,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #i1 #bjbc ,mr4    
,wel* 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m>%all7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture to e/abli% a program to    
provide support on ! use ( indu/rial    
heat pumps1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,heat  
pump ,en]gy ,assi/ance & ,tra9+ ,act or 
! ,,heat ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
,act3  7#a7 ,indu/rial heat pump ,! t]m 
indu/rial heat pump means a vapor       
compression device t trans=ms l[ grade  
production wa/e heat by increas+ !      
temp]ature ( air or process fluid1 su* z
 wat]1 to meet ! heat+ ne$s (           
agricultural1 indu/rial1 or comm]cial   
processes4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m       
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,agriculture4  #c4 ,indu/rial heat pump 
program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y   

%all e/abli% a work+ gr\p to coord9ate  
activities c>ri$ out by ! ,natural      
,res\rces ,cons]vation ,s]vice1 ! ,rural
 ,utilities ,s]vice1 ! ,rural           
,bus9ess-,coop]ative ,s]vice1 & !       
,national ,in/itute ( ,food &           
,agriculture-- 7#a7 to build aw>5ess ( !
 use ( indu/rial heat pumps2  7#b7 to   
create mat]ials = & provide te*nical    
support to f>m]s1 ran*]s1 & rural small 
bus9esses relat+ to-- 7,a7 ! use (      
indu/rial heat pumps2 &  7,b7 !         
availability ( ,f$]al programs to assi/ 
9 ! adoption to us+ indu/rial heat      
pumps2  7#c7 to support an improv$      
te*nical und]/&+ ( ! opportunities = &  
applications ( indu/rial heat pumps 9 ! 
agricultural exp]im5t /ation network at 
l&-grant colleges & univ]sities1 = !    
purpose ( provid+ tra9+ & assi/ance to  
,/ate-level programs s]v+ f>m]s1 ran*]s1
 & rural small bus9esses2  7#d7 to      
increase k ( indu/rial heat pump        
applications & b5efits = rural utilities
 to support applications ( indu/rial    

heat pumps = f>m]s1 ran*]s1 & rural     
small bus9esses2 &  7#e7 to support     
education on & aw>5ess ( indu/rial heat 
pump opportunities1 applications1 &     
b5efits among ext5sion speciali/s &     
ext5sion ag5ts4  7b7 ,coord9ation ,!    
,secret>y is enc\rag$ to coord9ate ) !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy ) respect to !       
implem5tation ( indu/rial heat pump     
programs4  7c7 ,au?orization (          
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section su* 
sums z are necess>y = ea* ( fiscal ye>s 
#bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4  #d4 ,rural ,en]gy = 
,am]ica ,program ,section               
#ijjg7;c77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,f>m ,security & 
,rural ,inve/m5t ,act ( #bjjb 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #hajg7;c77#a77;,a77 is am5d$--
 7#a7 9 clause 7i77,,ii71 by ins]t+ 1   
includ+ to pur*ase & in/all indu/rial   
heat pumps 7z def9$ 9 section #b7;a7 ( !
 ,heat pump ,en]gy ,assi/ance & ,tra9+  
,act7 be=e 2 &2 &  7#b7 9 clause 7ii71 9
 ! matt] prec$+ subclause 7,i71 by /rik+
 process+ & ins]t+ process+1 includ+    

indu/rial heat pumps 7z s def9$714  #e4 
,report+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &
 annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all     
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
committees a report describ+ progress   
made 9 build+ aw>5ess1 creat+ mat]ials1 
& provid+ support = f>m]s1 ran*]s1 &    
rural small bus9esses "u ?is ,act & !   
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4  7b7         
,inclusions ,! report "u subsection 7a7 
%all include-- 7#a7 an id5tification (  
important applications ( indu/rial heat 
pumps 9 rural m>kets2  7#b7 an assessm5t
 ( ! level ( aw>5ess ( indu/rial heat   
pumps by key m>ket actors1 includ+      
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture program /aff1  
heat pump suppli]s1 & rural utilities2  
7#c7 ! numb] ( applications to ! ,rural 
,en]gy = ,am]ica ,program e/abli%$ "u   
section #ijjg ( ! ,f>m ,security &      
,rural ,inve/m5t ,act ( #bjjb 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #hajg7 & ! ,rural ,en]gy      
,sav+s ,program e/abli%$ "u section     
#fdjg ( t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hajg;a7 = 

measures incorporat+ ! in/allation (    
indu/rial heat pumps2  7#d7 ! numb] (   
loans & grants provid$ "u ! ,rural      
,en]gy = ,am]ica ,program e/abli%$ "u   
section #ijjg ( ! ,f>m ,security &      
,rural ,inve/m5t ,act ( #bjjb 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #hajg7 & ! ,rural ,en]gy      
,sav+s ,program e/abli%$ "u section     
#fdjg ( t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hajg;a7 = 
measures incorporat+ ! in/allation (    
indu/rial heat pumps2 &  7#e7 a         
description ( ! b>ri]s to adoption (    
indu/rial heat pumps 9 rural m>kets4