(a) Short title.—This Act may be cited as the “100 by '50 Act”.

(b) Table of contents.—The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings; purposes; statement of policy.
Sec. 3. Definitions.

(a) Findings.—Congress finds that—

(1) from 1880 through 2015, global temperatures have increased by about 1.06 degrees Celsius;

(2) the vast majority of global warming that has occurred over the 50-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act was due to human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels;

(3) emissions of greenhouse gases and atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases continue to rise, which results in a continued warming trend;

(4) global warming already has a significant impact on the economy, including the farming, fishing, forestry, and recreation industries;

(5) the significant impacts of global warming that are already occurring will be amplified by a global temperature increases, resulting in increased droughts, rising seas, mass extinctions, heat waves, desertification, wildfires, acidifying oceans, significant economic disruption, and security threats;

(6) low-income communities, communities of color, indigenous communities and other environmental justice communities in the United States are inordinately exposed to pollution from fossil fuels, and climate impacts will be disproportionately felt by those communities;

(7) the world is facing a climate emergency;

(8) people in States and local communities across the United States are engaging in and winning the fight to mobilize to solve the climate crisis; and

(9) the Federal Government has thus far failed to adequately address the climate crisis.

(b) Purposes.—The purposes of this Act are—

(1) to reduce, in conjunction with other laws and policies, emissions of carbon pollution to ensure that the contribution of the United States to global climate change is lower than the level required to keep global average temperature increases below dangerous levels;

(2) to implement solutions that acknowledge the intersections of environmental degradation that perpetuate racial, social, and economic inequities;

(3) to protect the lives of low-income and disadvantaged communities and invest in those communities;

(4) to empower communities to prepare for, and react to, the impacts of climate change that are already being experienced;

(5) to demonstrate to the international community a commitment by the Federal Government to aggressively reduce carbon pollution;

(6) to create jobs for all individuals, especially in communities with high rates of unemployment or underemployment, and build a sustainable economy; and

(7) to ensure universal access to clean and renewable energy for all homes and businesses in the United States.

(c) Statement of policy.—It is the policy of the United States that—

(1) the United States should aggressively reduce carbon pollution as rapidly as practicable, and achieve 100 percent clean and renewable energy not later than 2050; and

(2) the Federal Government should do everything in its power—

(A) to protect public health and environment;

(B) to avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change; and

(C) to promote a rapid, just, and equitable transition to a clean energy economy.

In this Act:

(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

(2) CLIMATE FUND.—The term “Climate Fund” means the Climate Fund established by section 702(a).

(3) COUNCIL.—The term “Council” means the National Climate Change Council established by section 701(b).

(4) DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The term “disadvantaged community” means a community that is disadvantaged based on geographic, public health, environmental hazard, or socioeconomic criteria.

(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term “disadvantaged community” includes—

(i) an area burdened by cumulative environmental pollution or other hazard that can lead to a negative public health effect;

(ii) an area with a concentration of people that—

(I) are low-income;

(II) have high unemployment;

(III) have a high rent burden;

(IV) have a low level of home ownership;

(V) have a low level of educational attainment; or

(VI) are members of groups that have historically experienced discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity; and

(iii) an area that is vulnerable to the impact of climate change such as flooding, storm surges, and urban heat island effects.

(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

(6) LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY.—The term “low-income community” means a census or tribal block group in which not less than 50 percent of households have an annual income that is less than 80 percent of the greater of—

(A) the annual median gross income for the area in which the census or tribal block group is located; and

(B) the annual median gross income for the State in which the census or tribal block group is located.

(7) RAIL.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The term “rail” means any entity transporting goods or passengers operating on the general railroad system of transportation (as defined in Appendix A of part A of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)).

(B) EXCLUSION.—The term “rail” does not include rapid transit operations in an urban area not connected to the general railroad system of transportation (as defined in Appendix A of part 209 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)).

(8) SECRETARY.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.

(9) STATE.—The term “State” means—

(A) a State;

(B) the District of Columbia;

(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and

(D) any other territory or possession of the United States.

(10) ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE.—The term “zero-emission vehicle” means a vehicle that produces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant, precursor pollutant, or greenhouse gas in any mode of operation or condition, as determined by the Administrator.

(a) Establishment.—The Secretary shall establish a zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation program (referred to in this section as the “Program”).

(b) Goals.—The goals of the Program are—

(1) to facilitate affordable and accessible zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation;

(2) to establish regionally appropriate, interoperable models for zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation in diverse communities throughout the United States;

(3) to encourage the innovation and investment necessary to achieve mass market modes of zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation; and

(4) to reduce and displace fossil fuel use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the deployment of zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation in the United States.

(c) Competitive grants.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a competitive process to select communities for the Program to receive grants.

(2) COMMUNITY SELECTION CRITERIA.—Not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a set of selection criteria for the grants competition that—

(A) shall prioritize communities that demonstrate affordable modes of access to zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation for disadvantaged communities;

(B) shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that—

(i) the combination of selected communities is diverse in population, population density, demographics, urban and suburban composition, typical commuting patterns, and climate;

(ii) at least 1 community selected has a population of less than 500,000; and

(iii) grants are of a sufficient amount such that each community will be able to provide broadly accessible zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation throughout the community;

(C) may give preference to applicants proposing a greater non-Federal cost share; and

(D) in considering community plans, shall take into account previous Department of Energy and other Federal investments to ensure that the maximum domestic benefit from Federal investments is realized.

(3) APPLICATIONS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 150 days after the date of publication by the Secretary of selection criteria described in paragraph (2), any State, tribal, or local government, or group of State, tribal, or local governments may apply to the Secretary to receive a grant under this subsection.

(B) JOINT SPONSORSHIP.—

(i) IN GENERAL.—An application submitted under subparagraph (A) may be jointly sponsored by electric utilities, automobile manufacturers, technology providers, carsharing companies or organizations, third-party zero-emission vehicle service providers, nongovernmental organizations, or other appropriate entities.

(ii) DISBURSEMENT OF GRANTS.—A grant provided under this subsection shall only be disbursed to a State, tribal, or local government, or group of State, tribal, or local governments, regardless of whether the application is jointly sponsored under clause (i).

(4) SELECTION.—Not later than 120 days after an application deadline has been established under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall announce the names of the communities selected under this subsection.

(5) COMMUNITY PLANS.—Plans for the deployment of zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation shall include—

(A) a proposed level of cost sharing;

(B) documentation demonstrating a project involving relevant stakeholders, including—

(i) a list of stakeholders that includes—

(I) elected and appointed officials from each of the participating State, local, and tribal governments;

(II) all relevant generators and distributors of electricity;

(III) State utility regulatory authorities;

(IV) departments of public works and transportation;

(V) as appropriate, owners and operators of regional electric power distribution and transmission facilities; and

(VI) as appropriate, other existing community coalitions recognized by the Department of Energy;

(ii) evidence of the commitment of the stakeholders to participate in the project;

(iii) a clear description of the role and responsibilities of each stakeholder; and

(iv) a plan for continuing the engagement and participation of the stakeholders, as appropriate, throughout the implementation of the deployment plan;

(C) descriptions of incentives for economically disadvantaged residents in the community to ensure affordable access to zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation, in addition to any Federal incentives;

(D) a timeline for the deployment of zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation;

(E) a plan for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the plan, including metrics for assessing the success of the deployment and an approach to updating the plan, as appropriate; and

(F) a description of the manner in which any grant funds applied for under paragraph (3) will be used and the proposed local cost share for the funds.

(d) Funding.—The Secretary shall use to carry out this section not more than $30,000,000,000 for each fiscal year from the Climate Fund.

(a) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE.—The term “administrative expense” has the meaning given the term by the Secretary.

(2) COMMUNITY SOLAR FACILITY.—The term “community solar facility” means a community-based distributed photovoltaic solar electricity generating facility that, as determined by the Secretary—

(A) is owned by a subscriber organization;

(B) has a nameplate rating of 2 megawatts or less;

(C) is located in or near a community of subscribers to whom the beneficial use of the electricity generated by the facility belongs; and

(D) reserves not less than 25 percent of the quantity of electricity generated by the facility for households in low-income communities and disadvantaged communities that are subscribers to the facility.

(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The term “eligible entity” means—

(i) a low-income household;

(ii) a household in a disadvantaged community;

(iii) a unit of State, territorial, or local government;

(iv) an Indian tribe;

(v) a Native Hawaiian community-based organization;

(vi) a rural area (as defined in section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a))); and

(vii) any other national or regional entity that—

(I) deploys a safe, high-quality photovoltaic solar electricity generating facility for consumers under a model that maximizes energy savings to those consumers; and

(II) has experience, as determined by the Secretary, in the installation of solar systems using a job training or community volunteer-based installation model.

(B) LOAN PROGRAM.—With respect to a loan provided under this section, the term “eligible entity” means—

(i) an entity described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subparagraph (A); and

(ii) a private entity that—

(I) deploys a safe, high-quality photovoltaic solar electricity generating facility for consumers under a model that maximizes energy savings to those consumers; and

(II) will install solar systems using a job training installation model.

(4) GRANT-ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD.—The term “grant-eligible household” means a household the members of which—

(A) earn an income equal to 80 percent or less of the applicable area median income, as defined for the applicable year by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and

(B) reside in an owner-occupied home.

(5) LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD.—The term “low-income household” means a household with an income equal to 80 percent or less of the applicable area median income, as defined for the applicable year by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

(6) MULTI-FAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.—The term “multi-family affordable housing” means any federally subsidized affordable housing complex in which not less than 50 percent of the units are reserved for low-income households and households in disadvantaged communities.

(7) NATIVE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The term “Native Hawaiian community-based organization” means any organization that is composed primarily of Native Hawaiians from a specific community and that assists in the social, cultural, and educational development of Native Hawaiians in that community.

(8) PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ELECTRICITY GENERATING FACILITY.—The term “photovoltaic solar electricity generating facility” means—

(A) a generator that creates electricity from light photons; and

(B) the accompanying hardware enabling that electricity to flow—

(i) onto the electric grid; or

(ii) into an energy storage device.

(9) SUBSCRIBER.—The term “subscriber” means an electricity consumer who—

(A) owns a subscription, or an equivalent unit or share of the capacity or generation, of a community solar facility;

(B) has identified 1 or more physical locations—

(i) to which the subscription will be attributed;

(ii) within the same electric utility service territory, or within the same geographical area, as the community solar facility, in accordance with applicable State and local law; and

(iii) that may change from time to time, subject to the condition that the physical location shall be within the geographical limits allowed for a subscriber of the applicable community solar facility; and

(C) confirms the status of the consumer as a low-income household, or a household in a disadvantaged community, for each applicable fiscal year.

(10) SUBSCRIPTION.—The term “subscription” means a share in the capacity, or a proportional interest in the solar electricity generation, of a community solar facility.

(11) UNDERSERVED AREA.—The term “underserved area” means—

(A) a geographical area with low or no photovoltaic solar deployment, as determined by the Secretary; or

(B) trust land, as defined in section 3765 of title 38, United States Code.

(b) Establishment of loan and grant program.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide loans and grants to eligible entities for use in accordance with this section.

(2) FUNDING.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall make grants and issue loans in accordance with this subsection.

(B) LOANS.—Subject to subparagraph (D), not more than 50 percent of funds made available under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year shall be used to provide loans to eligible entities for—

(i) community solar facilities; or

(ii) multi-family affordable housing solar installations.

(C) GRANTS.—After allocating amounts to carry out subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall use the remaining funds made available under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year to provide grants to eligible entities—

(i) to pay the upfront costs of photovoltaic solar electricity generating facilities installed on properties of grant-eligible households; or

(ii) for any other eligible use described in subsection (e).

(D) INCREASE IN LOAN AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), if the Secretary determines that more than 50 percent of the amounts described in that subparagraph are necessary for any of fiscal years 2018 through 2050 to provide loans to encourage innovative financing and installation models to reach underserved markets, the Secretary may use more than 50 percent of those amounts to provide those loans.

(3) GOALS AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—In providing loans and grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that—

(i) the assistance provided under this subsection is used to facilitate and encourage innovative solar installation and financing models, under which the recipients develop and install photovoltaic solar electricity generating facilities that provide significant savings to low-income households and households in disadvantaged communities while providing job training or community engagement opportunities with respect to each solar system installed;

(ii) loan and grant recipients—

(I) install not less than 600 kilowatts of photovoltaic solar energy during the 2-year period ending on the date on which the loan or grant is provided to ensure consumer protection; or

(II) before the date on which the goal described in subclause (I) is achieved, enter into partnership with an entity that—

(aa) has not less than 2 years of experience deploying solar photovoltaic systems for low-income households and households in disadvantaged communities in a manner that maximizes the savings benefits of solar access; and

(bb) was primarily responsible for the installation of at least 2 megawatts of solar energy during the 2-year period ending on the date on which the loan or grant is provided;

(iii) the photovoltaic solar electricity generating facilities installed using assistance provided under this subsection are safe, high-quality systems that comply with local building and safety codes and standards;

(iv) the provision of assistance under this subsection establishes and fosters a partnership between the Federal Government and eligible entities, resulting in efficient development of solar installations with—

(I) minimal governmental intervention;

(II) limited governmental regulation; and

(III) significant involvement by nonprofit and private entities;

(v) solar projects installed using assistance provided under this subsection—

(I) shall include job training; and

(II) may include community participation in which job trainees and volunteers assist in the development of solar projects;

(vi) assistance provided under this subsection gives priority to development in—

(I) areas with low photovoltaic penetration;

(II) rural areas;

(III) Indian tribal areas; and

(IV) other underserved areas, including Alaskan Native and Appalachian communities;

(vii) solar systems are developed using assistance provided under this subsection on a geographically diverse basis among the eligible entities; and

(viii) to the maximum extent practicable, solar installation activities for which assistance is provided under this section leverage, or connect grant-eligible households to, federally or locally subsidized weatherization and energy efficiency efforts that meet or exceed local energy efficiency standards.

