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This Act may be cited as the . Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Title I—Energy Efficiency Subtitle A—Buildings Part 1—Building Energy Codes Sec. 1101. Greater energy efficiency in building codes. Sec. 1102. Cost-effective codes implementation for efficiency and resilience. Sec. 1103. Commercial building energy consumption information sharing. Part 2—Worker training and capacity building Sec. 1111. Building training and assessment centers.

Sec. 1112. Career skills training. Part 3—School buildings Sec. 1121. Coordination of energy retrofitting assistance for schools. Sec. 1122. Grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities. Part 4—National Institute of Standards and Technology Sec. 1132. Research for effectiveness and standards. Subtitle B—Industrial efficiency and competitiveness Part 1—Manufacturing energy efficiency Sec. 1201. Purposes. Sec. 1202. Future of Industry program and industrial research and assessment centers.

Sec. 1203. Sustainable manufacturing initiative. Sec. 1204. Conforming amendments. Part 2—Extended product system rebate program Sec. 1211. Extended Product System Rebate Program. Part 3—Transformer rebate program Sec. 1221. Energy Efficient Transformer Rebate Program. Subtitle C—Federal agency energy efficiency Sec. 1301. Energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies. Sec. 1302. Energy efficient data centers. Subtitle D—Regulatory Provisions Part 1—Federal green buildings Sec. 1401.

High-performance green Federal buildings. Part 2—Energy and water performance requirements for Federal buildings Sec. 1411. Federal Energy Management Program. Sec. 1412. Federal building energy efficiency performance standards; certification system and level for green buildings. Sec. 1413. Use of energy and water efficiency measures in Federal buildings. Subtitle E—HOPE for HOMES Sec. 1501. Definitions. Part 1—Hope training Sec. 1511. Notice for HOPE Qualification training and grants.

Sec. 1512. Course criteria. Sec. 1513. HOPE Qualification. Sec. 1514. Grants. Sec. 1515. Authorization of appropriations. Part 2—Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program Sec. 1521. Establishment of Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program. Sec. 1522. Partial system rebates. Sec. 1523. State administered rebates. Sec. 1524. Special provisions for moderate income households. Sec. 1525. Evaluation reports to Congress. Sec. 1526. Administration. Sec. 1527. Authorization of appropriations.

Part 3—General provisions Sec. 1531. Appointment of personnel. Sec. 1532. Maintenance of funding. Subtitle F—Weatherization Sec. 1601. Weatherization assistance program. Sec. 1602. Report on waivers. Sec. 1603. Application of wage rate requirements to Weatherization Assistance Program. Sec. 1604. Prohibition on category 1 respiratory sensitizers. Subtitle G—Energy and Water Research Integration Sec. 1701. Integrating energy and water research. Sec. 1702. Energy-water oversight and coordination.

Sec. 1703. Rule of construction. Sec. 1704. Coordination and nonduplication. Sec. 1705. Definitions. Subtitle H—Other matters Sec. 1801. Modifications to the ceiling fan energy conservation standard. Sec. 1802. Smart energy and water efficiency program. Sec. 1803. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. Sec. 1804. Energy efficient public buildings. Sec. 1805. Smart buildings. Sec. 1806. Water heaters. Sec. 1807. Rebate program for energy efficient electrotechnologies.

Sec. 1808. Removing barriers to efficiency. Sec. 1809. Home Wildfire Risk Reduction Rebate Program. Title II—Renewable Energy Subtitle A—Energy Storage Part 1—Consideration of energy storage systems Sec. 2101. Consideration of energy storage systems. Sec. 2102. Coordination of programs. Part 2—Energy storage and microgrid projects Sec. 2121. Definitions. Sec. 2122. Energy storage and microgrid assistance program. Sec. 2123. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Dam Safety Sec. 2201.

Hydroelectric production incentives and efficiency improvements. Sec. 2202. FERC briefing on Edenville Dam and Sanford Dam failures. Sec. 2203. Dam safety conditions. Sec. 2204. Dam safety requirements. Sec. 2205. Viability procedures. Sec. 2206. FERC dam safety technical conference with States. Sec. 2207. Required dam safety communications between FERC and States. Sec. 2208. Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement Tribal fairness. Subtitle C—Distributed Renewable Energy Sec. 2301.

