116 HR 3962 IH: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-07-25
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019
. (b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.
TITLE I—Buildings
Subtitle A—Building energy codes
Sec. 101. Greater energy efficiency in building codes.
Sec. 102. Cost-effective codes implementation for efficiency and resilience.
Sec. 103. Commercial building energy consumption information sharing.
Subtitle B—Worker training and capacity building
Sec. 111. Building training and assessment centers.
Sec. 112. Career skills training.
Subtitle C—School buildings
Sec. 121. Coordination of energy retrofitting assistance for schools.
TITLE II—Industrial efficiency and competitiveness
Subtitle A—Manufacturing energy efficiency
Sec. 201. Purposes.
Sec. 202. Future of Industry program and industrial research and assessment centers.
Sec. 203. Sustainable manufacturing initiative.
Sec. 204. Conforming amendments.
Subtitle B—Extended product system rebate program
Sec. 211. Extended Product System Rebate Program.
Subtitle C—Transformer rebate program
Sec. 221. Energy Efficient Transformer Rebate Program.
TITLE III—Federal agency energy efficiency
Sec. 301. Energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies.
Sec. 302. Energy efficient data centers.
TITLE IV—Regulatory provisions
Subtitle A—Third-Party Certification Under Energy Star Program
Sec. 401. Third-Party Certification Under Energy Star Program.
Subtitle B—Federal green buildings
Sec. 411. High-performance green Federal buildings.
Subtitle C—Energy and water performance requirements for Federal buildings
Sec. 421. Energy and water performance requirements for Federal buildings.
Sec. 422. Federal Energy Management Program.
Sec. 423. Federal building energy efficiency performance standards; certification system and level
for green buildings.
Sec. 424. Enhanced energy efficiency underwriting.
TITLE V—Miscellaneous
Sec. 501. Budgetary effects.
Sec. 502. Advance appropriations required.
2.In this Act, the term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. <enum>I</enum><header>Buildings</header> <subtitle id="H162B84C1C4B84F53B88220E9C3941263"><enum>A</enum><header>Building energy codes</header> <section id="HB820376090FE4AD1936FEBE80D4D2A3B"><enum>101.</enum><header>Greater energy efficiency in building codes</header> <subsection id="HA746BBAC03364152910D84C66B7C12DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 303 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6832">42 U.S.C. 6832</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0675B22A6D974564977C58C68010585C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (14) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C689D51195D45DEA54C72B5DC8F15A7" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H488F200CA27048BDB49494E6BB965C94"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Model building energy code</header><text>The term <term>model building energy code</term> means a voluntary building energy code or standard developed and updated by interested persons, such as the code or standard developed by—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB20016C3BAD14ABABE47CDF0A913BE5A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Council of American Building Officials, or its legal successor, International Code Council, Inc.;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C53CD0DEEE14C9791C0518BC73682D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34EFAC8D941148D19300E42517001723"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other appropriate organizations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88691915753D4456B00670282BCCD9E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71D40AB0DDD94CA2A96B94F8586A2E0A" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H68DCC349066847139B251010248F6A5E"><enum>(17)</enum><header>IECC</header><text>The term <term>IECC</term> means the International Energy Conservation Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4068F1C6C9D14DB9AF5A479C35C40EB1"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4103">25 U.S.C. 4103</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA6E60050FD74B78870126BD897FA5D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State building energy efficiency codes</header><text>Section 304 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6833">42 U.S.C. 6833</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="H2D3277A1D27947CBB503EB67C5888DA5"><enum>304.</enum><header>Updating State building energy efficiency codes</header>
<subsection id="HCC7B878A6B4D4F4295228B495A77CC52"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Voluntary codes and standards</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any model building code or standard established under section 304 shall not be binding on a State, local government, or Indian tribe as a matter of Federal law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF6BA8B385C984507B46881640DBF3F4E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Action by Secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H7AFEC44ED6654B1181CE531C85EE3386"><enum>(1)</enum><text>encourage and support the adoption of building energy codes by States, Indian tribes, and, as appropriate, by local governments that meet or exceed the model building energy codes, or achieve equivalent or greater energy savings; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B0908EC11CC490BA1426CEAE0A59719"><enum>(2)</enum><text>support full compliance with the State and local codes.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H577EDBAB9DB840E499E3D90A14EE500A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State and Indian tribe certification of building energy code updates</header> <paragraph id="H3FA3F58C99354A10931C9058B4D37ECF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review and updating of codes by each State and Indian tribe</header> <subparagraph id="H3F55FD15280D4769B1C718AA00184A67"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of publication of a revision to a model building energy code, each State or Indian tribe shall certify whether the State or Indian tribe, respectively, has reviewed and updated the energy provisions of the building code of the State or Indian tribe, respectively.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2FCC363659954A77855CAE3FD7B67C3B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Demonstration</header><text>The certification shall include a demonstration of whether the energy savings for the code provisions that are in effect throughout the territory of the State or Indian tribe meet or exceed the energy savings of the updated model building energy code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H244C8A606EE243ACAB30036C0855C6E0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>No model building energy code update</header><text>If a model building energy code is not updated by a target date established under section 307(b)(2)(E), each State or Indian tribe shall, not later than 2 years after the specified date, certify whether the State or Indian tribe, respectively, has reviewed and updated the energy provisions of the building code of the State or Indian tribe, respectively, to meet or exceed the target in section 307(b)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6FC35DA4921949999EEB9E7B779A2B5B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Validation by Secretary</header><text>Not later than 90 days after a State or Indian tribe certification under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF68DA7DFEA0548EC9A83B5E596741BD3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine whether the code provisions of the State or Indian tribe, respectively, meet the criteria specified in paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC93DCCCCC8E34F66BCC32BF61086CC05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the determination is positive, validate the certification.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5187356DEB684BAC904D48A2BFBF88B3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Improvements in compliance with building energy codes</header> <paragraph id="H9AC8B8573737495392C4419CD90E2B2D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header> <subparagraph id="HEA9ACC62B20F40A3ABEAB33A18EF6308"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of a certification under subsection (c), each State and Indian tribe shall certify whether the State and Indian tribe, respectively, has—</text>
<clause id="H63E898431DBD4B47AA2F5D22CA3602D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>achieved full compliance under paragraph (3) with the applicable certified State and Indian tribe building energy code or with the associated model building energy code; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H6B5426773BB04AE38E4FDCE731A41F5F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>made significant progress under paragraph (4) toward achieving compliance with the applicable certified State and Indian tribe building energy code or with the associated model building energy code.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2BCFBD71F10A42A9A6C7CA07E2372F8E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Repeat certifications</header><text>If the State or Indian tribe certifies progress toward achieving compliance, the State or Indian tribe shall repeat the certification until the State or Indian tribe certifies that the State or Indian tribe has achieved full compliance, respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9547CD67876B4294A6B97DC145F80069"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Measurement of compliance</header><text>A certification under paragraph (1) shall include documentation of the rate of compliance based on—</text> <subparagraph id="HA9438366ABCE4B9FB09061B2456E6938"><enum>(A)</enum><text>independent inspections of a random sample of the buildings covered by the code in the preceding year; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DF67AB7D16241B1BA83A2616ECB80DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an alternative method that yields an accurate measure of compliance.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H35D775EC735D42E18C128F146E147E6A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Achievement of compliance</header><text>A State or Indian tribe shall be considered to achieve full compliance under paragraph (1) if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF415BC55AE8D4591BDA3134332947B5B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at least 90 percent of building space covered by the code in the preceding year substantially meets all the requirements of the applicable code specified in paragraph (1), or achieves equivalent or greater energy savings level; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6548F26A5AEC4D18A10F0D0AA06ABD67"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the estimated excess energy use of buildings that did not meet the applicable code specified in paragraph (1) in the preceding year, compared to a baseline of comparable buildings that meet this code, is not more than 5 percent of the estimated energy use of all buildings covered by this code during the preceding year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCD415BE27D5F4E7AB432AE91C31669AB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Significant progress toward achievement of compliance</header><text>A State or Indian tribe shall be considered to have made significant progress toward achieving compliance for purposes of paragraph (1) if the State or Indian tribe—</text>
<subparagraph id="H34E5069379174E61A699DB46116C57D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has developed and is implementing a plan for achieving compliance during the 8-year-period beginning on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019</short-title>, including annual targets for compliance and active training and enforcement programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88205CC2753A4F7E8F280E467B141539"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has met the most recent target under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDAFF0582F4124E5A840A101E4FFFEC54"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Validation by Secretary</header><text>Not later than 90 days after a State or Indian tribe certification under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0054ECFDFF354711BBE836EE7588A048"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine whether the State or Indian tribe has demonstrated meeting the criteria of this subsection, including accurate measurement of compliance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08BB6B61F9164A1DAE26DB77CA575767"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the determination is positive, validate the certification.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4FF3603C5DF3493F9F3F002AC112A89B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>States or Indian tribes that do not achieve compliance</header> <paragraph id="H3724569763384136AD20949055E0432C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>A State or Indian tribe that has not made a certification required under subsection (c) or (d) by the applicable deadline shall submit to the Secretary a report describing—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB08DC2C3B58141ECACFF0CE97893F53E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the status of the State or Indian tribe with respect to meeting the requirements and submitting the certification; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3234C8A104E042A1B4C9BBC848D03143"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a plan for meeting the requirements and submitting the certification.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F1169A5E980492B9E20F8EB9C7AFA96"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal support</header><text>For any State or Indian tribe for which the Secretary has not validated a certification by a deadline under subsection (c) or (d), the lack of the certification may be a consideration for Federal support authorized under this section for code adoption and compliance activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF65F2A181DDB49A5979AD7DDAD597955"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Local government</header><text>In any State or Indian tribe for which the Secretary has not validated a certification under subsection (c) or (d), a local government may be eligible for Federal support under subsections (f) and (g) by meeting the certification requirements of subsections (c) and (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBCBE5BDBB93E4FBFB0EC525547522724"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports by Secretary</header>
<subparagraph id="H0E5FDE98EA9C4E7EA00895080E42FFA4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2020, and not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and publish a report describing—</text>
<clause id="H2235E62E4C2E4BCBAE9A1D04DC11433C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the status of model building energy codes;</text> </clause><clause id="HD077EBE760F7474AAFD42CA068A8B895"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the status of code adoption and compliance in the States and Indian tribes;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6E146CA40B81483C889E9DC9003D348D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>implementation of this section; and</text> </clause><clause id="H3F60014BAEAA49EEA49EA67CEB7D1DF5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>improvements in energy savings over time as result of the targets established under section 307(b)(2).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10A2B01E405B472C98BB00197EB5FB37"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Impacts</header><text>The report shall include estimates of impacts of past action under this section, and potential impacts of further action, on—</text>
<clause id="H1C684D656CFB407181321225CEE39F01"><enum>(i)</enum><text>upfront financial and construction costs, cost benefits and returns (using investment analysis), and lifetime energy use for buildings;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8C28F35CC2D84F3F9E75BE59D5699038"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>resulting energy costs to individuals and businesses; and</text> </clause><clause id="HC25E55220C4A45F7A98F8FCCF1C933FA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>resulting overall annual building ownership and operating costs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2616E43995A3477DBAA98FA2485B6074"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Technical assistance to States and Indian tribes</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to States and Indian tribes to implement the goals and requirements of this section, including procedures and technical analysis for States and Indian tribes—</text>
<paragraph id="H63C6EA6F087C4CD9B983F077806A972E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to improve and implement State residential and commercial building energy codes;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3896C6E36972439AAA73B44473EC7644"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to demonstrate that the code provisions of the States and Indian tribes achieve equivalent or greater energy savings than the model building energy codes and targets;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB7E4B20897EC4132B812DA73DA4A8FA2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to document the rate of compliance with a building energy code; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9ACBDC59C0374067B836D9D6622C7E1D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to otherwise promote the design and construction of energy- and water-efficient buildings.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA8EE4095571C49DC9A84FB8417130D6E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Availability of incentive funding</header>
<paragraph id="HA19206B63235450DA4EB0110BBB66708"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide incentive funding to States and Indian tribes—</text> <subparagraph id="HFFD4DE0E983A4BFA8D206163933C4E22"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to implement the requirements of this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H465065D1EB0746F1BEEA6BD1E02BEC8C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to improve and implement residential and commercial building energy codes, including increasing and verifying compliance with the codes and training of State, tribal, and local building code officials to implement and enforce the codes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98D6CD5287814DD4A49D52D455648227"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to promote building energy and water efficiency through the use of the codes and standards.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDD490CD11EC64EA6B4F07D03E7E3BEE5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional funding</header><text>Additional funding shall be provided under this subsection for implementation of a plan to achieve and document full compliance with residential and commercial building energy codes under subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB121EB102D454C478763C8F6401CF420"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to a State or Indian tribe for which the Secretary has validated a certification under subsection (c) or (d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41EEB951B5364F73B9034212D8F193BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in a State or Indian tribe that is not eligible under subparagraph (A), to a local government that is eligible under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5EEAFF2C4ADD424087BE97D9C5415817"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Training</header><text>Of the amounts made available under this subsection, the State or Indian tribe may use amounts required, but not to exceed $750,000 for a State, to train State and local building code officials to implement and enforce codes described in paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E8547C3A7CD4A6293DE35EA310A0F38"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Local governments</header><text>States may share grants under this subsection with local governments that implement and enforce the codes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE2586965151844EB9C544A1711E03CBC"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Stretch codes and advanced standards</header>
<paragraph id="H80A31294D6614AB2A52CD60F7A29A97D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical and financial support for the development of stretch codes and advanced standards for residential and commercial buildings for use as—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCC61F52CD6BC487BBDB726AA7BDA5080"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an option for adoption as a building energy code by local, tribal, or State governments; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H187FED1BF5754D959175429E2D1237D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>guidelines for energy-efficient building design.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A151F88E0CE4981B015CE586F0D438A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Targets</header><text>The stretch codes and advanced standards shall be designed—</text> <subparagraph id="H02B7236EE40E4D13BB6CAA36F48EDC4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to achieve substantial energy savings compared to the model building energy codes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FA3D72209DB4F76A5FC09CCDF3922B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to meet targets under section 307(b), if available, at least 3 to 6 years in advance of the target years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9C9EF2557A794765A22D2A17F7E23687"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Studies</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with building science experts from the National Laboratories and institutions of higher education, designers and builders of energy-efficient residential and commercial buildings, code officials, code and standards developers, and other stakeholders, shall undertake a study of the feasibility, impact, economics, and merit of—</text>
<paragraph id="HA6EB60C96B1147D9915F17AB0EFB046A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>code and standards improvements that would require that buildings be designed, sited, and constructed in a manner that makes the buildings more adaptable in the future to become zero-net-energy after initial construction, as advances are achieved in energy-saving technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5EAE9D4F19F348C49339A64FD2651DF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>code procedures to incorporate measured lifetimes, not just first-year energy use, in trade-offs and performance calculations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A45F993CC424F60898501701A2BA196"><enum>(3)</enum><text>legislative options for increasing energy savings from building energy codes and standards, including additional incentives for effective State and local action, and verification of compliance with and enforcement of a code or standard other than by a State or local government; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1DB8DF66A8240BE8A27DAA0AF5FD553"><enum>(4)</enum><text>code and standards improvements that consider energy efficiency and water efficiency and, to the maximum extent practicable, consider energy efficiency and water efficiency in an integrated manner.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB52369CF543A45E39777BD7FC9D06431"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Effect on other laws</header><text>Nothing in this section or section 307 supersedes or modifies the application of sections 321 through 346 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6291">42 U.S.C. 6291</external-xref> et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4DEC571F662644A89DE21910060E19B3"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section and section 307 $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97F6AE739BBA4C7589942E127B198114"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal building energy efficiency standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 305 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6834">42 U.S.C. 6834</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>voluntary building energy code</quote> each place it appears in subsections (a)(2)(B) and (b) and inserting <quote>model building energy code</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E8EA4B3050048658E8384A975EEDAAB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Model building energy codes</header><text>Section 307 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6836">42 U.S.C. 6836</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="H4F2136149C71492BABCE79141E1E02B6"><enum>307.</enum><header>Support for model building energy codes</header>
<subsection id="H580ACEB85BDA4CA3BBDE77A474C744B6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall support the updating of model building energy codes.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HBA194FBB4F074D4DA8B81A7F93247CC1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Targets</header> <paragraph id="HF4019520427C47798E1F68B9B1B57103"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall support the updating of the model building energy codes to enable the achievement of aggregate energy savings targets established under paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFE16B3D58C7F4DBEA42312B347373B96"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Targets</header>
<subparagraph id="H8E5377778D524631867A16797934B757"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall work with State, Indian tribes, local governments, code and standards developers (such as the entities described in section 303(14)), and other interested parties to support the updating of model building energy codes by establishing 1 or more national aggregate energy savings targets to achieve the purposes of this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7EC885D86E049AAAE70C58781194514"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Separate targets</header><text>The Secretary shall establish separate targets for commercial and residential buildings.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D1A9D596BF94083B363A00444DB97C3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Baselines</header><text>The baseline for updating model building energy codes shall be the 2009 IECC for residential buildings and ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2010 for commercial buildings.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF7C3340CA7644C0948C5B3A06A89F9A"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Code cycles</header><text>The targets established under subparagraph (A) shall align with the respective code development cycles determined by the model building energy code-setting and standards development organizations described in section 303(14).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34B0E17ED1DF4FBD9B351713A893717A"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Specific years</header>
<clause id="HA0059AD405B74002B04736E9A88AC802"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Targets for specific years shall be established and revised by the Secretary through rulemaking and coordinated with code and standards developers (such as the entities described in section 303(14)) at a level that—</text>
<subclause id="H7B8031025AB44CEDA04E8D3F3180DE27"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is at the maximum level of energy efficiency that is technologically feasible and lifecycle cost effective, while accounting for the economic considerations under paragraph (4);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H61D361039A9D4149957E6A3B12A1C3E2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is higher than the preceding target;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H6642C4D56D1B4A75ABA183A0041BBC50"><enum>(III)</enum><text>promotes the achievement of commercial and residential high-performance buildings (as defined in section 401 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17061">42 U.S.C. 17061</external-xref>)) through high performance energy efficiency; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFDF99DFD7D6D4D38A972F1BE9A82621D"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>takes into consideration the variations in climate zones used in model building energy codes.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H8921997C5BFF40D9AE41E23A094318F6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Initial targets</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this clause, the Secretary shall establish initial targets under this subparagraph.</text>
</clause><clause id="H8B52450F5E9F46C382B4AC78AC1F649F"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Different target years</header><text>Subject to clause (i), prior to the applicable year, the Secretary may set a later target year for any of the model building energy codes described in subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines that a target cannot be met.</text>
</clause><clause id="HDA59D34BEE154E42ADD7455BB569CC36"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Small business</header><text>When establishing targets under this paragraph through rulemaking, the Secretary shall ensure compliance with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/601">5 U.S.C. 601</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/121">Public Law 104–121</external-xref>).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5E2A7BEB054C4707B5105817AA22053D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Appliance standards and other factors affecting building energy use</header><text>In establishing building code targets under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall develop and adjust the targets in recognition of potential savings and costs relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5C232333FC3D4B4497C68ED253B15F9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>efficiency gains made in appliances, lighting, windows, insulation, and building envelope sealing;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7469D683C084C3A8A8F6866465D6F54"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advancement of distributed generation and on-site renewable power generation technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8AA6D05611344A6B9AC9621ACF42E18"><enum>(C)</enum><text>equipment improvements for heating, cooling, and ventilation systems;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H062BC68727894162AB2BB1633F657F38"><enum>(D)</enum><text>building management systems and smart technologies to reduce energy use; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD0E076FB2FFE4645824428C51F394ACB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other technologies, practices, and building systems that the Secretary considers appropriate regarding building plug load and other energy uses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB918AC93040D4636AD60F445BC5F608C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Economic considerations</header><text>In establishing and revising building code targets under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consider the economic feasibility of achieving the proposed targets established under this section and the potential costs and savings for consumers and building owners, including a return on investment analysis.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3FCBF90FCE2745F4A27BD0FC4A7A22E6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical assistance to model building energy code-Setting and standards development organizations</header>
<paragraph id="H9E4E5366D4FA46BEB611232DF4DF5CE9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall, on a timely basis, provide technical assistance to model building energy code-setting and standards development organizations consistent with the goals of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H86E5CADE79CC4E2C9D87057B299386C6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assistance</header><text>The assistance shall include, as requested by the organizations, technical assistance in—</text> <subparagraph id="H0BBD53C5042F4CC48CB3DEB34D74AE07"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluating code or standards proposals or revisions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFCC76F086403453D8E389E3740484E44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>building energy and water analysis and design tools;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81D85D5DF44942EE821BE5188E44864A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>building demonstrations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H970CAE349AF54EBBB57407E70FAC01A9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>developing definitions of energy use intensity and building types for use in model building energy codes to evaluate the efficiency impacts of the model building energy codes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A9BCB31652842CB90AE98818721F855"><enum>(E)</enum><text>performance-based standards;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36A1B3093056431B98D095CD17BEA053"><enum>(F)</enum><text>evaluating economic considerations under subsection (b)(4); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74EFC6F49DCB4907A7FEE083CFA86A5B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>developing model building energy codes by Indian tribes in accordance with tribal law.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B7D00EBD3BB4C42866F8D793F731D80"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amendment proposals</header><text>The Secretary may submit timely model building energy code amendment proposals to the model building energy code-setting and standards development organizations, with supporting evidence, sufficient to enable the model building energy codes to meet the targets established under subsection (b)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C038F67EE0F496EBE402E3D71FEF0C3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Analysis methodology</header><text>The Secretary shall make publicly available the entire calculation methodology (including input assumptions and data) used by the Secretary to estimate the energy savings of code or standard proposals and revisions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6073EE044A4C4E6CBCE25FDF46FDA9CC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Determination</header>
<paragraph id="HD5138F88C5184F47AE1387D203A54B5F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Revision of model building energy codes</header><text>If the provisions of the IECC or ASHRAE Standard 90.1 regarding building energy use are proposed to be revised, the Secretary shall make a preliminary determination, by not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the proposed revision, and a final determination by not later than 15 months after the date of publication of the revision, regarding whether the revision will—</text>
<subparagraph id="H661B8D4540BE4075BF083B850D7E6346"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve energy efficiency in buildings, as compared to the existing model building energy code; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6438F9E6FDF04FF8BCD377370FB3086F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meet the applicable targets under subsection (b)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC7706B601C8943AC84C6B2F7690EF72B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Codes or standards not meeting targets</header>
<subparagraph id="H41D7E02FC4A94C5EBE4DC5C8CD421C0E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Preliminary determination by Secretary</header><text>If the Secretary makes a preliminary determination under paragraph (1)(B) that a code or standard does not meet an applicable target under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall contemporaneously provide to the developer of the model building energy code or standard not fewer than 2 proposed changes that would result in a model building energy code that meets the applicable target, together with supporting evidence, taking into consideration—</text>
<clause id="HA3F21E508B7B4458BFA65F8B93488688"><enum>(i)</enum><text>whether the modified code is technically feasible and lifecycle cost effective;</text> </clause><clause id="H86907786929740A589423F169098B844"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>available appliances, technologies, materials, and construction practices; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5DEFC2A41DA24AC5B214E8EDD2EC37DF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the economic considerations under subsection (b)(4).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H550CC3D201D043D39C160949B3D43B1A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination or election by developer</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of receipt of proposed changes of the Secretary under subparagraph (A), a developer shall—</text>
<clause id="HC3938E31B8554910A156F43B9AEE0567"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determine whether—</text> <subclause id="H4D17EB6DD1F042DFBE4897404945FB20"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to publish a new revised code accepting the proposed changes; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HABD7C03763CD4176AA41D301318EC728"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to reject the proposed changes; or</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H7013B92A9EB9464B93CF1650778310FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the developer elects not to make a determination under clause (i), publish a notice of that election, together with the proposed changes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08AF11C0702347FEAEB2CFE165744643"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Final determination by Secretary</header>
<clause id="H4EDED98AD57848A0B6D63019E3F172A8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A final determination by the Secretary shall be made on the model building energy code or standard, as modified by the changes proposed by the Secretary under subparagraph (A).</text>
</clause><clause id="HD0CB8734667243798A9D57A6ED5F6376"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Additional determinations</header><text>If a model building energy code or standards developer makes an election pursuant to subparagraph (B)(ii), the Secretary shall make the following final determinations for purposes of this subsection:</text>
<subclause id="HD82CBA7A5CD74D628D7AA28A6E95E85F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>A final determination regarding whether the code or standard of the developer, absent any changes proposed by the Secretary under subparagraph (A), will—</text>
<item id="H831DDE06AB7840018BFADDC3EAEC7F3F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>improve energy efficiency in buildings, as compared to the existing model building energy code; and</text> </item><item id="H52A35877AEF44315B00AC046F6C57C41"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>meet the applicable targets under subsection (b)(2).</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="HCC54029BBAA744E19711F8CCE71707AB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>A final determination regarding whether the code or standard of the developer, as modified by the changes proposed by the Secretary under subparagraph (A), would—</text>
<item id="HCBCC1793EC6049938B39C6F7610F2B2B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>improve energy efficiency in buildings, as compared to the existing model building energy code; and</text> </item><item id="H179CB9464DA6489BBB72E46E25F3010D"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>meet the applicable targets under subsection (b)(2).</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H61CB074296A0433D852D816145F9F7FF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H3F230CC6486A4E618865E8D5D4EA9CD7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>publish notice of targets and supporting analysis and determinations under this section in the Federal Register to provide an explanation of and the basis for such actions, including any supporting modeling, data, assumptions, protocols, and cost-benefit analysis, including return on investment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B9F5F9C07FD452F96F14463815C9C25"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide an opportunity for public comment on targets and supporting analysis and determinations under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H37B2681CE1C5410E96FB731096EE85A1"><enum>102.</enum><header>Cost-effective codes implementation for efficiency and resilience</header>
<subsection id="H3138806A63464E0B905F1EA66D439C51"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title III of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6831">42 U.S.C. 6831</external-xref> et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="H5BDA39E20EB24FF68440F1F090D2673B"><enum>309.</enum><header>Cost-effective codes implementation for efficiency and resilience</header>
<subsection id="H287C2AB8204E477796F3F5CBABA00D41"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H270A1145284D44949C129E37A945263F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3A11BAD8305F4AA2B867D51DDAE306A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a relevant State agency, as determined by the Secretary, such as a State building code agency or State energy office; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54403E577CDB4483A9CBB71BFA435C51"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a partnership.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E973945529D41D99A2AEAEF4C2FDEB8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text>The term <term>partnership</term> means a partnership between an eligible entity described in paragraph (1)(A) and 1 or more of the following entities:</text>
<subparagraph id="H8C9966973BEA406CA062A772C434FC54"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Local building code agencies.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H646661B9C52747CC8175E8CB36D9F8DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Codes and standards developers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81034399065946A3B53ADCD2FBD1294E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Associations of builders and design and construction professionals.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DB879EEC6AA4EF198D37477E4A3E6B6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Local and utility energy efficiency programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0806A56A3AD4091BF7B15806DEBC264"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Consumer, energy efficiency, and environmental advocates.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58048A008965440A9CC39B12FE62F980"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Other entities, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFA5D061F73CD48E59AD7A8B9C23615B6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6CE82EF48FD9488BB4CB8EA208FCCD68"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header> <paragraph id="HAAEB5BA3531E478C9A7091A24F365505"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish within the Building Technologies Office of the Department of Energy a program under which the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to enable sustained cost-effective implementation of updated building energy codes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD51A1A4BF0B44998C0CEE252343C321"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updated building energy code</header><text>An update to a building energy code under this section shall include any update made available after the existing building energy code, even if it is not the most recent updated code available.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA0F5BE053ACB4781855D85F212008EE0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Criteria; priority</header><text>In awarding grants under subsection (b), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="HDB9546DFDCD64B2E9FFF256628D55BC3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consider—</text>
<subparagraph id="H845B8039A3514443A3BA19C2CE848F91"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prospective energy savings and plans to measure the savings;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3BE5416DDA743ED982883AB46E14AA5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the long-term sustainability of those measures and savings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD096089297E540BB8D97574E49D682AE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>prospective benefits, and plans to assess the benefits, including benefits relating to—</text> <clause id="H13A28B6DF7E644E9B64DD9565FC22A0E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>resilience and peak load reduction;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7A1DC440ED624FF7AE06D000F3B247C3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>occupant safety and health; and</text> </clause><clause id="H0108D6352A424549BB63BFBF1968C543"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>environmental performance;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6FF8BC82E2946A6B87212223C708ED5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the demonstrated capacity of the eligible entity to carry out the proposed project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C8A566E3D424331863961E7B3EE3B39"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the need of the eligible entity for assistance; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H91127B11492F43788DB81A91FAB1DAA2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>give priority to applications from partnerships.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFF4C80A12C7C486D9390B83CA746DAF4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header> <paragraph id="H27AD8F88BED742AABED405160F229E6F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible entity awarded a grant under this section may use the grant funds—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEF34CA8B0FBF4A0690CEBF2C4897A976"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to create or enable State or regional partnerships to provide training and materials to—</text> <clause id="H26D1B0A75462471BAB3E72CF2865ACF6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>builders, contractors and subcontractors, architects, and other design and construction professionals, relating to meeting updated building energy codes in a cost-effective manner; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HFC6E2E5E4F5A49BBA02BBAA751405A4C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>building code officials, relating to improving implementation of and compliance with building energy codes;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3923A60A6D34EC0B7BA61C2915DD302"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to collect and disseminate quantitative data on construction and codes implementation, including code pathways, performance metrics, and technologies used;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC6F871B7B134A45BCFDBCD5680C4037"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to develop and implement a plan for highly effective codes implementation, including measuring compliance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3064AB314D8A4638ADD2632EDB665349"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to address various implementation needs in rural, suburban, and urban areas; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB8FBECE1BB043718EBD4E2C7F0E62AD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to implement updates in energy codes for—</text>
<clause id="H4E8589CEC61C44C8A9C92D75A189CCA3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>new residential and commercial buildings (including multifamily buildings); and</text> </clause><clause id="HE551DAE4D8D74386BFE331D2A6E7D0E1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>additions and alterations to existing residential and commercial buildings (including multifamily buildings).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF082238A391347F6940FE50FE124F566"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Related topics</header><text>Training and materials provided using a grant under this section may include information on the relationship between energy codes and—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3C2CF1C5C4F1465CA8B4CD2A032FE358"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cost-effective, high-performance, and zero-net-energy buildings;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCEC31DD11DD4B47B0971153E9C3D422"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improving resilience, health, and safety;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC973BBEADC4E4F20B1475214C9A4AB8D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>water savings and other environmental impacts; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF987F51595794765A52869D096258AAD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the economic impacts of energy codes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0575C1960DAF47E1808A3B1C78913435"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section—</text> <paragraph id="HC4A7000DCD13481C8DA30191D9E9BF47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF847C5ABF8C5454A938D90E7FA0CD98E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2030 and each fiscal year thereafter, such sums as are necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF1C9D55A93D4CD69FA9443BFE7A6205"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 303 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6832">42 U.S.C. 6832</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>As used in</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as otherwise provided, in</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25036D3C98244527828C9004D003E444"><enum>103.</enum><header>Commercial building energy consumption information sharing</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H33DE266690E1493ABBE0CAC8DEC4E511"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration (referred to in this section as the <quote>Administrator</quote>) and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall sign, and submit to Congress, an information sharing agreement (referred to in this section as the <quote>agreement</quote>) relating to commercial building energy consumption data.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA65F69B26EB041C48C9D6F46F17654DD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content of agreement</header><text>The agreement shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H43EFEBA2D1AF4D58B3C31CE17A834AC3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide that the Administrator shall have access to building-specific data in the Portfolio Manager database of the Environmental Protection Agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H25DAA24A3C074F48A6991DEA983B751B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describe the manner in which the Administrator shall incorporate appropriate data (including the data described in subsection (c)) into any Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (referred to in this section as <quote>CBECS</quote>) published after the date of enactment of this Act for the purpose of analyzing and estimating building population, size, location, activity, energy usage, and any other relevant building characteristic; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H767A5D254EF74D4FB654F642E8D44715"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describe and compare—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HCC412F7AB46F4BE9B8BDD6E86B896AB6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the methodologies that the Energy Information Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and State and local government managers use to maximize the quality, reliability, and integrity of data collected through CBECS, the Portfolio Manager database of the Environmental Protection Agency, and State and local building energy disclosure laws (including regulations), respectively, and the manner in which those methodologies can be improved; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C618109B6F3402599412CC9FB4A3A2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consistencies and variations in data for buildings that were captured in the 2012 CBECS cycle and in the Portfolio Manager database of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H85C200FD845B432992145576BE8BCB58"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Data</header><text>The data referred in subsection (b)(2) includes data that—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HEDA4742F9F7648C2A8279AB31E95693A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is collected through the Portfolio Manager database of the Environmental Protection Agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H07710CB9F5A64D52A6865FE144494AB8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is required to be publicly available on the internet under State and local government building energy disclosure laws (including regulations); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65443BFFE2CB4D25B6D47C0AD6B58895"><enum>(3)</enum><text>includes information on private sector buildings that are not less than 250,000 square feet.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H1A94278CFADB4A40BF7CDDDB8061E134"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Protection of information</header><text>In carrying out the agreement, the Administrator and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall protect information in accordance with—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H28E6381D06E94609A25E22570326EEF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Freedom of Information Act’);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD0614E03978C4047B4C390F4C8B499D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">chapter 35</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6FE23168135A41389D5B2EA026CF7F8B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other applicable law (including regulations).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HA2354CE7D38C47BE868BE5E24D3C088A"><enum>B</enum><header>Worker training and capacity building</header>
