Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. The term clean power means power derived from a renewable energy source. The term covered product means— energy— used to power a facility; and the production of which comes from a renewable energy source; and a product that— is produced or manufactured— in the United States (including the territories of the United States); in accordance with all relevant energy efficiency, environmental preference, and safety designations; and by an entity that complies with the labor requirements under section 6; and reduces energy usage during the lifecycle of the product by— minimizing energy, water, or material resources associated with the product; increasing opportunities for reuse and recycling due to the durability or repairability of the product; and improving environmental and human health impacts, including by encouraging a shift away from more energy-intensive or resource-extraction-intensive products.
The term covered product includes a product described in subparagraph (A)(ii) that— is a nonmotorized alternative mode of transportation; is a zero-emission vehicle; is a zero-emission form of public transportation, including high-speed rail; is a product or low-carbon material used to design, construct, or retrofit buildings, including a product bearing the Green Seal certification; improves the energy efficiency measures of facilities to make facilities environmentally responsible; is a product used to maintain or clean buildings; is an appliance certified under the Energy Star program established under section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6294a ); is an electronics product bearing the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool certification; or is an energy storage technology.
The term covered small business means— a small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (as defined in section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C) )); a small business concern owned and controlled by women (as defined in section 3 of that Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 )); and a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans (as defined in section 3 of that Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 )). The term eligible material means a material for which the Secretary establishes a maximum global warming potential under section 4(b).
The term environmentally responsible , with respect to a facility or manufacturing capability, means that— the facility or manufacturing capability is in compliance with, or carried out in accordance with, as applicable, all relevant energy efficiency, environmental preference, and safety designations; and in the case of a facility, the facility is built or retrofitted with materials that minimize the use of— energy; water; waste; and material resources that produce pollutants or toxins, as determined by the Secretary.
The term Federal building has the meaning given the term in section 551 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8259 ). The term frontline, vulnerable, and disadvantaged community means a community— in an area described in section 301(a) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3161(a) ); in which climate change, pollution, or environmental destruction has exacerbated systemic racial, regional, social, environmental, gender, and economic injustices by disproportionately affecting Black, Brown, and Indigenous peoples, other communities of color, migrant communities, deindustrialized communities, depopulated rural communities, the poor, low-income workers, women, the elderly, the unhoused, people with disabilities, or youth; eligible for assistance under the Justice40 Initiative described in section 223 of Executive Order 14008 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad); or located in a census tract that has a high energy burden.
The term Fund means the Clean Energy Fund established under section 3(a). The term global warming potential , with respect to an eligible material, means a measure that indicates how much energy the emissions of 1 ton of gases associated with the life cycle of that eligible material, including the manufacture, use, and disposal of that eligible material, will absorb, on average, over a given period of time, relative to the emissions of 1 ton of carbon dioxide. The term Oversight Advisory Board means the Green Procurement Oversight Advisory Board established under section 7.
The term renewable energy source means energy generated from a renewable source, including the following renewable energy sources: Solar, including electricity. Wind. Ocean, including tidal, wave, current, and thermal. Geothermal, including electricity and heat pumps. Hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or additions of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project that was placed in service on or after January 1, 1999. Hydrogen derived from a renewable source of energy.
Thermal energy generated by any of the sources described in subparagraphs
(A)through (F). The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. The term small business has the meaning given the term small business concern in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ).
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