Definitions. Sec. 2302. Establishment of program to facilitate voluntary streamlined process for local permitting of qualifying distributed energy systems. Sec. 2303. Distributed energy opportunity communities. Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle D—Low-Income solar Sec. 2401. Grant program for solar installations located in, or that serve, low-income and underserved areas. Sec. 2402. Establishment of community solar programs. Subtitle E—Research and Development Part 1—Solar Energy Research and Development Sec. 2501.

Definitions. Sec. 2502. Solar energy research and development. Sec. 2503. Solar energy demonstration projects. Sec. 2504. Next generation solar energy manufacturing initiative. Sec. 2505. Photovoltaic device recycling research and development. Sec. 2506. Authorization of appropriations. Part 2—Wind Energy Research and Development Sec. 2521. Definitions. Sec. 2522. Wind energy research and development. Sec. 2523. Wind energy demonstration and validation projects. Sec. 2524. Wind energy incubator funding.

Sec. 2525. Mitigating regulatory and market barriers. Sec. 2526. Authorization of appropriations. Part 3—Advanced Geothermal Research and Development Sec. 2541. Definitions. Sec. 2542. Hydrothermal research and development. Sec. 2543. General geothermal systems research and development. Sec. 2544. Enhanced geothermal systems research and development. Sec. 2545. Geothermal heat pumps and direct use. Sec. 2546. Cost sharing and proposal evaluation. Sec. 2547. Advanced geothermal computing and data science research and development.

Sec. 2548. Geothermal workforce development. Sec. 2549. Organization and administration of programs. Sec. 2550. Repeals. Sec. 2551. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 2552. International geothermal energy development. Sec. 2553. Reauthorization of High Cost Region Geothermal Energy Grant Program. Part 4—Water Power Research and Development Sec. 2561. Water power research and development. Sec. 2562. Conforming amendments. Sec. 2563. Produced water research and development program.

Sec. 2564. Produced water demonstration program. Part 5—Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Research and Development Sec. 2571. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle F—Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Sec. 2601. Definitions. Sec. 2602. Land use planning; supplements to programmatic environmental impact statements. Sec. 2603. Environmental review on covered land. Sec. 2604. Program to improve renewable energy project permit coordination. Sec. 2605. Increasing economic certainty.

Sec. 2606. Renewable energy goal. Sec. 2607. Facilitation of coproduction of geothermal energy on oil and gas leases. Sec. 2608. Noncompetitive leasing of adjoining areas for development of geothermal resources. Sec. 2609. Savings clause. Subtitle G—Renewable Energy Grant program Sec. 2701. Renewable energy grant program. Subtitle H—Other Sec. 2801. Amendment to Energy Policy Act of 2005 definition of renewable energy. Title III—Carbon Pollution Reduction Technologies Subtitle A—Fossil Energy Research and Development Sec. 3101.

Definitions. Sec. 3102. Fossil energy objectives. Sec. 3103. Carbon capture technologies. Sec. 3104. Natural gas carbon capture research, development, and demonstration program. Sec. 3105. Carbon storage validation and testing. Sec. 3106. Carbon utilization. Sec. 3107. Advanced energy systems. Sec. 3108. Rare earth elements. Sec. 3109. Methane hydrate research amendments. Sec. 3110. Carbon removal. Sec. 3111. Methane leak detection and mitigation. Sec. 3112. Waste gas utilization.

Sec. 3113. National energy technology laboratory reforms. Sec. 3114. Climate Solutions Challenges. Sec. 3115. Carbon dioxide removal task force and report. Sec. 3116. National Academy of Sciences study on carbon capture technology. Sec. 3117. Study on Blue Hydrogen Technology. Subtitle B—Controlling methane leaks Sec. 3201. Improving the natural gas distribution system. Subtitle C—Eminent domain reform Sec. 3301. Modifications to exercise of the right of eminent domain by holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity.

