,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bd1 #bjbj,ms4   
,smi? introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to provide additional funds = ,f$]al & 
,/ate facility en]gy resili5cy programs1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,op5 ,back ,bett] 
,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,facilities en]gy    
resili5cy  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ project ,! t]m     
cov]$ project means a build+ project at 
an eligible facility t-- 7,a7           
increases-- 7i7 resili5cy1 includ+--    
7,i7 public heal? & safety2  7,,ii7 p[] 
outages2  7,,iii7 natural disa/]s2      
7,,iv7 indoor air quality2 &  7,v7 any  
modifications necessitat$ by !          
,,covid-#ai p&emic2  7ii7 en]gy         
effici5cy2  7iii7 r5ewable en]gy2 &     
7iv7 grid integration2 &  7,b7 may h    
comb9$ heat & p[] & en]gy /orage z      
project compon5ts4  7#b7 ,e>ly *ildhood 

education program ,! t]m e>ly *ildhood  
education program has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 9 section #ajc ( ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc74     
7#c7 ,elem5t>y s*ool ,! t]m elem5t>y    
s*ool has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section  
#haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja74  7#d7 ,eligible facility ,! t]m 
eligible facility means a public        
facility1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1     
includ+-- 7,a7 a public s*ool1 includ+  
an elem5t>y s*ool & a second>y s*ool2   
7,b7 a facility us$ to op]ate an e>ly   
*ildhood education program2  7,c7 a     
local educational ag5cy2  7,d7 a m$ical 
facility2  7,e7 a local or ,/ate        
gov]nm5t build+2  7,f7 a community      
facility2  7,g7 a public safety         
facility2  7,h7 a day c>e c5t]2  7,i7 an
 in/itution ( high] education2  7,j7 a  
public libr>y2 &  7,k7 a wa/ewat]       
treatm5t facility4  7#e7 ,environm5tal  
ju/ice community ,! t]m environm5tal    
ju/ice community means a community )    

significant repres5tation ( communities 
( color1 l[ income communities1 or      
,tribal & indig5\s communities1 t       
exp]i5ces1 or is at risk ( exp]i5c+1    
high] or m adv]se human heal? or        
environm5tal effects4  7#f7 ,in/itution 
( high] education ,! t]m in/itution (   
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9
 section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#g7   
,local educational ag5cy ,! t]m local   
educational ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &        
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#h7 ,l[ income ,!   
t]m l[ income1 ) respect to a h\sehold1 
means an annual h\sehold income equal   
to1 or less ?an1 ! great] (-- 7,a7 #hj  
p]c5t ( ! m$ian income ( ! area 9 :i* ! 
h\sehold is locat$1 z report$ by !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t2 
&  7,b7 #bjj p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al pov]ty    
l9e4  7#i7 ,l[ income community ,! t]m  
l[ income community means a c5sus block 
gr\p 9 :i* n less ?an #cj p]c5t (       

h\seholds are l[ income4  7#aj7         
,second>y s*ool ,! t]m second>y s*ool   
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #haja (
 ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#aa7  
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7#ab7 ,/ate ,! t]m 
,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section  
#c ( ! ,en]gy ,policy & ,cons]vation    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbjb74  7#ac7 ,/ate
 ,en]gy ,program ,! t]m ,/ate ,en]gy    
,program means ! ,/ate ,en]gy ,program  
e/abli%$ "u "p ,d ( title ,,iii ( !     
,en]gy ,policy & ,cons]vation ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fcba et seq474  7#ad7 ,tribal
 organization  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m     
tribal organization has ! mean+ giv5 !  
t]m 9 section #cgfe ( title #ch1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code4  7,b7 ,te*nical am5dm5t   
,section #cgfe7d7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ section 
#d7l7 ( ! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation &  
,education ,assi/ance ,act 7#be         
,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b7l77 & ins]t+ section #d
 ( ! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation &       

