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42 U.S.C. § 6371j — Energy sustainability and efficiency grants and loans for institutions
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Combined heat and power** — The term “combined heat and power” means the generation of electric energy and heat in a single, integrated system, with an overall thermal efficiency of 60 percent or greater on a higher-heating-value basis.
(2) **District energy systems** — The term “district energy systems” means systems providing thermal energy from a renewable energy source, thermal energy source, or highly efficient technology to more than 1 building or fixed energy-consuming use from 1 or more thermal-energy production facilities through pipes or other means to provide space heating, space conditioning, hot water, steam, compression, process energy, or other end uses for that energy.
(3) **Energy sustainability** — The term “energy sustainability” includes using a renewable energy source, thermal energy source, or a highly efficient technology for transportation, electricity generation, heating, cooling, lighting, or other energy services in fixed installations.
(4) **Institution of higher education** — The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in [section 15801 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section15801&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) **Institutional entity** — The term “institutional entity” means an institution of higher education, a public school district, a local government, a municipal utility, or a designee of 1 of those entities.
(6) **Renewable energy source** — The term “renewable energy source” has the meaning given the term in [section 918c of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section918c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(7) **Sustainable energy infrastructure** — The term “sustainable energy inf
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Combined heat and power** — The term “combined heat and power” means the generation of electric energy and heat in a single, integrated system, with an overall thermal efficiency of 60 percent or greater on a higher-heating-value basis.
(2) **District energy systems** — The term “district energy systems” means systems providing thermal energy from a renewable energy source, thermal energy source, or highly efficient technology to more than 1 building or fixed energy-consuming use from 1 or more thermal-energy production facilities through pipes or other means to provide space heating, space conditioning, hot water, steam, compression, process energy, or other end uses for that energy.
(3) **Energy sustainability** — The term “energy sustainability” includes using a renewable energy source, thermal energy source, or a highly efficient technology for transportation, electricity generation, heating, cooling, lighting, or other energy services in fixed installations.
(4) **Institution of higher education** — The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in [section 15801 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section15801&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) **Institutional entity** — The term “institutional entity” means an institution of higher education, a public school district, a local government, a municipal utility, or a designee of 1 of those entities.
(6) **Renewable energy source** — The term “renewable energy source” has the meaning given the term in [section 918c of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section918c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(7) **Sustainable energy infrastructure** — The term “sustainable energy infrastructure” means—
(A) facilities for production of energy from renewable energy sources, thermal energy sources, or highly efficient technologies, including combined heat and power or other waste heat use; and
(B) district energy systems.
(8) **Thermal energy source** — The term “thermal energy source” means—
(A) a natural source of cooling or heating from lake or ocean water; and
(B) recovery of useful energy that would otherwise be wasted from ongoing energy uses.
**(b) Technical assistance grants**
(1) **In general** — Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the Secretary shall implement a program of information dissemination and technical assistance to institutional entities to assist the institutional entities in identifying, evaluating, designing, and implementing sustainable energy infrastructure projects in energy sustainability.
(2) **Assistance** — The Secretary shall support institutional entities in—
(A) identification of opportunities for sustainable energy infrastructure;
(B) understanding the technical and economic characteristics of sustainable energy infrastructure;
(C) utility interconnection and negotiation of power and fuel contracts;
(D) understanding financing alternatives;
(E) permitting and siting issues;
(F) obtaining case studies of similar and successful sustainable energy infrastructure systems; and
(G) reviewing and obtaining computer software for assessment, design, and operation and maintenance of sustainable energy infrastructure systems.
(3) **Eligible costs for technical assistance grants** — On receipt of an application of an institutional entity, the Secretary may make grants to the institutional entity to fund a portion of the cost of—
(A) feasibility studies to assess the potential for implementation or improvement of sustainable energy infrastructure;
(B) analysis and implementation of strategies to overcome barriers to project implementation, including financial, contracting, siting, and permitting barriers; and
(C) detailed engineering of sustainable energy infrastructure.
**(c) Grants for energy efficiency improvement and energy sustainability**
(1) **Grants**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary shall award grants to institutional entities to carry out projects to improve energy efficiency on the grounds and facilities of the institutional entity.
(B) *Requirement* — To the extent that applications have been submitted, grants under subparagraph (A) shall include not less than 1 grant each year to an institution of higher education in each State.
