HR 1394 · 111th Congress · Social Welfare
Clean Energy Corps Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.(2009-04-29)
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Clean Energy Corps Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to direct the Corporation for National and Community Service to make grants to states and eligible entities for the creation or expansion of Clean Energy Corps programs, possibly including residential programs, with the following goals: (1) to promote clean energy use and preserve, protect, and sustain the environment; (2) to provide young adults with opportunities to become better citizens, students, and workers through meaningful service to their communities and the nation; (3) to mobilize youth and young adults, especially disadvantaged youth, to promote energy conservation and mitigate threats to the environment; and (4) to provide a pathway to responsible adulthood and productive, unsubsidized employment in the private sector. Authorizes Corps programs to implement activities that: (1) meet an identifiable public need with specific emphasis on projects in support of energy conservation, infrastructure and transportation improvement, and emergency operations; and (2) provide opportunities for youth and young adults to be trained for careers related to such activities, including those in the emerging …
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