,education ,assi/ance ,act 7#be         
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  7b7 ,/ate programs   
7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #fj days   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y %all di/ribute grants to      
,/ates "u ! ,/ate ,en]gy ,program1 9    
accordance ) ! allocation =mula e/abli%$
 "u t ,program1 to implem5t cov]$       
projects4  7#b7 ,use ( funds  7,a7 ,9   
g5]al ,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71     
grant funds "u p>agraph 7#a7 may be us$ 
= te*nical assi/ance1 project           
facilitation1 & adm9i/ration4  7,b7     
,te*nical assi/ance ,a ,/ate may use n m
 ?an #aj p]c5t ( grant funds receiv$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 to provide te*nical       
assi/ance = ! developm5t1 facilitation1 
managem5t1 ov]sight1 & measurem5t (     
results ( cov]$ projects implem5t$ us+  
^? funds4  7,c7 ,environm5tal ju/ice &  
o!r communities ,to support communities 
adv]sely impact$ by ! ,,covid-#ai       
p&emic1 a ,/ate %all use n less ?an #dj 
p]c5t ( grant funds receiv$ "u p>agraph 
7#a7 to implem5t cov]$ projects 9       

environm5tal ju/ice communities or l[   
income communities4  7,d7 ,private      
f9anc+ ,a ,/ate receiv+ a grant "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7i7 to ! ext5t     
practicable1 lev]age private f9anc+ =   
co/-effective en]gy effici5cy1 r5ewable 
en]gy1 resili5cy1 & o!r sm>t-build+     
improvem5ts1 su* z by ent]+ into an     
en]gy s]vice p]=mance contract2 b  7ii7 
ma9ta9 ! use ( grant funds to c>ry out  
cov]$ projects ) m project resili5cy1   
public heal?1 & capital-int5sive        
effici5cy & emission r$uction compon5ts 
?an are typically available ?r\gh       
private en]gy s]vice p]=mance contracts4
  7,e7 ,guidance ,9 c>ry+ out a cov]$   
project us+ grant funds receiv$ "u      
p>agraph 7#a71 a ,/ate %all1 to ! ext5t 
practicable1 adh]e to guidance develop$ 
by ! ,secret>y pursuant to ! ,am]ican   
,recov]y & ,re9ve/m5t ,act ( #bjji      
7,public ,law #aaa-e2 #abc ,/at4 #aae7  
relat+ to di/ribution ( funds1 if t     
guidance w spe$ ! di/ribution ( funds "u
 ?is subsection4  7#c7 ,no mat*+        

requirem5t ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( 
law1 a ,/ate receiv+ a grant "u p>agraph
 7#a7 %all n be requir$ to provide any  
am\nt ( mat*+ fund+4  7#d7 ,report ,n   
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i*      
grants are di/ribut$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 &
 ea* ye> !reaft] until ! funds          
appropriat$ "u p>agraph 7#e7 are no     
long] available1 ! ,secret>y %all submit
 a report on ! use ( ^? funds 7includ+ 9
 ! communities describ$ 9 p>agraph      
7#b77;,c77 to-- 7,a7 ! ,subcommittee on 
,en]gy & ,wat] ,developm5t ( !          
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       
,s5ate2  7,b7 ! ,subcommittee on ,en]gy 
& ,wat] ,developm5t & ,relat$ ,ag5cies (
 ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7,c7 !        
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,d7 !         
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#e7 ,fund+ ,9
 addition to any am\nts made available  
to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out ! ,/ate      
,en]gy ,program1 !re is appropriat$ to !