(C) *Minimum funding* — Not less than 50 percent of the total funding for all grants under this subsection shall be awarded in grants to institutions of higher education.
(2) **Criteria** — Evaluation of projects for grant funding shall be based on criteria established by the Secretary, including criteria relating to—
(A) improvement in energy efficiency;
(B) reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and other air emissions, including criteria air pollutants and ozone-depleting refrigerants;
(C) increased use of renewable energy sources or thermal energy sources;
(D) reduction in consumption of fossil fuels;
(E) active student participation; and
(F) need for funding assistance.
(3) **Condition** — As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, an institutional entity shall agree—
(A) to implement a public awareness campaign concerning the project in the community in which the institutional entity is located; and
(B) to submit to the Secretary, and make available to the public, reports on any efficiency improvements, energy cost savings, and environmental benefits achieved as part of a project carried out under paragraph (1), including quantification of the results relative to the criteria described under paragraph (2).
**(d) Grants for innovation in energy sustainability**
(1) **Grants**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary shall award grants to institutional entities to engage in innovative energy sustainability projects.
(B) *Requirement* — To the extent that applications have been submitted, grants under subparagraph (A) shall include not less than 2 grants each year to institutions of higher education in each State.
(C) *Minimum funding* — Not less than 50 percent of the total funding for all grants under this subsection shall be awarded in grants to institutions of higher education.
(2) **Innovation projects** — An innovation project carried out with a grant under this subsection shall—
(A) involve—
(i) an innovative technology that is not yet commercially available; or
(ii) available technology in an innovative application that maximizes energy efficiency and sustainability;
(B) have the greatest potential for testing or demonstrating new technologies or processes; and
(C) to the extent undertaken by an institution of higher education, ensure active student participation in the project, including the planning, implementation, evaluation, and other phases of projects.
(3) **Condition** — As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, an institutional entity shall agree to submit to the Secretary, and make available to the public, reports that describe the results of the projects carried out using grant funds.
**(e) Allocation to institutions of higher education with small endowments**
(1) **In general** — Of the total amount of grants provided to institutions of higher education for a fiscal year under this section, the Secretary shall provide not less than 50 percent of the amount to institutions of higher education that have an endowment of not more than $100,000,000.
(2) **Requirement** — To the extent that applications have been submitted, at least 50 percent of the amount described in paragraph (1) shall be provided to institutions of higher education that have an endowment of not more than $50,000,000.
**(f) Grant amounts**
(1) **In general** — If the Secretary determines that cost sharing is appropriate, the amounts of grants provided under this section shall be limited as provided in this subsection.
(2) **Technical assistance grants** — In the case of grants for technical assistance under subsection (b), grant funds shall be available for not more than—
(A) an amount equal to the lesser of—
(i) $50,000; or
(ii) 75 percent of the cost of feasibility studies to assess the potential for implementation or improvement of sustainable energy infrastructure;
(B) an amount equal to the lesser of—
(i) $90,000; or
(ii) 60 percent of the cost of guidance on overcoming barriers to project implementation, including financial, contracting, siting, and permitting barriers; and
(C) an amount equal to the lesser of—
(i) $250,000; or
(ii) 40 percent of the cost of detailed engineering and design of sustainable energy infrastructure.
(3) **Grants for efficiency improvement and energy sustainability** — In the case of grants for efficiency improvement and energy sustainability under subsection (c), grant funds shall be available for not more than an amount equal to the lesser of—
(A) $1,000,000; or
(B) 60 percent of the total cost.
(4) **Grants for innovation in energy sustainability** — In the case of grants for innovation in energy sustainability under subsection (d), grant funds shall be available for not more than an amount equal to the lesser of—
(A) $500,000; or
(B) 75 percent of the total cost.
**(g) Loans for energy efficiency improvement and energy sustainability**
(1) **In general** — Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the Secretary shall provide loans to institutional entities for the purpose of implementing energy efficiency improvements and sustainable energy infrastructure.
(2) **Terms and conditions**
(A) *In general* — Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, loans made under this subsection shall be on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
(B) *Maturity* — The final maturity of loans made within a period shall be the lesser of, as determined by the Secretary—
(i) 20 years; or
(ii) 90 percent of the useful life of the principal physical asset to be financed by the loan.