(B) DETERMINATION.—If, at any time, the Secretary determines that any goal described in subparagraph (A) cannot be met by providing assistance in accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall immediately submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a written notice of that determination, including any proposed changes necessary to achieve the goal.

(4) COMMUNITY SOLAR FACILITIES.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—A community solar facility may use a loan provided under this subsection only to offset the costs of generation and provision of solar energy to low-income households, and households in disadvantaged communities, that are subscribers of the community solar facility.

(B) TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.—A subscription to a community solar facility that receives assistance under this subsection may be transferred or assigned by the subscriber to—

(i) any subscriber organization; or

(ii) any individual or entity who qualifies to be a subscriber to that community solar facility.

(C) TREATMENT.—

(i) IN GENERAL.—No owner, operator, or subscriber of a community solar facility that receives assistance under this subsection shall be subject to regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission solely as a result of an interest in the community solar facility.

(ii) PRICE OF SUBSCRIPTION.—The price paid for any subscription to a community solar facility shall not be subject to the regulation of any Federal department, agency, or commission.

(c) National competition.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select eligible entities to receive loans or grants under this section through a nationwide competitive process, to be established by the Secretary.

(2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a loan or grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.

(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In selecting eligible entities to receive loans or grants under this section, the Secretary shall, at a minimum—

(A) require that the eligible entity—

(i) enter into a grant or loan agreement, as applicable, under subsection (d); and

(ii) has obtained financial commitments (or has demonstrated the capacity to obtain financial commitments) necessary to comply with that agreement;

(B) ensure that loans and grants are provided, and amounts are used, in a manner that results in geographical diversity throughout the United States and within States, territories, and Indian tribal land among photovoltaic solar electricity generating facilities installed using the assistance provided under this section;

(C) to the maximum extent practicable, expand photovoltaic solar energy availability to—

(i) geographical areas, throughout the United States and within States, territories, and Indian tribal land, with—

(I) low photovoltaic solar penetration; or

(II) a higher cost burden with respect to the deployment or installation of photovoltaic solar electricity generating facilities;

(ii) rural communities;

(iii) Indian tribes; and

(iv) other underserved areas, including Appalachian and Alaska Native communities;

(D) take into account the warranty period and quality of the applicable photovoltaic solar electricity generating facility equipment and any necessary interconnecting equipment; and

(E) ensure that all calculations for estimated household energy savings are based solely on electricity offsets from the photovoltaic solar electricity generating facilities.

(d) Loan and grant agreements.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving a loan or grant under this section, an eligible entity shall enter into a loan or grant agreement, as applicable, with the Secretary.

(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A loan or grant agreement under this subsection shall—

(A) require the eligible entity—

(i) to use the assistance provided under this section only in accordance with this section;

(ii) to install such quantity of solar systems with such defined capacity target (expressed in megawatts) as may be established by the Secretary, taking into consideration the costs associated with carrying out loan or grant obligations in the areas in which the solar systems will be developed;

(iii) to use the assistance in a manner that leverages other sources of funding (other than loans or grants under this section), including private or public funds, in developing the solar projects; and

(iv) to establish loan terms, if applicable, that maximize the benefit to the low-income households, and households in disadvantaged communities, receiving solar energy from the eligible entity;

(B) require the Secretary to rescind any amounts provided to the eligible entity that are not used during the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the amounts are initially distributed to the eligible entity, except in any case in which the eligible entity has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Secretary that a longer period, not to exceed 3 years after the date of initial distribution, is necessary to deliver proposed services;

(C) with respect to a loan provided under this section, establish—

(i) an interest rate equal to the cost of funds to the Department of the Treasury for obligations of comparable maturity to the loan as of the date on which the loan agreement is entered into; and

(ii) a payout time that maximizes the savings to customers during the effective period of the agreement; and

(D) contain such other terms as the Secretary may require to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section.

(e) Use.—An eligible entity shall use a loan or grant provided under this section for the purpose of developing new photovoltaic solar projects in the United States for low-income households, households in disadvantaged communities, and individuals who otherwise would likely be unable to afford or purchase photovoltaic solar systems through 1 or more of the following activities:

(1) PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION.—To pay the costs of—

(A) solar equipment, including only photovoltaic solar equipment and storage and all hardware or software components relating to safely producing, monitoring, and connecting the system to the electric grid or onsite storage; and

(B) installation, including all direct labor associated with installing the photovoltaic solar equipment.

(2) JOB TRAINING.—To fund onsite job training and community or volunteer engagement, including—

(A) only job training costs directly associated with the solar projects funded under this section; and

(B) job training opportunities that may cover the full range of the solar value chain, such as marketing and outreach, customer acquisition, system design, and installation positions.

(3) DEPLOYMENT SUPPORT.—To fund entities that have a demonstrated ability, as determined by the Secretary—

(A) to advise State and local entities regarding solar policy, regulatory, and program design to continue and expand the work of the entities in low-income communities and disadvantaged communities;

(B) to foster community outreach and education regarding the benefits of photovoltaic solar energy for low-income communities and disadvantaged communities; or

(C) to provide apprenticeship program opportunities registered and approved by—

(i) the Office of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor pursuant to part 29 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); or

(ii) a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by that Office.

(4) ADMINISTRATION.—To pay the administrative expenses of the eligible entity, including preproject feasibility efforts, in carrying out the duties of the Secretary associated with delivering proposed services, except that not more than 15 percent of the total amount of the assistance provided to the eligible entity under this section may be used for administrative expenses.

(f) Compliance.—

(1) RECORDS AND AUDITS.—During the period beginning on the date of initial distribution to an eligible entity of a loan or grant under this section and ending on the termination date of the loan or grant under subsection (g), the eligible entity shall maintain such records and adopt such administrative practices as the Secretary may require to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section and the applicable loan or grant agreement.

(2) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.—If the Secretary determines that an eligible entity that receives a grant or loan under this section has not, during the 2-year period beginning on the date of initial distribution to the eligible entity of the assistance (or such longer period as is established under subsection (d)(2)(B)), substantially fulfilled the obligations of the eligible entity under the applicable loan or grant agreement, the Secretary shall—

(A) rescind the balance of any funds distributed to, but not used by, the eligible entity under this section; and

(B) use those amounts to provide other loans or grants in accordance with this section.

(g) Termination.—The Secretary shall terminate a loan or grant provided under this section on the date on which the Secretary makes a determination that the total amount of the loan or grant (excluding any interest, fees, and other earnings of the loan or grant) has been—

(1) fully expended by the eligible entity; or

(2) returned to the Secretary.

(h) Regulations.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section, to take effect on the date of promulgation.

(i) Funding.—The Secretary shall use to carry out this section not more than $10,000,000,000 for each fiscal year from the Climate Fund.

(a) Weatherization assistance program.—Section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is amended to read as follows:

(b) Technical correction.—Section 415 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6865) is amended in subsections (d) and (e)(1)(A) by striking “section 422(b)” each place it appears and inserting “section 422”.

Section 2602 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621) is amended—

(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

“(b) Funding.—The Secretary shall use to carry out this title (other than section 2607A) from amounts in the Climate Fund established by section 702(a) of the 100 by '50 Act not more than $24,000,000,000 for each fiscal year.”; and

(2) in subsection (c), by striking “appropriated”and inserting “made available”.

(a) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.—The term “eligible community development organization” means—

(A) a unit of general local government (as defined in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704));

(B) a community housing development organization (as defined in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704));

(C) an Indian tribe;

(D) a tribally designated housing entity (as defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103)); and

(E) a public housing agency (within the meaning of section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b))).

(2) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term “nonprofit organization” has the meaning given the term in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704).

(3) SECRETARY.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

(b) Grants to nonprofit organizations.—The Secretary may make grants to nonprofit organizations to provide training, education, support, or advice to an eligible community development organization or qualified youth service and conservation corps—

(1) to improve energy efficiency;

(2) to design strategies to maximize energy efficiency; and

(3) to promote—

(A) resource conservation and reuse;

(B) the installation or construction of renewable energy technologies or facilities, such as wind, wave, solar, and geothermal energy; and

(C) the effective use of existing infrastructure in affordable housing and economic development activities in low-income communities and disadvantaged communities.

(c) Application.—To be eligible for a grant under this section, a nonprofit organization shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.

(d) Award of contracts.—Contracts for architectural or engineering services funded with amounts from grants made under this section shall be awarded in accordance with chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code.

(e) Funding.—For fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section from amounts in the Climate Fund not more than a total of $2,000,000,000.

(a) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term “eligible partnership” means a partnership that includes—

(A) not less than 1—

(i) local educational agency that is eligible for funding under section 131 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2351); or

(ii) area career and technical education school or educational service agency described in subsection (e) or (f) of such section;

(B) not less than 1 postsecondary institution eligible for funding under section 132 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2352); and

(C) representatives of the community, including nonprofit organizations, business entities, labor organizations, or industry entities that have experience in fields described in subsection (b)(1).

(2) PROGRAM OF STUDY.—The term “program of study” means a program of study for a field described in subsection (b)(1) that contains the information described in section 122(c)(1)(A) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2342(c)(1)(A)).

(b) Program authorized.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education is authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships to enable the eligible partnerships to develop programs of study that are focused on emerging careers and jobs in the fields of clean energy, renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation.

(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Education shall consult with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary prior to the issuance of a solicitation for grant applications under this section.

(c) Application.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible partnership seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary of Education at such time and in such manner as such Secretary may require.

(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under this subsection shall include—

(A) a description of the eligible partnership and the roles and responsibilities of each partner in the partnership, and a demonstration of each partner’s capacity to support the program of study;

(B) (i) a description of each career area within a field described in subsection (b)(1) to be developed through the grant and the reason for choosing such field; and

(ii) evidence of the labor market need to prepare students in such career area;

(C) a description of the program of study proposed to be funded by the grant, including—

(i) whether such program of study is a new or existing program (as of the date of the application); and

(ii) the secondary and postsecondary components of such program of study;

(D) a description of the students to be served by the program of study;

(E) a description of how the proposed program of study will be replicable and disseminated to schools outside of the partnership, including schools in urban and rural areas;

(F) a description of the applied learning that will be incorporated into the program of study and how the applied learning will incorporate or reinforce academic learning;

(G) a description of how the proposed program of study will be delivered;

(H) a description of how the program of study will provide accessibility to students, especially economically disadvantaged, low-performing, urban, and rural students;

(I) a description of how the program will address placement of students in non-traditional fields, as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302); and

(J) a description of how the applicant proposes to consult or has consulted with a labor organization, labor management partnership, apprenticeship program, or joint apprenticeship and training program, that provides education and training in the field of study for which the applicant proposes to develop a curriculum.

(d) Priority.—In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary of Education shall give priority to any application that proposes—

(1) to use innovative means to deliver the proposed program of study to students, educators, and instructors outside of the eligible partnership;

(2) to focus on low-performing students and special populations, as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302);

(3) to provide a comprehensive plan to enroll economically disadvantaged students in the program of study; and

(4) to provide a comprehensive plan to ensure that all students can complete programs of study supported by a grant under this section without borrowing Federal or private education loans.

(e) Peer review.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall convene a peer review process to review applications for grants under this section and to make recommendations regarding the selection of grantees.

(2) MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the peer review committee shall include in a balanced manner (to the maximum extent practicable)—

(A) educators who have experience implementing curricula with comparable purposes; and

(B) business and industry experts in fields described in subsection (b)(1).

(f) Use of funds.—An eligible partnership receiving a grant under this section shall use grant funds for the development, implementation, and dissemination of 1 or more programs of study in a career area related to a field described in subsection (b)(1).

(g) Funding.—For fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Education shall use to carry out this section from amounts in the Climate Fund not more than a total of $400,000,000.

(a) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) QUALIFIED APPRENTICESHIP OR OTHER TRAINING PROGRAM.—The term “qualified apprenticeship or other training program” means—

(A) an apprenticeship or other training program that qualifies as an employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002)), in which—

(i) not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, not less than 50 percent of participating first-year apprentices or trainees are projected to be targeted workers; and

(ii) not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, not less than 30 percent of all apprentices or trainees are projected to be targeted workers; and

(B) in any case in which the Secretary of Labor certifies that a qualified apprenticeship or other training program described in subparagraph (A) for a craft or trade classification of workers that a prospective contractor or subcontractor intends to employ is not operated in the locality in which a project will be performed, an apprenticeship or other training program that is not an employee welfare benefit plan (as so defined) if the Secretary of Labor determines that the apprenticeship or other training program—

(i) is registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship for Federal purposes; and

(ii) meets the requirements of subparagraph (A).

(2) TARGETED WORKER.—The term “targeted worker” means an individual who—

(A) resides in the same labor market area (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)) as the area in which the applicable project will be carried out; and

(B) is—

(i) a member of a targeted group (within the meaning of section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) and resides in a census tract in which not less than 20 percent of the households have incomes that are below the most recent annual Federal Poverty Income Guidelines published by the Department of Health and Human Services;

(ii) a member of a family that received an annual family income that, during the 2-year period prior to employment on the project or admission to the preapprenticeship program, did not exceed 200 percent of the most recent annual Federal Poverty Income Guidelines published by the Department of Health and Human Services, excluding—

(I) unemployment compensation;

(II) child support payments;

(III) cash payments under a Federal, State, or local income-based public assistance program; and

(IV) benefits under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits program established under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.); or

(iii) a member of a disadvantaged community.

