,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #efce ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #ai 7legislative day1 ,december #af71 #bjbd,mr4 ,schatz introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,energy ,policy ,act of #aiib with respect to the ,department of ,energy ,tribal loan guarantee program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,tribal ,energy ,fairness ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,department of ,energy ,tribal energy programs 7a7 ,department of ,energy ,tribal loan guarantee program 7#a7 ,in general ,section #bfjb7;c7 of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #aiib 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #cejb7;c77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#h7 7,a7 ,at the request of an applicant1 and subject to subparagraph 7,b71 the ,secretary of ,energy may use funds appropriated to the ,secretary of ,energy to carry out financial and technical assessments1 and related activities1 in connection with applications for loans and loan guarantees under this subsection to support eligible projects1 including renewable energy and transmission projects on or near ,indian land and eligible projects carried out outside ,indian land4 7,b7 ,the ,secretary of ,energy may use not more than #ejj1jjj to carry out financial and technical assessments under subparagraph 7,a7 for any #a application for a loan or loan guarantee under this subsection4 4 7#b7 ,denial of double benefit restriction 7,a7 ,in general ,section #ejade7;a7 of ,public ,law #aag-afi 7#acf ,stat4 #bjde7 is amended by striking 1 subject to the limitations that apply to loan guarantees under section #ejada7;d74 7,b7 ,additional ,,doe ,tribal programs ,section #ejada7;d77#c7 of ,public ,law #aag-afi 7#acf ,stat4 #bjdc7 is amended-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking or at the end2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 or2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,e7 projects carried out by an ,indian ,tribe on or near ,indian land or outside ,indian land4 4 7b7 ,preventing outages and enhancing the resilience of the electric grid ,section #djaja of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahgaa7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,in general ,for each fiscal year1 to be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection-- 7i7 a ,state shall submit to the ,secretary an application that includes a plan described in subparagraph 7,b72 and 7ii7 an ,indian ,tribe shall submit to the ,secretary an application1 which shall include-- 7,i7 a plan that describes how the ,indian ,tribe will use the proposed funding for projects if the ,indian ,tribe will be executing the projects2 or 7,,ii7 a plan described in subparagraph 7,b71 if the ,indian ,tribe intends to award grants to eligible entities with amounts made available to the ,indian ,tribe under this subsection4 2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 in the subparagraph heading1 by striking required and inserting described2 7,,ii7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by inserting 1 as applicable1 after ,indian ,tribe2 and 7,,iii7 in clause 7iii71 by inserting 1 as applicable after ,indian ,tribe2 7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#d7 and inserting the following3 7#d7 ,oversight ,the ,secretary shall ensure that each grant provided to a ,state or an ,indian ,tribe1 if the ,indian ,tribe intends to award grants to eligible entities with those grants funds1 under the program is allocated pursuant to the applicable plan of the ,state or ,indian ,tribe1 as applicable4 2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#e71 by inserting 1 as applicable1 after made available to the applicable ,state or ,indian ,tribe2 7,d7 in paragraph 7#f71 by inserting 1 as applicable1 after made available to the ,state or ,indian ,tribe2 7,e7 in paragraph 7#g71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking or ,indian ,tribe each place it appears2 7,f7 in paragraph 7#h7-- 7i7 by striking and ,indian ,tribe2 and 7ii7 by striking or ,indian ,tribe2 and 7,g7 by adding at the end the following3 7#i7 ,savings provision ,nothing in this subsection requires an ,indian ,tribe to award grants to eligible entities described in any of subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,f7 of subsection 7a77#b7 with amounts made available to the ,indian ,tribe under this subsection4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting ,indian ,tribe or before eligible entity2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,h7-- 7,i7 in clause 7i71 by striking and at the end2 7,,ii7 in clause 7ii71 by adding and at the end2 and 7,,iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7iii7 distributed generation2 2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by inserting ,indian ,tribe or before eligible entity2 and 7,,ii7 in clause 7i77,i71 by inserting transmission system-connected before electric generating2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 in clause 7i71 by inserting ,indian ,tribe or before eligible entity2 and 7,,ii7 in clause 7ii71 by inserting ,indian ,tribe or before eligible entity2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7h7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c72 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,indian ,tribes ,an ,indian ,tribe that receives or awards a grant under subsection 7d7 or an eligible entity described in subsection 7a77#b7 that is owned by an ,indian ,tribe and receives a grant under subsection 7c7 shall not be required to match any amount of the applicable grant4 4 7c7 ,cost-,sharing exemption under the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje ,section #ihh7;f7 of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afceb7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking or at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 or2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 a grant awarded to an ,indian ,tribe under section #djaja7;d7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahgaa7;d774 4