<section id="H5041E2A75E94422498CFCC10D78AA70F"><enum>111.</enum><header>Building training and assessment centers</header>
<subsection id="H60AF2A3FA5E846D68AE8D799A1FD11C8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide grants to institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>)) and Tribal Colleges or Universities (as defined in section 316(b) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1059c">20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)</external-xref>)) to establish building training and assessment centers—</text>
<paragraph id="HEE8586F70C594F1A9962A5CC00403A9B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to identify opportunities for optimizing energy efficiency and environmental performance in buildings;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H528DE4DF10944DB18254123882A9F305"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to promote the application of emerging concepts and technologies in commercial and institutional buildings;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBDB424C3AB5D4459AC3EFDF4537C747F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to train engineers, architects, building scientists, building energy permitting and enforcement officials, and building technicians in energy-efficient design and operation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H364DE2D7F9D04153BEC28FD452042F5E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to assist institutions of higher education and Tribal Colleges or Universities in training building technicians;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB3707F8635F442BB1AEBC91E182D172"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to promote research and development for the use of alternative energy sources and distributed generation to supply heat and power for buildings, particularly energy-intensive buildings; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H45A25153898F4BB985669F363C9E72C5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to coordinate with and assist State-accredited technical training centers, community colleges, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and local offices of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and ensure appropriate services are provided under this section to each region of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0683A7285223454BB5412BDDC791668A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination and nonduplication</header>
<paragraph id="H89976BF4468E4D33B0564622EDC86695"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall coordinate the program with the industrial research and assessment centers program and with other Federal programs to avoid duplication of effort.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9130AC76554C43D3A54B62CF656A5AF7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Collocation</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, building, training, and assessment centers established under this section shall be collocated with Industrial Assessment Centers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H06EB713912E5401790E53C093C14C734"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF72B0E235AC74513A786188EDAAD14DD"><enum>112.</enum><header>Career skills training</header>
<subsection id="HDB205C277B034867BD783F78B88F917E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of eligible entity</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>eligible entity</quote> means a nonprofit partnership that—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4349090FB3434D0BBCD30E7E6793F145"><enum>(1)</enum><text>includes the equal participation of industry, including public or private employers, and labor organizations, including joint labor-management training programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H168849E903B84BAB88289E5F3318944E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may include workforce investment boards, community-based organizations, qualified service and conservation corps, educational institutions, small businesses, cooperatives, State and local veterans agencies, and veterans service organizations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE61C3746BBC847239D90BB115DD0F63E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>demonstrates—</text> <subparagraph id="HFC46AFA6945040E889B9A7B812A8B5C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>experience in implementing and operating worker skills training and education programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F41CEBE4BCC4C55B4D5251A5D5822B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the ability to identify and involve in training programs carried out under this section, target populations of individuals who would benefit from training and be actively involved in activities relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy industries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37626667F1B546CC8F317401897873C7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the ability to help individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H816227E3372346A7BF155E9F04BD85AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to pay the Federal share of associated career skills training programs under which students concurrently receive classroom instruction and on-the-job training for the purpose of obtaining an industry-related certification to install energy efficient buildings technologies, including technologies described in subsection (b)(3) of section 307 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6836">42 U.S.C. 6836</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3740BD66C17E42469DC4D2FB06B1129C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a career skills training program described in subsection (a) shall be 50 percent.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1B4C1258BF95414E96689072E33987A5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H87FBB44BFB2F46B5AE23F60698B48141"><enum>C</enum><header>School buildings</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F83D3E780E74F7A89A2791EE58443B5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>121.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination of energy retrofitting assistance for schools</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H408944B61EFF411EBF381A8BC58A291F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of school</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>school</term> means—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05FC03CA61244D03A80BB0934C39E69D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an elementary school or secondary school (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32AAC2A16BA440FA803D720AF447E31B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C. 1002(a)</external-xref>));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7290D683CAA846E7A1357B8A2C3B51F1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a school of the defense dependents’ education system under the Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/921">20 U.S.C. 921</external-xref> et seq.) or established under section 2164 of title 10, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C623ED421564CCBBF110A0D80245BB8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a school operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26343757038140528F0BB30F1D87AEBD"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a tribally controlled school (as defined in section 5212 of the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2511">25 U.S.C. 2511</external-xref>)); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8E710FC04044BD1861120E23E864869"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1059c">20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)</external-xref>)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3D96FEAF44C40B083A56BAF7AC46FD9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation of lead agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shall act as the lead Federal agency for coordinating and disseminating information on existing Federal programs and assistance that may be used to help initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects for schools.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE12A347AB01F41229F4DC8411487E3EA"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out coordination and outreach under subsection (b), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H705566A2F41D4CA09603ABDA3B59E10F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation and coordination with the appropriate Federal agencies, carry out a review of existing programs and financing mechanisms (including revolving loan funds and loan guarantees) available in or from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, the Department of Education, the Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other appropriate Federal agencies with jurisdiction over energy financing and facilitation that are currently used or may be used to help initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects for schools;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6AA077EF60B4F2AB4BAD30608376CC5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a Federal cross-departmental collaborative coordination, education, and outreach effort to streamline communication and promote available Federal opportunities and assistance described in paragraph (1), for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects that enables States, local educational agencies, and schools—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FAA5EFB5604430A9AB4661EBDF36522"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to use existing Federal opportunities more effectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C82D655DF154114A841483D8CEB6200"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to form partnerships with Governors, State energy programs, local educational, financial, and energy officials, State and local government officials, nonprofit organizations, and other appropriate entities, to support the initiation of the projects;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H202639F6B7404A44863960F8A1BB043C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide technical assistance for States, local educational agencies, and schools to help develop and finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA85FFE22CCE40BF83B10EDBC95111A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase the energy efficiency of buildings or facilities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0DDCF650F8C450B91184AE8EA41FE7B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to install systems that individually generate energy from renewable energy resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89378B6061254785BD1411FA9A6F7CBD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish partnerships to leverage economies of scale and additional financing mechanisms available to larger clean energy initiatives; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD512E0E6715D4CC989246FC4DEEDD0E3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA8C5B296C46456BA8E49B39DA60E850"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the maintenance of health, environmental quality, and safety in schools, including the ambient air quality, through energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofit projects; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C372934BBB54C4BAF404A65B58A55A7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the achievement of expected energy savings and renewable energy production through proper operations and maintenance practices;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76FAD0D9565D4E58A0679512B7C86DB6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and maintain a single online resource website with contact information for relevant technical assistance and support staff in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for States, local educational agencies, and schools to effectively access and use Federal opportunities and assistance described in paragraph (1) to develop energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3B038E87AAE48A58092BA2A9F9825EA"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a process for recognition of schools that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A1D601B7597411E9A287FF5E778E374"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have successfully implemented energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCEE0B8E580F44D4BB559DF8D691332C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are willing to serve as resources for other local educational agencies and schools to assist initiation of similar efforts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CF8AA51F0AE4C978E6BB1C082BBF576"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the implementation of this section.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Industrial efficiency and competitiveness</header>
<subtitle id="H48E1653F93ED47939D106D2FF1EF1B86"><enum>A</enum><header>Manufacturing energy efficiency</header>
<section id="H2FC68CB8B8F74F378C4477E37C96D4AF"><enum>201.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this subtitle are—</text> <paragraph id="H296AEE1F5BEF40BB8BBD9FA5200AFBBD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to establish a clear and consistent authority for industrial efficiency programs of the Department of Energy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD8C4D1FFCFA34BE88DE308307732FF91"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to accelerate the deployment of technologies and practices that will increase industrial energy efficiency and improve productivity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D97038F5B0B4887A6878C12622B4815"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to accelerate the development and demonstration of technologies that will assist the deployment goals of the industrial efficiency programs of the Department of Energy and increase manufacturing efficiency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H097AEA2F813E405D8E5F003CF6549BEE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to stimulate domestic economic growth and improve industrial productivity and competitiveness;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBC5A5D66E6FC40B88CADC07AB35DC493"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to meet the future workforce needs of industry; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9AFC9364FF5744B987A522C68B53A832"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to strengthen partnerships between Federal and State governmental agencies and the private and academic sectors.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE31F15A9C3ED4FDBB4DFD8811CF085CD"><enum>202.</enum><header>Future of Industry program and industrial research and assessment centers</header>
<subsection id="H2783F726AD1A4585A6B855E3B69F9152"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Future of Industry program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 452 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17111">42 U.S.C. 17111</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H15D883B37CE24169ADABCDE4D0E07EAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the section heading and inserting the following: <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Future of Industry program</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD5D5B51B447D4318B296F8C21F84D4B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H9D9BFFFC9C054D74A5AAF089A4B87708"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3A10A1F108134B3EB137EAA552890B52"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H57DAC666F96F48E0AAD8A5B54A85B17D" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HCECEA732BE484E38A54AF5EF61D2040D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>water and wastewater treatment facilities, including systems that treat municipal, industrial, and agricultural waste; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H806B250031E349C1B91588810F0C1434"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H28583CF3682247318BA94C3EC1824734"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2AFEAF50E4CA489195134C5B6D501EDA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Industrial research and assessment centers</header><text>Subtitle D of title IV of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17111">42 U.S.C. 17111</external-xref> et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08B0DD8D71D0416E96D4022D5780BEE3" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="H3B5649EC46DC420B94EB292D43C49537"><enum>454.</enum><header>Industrial research and assessment centers</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HC070679315AA49F688F8E7188D05BB37"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H7F43662CDE6447DE868781B4252702CB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Energy service provider</header><text>The term <term>energy service provider</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE596D9EA345E4BC3BB6C828EBFA9F19F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any business providing technology or services to improve the energy efficiency, water efficiency, power factor, or load management of a manufacturing site or other industrial process in an energy-intensive industry (as defined in section 452(a)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEAF472AE7CF04DB5AAB3A11F71BA49E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any utility operating under a utility energy service project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9E52CE22E539474FB741782CAFB66097"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Industrial research and assessment center</header><text>The term <term>industrial research and assessment center</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9F2895DE515B4660ADBF69C98BF09E08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an institution of higher education-based industrial research and assessment center that is funded by the Secretary under subsection (b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB1D5F747427D411A84356F38EC3928AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an industrial research and assessment center at a trade school, community college, or union training program that is funded by the Secretary under subsection (f).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8AE73DA3D9C54F7DB6603DF753254ED1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Institution of higher education-Based industrial research and assessment centers</header>
<paragraph id="H1D861A1F3C3D4DB5AF46368F5DCED0C0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide funding to institution of higher education-based industrial research and assessment centers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4117839800984646B1E9EA1740C8B8CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of each institution of higher education-based industrial research and assessment center shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF6D0D4B23ACE4494986B269865397370"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to identify opportunities for optimizing energy efficiency and environmental performance, including implementation of—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H3378CF742C2B40248322334959ED6979"><enum>(i)</enum><text>smart manufacturing;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H43744E6223EA4BA48E14500829900CF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>energy management systems;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H1E596EDBAF5A4DFAB62CEC860BA32907"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>sustainable manufacturing; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H3F076698D62941788862014C96847782"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>information technology advancements for supply chain analysis, logistics, system monitoring, industrial and manufacturing processes, and other purposes;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51E0F999F56C4AF78F232FB79B2E1991"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to promote applications of emerging concepts and technologies in small- and medium-sized manufacturers (including water and wastewater treatment facilities and federally owned manufacturing facilities);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7361E58FD3D4FA6902A1A6B02EAD55C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to promote research and development for the use of alternative energy sources to supply heat, power, and new feedstocks for energy-intensive industries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A7C1F9720C14525B1E9B5C4FDE22596"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to coordinate with appropriate Federal and State research offices;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5B432F3DDDC4451A7A24D9A08544E36"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to provide a clearinghouse for industrial process and energy efficiency technical assistance resources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5EE6868E6DF46FDA96DE4ACA03F2099"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to coordinate with State-accredited technical training centers and community colleges, while ensuring appropriate services to all regions of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5FEC04CD6F9C4359ABFC18C522DA1FC7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>To increase the value and capabilities of the industrial research and assessment centers, the centers shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HC7E39C9CF5BC4ED3A21982EE56CEE32D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate with Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers of the National Institute of Standards and Technology;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H038FC1BC421A44CCAD8EF2684CFDB6A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate with the Federal Energy Management Program and the Building Technologies Program of the Department of Energy to provide building assessment services to manufacturers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD49B1D1B67864E2E8CE268B7B4EAC288"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increase partnerships with the National Laboratories of the Department of Energy to leverage the expertise, technologies, and research and development capabilities of the National Laboratories for national industrial and manufacturing needs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H487B0A9DC339452990FC6BB2B2D7AA03"><enum>(4)</enum><text>increase partnerships with energy service providers and technology providers to leverage private sector expertise and accelerate deployment of new and existing technologies and processes for energy efficiency, power factor, and load management;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07B2822A279444EEBA621B3C164213F4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identify opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other air emissions; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA05DDB489CB14839B78144C4B1E31037"><enum>(6)</enum><text>promote sustainable manufacturing practices for small- and medium-sized manufacturers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H96EE5B30060C4432B91C9A201ABC56F4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text>The Secretary shall provide funding for—</text> <paragraph id="H3109645D7B9B42D599F8D85720A2656D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>outreach activities by the industrial research and assessment centers to inform small- and medium-sized manufacturers of the information, technologies, and services available; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC6FEBEF9CFD459A99854ACA2A0C329F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordination activities by each industrial research and assessment center to leverage efforts with—</text> <subparagraph id="HF9EBABB9A5F74214BB528EDDFAC24674"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Federal and State efforts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5DF634E389F40EEB0D0CD93511FA18D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the efforts of utilities and energy service providers;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF949E0493248466A848ECB88D2876CFC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the efforts of regional energy efficiency organizations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H472CD99AA34F45FDBF858D9BF41FADB6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the efforts of other industrial research and assessment centers.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2E0B6AAE041A42D098B36557BB74A0D8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Centers of Excellence</header> <paragraph id="HE218E587FBBA496381270BAB7BF0BB99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a Center of Excellence at not more than 5 of the highest-performing industrial research and assessment centers, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1DABA03CD034A3D9168D24BF7C192CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>A Center of Excellence shall coordinate with and advise the industrial research and assessment centers located in the region of the Center of Excellence, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAEE84F9D7FCC42028A969875D3F5BB41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by mentoring new directors and staff of the industrial research and assessment centers with respect to—</text>
<clause id="HDE502EA858404117A2F8070126E8621B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the availability of resources; and</text> </clause><clause id="HEE9C24FA216C45D9B0FA8FA524BC170E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>best practices for carrying out assessments, including through the participation of the staff of the Center of Excellence in assessments carried out by new industrial research and assessment centers;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9110FBBB42A64777B6381446AB6856AB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by providing training to staff and students at the industrial research and assessment centers on new technologies, practices, and tools to expand the scope and impact of the assessments carried out by the centers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB0D2378C48B4F70A6BB5A6F5D1CC937"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by assisting the industrial research and assessment centers with specialized technical opportunities, including by providing a clearinghouse of available expertise and tools to assist the centers and clients of the centers in assessing and implementing those opportunities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E791B15AC7243078F95698F2F5D987B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by identifying and coordinating with regional, State, local, and utility energy efficiency programs for the purpose of facilitating efforts by industrial research and assessment centers to connect industrial facilities receiving assessments from those centers with regional, State, local, and utility energy efficiency programs that could aid the industrial facilities in implementing any recommendations resulting from the assessments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB041CBACB7E4A1E9BA010EAFE8C2301"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by facilitating coordination between the industrial research and assessment centers and other Federal programs described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (c); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFAF3A3B9751409DB68ABE25EEB23810"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by coordinating the outreach activities of the industrial research and assessment centers under subsection (d)(1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD996B59D14444AD9A8B9ABD86D73BB75"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, for each fiscal year, out of any amounts made available to carry out this section under subsection (i), the Secretary shall use not less than $500,000 to support each Center of Excellence.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H77A931C784374FF6A3E98A486E4D9351"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Expansion of industrial research and assessment centers</header>
<paragraph id="H645D95CC86E94F0C996606DB26F448AA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide funding to establish additional industrial research and assessment centers at trade schools, community colleges, and union training programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H632430D3A7A0472E8E66B5B83E315911"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H8DA38DFA3B354800AC3B40C844C8E9FD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), to the maximum extent practicable, an industrial research and assessment center established under paragraph (1) shall have the same purpose as an institution of higher education-based industrial research center that is funded by the Secretary under subsection (b)(1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H51FFF28B6C554C03AFA9F4BFEF197958"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consideration of capabilities</header><text>In evaluating or establishing the purpose of an industrial research and assessment center established under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into consideration the varying capabilities of trade schools, community colleges, and union training programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5F30330C255A42228579B09DE32D4185"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Workforce training</header>
<paragraph id="HEE5546FA5D4B41C198749678C5AE5409"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Internships</header><text>The Secretary shall pay the Federal share of associated internship programs under which students work with or for industries, manufacturers, and energy service providers to implement the recommendations of industrial research and assessment centers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H319284EE6B754686BF94F99D4E548A51"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Apprenticeships</header><text>The Secretary shall pay the Federal share of associated apprenticeship programs under which—</text> <subparagraph id="HA42A022C049E432AA6616DE620E9A248"><enum>(A)</enum><text>students work with or for industries, manufacturers, and energy service providers to implement the recommendations of industrial research and assessment centers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE6736095FCA467AA61F1C2303BB069F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>employees of facilities that have received an assessment from an industrial research and assessment center work with or for an industrial research and assessment center to gain knowledge on engineering practices and processes to improve productivity and energy savings.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H914056DCBC404988B50008E1D24D3EF8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of carrying out internship programs described in paragraph (1) and apprenticeship programs described in paragraph (2) shall be 50 percent.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8A6F130770D2410E98E88374CF3BDDCA"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Small business loans</header><text>The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite consideration of applications from eligible small business concerns for loans under the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/631">15 U.S.C. 631</external-xref> et seq.) to implement recommendations developed by the industrial research and assessment centers.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H613C7BD5B42049AC907DACA29D941FE2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each fiscal year, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HE89120EAB9EC4ED583127E18B89EE9BA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. prec. 17001) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to subtitle D of title IV the following:</text>
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</subsection></section><section id="H68D357BA3A6549478E5BD7C738B0FE6B"><enum>203.</enum><header>Sustainable manufacturing initiative</header>
<subsection id="HC6FD4080235D4B8CBD399E96F12056EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part E of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6341">42 U.S.C. 6341</external-xref> et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="H146E7390946C429C9BA91701C25FA378"><enum>376.</enum><header>Sustainable manufacturing initiative</header>
<subsection id="H204FAF05A70747BA89BD01CCF72D60A9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As part of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy, the Secretary, on the request of a manufacturer, shall carry out onsite technical assessments to identify opportunities for—</text>
<paragraph id="H215042ADFF1C4F9D98A08A9762C22579"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maximizing the energy efficiency of industrial processes and cross-cutting systems;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H24DB503E72A0423EA876ABBE52C7638C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>preventing pollution and minimizing waste;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H951E9F6400614EA4973BF9DBDFC05B03"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improving efficient use of water in manufacturing processes;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1274A1D38CD3400C89D940BF0A8FDA6E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>conserving natural resources; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF5F106DE78A4027835D6A504A320A58"><enum>(5)</enum><text>achieving such other goals as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1CDF39F2D0BA4D26A158FFA10E32A98F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>To implement any recommendations resulting from an onsite technical assessment carried out under subsection (a) and to accelerate the adoption of new and existing technologies and processes that improve energy efficiency, the Secretary shall coordinate with—</text>
<paragraph id="HC3564FBF75C44757A21752B09C2CE42E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Advanced Manufacturing Office of the Department of Energy;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC88C8CC24B7749B6AA8021FFF4E8884F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Building Technologies Office of the Department of Energy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76C3F007983D43DA81306AC81ADEFA32"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Federal Energy Management Program of the Department of Energy; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7EDFA293149F4831ABC7581612D089C6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the private sector and other appropriate agencies, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4E8CE1A6AD37474D8FDB7F42DFB49A6C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Research and development program for sustainable manufacturing and industrial technologies and
processes</header><text>As part of the industrial efficiency programs of the Department of Energy, the Secretary shall carry out a joint industry-government partnership program to research, develop, and demonstrate new sustainable manufacturing and industrial technologies and processes that maximize the energy efficiency of industrial plants, reduce pollution, and conserve natural resources.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HF79A7F8771B64B849E0DEDC583F8CFA2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6201) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to part E of title III the following:</text>
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</subsection></section><section id="HA2116D7786384177894A8D8D2F0794FD"><enum>204.</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<subsection id="H472A69E8BDC54BAAB6364E8024A482BD"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Section 106 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15811">42 U.S.C. 15811</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H6B7B4C7321F1449C8B0E05D85CF9778C"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Sections 131, 132, 133, 2103, and 2107 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6348">42 U.S.C. 6348</external-xref>, 6349, 6350, 13453, 13456) are repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F2C17CCF33D4C7A9614018A723A89FD"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Section 2101(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13451">42 U.S.C. 13451(a)</external-xref>) is amended in the third sentence by striking <quote>sections 2102, 2103, 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, and 2108</quote> and inserting <quote>sections 2102, 2104, 2105, 2106, and 2108 of this Act and section 376 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act,</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HF8D9D91877604DB7B635DC953B596229"><enum>B</enum><header>Extended product system rebate program</header>
<section id="H4FA6B519587548258AFFAE1E9D366220"><enum>211.</enum><header>Extended Product System Rebate Program</header>
<subsection id="H1541EE9F37254247BF7638678798AB2E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H72BAEF61184B4589BADD9DE83FA65171"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Electric motor</header><text>The term <term>electric motor</term> has the meaning given the term in section 431.12 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDA8B97E39E2F4A6E8C828BD6382BF9D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Electronic control</header><text>The term <term>electronic control</term> means—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H488EA7BB8AC94A9BB3DC5F0A79B30DDC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a power converter; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4E9E24EA37F34937A7F261C7CCB3562C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a combination of a power circuit and control circuit included on 1 chassis.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF89F6CD2398A4D6E8C0AE825B643C566"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Extended product system</header><text>The term <term>extended product system</term> means an electric motor and any required associated electronic control and driven load that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9E2BA4E12C9448FEBAD0D6DA976F3985"><enum>(A)</enum><text>offers variable speed or multispeed operation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1477F178FAF24E40877E4D99D622567A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>offers partial load control that reduces input energy requirements (as measured in kilowatt-hours) as compared to identified base levels set by the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECF480A90FB1490281688B82D4C05592"><enum>(C)</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H80E1961CE44C4F3DA92EEBB1308BDA21"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has greater than 1 horsepower; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40A60A7212874DA3A6085AAA75638C8D" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>uses an extended product system technology, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H42C8DA9F820D40C5BB814B08B75897A6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Qualified extended product system</header>
<subparagraph id="H9F2ECA26629E47858CAB416D28FF3165"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>qualified extended product system</term> means an extended product system that—</text> <clause id="HF4C2454DB4224C829D94FE0214E7C5DA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>includes an electric motor and an electronic control; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H158365FFD44241C49457A0CF400A19C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reduces the input energy (as measured in kilowatt-hours) required to operate the extended product system by not less than 5 percent, as compared to identified base levels set by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H671BDE7514854C4D9B1DB20E793B3313"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>qualified extended product system</term> includes commercial or industrial machinery or equipment that—</text> <clause id="HFA2572241EC7455697098ED97D9898C6"><enum>(i)</enum> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H98B5C9E34D434AE992ABA6E66371949D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>did not previously make use of the extended product system prior to the redesign described in subclause (II); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H904F5CAB15854076A2CB40A1DFC254DF" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>incorporates an extended product system that has greater than 1 horsepower into redesigned machinery or equipment; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DF90C05D9544C198580704FD05BA539"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was previously used prior to, and was placed back into service during, calendar year 2020 or 2021.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H453952AFD4AB49EE9118D51687B69736"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to provide rebates for expenditures made by qualified entities for the purchase or installation of a qualified extended product system.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H241F6F5DFA5C43C199B84AF940943A7E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Qualified entities</header>
<paragraph id="H33D40794D3474343BA8F30060DE1EEB8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility requirements</header><text>A qualified entity under this section shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="H972F0F4EA5474016B40E43DEC556EA34"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a qualified extended product system described in subsection (a)(4)(A), the purchaser of the qualified extended product that is installed; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H892E30EED28C4DFFA398713D3607BE86"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a qualified extended product system described in subsection (a)(4)(B), the manufacturer of the commercial or industrial machinery or equipment that incorporated the extended product system into that machinery or equipment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C36C5DFA4374327967381BE845E4910"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible to receive a rebate under this section, a qualified entity shall submit to the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB91619881D7B46F9B689CA03DCF7FF09"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCC99169634641329A591C9B15D8587E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a certification that includes demonstrated evidence—</text> <clause id="H7FE115E6070249B99EEDF3B35D0B5482"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that the entity is a qualified entity; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD9991165F2D14561858BD102BD76D265"><enum>(ii)</enum>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA7674D0E73024F90ABB5C2AB12C3BE1D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the case of a qualified entity described in paragraph (1)(A)—</text> <item id="H8896C6D42F6A453EA962591F063FBCE0" indent="up1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>that the qualified entity installed the qualified extended product system during the 2 fiscal years following the date of enactment of this Act;</text>
</item><item id="HF6CCFDD5D8634F6082BAD27517AE9815" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>that the qualified extended product system meets the requirements of subsection (a)(4)(A); and</text> </item><item id="H9929DF51AE224859832EEB23C5ED9DFE" indent="up1"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>showing the serial number, manufacturer, and model number from the nameplate of the installed motor of the qualified entity on which the qualified extended product system was installed; or</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H75934FE4A3C342B384A162022D731695" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a qualified entity described in paragraph (1)(B), demonstrated evidence—</text> <item id="H6FB55851F61C4767B06D2A219066E956"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>that the qualified extended product system meets the requirements of subsection (a)(4)(B); and</text>
</item><item id="H2D16D2E09CED4EF58AE44B995045DDF6"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>showing the serial number, manufacturer, and model number from the nameplate of the installed motor of the qualified entity with which the extended product system is integrated.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE0C35067F9E74BC090DCA45B7157E1F7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorized amount of rebate</header>
<paragraph id="H021FFE8A023C49B8915C070A2D7AF322"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may provide to a qualified entity a rebate in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<subparagraph id="H98E8B26C4C274B48A4F60A5018FAF88E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an amount equal to the sum of the nameplate rated horsepower of—</text> <clause id="HD725B89EABE24D9AA59E797D952D84A9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the electric motor to which the qualified extended product system is attached; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H92BDF118EEFE41EF90770CB90660CDF0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the electronic control; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18869543077A4B12AF07F2C1C1296F05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$25.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBEF53BF9173049908FC58254A3B47CB0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum aggregate amount</header><text>A qualified entity shall not be entitled to aggregate rebates under this section in excess of $25,000 per calendar year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8C1C02E0E36042969FD7BB16191E222D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of the first 2 full fiscal years following the date of enactment of this Act, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H61D92452B1BF429482A2087E26C1B309"><enum>C</enum><header>Transformer rebate program</header>
<section id="H4B27D5C84B58482C90E9354AFC967400"><enum>221.</enum><header>Energy Efficient Transformer Rebate Program</header>
<subsection id="HE9CA5A9EB9974195A504298A828A2D20"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H90284F8F837C4F21B39849497C2DAFC7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualified energy efficient transformer</header><text>The term <term>qualified energy efficient transformer</term> means a transformer that meets or exceeds the applicable energy conservation standards described in the tables in subsection (b)(2) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of section 431.196 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H19BB12EEE3D84774BE12551EC07F737A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified energy inefficient transformer</header><text>The term <term>qualified energy inefficient transformer</term> means a transformer with an equal number of phases and capacity to a transformer described in any of the tables in subsection (b)(2) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of section 431.196 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5F8D91A065EA4C3CBE6902836DC8CBD9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>does not meet or exceed the applicable energy conservation standards described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H230A15DEDB894578A6A3609C50BB41F5"><enum>(B)</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9A4716B5847844CB8E6662A8516504A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>was manufactured between January 1, 1987, and December 31, 2008, for a transformer with an equal number of phases and capacity as a transformer described in the table in subsection (b)(2) of section 431.196 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H6EFE52A24FAB48478A04FDE4B0D8CCAC" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was manufactured between January 1, 1992, and December 31, 2011, for a transformer with an equal number of phases and capacity as a transformer described in the table in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c) of that section (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA3D44404C531439CB487537E5362137A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualified entity</header><text>The term <term>qualified entity</term> means an owner of industrial or manufacturing facilities, commercial buildings, or multifamily residential buildings, a utility, or an energy service company that fulfills the requirements of subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H805B6230A4C44DC6A4CB1D46EDBACC22"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to provide rebates to qualified entities for expenditures made by the qualified entity for the replacement of a qualified energy inefficient transformer with a qualified energy efficient transformer.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H352D423D383D4B9B9581FF5772FA94B0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>To be eligible to receive a rebate under this section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including demonstrated evidence—</text>
<paragraph id="H1F0A6AF8E2C644638C2E220E688ECCF6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that the entity purchased a qualified energy efficient transformer;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA227CD8AE3AF4921830799A8F5A0926B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>of the core loss value of the qualified energy efficient transformer;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC02560F46BE8439BAB3587EF97798836"><enum>(3)</enum><text>of the age of the qualified energy inefficient transformer being replaced;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF37C8C29EA3A43129B4398B6F02FD75F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>of the core loss value of the qualified energy inefficient transformer being replaced—</text>
<subparagraph id="H11CBD30948E5400CAB527F18EE0F3DD0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as measured by a qualified professional or verified by the equipment manufacturer, as applicable; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE2BAEFAA5A54A55B35C0D1DBC4A9BA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for transformers described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i), as selected from a table of default values as determined by the Secretary in consultation with applicable industry; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE4A56DBACC824272B520C2BBB034B265"><enum>(5)</enum><text>that the qualified energy inefficient transformer has been permanently decommissioned and scrapped.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFB1124195C7D4C56999465A1871BE920"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorized amount of rebate</header><text>The amount of a rebate provided under this section shall be—</text>
<paragraph id="H12731956E5EA485692417D59F609530B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for a 3-phase or single-phase transformer with a capacity of not less than 10 and not greater than 2,500 kilovolt-amperes, twice the amount equal to the difference in Watts between the core loss value (as measured in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection (c)) of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9A8E73C27D984FBB871F35AAED289C68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the qualified energy inefficient transformer; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H882212EB07DD453293C300D67E03E6B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the qualified energy efficient transformer; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B84323BC0244291ADD94683E07D9244"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for a transformer described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i), the amount determined using a table of default rebate values by rated transformer output, as measured in kilovolt-amperes, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with applicable industry.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEA91B12ACD6B421F86C6A105D031459D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H779AE19F96844E4C8F76A08564C4139E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Termination of effectiveness</header><text>The authority provided by this section terminates on December 31, 2021.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Federal agency energy efficiency</header> <section id="H4D0A291B3A2B4B8F8C17A2654B707748" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8253">42 U.S.C. 8253</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H144E38D62CEC4759B6C21313D02D30DE"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Federal Implementation Strategy for Energy-Efficient and Energy-Saving Information Technologies</header>
