,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aifh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ad1 #bjac ,mr4 
,engel introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct the ,secretary of ,energy to     
establish a pilot program to award      
grants and loan guarantees to hospitals 
to carry out projects for the purpose of
 reducing energy costs and increasing   
resilience to improve security4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,hospital ,energy ,conservation     
,act4  #b4 ,energy ,conservation ,grant 
and ,loan ,guarantee ,pilot ,program    
7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary of   
,energy shall establish a pilot program 
to award grants and loan guarantees to  
hospitals to carry out energy           
conservation projects for the purpose   
of--  7#a7 significantly improving the  
energy efficiency of such hospitals2 and
  7#b7 encouraging onsite power         
generation and energy storage1 capable  

of operating independent of the grid1   
and providing sufficient onsite         
emergency backup power for essential    
hospital functions4  7b7 ,number of     
hospitals ,the ,secretary shall award   
grants and loan guarantees under the    
pilot program to no more than #f        
hospitals during the period described in
 subsection 7f74  7c7 ,applications ,a  
hospital seeking a grant or loan        
guarantee under the pilot program shall 
submit an application to the ,secretary 
at such time1 in such manner1 and       
accompanied by such information as the  
,secretary may require4  7d7            
,considerations ,in selecting a hospital
 to award a grant or loan guarantee to  
under the pilot program1 the ,secretary 
shall give special consideration to     
applications from such hospitals that   
can demonstrate that they are able to   
commence an energy conservation project 
more promptly4  7e7 ,definitions ,in    
this section1 the terms hospital and    
energy conservation project have the    

meanings given such terms in section    
#cia of the ,energy ,policy and         
,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#fcga74  7f7 ,authorization of          
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated for carrying out this   
section such sums as may be necessary   
for fiscal years #bjad and #bjae1 to be 
derived from funds otherwise authorized 
to be appropriated for related purposes4