,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cee  #aacth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#djib  ,report ,no4 #aac-dgi  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,february #bf1 #bjad ,mr4 ,cartwright   
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,sires1 
,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4    
,peters of ,california1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 
,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1 ,mr4      
,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,delaney1 ,ms4 ,clark  
of ,massachusetts1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4   
,mullin1 ,mr4 ,price of ,north          
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 
,mr4 ,grayson1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 and ,mr4   
,honda7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,june #ai1 #bjad 
,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,garamendi1  
,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,mr4    
,garcia1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4
 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mrs4 ,negrete  
,mc,leod1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mrs4          
,christensen1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4        
,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4      
,cummings1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1    

,ms4 ,kuster1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,ms4       
,pingree of ,maine1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,ms4 
,speier1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 
,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,ms4      
,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 
and ,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida  ,june   
#ai1 #bjad ,reported with an amendment1 
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed       
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,february
 #bf1 #bjad  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the   
,energy ,policy and ,conservation ,act  
to establish the ,office of ,energy     
,efficiency and ,renewable ,energy as   
the lead ,federal agency for            
coordinating ,federal1 ,state1 and local
 assistance provided to promote the     
energy retrofitting of schools4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,streamlining ,energy ,efficiency   
for ,schools ,act of #bjad4  #b4        

,coordination of energy retrofitting    
assistance for schools ,section #cib of 
the ,energy ,policy and ,conservation   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fcga;a7 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3  7e7
 ,coordination of energy retrofitting   
assistance for schools  7#a7 ,definition
 of school ,notwithstanding section     
#cia7f71 for the purposes of this       
subsection1 the term school means--     
7,a7 an elementary school or secondary  
school 7as defined in section #iaja of  
the ,elementary and ,secondary          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja772  7,b7 an institution of higher 
education 7as defined in section        
#ajb7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb7;a772     
7,c7 a school of the defense dependents'
 education system under the ,defense    
,dependents' ,education ,act of #aigh   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #iba et seq47 or         
established under section #bafd of title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code2  7,d7 a    
school operated by the ,bureau of       

,indian ,affairs2  7,e7 a tribally      
controlled school 7as defined in section
 #ebab of the ,tribally ,controlled     
,schools ,act of #aihh 7#be ,u4,s4,c4   
#beaa772 and  7,f7 a ,tribal ,college or
 ,university 7as defined in section     
#caf7;b7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;c7b7774   
7#b7 ,establishment of clearinghouse    
,the ,secretary1 acting through the     
,office of ,energy ,efficiency and      
,renewable ,energy1 shall establish a   
clearinghouse to disseminate information
 regarding available ,federal programs  
and financing mechanisms that may be    
used to help initiate1 develop1 and     
finance energy efficiency1 distributed  
generation1 and energy retrofitting     
projects for schools4  7#c7             
,requirements ,in carrying out paragraph
 7#b71 the ,secretary shall--  7,a7     
consult with appropriate ,federal       
agencies to develop a list of ,federal  
programs and financing mechanisms that  
are1 or may be1 used for the purposes   

described in paragraph 7#b72 and  7,b7  
coordinate with appropriate ,federal    
agencies to develop a collaborative     
education and outreach effort to        
streamline communications and promote   
available ,federal programs and         
financing mechanisms described in       
subparagraph 7,a71 which may include the
 development and maintenance of a single
 online resource that includes contact  
information for relevant technical      
assistance in the ,office of ,energy    
,efficiency and ,renewable ,energy that 
,states1 local education agencies1 and  
schools may use to effectively access   
and use such ,federal programs and      
financing mechanisms4  4  ,june #ai1    
#bjad ,reported with an amendment1      
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed