,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #aa1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and ,mr4   
,hoeven7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,secretary of ,energy to establish a    
pilot program to award grants to        
nonprofit organizations for the purpose 
of retrofitting nonprofit buildings with
 energy-efficiency improvements4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,nonprofit ,energy ,efficiency ,act4
  #b4 ,energy efficiency retrofit pilot 
program  7a7 ,definitions ,in this      
section3  7#a7 ,applicant ,the term     
applicant means a nonprofit organization
 that applies for a grant under this    
section4  7#b7 ,energy-efficiency       
improvement  7,a7 ,in general ,the term 
energy-efficiency improvement means an  
installed measure 7including a product1 
equipment1 system1 service1 or practice7

 that results in a reduction in demand  
by a nonprofit organization for energy  
or fuel supplied from outside the       
nonprofit building4  7,b7 ,inclusions   
,the term energy-efficiency improvement 
includes an installed measure described 
in subparagraph 7,a7 involving--  7i7   
repairing1 replacing1 or installing--   
7,i7 a roof1 electrical wiring1         
plumbing1 sewage1 or lighting system1 or
 component of a roof1 electrical wiring1
 or system2  7,,ii7 a window2  7,,iii7 a
 door1 including a security door2 or    
7,,iv7 a heating1 ventilation1 or air   
conditioning system or component of the 
system 7including insulation72  7ii7 a  
renewable energy generation or heating  
system1 including a solar1 photovoltaic1
 wind1 geothermal1 or biomass 7including
 wood pellet7 system or component of the
 system2 and  7iii7 any other measure   
taken to modernize1 renovate1 or repair 
a nonprofit building to make the        
nonprofit building more energy          
efficient4  7#c7 ,nonprofit building    

7,a7 ,in general ,the term nonprofit    
building means a building operated and  
owned by a nonprofit organization4  7,b7
 ,inclusions ,the term nonprofit        
building includes a building described  
in subparagraph 7,a7 that is--  7i7 a   
hospital2  7ii7 a youth center2  7iii7 a
 school2  7iv7 a social-welfare program 
facility2  7v7 a house of worship2 and  
7vi7 any other nonresidential and       
noncommercial structure4  7#d7          
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,energy4  7b7         
,establishment ,not later than #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     
section1 the ,secretary shall establish 
a pilot program to award grants for the 
purpose of retrofitting nonprofit       
buildings with energy-efficiency        
improvements4  7c7 ,grants  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary may award grants
 under the program established under    
subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,application ,the 
,secretary may award a grant under this 
section if an applicant submits to the  

,secretary an application at such time1 
in such form1 and containing such       
information as the ,secretary may       
prescribe4  7#c7 ,criteria for grant ,in
 determining whether to award a grant   
under this section1 the ,secretary shall
 apply performance-based criteria1 which
 shall give priority to applications    
based on--  7,a7 the cost-effectiveness 
of the energy-efficiency improvement2   
and  7,b7 an effective plan for         
evaluation1 measurement1 and            
verification of energy savings4  7#d7   
,limitation on ,individual ,grant       
,amount ,each grant awarded under this  
section shall not exceed--  7,a7 an     
amount equal to #ej percent of the      
energy-efficiency improvement2 and  7,b7
 #bjj1jjj4  7#e7 ,cost ,sharing  7,a7   
,in general ,a grant awarded under this 
section shall be subject to a minimum   
non-,federal cost-sharing requirement of
 #ej percent4  7,b7 ,in-kind            
contributions ,the non-,federal share   
may be provided in the form of in-kind  

contributions of materials or services4 
7d7 ,authorization of ,appropriations   
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section #ej1jjj1jjj   
for each of fiscal years #bjad through  
#bjag1 to remain available until        
expended4  #c4 ,offset ,the ,secretary  
of ,energy shall use to carry out the   
pilot program established under section 
#b amounts otherwise made available to  
carry out the ,building ,technologies   
,program4