<paragraph id="H2DCE90737885419FB921F3243CE2E13C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="HF918559A1CCB47B3B8836C8BD77B303A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The term <quote>Director</quote> means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF796E44D2BD4483A4D3050325E7B2E8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Information technology</header><text>The term <quote>information technology</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE2073807BE3B4C60B6DCD641D5094992"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Development of implementation strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019</short-title>, each Federal agency shall coordinate with the Director, the Secretary, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop an implementation strategy (including best-practices and measurement and verification techniques) for the maintenance, purchase, and use by the Federal agency of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies at or for facilities owned and operated by the Federal agency, taking into consideration the performance goals established under paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H098B92DD81BB46E0B2921D0A0F4EEB5F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In developing an implementation strategy under paragraph (2), each Federal agency shall consider—</text> <subparagraph id="H2705F8CFF1974A9CB003216C198F74C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>advanced metering infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26E4831EC10A458DAC7C77AE1D8430F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy efficient data center strategies and methods of increasing asset and infrastructure utilization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H380CBE95FD3441E08B670225C5E7EB16"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced power management tools;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF72EEEC4085E480EBFD1466E8D732846"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">building information modeling, including building energy management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H753E3D3B921B4657948ECFBA0AF1CBE3"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">secure telework and travel substitution tools; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CD62B2956FC46F0AA09C2AC653410BD"><enum>(F)</enum><text>mechanisms to ensure that the agency realizes the energy cost savings of increased efficiency and utilization.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9148B5359FC240DDAAD8F04A9CDF7EB8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Performance goals</header>
<subparagraph id="HD72D3C0323624EAD9B5B3AE7E2C86CEC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019</short-title>, the Director, in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish performance goals for evaluating the efforts of Federal agencies in improving the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technology at or for facilities owned and operated by the Federal agencies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69E9DC8406DF475ABB7F05AEBF58D9EB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Best practices</header><text>The Chief Information Officers Council established under section 3603 of title 44, United States Code, shall recommend best practices for the attainment of the performance goals established under subparagraph (A), which shall include, to the extent applicable by law, consideration by a Federal agency of the use of—</text>
<clause id="H6504F22F6D0E456EA482D1963EF1DED2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>energy savings performance contracting; and</text> </clause><clause id="H184F2683AB9A4253AD4E1B69A9E6F019"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>utility energy services contracting.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B4AFE9682ED4B67960953F0EEA0788C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subparagraph id="H68853F7C0F0D4DF1B9E38882AB4F448A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Agency reports</header><text>Each Federal agency shall include in the report of the agency under section 527 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17143">42 U.S.C. 17143</external-xref>) a description of the efforts and results of the agency under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B76A308E41447B887356FA5D740F47F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>OMB Government efficiency reports and scorecards</header><text>Effective beginning not later than October 1, 2019, the Director shall include in the annual report and scorecard of the Director required under section 528 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17144">42 U.S.C. 17144</external-xref>) a description of the efforts and results of Federal agencies under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39C74D836D9F47CDB8051DE73BCCC835"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of existing reporting structures</header><text>The Director may require Federal agencies to submit any information required to be submitted under this subsection though reporting structures in use as of the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019</short-title>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H38B5BCFEAD704685A34C4DEB3A099E33"><enum>302.</enum><header>Energy efficient data centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 453 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17112">42 U.S.C. 17112</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HCEA3CCE4499143C5B0481402ABED9DF7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2DE6320F5D884969A676CC77ADE93628"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(D)(iv), by striking <quote>determined by the organization</quote> and inserting <quote>proposed by the stakeholders</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94B24FDF537845ADA29A7317424923EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDE717274B3C4419892D73E9A5E8CFD05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsections (c) through (g) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11D6F761C9FF4E5D80B566A47DD5B127" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H8731708F12B744359E894239F46FE452"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Stakeholder involvement</header> <paragraph id="HFD7C67CB5E75413CBED84835F23C384F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary and the Administrator shall carry out subsection (b) in collaboration with the information technology industry and other key stakeholders, with the goal of producing results that accurately reflect the most relevant and useful information.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3792F9CEFD7A4F9196D7DB7E0FA6A339"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In carrying out the collaboration described in paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Administrator shall pay particular attention to organizations that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC5705117731C47DB8F46C6A0722DEF15"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have members with expertise in energy efficiency and in the development, operation, and functionality of data centers, information technology equipment, and software, including representatives of hardware manufacturers, data center operators, and facility managers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81FC7314FBC44201973A62962B6CA74E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>obtain and address input from the National Laboratories (as that term is defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15801">42 U.S.C. 15801</external-xref>)) or any institution of higher education, research institution, industry association, company, or public interest group with applicable expertise;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D5C6EE2895B47648A9E1ED5C74F0705"><enum>(C)</enum><text>follow—</text> <clause id="H70C3C099FC604AF79D632A2CE3B434EA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>commonly accepted procedures for the development of specifications; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HCD96AF6E32754B489604D9C2CAC9E12E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>accredited standards development processes; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2BAAB7A80B5A4D89BF2A2298925D0274"><enum>(D)</enum><text>have a mission to promote energy efficiency for data centers and information technology.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEF5F1E38D5A44A0EB4A725D7B28B525F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Measurements and specifications</header><text>The Secretary and the Administrator shall consider and assess the adequacy of the specifications, measurements, best practices, and benchmarks described in subsection (b) for use by the Federal Energy Management Program, the Energy Star Program, and other efficiency programs of the Department of Energy or the Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8CDFA9259E8242909FEC41366AEF19E1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Study</header>
<paragraph id="H12DE7C3BA50B41FC8464D217B0D24283"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of report</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>report</quote> means the report of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory entitled ‘United States Data Center Energy Usage Report’ and dated June 2016, which was prepared as an update to the ‘Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency’, published on August 2, 2007, pursuant to section 1 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/431">Public Law 109–431</external-xref> (120 Stat. 2920).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H02D4B767B52747819E2BA310FC48DF52"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019</short-title>, the Secretary, in collaboration with the Administrator, shall make available to the public an update to the report that provides—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9E81E9BF252D4FD2A0BF3E789EBBFA60"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a comparison and gap analysis of the estimates and projections contained in the report with new data regarding the period from 2015 through 2019;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58966FF69BFA4DA1860E84B2522E8CF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an analysis considering the impact of information technologies, including virtualization and cloud computing, in the public and private sectors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEA61B7D70C64A389A8A5F01A8FC5831"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an evaluation of the impact of the combination of cloud platforms, mobile devices, social media, and big data on data center energy usage;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1F776DF1C0147F3A64688047216BE2E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an evaluation of water usage in data centers and recommendations for reductions in that water usage; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9BFD2E283BD41E98C37F93F710A0F2C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>updated projections and recommendations for best practices through fiscal year 2025.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB8A9EF39BE7B4CE7A3AEE7B58CD61DA1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Data center energy practitioner program</header> <paragraph id="H0B7CFC9A5E56484DB9BF6B305DEF4F5D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in collaboration with key stakeholders and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall maintain a data center energy practitioner program that provides for the certification of energy practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency opportunities in federally owned and operated data centers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF51791D208047CBBD91E4CA93426CF2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evaluations</header><text>Each Federal agency shall consider having the data centers of the agency evaluated once every 4 years by energy practitioners certified pursuant to the program, whenever practicable using certified practitioners employed by the agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H80CD8E55A2E64F8AB8B6902A259F2004"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Open data initiative</header>
<paragraph id="HD1EAF83AD2484A3295CFD5D89B34CB09"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in collaboration with key stakeholders and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall establish an open data initiative relating to energy usage at federally owned and operated data centers, with the purpose of making the data available and accessible in a manner that encourages further data center innovation, optimization, and consolidation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31A98EE2D7A648538A486B38B1ECC28A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In establishing the initiative under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider using the online Data Center Maturity Model.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEE38B7E4D2EB47709B91B90CDA81896C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>International specifications and metrics</header><text>The Secretary, in collaboration with key stakeholders, shall actively participate in efforts to harmonize global specifications and metrics for data center energy and water efficiency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB981F9855C1543BD843A13F46A953DD9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Data center utilization metric</header><text>The Secretary, in collaboration with key stakeholders, shall facilitate in the development of an efficiency metric that measures the energy efficiency of a data center (including equipment and facilities).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD535E20A81B649A4B2A03A79D24C9DF5"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Protection of proprietary information</header><text>The Secretary and the Administrator shall not disclose any proprietary information or trade secrets provided by any individual or company for the purposes of carrying out this section or the programs and initiatives established under this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Regulatory provisions</header>
<subtitle id="H93CE2EE5F1BC49B1BA30F7585714B5A6" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Third-Party Certification Under Energy Star Program</header>
<section id="H05DAFB439CEE4270947FDD4A6D06557C"><enum>401.</enum><header>Third-Party Certification Under Energy Star Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6294a">42 U.S.C. 6294a</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H628A6DEC4E1649EEBA8ABE619381A8BF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Third-Party Certification</header>
<paragraph id="H010084C6FE404AA59A7E401D35C19640"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall revise the certification requirements for the labeling of consumer, home, and office electronic products for program partners that have complied with all requirements of the Energy Star program for a period of at least 18 months.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H980DEFBACB1F4367BE739954CEBC5E12"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In the case of a program partner described in paragraph (1), the new requirements under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD6308D56978F4008BE661B6E14ABC6F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall not require third-party certification for a product to be listed; but</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3CC159269464F79A3F0A66CCC217B81"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may require that test data and other product information be submitted to facilitate product listing and performance verification for a sample of products.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB084EF321801485AA9549AF13A5CBA48"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Third parties</header><text>Nothing in this subsection prevents the Administrator from using third parties in the course of the administration of the Energy Star program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92AAAC1AFF1248C287C3BCEF7B6A69C1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Termination</header>
<subparagraph id="HF8F1B7AB8CE940C7A6533003DE9F52D2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), an exemption from third-party certification provided to a program partner under paragraph (1) shall terminate if the program partner is found to have violated program requirements with respect to at least 2 separate models during a 2-year period.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA97FC4CE82A4380AD23D845F5E909CB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Resumption</header><text>A termination for a program partner under subparagraph (A) shall cease if the program partner complies with all Energy Star program requirements for a period of at least 3 years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H73A4757F92304A45A258C6183F6F5917" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Federal green buildings</header>
<section id="H956FB414417343EDBB73ECDC3F5240D5"><enum>411.</enum><header>High-performance green Federal buildings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 436(h) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17092">42 U.S.C. 17092(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H10EC83136896423EBD9DF0F57CC7E500"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">system</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">systems</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD9C523C3E50E4446952A97358C0F92BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AB214DE921648CA85A1B127F5A68F33" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H073DBEDBFE894DB898E22E3C0E682377"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Based on an ongoing review, the Federal Director shall identify and shall provide to the Secretary pursuant to section 305(a)(3)(D) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6834">42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)(D)</external-xref>) a list of those certification systems that the Director identifies as the most likely to encourage a comprehensive and environmentally sound approach to certification of green buildings.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F6573A11D5A4EBE8A84DF66E03260A3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H3C1FEA490AE740588ACCB71FA941C1AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>system</quote> and inserting <quote>systems</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55B4F5BAA508419FB053216D5324DF3B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB85FBAFEF8DF4CCBB8C360581D49F0CF" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H5CF49E562D864B1696BF02E0B965CFEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an ongoing review provided to the Secretary pursuant to section 305(a)(3)(D) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6834">42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)(D)</external-xref>), which shall—</text>
<clause id="HF5A63D68AE8440BF96A206DDE348532C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be carried out by the Federal Director to compare and evaluate standards; and</text> </clause><clause id="H49F9ADAE34D2460E938188F78C473E1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>allow any developer or administrator of a rating system or certification system to be included in the review;</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H236FAACCE1854E678CCB234745C17E7F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)(v), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24353417A2D144368529B24EE84FA43B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77D0C558F441462A8D7249EB271D5B5F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B5A698643454B3993A3970284F81FAB" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H7E3F13551644433394AD0C8F7DB26DD3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a finding that, for all credits addressing the sourcing of grown, harvested, or mined materials, the system rewards the use of products that have obtained certifications of responsible sourcing, such as certifications provided by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, the Forest Stewardship Council, the American Tree Farm System, or the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02B9E5ACEEF147DDAF024AF0CE0ADE7C"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a finding that the system incorporates life-cycle assessment as a credit pathway.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H5DCFE1F6D29348CBBCC4A11F526CBBD9" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Energy and water performance requirements for Federal buildings</header> <section id="H1A4D5A1A445E4EB4AEF5D2B2836CCECA"><enum>421.</enum><header>Energy and water performance requirements for Federal buildings</header> <subsection id="H055BB74A5C7A40C989F3D7F1BD228004"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8253">42 U.S.C. 8253</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H0F2DD4131A2F41448A7A4D2B2399D447"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and water</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Energy</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA039514795014759B8F89D827E1D605B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H0A9A20A343C04E4DBDB980E815194473"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Energy and water performance requirements for Federal buildings</header>
<paragraph id="H24E0E209D3B8450BB16E85645D232309"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Energy requirements</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3), to the maximum extent life cycle cost-effective (as defined in subsection (f)(1)), each agency shall apply energy conservation measures to, and shall improve the design for the construction of, the Federal buildings of the agency (including each industrial or laboratory facility) so that the energy consumption per gross square foot of the Federal buildings of the agency in fiscal years 2020 through 2027 is reduced, as compared with the energy consumption per gross square foot of the Federal buildings of the agency in fiscal year 2018, by the percentage specified in the following table:</text>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2020</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">2.5</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2021</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">5</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2022</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">7.5</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2023</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">10</entry></row>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2025</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">15</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2026</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">17.5</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2027</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">20.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD248D0826D3A4C8FAC0A6F1F0380B490"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Water requirements</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3), the head of each Federal agency shall, for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2030, improve water use efficiency and management, including stormwater management, at facilities of the agency by reducing agency potable water consumption intensity (as measured in gallons per gross square foot)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H2D757875FE2C4E3BAC99C545B69B47C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by 54 percent by fiscal year 2030, relative to the water consumption of the agency in fiscal year 2007; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H87C68A033A084446A7C8FF4BCBB33779"><enum>(B)</enum><text>through reductions of 2 percent each fiscal year.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0107A6252C7443B0AE51A014C42A7380"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Energy and water intensive building exclusion</header> <subparagraph id="HA74AC97F0607457D982CC25D49ED0237"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An agency may exclude from the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) any building (including the associated energy consumption and gross square footage of the building) in which energy and water intensive activities are carried out.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4DDC35553204241A75A8CF552699EA2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Each agency shall identify and include in each report under section 548(a) each building designated by the agency for exclusion under subparagraph (A) during the period covered by the report.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H47C668A0598743F09CB93062C4693E92"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2026, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H196050BB4689449A935E1A43B950C6C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review the results of the implementation of the energy and water performance requirements established under paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84D44E74613C433FA2009BBAB8D834CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to Congress recommendations concerning energy performance requirements for fiscal years 2028 through 2037; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4685AE964D8A4A93BF40F6E100B5EF92"><enum>(C)</enum><text>submit to Congress recommendations concerning water performance requirements for fiscal years 2031 through 2040.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H16CAAA7E6C524387A4FCD24697DCA48E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H9FA74560EF0D4D50978737D7765BDBAE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">and water</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Energy</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H35DB4307F2EA4B8B81D40DF4DDFAE5A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FFF5B0E5B2A4E678DA45CDBBDD5B2D0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HC73DE737235A4E48A6E035367360E756"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each agency shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H7CB9BF9D25844FBCB45AF5BD81389AAC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than October 1, 2019, to the maximum extent practicable, begin installing in Federal buildings owned by the United States all energy and water conservation measures determined by the Secretary to be life cycle cost-effective (as defined in subsection (f)(1)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC4EB4DC972C47E59B725FBE3D16E85C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>complete the installation described in subparagraph (A) as soon as practicable after the date referred to in that subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H47C020FF1CFF4C038584CFA50BDAFFF3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Explanation of noncompliance</header>