Subtitle D—Climate Smart Ports Sec. 3401. Climate smart ports grant program. Subtitle E—Interagency Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Mitigation Sec. 3501. Interagency task force on short-lived climate pollutant mitigation. Subtitle F—Black Carbon Sec. 3601. Reduction of black carbon emissions. Title IV—Nuclear Energy Subtitle A—Advanced nuclear fuel availability Sec. 4101. Program. Sec. 4102. Reports to Congress. Sec. 4103. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 4104.

Definitions. Subtitle B—Nuclear Energy Leadership Act Sec. 4201. Definitions. Sec. 4202. Nuclear energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs. Sec. 4203. Nuclear energy budget plan. Sec. 4204. Organization and administration of programs. Subtitle C—Defending Against Rosatom Exports Sec. 4301. Extension and expansion of limitations on importation of uranium from Russian Federation. Subtitle D—FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH Sec. 4401. Fusion energy research.

Title V—Electric Grid and Cybersecurity Subtitle A—Electric Grid Part 1—21st Century Power Grid Sec. 5101. 21st Century Power Grid. 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. Part 2—Transmission Planning Sec. 5111. Interregional transmission planning report. Sec. 5112. Interregional transmission planning rulemaking. Subtitle B—State Energy Security Plans Sec. 5201.

State energy security plans. Subtitle C—Research and Development Part 1—Better Energy Storage Technology Sec. 5301. Energy storage. Sec. 5302. Critical mineral recycling and reuse research, development, and demonstration program. Part 2—Grid Modernization Research and Development Sec. 5321. Smart grid regional demonstration initiative. Sec. 5322. Smart grid modeling, visualization, architecture, and controls. Sec. 5323. Hybrid energy systems. Sec. 5324. Grid integration research and development.

Sec. 5325. Industry alliance. Sec. 5326. Coordination of efforts. Sec. 5327. Technical amendments; authorization of appropriations. Part 3—Grid Security Research and Development Sec. 5341. Amendment to Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Sec. 5342. Critical infrastructure research and construction. Sec. 5343. Conforming amendment. Subtitle D—Tribal Energy Sec. 5401. Indian energy. Sec. 5402. Report on electricity access and reliability. Subtitle E—Utility Resilience and Reliability Sec. 5501.

Reliability of bulk-power system in changing conditions. Sec. 5502. Electric grid resilience education program. Sec. 5503. Report on planned electric power outages due to extreme weather conditions. Title VI—Transportation Subtitle A—Diesel Emissions Reduction Sec. 6101. Reauthorization of diesel emissions reduction program. Subtitle B—Clean School Bus Program Sec. 6201. Reauthorization of Clean School Bus Program. Subtitle C—Clean Cities Coalition Program Sec. 6301. Clean Cities Coalition Program.

Subtitle D—Renewable fuel standard integrity Sec. 6401. Annual deadline for petitions by small refineries for exemptions from renewable fuel requirements. Sec. 6402. Information in petition subject to public disclosure. Subtitle E—EV Infrastructure Sec. 6501. Definitions. Sec. 6502. Electric vehicle supply equipment rebate program. Sec. 6503. Expanding access to electric vehicles in underserved communities. Sec. 6504. Ensuring program benefits for underserved and disadvantaged communities.

Sec. 6505. Model building code for electric vehicle supply equipment. Sec. 6506. Electric vehicle supply equipment coordination. Sec. 6507. State consideration of electric vehicle charging. Sec. 6508. State energy plans. Sec. 6509. Transportation electrification. Sec. 6510. Federal fleets. Sec. 6511. Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program. Sec. 6512. Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program. Subtitle F—Vehicles used for competition Sec. 6601. Treatment of vehicles not legal for operation on a street or highway and used solely for competition.

Subtitle G—Clean Refrigerated Vehicles Program Sec. 6701. Pilot program for the electrification of certain refrigerated vehicles. Subtitle H—Low-Carbon fuels Sec. 6801. Study by National Academy of Sciences. Subtitle I—Climate Action Planning for Ports Sec. 6901. Grants To reduce greenhouse gas emissions at ports. Subtitle J—Research and Development Sec. 6911. Definitions. Sec. 6912. Vehicle research and development. Sec. 6913. Research and development program for advanced vehicle manufacturing technologies.

