,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ejdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1         
#bjah,mr4 ,c>twright 7= himself1 ,mr4   
,tonko1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,ms4    
,e%oo1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,pocan1    
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,norton1  
,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire1 ,mr4       
,khanna1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,rask91    
,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1    
,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,wel*1  
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4     
,cr[ley1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 
,walz1 & ,ms4 ,hanabusa7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be  
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% !       
,f9anc+ ,en]gy ,effici5t ,manufactur+   
,program at ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy to     
provide f9ancial assi/ance to promote   

en]gy effici5cy & onsite r5ewable       
te*nologies 9 manufactur+ facilities1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,job ,creation     
?r\gh ,en]gy ,effici5t ,manufactur+     
,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3     
7#a7 ,en]gy effici5cy improvem5t project
 ,! t]m en]gy effici5cy improvem5t      
project means a project to-- 7,a7       
improve ! en]gy effici5cy ( a small or  
m$ium-siz$ manufactur]2 &  7,b7 develop 
te*nologies to r$uce electricity or     
natural gas use by a small or m$ium-siz$
 manufactur]4  7#b7 ,en]gy managem5t    
plan ,! t]m en]gy managem5t plan means a
 plan e/abli%$ "u section #c7;c77#e7 = a
 small or m$ium-siz$ manufactur] to c>ry
 out an en]gy effici5cy improvem5t      
project4  7#c7 ,program ,! t]m program  
means ! ,f9anc+ ,en]gy ,effici5t        
,manufactur+ ,program e/abli%$ "u       
section #c7;a74  7#d7 ,program manag] ,!
 t]m program manag] means a qualifi$    
entity t receives a grant "u section    
#c7;a74  7#e7 ,qualifi$ entity ,! t]m   

qualifi$ entity means-- 7,a7 a ,/ate    
en]gy (fice2  7,b7 a nonpr(it           
organization t-- 7i7 is focus$ on       
provid+ en]gy effici5cy or r5ewable     
en]gy s]vices2 &  7ii7 receives fund+ f 
a ,/ate1 ,tribe1 or electric utility 7z 
def9$ 9 section #c ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif772  7,c7 an electric
 coop]ative1 z def9$ 9 section #c ( !   
,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif72  
or  7,d7 a manufactur+ ext5sion c5t]    
creat$ pursuant to section #be7;b7 ( !  
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4          
#bghk7b774  7#f7 ,secret>y ,! t]m       
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy4   
7#g7 ,small or m$ium-siz$ manufactur] ,!
 t]m small or m$ium-siz$ manufactur]    
means a manufactur+ e/abli%m5t--  7,a7  
classifi$ 9 ,sector #ca1 #cb1 or #cc 9 !
 ,nor? ,am]ican ,indu/ry ,classification
 ,sy/em2 &  7,b7 t employs n m ?an #gej 
employees4  #c4 ,f9anc+ ,en]gy ,effici5t
 ,manufactur+ ,program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t 
,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a program1 to 

be kn[n z ! ,f9anc+ ,en]gy ,effici5t    
,manufactur+ ,program1 to provide grants
 to qualifi$ entities to fund en]gy     
effici5cy improvem5t projects to be     
c>ri$ out by small & m$ium-siz$         
manufactur]s4  7b7 ,grant applications2 
selection ( grant recipi5ts  7#a7 ,grant
 applications  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,qualifi$  
entities desir+ a grant "u subsection   
7a7 %all submit to ! ,secret>y an       
application 9 su* mann] & conta9+ su*   
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require1    
includ+ a description (--  7i7 h[ !     
qualifi$ entity w "w ) small &          
m$ium-siz$ manufactur]s to assess ! mo/ 
promis+ opportunities = en]gy effici5cy 
improvem5ts2  7ii7 h[ ! qualifi$ entity 
w "w ) small & m$ium-siz$ manufactur]s  
&1 if appropriate1 lic5s$ eng9e]s to    
e/abli% en]gy managem5t plans2  7iii7 ! 
me?ods & co/-%>+ plans ! qualifi$ entity
 w use to di/ribute funds to small &    
m$ium-siz$ manufactur]s to subsidize !  
co/s ( c>ry+ out an en]gy effici5cy     
improvem5t project2  7iv7 ! /&>ds by :i*