(b) Preapprenticeship requirements.—Each contractor and subcontractor on any contract for construction services for a project funded directly by, or assisted in whole or in part by or through, the Federal Government pursuant to this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall agree to provide not less than 1 percent of the contract amount to fund preapprenticeship programs that—

(1) demonstrate the ability to recruit, train, and prepare for admission to apprenticeship programs individuals who qualify as targeted workers; and

(2) arrange to provide individuals who successfully complete the preapprenticeship program to qualified apprenticeship or other training programs.

(c) Qualified apprenticeship and other training programs.—Each contractor and subcontractor that seeks to provide construction services on projects funded directly by, or assisted in whole or in part by or through, the Federal Government pursuant to this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall submit adequate assurances with the bid or proposal of the contractor or subcontractor that the contractor or subcontractor participates in a qualified apprenticeship or other training program for each craft or trade classification of worker that the contractor or subcontractor intends to employ to perform work on the project.

(d) Employment of targeted workers.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Each contractor and subcontractor on each project funded directly by, or assisted in whole or in part by or through, the Federal Government pursuant to this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall—

(A) to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that not less than 15 percent of all hours worked by newly hired laborers and mechanics employed on the project be performed by targeted workers; and

(B) establish a goal that at least 30 percent of all hours worked by newly hired laborers and mechanics employed on the project be performed by targeted workers.

(2) RELIANCE ON IDENTIFICATION OF TARGETED WORKERS.—For purposes of this subsection, contractors and subcontractors may rely on the identification of individuals as targeted workers by a qualified apprenticeship or other training program.

This title may be cited as the “Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act”.

In this title:

(1) ADVERSELY AFFECTED EMPLOYMENT.—The term “adversely affected employment” means employment in an applicable firm.

(2) ADVERSELY AFFECTED WORKER.—The term “adversely affected worker” means an individual who, because of lack of work in adversely affected employment, has been totally or partially separated from such employment, or has been threatened to be totally or partially separated from such employment.

(3) ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.—The term “adjustment assistance” means any compensation, credit, benefit, funding, training, or service provided under subtitle A through any option described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 221(b).

(4) APPLICABLE FIRM.—The term “applicable firm” means, as applicable—

(A) the firm, or subdivision of a firm, for which the group of workers who are petitioning for certification under section 211 work;

(B) the firm, or subdivision of a firm, for which a group of certified adversely affected workers work;

(C) a group of firms within close geographic proximity, as determined by the Secretary, for which a group of workers who are petitioning for certification under section 211 work; or

(D) a group of firms within a close geographic proximity, as determined by the Secretary, for which a group of certified adversely affected workers work.

(5) CERTIFIED ADVERSELY AFFECTED WORKER.—The term “certified adversely affected worker” means an adversely affected worker covered by a certification issued under section 213(a)(2).

(6) CERTIFIED OR RECOGNIZED LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term “certified or recognized labor organization” means a labor organization that is certified or recognized under section 9 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159) as the representative of the workers involved.

(7) ENERGY INDUSTRY.—The term “energy industry” means a commercial sector, as determined by the Secretary, that—

(A) extracts, transports, or uses as a direct input energy resources or electricity; or

(B) is otherwise dependent on the generation or consumption of energy resources or electricity.

(8) PARTIAL SEPARATION.—The term “partial separation” means, with respect to an individual who has not been totally separated, that such individual has experienced—

(A) a reduction in hours of work to 80 percent or less of the individual's average weekly hours in adversely affected employment; and

(B) a reduction in wages to 80 percent or less of the individual's average weekly wage in such adversely affected employment.

(9) PARTIALLY SEPARATED.—The term “partially separated” means, with respect to an individual who has not been totally separated, that such individual is experiencing partial separation.

(10) RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVITY.—The term “rapid response activity” has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) except that—

(A) a reference in such section to a State shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary; and

(B) the reference in such section to funds shall be considered to be a reference to funds reserved by the Secretary under section 242(b)(1).

(11) SECRETARY.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor.

(12) THREATENED.—The term “threatened”, with respect to total or partial separation, means that an individual is aware of imminent total or partial separation from employment with an applicable firm or with a company with which the applicable firm is contracted to provide goods or services.

(13) TOTAL SEPARATION.—The term “total separation” means the layoff or severance of an individual from employment with an applicable firm.

(14) TOTALLY SEPARATED.—The term “totally separated” means, with respect to an individual, that such individual is experiencing total separation.

(a) In general.—A petition for a group of workers to be certified under section 213 for eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance may be submitted to the Secretary by any of the following:

(1) Not less than 3 workers on behalf of the group of workers petitioning for such certification.

(2) A certified or recognized labor organization, or any other duly authorized representative of such workers (as determined by the Secretary), representing not less than 3 of the workers in the group.

(3) The applicable firm.

(b) Actions by the Secretary.—On receipt of a petition submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—

(1) ensure that rapid response activities and appropriate career services (as described in section 134 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174)) authorized under other Federal laws are made available to the workers covered by the petition to the extent authorized under such laws;

(2) verify the information included in the petition; and

(3) publish notice in the Federal Register and on the Web site of the Department of Labor that the Secretary has received such petition and has initiated an investigation into whether the group of workers shall be certified under section 213.

(c) Hearing.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—If an individual who submits a petition under subsection (a), or any other individual determined by the Secretary to have a substantial interest in the outcome of the decision of the Secretary regarding certification under section 213, submits a request for a hearing in accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary shall—

(A) provide for a public hearing; and

(B) afford such individual an opportunity to be present, produce evidence, and be heard.

(2) SUBMISSION.—The request under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Secretary not later than 10 days after the date on which the Secretary publishes notice in the Federal Register under subsection (b)(3).

(a) Criteria.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—A group of workers shall be certified by the Secretary as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance pursuant to a petition filed under section 211, if the Secretary determines that—

(A) such petition covers not less than 3 workers who are similarly situated as—

(i) workers who work or have worked for the same applicable firm;

(ii) workers who are totally or partially separated, or threatened to be totally or partially separated, due to the same local or regional circumstance; or

(iii) workers who are serviced by the same one-stop center described in section 121 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151);

(B) such workers are workers who work in an industry that is a qualifying industry, as determined under paragraph (2);

(C) a significant number or proportion of the workers working for the applicable firm have become totally or partially separated or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;

(D) (i) sales or production of the applicable firm have decreased absolutely;

(ii) the applicable firm has been closed, relocated, or acquired from another entity or foreign country; or

(iii) the sales, production, or services of the applicable firm have caused a shift that has contributed to the total or partial separation, or threatened total or partial separation, of such workers; and

(E) the total or partial separation, threatened total or partial separation, or any of the actions described in subparagraph (D), are directly attributable to—

(i) actions by the Federal Government;

(ii) the low cost of competing alternative forms of energy; or

(iii) other reasons as determined by the Secretary.

(2) QUALIFYING INDUSTRY.—

(A) INITIAL PERIOD.—For any group filing a petition under section 211 on a date that is during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 5 years after such date of enactment, a qualifying industry shall be a coal-related or coal-dependent industry, as determined by the Secretary.

(B) SUBSEQUENT YEARS.—

(i) SYSTEM.—For any group filing a petition under section 211 on a date that is after the 5-year period described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall establish a system in accordance with this subparagraph for determining industries (in addition to the coal-related or coal-dependent industry) to add as qualifying industries.

(ii) QUALIFICATIONS.—To be added as a qualifying industry under clause (i), an industry shall be—

(I) an energy industry; and

(II) an industry for which the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, has determined that, during the 5-year period preceding the determination of the Secretary under this subparagraph, not less than 20 percent of the workers in such industry are totally or partially separated or are threatened to become totally or partially separated.

(iii) TIMING.—On the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall determine if any industry meets the qualifications under clause (ii) and add any such industry as a qualifying industry.

(C) INDEFINITELY QUALIFIED.—Notwithstanding any other provision in this paragraph, an industry that is a qualifying industry, under subparagraph (A) or (B), shall indefinitely remain a qualifying industry.

(b) Basis for Secretary's Determinations.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, in determining whether to certify a group of workers under section 213, obtain from the workers, the applicable firm, or a customer of the applicable firm, information the Secretary determines to be necessary to make such certification, through questionnaires and in any other manner that the Secretary determines appropriate.

(2) STANDARDS; CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall establish—

(A) standards, including data requirements, to investigate petitions filed under section 211; and

(B) criteria for making determinations under section 213.

(3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The Secretary may seek additional information to determine whether to certify a group of workers—

(A) by contacting—

(i) officials or workers of the applicable firm;

(ii) officials of a certified or recognized labor organization or other duly authorized representative of the group of workers;

(iii) State or regional departments of labor, energy, the environment, economic development, or commerce or that regulate utilities; or

(iv) the Administrator, the Secretary, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers), the Secretary of the Interior, the United States Geological Survey, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary of the Treasury, as applicable; and

(B) by using any other available sources of information.

(4) VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION.—

(A) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall require the worker, applicable firm, or a customer of such firm to certify—

(i) all information obtained under paragraph (1) through questionnaires; and

(ii) all other information obtained under paragraph (1) from such worker, firm, or customer on which the Secretary relies in making a determination under section 213, unless the Secretary has a reasonable basis for determining that such information is accurate and complete without being certified.

(B) USE OF SUBPOENAS.—

(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause (ii), if a worker, applicable firm, or customer of such firm fails to provide information requested by the Secretary under paragraph (1) within 20 days after the date of such request, the Secretary shall obtain such information by subpoena in accordance with section 214.

(ii) EXCEPTION.—The requirement under clause (i) shall not apply if the worker, applicable firm, or customer of such firm demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such worker, firm, or customer will provide the information within a reasonable period of time.

(C) PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.—

(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not release information obtained under paragraph (1) that the Secretary considers to be confidential business information or personally identifiable information unless the worker, applicable firm, or customer whose information is at issue had notice, at the time of submission, that the information would be released by the Secretary, or such worker, applicable firm, or customer subsequently consents to the release of the information.

(ii) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in this subparagraph prohibits the Secretary from providing the confidential business information described in clause (i) to a court in camera or to another party under a protective order issued by a court.

(a) In general.—As soon as practicable after the date on which a petition is filed under section 211 and, subject to subsection (e), not later than 40 days after that date, the Secretary shall—

(1) determine whether the petitioning group meets the requirements under section 212(a); and

(2) issue a certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance covering the workers in any group which meets such requirements.

(b) Date of separation.—Each certification issued under subsection (a)(2) shall specify the date on which the total or partial separation began or threatened to begin.

(c) Publication.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 days after reaching a determination on a petition filed under section 211, the Secretary shall publish a summary of the determination in the Federal Register and on the Web site of the Department of Labor, together with the reasons of the Secretary for making such determination.

(2) LIMITATION ON PERSONAL INFORMATION.—The publication under paragraph (1)—

(A) shall not include any personal information, including names, of workers certified; and

(B) may include information regarding the applicable firm.

(d) Termination of certification.—Whenever the Secretary determines, with respect to any certification of eligibility of the workers of an applicable firm, that total or partial separations, or threatened total or partial separations, from such firm are no longer attributable to the factors described in subparagraph (E) of section 212(a)(1), the Secretary shall—

(1) terminate such certification; and

(2) promptly have notice of such termination, and the reasons for such termination, published in the Federal Register and on the Web site of the Department of Labor.

(e) Extension.—The Secretary may have an extension for completing the determination or issuance under subsection (a) if any individual fails to comply with the requirements for providing information under section 212(b).

(a) In general.—In the case described in section 212(b)(4)(B), the Secretary may require by subpoena the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence necessary for the Secretary to make a determination under section 213.

(b) Contumacy.—If a person refuses to obey a subpoena issued under subsection (a), a United States district court within the jurisdiction of which the relevant proceeding under this title is conducted may, on petition by the Secretary, issue an order requiring compliance with such subpoena.

A denial of a certification under section 213 shall be subject to judicial review in accordance with chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code.

(a) In general.—In accordance with this part, the Secretary shall award adjustment assistance for a calendar year to any individual who—

(1) submits an application for an adjustment assistance option under any of paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) to the Secretary in a manner determined by the Secretary;

(2) is determined by the Secretary to be a certified adversely affected worker as of the date on which such individual submits the application; and

(3) meets all requirements under this section with respect to the applicable adjustment assistance option.

(b) Options.—For a calendar year, an individual may apply for adjustment assistance under not more than 1 of the following options:

(1) OPTION A.—Option A shall consist of adjustment assistance that is—

(A) federally funded unemployment compensation under part III, and the amendments made by such part;

(B) premium subsidy credits and cost sharing benefits for health insurance under section 241, and the amendments made by such section; and

(C) additional pension benefits under section 243, and the amendment made by such section.

(2) OPTION B.—Option B shall consist of adjustment assistance that is—

(A) (i) funding in an amount equal to the cost of attendance (as defined in section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll)), for a program of education or training of not more than 4 years at a public institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1002)), subject to paragraph (4); or

(ii) (I) training services and appropriate career services under section 242;

(II) job search allowances and relocation allowances under section 242, for individuals who meet the requirements under subsections (d) and (e) of that section, respectively; and

(III) an amount for living expenses that is based on, and calculated in the same manner as, the cost of attendance, as defined in that section, for the training services and career services, subject to paragraph (4); and

(B) premium subsidy credits and cost sharing benefits for health insurance under section 241, and the amendments made by such section, and additional pension benefits under section 243, and the amendment made by such section.

