,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fbha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ba1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton 7= himself1  
,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mrs4 ,k+-,h9ds1 ,mr4    
,moylan1 & ,mr4 ,case7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy 
to e/abli% a grant program to facilitate
 ! use ( sol> en]gy sy/ems & en]gy      
/orage te*nologies at ,f$]ally qualifi$ 
heal? c5t]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,community ,heal? ,access ,?r\gh        
,resili5t ,grid ,en]gy ,act ( #bjbe or !
 ,,*>ge ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,grant       
program = sol> en]gy sy/ems & en]gy     
/orage te*nologies at ,f$]ally qualifi$ 
heal? c5t]s  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an
 #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !     
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,en]gy ,effici5cy 
& ,r5ewable ,en]gy ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,en]gy1 %all e/abli% a program to aw>d  

grants to eligible entities = ! conduct 
( qualify+ projects 79 ?is section      
ref]r$ to z ! program74  7b7 ,grants    
7#a7 ,application ,! ,secret>y may aw>d 
a grant "u ! program if an applicant    
submits to ! ,secret>y an application at
 su* "t1 9 su* =m1 & conta9+ su*        
in=mation z ! ,secret>y det]m9es        
appropriate1 includ+ a description (--  
7,a7 ! qualify+ project propos$ to be   
conduct$ by ! eligible entity us+ su*   
grant am\nts2 &  7,b7 z applicable1 h[ !
 eligible entity plans to select any    
,f$]ally qualifi$ heal? c5t] ) respect  
to :i* su* qualify+ project w be        
conduct$4  7#b7 ,use ( grant am\nts     
,grant am\nts aw>d$ "u ! program may    
only be us$ to conduct a qualify+       
project4  7c7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to implem5t ! program       
#ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf   
?r\gh #bjcj4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section3 7#a7 ,applicant ,! t]m         
applicant means an eligible entity t    

applies = a grant "u ! program4  7#b7   
,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity 
means-- 7,a7 a unit ( ,/ate or local    
gov]nm5t2  7,b7 a ,f$]ally qualifi$     
heal? c5t]2  7,c7 a nonpr(it memb]%ip   
organization t op]ates at ! national1   
regional1 or ,/ate level & includes )9  
its memb]%ip "o or m ,f$]ally qualifi$  
heal? c5t]s2 or  7,d7 a provid]         
consortia or network t is majority own$ 
or majority controll$ by "o or m        
,f$]ally qualifi$ heal? c5t]s4  7#c7    
,en]gy /orage te*nology ,! t]m en]gy    
/orage te*nology has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 
9 section #dh;,e7c77#b7 ( ! ,int]nal    
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf4  7#d7 ,f$]ally   
qualifi$ heal? c5t] ,! t]m ,f$]ally     
qualifi$ heal? c5t] has ! mean+ giv5 t  
t]m 9 section #aije7l77#b77;,b7 ( !     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif;d7l77#b77;,b774  7#e7 ,secret>y ,!
 t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (      
,en]gy4  7#f7 ,sol> en]gy sy/em ,! t]m  
sol> en]gy sy/em-- 7,a7 means an eng9e]$
 assembly ( compon5ts t capture sol>    

radiation & conv]t su* radiation into an
 en]gy s\rce ?r\gh te*nologies su* z    
photovoltaic panels or sol> !rmal       
collectors2 &  7,b7 includes any        
support+ infra/ructure = ! deliv]y ( su*
 en]gy = use4  7#g7 ,qualify+ project ,!
 t]m qualify+ project means a project-- 
7,a7 to in/all at "o or m ,f$]ally      
qualifi$ heal? c5t]s a sol> en]gy sy/em 
or an en]gy /orage te*nology2 or  7,b7  
to provide to "o or m ,f$]ally qualifi$ 
heal? c5t]s te*nical assi/ance relat+ to
 ! design1 in/allation1 op]ation1 or use
 ( a sol> en]gy sy/em or en]gy /orage   
te*nology4