 ,secret>y1 out ( funds 9 ! ,treasury n 
o!rwise appropriat$1 #ah1jjj1jjj1jjj to 
c>ry out ?is subsection1 to rema9       
available until ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbe4   
7#f7 ,supplem5t1 n supplant ,funds made 
available "u p>agraph 7#e7 %all         
supplem5t1 n supplant1 any o!r funds    
made available to ,/ates = ! ,/ate      
,en]gy ,program or ! wea!rization       
assi/ance program e/abli%$ "u "p ,a (   
title ,,iv ( ! ,en]gy ,cons]vation &    
,production ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fhfa et
 seq474  7c7 ,f$]al ,en]gy ,managem5t   
,program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #fj 
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y %all use ! funds appropriat$
 "u p>agraph 7#d7 to provide grants "u !
 ,,affect program "u ! ,f$]al ,en]gy    
,managem5t ,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,en]gy to implem5t cov]$ projects4  7#b7
 ,private f9anc+ ,a recipi5t ( a grant  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 to ! ext5t 
practicable1 lev]age private f9anc+ =   
co/-effective en]gy effici5cy1 r5ewable 
en]gy1 resili5cy1 & o!r sm>t-build+     

improvem5ts1 su* z by ent]+ into an     
en]gy s]vice p]=mance contract2 b  7,b7 
ma9ta9 ! use ( grant funds to c>ry out  
cov]$ projects ) m project resili5cy1   
public heal?1 & capital-int5sive        
effici5cy & emission r$uction compon5ts 
?an are typically available ?r\gh       
private en]gy s]vice p]=mance contracts4
  7#c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !
 date on :i* grants are di/ribut$ "u    
p>agraph 7#a71 & ea* ye> !reaft] until !
 funds appropriat$ "u p>agraph 7#d7 are 
no long] available1 ! ,secret>y %all    
submit a report on ! use ( ^? funds to--
 7,a7 ! ,subcommittee on ,en]gy & ,wat] 
,developm5t ( ! ,committee on           
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2  7,b7 !     
,subcommittee on ,en]gy & ,wat]         
,developm5t & ,relat$ ,ag5cies ( !      
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives2  7,c7 ! ,committee on
 ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate2
 &  7,d7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy &       
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4   
7#d7 ,fund+ ,9 addition to any am\nts   

made available to ! ,secret>y to c>ry   
out ! ,,affect program describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#a71 !re is appropriat$ to !  
,secret>y1 out ( funds 9 ! ,treasury n  
o!rwise appropriat$1 #ejj1jjj1jjj to    
c>ry out ?is subsection1 to rema9       
available until ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbe4   
7d7 ,tribal organizations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y1 act+  
?r\gh ! head ( ! ,(fice ( ,indian       
,en]gy1 %all di/ribute funds made       
available "u p>agraph 7#c7 to tribal    
organizations to implem5t cov]$         
projects4  7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a  
ye> aft] ! date on :i* funds are        
di/ribut$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 & ea* ye>   
!reaft] until ! funds made available "u 
p>agraph 7#c7 are no long] available1 ! 
,secret>y %all submit a report on ! use 
( ^? funds to-- 7,a7 ! ,subcommittee on 
,en]gy & ,wat] ,developm5t ( !          
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       
,s5ate2  7,b7 ! ,subcommittee on ,en]gy 
& ,wat] ,developm5t & ,relat$ ,ag5cies (

 ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7,c7 !        
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,d7 !         
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#c7 ,fund+   
,!re is appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y1 out 
( funds 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise         
appropriat$1 #a1ejj1jjj1jjj to c>ry out 
?is subsection1 to rema9 available until
 ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbe4  7e7 ,use (      
,am]ican iron1 /eel1 & manufactur$ goods
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9     
p>agraph 7#b71 none ( ! funds made      
available by or pursuant to ?is section 
may be us$ = a cov]$ project unless all 
( ! iron1 /eel1 & manufactur$ goods us$ 
9 ! project are produc$ 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7#b7 ,exceptions ,! requirem5t 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be waiv$ by ! head
 ( ! relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy 9
 any case or category ( cases 9 :i* !   
head ( ! relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5t or    
ag5cy det]m9es t-- 7,a7 adh]+ to t      
requirem5t w\ld be inconsi/5t ) ! public

