Sec. 512. Energy Workforce Transition Office and Advisory Committee
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There is hereby established within the Department of Energy an office to be known as the Energy Workforce Transition Office. The Office shall be exempt from the reorganization authority provided under section 643 of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7253 ). The Secretary shall appoint as the head of the Office a Director, who shall manage the operations of the Office. The duties of the Office shall be to— identify or estimate, to the extent practicable, with respect to the period that begins on the date of enactment of this Act and ends on January 1, 2030— the timing and location of facility closures and job terminations or layoffs in coal-related facilities, coal-related industrial-facilities, and other energy-related entities; and the impact of such terminations, layoffs, or reduced work-hours on affected workers (including those employed by a contractor or subcontractor), businesses, and energy transition communities; and provide administrative, logistical, research, and policy support and recommendations to the Advisory Committee.
There is hereby established an advisory committee, to be known as the Energy Workforce Transition Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee shall develop and finalize a plan, to be known as the Energy Workforce Transition Plan. The purpose of the Energy Workforce Transition Plan is to identify, align, and streamline resources to assist workers and communities impacted by the transition to a clean energy economy. In developing the Energy Workforce Transition Plan, the Advisory Committee shall hold no less than 4 public meetings in energy-transition communities, with opportunities for members of the public to provide input.
The Energy Workforce Transition Plan shall include— a description of the challenges that energy transition communities encounter, including challenges associated with economic and employment transition, and challenges particular to certain regions; a description of benefits, grants, and other sources of funding to address the challenges described under clause
(i)that may be accessed from Federal, State, local, and other sources without additional legislative authority or approval; a description of sources of funding to address the challenges described under clause
(i)that require additional legislative authority or approval; recommendations for aligning local, State, Federal, and other resources to invest in energy transition communities and energy transition workers; recommendations for establishing benefits for energy transition workers, including consideration of— benefits similar in type, amount, and duration to Federal benefits that are not otherwise available to all energy transition workers; wage differential benefits for energy transition workers, including consideration of eligibility and the duration of the benefits; and collaboration with existing or future employers of energy transition workers and relevant labor organizations, to inform energy transition workers how to apply for wage differential and other eligible benefits; recommendations for grants and other programmatic support for energy transition communities and entities that support energy transition communities, including— counties, municipalities, cities, or other political subdivisions of a State; Indian Tribes; apprenticeships 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.), that meet the requirements of parts 29 and 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on December 30, 2019; institutions of higher education; and public or private nonprofit organizations or associations; recommendations for establishing community transition resource centers in energy transition communities, in order to provide such communities a source of current information regarding the resources described in this subparagraph; identification of the projected short-term and long-term costs of each activity recommended in the Energy Workforce Transition Plan, including worker benefits, grant programs, and other activities; identification of the potential sources for sustainable short-term and long-term funding for implementing the activities recommended in the Energy Workforce Transition Plan; the potential advantages or disadvantages of extending activities recommended in the Energy Workforce Transition Plan to other sectors and industries affected by similar economic disruptions; and recommendations, made in consultation with relevant Federal agencies, including the Department of Labor, and relevant State authorities, for efficient implementation of the activities recommended in the Energy Workforce Transition Plan. Not later than January 1, 2023, the Advisory Committee shall submit to Congress the Energy Workforce Transition Plan, as well as any recommendations to be considered in order to better achieve the plan. The Advisory Committee shall consist of the following members: Ex officio members as follows: A representative of the Department of Labor. A representative of the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce. A representative of the Executive Office of the President. The following members appointed by the Director: 4 representatives of energy transition workers, including at least one from a union representing coal workers, one from a building trades union, and one from a union representing other energy transition workers. 3 representatives from energy transition communities. 2 representatives with professional economic development or workforce retraining experience. 2 representatives of disproportionately impacted communities. 2 representatives of electric utilities that, on the date of enactment of this Act, operate a coal-related facility. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the term of appointment or designation of a member of the Advisory Committee shall end on January 1, 2027. In accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, each member of the Advisory Committee may receive payment of a per diem and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses. The Advisory Committee shall elect a chair from among its members to serve for a term not to exceed 2 years, as determined appropriate by the Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee shall meet at least once every quarter. The chair of the Advisory Committee may call such additional meetings as are necessary for the Advisory Committee, with the Secretary, to develop and submit the Congress the Energy Workforce Transition Plan. The Advisory Committee may engage additional nonvoting members or advisors to provide additional expertise as needed.
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