,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #af1 #bjac ,mr4 
,ben ,ray ,lujn of ,new ,mexico         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require the ,secretary of ,energy1
 in coordination with the ,secretary of 
,labor1 to establish a program to       
provide for workforce training and      
education1 at community colleges1 in    
sustainable energy4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,community ,college ,energy ,training   
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,sustainable energy 
training program for community colleges 
7a7 ,workforce training and education in
 sustainable energy ,from funds made    
available under subsection 7c71 the     
,secretary of ,energy1 in coordination  
with the ,secretary of ,labor1 shall    
carry out a joint sustainable energy    
workforce training and education        
program4 ,in carrying out the program1  

the ,secretary of ,energy1 in           
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,labor1 shall award grants to community 
colleges to provide workforce training  
and education in industries and         
practices such as--  7#a7 alternative   
energy1 including wind and solar energy2
  7#b7 high-performance green building  
construction1 design and redevelopment2 
7#c7 sustainable energy technologies1   
including chemical technology1          
nanotechnology1 and electrical          
technology2  7#d7 water1 energy and     
resource conservation2  7#e7 recycling  
and waste reduction2 and  7#f7          
sustainable agriculture and farming4    
7b7 ,award considerations ,of the funds 
made available under subsection 7c7 for 
a fiscal year1 not less than one-half of
 such funds shall be awarded to         
community colleges with existing 7as of 
the date of the award7 sustainability   
programs that lead to certificates1     
credentials1 or degrees in one or more  
of the industries and practices         

described in paragraphs 7#a7 through    
7#f7 of subsection 7a74  7c7            
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #ajj1jjj1jjj for 
each of the fiscal years #bjad through  
#bjah4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,community college ,the term       
community college means an institution  
of higher education1 as defined in      
section #aja7;a7 of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja7;a771 that--  7,a7 provides a     
#b-year program of instruction for which
 the institution awards an associate    
degree2 and  7,b7 primarily awards      
associate degrees4  7#b7                
,high-performance green building ,the   
term high-performance green building has
 the meaning given the term in section  
#dja7ac7 of the ,energy ,independence   
and ,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #agjfa74