<subparagraph id="H1C0710812049494D8B48E07B8022435A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If an agency fails to comply with paragraph (1), the agency shall submit to the Secretary, using guidelines developed by the Secretary, an explanation of the reasons for the failure.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2A9BF1D3B5241FDB53E5310DC621626"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report to congress</header><text>Not later than October 1, 2021, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes any noncompliance by an agency with the requirements of paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3F4B743B79BD4C53969D83849F013E28"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H77D3C7B75B46473285F3B5F139A9DA44"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HE13206FE13B44DEAB813543EA73E5DEF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>An agency</quote> and inserting <quote>The head of each agency</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H7955D541DDE0471991808E4EEC74E90B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or water</quote> after <quote>energy</quote> each place it appears; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC7AB412668C544EE8F8EE1E8F448E3B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting <quote>or water</quote> after <quote>energy</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD7BDCC4DA07348B09B71275EDAB140D0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2), by inserting <quote>and water</quote> after <quote>energy</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H36069576FF8E48B9977D8EE0841C532D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H1D53D45C0CA14B439DE4D06F1522C5D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by inserting <quote>and Water</quote> after <quote>Energy</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8B51A6A9495E49FF8B8D7BB2DCFD20D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H3BA72E5470664430B7FD9739FEAC5083"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the first sentence—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H29DDCBF5A02C438BBA77EEB38E03FFD1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>October 1, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2020</quote>;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H86A89887446243FF9C79F35C959E8090"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and water</quote> after <quote>energy</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H0E5C72B09957481BAC32A8504CB1E73C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and water</quote> after <quote>electricity</quote>;</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H806B64AFF1764D1A8463F4675E7B2659"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by inserting <quote>and water</quote> after <quote>electricity</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H5F17A29E2E184992B37A9BB7F276BD9B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the fourth sentence, by inserting <quote>and water</quote> after <quote>energy</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2E875B755A8343999FBF967AE0EFFA29"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HDFB7DC157F7D4991B8ED2473E7A49DF4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="H38E4040256BE4F6298300A761325C6FC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> before <quote>Federal</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H952FEBE3376940D1BC5C1263E38EF878"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and any other person the Secretary deems necessary,</quote> before <quote>shall</quote>;</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H72DAB968BB864DCCB664CD46F754E880"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="HB7AB349F427C4D26AC105BC30BCA2A86"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i)(II), by inserting <quote>and water</quote> after <quote>energy</quote> each place it appears;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HE4E2659E3F854203B74264F5DD429F66"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by inserting <quote>and water</quote> after <quote>energy</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H1C4C3AEECB7340F0A7C228A6C8C43FC5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by inserting <quote>and water</quote> after <quote>energy</quote>; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="HAB2ABECEFB43423ABDE971014F778F74"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" id="H2E1454EC401D44C39CF5321CE54EC21F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Update</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall update the guidelines established under subparagraph (A) to take into account water efficiency requirements under this section.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H71664FE6B1E2454BB4F2E27153643E94"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>established under paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>updated under paragraph (2)(C)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC5BA19EC282048269DD34C9A00A70CE0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H26AD81855E544A0F86D13AB141D17B83"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="HFC58B01FBBED4B3D9EEBD9ED6CBE91A0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>this paragraph</quote> and inserting <quote>the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H6342EBBB60DC416C97549F9A95D61D4E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and water</quote> before <quote>use in</quote>; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="HB5A81BF061B24105842D0E391B35C99D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(ii), in the matter preceding clause (I), by inserting <quote>and water</quote> after <quote>energy</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB23FEE99DBA84C91BA85E7C191982BFA"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text> <subparagraph id="H6C1C5C7F19B342078E8CCB7DC4692F90"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="HAA4BC8D3A710471CA23DFA3E87170F09"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H), respectively; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H423F107A0A324B8BAD5EC4495655AE28"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AB3B905B647490DB5AD2AE91BA36419" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B32C7A4975743E19EDC2CDEC6339041"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Ongoing commissioning</header><text>The term <term>ongoing commissioning</term> means an ongoing process of commissioning using monitored data, the primary goal of which is to ensure continuous optimum performance of a facility, in accordance with design or operating needs, over the useful life of the facility, while meeting facility occupancy requirements.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H41D39DEB4061470F8D09B0FE43F349D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="HD8D41AA13394430D94E7487297AB6050"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and water</quote> before <quote>use</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H55D49EE6B7D64FA9B2CBCAADC25292B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="HA04D701968EB4726811B4265D18F354C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>energy</quote> before <quote>efficiency</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H2514AC0A9FE54A589A23DCF8A2A14194"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or water</quote> before <quote>use</quote>; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H05AD150D1A7F4ED6A7E5F28E3A94D231"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H6ED417FAC1644BA7B542652FA5A520E0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Energy management system</header><text>An energy manager designated for a facility under subparagraph (A) shall take into consideration—</text> <clause id="HE6085DFE652E41EDB518E85579D80F6D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the use of a system to manage energy and water use at the facility; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H650FBB1FCF844B868DC5BEA4CC110EA3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the applicability of the certification of the facility in accordance with the International Organization for Standardization standard numbered 50001 and entitled <quote>Energy Management Systems</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0787A83F28724412BB2CC6EFFEFF1168"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDBCD01FCEFBC498E9EBE87C2E787E714" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HF29A35B8946F4C97A095B67BF8702034"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Energy and water evaluations and commissioning</header> <subparagraph id="H55A5148518D1414BBAF8D512A85871A4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Evaluations</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not later than the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019</short-title>, and annually thereafter, each energy manager shall complete, for the preceding calendar year, a comprehensive energy and water evaluation and recommissioning or retrocommissioning for approximately 25 percent of the facilities of the applicable agency that meet the criteria under paragraph (2)(B) in a manner that ensures that an evaluation of each facility is completed not less frequently than once every 4 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA7E2557A0524692A9C79A4FE48ABCFC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>An evaluation and recommissioning or retrocommissioning shall not be required under subparagraph (A) with respect to a facility that, as of the date on which the evaluation and recommissioning or retrocommissioning would occur—</text>
<clause id="H828CCC2428674BE0939F66252F0B53C7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has had a comprehensive energy and water evaluation during the preceding 8-year period;</text> </clause><clause id="HB8E5A0B3B95A4598866E13321CE147B6"><enum>(ii)</enum> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H302E4891C39E41648C755C7A6B34027F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has been commissioned, recommissioned, or retrocommissioned during the preceding 10-year period; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9A4EFF220C724DC68889216D54ADE51D" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is under ongoing commissioning, recommissioning, or retrocommissioning;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H484EFF3A3D844D20B647DD52A3E5A92A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>has not had a major change in function or use since the previous evaluation and recommissioning or retrocommissioning;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDB1AD4A6CBA149CF9B6B864A47AFFA12"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>has been benchmarked with public disclosure under paragraph (8) during the preceding calendar year; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDDDCA93018194821B7F1228A5A4F1A66"><enum>(v)</enum>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H82717DD939A24009830D6BE48C2654F7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>based on the benchmarking described in clause (iv), has achieved at a facility level the most recent cumulative energy savings target under subsection (a) compared to the earlier of—</text>
<item id="HF69D7B91A6CF474E8CF7CB61A94AD29F" indent="up1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the date of the most recent evaluation; or</text> </item><item id="H07E2BB98E75444B48208617D07ECE43B" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the date—</text>
<subitem id="H7321220221274EB1B4B19E75BB2E85C6"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>of the most recent commissioning, recommissioning, or retrocommissioning; or</text> </subitem><subitem id="H495F1DB3CCA5400E982531A6DC0577FC"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>on which ongoing commissioning began; or</text>
</subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="H64EA5E637D634309AF847657A563A93B" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has a long-term contract in place guaranteeing energy savings at least as great as the energy savings target under subclause (I).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1DD99F95C3FD49308A53C5C3B6614890"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Implementation of identified energy and water efficiency measures</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of completion of each evaluation under paragraph (3), each energy manager shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H251C156E1E614DA894F5FD4735E163A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implement any energy- or water-saving measure that the Federal agency identified in the evaluation that is life cycle cost-effective; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87F00257770242D4A9CE2010B21F9A88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>bundle individual measures of varying paybacks together into combined projects.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC6D5845BA17D4F21AA4C1568642D2B1C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)(B)(ii)(II), by inserting <quote>and water</quote> after <quote>energy</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H787CA331586445778362C222FAAFC11D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (9)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>and water</quote> after <quote>energy</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H8DAE67451C7A44E7BC815AAFD34A95A7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents for the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/619">Public Law 95–619</external-xref>; 92 Stat. 3206) is amended by striking the item relating to section 543 and inserting the following:</text>
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</subsection></section><section id="H5B30CA4C93684FF39072531DA51C4D88"><enum>422.</enum><header>Federal Energy Management Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8253">42 U.S.C. 8253</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H5AFEFE71EDEA47B89F9D11F52595D8B2"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Federal Energy Management Program</header>
<paragraph id="HBEBF2401CB284535A05DD390F5A2E23B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the <quote>Federal Energy Management Program</quote> (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Program</quote>), to facilitate the implementation by the Federal Government of cost-effective energy and water management and energy-related investment practices—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF946ABF8F3D843B399B73C2141E5AB10"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to coordinate and strengthen Federal energy and water resilience; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE6E96223290141F5BFB1408664551602"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to promote environmental stewardship.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H161A6D27861B4FE68929DB8CD1AB481B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program activities</header>
<subparagraph id="HDB89932859EB4E90B81D3A169313BD6A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Strategic planning and technical assistance</header><text>Under the Program, the Federal Director appointed under paragraph (3)(A) (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Federal Director</quote>) shall—</text>
<clause id="HECB39DB1158843C0BEA3C0782B5477F0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide technical assistance and project implementation support and guidance to Federal agencies to identify, implement, procure, and track energy and water conservation measures required under this Act and under other provisions of law (including regulations);</text>
</clause><clause id="H6FBB26DE141942989DDA8012AC549CE2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in coordination with the Administrator of the General Services Administration, establish appropriate procedures, methods, and best practices for use by Federal agencies to select, monitor, and terminate contracts entered into under section 546 with utilities;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2496FF30DA6C4297AC6FB21E248E0E75"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in coordination with the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, establish appropriate procedures, methods, and best practices for use by Federal agencies to select, monitor, and terminate contracts entered into under section 801 with energy service contractors and utilities;</text>
</clause><clause id="H133058E5DC0646F5AD4087062D431D64"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>establish and maintain internet-based information resources and project tracking systems and tools for energy and water management;</text>
</clause><clause id="H27A5039EF62E409D9693A117F86ADA8D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>coordinate comprehensive and strategic approaches to energy and water resilience planning for Federal agencies; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1055211CCE194294BAAAD75E122F435E"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>establish a recognition program for Federal achievement in energy and water management, energy-related investment practices, environmental stewardship, and other relevant areas, through events such as individual recognition award ceremonies and public announcements.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB77A68F90148493A8F700C382B3B7495"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Energy and water management and reporting</header><text>Under the Program, the Federal Director shall—</text> <clause id="HD1B8A0161AF84CB2AE7A476A8DE206AA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>track and report on the progress of Federal agencies in meeting the requirements of the agency under this section;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0A26C7CC910F485D89DF14D7F20C0D34"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make publicly available annual Federal agency performance data required under—</text> <subclause id="H9F3A5AA79C8E4EE683F918044021C492"><enum>(I)</enum><text>this section and sections 544 through 548; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDED3D8A9DE4749AAB97BB0123B9740A5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15852">42 U.S.C. 15852</external-xref>);</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HCAE73294965B426ABEB7E27F0B06E00F"><enum>(iii)</enum> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDC24E426331F444D943D532079F62CAE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>collect energy and water use and consumption data from each Federal agency; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7D2F283F87B9449F89ADA2888EEF9241" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>based on that data, submit to each Federal agency a report that will facilitate the energy and water management, energy-related investment practices, and environmental stewardship of the agency in support of Federal goals under this Act and under other provisions of law (including regulations);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H887162028A8C44D785CB589C64AD7FC7"><enum>(iv)</enum>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9B63702A5CB1490586698A978FAA5F03"><enum>(I)</enum><text>establish new Federal building energy efficiency standards; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HE19775E0E2224AEEABAB2DF46DA3D9B0" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in consultation with the Administrator of the General Services Administration, acting through the head of the Office of High-Performance Green Buildings, implement new Federal building sustainable design principles for new Federal facilities;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H5C1C2DB57CD64683AB19125A63C647A7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>manage the implementation of Federal building energy efficiency standards and sustainable design principles established under section 305 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6834">42 U.S.C. 6834</external-xref>); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD1FB8C70615349E285D2837F5993253E"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>designate products for categories not covered under the Energy Star program established under section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6294a">42 U.S.C. 6294a</external-xref>).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCDE5D891F9194FC4833EE9FC4BA6547F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Federal policy coordination</header><text>Under the Program, the Federal Director shall—</text> <clause id="H0E8C520C940D4E5DA0B730D2A5A38E6D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop and implement accredited training consistent with existing Federal programs and activities—</text>
<subclause id="H789177BB7AFF442E8F7597975B8A49D6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>relating to energy and water use, management, and resilience in Federal buildings, energy-related investment practices, and environmental stewardship; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9941AAE255CB493EA37FAA98D232704A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that includes in-person training, internet-based programs, and national in-person training events;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H7724BE25C4E5428F896B4EB6869A1FF3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>coordinate and facilitate energy and water management, energy-related investment practices, and environmental stewardship through the Interagency Energy Management Task Force established under section 547; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4EFC81A7BCCD49428BC1520B4DF934C5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>report on the implementation of the priorities of the President, including Executive orders, relating to energy and water use in Federal buildings, in coordination with—</text>
<subclause id="H4ACDAF4A20A7483B87462743D7387C9D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Office of Management and Budget;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H0EFB30578F374E718F737493D69D40FF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Council on Environmental Quality; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H435C0CB7FA654490933986D4C7DB1CE0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any other entity, as considered necessary by the Federal Director.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07AB4E5CD7354D28BACC3F3577B424FB"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Facility and fleet optimization</header><text>Under the Program, the Federal Director shall develop guidance, supply assistance to, and track the progress of Federal agencies—</text>
<clause id="H5F6E6DE2E2D94324A29DC8BDBDC0F33E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in conducting portfolio-wide facility energy and water resilience planning and project integration;</text> </clause><clause id="H3D8673CA7DF6497D890FE054FC7C02C2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in building new construction and major renovations to meet the sustainable design and energy and water performance standards required under this section;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3FDCB8281350408DABC16116437D8468"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in developing guidelines for—</text> <subclause id="HDAF8944968984C84BB507DF57F2AAA79"><enum>(I)</enum><text>building commissioning; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H90EC2391A8734FB29B8BAE0F6225876C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>facility operations and maintenance; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HBCCAE80DD8C3407A9CEF1AA54301F0E9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in coordination with the Administrator of the General Services Administration, in meeting statutory and agency goals for Federal fleet vehicles.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2F35A5B2CBCF4996AD053961E8A6B3DC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal director</header>
<subparagraph id="HBC751D16B253466FB5E7E2799357A0C5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint an individual to serve as Federal Director of the Program, which shall be a career position in the Senior Executive service, to manage the Program and carry out the activities of the Program described in paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72A21567AA564FBB9114997DF17FE3C0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Federal Director shall—</text> <clause id="H0AD17652D78D420E8A8EFDAF0EE1C74A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>oversee, manage, and administer the Program;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE3257500993E47E8BF7EFABB6ED175D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide leadership in energy and water management, energy-related investment practices, and environmental stewardship through coordination with Federal agencies and other appropriate entities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HAE885B8DB6C44986AEF2E3A7977DE53B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>establish a management council to advise the Federal Director that shall—</text> <subclause id="HF689B11B5D114FA0B3AF96F4170D90CF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>convene not less frequently than once every quarter; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9D35B58E822046A2AC52C0C7F08AC610"><enum>(II)</enum><text>consist of representatives from—</text> <item id="H7F70855C4EE24330A66498D520C33B64"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the Council on Environmental Quality;</text>
