Sec. 4. Study and report on wind technician workforce
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The Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall convene a task force comprised of 1 or more representatives of each of the stakeholders described in subsection
(b)that shall— conduct a study to assess the needs of wind technicians in the workforce; create a comprehensive list that— lists each type of wind technician position available in the United States; and describes the skill sets required for each type of position listed under subparagraph (A); and not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, make publicly available and submit to Congress a report that— describes the results of that study; includes the comprehensive list described in paragraph (2); and provides recommendations— for creating a credentialing program that may be administered by community colleges, technical schools, and other training institutions; and that reflect best practices for wind technician training programs, as identified by representatives of the wind industry. The stakeholders referred to in subsection
(a)are— the Department of Defense; the Department of Education; the Department of Energy; the Department of Labor; the Department of Veterans Affairs; technical schools and community colleges that have wind technician training programs; and the wind industry. Of the amounts made available to the Secretary for administrative expenses to carry out other programs under the authority of the Secretary, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $500,000.