Sec. 500. Purposes and definitions
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The purposes of this title are to provide for a transition to a modern energy system, including by ensuring that— the United States has a workforce prepared to address the needs of the modern energy system; workers in declining energy sectors and in disenfranchised communities acquire well-paying jobs in growing energy sectors; communities, especially those that are disproportionately vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and other pollution, can be made resilient to the impacts of climate change; and communities that are primarily dependent on fossil fuel revenues can be made resilient to the economic impacts of energy transition.
In this title: The term Advisory Committee means the Energy Workforce Transition Advisory Committee established by section 511(e). The term apprenticeship program means an apprenticeship registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 ( 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq. ) (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act ), that meets the requirements of parts 29 and 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on December 30, 2019. The term Director means the Director of the Office.
The term energy-related facility includes a coal mine, a coal-fueled electric generating facility, an oil and natural gas extraction operation, or a natural gas-fueled electric generating facility. The term energy-related industrial facility includes a facility in the manufacturing and transportation supply chains of an energy-related facility. The term energy transition community means a municipality, county, region, or Tribal or indigenous community that has been affected since calendar year 2008 or later, or that demonstrates it will be impacted in the next 36 months, by the loss of 50 or more jobs in total as a result of the closure of a energy-related facility, a energy-related industrial facility, or other type of energy-related entity, as determined by the Director.
The term energy transition worker means a worker, including a worker employed by contractors or subcontractors, who is terminated, laid off from employment, or whose work hours have been reduced, on or after the date of enactment of this Act, from a energy-related facility, energy-related industrial facility, or other type of energy-related entity. The term Energy Workforce Transition Plan means the plan developed under section 511(e). 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.
The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). The term labor organization has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 152 ). The term local educational agency has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ).
The term local workforce development board means a board established under section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3122 ). The term member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces means a member of the— Army National Guard of the United States; Army Reserve; Navy Reserve; Marine Corps Reserve; Air National Guard of the United States; Air Force Reserve; or Coast Guard Reserve. The term minority institution has the meaning given that term in section 365(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067k(3) ).
The term nonprofit organization means a group organized for purposes other than generating profit and in which no part of the organization’s income is distributed to its members, directors, or officers. The term Office means the Energy Workforce Transition Office established by section 511. The term pre-apprenticeship means, with respect to a program, an initiative or set of strategies that— is designed to prepare participants to enter an apprenticeship program; is carried out by an eligible sponsor that has a documented partnership with one or more sponsors of apprenticeship programs; and includes each of the following:
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 within the documented partnership that will prepare participants by teaching the skills and competencies needed to enter one or more apprenticeship programs. Hands-on training and theoretical education for participants that does not displace a paid employee. A formal agreement with a sponsor of an apprenticeship program that would enable participants who successfully complete the pre-apprenticeship program— 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 to earn credits towards the apprenticeship program.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. The term Tribal or indigenous community means a population of people who are members of— a federally recognized Indian Tribe; a State-recognized Indian Tribe; an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian community or organization; or any other community of indigenous people located in a State. The term underemployed means with respect to an individual, an individual who is— employed at less than full-time because they are unable to obtain full-time employment; or employed at a job that is inadequate to their training or economic needs.
The term veteran of the Armed Forces means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. The term wage differential benefit means the difference between the wages and other benefits provided by— a worker’s wages and benefits earned in a energy-related facility, energy-related industrial facility, or other energy-related entity on the day before the worker is terminated, laid off, or given a reduction in work hours; and the worker’s current wages and benefits, if any, after such a termination, lay-off, or reduction in work hours.
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