[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3396 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 605
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3396

                          [Report No. 111-319]

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish within the 
  Department of Energy a Supply Star program to identify and promote 
  practices, companies, and products that use highly efficient supply 
 chains in a manner that conserves energy, water, and other resources.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 24, 2010

   Mr. Bingaman (for himself, Mr. Pryor, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Brown of 
 Massachusetts, and Mr. Bayh) introduced the following bill; which was 
    read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

                           September 27, 2010

Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with amendments and an amendment to the title
 [Omit the parts struck through and insert the parts printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish within the 
  Department of Energy a Supply Star program to identify and promote 
  practices, companies, and products that use highly efficient supply 
 chains in a manner that conserves energy, water, and other resources.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supply Star Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. SUPPLY STAR.

    The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by inserting 
after section 324A (42 U.S.C. 6294a) the following:

``SEC. 324B. SUPPLY STAR PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--There is established within the Department of 
Energy a Supply Star program to identify and promote practices, 
recognize companies, and, as appropriate, recognize products that use 
highly efficient supply chains in a manner that conserves energy, 
water, and other resources.
    ``(b) Coordination.--In carrying out the program described in 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) consult with other appropriate agencies; and
            ``(2) coordinate efforts with the Energy Star program 
        established under section 324A.
    ``(c) Duties.--In carrying out the Supply Star program described in 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) promote practices, recognize companies, and, as 
        appropriate, recognize products that comply with the Supply 
        Star program as the preferred practices, companies, and 
        products in the marketplace for maximizing supply chain 
        efficiency;
            ``(2) work to enhance industry and public awareness of the 
        Supply Star program;
            ``(3) collect and disseminate data on supply chain energy 
        resource consumption;
            ``(4) develop and disseminate metrics, processes, and 
        analytical tools (including software) for evaluating supply 
        chain energy resource use;
            ``(5) develop guidance at the sector level for improving 
        supply chain efficiency;
            ``(6) work with domestic and international organizations to 
        harmonize approaches to analyzing supply chain efficiency, 
        including the development of a consistent set of tools, 
        templates, calculators, and databases; and
            ``(7) work with industry, including small businesses, to 
        improve supply chain efficiency through activities that 
        include--
                    ``(A) developing and sharing best practices; and
                    ``(B) providing opportunities to benchmark supply 
                chain efficiency.
    ``(d) Evaluation.--In any evaluation of supply chain efficiency 
<DELETED>carried out by the Secretary, the Secretary shall consider 
energy and resource</DELETED>carried out by the Secretary with respect 
to a specific product, the Secretary shall consider energy consumption 
and resource use throughout the entire lifecycle of a product, 
including production, transport, packaging, use, and disposal.
    ``(e) Grants and Incentives.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may award grants or other 
        forms of incentives on a competitive basis to eligible 
        entities, as determined by the Secretary, for the purposes of--
                    ``(A) studying supply chain energy resource 
                efficiency; and
                    ``(B) demonstrating and achieving reductions in the 
                energy resource consumption of commercial products 
                through changes and improvements to the production 
                supply and distribution chain of the products.
            ``(2) Use of information.--Any information or data 
        generated as a result of the grants or incentives described in 
        paragraph (1) shall be used to inform the development of the 
        Supply Star Program.
    ``(f) Training.--The Secretary shall use funds to support 
professional training programs to develop and communicate methods, 
practices, and tools for improving supply chain efficiency.
    ``(g) Effect of Impact on Climate Change.--For purposes of this 
section, the impact on climate change shall not be a factor in 
determining supply chain efficiency.
    ``(h) Effect of Outsourcing of American Jobs.--For purposes of this 
section, the outsourcing of American jobs in the production of a 
product shall not count as a positive factor in determining supply 
chain efficiency.
    ``<DELETED>(g)</DELETED>(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums 
as are necessary.''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the Energy 
        Policy and Conservation Act to establish within the Department 
        of Energy a Supply Star program to identify and promote 
        practices, recognize companies, and recognize products that use 
        highly efficient supply chains in a manner that conserves 
        energy, water, and other resources.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 605

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3396

                          [Report No. 111-319]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish within the 
  Department of Energy a Supply Star program to identify and promote 
  practices, companies, and products that use highly efficient supply 
 chains in a manner that conserves energy, water, and other resources.

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                           September 27, 2010

         Reported with amendments and an amendment to the title