,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hieg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ad1       
#bjbj,ms4 ,finkenauer 7for herself1     
,mrs4 ,axne1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4          
,cartwright1 and ,mr4 ,cole7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and     
,labor1 and in addition to the          
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs1 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 ,act of #bjje 
to establish a grant program for        
training wind technicians1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,wind ,workforce    
,modernization and ,training ,act of    
#bjbj4  #b4 ,wind technician training   
grant program  7a7 ,in general ,title   
,,xi of the ,energy ,policy ,act of     
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afdaa et seq47 is 

amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #aajg4 ,wind technician     
training grant program  7a7 ,definitions
 ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered        
participant ,the term covered           
participant means a participant         
enrolled1 on the date on which an       
eligible entity receives a grant under  
this section1 in the training program   
with respect to which the grant is      
received4  7#b7 ,eligible entity ,the   
term eligible entity means a provider of
 training services that-- 7,a7 is on the
 list of eligible providers of training 
services described in section #abb7;d7  
of the ,workforce ,innovation and       
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4        
#caeb7;d771 including joint             
labor-management organizations and      
postsecondary vocational institutions2  
and  7,b7 offers a training program for 
technicians in the wind energy industry4
  7#c7 ,final participation date ,the   
term final participation date means1 for
 an eligible entity receiving a grant   

under this section1 the date on which   
the last covered participant exits the  
training program with respect to which  
the grant is received4  7b7 ,grant      
program ,the ,secretary shall establish 
a program under which the ,secretary    
shall award grants1 on a competitive    
basis1 to eligible entities to purchase 
large pieces of wind turbine component  
equipment 7such as nacelles1 towers1 and
 blades7 for use in training wind       
technician students4  7c7 ,reporting    
,not later than #a year after the final 
participation date1 an eligible entity  
receiving a grant under this section    
shall submit to the ,secretary1 with    
respect to the covered participants1 a  
report containing a description of the  
levels of performance achieved with     
respect to each of the primary          
indicators of performance described in  
subclauses 7,i7 through 7,,vi7 of       
section #aaf7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the     
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4                     

#cada7;b77#b77;,a77i774  7d7 ,funding   
,of the amounts made available to the   
,secretary for administrative expenses  
to carry out other programs under the   
authority of the ,secretary1 the        
,secretary shall use to carry out this  
section #b1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal   
years #bjbj through #bjbe4  4  7b7      
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents for the ,energy ,policy ,act of
 #bjje 7,public ,law #aji-eh2 #aai      
,stat4 #fja7 is amended by inserting    
after the item relating to section #aajf
 the following3  ,sec4 #aajg4 ,wind     
technician training grant program4  4   
#c4 ,veterans in wind energy  7a7 ,in   
general ,title ,,xi of the ,energy      
,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#afdaa et seq47 7as amended by section  
#b7;a77 is further amended by adding at 
the end the following3  #aajh4 ,veterans
 in wind energy  7a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
eligible entities defined in section    
#aajg7;a77#b71 including joint          

labor-management organizations and      
postsecondary vocational institutions1  
shall design1 establish1 and administer 
a program to prepare veterans for       
careers in the wind energy industry by  
providing classroom instruction and     
work-based learning4  7b7 ,funding ,of  
the amounts made available to the       
,secretary for administrative expenses  
to carry out other programs under the   
authority of the ,secretary1 the        
,secretary shall use to carry out this  
section #b1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal   
years #bjbj through #bjbe4  4  7b7      
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents for the ,energy ,policy ,act of
 #bjje 7,public ,law #aji-eh2 #aai      
,stat4 #fja7 7as amended by section     
#b7;b77 is further amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section #aajg
 the following3  ,sec4 #aajh4 ,veterans 
in wind energy4  4  #d4 ,study and      
report on wind technician workforce  7a7
 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,energy 
7referred to in this section as the     

,secretary7 shall convene a task force  
comprised of #a or more representatives 
of each of the stakeholders described in
 subsection 7b7 that shall-- 7#a7       
conduct a study to assess the training  
needs of technicians working in the wind
 energy industry2  7#b7 create a        
comprehensive list that-- 7,a7 lists    
each type of wind energy industry       
technician position available in the    
,united ,states2 and  7,b7 describes the
 skill sets required for each type of   
position listed under subparagraph 7,a72
 and  7#c7 not later than #a year after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 make
 publicly available and submit to       
,congress a report that-- 7,a7 describes
 the results of that study2  7,b7       
includes the comprehensive list         
described in paragraph 7#b72 and  7,c7  
provides recommendations-- 7i7 for      
creating a credentialing program for    
wind energy industry technicians that   
may be administered by eligible entities
 7as defined in section #aajg7;a77#b7 of

 the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje1 as  
added by section #b7;a7 of this ,act72  
and  7ii7 that reflect best practices   
for training programs for technicians in
 the wind energy industry1 as identified
 by representatives of the wind energy  
industry4  7b7 ,stakeholders described  
,the stakeholders referred to in        
subsection 7a7 are-- 7#a7 the           
,department of ,defense2  7#b7 the      
,department of ,education2  7#c7 the    
,department of ,energy2  7#d7 the       
,department of ,labor2  7#e7 the        
,department of ,veterans ,affairs2  7#f7
 eligible entities 7as defined in       
section #aajg7;a77#b7 of the ,energy    
,policy ,act of #bjje1 as added by      
section #b7;a7 of this ,act71 including 
joint-labor management organizations and
 postsecondary vocational institutions2 
and  7#g7 the wind energy industry4  7c7
 ,funding ,of the amounts made available
 to the ,secretary for administrative   
expenses to carry out other programs    
under the authority of the ,secretary1  

the ,secretary shall use to carry out   
this section #ejj1jjj4