,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fidi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1      
#bjah,mr4 ,kinzinger 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,welch1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 and ,mr4       
,tonko7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1  
and ,technology1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,energy ,policy
 and ,conservation ,act to establish the
 ,,chp ,technical ,assistance           
,partnership ,program1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,chp ,support ,act4
  #b4 ,,chp ,technical ,assistance      
,partnership ,program ,section #cge of  
the ,energy ,policy and ,conservation   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fcde7 is amended to
 read as follows3  #cge4 ,,chp          

,technical ,assistance ,partnership     
,program  7a7 ,renaming  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the ,clean ,energy ,application
 ,centers of the ,department of ,energy 
are redesignated as the ,,chp ,technical
 ,assistance ,partnership ,program      
7referred to in this section as the     
,program74  7#b7 ,program description   
,the ,program shall consist of-- 7,a7   
the #aj regional ,,chp ,technical       
,assistance ,partnerships in existence  
on the date of enactment of the ,,chp   
,support ,act2  7,b7 such other regional
 ,,chp ,technical ,assistance           
,partnerships as the ,secretary may     
establish2 and  7,c7 any supporting     
technical activities under the          
,technical ,partnership ,program of the 
,advanced ,manufacturing ,office4  7#c7 
,references ,any reference in any law1  
rule1 regulation1 or publication to a   
,combined ,heat and ,power ,application 
,center or a ,clean ,energy ,application
 ,center shall be deemed to be a        
reference to the ,program4  7b7 ,,chp   

,technical ,assistance ,partnership     
,program  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,program
 shall-- 7,a7 operate programs to       
encourage deployment of combined heat   
and power 7referred to in this          
subsection as ,,chp7 technologies by    
providing education and outreach to--   
7i7 building1 industrial1 and electric  
and natural gas utility professionals2  
7ii7 ,state and local policymakers2 and 
7iii7 other individuals and             
organizations with an interest in       
efficient energy use1 local or          
opportunity fuel use1 resiliency1 or    
energy security1 microgrids1 and        
district energy2 and  7,b7 provide      
project specific support to building and
 industrial professionals through       
economic and engineering assessments and
 advisory activities4  7#b7 ,funding for
 certain activities  7,a7 ,in general   
,the ,program shall make funds available
 to institutions of higher education1   
research centers1 and other appropriate 
institutions to ensure the continued    

operations and effectiveness of the     
regional ,,chp ,technical ,assistance   
,partnerships4  7,b7 ,use of funds      
,funds made available under subparagraph
 7,a7 may be used-- 7i7 to research1    
develop1 and distribute informational   
materials relevant to manufacturers1    
commercial buildings1 institutional     
facilities1 and ,federal sites1         
including continued support of the      
mission goals of the ,department of     
,defense1 on ,,chp and microgrid        
technologies1 including continuation and
 updating of--  7,i7 the ,,chp          
,technical ,assistance ,partnerships    
installation database2  7,,ii7 ,,chp    
technology potential analyses2  7,,iii7 
,state ,,chp resource pages2 and  7,,iv7
 ,,chp ,technical ,assistance           
,partnerships websites2  7ii7 to        
research1 develop1 and conduct target   
market workshops1 reports1 seminars1    
internet programs1 ,,chp resiliency     
resources1 and other activities to      
provide education to end users1         

regulators1 and stakeholders in a manner
 that leads to the deployment of ,,chp  
technologies2  7iii7 to provide or      
coordinate onsite assessments for sites 
and enterprises that may consider       
deployment of ,,chp technology2  7iv7 to
 perform market research to identify    
high profile candidates for deployment  
of ,,chp technologies1 hybrid           
renewable-,,chp technologies1           
microgrids1 and clean energy2  7v7 to   
provide nonbiased engineering support to
 sites considering deployment of ,,chp  
technologies2  7vi7 to assist           
organizations developing clean energy   
technologies and policies in overcoming 
barriers to deployment2 and  7vii7 to   
assist companies and organizations with 
field validation and performance        
evaluations of ,,chp and other clean    
energy technologies implemented4  7,c7  
,duration ,the ,program shall make funds
 available under subparagraph 7,a7 for a
 period of #e years4  7c7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there are authorized

 to be appropriated to carry out this   
section #ab1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjah through #bjbb4  4