report on— 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 other recommendations the Secretary determines appropriate.