,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aifh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjac ,mr4  
,engel introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,en]gy to e/abli% a pilot   
program to aw>d grants & loan gu>antees 
to hospitals to c>ry out projects = !   
purpose ( r$uc+ en]gy co/s & increas+   
resili5ce to improve security4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,hospital ,en]gy ,cons]vation ,act4  #b4
 ,en]gy ,cons]vation ,grant & ,loan     
,gu>antee ,pilot ,program  7a7          
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all  
e/abli% a pilot program to aw>d grants &
 loan gu>antees to hospitals to c>ry out
 en]gy cons]vation projects = ! purpose 
(--  7#a7 significantly improv+ ! en]gy 
effici5cy ( su* hospitals2 &  7#b7      
enc\rag+ onsite p[] g5]ation & en]gy    
/orage1 capable ( op]at+ indep5d5t ( !  
grid1 & provid+ suffici5t onsite em]g5cy
 backup p[] = ess5tial hospital         

functions4  7b7 ,numb] ( hospitals ,!   
,secret>y %all aw>d grants & loan       
gu>antees "u ! pilot program to no m ?an
 #f hospitals dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9   
subsection 7f74  7c7 ,applications ,a   
hospital seek+ a grant or loan gu>antee 
"u ! pilot program %all submit an       
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & accompani$ by su* in=mation
 z ! ,secret>y may require4  7d7        
,consid]ations ,9 select+ a hospital to 
aw>d a grant or loan gu>antee to "u !   
pilot program1 ! ,secret>y %all give    
special consid]ation to applications f  
su* hospitals t c demon/rate t !y are   
able to comm5ce an en]gy cons]vation    
project m promptly4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section1 ! t]ms hospital & en]gy    
cons]vation project h ! mean+s giv5 su* 
t]ms 9 section #cia ( ! ,en]gy ,policy &
 ,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#fcga74  7f7 ,au?orization (            
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ = c>ry+ out ?is section su* 
sums z may be necess>y = fiscal ye>s    

#bjad & #bjae1 to be d]iv$ f funds      
o!rwise au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ =    
relat$ purposes4