(3) OPTION C.—Option C shall—

(A) be for an individual who is 62 years of age or older on the date on which such individual submits an application under subsection (a) and—

(i) retires from the adversely affected employment not later than 120 days after the date on which such individual becomes a certified adversely affected worker; or

(ii) in the case of an individual whose adversely affected employment was at an applicable firm that is no longer capable of providing the full retirement pension and health care benefits as promised, has retired prior to the date on which such individual becomes a certified adversely affected worker; and

(B) consist of adjustment assistance that is—

(i) the premium subsidy credits and cost sharing benefits for health insurance under section 241, and the amendments made by such section; and

(ii) additional pension benefits under section 243, and the amendment made by such section.

(4) SPECIAL RULE.—Any amount provided for the cost of attendance of a program of education or training under paragraph (2)(A)(i), or for living expenses related to training services under paragraph (2)(A)(ii), shall be reduced by any amount provided toward such cost of attendance or living expenses under section 242, section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a), or any other Federal grant assistance program.

(c) Reapplication process.—An individual who has received adjustment assistance for a calendar year shall reapply for such assistance for any subsequent calendar year subject to subsection (d).

(d) Limitations.—

(1) OPTION A.—An individual may receive adjustment assistance under subsection (b)(1) for not more than 3 years.

(2) OPTION B.—An individual may receive adjustment assistance under subsection (b)(2) for not more than 4 years.

(e) Flexibility in options.—During a calendar year, an individual receiving adjustment assistance under an option under subsection (b) may terminate adjustment assistance under that option and apply to receive adjustment assistance under a different option under such subsection.

(a) Definition of comparable benefits.—In this section, the term “comparable benefits” means benefits that provide the individual with not less than 90 percent of the salary, pension benefits, and health care benefits provided to the individual by the applicable firm immediately prior to the individual becoming an adversely affected worker.

(b) Notification of comparable benefits.—Not later than 60 days after obtaining comparable benefits, an individual receiving adjustment assistance shall notify the Secretary of such comparable benefits.

(c) Termination.—Any adjustment assistance provided to an individual under this subtitle shall terminate not later than 60 days after the date on which such individual obtains comparable benefits.

(a) Federal-State agreements.—Any State that desires to do so may enter into and participate in an agreement under this section with the Secretary. Any State that is a party to an agreement under this section may, upon providing 30 days' written notice to the Secretary, terminate such agreement.

(b) Provisions of agreement.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Any agreement under subsection (a) shall provide that the State agency of the State will make payments of temporary additional unemployment compensation to applicable individuals who—

(A) have exhausted all rights to regular compensation under the State law or under Federal law with respect to a benefit year;

(B) have no rights to regular compensation with respect to a week under such law or any other State unemployment compensation law or to compensation under any other Federal law;

(C) are not receiving compensation with respect to such week under the unemployment compensation law of Canada; and

(D) are able to work, available to work, and actively seeking work.

(2) EXHAUSTION OF BENEFITS.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), an applicable individual shall be deemed to have exhausted such individual's rights to regular compensation under a State law when—

(A) no payments of regular compensation can be made under such law because such individual has received all regular compensation available to such individual based on employment or wages during such individual's base period; or

(B) such individual's rights to such compensation have been terminated by reason of the expiration of the benefit year with respect to which such rights existed.

(3) WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT, ETC.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (4), for purposes of any agreement under this section—

(i) the amount of temporary additional unemployment compensation that shall be payable to any applicable individual for any week of total unemployment shall be equal to the amount of the regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to such individual during such individual's benefit year under the State law for a week of total unemployment;

(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), the terms and conditions of the State law which apply to claims for regular compensation and to the payment thereof (including terms and conditions relating to availability for work, active search for work, and refusal to accept work) shall apply to claims for temporary additional unemployment compensation and the payment thereof, except—

(I) that an applicable individual shall not be eligible for temporary additional unemployment compensation unless, in the base period with respect to which such individual exhausted all rights to regular compensation under the State law, such individual had 20 weeks of full-time insured employment or the equivalent in insured wages, as determined under the provisions of the State law implementing section 202(a)(5) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note; Public Law 91–373); and

(II) where otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this section or with the regulations or operating instructions of the Secretary promulgated to carry out this section; and

(iii) the maximum amount of temporary additional unemployment compensation payable to any applicable individual is 156 weeks.

(B) EXCEPTION.—Under an agreement under this section, temporary additional unemployment compensation shall not be denied under subparagraph (A) to an applicable individual for any week by reason of a failure to accept an offer of, or apply for, work if the work does not provide for comparable benefits (as defined in section 222(c)).

(4) NO NEW BENEFIT YEAR.—In determining the amount under paragraph (3), a State shall not establish a new benefit year with respect to applicable individuals.

(5) COORDINATION RULE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law (and if the State law permits), the Governor of a State that is in an extended benefit period may provide for the payment of emergency unemployment compensation prior to temporary additional unemployment compensation to applicable individuals who otherwise meet the requirements of this section.

(6) UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS INELIGIBLE.—A State shall require as a condition of temporary additional unemployment compensation that each alien who receives such compensation must be legally authorized to work in the United States, as defined for purposes of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.). In determining whether an alien meets the requirements of this subsection, a State must follow the procedures provided in section 1137(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–7(d)).

(c) Payments to states.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—

(A) FULL REIMBURSEMENT.—There shall be paid to each State which has entered into an agreement under this section an amount equal to 100 percent of—

(i) the total amount of additional weeks of temporary additional unemployment compensation paid to applicable individuals by the State pursuant to such agreement; and

(ii) any additional administrative expenses incurred by the State by reason of such agreement (as determined by the Secretary).

(B) TERMS OF PAYMENTS.—Sums payable to any State by reason of such State's having an agreement under this section shall be payable, either in advance or by way of reimbursement (as determined by the Secretary), in such amounts as the Secretary estimates the State will be entitled to receive under this section for a period, reduced or increased, as the case may be, by any amount by which the Secretary finds that his estimates for any prior period were greater or less than the amounts which should have been paid to the State. Such estimates may be made on the basis of such statistical, sampling, or other method as may be agreed upon by the Secretary and the State agency of the State involved.

(2) CERTIFICATIONS.—The Secretary shall from time to time certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to each State the sums payable to such State under this section.

(3) FUNDING.—Payments to States under an agreement under this section shall be made from the Trust Fund established under section 251.

(d) Fraud and overpayments.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—If an individual knowingly has made, or caused to be made by another, a false statement or representation of a material fact, or knowingly has failed, or caused another to fail, to disclose a material fact, and as a result of such false statement or representation or of such nondisclosure such individual has received an amount of temporary additional unemployment compensation to which such individual was not entitled, such individual—

(A) shall be ineligible for further temporary additional unemployment compensation in accordance with the provisions of the applicable State unemployment compensation law relating to fraud in connection with a claim for unemployment compensation; and

(B) shall be subject to prosecution under section 1001 of title 18, United States Code.

(2) REPAYMENT.—In the case of individuals who have received amounts of temporary additional unemployment compensation to which they were not entitled, the State shall require such individuals to repay the amounts of such temporary additional unemployment compensation to the State agency, except that the State agency may waive such repayment if it determines that—

(A) the payment of such temporary additional unemployment compensation was without fault on the part of any such individual; and

(B) such repayment would be contrary to equity and good conscience.

(3) RECOVERY BY STATE AGENCY.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The State agency shall recover the amount to be repaid, or any part thereof, by deductions from any temporary additional unemployment compensation payable to such individual under this section or from any unemployment compensation payable to such individual under any State or Federal unemployment compensation law administered by the State agency or under any other State or Federal law administered by the State agency which provides for the payment of any assistance or allowance with respect to any week of unemployment, during the 3-year period after the date such individual received the payment of the temporary additional unemployment compensation to which the individual was not entitled, in accordance with the same procedures as apply to the recovery of overpayments of regular unemployment benefits paid by the State.

(B) OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING.—No repayment shall be required, and no deduction shall be made, until a determination has been made, notice thereof and an opportunity for a fair hearing has been given to the individual, and the determination has become final.

(4) REVIEW.—Any determination by a State agency under this subsection shall be subject to review in the same manner and to the same extent as determinations under the State unemployment compensation law, and only in that manner and to that extent.

(e) Applicability.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—An agreement entered into under this section shall apply to weeks of unemployment—

(A) beginning after the date on which such agreement is entered into; and

(B) ending on or before January 1, 2020.

(2) TERMINATION.—No temporary additional unemployment compensation under this section shall be payable for any week subsequent to the last week described in paragraph (1)(B).

(f) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) APPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term “applicable individual” means, with respect to a week of temporary additional unemployment compensation, an individual who—

(A) is a certified adversely affected worker (as defined in section 202) for such week; and

(B) has been awarded adjustment assistance for option A under section 221(b) for such week.

(2) EB PROGRAM DEFINITIONS.—The terms “compensation”, “regular compensation”, “extended compensation”, “benefit year”, “base period”, “State”, “State agency”, “State law”, and “week” have the respective meanings given such terms under section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note).

(a) Unemployment compensation.—Chapter 23 of subtitle C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—

(1) in section 3304(a)—

(A) in paragraph (18), by striking “and” at the end;

(B) by redesignating paragraph (19) as paragraph (20); and

(C) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following new paragraph:

“(19) additional unemployment compensation for applicable individuals shall be payable as provided in section 3312; and”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections for chapter 23 of subtitle C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following item:

“Sec. 3312. Additional unemployment compensation.”.

(c) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2020, and shall apply to weeks of unemployment ending on or after such date.

(a) Premium subsidy credit.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 36B(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(E) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN CERTIFIED ADVERSELY AFFECTED WORKERS.—If—

“(i) a taxpayer has a household income which is not greater than 100 percent of an amount equal to the poverty line for a family of the size involved, and

“(ii) the taxpayer is a certified adversely affected worker under section 202 of the Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act and has been awarded adjustment assistance under Option A, Option B, or Option C of section 211(b) of such Act,

the taxpayer shall, for purposes of the credit under this section, be treated as an applicable taxpayer with a household income which is equal to 100 percent of the poverty line for a family of the size involved.”.

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2017.

(b) Cost sharing.—The second sentence of section 1402(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by striking “section 36B(c)(1)(B)” and inserting “subparagraph (C) or (E) of section 36B(c)(1)”.

(a) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) CAREER SERVICES.—The term “career services” means services described in section 134(c)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)).

(2) ELIGIBLE ADVERSELY AFFECTED WORKER.—The term “eligible adversely affected worker” means a certified adversely affected worker who has been awarded adjustment assistance under section 221(b)(2).

(3) SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT.—The term “suitable employment”, used with respect to an eligible adversely affected worker, means employment—

(A) at a wage that is not less than 90 percent of the wage the worker received on the day before the date described in section 213(b); and

(B) that meets such other requirements as the Secretary may specify.

(4) TRAINING SERVICES.—The term “training services” means services provided under section 134(c)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)).

(b) Funding.—Each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use a portion of the funds made available under section 251 to carry out this section. From that portion, the Secretary shall—

(1) reserve an amount for the Secretary to use in ensuring the availability of rapid response activities and career services under section 211(b)(1);

(2) reserve an amount to grant job search allowances under subsection (d);

(3) reserve an amount to grant relocation allowance under subsection (e); and

(4) use the remainder of the portion to carry out subsection (c).

(c) Career services and training services.—

(1) FUNDING.—Each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use the remainder described in subsection (b)(4) to provide career services and training services to eligible adversely affected workers, or to contribute to the costs of the one-stop delivery system involved.

(2) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall treat the funds in that remainder as if the funds are part of the amount described in section 132(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3172(b)(2)(B)), except that—

(A) all funds in that remainder may only be used to provide career services and training services to eligible adversely affected worker, or to contribute to the costs of the one-stop delivery system involved, as described in section 133(b)(5)(B)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(5)(B)(ii));

(B) the funds in that remainder shall not be counted for purposes of applying section 132(b)(2)(B)(iii) or 133(b)(2)(B)(iii) of that Act (29 U.S.C. 3172(b)(2)(B)(iii), 3173(b)(2)(B)(iii)); and

(C) section 133(b)(4) of that Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(4)) shall not apply to the funds in that remainder.

(d) Job search allowances.—

(1) JOB SEARCH ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED.—

(A) DISTRIBUTIONS.—

(i) INITIAL DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall establish procedures for an initial distribution to States of reserved funds described in subsection (b)(2) and available for a fiscal year. Such procedures may include the distribution of funds pursuant to requests submitted by States in need of such funds.

(ii) SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall establish procedures for the distribution to States of the reserved funds that remain available for the fiscal year after the initial distribution required under clause (i). Such procedures may include the distribution of funds pursuant to requests submitted by States in need of such funds.

(B) STATE USE OF FUNDS.—Each State may use funds distributed to the State under subparagraph (A) to allow an eligible adversely affected worker who has completed a program of training services or has received appropriate career services to file an application with the Secretary for payment of a job search allowance.

(C) APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary may grant an allowance pursuant to an application filed under subparagraph (B) when all of the following apply:

(i) ASSIST ELIGIBLE ADVERSELY AFFECTED WORKER.—The allowance is paid to assist a worker described in subparagraph (B) in securing a job within the United States.

(ii) LOCAL EMPLOYMENT NOT AVAILABLE.—The Secretary determines that the worker cannot reasonably be expected to secure suitable employment in the commuting area in which the worker resides.

(iii) APPLICATION.—The worker has filed an application for the allowance with the Secretary at such time and containing such information as the Secretary may determine.

