,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #a1 #bjai ,ms4  
,ern/ 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,k+7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural    
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,en]gy 
,policy ,act ( #bjje to e/abli% a grant 
program = tra9+ w9d te*nicians1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,w9d ,work=ce           
,mod]nization & ,tra9+ ,act ( #bjai4    
#b4 ,w9d te*nician tra9+ grant program  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,xi ( ! ,en]gy     
,policy ,act ( #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#afdaa et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  #aajg4 ,w9d te*nician    
tra9+ grant program  7a7 ,def9ition (   
eligible entity ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m   
eligible entity means a community       
college or te*nical s*ool t (f]s a w9d  
tra9+ program4  7b7 ,grant program ,!   
,secret>y %all e/abli% a program "u :i* 
! ,secret>y %all aw>d grants1 on a      
competitive basis1 to eligible entities 

to pur*ase l>ge pieces ( w9d compon5t   
equipm5t 7su* z nacelles1 t[]s1 &       
blades7 = use 9 tra9+ w9d te*nician     
/ud5ts4  7c7 ,fund+ ,( ! am\nts made    
available to ! ,secret>y = adm9i/rative 
exp5ses to c>ry out o!r programs "u !   
au?ority ( ! ,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y %all
 use to c>ry out ?is section #b1jjj1jjj 
= ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbd4  
4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (      
cont5ts = ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act ( #bjje 
7,public ,law #aji-eh2 #aai ,/at4 #fja7 
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to
 section #aajf ! foll[+3 ,sec4 #aajg4   
,w9d te*nician tra9+ grant program44    
#c4 ,vet]ans 9 w9d en]gy  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,title ,,xi ( ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act (   
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afdaa et seq47 7z 
am5d$ by section #b7;a77 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #aajh4 ,vet]ans
 9 w9d en]gy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y 
%all e/abli% a program to prep>e vet]ans
 = c>e]s 9 ! w9d en]gy indu/ry t %all be
 model$ (f ( ! ,sol> ,ready ,vets pilot 
program =m]ly adm9i/]$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( 

,en]gy & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7b7    
,fund+ ,( ! am\nts made available to !  
,secret>y = adm9i/rative exp5ses to c>ry
 out o!r programs "u ! au?ority ( !     
,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y %all use to c>ry 
out ?is section #b1jjj1jjj = ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbd4  4  7b7  
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts = ! 
,en]gy ,policy ,act ( #bjje 7,public    
,law #aji-eh2 #aai ,/at4 #fja7 7z am5d$ 
by section #b7;b77 is am5d$ by ins]t+   
aft] ! item relat+ to section #aajg !   
foll[+3 ,sec4 #aajh4 ,vet]ans 9 w9d     
en]gy44  #d4 ,/udy & report on w9d      
te*nician work=ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is     
section z ! ,secret>y7 %all conv5e a    
task =ce compris$ ( #a or m             
repres5tatives ( ea* ( ! /akehold]s     
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 t %all--  7#a7
 conduct a /udy to assess ! ne$s ( w9d  
te*nicians 9 ! work=ce2  7#b7 create a  
compreh5sive li/ t--  7,a7 li/s ea* type
 ( w9d te*nician position available 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7 describes ! skill

 sets requir$ = ea* type ( position li/$
 "u subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7#c7 n lat] ?an
 #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 make publicly available & submit  
to ,congress a report t--  7,a7         
describes ! results ( t /udy2  7,b7     
includes ! compreh5sive li/ describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#b72 &  7,c7 provides         
recomm5dations-- 7i7 = creat+ a         
cr$5tial+ program t may be adm9i/]$ by  
community colleges1 te*nical s*ools1 &  
o!r tra9+ in/itutions2 &  7ii7 t reflect
 be/ practices = w9d te*nician tra9+    
programs1 z id5tifi$ by repres5tatives (
 ! w9d indu/ry4  7b7 ,/akehold]s        
describ$ ,! /akehold]s ref]r$ to 9      
subsection 7a7 are-- 7#a7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se2  7#b7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education2
  7#c7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy2  7#d7 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor2  7#e7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs2  7#f7 te*nical s*ools
 & community colleges t h w9d te*nician 
tra9+ programs2 &  7#g7 ! w9d indu/ry4  
7c7 ,fund+ ,( ! am\nts made available to
 ! ,secret>y = adm9i/rative exp5ses to  

c>ry out o!r programs "u ! au?ority ( ! 
,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y %all use to c>ry 
out ?is section #ejj1jjj4