 ! qualifi$ entity w set en]gy effici5cy
 goals = an en]gy effici5cy improvem5t  
project t w result 9 mean+ful r$uctions 
9 electricity or natural gas use by !   
small or m$ium-siz$ manufactur] c>ry+   
out ! project2  7v7 h[ ! qualifi$ entity
 w provide support to ! small or        
m$ium-siz$ manufactur] c>ry+ out an     
en]gy effici5cy improvem5t project2     
7vi7  7,i7 any hi/ory ( ! qualifi$      
entity ( work+ collaboratively ) !      
te*nical assi/ance programs ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy2 &  7,,ii7 h[ !      
qualifi$ entity plans to involve su*    
te*nical assi/ance programs 9 !         
activities to be fund$ by a grant2      
7vii7 h[ ! qualifi$ entity plans to     
support small or m$ium-siz$ manufactur]s
 to create new jobs or reta9 exi/+ jobs 
:ile c>ry+ out an en]gy effici5cy       
improvem5t project2 &  7viii7 h[ !      
qualifi$ entity w collect measurem5ts   
?r\gh\t ! implem5tation ( ! applicable  
en]gy managem5t plan--  7,i7 to         
demon/rate h[ en]gy effici5cy           

improvem5ts are be+ a*iev$2 &  7,,ii7 to
 maximize opportunities = ! success ( ! 
en]gy effici5cy improvem5t project4     
7,b7 ,p>tn]%ips ,two or m qualifi$      
entities may =m a p>tn]%ip to apply1 &  
act z program manag]1 = a grant "u ?is  
subsection4  7#b7 ,selection ( grant    
recipi5ts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij
 days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y    
receives an application "u p>agraph     
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all--  7i7 review !  
application2  7ii7 provide ! applicant )
 an opportunity to respond to any       
que/ions ( ! ,secret>y reg>d+ !         
application2 &  7iii7 select or d5y !   
applicant bas$ on ! crit]ia describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,b74  7,b7 ,selection      
crit]ia  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all 
select = grants "u ?is subsection       
qualifi$ entities t demon/rate a hi/ory 
( successfully implem5t+ en]gy effici5cy
 improvem5t programs = small &          
m$ium-siz$ manufactur]s4  7ii7 ,priority
 ,9 mak+ selections "u clause 7i71 !    
,secret>y %all give priority to qualifi$

 entities t demon/rate--  7,i7 effective
 me?ods = r$uc+ b>ri]s to entry t might 
o!rwise prev5t small & m$ium-siz$       
manufactur]s f receiv+ a subgrant "u    
subsection 7c72  7,,ii7 flexibility 9   
address+ ! ne$s ( diff]5t small &       
m$ium-siz$ manufactur]s2  7,,iii7 a     
hi/ory ( hir+ contractors t comply ) !  
labor requirem5ts describ$ 9            
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,m7 (          
subsection 7d77#a72 &  7,,iv7 a         
commitm5t to assi/+ small or m$ium-siz$ 
manufactur]s create new jobs or reta9   
exi/+ jobs :ile c>ry+ out an en]gy      
effici5cy improvem5t project4  7c7      
,subgrants = en]gy effici5cy improvem5ts
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a qualifi$ entity      
7includ+ a p>tn]%ip ( two or m qualifi$ 
entities "u subsection 7b77#a77;,b77 t  
receives a grant "u subsection 7a7 %all 
act z a program manag] to di/ribute     
subgrants to small & m$ium-siz$         
manufactur]s locat$ 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* !   
program manag] is locat$ to c>ry out    
en]gy effici5cy improvem5t projects4    

7#b7 ,applications ,a small or          
m$ium-siz$ manufactur] desir+ a subgrant
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all submit to !      
program manag] an application at su* "t1
 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z 
! program manag] may require1 includ+ a 
proposal describ+ ! en]gy effici5cy     
improvem5t project to be c>ri$ out us+ !
 subgrant funds4  7#c7 ,priority ,9     
select+ small or m$ium-siz$ manufactur]s
 = subgrants "u ?is subsection1 !       
program manag] %all give priority to    
small or m$ium-siz$ manufactur]s t      
demon/rate--  7,a7 a hi/ory ( hir+      
contractors t comply ) ! labor          
requirem5ts describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7
 ?r\gh 7,m7 ( subsection 7d77#a72 &     
7,b7 a commitm5t to creat+ new jobs or  
reta9+ exi/+ jobs4  7#d7 ,eligibility   
requirem5ts ,to be eligible to receive a
 subgrant "u p>agraph 7#a71 a small or  
m$ium-siz$ manufactur] %all be a        
private1 nongov]nm5tal entity4  7#e7    
,en]gy managem5t plans ,ea* small or    
m$ium-siz$ manufactur] receiv+ a        