</item><item id="HEDAC8B8407F64D4EBAFDEDA901AC6BCC"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the Office of Management and Budget; and</text> </item><item id="H0FC75CB683DF4264BFCB85E25B0F3818"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings in the General Services Administration.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4DD7E9129DF441F4A81C284D0F612AAE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this subsection impedes, supersedes, or alters the authority of the Secretary to carry out the remainder of this section or section 305 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6834">42 U.S.C. 6834</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1943622EB85B4A4BACA61F74884F8807"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $36,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2030.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HD49D23ED62F04FC4B186BE6DA1DC5E4C"><enum>423.</enum><header>Federal building energy efficiency performance standards; certification system and level for green
buildings</header>
<subsection id="H9629603AD9F9476582C9E428B94E7990"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 303 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6832">42 U.S.C. 6832</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HE6B73E00D13D4D43BDF61C6139E8D5FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in each of paragraphs (1) through (16), by inserting a paragraph heading, the text of which is comprised of the term defined in that paragraph;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEA3D18B2EC1947B7A0471FC36BE62891"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (16) as paragraphs (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), (10), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (9), (17), (5), and (2), respectively, and moving the paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H721C5CEBF2EF4ECC8B532AC916B155BE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (10) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B6FDFA7FC12488DA1FB997A59D60E36" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HD34BAA33DBB2400588B96351A30229F2"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Major renovation</header><text>The term <term>major renovation</term> means a modification of the energy systems of a building that is sufficiently extensive to ensure that the entire building can achieve compliance with applicable energy standards for new buildings, as established by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB281D3349D134B428A82685BA64DDE21"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal Building Efficiency Standards</header><text>Section 305 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6834">42 U.S.C. 6834</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HB19589005545412CA3D92CE458F47713"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H71680B95C9594020802DA7931BCB4DE1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(3)(A) Not later than</quote> and all that follows through subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H962C1B67A64D40C787135B298F6B5D34" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H21839BE425B7495883A46463EBF65461"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Revised Federal building energy efficiency performance standards; certification for green buildings</header> <subparagraph id="HAC15BC1B79C94C0090D34EB9E1F54110"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Revised Federal building energy efficiency performance standards</header> <clause id="H534EAEF6127C4E1383453CCDC428A38D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019</short-title>, the Secretary shall establish, by regulation, revised Federal building energy efficiency performance standards that require that—</text>
<subclause id="H3AEF886EC4834752976B505364970639"><enum>(I)</enum><text>subject to clause (ii), new Federal buildings and Federal buildings with major renovations—</text> <item id="H3E7FA8F76DD544BA9349945F753DF507"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>meet or exceed the most recently published version of the International Energy Conservation Code (in the case of residential buildings) or ASHRAE Standard 90.1 (in the case of commercial buildings) as of the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019</short-title>; and</text>
</item><item id="H8D52E8853B804022B6EC7FDDF573E801"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>meet or exceed the energy provisions of the State and local building codes applicable to the building if the codes are more stringent than the most recently published version of the International Energy Conservation Code or ASHRAE Standard 90.1 as of the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019</short-title>, as applicable;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="HE46B29A0A7314C729526BE89EA6AF855"><enum>(II)</enum><text>unless demonstrated not to be life cycle cost-effective for new Federal buildings and Federal buildings with major renovations—</text>
<item id="H6B19BFD2D9A84EB0990FC98F949775AA"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the buildings shall be designed to achieve energy consumption levels that are not less than 30 percent below the levels established in the most recently published version of the International Energy Conservation Code or the ASHRAE Standard, as of the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019</short-title>, as appropriate; and</text>
</item><item id="HD41D04755A8F4D6EAD1A029417A0B989"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>sustainable design principles are applied to the location, siting, design, and construction of all new Federal buildings and replacement Federal buildings;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H7BDDEA20C2114A648A02D932686C6518"><enum>(III)</enum><text>if water is used to achieve energy efficiency, water conservation technologies shall be applied to the extent that the technologies are life-cycle cost effective; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD4496659B76A49D2B2387D891B6493A9"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>if life-cycle cost effective, as compared to other reasonably available technologies, not less than 30 percent of the hot water demand for each new Federal building or Federal building undergoing a major renovation be met through the installation and use of solar hot water heaters.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HAAAFB249F0CA4A549A7C41798032A62C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Clause (i)(I) shall not apply to the unaltered portions of Federal buildings and systems that have undergone major renovations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24F575DBEAE043949EE013E5055A3BA5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of approval of each subsequent revision of the ASHRAE Standard or the International Energy Conservation Code, as appropriate, the Secretary shall determine whether the revised standards established under subclauses (I) and (II) of subparagraph (A)(i) should be updated to reflect the revisions, based on the energy savings and life cycle cost-effectiveness of the revisions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD5CECDAB51D4DAA8AD9C5B044F5586B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>(C) In the budget request</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B218F2539F8453DB9C17F4CD4C83CE8" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HD0C18049CED446C3B3001AA25A469DC1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Budget request</header><text>In the budget request</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7432DF4BD72741C5BB0762FF1D92851E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H754613CB69E142BA9D5EE4EE67C3C075" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HC22094A6748F43A1BCD9031981F3833A"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Certification for green buildings</header> <clause id="H3A7141AB49CD433F82A0E90CB2AF8A68"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Sustainable design principles</header><text>Sustainable design principles shall be applied to the siting, design, and construction of buildings covered by this subparagraph.</text>
</clause><clause id="H99AA3D4B3B624FDE87D99FB07CE9B966"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Selection of certification systems</header><text>The Secretary, after reviewing the findings of the Federal Director under section 436(h) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17092">42 U.S.C. 17092(h)</external-xref>), in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense relating to those facilities under the custody and control of the Department of Defense, shall determine those certification systems for green commercial and residential buildings that the Secretary determines to be the most likely to encourage a comprehensive and environmentally sound approach to certification of green buildings.</text>
</clause><clause id="H1711C1B4157E44899FAC4AC9DD70E8A5"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Basis for selection</header><text>The determination of the certification systems under clause (ii) shall be based on ongoing review of the findings of the Federal Director under section 436(h) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17092">42 U.S.C. 17092(h)</external-xref>) and the criteria described in clause (v).</text>
</clause><clause id="H7DFB638BDBF14EA98262C6B797F83A99"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In determining certification systems under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall—</text> <subclause id="HA171D61A8AC042C4A5B1B00C5D37672E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>make a separate determination for all or part of each system; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H1CA4A12E65F74BBFA1546F0D31A92E1B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>confirm that the criteria used to support the selection of building products, materials, brands, and technologies—</text>
<item id="HAB1B4485965C456EA9172424C527A598"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>are based on relevant technical data;</text> </item><item id="H4110675A3DBC409C9251945ACFC839D8"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>use and reward evaluation of health, safety, and environmental risks and impacts across the lifecycle of the building product, material, brand, or technology, including methodologies generally accepted by the applicable scientific disciplines;</text>
</item><item id="H6B4C3F6D538B4A5AB55A8F849BC26D51"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>as practicable, give preference to performance standards instead of prescriptive measures; and</text> </item><item id="H81C31FD8C9054396A9FBBDEDE1D08BCC"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>reward continual improvements in the lifecycle management of health, safety, and environmental risks and impacts.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="HACCBE09B14754478A929116FF2453281"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In determining the green building certification systems under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall take into consideration—</text>
<subclause id="HB8B0FEE9608E476DA704B0E6815E8E9F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the ability and availability of assessors and auditors to independently verify the criteria and measurement of metrics at the scale necessary to implement this subparagraph;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H24F83DA8DF44431AB563FE553189B2EB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the ability of the applicable certification organization to collect and reflect public comment;</text> </subclause><subclause id="HE0BB846501A44010BD3DE1648C7F006C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the ability of the standard to be developed and revised through a consensus-based process;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H586701B53712458EAAFDCDD3B9B42B48"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>an evaluation of the robustness of the criteria for a high-performance green building, which shall give credit for promoting—</text>
<item id="HB7BCE5CE4B76422AA60C96320C783B77"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>efficient and sustainable use of water, energy, and other natural resources;</text> </item><item id="H0ABD6139892540249CB0A17E86A04D88"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>use of renewable energy sources;</text>
</item><item id="H95107A0FC27B40C283461DFC224262A4"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>improved indoor environmental quality through enhanced indoor air quality, thermal comfort, acoustics, day lighting, pollutant source control, and use of low-emission materials and building system controls;</text>
</item><item id="H40F7CE61368142E3A52F499C579C6368"><enum>(dd)</enum>
<subitem commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H91BF8696946E4261B383E4EB9A6909CD"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the sourcing of grown, harvested, or mined materials; and</text> </subitem><subitem id="H95EA1A48377B4DE5A4151B552D86F872" indent="up1"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>certifications of responsible sourcing, such as certifications provided by the Forest Stewardship Council, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, the American Tree Farm System, or the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification; and</text>
</subitem></item><item id="HD6AE6A10ED4D4CB79CF7A645693C582F"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>such other criteria as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="HB9C87D4931D5484F9C674CE185F2F9D7"><enum>(V)</enum><text>national recognition within the building industry.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H5BD18B894D444EBCBAAF3D26CABFAE9B"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services and the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct an ongoing review to evaluate and compare private sector green building certification systems, taking into account—</text>
<subclause id="H2009943D2B654F6FB4B47E320A5B0522"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the criteria described in clause (v); and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H4D819DAFBE0748F093C883650D3CBFAD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the identification made by the Federal Director under section 436(h) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17092">42 U.S.C. 17092(h)</external-xref>).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H58AEFDACD6164B1688886F6AB9F89E8E"><enum>(vii)</enum><header>Exclusions</header>
<subclause id="HD5D42F1423AD4A3BA7AB5130216B8115"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subclause (II), if a certification system fails to meet the review requirements of clause (v), the Secretary shall—</text>
<item id="HDAEBD782C2F54ACEB2A47F5FCFF6EDB4"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>identify the portions of the system, whether prerequisites, credits, points, or otherwise, that meet the review criteria of clause (v);</text>
</item><item id="H8849922CCDF44AD2B4F9B0B4C0504A6B"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>determine the portions of the system that are suitable for use; and</text> </item><item id="H1AA9783117954218AB88265B256FDA69"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>exclude all other portions of the system from identification and use.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H8540CE3F5C504A2EB8E30D6071F933C6"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Entire systems</header><text>The Secretary shall exclude an entire system from use if an exclusion under subclause (I)—</text> <item id="H271DE8BCDEC64080A51126FDEA082747"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>impedes the integrated use of the system;</text>
</item><item id="HEC2C507A6FF64146914F39772F3C576D"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>creates disparate review criteria or unequal point access for competing materials; or</text> </item><item id="HCA430A57C48F4514A6F2F3C59E8E1C3B"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>increases agency costs of the use.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="H0CB92FEEF42C4A36A6CBAD215B65FA34"><enum>(viii)</enum><header>Internal certification processes</header><text>The Secretary may by rule allow Federal agencies to develop internal certification processes, using certified professionals, in lieu of certification by certification entities identified under clause (ii).</text>
</clause><clause id="H9A7810CBC354435C9E731BAD3EF93BE8"><enum>(ix)</enum><header>Privatized military housing</header><text>With respect to privatized military housing, the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary may, through rulemaking, develop alternative certification systems and levels than the systems and levels identified under clause (ii) that achieve an equivalent result in terms of energy savings, sustainable design, and green building performance.</text>
</clause><clause id="H808F6915B128489D974564AD2A901C3A"><enum>(x)</enum><header>Water conservation technologies</header><text>In addition to any use of water conservation technologies otherwise required by this section, water conservation technologies shall be applied to the extent that the technologies are life-cycle cost-effective.</text>
</clause><clause id="HE0F18789B3E947B587318D966881ABEB"><enum>(xi)</enum><header>Effective date</header>
<subclause id="HCEB76027A26844C6A75BAEE4A53A0D51"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Determinations made after December 31, 2019</header><text>The amendments made by section 422(b)(1)(C) of the <short-title>Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019</short-title> shall apply to any determination made by a Federal agency after December 31, 2019.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H4B3932BD779A4CA1BD26E4E86DBF3CD0"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Determinations made on or before December 31, 2019</header><text>This subparagraph (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019</short-title>) shall apply to any use of a certification system for green commercial and residential buildings by a Federal agency on or before December 31, 2019.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H35EAB4F74C11453B851E8997C9793281"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1499065FF81C4F459B980AC1DC22D4F6" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H6A875DF76068494191A6D433A7D365E5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Periodic review</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H8C720B8CD090442C8218CEC98D2A94E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>once every 5 years, review the Federal building energy standards established under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H20CAEE2506D14D238E5E952DDEBB0D8F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>on completion of a review under paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines that significant energy savings would result, upgrade the standards to include all new energy efficiency and renewable energy measures that are technologically feasible and economically justified.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7F15426C937740558A4C31FF510B11A4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal compliance</header><text>Section 306 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6835">42 U.S.C. 6835</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H1C756DE3E88C46AA8B113A4A99E53FE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H14634B1D59A9446A9FFB53592D887436"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H2D40964804D34D50BB6210AD03489302"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(1) The head</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64D0C5AE64BC48A1ABC961B5740915C0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9696A020187E4E6F96298F284479B6C0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The head</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="H131973D8AA044BADB7D1B7736552F9D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>assure that new Federal buildings</quote> and inserting <quote>ensure that new Federal buildings and Federal buildings with major renovations</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H958268B8BBA94D0EB27270497FFBF844"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="H189991919BD04739AC7E44EB6D5228C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking the second sentence and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H1316BF97D4824E758D15F41FDAF542A2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The Architect of the Capitol shall adopt procedures necessary to ensure that the buildings referred to in subparagraph (A) meet or exceed the standards described in that subparagraph.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="H4149E21726ED40BE9AF0F29CEDD17E5A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the first sentence—</text> <subclause id="H6F0710BE7F054A33ABCF9C1435E81350"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and Federal buildings with major renovations</quote> after <quote>new buildings</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H64B583DCED2F4410AB10B7881A80CAA4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(2) The Federal</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B01BFB2F300417CB23A06801199F82A" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H9E37ADAD4AB840B198E675EABC20C22B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header> <subparagraph id="H8E65FEF36AB04358803417EF97288E03"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H63FEFC0554824D5893FDEB9B5DCDBAB7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H2EC1EC4B57B746EF80523F7E81863C4B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the subsection heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Expenditures</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8EDC023D0054D7795333FE75892CAA8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or a Federal building with major renovations</quote> after <quote>new Federal building</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H060115A5E65740E380FF256F294685A8"><enum>424.</enum><header>Enhanced energy efficiency underwriting</header> <subsection id="HAFB428D3309245D2858A980514BE3AF8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HEA210B99B8E14F19836694F5F34D4B6A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered agency</header><text>The term <term>covered agency</term>—</text> <subparagraph id="H8B82E12E7A124113B045BE3B3CC8891B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means—</text>
<clause id="H58048E49E2C34154834E7EF648F7B9FD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an executive agency, as that term is defined in section 102 of title 31, United States Code; and</text> </clause><clause id="H249FB7AA11CD49F6B21789E76D50D93E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any other agency of the Federal Government; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A324E9CE0A442B59DDFF2BDA1847976"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes any enterprise, as that term is defined under section 1303 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/4502">12 U.S.C. 4502</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAFD529AF1B594B1EBC6BAE4365A91019"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered loan</header><text>The term <term>covered loan</term> means a loan secured by a home that is issued, insured, purchased, or securitized by a covered agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HADF5E992009A4350B962BCAAF91D923F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Homeowner</header><text>The term <term>homeowner</term> means the mortgagor under a covered loan.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDCBDCBFC96704060B7C39AE974960A8E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Mortgagee</header><text>The term <term>mortgagee</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H73DE6FCE994340FBBCAE49899EF93726"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an original lender under a covered loan or the holder of a covered loan at the time at which that mortgage transaction is consummated;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F1B21AAB1DF4C50A00C1844D1082BF9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any affiliate, agent, subsidiary, successor, or assignee of an original lender under a covered loan or the holder of a covered loan at the time at which that mortgage transaction is consummated;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38031E6DBC0B44E7B26A88B7DFFA231D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any servicer of a covered loan; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC371D8163128471CA13DC4D2105A6AF5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any subsequent purchaser, trustee, or transferee of any covered loan issued by an original lender.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H25740058C57046B4A0B4B9C85B777197"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC7461E0B9F214AC5831586BCAC5FB8A6"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Servicer</header><text>The term <term>servicer</term> means the person or entity responsible for the servicing of a covered loan, including the person or entity who makes or holds a covered loan if that person or entity also services the covered loan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31FFA77C4A044048A176DEDAC2C4ABB9"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Servicing</header><text>The term <term>servicing</term> has the meaning given the term in section 6(i) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/2605">12 U.S.C. 2605(i)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3847872A3FEC4DD1898D764B3E8846CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Findings and purposes</header>
<paragraph id="HF8D1C152CDD8496C852DBBFA69452377"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text> <subparagraph id="H10D6C821C44149D0980B7E9F8B64702A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>energy costs for homeowners are a significant and increasing portion of their household budgets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H056C83ED363540B7B1397964A93AEAFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>household energy use can vary substantially depending on the efficiency and characteristics of the house;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DCB19FCB19D4F7AAD14B3D0BA410333"><enum>(C)</enum><text>expected energy cost savings are important to the value of the house;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F9BF425CA8D4EA0BFA349245504B58D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the current test for loan affordability used by most covered agencies, commonly known as the <quote>debt-to-income</quote> test, is inadequate because it does not take into account the expected energy cost savings for the homeowner of an energy efficient home; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A0320F2FAF34DD38F8A7FA280DA7DBC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>another loan limitation, commonly known as the <quote>loan-to-value</quote> test, is tied to the appraisal, which often does not adjust for efficiency features of houses.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H88DEAF09A5A34A5C8AD7960158C15C5C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of this section are to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC8CDB2AED71C432B844D50B0FF470178"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve the accuracy of mortgage underwriting by Federal mortgage agencies by ensuring that energy cost savings are included in the underwriting process as described below, and thus to reduce the amount of energy consumed by homes and to facilitate the creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H815C46B7F9EB44E783E9E190934101BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require a covered agency to include the expected energy cost savings of a homeowner as a regular expense in the tests, such as the debt-to-income test, used to determine the ability of the loan applicant to afford the cost of homeownership for all loan programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H192DF2517A04405995369A813BB5DF83"><enum>(C)</enum><text>require a covered agency to include the value home buyers place on the energy efficiency of a house in tests used to compare the mortgage amount to home value, taking precautions to avoid double-counting and to support safe and sound lending.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCB13EDCD7AA14ECC95F40117A9876E7C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enhanced energy efficiency underwriting criteria</header>
