,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fjj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bf1 #bjae
 ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,hoeven1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,risch1   
,mr4 ,blunt1 and ,mr4 ,schatz7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,energy to establish an   
energy efficiency retrofit pilot        
program4  #a4 ,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 use 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 roof or lighting system1 or      
component of a roof or lighting 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 insulation and wiring 
and plumbing improvements needed to     
serve a more efficient system72  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 faith-based            
organization2 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 ,act1 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 energy savings achieved2     
7,b7 the cost-effectiveness of the      
energy-efficiency improvement2  7,c7 an 
effective plan for evaluation1          
measurement1 and verification of energy 
savings2  7,d7 the financial need of the
 applicant2 and  7,e7 the percentage of 
the matching contribution by the        
applicant4  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 #aj1jjj1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjaf through      
#bjbj1 to remain available until        
expended4  7e7 ,offset ,section #dbb7;f7
 of the ,energy ,independence and       
,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#agjhb7;f77 is amended--  7#a7 in       
paragraph 7#c71 by striking and at the  
end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by        
striking through #bjah4 and inserting   
and #bjad22 and  7#c7 by adding at the  
end the following3  7#e7 #aej1jjj1jjj   
for fiscal year #bjae2 and  7#f7        
#bjj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjaf through #bjah4  4