,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gchd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #d1 #bjbb,mr4  
,lyn* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,ms4     
,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,ms4 ,jacobs (          
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4         
,mc,eachin1 ,mr4 ,ca/51 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( 
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4 ,sires1    
,mr4 ,neal1 & ,mr4 ,b[man7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy 
to e/abli% a grant program to support   
en]gy effici5cy1 r5ewable en]gy1 &      
climate resili5ce improvem5ts at c]ta9  
in/itutions ( high] education1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,en]gy ,cons]vation        
,opportunities on ,campus ,act or !     
,,eco ,campus ,act4  #b4 ,grants =      
univ]sities  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( grant    
program ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (     
,en]gy 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !     
,secret>y7 %all e/abli% a program to    

aw>d1 on a competitive basis to cov]$   
univ]sities1 grants to support en]gy    
effici5cy1 r5ewable en]gy1 & climate    
resili5ce improvem5ts at su*            
univ]sities4  7b7 ,applications ,to be  
eligible to receive a grant "u !        
,program1 a cov]$ univ]sity %all submit 
to ! ,secret>y an application 9 su* =m1 
at su* "t1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7c7    
,special consid]ations ,9 aw>d+ grants  
"u ! ,program1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7  
give priority to cov]$ univ]sities t are
 m9ority-s]v+ in/itutions2 &  7#b7 aw>d 
grants 9 a mann] t ensures              
geographically div]se recipi5ts4  7d7   
,eligible uses ,a grant aw>d$ to a cov]$
 univ]sity "u ! ,program may be us$ = ! 
foll[+ projects on ! campus ( su*       
univ]sity3 7#a7 ,! pur*ase & in/allation
 ( sol> panels4  7#b7 ,! pur*ase1 or    
contract+ = use1 ( electric vehicles4   
7#c7 ,! pur*ase & in/allation ( electric
 vehicle *>g+ infra/ructure4  7#d7 ,!   
pur*ase & in/allation ( en]gy-effici5t  

w9d[s4  7#e7 ,con/ruction1 repairs1 or  
r5ovations to build+s to improve        
occupant heal?1 includ+ con/ruction1    
repairs1 or r5ovations t improve air    
quality or v5tilation4  7#f7            
,con/ruction1 repairs1 or r5ovations to 
build+s to improve climate resili5ce4   
7#g7 ,inve/igation & analysis ) respect 
to en]gy effici5cy & climate resili5ce  
improvem5ts4  7#h7 ,! pur*ase &         
in/allation ( microgrid sy/ems4  7#i7 ,!
 pur*ase & in/allation ( en]gy /orage   
sy/ems4  7#aj7 ,repairs or r5ovations to
 di/rict en]gy sy/ems4  7e7 ,limitations
  7#a7 ,maximum grant am\nt ,a grant    
aw>d$ "u ! ,program may n exce$         
#aj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,tra9+ co/s ,a cov]$ 
univ]sity aw>d$ a grant "u ! ,program   
may use n m ?an t5 p]c5t ( grant funds =
 tra9+ co/s relat$ to a project c>ri$   
out ) grant funds4  7f7 ,report+ ,n lat]
 ?an ?ree ye>s aft] ! date on :i* a     
cov]$ univ]sity receives a grant "u !   
,program1 ! univ]sity %all submit to !  
,secret>y a report detail+ ! use ( grant

 funds4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,climate resili5ce ,! t]m climate 
resili5ce means ! ability to anticipate1
 prep>e =1 & respond to haz>d\s ev5ts1  
tr5ds1 or di/urbances relat$ to climate4
  7#b7 ,cov]$ univ]sity ,! t]m cov]$    
univ]sity means ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a public
 in/itution ( high] education1 z def9$ 9
 section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774 
7,b7 ,a public ,tribal college or       
univ]sity1 z def9$ 9 section #caf ( !   
,high] ,education ,act4  7,c7 ,a public 
in/itution ( high] education locat$ 9   
,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 & !    
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4
  7#c7 ,en]gy /orage sy/em ,! t]m en]gy 
/orage sy/em means any sy/em1 equipm5t1 
facility1 or te*nology t uses a         
me*anical1 electrical1 *emical1         
electro*emical1 or !rmal process to /ore
 en]gy t 0 g5]at$ at an e>li] "t = use  
at a lat] "t1 includ+ any g5]at$ en]gy t
 w\ld o!rwise be wa/$4  7#d7 ,microgrid 

sy/em ,! t]m microgrid sy/em means an   
integrat$ en]gy sy/em t consi/s (       
int]connect$ loads & di/ribut$ en]gy    
res\rces )9 cle>ly def9$ electrical     
b\nd>ies t-- 7,a7 acts z a s+le         
controllable entity2 &  7,b7 c op]ate   
:ile connect$ to1 & :ile disconnect$ f1 
! national or local electric grid4  7#e7
 ,m9ority-s]v+ in/itution ,! t]m        
m9ority-s]v+ in/itution means an        
in/itution describ$ 9 section #cga7;a7 (
 ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7a774  7#f7 ,program ,! 
t]m ,program means ! grant program      
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74  7h7        
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #gf1ajj1jjj1jjj4