(2) AMOUNT OF ALLOWANCE.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Any allowance granted under paragraph (1) shall provide reimbursement to the worker of not more than 90 percent of the necessary job search expenses of the worker as prescribed by the Secretary in regulations.

(B) MAXIMUM ALLOWANCE.—Reimbursement under this paragraph may not exceed $1,250 for any worker.

(C) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), a State may reimburse any worker described in paragraph (1)(B) for necessary expenses incurred by the worker in participating in a job search program approved by the Secretary.

(e) Relocation allowances.—

(1) RELOCATION ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED.—

(A) DISTRIBUTIONS.—

(i) INITIAL DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall establish procedures for an initial distribution to States of reserved funds described in subsection (b)(3) and available for a fiscal year. Such procedures may include the distribution of funds pursuant to requests submitted by States in need of such funds.

(ii) SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall establish procedures for the distribution to States of the reserved funds that remain available for the fiscal year after the initial distribution required under clause (i). Such procedures may include the distribution of funds pursuant to requests submitted by States in need of such funds.

(B) STATE USE OF FUNDS.—Each State may use funds distributed to the State under subparagraph (A) to allow an eligible adversely affected worker to file an application for a relocation allowance with the Secretary, and the Secretary may grant the relocation allowance, subject to the terms and conditions of this subsection.

(2) CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING ALLOWANCE.—The relocation allowance may be granted if all of the following terms and conditions are met:

(A) ASSIST ELIGIBLE ADVERSELY AFFECTED WORKER.—The relocation allowance will assist an eligible adversely affected worker in relocating within the United States to receive training services or for employment.

(B) LOCAL EMPLOYMENT NOT AVAILABLE.—The Secretary determines that the worker cannot reasonably be expected to secure—

(i) in the case of a worker relocating to receive training services, suitable training services in the commuting area in which the worker resides; and

(ii) in the case of a worker relocating for employment, suitable employment in that commuting area.

(C) SEPARATION OR THREAT.—The worker is totally or partially separated, or is threatened to become totally or partially separated, from employment at the time relocation commences.

(D) SUITABLE TRAINING OR EMPLOYMENT.—The worker—

(i) in the case of a worker relocating to receive training services or for employment after receiving training services, obtains approval from the Secretary for the program of training services involved; or

(ii) in the case of a worker relocating for employment, has obtained suitable employment affording a reasonable expectation of long-term duration in the area in which the worker wishes to relocate, or has obtained a bona fide offer of such employment.

(E) APPLICATION.—The worker filed an application with the Secretary before—

(i) in the case of a worker relocating for employment or to receive training services, the later of—

(I) the 425th day after the date of the certification under section 212 that covers the worker; or

(II) the 425th day after the date of the worker's last total separation; or

(ii) in the case of a worker relocating for employment after receiving training services, the date that is the 182d day after the date on which the worker concluded a program of training services approved by the Secretary under subparagraph (D)(i).

(3) AMOUNT OF ALLOWANCE.—Any relocation allowance granted to a worker under paragraph (1) shall include—

(A) not more than 90 percent of the reasonable and necessary expenses (including subsistence and transportation expenses at levels not exceeding those allowable as specified in regulations prescribed by the Secretary) incurred in transporting the worker, the worker's family, and household effects; and

(B) a lump sum equivalent to 3 times the worker's average weekly wage, up to a maximum payment of $1,250.

(4) LIMITATIONS.—A relocation allowance may not be granted to a worker unless—

(A) in the case of a worker relocating for employment or to receive training services, the relocation occurs within 182 days after the filing of the application for relocation assistance; or

(B) in the case of a worker relocating for employment after receiving training services, the relocation occurs within 182 days after the conclusion of a program of training services approved by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(D)(i).

(a) In general.—In the case that, with respect to a certified adversely affected worker, the amount of pension plan benefits guaranteed under section 4022 or 4022A of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1322, 1322a), subject to section 4022B of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1322b) is less than the amount of the nonforfeitable benefit to which such employee was entitled under the terms of the pension plan of the applicable firm immediately before the date of the insolvency of such applicable firm, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall make payments to such certified adversely affected worker or to the multiemployer plan of the certified adversely affected worker, as applicable, on a monthly basis in an amount equal to—

(1) the excess of—

(A) the amount to which the employee was so entitled; over

(B) the amount so guaranteed; and

(2) the payments otherwise made to such worker in accordance with section 4022 or 4022A of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1322, 1322a), subject to section 4022B of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1322b).

(b) Transfers from Fund.—Each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Labor shall transfer from the Trust Fund established under section 251 to the fund established under subsection (i) of section 4005 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 U.S.C. 1305) (as added by subsection (c)), an amount equal to the aggregate payments that are expected to be made under subsection (a)(1) by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in the subsequent fiscal quarter. The Secretary of Labor may adjust the amounts so transferred for a fiscal quarter to account for any overpayment or underpayment so made in a previous fiscal quarter.

(c) PBGC fund.—Section 4005 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1305) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(i) An eighth fund shall be established and credited with any amounts transferred in accordance with section 243(b) of the Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act. Such amounts shall be made available to make payments in accordance with section 243(a) of such Act.”.

(a) Establishment.—There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the “Clean Energy Workers Trust Fund” (referred to in this title as the “Trust Fund”), consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated to the Trust Fund under subsection (b).

(b) Amounts in Trust Fund.—There is appropriated to the Trust Fund, on an annual basis, an amount equal to the increase in revenues to the Treasury resulting from the amendments made by section 252.

(c) Expenditures from Trust Fund.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under paragraph (2), amounts in the Trust Fund shall be available without further appropriation—

(A) to carry out—

(i) the group certification and individual application provisions under parts I and II of this subtitle, respectively;

(ii) adjustment assistance provided through any option under section 221(b) (subject to paragraph (2)); and

(iii) sections 262 and 263; and

(B) for the administrative costs associated with carrying out subparagraph (A) and this section.

(2) TAX CREDITS AND INCENTIVES.—From time to time there shall be transferred from the Trust Fund to the general fund of the Treasury amounts equal to the decrease in revenues to the Treasury resulting from the amendments made by sections 241 and 261.

(3) AVAILABILITY.—The amounts in the Trust Fund shall be available for the purposes described in paragraphs (1) and (2) to the Secretary and the head of any other agency as necessary to carry out such purposes.

(a) In general.—Subsection (b) of section 7874 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

“(b) Inverted corporations treated as domestic corporations.—

“(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 7701(a)(4), a foreign corporation shall be treated for purposes of this title as a domestic corporation if—

“(A) such corporation would be a surrogate foreign corporation if subsection (a)(2) were applied by substituting ‘80 percent’ for ‘60 percent’, or

“(B) such corporation is an inverted domestic corporation.

“(2) INVERTED DOMESTIC CORPORATION.—For purposes of this subsection, a foreign corporation shall be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if, pursuant to a plan (or a series of related transactions)—

“(A) the entity completes after May 8, 2014, the direct or indirect acquisition of—

“(i) substantially all of the properties held directly or indirectly by a domestic corporation, or

“(ii) substantially all of the assets of, or substantially all of the properties constituting a trade or business of, a domestic partnership, and

“(B) after the acquisition, either—

“(i) more than 50 percent of the stock (by vote or value) of the entity is held—

“(I) in the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic corporation, by former shareholders of the domestic corporation by reason of holding stock in the domestic corporation, or

“(II) in the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic partnership, by former partners of the domestic partnership by reason of holding a capital or profits interest in the domestic partnership, or

“(ii) the management and control of the expanded affiliated group which includes the entity occurs, directly or indirectly, primarily within the United States, and such expanded affiliated group has significant domestic business activities.

“(3) EXCEPTION FOR CORPORATIONS WITH SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN FOREIGN COUNTRY OF ORGANIZATION.—A foreign corporation described in paragraph (2) shall not be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if after the acquisition the expanded affiliated group which includes the entity has substantial business activities in the foreign country in which or under the law of which the entity is created or organized when compared to the total business activities of such expanded affiliated group. For purposes of subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii) and the preceding sentence, the term ‘substantial business activities’ shall have the meaning given such term under regulations in effect on May 8, 2014, except that the Secretary may issue regulations increasing the threshold percent in any of the tests under such regulations for determining if business activities constitute substantial business activities for purposes of this paragraph.

“(4) MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL.—For purposes of paragraph (2)(B)(ii)—

“(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for purposes of determining cases in which the management and control of an expanded affiliated group is to be treated as occurring, directly or indirectly, primarily within the United States. The regulations prescribed under the preceding sentence shall apply to periods after May 8, 2014.

“(B) EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT.—Such regulations shall provide that the management and control of an expanded affiliated group shall be treated as occurring, directly or indirectly, primarily within the United States if substantially all of the executive officers and senior management of the expanded affiliated group who exercise day-to-day responsibility for making decisions involving strategic, financial, and operational policies of the expanded affiliated group are based or primarily located within the United States. Individuals who in fact exercise such day-to-day responsibilities shall be treated as executive officers and senior management regardless of their title.

“(5) SIGNIFICANT DOMESTIC BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.—For purposes of paragraph (2)(B)(ii), an expanded affiliated group has significant domestic business activities if at least 25 percent of—

“(A) the employees of the group are based in the United States,

“(B) the employee compensation incurred by the group is incurred with respect to employees based in the United States,

“(C) the assets of the group are located in the United States, or

“(D) the income of the group is derived in the United States,

determined in the same manner as such determinations are made for purposes of determining substantial business activities under regulations referred to in paragraph (3) as in effect on May 8, 2014, but applied by treating all references in such regulations to ‘foreign country’ and ‘relevant foreign country’ as references to ‘the United States’. The Secretary may issue regulations decreasing the threshold percent in any of the tests under such regulations for determining if business activities constitute significant domestic business activities for purposes of this paragraph.”.

(b) Conforming amendments.—

(1) Clause (i) of section 7874(a)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by striking “after March 4, 2003,” and inserting “after March 4, 2003, and before May 9, 2014,”.

(2) Subsection (c) of section 7874 of such Code is amended—

(A) in paragraph (2)—

(i) by striking “subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii)” and inserting “subsections (a)(2)(B)(ii) and (b)(2)(B)(i)”, and

(ii) by inserting “or (b)(2)(A)” after “(a)(2)(B)(i)” in subparagraph (B),

(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting “or (b)(2)(B)(i), as the case may be,” after “(a)(2)(B)(ii)”,

(C) in paragraph (5), by striking “subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii)” and inserting “subsections (a)(2)(B)(ii) and (b)(2)(B)(i)”, and

(D) in paragraph (6), by inserting “or inverted domestic corporation, as the case may be,” after “surrogate foreign corporation”.

(c) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after May 8, 2014.

(a) Inclusion in work opportunity credit.—Paragraph (1) of section 51(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “or” at the end of subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) and inserting “, or”, and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(K) a qualified adversely affected energy industry unemployed worker.”.

(b) Definition of qualified adversely affected energy industry unemployed worker.—Subsection (d) of section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(16) QUALIFIED ADVERSELY AFFECTED ENERGY INDUSTRY UNEMPLOYED WORKER.—The term ‘qualified adversely affected energy industry unemployed worker’ means any individual who—

“(A) is a certified adversely affected worker under section 202 of the Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act and whose status as such has not been terminated before the date the individual begins work for the employer,

“(B) is certified by the designated local agency as—

“(i) having aggregate periods of unemployment during the 1-year period ending on the hiring date which equal or exceed 4 weeks (but less than 6 months), or

“(ii) having aggregate periods of unemployment during the 1-year period ending on the hiring date which equal or exceed 6 months.”.

(c) Increased credit amount for long-Term unemployed workers.—Section 51(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—

(1) by striking “and” before “$24,000”, and

(2) by inserting “, and $14,000 per year in the case of any individual who is a qualified adversely affected energy industry unemployed worker by reason of subsection (d)(16)(B)(ii)” after “subsection (d)(3)(A)(ii)(II)”.

(d) Credit limited to individuals hired for comparable occupation.—Subsection (b) of section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR QUALIFIED ADVERSELY AFFECTED ENERGY INDUSTRY UNEMPLOYED WORKERS.—The term ‘qualified wages’ shall not include any wages paid to qualified adversely affected energy industry unemployed worker unless the position for which such worker is hired for is a comparable occupation as determined under section 222 of the Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act”..”.

(e) Termination provision not To apply.—Paragraph (4) of section 51(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to amounts paid or incurred to qualified adversely affected energy industry unemployed workers.”.

(f) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after December 31, 2017.

(a) Violations.—It shall be a violation of this subtitle to for any person to—

(1) make a false statement of a material fact knowing it to be false, or knowingly fail to disclose a material fact, for the purpose of obtaining or increasing for that person or for any other person any payment authorized to be furnished under this subtitle; or

(2) make a false statement of a material fact knowing it to be false, or knowingly fail to disclose a material fact, when providing information to the Secretary during an investigation of a petition under section 211.

(b) Penalties.—Any person who commits a violation under subsection (a) shall be imprisoned for not more than 1 year, fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.

(a) General information.—The Secretary shall provide—

(1) full information to workers about—

(A) the adjustment assistance available under this subtitle; and

(B) the petition and application procedures, and the appropriate filing dates, for such adjustment assistance;

(2) whatever assistance is necessary to enable groups of workers to prepare petitions or applications for such adjustment assistance;

(3) the applicable eligible agency, as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302), or any equivalent agency, and public or private agencies, institutions, and employers, as appropriate, with information of each certification issued under section 213 and of projections, if available, of the needs for training under section 242 as a result of such certification; and

(4) labor organizations and other community organizations with funding from the Trust Fund established under section 251, to conduct community outreach to educate adversely affected workers about such adjustment assistance.

