,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gchd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #d1 #bjbb,mr4 
,lynch 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,ms4
 ,blunt ,rochester1 ,ms4 ,jacobs of     
,california1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4       
,mc,eachin1 ,mr4 ,casten1 ,mr4 ,thompson
 of ,california1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4      
,sires1 ,mr4 ,neal1 and ,mr4 ,bowman7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct the ,secretary of ,energy to     
establish a grant program to support    
energy efficiency1 renewable energy1 and
 climate resilience improvements at     
certain institutions of higher          
education1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,energy ,conservation ,opportunities
 on ,campus ,act or the ,,eco ,campus   
,act4  #b4 ,grants for universities  7a7
 ,establishment of grant program ,not   
later than one year after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  

of ,energy 7in this section referred to 
as the ,secretary7 shall establish a    
program to award1 on a competitive basis
 to covered universities1 grants to     
support energy efficiency1 renewable    
energy1 and climate resilience          
improvements at such universities4  7b7 
,applications ,to be eligible to receive
 a grant under the ,program1 a covered  
university shall submit to the          
,secretary an application in such form1 
at such time1 and containing such       
information as the ,secretary determines
 appropriate4  7c7 ,special             
considerations ,in awarding grants under
 the ,program1 the ,secretary shall--   
7#a7 give priority to covered           
universities that are minority-serving  
institutions2 and  7#b7 award grants in 
a manner that ensures geographically    
diverse recipients4  7d7 ,eligible uses 
,a grant awarded to a covered university
 under the ,program may be used for the 
following projects on the campus of such
 university3 7#a7 ,the purchase and     

installation of solar panels4  7#b7 ,the
 purchase1 or contracting for use1 of   
electric vehicles4  7#c7 ,the purchase  
and installation of electric vehicle    
charging infrastructure4  7#d7 ,the     
purchase and installation of            
energy-efficient windows4  7#e7         
,construction1 repairs1 or renovations  
to buildings to improve occupant health1
 including construction1 repairs1 or    
renovations that improve air quality or 
ventilation4  7#f7 ,construction1       
repairs1 or renovations to buildings to 
improve climate resilience4  7#g7       
,investigation and analysis with respect
 to energy efficiency and climate       
resilience improvements4  7#h7 ,the     
purchase and installation of microgrid  
systems4  7#i7 ,the purchase and        
installation of energy storage systems4 
7#aj7 ,repairs or renovations to        
district energy systems4  7e7           
,limitations  7#a7 ,maximum grant amount
 ,a grant awarded under the ,program may
 not exceed #aj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,training

 costs ,a covered university awarded a  
grant under the ,program may use not    
more than ten percent of grant funds for
 training costs related to a project    
carried out with grant funds4  7f7      
,reporting ,not later than three years  
after the date on which a covered       
university receives a grant under the   
,program1 the university shall submit to
 the ,secretary a report detailing the  
use of grant funds4  7g7 ,definitions   
,in this section3 7#a7 ,climate         
resilience ,the term climate resilience 
means the ability to anticipate1 prepare
 for1 and respond to hazardous events1  
trends1 or disturbances related to      
climate4  7#b7 ,covered university ,the 
term covered university means the       
following3 7,a7 ,a public institution of
 higher education1 as defined in section
 #aja7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act
 of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774    
7,b7 ,a public ,tribal college or       
university1 as defined in section #caf  
of the ,higher ,education ,act4  7,c7 ,a

 public institution of higher education 
located in ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin   
,islands of the ,united ,states1 ,guam1 
,american ,samoa1 and the ,commonwealth 
of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands4     
7#c7 ,energy storage system ,the term   
energy storage system means any system1 
equipment1 facility1 or technology that 
uses a mechanical1 electrical1 chemical1
 electrochemical1 or thermal process to 
store energy that was generated at an   
earlier time for use at a later time1   
including any generated energy that     
would otherwise be wasted4  7#d7        
,microgrid system ,the term microgrid   
system means an integrated energy system
 that consists of interconnected loads  
and distributed energy resources within 
clearly defined electrical boundaries   
that-- 7,a7 acts as a single            
controllable entity2 and  7,b7 can      
operate while connected to1 and while   
disconnected from1 the national or local
 electric grid4  7#e7 ,minority-serving 
institution ,the term minority-serving  

institution means an institution        
described in section #cga7;a7 of the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7a774  7#f7 ,program    
,the term ,program means the grant      
program established under subsection    
7a74  7h7 ,authorization of             
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #gf1ajj1jjj1jjj4