(C) *Default* — No loan made under this subsection may be subordinated to another debt contracted by the institutional entity or to any other claims against the institutional entity in the case of default.
(D) *Benchmark interest rate*
(i) *In general* — Loans under this subsection shall be at an interest rate that is set by reference to a benchmark interest rate (yield) on marketable Treasury securities with a similar maturity to the direct loans being made.
(ii) *Minimum* — The minimum interest rate of loans under this subsection shall be at the interest rate of the benchmark financial instrument.
(iii) *New loans* — The minimum interest rate of new loans shall be adjusted each quarter to take account of changes in the interest rate of the benchmark financial instrument.
(E) *Credit risk* — The Secretary shall—
(i) prescribe explicit standards for use in periodically assessing the credit risk of making direct loans under this subsection; and
(ii) find that there is a reasonable assurance of repayment before making a loan.
(F) *Advance budget authority required* — New direct loans may not be obligated under this subsection except to the extent that appropriations of budget authority to cover the costs of the new direct loans are made in advance, as required by [section 661c of title 2](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section661c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Criteria** — Evaluation of projects for potential loan funding shall be based on criteria established by the Secretary, including criteria relating to—
(A) improvement in energy efficiency;
(B) reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and other air emissions, including criteria air pollutants and ozone-depleting refrigerants;
(C) increased use of renewable electric energy sources or renewable thermal energy sources;
(D) reduction in consumption of fossil fuels; and
(E) need for funding assistance, including consideration of the size of endowment or other financial resources available to the institutional entity.
(4) **Labor standards**
(A) *In general* — All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of construction, repair, or alteration work funded in whole or in part under this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40. The Secretary shall not approve any such funding without first obtaining adequate assurance that required labor standards will be maintained upon the construction work.
(B) *Authority and functions* — The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in paragraph (1), the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Number 14 of 1950 (15 Fed. Reg. 3176; 64 Stat. 1267) and [section 3145 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section3145&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(h) Program procedures** Not later than 180 days after December 19, 2007, the Secretary shall establish procedures for the solicitation and evaluation of potential projects for grant and loan funding and administration of the grant and loan programs.
**(i) Authorization**
(1) **Grants** — There is authorized to be appropriated for the cost of grants authorized in subsections (b), (c), and (d) $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses.
(2) **Loans** — There is authorized to be appropriated for the initial cost of direct loans authorized in subsection (g) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses.
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**(a) In general** To the maximum extent practicable, the Architect of the Capitol shall include energy efficiency and conservation measures, greenhouse gas emission reduction measures, and other appropriate environmental measures in the Capitol Complex Master Plan.
**(b) Report** Not later than 6 months after December 19, 2007, the Architect of the Capitol shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, a report on the energy efficiency and conservation measures, greenhouse gas emission reduction measures, and other appropriate environmental measures included in the Capitol Complex Master Plan pursuant to subsection (a).
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**(a) In general** On or after the date that is 180 days after December 20, 2019, the Secretary may establish a program, to be known as the “Department of Energy National Lab Jobs ACCESS Program”, under which the Secretary may award, on a competitive basis, 5-year grants to eligible entities described in subsection (c) for the Federal share of the costs of pre-apprenticeship programs and apprenticeship programs described in subsection (b).
**(b) Pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs described** A pre-apprenticeship program or apprenticeship program described in this subsection is a pre-apprenticeship program or apprenticeship program that—
(1) leads to recognized postsecondary credentials for secondary school and postsecondary students;
(2) is focused on skills and qualifications needed, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the directors of the National Laboratories, to meet the immediate and ongoing needs of traditional and emerging technician positions (including machinists and cybersecurity technicians) at the National Laboratories and covered facilities of the National Nuclear Security Administration;
(3) is established in consultation with a National Laboratory or covered facility of the National Nuclear Security Administration;
(4) is registered with and approved by the Secretary of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency; and
(5) ensures that participants in the pre-apprenticeship program or apprenticeship program do not displace paid employees.
**(c) Eligible entities described** An eligible entity described in this subsection is a workforce intermediary or an eligible sponsor of a pre-apprenticeship program or apprenticeship program that—
(1) demonstrates experience in implementing and providing career planning and career pathways
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) The term “eligible grantee” means a local government or municipality, peoples’ utility district, irrigation district, and cooperative, nonprofit, or limited-dividend association in a rural area.