(b) Written notice to individuals.—The Secretary shall provide written notice through the mail of the adjustment assistance available under this subtitle to each worker whom the Secretary has reason to believe is covered by a certification under section 213—

(1) at the time such certification is made, if the worker was partially or totally separated, or threatened to become totally or partially separated, from the adversely affected employment before such certification, or

(2) at the time of the total or partial separation, or threatened total or partial separation, of the worker from the adversely affected employment, if paragraph (1) does not apply.

(c) Published notice.—The Secretary shall publish notice of the adjustment assistance available under this subtitle to workers covered by each certification issued under section 213 in newspapers of general circulation in the areas in which such workers reside.

(d) Notification to Department of Commerce.—Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to the Department of Commerce on the geographic location and sector implicated by each certification issued under section 213.

Section 402(i)(2) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(i)(2)) is amended—

(1) by striking “Subject to” and inserting the following:

“(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“(B) EXCESS AMOUNTS.—

“(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), and after all transfers referred to in subparagraph (A) and paragraph (1) have been made, any amounts remaining after the application of paragraph (3)(A) (without regard to this subparagraph) shall be transferred to the trustees of the 1974 UMWA Pension Plan and used solely to pay pension benefits required under such plan.

“(ii) 1974 UMWA PENSION PLAN.—For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘1974 UMWA Pension Plan’ means a pension plan referred to in section 9701(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 but without regard to whether participation in such plan is limited to individuals who retired in 1976 and thereafter.”.

The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out this subtitle.

This subtitle may be cited as the “Workplace Democracy for a Clean Energy Future”.

(a) In general.—Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, whenever a petition shall have been filed by an employee or group of employees or any individual or labor organization acting in their behalf alleging that a majority of employees in a unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining wish to be represented by an individual or labor organization for such purposes, the Board shall investigate the petition. If the Board finds that a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining has signed valid authorizations designating the individual or labor organization specified in the petition as their bargaining representative and that no other individual or labor organization is currently certified or recognized as the exclusive representative of any of the employees in the unit, the Board shall not direct an election but shall certify the individual or labor organization as the representative described in subsection (a).

“(7) The Board shall develop guidelines and procedures for the designation by employees of a bargaining representative in the manner described in paragraph (6). Such guidelines and procedures shall include—

“(A) model collective bargaining authorization language that may be used for purposes of making the designations described in paragraph (6); and

“(B) procedures to be used by the Board to establish the validity of signed authorizations designating bargaining representatives.”.

(b) Conforming amendments.—

(1) NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD.—Section 3(b) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 153(b)) is amended, in the second sentence—

(A) by striking “and to” and inserting “to”; and

(B) by striking “and certify the results thereof,” and inserting “, and to issue certifications as provided for in that section,”.

(2) UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES.—Section 8(b) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(b)) is amended—

(A) in paragraph (7)(B) by striking “, or” and inserting “or a petition has been filed under section 9(c)(6), or”; and

(B) in paragraph (7)(C) by striking “when such a petition has been filed” and inserting “when such a petition other than a petition under section 9(c)(6) has been filed”.

Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(h) Whenever collective bargaining is for the purpose of establishing an initial agreement following certification or recognition, the provisions of subsection (d) shall be modified as follows:

“(1) Not later than 10 days after receiving a written request for collective bargaining from an individual or labor organization that has been newly organized or certified as a representative as defined in section 9(a), or within such further period as the parties agree upon, the parties shall meet and commence to bargain collectively and shall make every reasonable effort to conclude and sign a collective bargaining agreement.

“(2) If after the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date on which bargaining is commenced, or such additional period as the parties may agree upon, the parties have failed to reach an agreement, either party may notify the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service of the existence of a dispute and request mediation. Whenever such a request is received, it shall be the duty of the Service promptly to put itself in communication with the parties and to use its best efforts, by mediation and conciliation, to bring them to agreement.

“(3) If after the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the request for mediation is made under paragraph (2), or such additional period as the parties may agree upon, the Service is not able to bring the parties to agreement by conciliation, the Service shall refer the dispute to an arbitration board established in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Service. The arbitration panel shall render a decision settling the dispute and such decision shall be binding upon the parties for a period of 2 years, unless amended during such period by written consent of the parties.”.

(a) Eligible county defined.—In this subtitle, the term “eligible county” means a county or an Indian tribe eligible for assistance under this subtitle—

(1) in which not less than 35 certified adversely affected workers reside; and

(2) that is certified by the Secretary under subsection (b).

(b) Certification.—The Secretary shall certify an eligible county not later than 20 days after the date on which the Secretary determines that at least 35 workers residing in the county are certified adversely affected workers.

(c) Notification.—After the Secretary certifies a county as an eligible county under this section, the Secretary shall provide notice of the certification—

(1) to the county government; or

(2) if the county does not have a county government, to the most localized relevant regional or State government.

(d) Application.—After the date on which the Secretary certifies a county under this section, the county may apply for a grant under each of subsections (a) through (c) of section 282 and each of subsections (a) through (e) of section 283.

(a) Appalachian Regional Commission.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Appalachian Regional Commission established by section 14301(a) of title 40, United States Code (referred to in this subsection as the “Commission”), shall award grants to eligible counties to support economic development planning and implementation activities in those counties, including—

(A) developing entrepreneurial ecosystems;

(B) facilitating access to capital investments and new markets; and

(C) addressing barriers relating to adequate water, sewer, and telecommunications infrastructure.

(2) REGULATIONS; GUIDANCE.—The Commission may issue such regulations and guidance to carry out this subsection as the Commission determines to be necessary.

(3) FUNDING.—The Commission shall use to carry out this subsection not more than $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2025 from the Climate Fund.

(b) Economic Development Administration.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development (referred to in this subsection as the “Assistant Secretary”) shall—

(A) advance and coordinate regional place-based innovation efforts for the Federal Government; and

(B) provide planning and coordination assistance to eligible counties and other Federal agencies to assist in economic development activities under this subtitle.

(2) REGULATIONS; GUIDANCE.—The Assistant Secretary may issue such regulations and guidance to carry out this subsection as the Assistant Secretary determines to be necessary.

(3) FUNDING.—The Assistant Secretary shall use to carry out this subsection not more than $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2025 from the Climate Fund.

(c) New development and jobs in abandoned mine land communities.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (referred to in this subsection as the “Director”) shall award grants to eligible counties for activities relating to the reclamation of abandoned coal mine land sites and associated polluted waters.

(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the grant program under this subsection is to promote sustainable redevelopment in eligible counties.

(3) SELECTION.—The Director shall award grants based on economic factors, including—

(A) the unemployment rate in the eligible county;

(B) the amount and severity of problems in the eligible county relating to abandoned coal mine land and water problems; and

(C) whether, in the determination of the Director, reclamation activities to promote economic development would assist the eligible county.

(4) REGULATIONS; GUIDANCE.—In consultation with States, Indian tribes, and other stakeholders, the Director may issue such regulations and guidance to carry out this subsection as the Director determines to be necessary.

(5) FUNDING.—The Director shall use to carry out this subsection not more than $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2025 from the Climate Fund.

(d) Small Business Administration.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall award grants to members of disadvantaged communities to support entrepreneurial opportunities, such as starting or expanding small businesses or nonprofit organizations that—

(A) promote improvements in energy efficiency;

(B) design strategies to maximize energy efficiency; and

(C) promote—

(i) resource conservation and reuse;

(ii) the installation or construction of renewable energy technologies or facilities, such as wind, wave, solar, and geothermal energy; and

(iii) the effective use of existing infrastructure in affordable housing and economic development activities in low-income communities and disadvantaged communities.

(2) REGULATIONS; GUIDANCE.—The Administrator of the Small Business Administration may issue such regulations and guidance to carry out this subsection as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration determines to be necessary.

(3) FUNDING.—The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall use to carry out this subsection not more than $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2050 from the Climate Fund.

(a) State drinking water treatment revolving loan funds.—The Administrator shall award to eligible counties capitalization grants for the purpose of establishing a drinking water treatment revolving loan fund under section 1452(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(a)).

(b) Water infrastructure finance and innovation.—The Administrator shall provide to eligible counties long-term, low-interest loans for large water infrastructure projects that are not eligible for funding from a State revolving loan fund, in accordance with the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.).

(c) Broadband initiatives program.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide to eligible counties loans and loan guarantees under the broadband initiatives program established under title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb et seq.) to expand the access to, and quality of, broadband service across the rural United States.

(d) Broadband technology opportunities program.—The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information shall award to eligible counties grants for purposes of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program established under section 6001(a) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (47 U.S.C. 1305(a)), including providing access to, and improving, broadband service to underserved areas of the United States.

(e) Electric grid infrastructure.—The Secretary shall award to eligible counties grants for expenses necessary for—

(1) electricity delivery and energy reliability activities to modernize the electric grid, including activities relating to—

(A) demand-responsive equipment;

(B) enhanced security and reliability of energy infrastructure;

(C) energy storage research, development, demonstration, and deployment;

(D) facilitating recovery from disruptions to the energy supply; and

(E) high-voltage transmission lines to bring utility-scale hydro, wind, solar, and geothermal generation to demand centers; and

(2) implementation of the programs authorized under title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17381 et seq.).

(f) Grant and loan selection and management.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development and State and local workforce development boards established under sections 101 and 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111, 3122), shall determine the percentage of funds made available to allocate to each agency carrying out a loan or grant program under subsections (a) through (e).

(2) SELECTION.—To the maximum extent practicable, in selecting grant and loan applicants under this section, the heads of the agencies carrying out the grant and loan programs shall consult and coordinate with the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development.

(g) Funding.—There shall be used to carry out this section from the Climate Fund $7,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025.

(a) In general.—Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(b) Table of contents amendment.—The table of contents of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. prec. 2601) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title VI the following:

“Sec. 609. Rural and remote communities electrification grants.
“Sec. 610. Fossil fuel phaseout.”.

(a) Energy storage and dispatchable energy grant program.—

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program for utility-scale demonstration projects for energy storage and dispatchable concentrated solar thermal, geothermal, and ocean power energy technologies, or other emerging dispatchable technologies, as identified by the Secretary.

(2) FEDERAL COST SHARE.—The Secretary may provide a grant under this subsection in an amount that is equal to not more than 20 percent of the total costs incurred in connection with the development, construction, acquisition of components for, or engineering of a demonstration project referred to in paragraph (1).

(3) NO OWNERSHIP INTEREST.—The United States shall hold no equity or other ownership interest in a qualified advanced electric transmission manufacturing plant or qualified advanced electric transmission property for which funds are provided under this subsection.

(4) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use to carry out this subsection not more than $10,000,000,000 for each fiscal year from the Climate Fund.

(b) Interstate competitive renewable energy zones.—The Federal Power Act is amended by inserting after section 216 (16 U.S.C. 824p) the following:

(a) Permanent extension for certain facilities.—Section 45(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—

(1) in paragraph (4), by striking “and which” and all that follows through the period and inserting the following: “and, in the case of a facility using solar energy, which is placed in service before January 1, 2006.”,

(2) in paragraph (6), by striking “and the construction of which begins before January 1, 2017”,

(3) in paragraph (7), by striking “and the construction of which begins before January 1, 2017”,

(4) in paragraph (9)(A)—

(A) in clause (i), by striking “and before January 1, 2017”, and

(B) in clause (ii), by striking “and the construction of which begins before January 1, 2017”, and

(5) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking “and the construction of which begins before January 1, 2017”.

(b) Extension for wind facilities.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 45(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “January 1, 2020” and inserting “January 1, 2034”.

(2) MODIFICATION OF PHASEOUT.—Paragraph (5) of section 45(b) of such Code is amended—

(A) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (B),

(B) by striking “January 1, 2020, 60 percent.” in subparagraph (C) and inserting “January 1, 2031, 60 percent, and”, and

(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(D) in the case of any facility the construction of which begins after December 31, 2030, and before January 1, 2034, 80 percent.”.

(c) Extension of election To treat qualified facilities other than biomass facilities as energy property.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48(a)(5)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—

(A) by striking “and the construction of which begins before January 1, 2017 (January 1, 2020, in the case of any facility which is described in paragraph (1) of section 45(d))” in clause (ii), and

(B) by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:

“Such term shall not include any facility described in section 45(d)(1) the construction of which begins after December 31, 2033.”.

(2) EXCLUSION OF BIOMASS FACILITIES.—Clause (i) of section 48(a)(5)(C) of such Code is amended by striking “(2), (3),”.

(3) MODIFICATION OF PHASEOUT PERCENTAGE FOR WIND FACILITIES.—Subparagraph (E) of section 48(a)(5) of such Code is amended—

(A) by striking “and” at the end of clause (ii),

(B) by striking “January 1, 2020, 60 percent.” in clause (iii) and inserting “January 1, 2031, 60 percent, and”, and

(C) by adding at the end the following new clause:

“(d) in the case of any facility the construction of which begins after December 31, 2030, and before January 1, 2034, 80 percent.”.

(d) Effective dates.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2017.

(a) Permanent extension for certain property.—Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)(3)(A)—

(A) in clause (ii), by striking “but only with respect to periods ending before January 1, 2017”, and

(B) in clause (vii), by striking “, but only with respect to periods ending before January 1, 2017”, and

(2) in subsection (c)—

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (D),

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (D),

(C) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting “and” at the end of clause (ii), by striking “, and” at the end of clause (iii) and inserting a period, and by striking clause (iv), and

(D) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraph (C).

(b) Solar energy property.—

(1) EXTENSION.—Section 48(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “January 1, 2022” and inserting “January 1, 2034”.