Sec. 6914. Authorization of appropriations. Title VII—Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy Sec. 7001. ARPA–E amendments. Title VIII—Technology Transfer Sec. 8001. Definitions. Subtitle A—National Clean Energy Technology Transfer Programs Sec. 8101. Regional clean energy innovation program. Sec. 8102. National clean energy incubator program. Sec. 8103. Clean energy technology university prize competition. Sec. 8104. Energy I-Corps. Sec. 8105. Clean energy technology transfer coordination.

Subtitle B—Supporting Technology Development At the National Laboratories Sec. 8201. Lab partnering service pilot program. Sec. 8202. Lab-embedded entrepreneurship program. Sec. 8203. Small business voucher program. Sec. 8204. Entrepreneurial leave program. Sec. 8205. National laboratory employee outside employment authority. Sec. 8206. Technology commercialization fund. Sec. 8207. Signature authority. Subtitle C—Department of Energy Modernization Sec. 8301. Technology Transfer Program.

Sec. 8302. Management of demonstration projects. Sec. 8303. Streamlining prize competitions. Sec. 8304. Milestone-based demonstration projects. Sec. 8305. Cost-share waiver extension. Sec. 8306. Special hiring authority for scientific, engineering, and project management personnel. Sec. 8307. Technology transfer reports and evaluation. Sec. 8308. Other transaction authority extension. Subtitle D—Increasing and Mobilizing Partnerships to Achieve Commercialization of Technologies for Energy Sec. 8401.

Short title. Sec. 8402. Definitions. Sec. 8403. Energy Technology Commercialization Foundation. Title IX—Industrial Innovation and Competitiveness Subtitle A—Smart manufacturing Sec. 9101. Definitions. Sec. 9102. Development of national smart manufacturing plan. Sec. 9103. Leveraging existing agency programs to assist small and medium manufacturers. Sec. 9104. Leveraging smart manufacturing infrastructure at National Laboratories. Sec. 9105. State leadership grants. Sec. 9106.

Report. Subtitle B—American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership Sec. 9201. Definitions. Sec. 9202. Listing of regulated substances. Sec. 9203. Monitoring and reporting requirements. Sec. 9204. Phasedown of regulated substances. Sec. 9205. Management of regulated substances. Sec. 9206. Technology transitions. Sec. 9207. Rulemaking authority. Sec. 9208. Relationship to other laws. Subtitle C—Clean Industrial Technology Sec. 9301. Purpose. Sec. 9302. Industrial emissions reduction technology development program.

Sec. 9303. Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee. Sec. 9304. Technical assistance program to implement industrial emissions reduction. Sec. 9305. Coordination of research and development of energy efficient technologies for industry. Subtitle D—Combined Heat and Power Support Sec. 9401. CHP Technical Assistance Partnership Program. Subtitle E—Title XVII Loan Program Reform Sec. 9501. Loan program office title XVII reform. Sec. 9502. Authorization of appropriations.

Title X—Critical Materials Sec. 10101. Definitions. Subtitle A—Energy Critical Materials Sec. 10121. Energy critical materials program. Sec. 10122. Critical materials research database and information center. Sec. 10123. Critical materials interagency subcommittee. Subtitle B—National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research, and Development Sec. 10141. Amendments to National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980. Sec. 10142. Conforming repeal. Title XI—Environmental Justice Sec. 11001.

Definitions. Sec. 11002. Environmental justice community technical assistance grants. Sec. 11003. Interagency Federal working group on environmental justice. Sec. 11004. Federal agency actions to address environmental justice. Sec. 11005. Training of employees of Federal agencies. Sec. 11006. Environmental justice basic training program. Sec. 11007. Environmental justice clearinghouse. Sec. 11008. Public meetings. Sec. 11009. National environmental justice advisory council. Sec. 11010.