(2) The term “incremental hydropower” means additional generation achieved from increased efficiency after January 1, 2005, at a hydroelectric dam that was placed in service before January 1, 2005.
(3) The term “renewable energy” means electricity generated from—
(A) a renewable energy source; or
(B) hydrogen, other than hydrogen produced from a fossil fuel, that is produced from a renewable energy source.
(4) The term “renewable energy source” means—
(A) wind;
(B) ocean waves;
(C) biomass;
(D) solar;
(E) landfill gas;
(F) incremental hydropower;
(G) livestock methane; or
(H) geothermal energy.
(5) The term “rural area” means a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population of not more than 10,000 inhabitants.
**(b) Grants** The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, may provide grants under this section to eligible grantees for the purpose of—
(1) increasing energy efficiency, siting or upgrading transmission and distribution lines serving rural areas; or
(2) providing or modernizing electric generation facilities that serve rural areas.
**(c) Grant administration**
(1) The Secretary shall make grants under this section based on a determination of cost-effectiveness and the most effective use of the funds to achieve the purposes described in subsection (b).
(2) For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate grant funds under this section equally between the purposes described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b).
(3) In
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The purposes of this subchapter are to—
(1) measure more accurately the costs of Federal credit programs;
(2) place the cost of credit programs on a budgetary basis equivalent to other Federal spending;
(3) encourage the delivery of benefits in the form most appropriate to the needs of beneficiaries; and
(4) improve the allocation of resources among credit programs and between credit and other spending programs.
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**(a) In General.—** The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe reasonable regulations for contractors and subcontractors engaged in constructing, carrying out, completing, or repairing public buildings, public works, or buildings or works that at least partly are financed by a loan or grant from the Federal Government. The regulations shall include a provision that each contractor and subcontractor each week must furnish a statement on the wages paid each employee during the prior week.
**(b) Application.—** [Section 1001 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim) applies to the statements.
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For purposes of this part—
(1) The terms “hospital”, “State”, “school”, “Governor”, “State energy agency”, “energy conservation measure”, “energy conservation maintenance and operating procedure”, “preliminary energy audit”, “technical assistance costs”, “energy audit” and “Secretary” have the meanings provided in [section 6371 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6371&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The term “unit of local government” means the government of a county, municipality, or township, which is a unit of general purpose government below the State (determined on the basis of the same principles as are used by the Bureau of the Census for general statistical purposes) and the District of Columbia. Such term also means the recognized governing body of an Indian tribe (as defined in [section 6862 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6862&num=0&edition=prelim)) which governing body performs substantial governmental functions.
(3) The term “building” has the meaning provided in [section 6371 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6371&num=0&edition=prelim) except that for purposes of this part such term includes only buildings which are owned and primarily occupied by offices or agencies of a unit of local government or by a public care institution and does not include any building intended for seasonal use or any building utilized primarily by a school or hospital.
(4) The term “public care institution” means a public or nonprofit institution which owns—
(A) a facility for long term care, a rehabilitation facility, or a public health center, as described in [section 300s–3 of this title](https://uscode.hou
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 6371k
(b), (c), and (d) $250,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2009 through 2013, of which not more
than 5 percent may be used for administrative
expenses.
(2) Loans
There is authorized to be appropriated for
the initial cost of direct loans authorized in
subsection (g) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2009 through 2013, of which not more
than 5 percent may be used for administrative
expenses.
(Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 399A, as added Pub. L.
110–140, title IV, § 471, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat.
1642.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Reorganization Plan Number 14 of 1950, referred to in
subsec. (g)(4)(B), is set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec.
19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a
note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.
§ 6371i. Records
Each recipient of assistance under this part
shall keep such records, provide such reports,
and furnish such access to books and records as
the Secretary may by rule prescribe.
(Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 400, as added Pub. L.
95–619, title III, § 302(a), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3247;
amended Pub. L. 105–388, § 5(a)(11), Nov. 13, 1998,
112 Stat. 3479.)
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1998—Pub. L. 105–388 struck out ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Each
recipient’’.
§ 6371j. Application of sections 3141–3144, 3146,
and 3147 of title 40
No grant for a project (other than so much of
a grant as is used for a preliminary energy
audit, energy audit, or technical assistance or a
grant the total project cost of which is $5,000 or
less, excluding costs for a preliminary energy
audit, energy
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