(2) MODIFICATION OF PHASEOUT.—Subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—

(A) by striking “and” at the end of clause (i),

(B) by striking “January 1, 2022, 22 percent.” in clause (ii) and inserting “January 1, 2030, 22 percent”, and

(C) by adding at the end the following new clauses:

“(i) in the case of any facility the construction of which begins after December 31, 2030, and before January 1, 2032, 18 percent, and

“(ii) in the case of any facility the construction of which begins after December 31, 2031, and before January 1, 2034, 14 percent.”.

(c) Extension of 30-Percent investment credit for offshore wind energy facilities.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Clause (i) of section 48(a)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “and” at the end of subclause (IV) and by adding at the end the following new subclause:

“(V) qualified offshore wind energy property, and”.

(B) QUALIFIED OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY PROPERTY DEFINED.—Subsection (c) of section 48 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(5) QUALIFIED OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY PROPERTY.—

“(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified offshore wind energy property’ means property which is part of a qualified offshore wind facility.

“(B) QUALIFIED OFFSHORE WIND FACILITY.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘qualified offshore wind facility’ means any facility which—

“(i) uses wind to generate electricity, and

“(ii) is located in—

“(I) the inland navigable waters of the United States, including the Great Lakes, or

“(II) the coastal waters of the United States, including the territorial seas of the United States, the exclusive economic zone of the United States, and the outer Continental Shelf of the United States.”.

(C) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(3) of such Code is amended by striking “or” at the end of clause (vi), by inserting “or” at the end of clause (vii), and by adding at the end the following new clause:

“(viii) qualified offshore wind energy property,”.

(D) COORDINATION WITH CREDIT FOR OTHER WIND FACILITIES.—Section 48(a)(5)(C) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:

‘Such term shall not include any facility which is a qualified offshore wind facility (as defined in subsection (c)(5)).’.

(d) Limitation on credit for onshore wind facilities.—Subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

“(E) LIMITATION FOR ONSHORE WIND FACILITIES.—In the case of a qualified investment credit facility described in section 45(d)(1), the credit otherwise determined under the section with respect to qualified property which is part of such facility shall not exceed an amount equal to $200 for each kilowatt hour of capacity of such facility.”.

(e) Credit for qualified electrical transmission property.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(viii) qualified electrical transmission property.”.

(2) QUALIFIED ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION PROPERTY.—Section 48(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection (c), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(6) QUALIFIED ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION PROPERTY.—The term ‘qualified electrical transmission property’ means an interstate electrical transmission system, including technologies listed in section 1223 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which is capable of carrying or transmitting at least 69 kilovolts.”.

(f) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service in taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(g) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to periods after December 31, 2016, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990).

(a) In general.—Section 48C(d)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—

(1) by inserting “in any calendar year” after “allocated under the program”, and

(2) by striking “$2,300,000,000” and inserting “$1,000,000,000”.

(b) Conforming amendments.—

(1) Section 48C(d)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by striking “during the 2-year period beginning on the date the Secretary establishes the program under paragraph (1)”.

(2) Section 48C(d)(4) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:

“(A) REVIEW.—Not later than 4 years after the close of any calendar year for which allocations were made under this section, the Secretary shall review the credits allocated under this section for such calendar year.

“(B) REDISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary may reallocate credits awarded under this section for a calendar year if the Secretary determines that any certification made pursuant to paragraph (2) has been revoked pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) because the project subject to the certification has been delayed as a result of third-party opposition or litigation to the proposed project.”.

(3) Section 48C(d)(4)(C) of such Code is amended by striking “the Secretary is authorized to conduct an additional program for applications for certification” and inserting “notwithstanding paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary is authorized to accept additional applications for certification with respect to such amounts.”.

(a) In general.—Upon application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, subject to the requirements of this section, provide a grant to each eligible entity who places in service specified energy property to reimburse such person for a portion of the expense of such property as provided in subsection (b). No grant shall be made under this section with respect to any property unless such property is placed in service after 2016.

(b) Grant Amount.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the grant under subsection (a) with respect to any specified energy property shall be the applicable percentage of the basis of such property.

(2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “applicable percentage” means—

(A) 30 percent in the case of any property described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (d), and

(B) 10 percent in the case of any other property.

(3) LIMITATIONS.—In the case of property described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (6), or (7) of subsection (d), the amount of any grant under this section with respect to such property shall not exceed the limitation described in section 48(a)(5)(E), 48(a)(6), 48(c)(1)(B), 48(c)(2)(B), or 48(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, respectively, with respect to such property.

(c) Time for Payment of Grant.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall make payment of any grant under subsection (a) during the 60-day period beginning on the later of—

(1) the date of the application for such grant, or

(2) the date the specified energy property for which the grant is being made is placed in service.

(d) Specified Energy Property.—For purposes of this section, the term “specified energy property” means any of the following:

(1) QUALIFIED FACILITIES.—Any qualified property (as defined in section 48(a)(5)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) which is part of a qualified facility (within the meaning of section 45 of such Code) described in paragraph (1), (4), (6), (7), (9), or (11) of section 45(d) of such Code.

(2) QUALIFIED FUEL CELL PROPERTY.—Any qualified fuel cell property (as defined in section 48(c)(1) of such Code).

(3) SOLAR PROPERTY.—Any property described in clause (i) or (ii) of section 48(a)(3)(A) of such Code.

(4) QUALIFIED SMALL WIND ENERGY PROPERTY.—Any qualified small wind energy property (as defined in section 48(c)(4) of such Code).

(5) GEOTHERMAL PROPERTY.—Any property described in clause (iii) of section 48(a)(3)(A) of such Code.

(6) QUALIFIED MICROTURBINE PROPERTY.—Any qualified microturbine property (as defined in section 48(c)(2) of such Code).

(7) COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM PROPERTY.—Any combined heat and power system property (as defined in section 48(c)(3) of such Code).

(8) GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP PROPERTY.—Any property described in clause (vii) of section 48(a)(3)(A) of such Code.

Such term shall not include any property unless depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable with respect to such property.

(e) Application of certain rules.—In making grants under this section, the Secretary of the Treasury shall apply rules similar to the rules of section 50 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (other than subsection (b)(3) thereof). In applying such rules, if the property is disposed of, or otherwise ceases to be specified energy property, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide for the recapture of the appropriate percentage of the grant amount in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury determines appropriate.

(f) Eligible entity.—For purposes of this section, the term “eligible entity” means any organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.

(g) Definitions.—Terms used in this section which are also used in section 45 or 48 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall have the same meaning for purposes of this section as when used in such section 45 or 48. Any reference in this section to the Secretary of the Treasury shall be treated as including the Secretary's delegate.

(h) Appropriations.—There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

(a) In general.—Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (h).

(b) Update of standard.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “Standard 90.1-2007” each place it appears and inserting “the applicable ASHRAE standard”.

(2) APPLICABLE ASHRAE STANDARD.—Section 179D(c)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows:

“(2) APPLICABLE ASHRAE STANDARD.—The term ‘applicable ASHRAE standard’ means—

“(A) Standard 90.1–2013 of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, or

“(B) in the case of any subsequent standard adopted by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers which supersedes the standard described in subparagraph (A), such subsequent standard.”.

(c) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016.

(a) In general.—Section 45L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (g).

(b) Update of standard.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 45L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “the standards of chapter 4 of the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code, as such Code (including supplements) is in effect on January 1, 2006” each place it appears and inserting “the applicable standards”.

(2) APPLICABLE STANDARDS.—Section 45L of such Code, as amended by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(g) Applicable standards.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘applicable standards’ means, with respect to any dwelling unit, the standards in effect for residential building energy efficiency under the International Energy Conservation Code on the first day of the taxable year in which construction for the dwelling unit commenced.”.

(c) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to homes acquired after December 31, 2016.

(a) Permanent extension.—Section 25C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (g).

(b) Update of standards.—

(1) QUALIFIED ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 25C(c)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “the prescriptive criteria for such component established by the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code, as such Code (including supplements) is in effect on the date of the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009” and inserting “the applicable IECC standards”.

(B) APPLICABLE IECC STANDARDS.—Section 25C(c) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(5) APPLICABLE IECC STANDARDS.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘applicable IECC standards’ means, with respect to any building envelope component, the prescriptive criteria for such component in effect under the International Energy Conservation Code on the first day of the taxable year for which the credit is allowed.”.

(2) ENERGY EFFICIENT PROPERTY.—

(A) HEAT PUMPS AND AIR CONDITIONERS.—

(i) IN GENERAL.—Section 25C(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, as in effect on January 1, 2009” each place it appears and inserting “the applicable CEE standards”.

(ii) APPLICABLE CEE STANDARDS.—Section 25C(d) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(7) APPLICABLE CEE STANDARDS.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘applicable CEE standards’ means, with respect to any property, the standards established by the Consortium for Energy Efficiency that are in effect for such property on the first day of the taxable year for which the credit is allowed.”.

(B) OTHER ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING PROPERTY.—Paragraph (3) of section 25C(d) of such Code is amended—

(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “and meets Energy Star program certification requirements as of the first day of the taxable year in which the property placed in service” after “procedure”,

(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting “and meets Energy Star program certification requirements as of the first day of the taxable year in which the property placed in service” after “90 percent”, and

(iii) in subparagraph (E)—

(I) by striking “and which” and inserting “which”, and

(II) by inserting “, and which meets Energy Star program certification requirements as of the first day of the taxable year in which the property placed in service” after “75 percent”.

(C) FURNACES AND HOT WATER BOILERS.—Paragraph (4) of section 25C(d) of such Code is amended by inserting “and meets Energy Star program certification requirements as of the first day of the taxable year in which the property placed in service” after “95”.

(D) ADVANCED MAIN AIR CIRCULATING FANS.—Paragraph (5) of section 25C(d) of such Code is amended—

(i) by striking “and which” and inserting “, which”, and

(ii) by inserting “, and which meets Energy Star program certification requirements as of the first day of the taxable year in which the property placed in service” after “test procedures)”.

(c) Credit made refundable.—

(1) CREDIT MOVED TO SUBPART RELATING TO REFUNDABLE CREDITS.—The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—

(A) by redesignating section 25C as section 36C, and

(B) by moving section 36C (as amended by subsections (a) and (b) and as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) from subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 to the location immediately before section 37 in subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1.

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

(A) Section 1016(a)(33) of such Code is amended—

(i) by striking “section 25C(f)” and inserting “section 36C(f)”, and

(ii) by striking “under section 25C” and inserting “under section 36C”.

(B) The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 25C.

(C) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting “36C,” after “36B,”.

(D) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 36B the following new item:

“36C. Nonbusiness energy property.”.

(d) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016.

(a) Permanent extension.—Section 25D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (h).

(b) Maintenance of phaseout percentage for certain solar property.—Paragraph (3) of section 25D(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “and before January 1, 2022,”.

(c) Credit allowed for energy storage property.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 25D(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(6) 30 percent of the qualified energy storage property expenditures made by the taxpayer during the taxable year.”.

(2) QUALIFIED ENERGY STORAGE PROPERTY EXPENDITURES.—Section 25D(d) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(6) QUALIFIED ENERGY STORAGE PROPERTY EXPENDITURE.—The term ‘qualified energy storage property expenditure’ means an expenditure for property—

“(A) which is—

“(i) located in a dwelling unit located in the United States and used by the taxpayer as a residence,

“(ii) directly connected to the electrical grid, and

“(iii) designed to receive electrical energy, to store such energy, and—

“(I) to convert such energy to electricity and deliver such electricity for sale, or

“(II) to use such energy to provide improved reliability or economic benefits to the grid, or

“(B) which is—

“(i) part of a dwelling unit located in the United States which is—

“(I) connected to the electrical grid, and

“(II) used by the taxpayer as a residence,

“(ii) connected to—

“(I) qualified solar electric property, or

“(II) qualified small wind energy property, and

“(iii) designed to receive electrical energy, store such energy, and to convert such energy to electricity for use by the taxpayer.”.

(d) Credit made refundable.—

(1) CREDIT MOVED TO SUBPART RELATING TO REFUNDABLE CREDITS.—The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—

(A) by redesignating section 25D as section 36D, and

(B) by moving section 36D (as amended by subsections (a) and (b) and as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) from subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 to the location immediately before section 37 in subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 (as amended by section 323).

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

(A) Section 36C(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as redesignated by section 323) is amended by striking “25D(e)” and inserting “36D(e)”.

(B) Section 45(d)(1) of such Code is amended by striking “section 25D” and inserting “section 36D”.

(C) Section 1016(a)(34) of such Code is amended—

(i) by striking “section 25D(f)” and inserting “section 36D(f)”, and

(ii) by striking “under section 25D” and inserting “under section 36D”.

(D) The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 25D.

(E) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is amended by inserting “36D,” after “36C,”.

(F) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this Act, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 36C the following new item:

“36D. Residential energy efficient property.”.

(e) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016.

(a) National zero-Emission vehicle standard.—Part A of title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(b) Table of contents amendment.—The table of contents of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 7401) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to part A of title II the following:

“Sec. 220. Zero-emission vehicle standard.”.

(a) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) CARBON FEE.—The term “carbon fee” means the carbon fee imposed under subsection (b).

(2) CARBON POLLUTING SUBSTANCE.—The term “carbon polluting substance” means coal (including lignite and peat), petroleum and any petroleum product, or natural gas that, when combusted or otherwise used, will release greenhouse gas emissions.

(3) COMMERCIAL AVIATION.—The term “commercial aviation” means any aircraft operation involving the transportation of passengers, cargo, or mail for hire.

