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ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,en]gy ,policy & ,cons]vation ,act to 
e/abli% ! ,,*p ,te*nical ,assi/ance     
,p>tn]%ip ,program1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,*p ,support ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,,*p 
,te*nical ,assi/ance ,p>tn]%ip ,program 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #cge ( ! ,en]gy   
,policy & ,cons]vation ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #fcde7 is am5d$ to read z     
foll[s3  #cge4 ,,*p ,te*nical ,assi/ance
 ,p>tn]%ip ,program  7a7 ,r5am+  7#a7 ,9
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,c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy are       
r$esignat$ z ! ,,*p ,te*nical ,assi/ance
 ,p>tn]%ip ,program 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is    
section z ! ,program74  7#b7 ,program   
description ,! ,program %all consi/ (-- 
7,a7 ! #aj regional ,,*p ,te*nical      

,assi/ance ,p>tn]%ips 9 exi/5ce on !    
date ( enactm5t ( ! ,,*p ,support ,act (
 #bjai2  7,b7 any o!r regional ,,*p     
,te*nical ,assi/ance ,p>tn]%ips z !     
,secret>y may e/abli%2 &  7,c7 any      
support+ te*nical activities "u !       
,te*nical ,p>tn]%ip ,program ( !        
,advanc$ ,manufactur+ ,(fice ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy4  7#c7 ,ref]5ces ,any
 ref]5ce 9 any law1 rule1 regulation1 or
 publication to a ,comb9$ ,heat & ,p[]  
,application ,c5t] or a ,clean ,en]gy   
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 ref]5ce to ! ,program4  7b7 ,,*p       
,te*nical ,assi/ance ,p>tn]%ip ,program 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,program %all-- 7,a7   
op]ate programs to enc\rage deploym5t ( 
comb9$ heat & p[]1 wa/e heat to p[]1 &  
effici5t di/rict en]gy 7collectively    
ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection z ,,*p7      
te*nologies by provid+ education &      
outrea*--  7i7 to build+1 indu/rial1 &  
electric & natural gas utility          
pr(essionals2  7ii7 to ,/ate & local    
policymak]s2 &  7iii7 to o!r individuals

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en]gy use1 local or opportunity fuel    
use1 resili5cy1 en]gy security1         
microgrids1 & di/rict en]gy2 &  7,b7    
provide project-specific support to     
build+ & indu/rial pr(essionals ?r\gh   
economic & eng9e]+ assessm5ts & advisory
 activities4  7#b7 ,fund+ = c]ta9       
activities  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,program   
%all make funds available to in/itutions
 ( high] education1 rese>* c5t]s1 & o!r 
appropriate in/itutions to ensure !     
cont9u$ op]ation & effectiv5ess (       
regional ,,*p ,te*nical ,assi/ance      
,p>tn]%ips4  7,b7 ,use ( funds ,funds   
made available "u subp>agraph 7,a7 may  
be us$-- 7i7 to rese>*1 develop1 &      
di/ribute in=mational mat]ials relevant 
to manufactur]s1 comm]cial build+s1     
in/itutional facilities1 & ,f$]al sites2
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,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se relat+ to ,,*p &    
microgrid te*nologies2  7iii7 to        
cont9u\sly ma9ta9 & update-- 7,i7 ! ,,*p
 in/allation database2  7,,ii7 ,,*p     

te*nology pot5tial analyses2  7,,iii7   
,/ate ,,*p res\rce websites2 &  7,,iv7  
,,*p ,te*nical ,assi/ance ,p>tn]%ips    
websites2  7iv7 to rese>*1 develop1 &   
conduct t>get m>ket work%ops1 reports1  
sem9>s1 int]net programs1 ,,*p resili5cy
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education to end us]s1 regulators1 &    
/akehold]s 9 a mann] t leads to !       
deploym5t ( ,,*p te*nologies2  7v7 to   
provide or coord9ate onsite assessm5ts =
 sites & ent]prises t may consid]       
deploym5t ( ,,*p te*nology2  7vi7 to    
p]=m m>ket rese>* to id5tify high-pr(ile
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te*nologies1 hybrid r5ewable-,,*p       
te*nologies1 microgrids1 & clean en]gy2 
7vii7 to provide nonbias$ eng9e]+       
support to sites consid]+ deploym5t (   
,,*p te*nologies2  7viii7 to assi/      
organizations develop+ clean en]gy      
te*nologies & policies 9 ov]com+ b>ri]s 
to deploym5t2 &  7ix7 to assi/ companies
 & organizations ) field validation &   
p]=mance evaluations ( ,,*p & o!r clean 

en]gy te*nologies implem5t$4  7,c7      
,duration ,! ,program %all make funds   
available "u subp>agraph 7,a7 = a p]iod 
( #e ye>s4  7c7 ,au?orization (         
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#ab1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj   
?r\gh #bjbd4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t    
,section #cgb7;g7 ( ! ,en]gy ,policy &  
,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#fcdb7;g77 is am5d$ by /rik+ ,clean     
,en]gy ,applications ,c5t] op]at$ by !  
,secret>y ( ,en]gy & ins]t+ regional    
,,*p ,te*nical ,assi/ance ,p>tn]%ips4   
7c7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 
( ! ,en]gy ,policy & ,cons]vation ,act  
7,public ,law #id-afc2 #hi ,/at4 #hgb2  
#ib ,/at4 #cbgb7 is am5d$ by /rik+ !    
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foll[+3  ,sec4 #cge4 ,,*p ,te*nical     
,assi/ance ,p>tn]%ip ,program4  4