,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aiba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bg1 #bjba,ms4    
,w>r5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 &    
,mr4 ,s&]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a      
,,bill  ,to e/abli% ! ,national         
,in/itutes ( ,clean ,en]gy4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,national ,in/itutes ( ,clean ,en]gy    
,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,national ,in/itutes 
( ,clean ,en]gy  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,advanc$ en]gy te*nology  
,! t]m advanc$ en]gy te*nology means a  
te*nology t-- 7,a7 r$uces gre5h\se gas  
emissions ) high conv]sion effici5cy2   
7,b7 m9imizes en]gy1 wat]1 & mat]ial    
res\rce use2  7,c7 0 produc$ by or helps
 g5]ate a r5ewable en]gy s\rce2 &  7,d7 
m9imizes environm5tal h>ms to or        
negative public heal? impacts on        
frontl9e1 vuln]able1 & disadvantag$     
communities4  7#b7 ,frontl9e1 vuln]able1
 & disadvantag$ community ,! t]m        

frontl9e1 vuln]able1 & disadvantag$     
community means a community-- 7,a7 9 an 
area describ$ 9 section #cja7;a7 ( !    
,public ,works & ,economic ,developm5t  
,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa7;a772 
&  7,b7 9 :i* climate *ange1 pollution1 
or environm5tal de/ruction h exac]bat$  
sy/emic racial1 regional1 social1       
environm5tal1 g5d]1 & economic inju/ices
 by disproportionately affect+ ,black1  
,br[n1 & ,indig5\s peoples1 o!r         
communities ( color1 migrant            
communities1 de9du/rializ$ communities1 
depopulat$ rural communities1 ! poor1   
l[-income work]s1 wom51 ! eld]ly1 !     
unh\s$1 p ) disabilities1 or y\?4  7#c7 
,in/itutes ,! t]m ,in/itutes means !    
,national ,in/itutes ( ,clean ,en]gy    
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b74  7#d7       
,l&-grant college or univ]sity ,! t]m   
l&-grant college or univ]sity means--   
7,a7 an in/itution t is eligible to     
receive funds "u ! ,act ( ,july #b1     
#ahfb 7commonly kn[n z ! ,fir/ ,morrill 
,act7 7#ab ,/at4 #ejc1 *apt] #acj2 #g   

,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47 or ! ,act (     
,augu/ #cj1 #ahij 7commonly kn[n z !    
,second ,morrill ,act7 7#bf ,/at4 #dag1 
*apt] #hda2 #g ,u4,s4,c4 #cba et seq471 
includ+ ,tuskegee ,univ]sity2 &  7,b7 a 
#aiid ,in/itution 7z def9$ 9 section    
#ecb ( ! ,equity 9 ,educational         
,l&-,grant ,/atus ,act ( #aiid 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #cja note2 ,public ,law       
#ajc-chb774  7#e7 ,m9ority-s]v+         
in/itution ,! t]m m9ority-s]v+          
in/itution means an in/itution ( high]  
education describ$ 9 section #cga7;a7 ( 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7a774  7#f7 ,r5ewable   
en]gy s\rce ,! t]m r5ewable en]gy s\rce 
means en]gy g5]at$ f a r5ewable s\rce1  
includ+ ! foll[+ r5ewable en]gy s\rces3 
7,a7 ,sol>1 includ+ electricity4  7,b7  
,w9d4  7,c7 ,ocean1 includ+ tidal1 wave1
 curr5t1 & !rmal4  7,d7 ,geo!rmal1      
includ+ electricity & heat pumps4  7,e7 
,hydroelectric g5]ation capacity a*iev$ 
f increas$ effici5cy or additions ( new 
capacity at an exi/+ hydroelectric      

project t 0 plac$ 9 s]vice on or aft]   
,janu>y #a1 #aiii4  7,f7 ,hydrog5 d]iv$ 
f a r5ewable en]gy s\rce4  7,g7 ,!rmal  
en]gy g5]at$ by any ( ! s\rces describ$ 
9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,f74  7b7    
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an ,janu>y #a1     
#bjbe1 !re %all be e/abli%$ ! ,national 
,in/itutes ( ,clean ,en]gy1 :i* %all be 
an ag5cy ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy4  7c7   
,activities  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,in/itutes
 %all-- 7,a7 inve/ 9 clean en]gy sci5ce1
 climate sci5ce1 innovation1 & rese>* & 
developm5t to r$uce emissions & build   
climate resili5ce2 &  7,b7 support-- 7i7
 clean en]gy rese>* areas1 includ+--    
7,i7 demon/ration projects = clean en]gy
 & climate rese>* & developm5t          
priorities1 includ+ microgrids1 en]gy   
/orage1 electric vehicles1 & advanc$    
en]gy te*nologies 9 h>d-to-dec>bonize   
sectors1 su* z ! aviation & %ipp+       
sectors2 &  7,,ii7 clean en]gy rese>*   
areas t are und]repres5t$ 9 exi/+ ,f$]al
 rese>* & developm5t fund+1 su* z       
long-duration grid /orage2  7ii7 rese>* 

& developm5t projects focus+ on !       
impacts ( en]gy production 9 frontl9e   
communities1 includ+ communities ( color
 & l[-income communities1 t h be5       
disproportionately impact$ by           
environm5tal inju/ices2 &  7iii7 rese>* 
& developm5t projects focus$ on impacts 
( clean en]gy & en]gy production on job 
loss1 job creation1 & work=ce           
developm5t1 p>ticul>ly 9 heavily        
unioniz$ work=ce sectors4  7#b7         
,priority ,9 c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#a71 ! 
,in/itutes %all give priority to-- 7,a7 
! developm5t ( te*nologies t w-- 7i7    
m9imize environm5tal h>ms to or negative
 public heal? impacts on frontl9e1      
vuln]able1 & disadvantag$ communities2  
7ii7 improve ! public heal? ( frontl9e1 
vuln]able1 & disadvantag$ communities2  
or  7iii7 create high-quality jobs )    
/rong labor /&>ds 9 frontl9e1 vuln]able1
 & disadvantag$ communities2  7,b7      
rese>* & developm5t ( advanc$ en]gy     
te*nologies2  7,c7 climate sci5ce &     
innovation & clean en]gy te*nology2     

7,d7 rese>* & developm5t t w be conduct$
 at-- 7i7 public univ]sities & colleges2
  7ii7 l&-grant colleges & univ]sities2 
7iii7 m9ority-s]v+ in/itutions1 includ+ 
hi/orically ,black colleges &           
univ]sities2 &  7iv7 consortia compris+ 
#a or m ( ! entities describ$ 9 clauses 
7i7 ?r\gh 7iii72 &  7,e7 rese>* &       
developm5t 9 geographic areas t h se5 ! 
wor/ job losses betwe5 #bjaf & #bjba1   
includ+ rural areas & areas impact$ by  
de9du/rialization4  7d7 ,au?orization ( 
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #djj1jjj1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod (
 fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjca to       
e/abli% & op]ate ! ,in/itutes4