subgrant "u p>agraph 7#a71 9            
consultation ) ! program manag] &1 if   
appropriate1 "o or m lic5s$ eng9e]s1    
%all e/abli% a plan = ! small or        
m$ium-siz$ manufactur] to c>ry out !    
en]gy effici5cy improvem5t project4  7d7
 ,contractors  7#a7 ,labor requirem5ts  
report+ ,9 an application = a grant or  
subgrant "u ?is section1 a program      
manag] or a small or m$ium-siz$         
manufactur]1 respectively1 %all commit  
to hir+ contractors t repres5t to ! be/ 
( ! k & belief ( ! contractor1 :e!r1    
dur+ ! #c-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! date (     
application1 any adm9i/rative m]its     
det]m9ation1 arbitral aw>d or decision1 
or civil judgm5t 7z def9$ 9 guidance    
issu$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,labor7 0 r5d]$  
aga9/ ! contractor = a violation (--    
7,a7 ! ,national ,labor ,relations ,act 
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq472  7,b7 !   
,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq472  7,c7 ! ,age   
,discrim9ation 9 ,employm5t ,act ( #aifg
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fba et seq472  7,d7 !  

,occupational ,safety & ,heal? ,act (   
#aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fea et seq472     
7,e7 ! ,migrant & ,seasonal             
,agricultural ,work] ,protection ,act   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja et seq472  7,f7 !  
,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa et seq472  7,g7    
sub*apt] ,,iv ( *apt] #ca ( "p ,a (     
subtitle ,,ii ( title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code 7commonly ref]r$ to z !          
,davis-,bacon ,act72  7,h7 *apt] #fg (  
title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7,i7   
title ,,vii ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act (   
#aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e et seq472  
7,j7 ! ,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act ( 
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq472   
7,k7 ,executive ,ord] #aabdf 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e note7 7relat+ to equal
 employm5t opportunity72  7,l7          
,executive ,ord] #acfeh 7#gi ,f$4 ,reg4 
#ihea 7,febru>y #bj1 #bjad77 7relat+ to 
e/abli%+ a m9imum wage = contractors72  
or  7,m7 an applicable ,/ate law t      
provides simil> protections to          
employees4  7#b7 ,additional labor      

requirem5ts ,a program manag] or small  
or m$ium-siz$ manufactur] receiv+ a     
grant or subgrant1 respectively1 "u ?is 
section %all1 ) respect to activities   
c>ri$ out us+ su* funds--  7,a7 provide 
ea* contractor an opportunity to        
disclose any /eps tak5 to correct a     
violation (1 or improve compliance )1 a 
law or ,executive ord] describ$ 9 any ( 
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,m7 ( p>agraph 
7#a71 includ+ any agreem5ts ent]$ into )
 an en=cem5t ag5cy2  7,b7 give pref]5ce 
to contractors t h ! fewe/ numb] (      
violations 7p>ticul>ly s]i\s1 repeat$1  
willful1 or p]vasive violations7 ( !    
laws & ,executive ord]s describ$ 9      
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,m7 ( p>agraph 
7#a72 &  7,c7 n hire contractors t fail 
to take /eps to correct violations (1 or
 improve compliance )1 a law or         
,executive ord] describ$ 9 any (        
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,m7 ( p>agraph 
7#a74  7e7 ,am]ican iron1 /eel1 &       
manufactur$ products  7#a7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7 ,manufactur$    

product ,! t]m manufactur$ product      
includes any con/ruction mat]ial or end 
product 7z ^? t]ms are def9$ 9 subp>t   
#be4jjc ( ! ,f$]al ,acquisition         
,regulation7 t does n :olly or          
pr$om9antly consi/ ( iron or /eel1      
includ+--  7i7 an electrical compon5t2  
7ii7 a non-f]r\s build+ mat]ial1        
includ+--  7,i7 alum9um &               
polyvinyl*loride2  7,,ii7 glass2        
7,,iii7 fib] optics2  7,,iv7 pla/ic2    
7,v7 wood2  7,,vi7 masonry2  7,,vii7    
rubb]2  7,,viii7 manufactur$ /one2 &    
7,,ix7 any o!r non-f]r\s build+         
mat]ials2 &  7iii7 any unmanufactur$    
con/ruction mat]ial4  7,b7 ,produc$ 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m      
produc$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7,i7 )      
respect to an iron or /eel product1     
means t all manufactur+ processes = su* 
iron or /eel products1 f ! initial melt+
 /age ?r\gh ! application ( coat+s1     
occurr$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,,ii7 )  
respect to a manufactur$ product1 means 
t ! manufactur$ product 0 manufactur$ 9 

! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! co/ ( ! compon5ts ( 
! manufactur$ product t 7 m9$1 produc$1 
or manufactur$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates exce$s 
#fj p]c5t ( ! co/ ( all ! compon5ts ( ! 
manufactur$ product4  7ii7 ,exclusions  
,! t]m produc$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 )     
respect to an iron or /eel product1 does
 n include an iron or /eel product t 0  
manufactur$--  7,i7 abroad f semi-f9i%$ 
iron or /eel f ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or      
7,,ii7 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates f semi-f9i%$   
iron or /eel ( =eign orig94  7#b7       
,requirem5t ,funds made available "u !  
program may n be us$ = an en]gy         
effici5cy improvem5t project unless all 
( ! iron or /eel products & manufactur$ 
products us$ 9 ! project are produc$ 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,waiv]  7,a7 ,9   
g5]al ,on reque/ ( ! recipi5t ( a grant 
"u ! program1 ! ,secret>y may grant a   
waiv] ( ! requirem5t describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#b7 if ! ,secret>y f9ds t--  7i7 !    
application ( p>agraph 7#b7 w\ld be     
inconsi/5t ) ! public int]e/2  7ii7 iron
 or /eel products1 or manufactur$       

products1 are n produc$ 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates--  7,i7 9 suffici5t & reasonably 
available quantities2 or  7,,ii7 ( a    
satisfactory quality2 or  7iii7 !       
inclusion ( iron or /eel products1 or   
manufactur$ products1 produc$ 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates w\ld increase ! ov]all co/ ( !  
project by m ?an #be p]c5t4  7,b7       
,public notice ,on receipt ( a reque/ = 
a waiv] "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,secret>y
 %all-- 7i7 make available to ! public1 
includ+ by electronic means1 includ+ on 
! (ficial public website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,en]gy1 on an in=mal basis1 a copy ( ! 
reque/ & all in=mation available to !   
,secret>y relat+ to ! reque/2 &  7ii7   
provide = in=mal public input on !      
reque/ = a p]iod ( n few] ?an #ae days  
be=e mak+ ! f9d+ describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,a74  7f7 ,report+ requirem5ts  7#a7   
,data collection ,ea* program manag]    
%all-- 7,a7 det]m9e :at data %all be    
requir$ to be collect$ f ea* small or   
m$ium- siz$ manufactur] receiv+ a       
subgrant "u subsection 7c7 & submitt$ to

 ! program manag] 9 ord] to--  7i7 p]mit
 analysis ( ! quantity & quality ( jobs 
creat$ or reta9$ by ea* small or        
m$ium-siz$ manufactur] receiv+ a        
subgrant "u subsection 7c72 &  7ii7     
p]mit analysis ( ! success ( en]gy      
effici5cy improvem5t projects ! program 
manag] ov]sees2 &  7,b7 develop metrics 
to det]m9e ! success ( en]gy effici5cy  
improvem5t projects ! program manag]    
ov]sees4  7#b7 ,provision ( data ,z a   
condition ( receiv+ a subgrant "u       
subsection 7c71 a small or m$ium-siz$   
manufactur] %all provide to ! program   
manag] relevant data1 z det]m9$ by !    
program manag] "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a74   
7#c7 ,propriet>y in=mation ,9 c>ry+ out 
?is subsection1 ea* program manag]1 z   
appropriate1 %all provide = ! protection
 ( propriet>y in=mation & intellectual  
prop]ty rights4  7g7 ,fund+  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,out ( am\nts made available to ! 
,secret>y & n o!rwise obligat$1 !       
,secret>y %all use n m ?an #fjj1jjj1jjj 
to c>ry out ?is section4  7#b7          

,requirem5ts = program manag]s ,a       
program manag] may use n m ?an #g p]c5t 
( ! grant funds receiv$ by ! program    
manag] "u ?is section--  7,a7 to hire & 
tra9 /aff to assi/ ! program manag] 9   
adm9i/]+ en]gy effici5cy improvem5t     
projects ! program manag] ov]sees2 &    
7,b7 to m>ket ! availability ( subgrants
 to small & m$ium-siz$ manufactur]s4    
7#c7 ,managem5t & ov]sight ,! ,secret>y 
may use n great] ?an #j4be p]c5t ( !    
funds made available to c>ry out ?is    
section = managem5t & ov]sight ( !      
requirem5ts ( subsection 7e74