,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjai ,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself and ,mr4 
,king7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,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    
#bjai4  #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 ,definition 
of eligible entity ,in this section1 the
 term eligible entity means a community 
college or technical school that offers 
a wind training program4  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 component equipment
 7such as nacelles1 towers1 and blades7 
for use in training wind technician     
students4  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 #b1jjj1jjj   
for each of fiscal years #bjai through  
#bjbd4  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  
program44  #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 amended by adding at
 the end the following3  #aajh4         
,veterans in wind energy  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary shall establish 
a program to prepare veterans for       
careers in the wind energy industry that
 shall be modeled off of the ,solar     
,ready ,vets pilot program formerly     
administered by the ,department of      
,energy and the ,department of ,defense4
  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 #bjai through  
#bjbd4  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 amended by        
inserting after the item relating to    
section #aajg the following3 ,sec4      
#aajh4 ,veterans in wind energy44  #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 needs of wind technicians in 
the workforce2  7#b7 create a           
comprehensive list that--  7,a7 lists   
each type of wind 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 that   
may be administered by community        

colleges1 technical schools1 and other  
training institutions2 and  7ii7 that   
reflect best practices for wind         
technician training programs1 as        
identified by representatives of the    
wind 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
 technical schools and community        
colleges that have wind technician      
training programs2 and  7#g7 the wind   
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