Environmental justice grant programs. Sec. 11011. Environmental justice community solid waste disposal technical assistance grants. Sec. 11012. Environmental justice community, State, and Tribal grant programs. Sec. 11013. Protections for environmental justice communities against harmful federal actions. Sec. 11014. Prohibited discrimination. Sec. 11015. Right of action. Sec. 11016. Rights of recovery. Sec. 11017. Public health risks associated with cumulative environmental stressors.

Sec. 11018. Climate Justice Grant Program. Sec. 11019. Environmental justice for communities overburdened by environmental violations. Title XII—Other Matters Subtitle A—Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Part 1—Office of Economic Impact, Diversity, and Employment Sec. 12101. Name of office. Sec. 12102. Energy workforce development programs. Sec. 12103. Authorization. Part 2—Energy workforce development Sec. 12111. Energy workforce development. Sec. 12112. Energy workforce grant program.

Sec. 12113. Definitions. Sec. 12114. Renewable energy transition grant program. Sec. 12115. Energy Jobs Council and annual energy employment report. Part 3—Measuring green collar job development Sec. 12121. Measuring green jobs. Part 4—Clean Energy Economy Workforce Sec. 12131. Clean Energy Economy Workforce Program. Subtitle B—Buy American and Wage Rate Requirements Sec. 12201. Use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods. Sec. 12202. Wage rate requirements. Sec. 12203.

Apprenticeships. Subtitle C—Natural Resources Sec. 12301. Offshore Wind Career Training Grant Program. Sec. 12302. Data preservation. Sec. 12303. Extension of authority for non-oil and gas operations on the Outer Continental Shelf. Subtitle D—Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Sec. 12401. Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator. Subtitle E—Scientific Integrity Sec. 12501. Sense of Congress. Sec. 12502. Amendment to America COMPETES Act. Sec. 12503. Existing policies; clarification.

Subtitle F—Other matters Sec. 12601. Authorization. Sec. 12602. Addressing insufficient compensation of employees and other personnel of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Sec. 12603. Office of Public Participation. Sec. 12604. Background ozone research. Sec. 12605. Smoke planning and research. Sec. 12606. Report on effects of emissions from fossil fuel facilities. Sec. 12607. Wildfire hazard severity mapping for electric transmission and distribution infrastructure. Sec. 12608.

Wildfire smoke emissions modeling and forecasting improvement program. Sec. 12609. Exposure to wildfire smoke and air pollution. Sec. 12610. Budgetary effects. Sec. 12611. Effective date. Sec. 12612. Effective date. Sec. 12613. Report on mining of critical minerals using forced labor in foreign countries. Sec. 12614. Tree planting grant program. Sec. 12615 Labor Standards. Sec. 12616. Affirming Protections for Children and Workers. Sec. 12617. Rural and remote communities electrification grants.

Sec. 12618. Coal community resource clearinghouse. Sec. 12619. Report on fossil fuel subsidies. Sec. 12620. Publication of Interconnections Seams Study. Sec. 12621. Department of energy research mission on climate change and emissions reduction. Sec. 12622. Study on equitable distribution of benefits of clean energy. Sec. 12623. Study on certain climate change mitigation efforts. Sec. 12624. Low-Dose-Radiation Research. Sec. 12625. Online publication of greenhouse gas emissions.

Sec. 12626. Sense of Congress. Sec. 12627. Use of bird-safe features, practices, and strategies in public buildings. Sec. 12628. Gas waste reduction and enhancement of gas measuring and reporting. Subtitle G—Open Back Better Sec. 12701. Facilities energy resiliency. Sec. 12702. Personnel. Subtitle H—Zeroing Excess, Reducing Organic Waste, and Sustaining Technical Expertise Sec. 12801. Grant program. Sec. 12802. Grant awards. Sec. 12803. Reporting. Sec. 12804. Annual conference.

Sec. 12805. Definitions. Sec. 12806. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle I—Radon Abatement Reauthorization Sec. 12901. Technical assistance to States for radon programs reauthorized. Sec. 12902. Grant assistance to States for radon programs reauthorized. Sec. 12903. Regional radon training centers reauthorized.