3.0.0 540 2022-11-15T16:32:45Z 2022-11-15T16:32:45Z House H HR 2013-02-06 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ESHOO:H.R. 540.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, specifically,clauses 1, 3, and 18. Article IV, section 3, clause 2.[Page H414]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2013-02-08T22:23:12Z Referred to 2013-02-06T14:01:30Z Energy Efficient Government Technology Act 113 1261 S 2013-06-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 113 2971 S 2014-12-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2013-02-08 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Committee 2013-02-06 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2013-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 N R000572 Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] Mike Rogers R MI 8 2013-02-06 True W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2013-02-06 True M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2013-02-06 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2013-02-06 True G000562 Rep. Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4] Cory Gardner R CO 4 2013-02-06 True J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2013-02-13 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2013-02-13 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2013-02-14 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2013-02-25 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2013-02-25 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2013-02-25 False D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2013-02-25 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2013-03-13 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2013-03-19 False V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2013-03-20 False H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2013-10-23 False C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2013-10-23 False Energy Computers and information technology Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental technology Executive agency funding and structure Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Licensing and registrations Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Public-private cooperation Energy 00 2013-02-06 Introduced in House 2013-04-01T22:32:51Z Energy Efficient Government Technology Act - Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, with respect to federal agency energy management, to require each agency to collaborate with the Director of the Office of the Management and Budget (OMB) to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information and communications technologies (ICT) and practices that is based on the agency's operating requirements and statutory mission. Includes as part of such a strategy consideration of ICT and related infrastructure and practices.

Requires the OMB Director to: (1) establish performance goals for evaluating the efforts of agencies in improving such technology systems and practices; and (2) maintain a data centers task force responsible for sharing progress toward individual agency goals and the overall target for increased energy efficiency, including through exchanges of best practices and energy efficiency information with the private sector.

Sets forth reporting requirements.

Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, with respect to data center energy efficiency, to require:

  • publication of the designation of the information technology industry organization that coordinates the voluntary national information program for such centers;
  • updating and publication of a report on server and data center efficiency, including an analysis of the impact of ICT asset and related infrastructure utilization solutions;
  • maintenance of a data center energy practitioner program that leads to the certification of practitioners qualified to evaluate energy usage and efficiency opportunities;
  • annual evaluation of agency data centers by such certified energy practitioners (with a preference for those employed by the agency);
  • establishment of an open data initiative for federal data center usage data;
  • active participation by the Secretary of Energy (DOE) in efforts to harmonize global specifications and metrics for data center energy efficiency; and
  • assistance by the Secretary in the development of an efficiency metric that measures the energy efficiency of the overall data center.
]]> Energy Efficient Government Technology Act Display Title Energy Efficient Government Technology Act Short Titles as Introduced Energy Efficient Government Technology Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2013-02-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr540ih/xml/BILLS-113hr540ih.xml 2013-02-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.