,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbha  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ba1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,smith of ,washington 7for    
himself1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mrs4           
,king-,hinds1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 and ,mr4    
,case7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct the ,secretary of ,energy to     
establish a grant program to facilitate 
the use of solar energy systems and     
energy storage technologies at          
,federally qualified health centers1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,community ,health ,access ,through     
,resilient ,grid ,energy ,act of #bjbe  
or the ,,charge ,act of #bjbe4  #b4     
,grant program for solar energy systems 
and energy storage technologies at      
,federally qualified health centers  7a7
 ,establishment ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary1 acting       

through the ,assistant ,secretary for   
,energy ,efficiency and ,renewable      
,energy of the ,department of ,energy1  
shall establish a program to award      
grants to eligible entities for the     
conduct of qualifying projects 7in this 
section referred to as the program74    
7b7 ,grants  7#a7 ,application ,the     
,secretary may award a grant under the  
program if an applicant submits to the  
,secretary an application at such time1 
in such form1 and containing such       
information as the ,secretary determines
 appropriate1 including a description   
of-- 7,a7 the qualifying project        
proposed to be conducted by the eligible
 entity using such grant amounts2 and   
7,b7 as applicable1 how the eligible    
entity plans to select any ,federally   
qualified health center with respect to 
which such qualifying project will be   
conducted4  7#b7 ,use of grant amounts  
,grant amounts awarded under the program
 may only be used to conduct a          
qualifying project4  7c7 ,authorization 

of appropriations ,there is authorized  
to be appropriated to implement the     
program #ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjbf through #bjcj4  7d7         
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,applicant ,the term applicant means an 
eligible entity that applies for a grant
 under the program4  7#b7 ,eligible     
entity ,the term eligible entity means--
 7,a7 a unit of ,state or local         
government2  7,b7 a ,federally qualified
 health center2  7,c7 a nonprofit       
membership organization that operates at
 the national1 regional1 or ,state level
 and includes within its membership one 
or more ,federally qualified health     
centers2 or  7,d7 a provider consortia  
or network that is majority owned or    
majority controlled by one or more      
,federally qualified health centers4    
7#c7 ,energy storage technology ,the    
term energy storage technology has the  
meaning given that term in section      
#dh;,e7c77#b7 of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf4  7#d7 ,federally        

qualified health center ,the term       
,federally qualified health center has  
the meaning given that term in section  
#aije7l77#b77;,b7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acif;d7l77#b77;,b774  7#e7 ,secretary  
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,energy4  7#f7 ,solar     
energy system ,the term solar energy    
system-- 7,a7 means an engineered       
assembly of components that capture     
solar radiation and convert such        
radiation into an energy source through 
technologies such as photovoltaic panels
 or solar thermal collectors2 and  7,b7 
includes any supporting infrastructure  
for the delivery of such energy for use4
  7#g7 ,qualifying project ,the term    
qualifying project means a project--    
7,a7 to install at one or more          
,federally qualified health centers a   
solar energy system or an energy storage
 technology2 or  7,b7 to provide to one 
or more ,federally qualified health     
centers technical assistance relating to

 the design1 installation1 operation1 or
 use of a solar energy system or energy 
storage technology4