(4) MARITIME TRANSPORTATION.—The term “maritime transportation” means the shipment of goods, cargo, and people by sea and other waterways.

(b) Carbon fee.—The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Council, shall impose a carbon fee, in accordance with this section, on any owner or operator of an entity within the eligible sectors listed in subsection (d) to transition those sectors away from fossil fuel usage.

(c) Amount.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the carbon fee shall be assessed per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent (including carbon dioxide equivalent content of methane) of the carbon polluting substance used as fuel, as determined by the Council.

(2) FRACTIONAL PART OF TON.—In the case of a fraction of a ton of a carbon polluting substance, the carbon fee shall be the same fraction of the amount of the fee imposed on a whole ton of the carbon polluting substance.

(3) APPLICABLE AMOUNT.—For purposes of this subsection, the amount of the carbon fee shall be not less than the social cost of carbon, as determined by the Administrator.

(d) Eligible sectors.—An owner or operator of an entity shall be subject to a carbon fee if the entity is a part of—

(1) commercial aviation;

(2) maritime transportation; or

(3) rail.

(e) Use of collected carbon fee.—Funds collected under this section shall be used, as determined by the Council, to establish or fund programs, including those established under section 406, to assist eligible sectors described in subsection (d) with transitioning away from fossil fuel usage.

(a) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term “charging infrastructure” means any property (not including a building) used for the recharging of a zero-emission vehicle, including electrical panel upgrades, wiring, conduits, trenching, pedestals, and related equipment.

(2) DEPLOYMENT COMMUNITY.—The term “deployment community” means a community selected by the Secretary to be part of the Program.

(3) FEDERAL-AID SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS.—The term “Federal-aid system of highways” means the National Highway System described in section 103 of title 23, United States Code.

(4) PROGRAM.—The term “Program” means the zero-emission vehicle deployment community program established under subsection (b)(1).

(b) Establishment.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a zero-emission vehicle deployment communities program.

(2) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall coordinate and supplement, not supplant, any ongoing zero-emission vehicle deployment activities under section 131 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011).

(3) DEPLOYMENT.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a competitive process to select deployment communities for the Program.

(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—In selecting participants for the Program, the Secretary shall only consider applications submitted by State, tribal, or local government entities (or groups of State, tribal, or local government entities).

(C) SELECTION.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and not later than 1 year after the date on which any subsequent amounts are appropriated for the Program, the Secretary shall select the deployment communities under this paragraph.

(c) Goals.—The goals of the Program are—

(1) to facilitate the rapid deployment of zero-emission vehicles in various regions and regulatory environments, including—

(A) the deployment of 1,000,000 zero-emission vehicles in the deployment communities selected under subsection (d)(2);

(B) the near-term achievement of significant market penetration in deployment communities; and

(C) supporting the achievement of significant market penetration nationally;

(2) to establish regionally appropriate, interoperable models for the rapid deployment of zero-emission vehicles nationally, including regionally appropriate approaches for the cost-effective deployment of a sufficient quantity of single-family and multifamily residential, workplace, and publicly available charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure;

(3) to increase consumer knowledge and acceptance of, and exposure to, zero-emission vehicles;

(4) to encourage the innovation and investment necessary to achieve mass market deployment of zero-emission vehicles;

(5) to demonstrate the integration of zero-emission vehicles into electricity distribution systems and the larger electric grid while maintaining or improving grid system performance, security, and reliability;

(6) to demonstrate protocols and communication standards that facilitate vehicle integration into the grid and provide seamless charging for consumers traveling through multiple utility distribution systems;

(7) to investigate differences among deployment communities and to develop best practices for implementing vehicle electrification in various communities, including best practices for planning for and facilitating the construction of residential, workplace, and publicly available infrastructure to support zero-emission vehicles;

(8) to collect comprehensive data on the purchase and use of zero-emission vehicles, including charging or refueling profile data at unit and aggregate levels, to inform best practices for rapidly deploying zero-emission vehicles in other locations, including for the installation of charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure;

(9) to reduce and displace petroleum use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the deployment of zero-emission vehicles in the United States; and

(10) to increase domestic manufacturing capacity and commercialization in a manner that will establish the United States as a world leader in zero-emission vehicle technologies.

(d) Deployment community selection criteria.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that selected deployment communities serve as models of deployment for various communities across the United States.

(2) SELECTION.—In selecting communities under this section, the Secretary—

(A) shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that—

(i) the combination of selected communities is diverse in population, population density, demographics, urban and suburban composition, typical commuting patterns, climate, and type of utility (including investor-owned, publicly owned, cooperatively owned, distribution-only, and vertically integrated utilities);

(ii) the combination of selected communities is diverse in geographical distribution, and at least 1 deployment community is located in each Petroleum Administration for Defense District;

(iii) at least 1 deployment community selected has a population of less than 500,000;

(iv) grants are of a sufficient amount such that each deployment community will achieve significant market penetration, particularly into the mainstream consumer market; and

(v) the deployment communities are representative of other communities across the United States;

(B) is encouraged to select a combination of deployment communities that includes multiple models or approaches for deploying zero-emission vehicles that the Secretary believes are reasonably likely to be effective, including multiple approaches to the deployment of charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure;

(C) shall prioritize deployment communities that demonstrate affordable modes of access to zero-emission vehicles for low-income communities and disadvantaged communities;

(D) in addition to the criteria described in subparagraph (A), may give preference to applicants proposing a greater non-Federal cost share; and

(E) when considering deployment community plans, shall take into account previous Department of Energy and other Federal investments to ensure that the maximum domestic benefit from Federal investments is realized.

(3) CRITERIA.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not later than 90 days after the date on which any subsequent amounts are appropriated for the Program, the Secretary shall publish criteria for the selection of deployment communities that include requirements that applications be submitted by a State, tribal, or local government entity (or groups of State, tribal, or local government entities).

(B) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—The criteria published by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall include application requirements that, at a minimum, include—

(i) achievable goals and methodologies for—

(I) the number of zero-emission vehicles to be deployed in the community;

(II) the expected percentage of light-duty vehicle sales that would be sales of zero-emission vehicles;

(III) the adoption of zero-emission vehicles (including medium- or heavy-duty vehicles) in private and public fleets during the 3-year duration of the Program; and

(IV) a method to generate revenue to maintain the infrastructure investments made by the Program after the termination of the Program;

(ii) data that demonstrate that—

(I) the public is likely to embrace zero-emission vehicles, which may include—

(aa) the quantity of zero-emission vehicles purchased;

(bb) the number of individuals on a waiting list to purchase a zero-emission vehicle;

(cc) projections of the quantity of zero-emission vehicles supplied to dealers; and

(dd) any assessment of the quantity of charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure installed or for which permits have been issued; and

(II) automobile manufacturers and dealers will be able to provide and service the targeted number of zero-emission vehicles in the community for the duration of the program;

(iii) clearly defined geographical boundaries of the proposed deployment area;

(iv) a community deployment plan for the deployment of zero-emission vehicles, charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure, and services in the community;

(v) assurances that a majority of the vehicle deployments anticipated in the plan will be personal vehicles authorized to travel on the Federal-aid system of highways, and secondarily, private or public sector zero-emission fleet vehicles, but may also include—

(I) private or public sector zero-emission fleet vehicles;

(II) medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles; and

(III) any other zero-emission vehicle authorized to travel on the Federal-aid system of highways; and

(vi) any other merit-based criteria, as determined by the Secretary.

(4) COMMUNITY DEPLOYMENT PLANS.—Plans for the deployment of zero-emission vehicles shall include—

(A) a proposed level of cost sharing in accordance with subsection (e)(2)(C);

(B) documentation demonstrating a deployment community project involving relevant stakeholders, including—

(i) a list of stakeholders that includes—

(I) elected and appointed officials from each of the participating State, local, and tribal governments;

(II) all relevant generators and distributors of electricity;

(III) State utility regulatory authorities;

(IV) departments of public works and transportation;

(V) owners and operators of property that will be essential to the deployment of a sufficient level of publicly available charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure (including privately owned parking lots or structures and commercial entities with public access locations);

(VI) zero-emission vehicle manufacturers or retailers;

(VII) third-party providers of residential, workplace, private, and publicly available charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure or services;

(VIII) owners of any major fleet that will participate in the applicable deployment community project;

(IX) as appropriate, owners and operators of regional electric power distribution and transmission facilities; and

(X) as appropriate, other existing deployment community coalitions recognized by the Department of Energy;

(ii) evidence of the commitment of the stakeholders to participate in the project;

(iii) a clear description of the role and responsibilities of each stakeholder; and

(iv) a plan for continuing the engagement and participation of the stakeholders, as appropriate, throughout the implementation of the deployment plan;

(C) a description of the number of zero-emission vehicles anticipated to be zero-emission personal vehicles and the number of zero-emission vehicles anticipated to be privately owned fleet or public fleet vehicles;

(D) a plan for deploying residential, workplace, private, and publicly available charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure, including—

(i) an assessment of the number of consumers who will have access to private residential charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure in single-family or multifamily residences;

(ii) options for accommodating zero-emission vehicle owners who are not able to charge vehicles at their place of residence;

(iii) an assessment of the number of consumers who will have access to workplace charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure;

(iv) a plan for ensuring that the charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle be able to send and receive the information needed to interact with the grid and be compatible with smart grid technologies to the extent feasible;

(v) an estimate of the number and distribution of publicly and privately owned charging or refueling stations that will be publicly or commercially available;

(vi) an estimate of the quantity of charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure that will be privately funded or located on private property; and

(vii) a description of equipment to be deployed, including assurances that, to the maximum extent practicable, equipment to be deployed will meet open, nonproprietary standards for connecting to zero-emission vehicles that—

(I) are commonly accepted by industry at the time the equipment is being acquired; or

(II) meet the standards developed by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology under section 1305 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17385);

(E) 1 or more plans for effective marketing of and consumer education relating to zero-emission vehicles, charging or refueling services, and charging infrastructure;

(F) descriptions of updated building codes (or a plan to update building codes before or during the grant period) to include charging infrastructure or dedicated circuits for charging infrastructure, as appropriate, in new construction and major renovations;

(G) descriptions of updated construction permitting or inspection processes (or a plan to update construction permitting or inspection processes) to allow for expedited installation of charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure for purchasers of zero-emission vehicles, including a permitting process that allows a vehicle purchaser to have charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure installed in a timely manner;

(H) descriptions of updated zoning, parking rules, or other local ordinances as are necessary to facilitate the installation of publicly available charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure and to allow for access to publicly available charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure, as appropriate;

(I) descriptions of incentives for residents in a deployment community who purchase and register a new zero-emission vehicle, in addition to any Federal incentives, including—

(i) a rebate of part of the purchase price of the zero-emission vehicle;

(ii) reductions in sales taxes or registration fees;

(iii) rebates or reductions in the costs of permitting, purchasing, or installing home zero-emission vehicle charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure; and

(iv) rebates or reductions in State or local toll road access charges;

(J) additional consumer benefits, such as preferred parking spaces or single-rider access to high-occupancy vehicle lanes for zero-emission vehicles;

(K) a proposed plan for making necessary utility and grid upgrades, including economically sound and cybersecure information technology upgrades and employee training, and a plan for recovering the cost of the upgrades;

(L) a description of utility, grid operator, or (if appropriate) competitive charging service providers, policies, and plans for accommodating the deployment of zero-emission vehicles, including—

(i) rate structures or competitive charging or refueling service provisions and billing protocols for the charging or refueling of zero-emission vehicles;

(ii) analysis of potential impacts to the grid;

(iii) plans for using information technology or third-party aggregators—

(I) to minimize the effects of charging on peak loads;

(II) to enhance reliability; and

(III) to provide other grid benefits; and

(iv) plans for working with smart grid technologies or third-party aggregators for the purposes of smart charging and for allowing 2-way communication;

(M) a plan for a sustainable business model that will ensure cost effective maintenance, operation, and expansion of the charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure and charging or refueling services;

(N) a deployment timeline;

(O) a plan for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the plan, including metrics for assessing the success of the deployment and an approach to updating the plan, as appropriate; and

(P) a description of the manner in which any grant funds applied for under subsection (e) will be used and the proposed local cost share for the funds.

(e) Applications and grants.—

(1) APPLICATIONS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 150 days after the date of publication by the Secretary of selection criteria described in subsection (d)(3), any State, tribal, or local government, or group of State, tribal, or local governments may apply to the Secretary to become a deployment community.

(B) JOINT SPONSORSHIP.—

(i) IN GENERAL.—An application submitted under subparagraph (A) may be jointly sponsored by electric utilities, automobile manufacturers, technology providers, carsharing companies or organizations, third-party zero-emission vehicle service providers, or other appropriate entities.

(ii) DISBURSEMENT OF GRANTS.—A grant provided under this subsection shall only be disbursed to a State, tribal, or local government, or group of State, tribal, or local governments, regardless of whether the application is jointly sponsored under clause (i).

(2) GRANTS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—In each application, the applicant may request up to $250,000,000 in financial assistance from the Secretary to fund projects in the deployment community.

(B) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided through a grant under this paragraph may be used to help implement the plan for the deployment of zero-emission vehicles included in the application, including—

(i) reducing the cost and increasing the consumer adoption of zero-emission vehicles through incentives as described in subsection (d)(4)(I);

(ii) planning for and installing charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure, including offering additional incentives as described in subsection (d)(4)(I);

(iii) updating building codes, zoning or parking rules, or permitting or inspection processes as described in subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H) of subsection (d)(4);

(iv) workforce training, including training of permitting officials;

(v) public education and marketing described in the proposed marketing plan;