<paragraph id="HCB47DFD84A9249C3978A8582730EC999"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the advisory group established in subsection (f)(2), develop and issue guidelines for a covered agency to implement enhanced loan eligibility requirements, for use when testing the ability of a loan applicant to repay a covered loan, that account for the expected energy cost savings for a loan applicant at a subject property, in the manner set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0A84B87DB5F402993A13DDB17BB53C6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements to account for energy cost savings</header>
<subparagraph id="H50C02D007E7143F3B179DF20348A8CE1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The enhanced loan eligibility requirements under paragraph (1) shall require that, for all covered loans for which an energy efficiency report is voluntarily provided to the mortgagee by the mortgagor, the covered agency and the mortgagee shall take into consideration the estimated energy cost savings expected for the owner of the subject property in determining whether the loan applicant has sufficient income to service the mortgage debt plus other regular expenses.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H347A9DF8C64346FEB60A45192953F099"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Expenses as offsets</header><text>To the extent that a covered agency uses a test such as a debt-to-income test that includes certain regular expenses, such as hazard insurance and property taxes, the expected energy cost savings shall be included as an offset to these expenses.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81944EE68FF0496E832F342928A91908"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Assessed energy costs</header><text>Energy costs to be assessed include the cost of electricity, natural gas, oil, and any other fuel regularly used to supply energy to the subject property.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H31F80015AF51470BB4509A87B628CD14"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination of estimated energy cost savings</header>
<subparagraph id="H6508A0D4BAC14648A9D8E787B8423D08"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The guidelines to be issued under paragraph (1) shall include instructions for the covered agency to calculate estimated energy cost savings using—</text>
<clause id="HED8B54E7913E4A0D849C4A2389CA7B0B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the energy efficiency report;</text> </clause><clause id="H15A09EA4B06141F789E6D57CA7970BCD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an estimate of baseline average energy costs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HCA5A5CB6C3274DCE8B699F7CF56442AF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>additional sources of information as determined by the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5B4A92D18534CEFB3E9AD02E48483F9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report requirements</header><text>For the purposes of subparagraph (A), an energy efficiency report shall—</text>
<clause id="HD72C84D151DA49CE984DFBCB598EA7BB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>estimate the expected energy cost savings specific to the subject property, based on specific information about the property;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4E681BEEECF542EF93C9AAFD18217A8B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be prepared in accordance with the guidelines to be issued under paragraph (1); and</text> </clause><clause id="HF9D2279390224A4FAA731C5B70AAE005"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>be prepared—</text>
<subclause id="H3929E9A913DD40D1A0F6445B88CCF22E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in accordance with the Residential Energy Service Network’s Home Energy Rating System (commonly known as <quote>HERS</quote>) by an individual certified by the Residential Energy Service Network, unless the Secretary finds that the use of HERS does not further the purposes of this section; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE2404A1F9F8A46FF82F05D331EA13812"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by other methods approved by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the advisory group established in subsection (f)(2), for use under this section, which shall include a third-party quality assurance procedure.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29C58ED7E9744CDD83E23B4B799FBADC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use by appraiser</header><text>If an energy efficiency report is used under paragraph (2), the energy efficiency report shall be provided to the appraiser to estimate the energy efficiency of the subject property and for potential adjustments for energy efficiency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD3BDB96E139E4C15BAC8768BD0C50741"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Required disclosure to consumer for a home with an energy efficiency report</header><text>If an energy efficiency report is used under paragraph (2), the guidelines to be issued under paragraph (1) shall require the mortgagee to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8CBD813D7C2E4B2E9DE5A0BD2F7BEE74"><enum>(A)</enum><text>inform the loan applicant of the expected energy costs as estimated in the energy efficiency report, in a manner and at a time as prescribed by the Secretary, and if practicable, in the documents delivered at the time of loan application; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78CD23CD28C8439F8ECA0DED66765D9A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include the energy efficiency report in the documentation for the loan provided to the borrower.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H11BA43FFC561405E9D0A953673A2BB70"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Required disclosure to consumer for a home without an energy efficiency report</header><text>If an energy efficiency report is not used under paragraph (2), the guidelines to be issued under paragraph (1) shall require the mortgagee to inform the loan applicant in a manner and at a time as prescribed by the Secretary, and if practicable, in the documents delivered at the time of loan application of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5D3DC82C58744E84B4A45F11841A7077"><enum>(A)</enum><text>typical energy cost savings that would be possible from a cost-effective energy upgrade of a home of the size and in the region of the subject property;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C029CDAE51B40D887D2DF890C0F56DF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the impact the typical energy cost savings would have on monthly ownership costs of a typical home;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEDAD6A6717F04322B9CAC119D9745BC1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the impact on the size of a mortgage that could be obtained if the typical energy cost savings were reflected in an energy efficiency report; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63D5EB1F4319494399E4B98A163C145D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>resources for improving the energy efficiency of a home.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8FD62514D5544549BDCB4333E859204B"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Pricing of loans</header> <subparagraph id="H8AE1B8CC2B0A4D498B999E92051126B6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A covered agency may price covered loans originated under the enhanced loan eligibility requirements required under this section in accordance with the estimated risk of the loans.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5194D25643E542BB8ADC589B14B69D9A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Imposition of certain material costs, impediments, or penalties</header><text>In the absence of a publicly disclosed analysis that demonstrates significant additional default risk or prepayment risk associated with the loans, a covered agency shall not impose material costs, impediments, or penalties on covered loans merely because the loan uses an energy efficiency report or the enhanced loan eligibility requirements required under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5FAE9593A3154507A12A91D274656ECD"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<subparagraph id="H5C39147482594EAB8865EF634755364D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A covered agency may price covered loans originated under the enhanced loan eligibility requirements required under this section in accordance with the estimated risk of those loans.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H268DFE3AC4C74866BA65074F52672B2A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibited actions</header><text>A covered agency shall not—</text> <clause id="H857FE9088C1848D0841A986B08351825"><enum>(i)</enum><text>modify existing underwriting criteria or adopt new underwriting criteria that intentionally negate or reduce the impact of the requirements or resulting benefits that are set forth or otherwise derived from the enhanced loan eligibility requirements required under this subsection; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HC9A1BEB1EA5C43FBA3467CEC972E4104"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>impose greater buy back requirements, credit overlays, or insurance requirements, including private mortgage insurance, on covered loans merely because the loan uses an energy efficiency report or the enhanced loan eligibility requirements required under this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFD4EC53D9EF4CAEA847C145B28EA8C0"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Applicability and implementation date</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and before December 31, 2023, the enhanced loan eligibility requirements required under this subsection shall be implemented by each covered agency to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE4A8251A14BE46499F8B35A8E73D0E83"><enum>(A)</enum><text>apply to any covered loan for the sale, or refinancing of any loan for the sale, of any home;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3144FD4FF38E40B981D35FB7EBDDC37F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be available on any residential real property (including individual units of condominiums and cooperatives) that qualifies for a covered loan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D54DA159FBC4D0FBD9DADB12C75F994"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide prospective mortgagees with sufficient guidance and applicable tools to implement the required underwriting methods.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBB51918EF06A447BAD12C98EAAE093D4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Enhanced energy efficiency underwriting valuation guidelines</header>
<paragraph id="H14C31DF86D5341589F877DEEB580682C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HDCE1F910B3C049ABA5228514B4F597E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in consultation with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council and the advisory group established in subsection (f)(2), develop and issue guidelines for a covered agency to determine the maximum permitted loan amount based on the value of the property for all covered loans made on properties with an energy efficiency report that meets the requirements of subsection (c)(3)(B); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H918E5CC48BD34CCD91D77BB7A2990208"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, issue guidelines for a covered agency to determine the estimated energy savings under paragraph (3) for properties with an energy efficiency report.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE6711D31982C4D65B15BB21FB7D1865A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The enhanced energy efficiency underwriting valuation guidelines required under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H901E25D2A30948B5A879F704F1C9B7CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a requirement that if an energy efficiency report that meets the requirements of subsection (c)(3)(B) is voluntarily provided to the mortgagee, such report shall be used by the mortgagee or covered agency to determine the estimated energy savings of the subject property; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47A2D85A63934CF094875014786A1143"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a requirement that the estimated energy savings of the subject property be added to the appraised value of the subject property by a mortgagee or covered agency for the purpose of determining the loan-to-value ratio of the subject property, unless the appraisal includes the value of the overall energy efficiency of the subject property, using methods to be established under the guidelines issued under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H865ED1BD5A5648898857CEE46BC1D6A1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination of estimated energy savings</header>
<subparagraph id="HE97726CA050A4C8197CF826AFC7C7F59"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Amount of energy savings</header><text>The amount of estimated energy savings shall be determined by calculating the difference between the estimated energy costs for the average comparable houses, as determined in guidelines to be issued under paragraph (1), and the estimated energy costs for the subject property based upon the energy efficiency report.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA34E4B3818B4A1C95B693E383C64564"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duration of energy savings</header><text>The duration of the estimated energy savings shall be based upon the estimated life of the applicable equipment, consistent with the rating system used to produce the energy efficiency report.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93D82957763D4AC5A874E15413890A9E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Present value of energy savings</header><text>The present value of the future savings shall be discounted using the average interest rate on conventional 30-year mortgages, in the manner directed by guidelines issued under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H945198E6049F490996A2B9D7F1797421"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Ensuring consideration of energy efficient features</header><text>Section 1110 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/3339">12 U.S.C. 3339</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE1233F1813A24EE79A64D0A99ED4024B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBA1967054554E74A2F80F73517B9271"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF13C140F56424FBFB333CA08B5E44AD8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55C635840B1A4C8E9F0D7ACB906E28DE" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H3E92CBEFD9114120910ED2648352251A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>that State certified and licensed appraisers have timely access, whenever practicable, to information from the property owner and the lender that may be relevant in developing an opinion of value regarding the energy- and water-saving improvements or features of a property, such as—</text>
<subparagraph id="H038EEE5DA8CA46E2BD47A402D3CBAAB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>labels or ratings of buildings;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36119A4623894C8CAAB9A955AB34972F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>installed appliances, measures, systems or technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H719EC2EF58824B2AB0E219507A5E0E9B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>blueprints;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB07C659D260048E4B64B02DD978DAB1D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>construction costs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H665FE8D9718E48B8A611EF03AC519490"><enum>(E)</enum><text>financial or other incentives regarding energy- and water-efficient components and systems installed in a property;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB58C9A4CB75C4DA781DF6529F71C7D40"><enum>(F)</enum><text>utility bills;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H248AAEF8B3524FFB85CD4B2273CA2BD2"><enum>(G)</enum><text>energy consumption and benchmarking data; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B6D4994A20B4185A7DA9953AAF20D30"><enum>(H)</enum><text>third-party verifications or representations of energy and water efficiency performance of a property, observing all financial privacy requirements adhered to by certified and licensed appraisers, including section 501 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/6801">15 U.S.C. 6801</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">Unless a property owner consents to a lender, an appraiser, in carrying out the requirements of
paragraph (4), shall not have access to the commercial or financial
information of the owner that is privileged or confidential.</continuation-text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD6CC94CBF8124E6F92D571E86228C724"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Transactions requiring state certified appraisers</header><text>Section 1113 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/3342">12 U.S.C. 3342</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCB587BD8F32A4AC1982C9C8277DC13EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon the following: <quote>, or any real property on which the appraiser makes adjustments using an energy efficiency report</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4409473C798F480F85B0DD4AE5B26ABA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting after <quote>atypical</quote> the following: <quote>, or an appraisal on which the appraiser makes adjustments using an energy efficiency report.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H32486E2206B944DB893EB2B007FB1E11"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Protections</header>
<subparagraph id="H6B7ED4B4C583414FAA158B9538062B54"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authority to impose limitations</header><text>The guidelines to be issued under paragraph (1) shall include such limitations and conditions as determined by the Secretary to be necessary to protect against meaningful under or over valuation of energy cost savings or duplicative counting of energy efficiency features or energy cost savings in the valuation of any subject property that is used to determine a loan amount.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF20C35D8EFF94F8A91EC65C4F6CEAF63"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional authority</header><text>At the end of the 7-year period following the implementation of enhanced eligibility and underwriting valuation requirements under this section, the Secretary may modify or apply additional exceptions to the approach described in paragraph (2), where the Secretary finds that the unadjusted appraisal will reflect an accurate market value of the efficiency of the subject property or that a modified approach will better reflect an accurate market value.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE2FA500772384073BBCC863D91FBBA54"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Applicability and implementation date</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and before December 31, 2023, each covered agency shall implement the guidelines required under this subsection, which shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H49D0CD9593E6411BBFB06D787CE8434A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>apply to any covered loan for the sale, or refinancing of any loan for the sale, of any home; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE61F6F61A954646897801E7A7DC9C63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be available on any residential real property, including individual units of condominiums and cooperatives, that qualifies for a covered loan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7A8559C94EEA4BA4B5D72D51DFA9C5CF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the enhanced eligibility and underwriting valuation requirements are implemented under this section, and every year thereafter, each covered agency with relevant activity shall issue and make available to the public a report that—</text>
<paragraph id="H31DFD210A4304520B91BFE0E3C4AFB0E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enumerates the number of covered loans of the agency for which there was an energy efficiency report, and that used energy efficiency appraisal guidelines and enhanced loan eligibility requirements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC7985FCB1D174F728D00EF683E517039"><enum>(2)</enum><text>includes the default rates and rates of foreclosures for each category of loans; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4522189E23E74BA288262C90A2E04374"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describes the risk premium, if any, that the agency has priced into covered loans for which there was an energy efficiency report.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H11E7BAB587EE491D84971AD125E76642"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header>
<paragraph id="H4772BBBAACBD475384F757C613644C18"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the advisory group established in paragraph (2), which may contain such classifications, differentiations, or other provisions, and may provide for such proper implementation and appropriate treatment of different types of transactions, as the Secretary determines are necessary or proper to effectuate the purposes of this section, to prevent circumvention or evasion thereof, or to facilitate compliance therewith.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B2F0B04DDA24EE9AD2FD79F7F97B441"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advisory group</header><text>To assist in carrying out this section, the Secretary shall establish an advisory group, consisting of individuals representing the interests of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB13EE1C203D4445DA8C5A15CC717C16E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>mortgage lenders;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11A15EE6D6B34BFEA55D00A2DA724BC3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>appraisers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA91D041AB2C6467B8BF405D1491FB211"><enum>(C)</enum><text>energy raters and residential energy consumption experts;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H834F3AA035EF4EA999E2BE96E8407C11"><enum>(D)</enum><text>energy efficiency organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77C090772AA2475AA948C101DE68572A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>real estate agents;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H401FCF1337A944BFA478E9698822EF6F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>home builders and remodelers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3764DEEC28204E2F9FBCF739B4C68BB5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>State energy officials; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E3FF627966647D180451F4F9704F2DA"><enum>(H)</enum><text>others as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H53CF8B53E13F4A45876E22D206DE72FD"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Additional study</header>
<paragraph id="H89417438DA2C427387E1DBA1E09EE460"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall reconvene the advisory group established in subsection (f)(2), in addition to water and locational efficiency experts, to advise the Secretary on the implementation of the enhanced energy efficiency underwriting criteria established in subsections (c) and (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2CC146D7DA3B4843A823223F992C7468"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header>
<subparagraph id="H15AF452CB3864FEA97CA6EDBFD22ABEA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The advisory group established in subsection (f)(2) shall provide recommendations to the Secretary on any revisions or additions to the enhanced energy efficiency underwriting criteria deemed necessary by the group, which may include alternate methods to better account for home energy costs and additional factors to account for substantial and regular costs of homeownership such as location-based transportation costs and water costs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F02780C5BB748AE956202D80DF6F1C5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Legislative recommendations</header><text>The Secretary shall forward any legislative recommendations from the advisory group to Congress for consideration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>V</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="HDA6BF328C676499E9FE46E704E1137AF"><enum>501.</enum><header>Budgetary effects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled <term>Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation</term> for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.</text>
</section><section id="H8CAD519CF0E84D0DA1A81183657531AD"><enum>502.</enum><header>Advance appropriations required</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The authorization of amounts under this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall be effective for any fiscal year only to the extent and in the amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts.</text>
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