 int]e/2  7,b7 ! iron1 /eel1 &          
manufactur$ goods ne$$ = ! project are n
 produc$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7i7 9      
suffici5t & reasonably available        
quantities2 &  7ii7 9 a satisfactory    
quality2 or  7,c7 ! inclusion ( iron1   
/eel1 & relevant manufactur$ goods      
produc$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w\ld increase 
! ov]all co/ ( ! project by m ?an #be   
p]c5t4  7#c7 ,waiv] publication ,if !   
head ( a ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy makes 
a det]m9ation "u p>agraph 7#b7 to waive 
! requirem5t "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! head ( 
! ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy %all publi% 9
 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] a detail$ ju/ification
 = ! waiv]4  7#d7 ,int]national         
agreem5ts ,?is subsection %all be appli$
 9 a mann] consi/5t ) ! obligations ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates "u all applicable         
int]national agreem5ts4  7f7 ,wage rate 
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any 
o!r provision ( law1 all labor]s &      
me*anics employ$ by contractors &       
subcontractors on projects fund$        
directly or assi/$ 9 :ole or 9 "p by !  

,f$]al ,gov]nm5t pursuant to ?is section
 %all be paid wages at rates n less ?an 
^? prevail+ on projects ( a simil> "* 9 
! locality1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (  
,labor 9 accordance ) sub*apt] ,,iv (   
*apt] #ca ( title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code 7commonly kn[n z ! ,davis-,bacon  
,act74  7#b7 ,au?ority ,) respect to !  
labor /&>ds specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! 
,secret>y ( ,labor %all h ! au?ority &  
functions set =? 9 ,reorganization ,plan
 ,numb]$ #ad ( #aiej 7#fd ,/at4 #abfg2  
#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 & section #cade (   
title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #c4    
,p]sonnel  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,to c>ry out    
section #b1 ! ,secret>y %all hire )9 !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy-- 7#a7 n less ?an    
#cjj full-"t employees 9 ! ,(fice (     
,en]gy ,effici5cy & ,r5ewable ,en]gy2   
7#b7 n less ?an #ajj full-"t employees1 
to be di/ribut$ among-- 7,a7 ! ,(fice ( 
,g5]al ,c\nsel2  7,b7 ! ,(fice (        
,procurem5t ,policy2  7,c7 ! ,gold5     
,field ,(fice2  7,d7 ! ,national ,en]gy 
,te*nology ,laboratory2 &  7,e7 ! ,(fice

 ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al2 &  7#c7 n less  
?an #bj full-"t employees 9 ! ,(fice (  
,indian ,en]gy4  7b7 ,timel9e ,n lat]   
?an #fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 hire  
all p]sonnel "u subsection 7a72 or  7#b7
 c]tify t ! ,secret>y is unable to hire 
all p]sonnel by ! date requir$ "u ?is   
subsection4  7c7 ,contract hires  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,if ! ,secret>y makes a        
c]tification "u subsection 7b77#b71 !   
,secret>y may hire on a contract basis n
 m ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! p]sonnel requir$ to
 be hir$ "u subsection 7a74  7#b7       
,duration ,an individual hir$ on a      
contract basis "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all h  
an employm5t t]m ( n m ?an #a ye>4  7d7 
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y to c>ry out ?is section       
#hd1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba   
?r\gh #bjca4  7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an   
#fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 & annually !reaft] = #b ye>s1 !   
,secret>y %all submit a report on       

progress made 9 c>ry+ out subsection 7a7
 to-- 7#a7 ! ,subcommittee on ,en]gy &  
,wat] ,developm5t ( ! ,committee on     
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2  7#b7 !     
,subcommittee on ,en]gy & ,wat]         
,developm5t & ,relat$ ,ag5cies ( !      
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives2  7#c7 ! ,committee on
 ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate2
 &  7#d7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy &       
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4