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42 U.S.C. § 18802 — Building, training, and assessment centers

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42 U.S.C. § 18802 — Building, training, and assessment centers

**(a) In general** The Secretary shall provide grants to institutions of higher education (as defined in [section 1001 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim)) and Tribal Colleges or Universities (as defined in [section 1059c(b) of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1059c/b&num=0&edition=prelim)) to establish building training and assessment centers— (1) to identify opportunities for optimizing energy efficiency and environmental performance in buildings; (2) to promote the application of emerging concepts and technologies in commercial and institutional buildings; (3) to train engineers, architects, building scientists, building energy permitting and enforcement officials, and building technicians in energy-efficient design and operation; (4) to assist institutions of higher education and Tribal Colleges or Universities in training building technicians; (5) to promote research and development for the use of alternative energy sources and distributed generation to supply heat and power for buildings, particularly energy-intensive buildings; and (6) to coordinate with and assist State-accredited technical training centers, community colleges, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and local offices of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and ensure appropriate services are provided under this section to each region of the United States. **(b) Coordination and nonduplication** (1) **In general** — The Secretary shall coordinate the program with the industrial research and assessment centers program under [section 17116 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17116&num=0&edition=prelim)

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42 U.S.C. § 18811 — Commercial building energy consumption information sharing

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Administrator** — The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration. (2) **Agreement** — The term “Agreement” means the agreement entered into under subsection (b). (3) **Survey** — The term “Survey” means the Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey. **(b) Authorization of Agreement** Not later than 120 days after November 15, 2021, the Administrator and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall sign, and submit to Congress, an information sharing agreement relating to commercial building energy consumption data. **(c) Content of Agreement** The Agreement shall— (1) provide, to the extent permitted by law, that— (A) the Administrator shall have access to building-specific data in the Portfolio Manager database of the Environmental Protection Agency; and (B) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall have access to building-specific data collected by the Survey; (2) describe the manner in which the Administrator shall use the data described in paragraph (1) and subsection (d); (3) describe and compare— (A) the methodologies that the Energy Information Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and State and local government managers use to maximize the quality, reliability, and integrity of data collected through the Survey, the Portfolio Manager database of the Environmental Protection Agency, and State and local building energy disclosure laws (including regulations), respectively, and the manner in which those methodologies can be improved; and (B) consistencies and variations in data for the same buildings captured in— (i) (I) the 2018 Survey cycle; and (II) each subsequent Survey cycle; and

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42 U.S.C. § 18851 — Model guidance for combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power systems

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Additional services** — The term “additional services” means the provision of supplementary power, backup or standby power, maintenance power, or interruptible power to an electric consumer by an electric utility. (2) **Waste heat to power system** — The term “waste heat to power system” means a system that generates electricity through the recovery of waste energy. (3) **Other terms** (A) *Purpa* — The terms “electric consumer”, “electric utility”, “interconnection service”, “nonregulated electric utility”, and “State regulatory authority” have the meanings given those terms in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ([16 U.S.C. 2601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), within the meaning of title I of that Act ([16 U.S.C. 2611](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2611&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.). (B) *EPCA* — The terms “combined heat and power system” and “waste energy” have the meanings given those terms in [section 6341 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6341&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Review** (1) **In general** — Not later than 180 days after November 15, 2021, the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other appropriate entities, shall review existing rules and procedures relating to interconnection service and additional services throughout the United States for electric generation with nameplate capacity up to 150 megawatts connecting at either distribution or transmission voltage levels to identify barriers to the deployment of combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power s

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20 U.S.C. § 1001 — General definition of institution of higher education

**(a) Institution of higher education** For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” means an educational institution in any State that— (1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who meet the requirements of [section 1091(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1091/d&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education; (3) provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor’s degree or provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, or awards a degree that is acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional degree program, subject to review and approval by the Secretary; (4) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and (5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or if not so accredited, is an institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by such an agency or association that has been recognized by the Secretary for the granting of preaccreditation status, and the Secretary has determined that there is satisfactory assurance that the institution will meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time. **(b) Additional institutions included** For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” also includes— (1) any school that provides not less than a 1-year program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a re

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42 U.S.C. § 17116 — Industrial emissions reduction technology development program

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Director** — The term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. (2) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means— (A) a scientist or other individual with knowledge and expertise in emissions reduction; (B) an institution of higher education; (C) a nongovernmental organization; (D) a National Laboratory; (E) a private entity; and (F) a partnership or consortium of 2 or more entities described in subparagraphs (B) through (E). (3) **Emissions reduction** (A) *In general* — The term “emissions reduction” means the reduction, to the maximum extent practicable, of net nonwater greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere by energy services and industrial processes. (B) *Exclusion* — The term “emissions reduction” does not include the elimination of carbon embodied in the principal products of industrial manufacturing. (4) **Program** — The term “program” means the program established under subsection (b)(1). (5) **Critical material or mineral** — The term “critical material or mineral” means a material or mineral that serves an essential function in the manufacturing of a product and has a high risk of a supply disruption, such that a shortage of such a material or mineral would have significant consequences for United States economic or national security. **(b) Industrial emissions reduction technology development program** (1) **In general** — Not later than 1 year after December 27, 2020, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, the heads of relevant Federal agencies, National Laboratories, industry, and institutions of higher education, shall establish a crosscutting industrial emissions reduction technology development program of research, deve

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42 U.S.C. § 18802 — Career skills training

Page 9242 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 18801 (c) Administrative expenses Of the amounts received by a State under sub- section (a), a State shall use not more than 10 percent for administrative expenses associated with developing and implementing a State pro- gram pursuant to that subsection. (Pub. L. 117–169, title V, § 50123, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2041.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of Pub. L. 117–169, and not as part of div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, which enacted this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITIONS For definitions of ‘‘Secretary’’, ‘‘State’’, and ‘‘State Energy Program’’ as used in this section, see section 50111 of Pub. L. 117–169, set out as a note under section 17113b of this title. PART B—BUILDINGS § 18801. Building, training, and assessment cen- ters (a) In general The Secretary shall provide grants to institu- tions of higher education (as defined in section 1001 of title 20) and Tribal Colleges or Univer- sities (as defined in section 1059c(b) of title 20) to establish building training and assessment cen- ters— (1) to identify opportunities for optimizing energy efficiency and environmental perform- ance in buildings; (2) to promote the application of emerging concepts and technologies in commercial and institutional buildings; (3) to train engineers, architects, building scientists, building energy permitting and en- forcement officials, and building technicians in energy-efficient design and operation; (4) to assist institutions of higher education and Tribal Colleges or Universities in training building technicians; (5) to promote research and development for the use of alternative energy sources and dis- tributed generation to supply heat and power for bu

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