1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Smart Energy
Act
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Federal Energy Use and Generation
Sec. 101. Utilizing energy savings performance
contracts.
Sec. 102. Demand response programs.
Sec. 103. Federal data center consolidation.
Sec. 104. Adoption of personal computer power savings
techniques by Federal agencies.
Sec. 105. Best practices for advanced metering.
Sec. 106. Federal energy management and data collection
standard.
Title II—Providing Opportunities for Energy Efficiency in
Business and Industry
Sec. 201. Loan program for energy efficiency upgrades to
existing buildings.
Sec. 202. Coordination of research and development of energy
efficient technologies for industry.
Sec. 203. Combined heat and power and waste heat
recovery.
<enum>I</enum><header>Federal Energy Use
and Generation</header>
<section id="H2EED4B1F92AF41E29E3B513174659367"><enum>101.</enum><header>Utilizing
energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service
contracts</header>
<subsection id="HB0085CB122394537ACB53720A98E8F8F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Implementation
of energy management requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 543(f)(10) of the National Energy
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(f)(10)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC540D4850B0D4D9FAF09C8B9FF5C938D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(i), by striking <quote>To carry</quote> and inserting <quote>To the extent
consistent with subparagraph (C), to carry</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5F1035336A4D465BB33E04ADCC9EEB8A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking
<quote>A Federal</quote> and inserting <quote>To the extent consistent with
subparagraph (C), a Federal</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H43F7B78EB0334BF190ADD7BDCB21F79E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending
subparagraph (C) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9390D72E18E40249308888D371E24F5" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HDC8F5CF2CCC44FD89DE2DB337D65F2E4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<clause id="H57EE757F92AB4A1C87A4E4DD1DEB5705"><enum>(i)</enum><header>General
rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
clause (i) or (ii) of this subparagraph, each Federal agency shall implement
the requirements under this subsection through private financing described in
subparagraph (B)(i)(II).</text>
</clause><clause id="H5C4469852F1A4B2D88A3508A78238B3A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Federal agency may implement the
requirements under this subsection using appropriated funds described in
subparagraph (B)(i)(I) if implementation pursuant to clause (i) of this
subparagraph conflicts with the primary mission of the agency or facility, or
if greater cost savings can be generated under a different program. A Federal
agency shall provide a written justification for any decision to implement such
requirements under this clause, including an analysis of the impact of such
decision on the taxpayer.</text>
</clause><clause id="H2DFBD1C9854D430D856CAEB6CBD58A26"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Federal
administrative costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
Federal agency may implement the requirements under this subsection using
appropriated funds described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I) to the extent necessary
to cover Federal administrative costs with respect to implementation pursuant
to clause (i) of this
subparagraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H904CD27E10D04EB4A3CCF43EBB9B3F20"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination
clauses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 801(b)(2) of
the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(b)(2)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H38BC21C6F7324687B5F92160B46177E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H83B32A4A8A1E4E3EAF70C06D28B57C74"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of subparagraph (C)(iv) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE1A5851580654F878746C854BA9C515A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27AA653995014EEFBA23B36F2DACAB69" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H113F5521CC974C38954F7812EFED050F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require each agency to include in contracts
appropriate termination clauses for facilities that will or may close before
the end of the term of the
contract.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H54925682D99645C99F375C5A31C3C022"><enum>(c)</enum><header>ESPCs for
electric vehicles and fueling infrastructure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 804 of the National Energy
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287c) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFF54F55D3FD54A77B49CD55526B9EBED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end of subparagraph (A);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE68655E0CBA14FB6A347CC583A63DF44"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCD5EE66D1EBC4D32A7B893331279F27A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BEB2683580646E3BC24642E24E1E55D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H631756329FE9441D924283ACADCCF6D4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a measure to support the use of electric
vehicles or the fueling or charging infrastructure necessary for electric
vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H078B672CD87F4FF59089D139771748D5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>UESCs for
Electric Vehicles and Fueling Infrastructure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 546 of the National Energy
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8256) is amended in subsection (c)(1) by
inserting <quote>, including measures taken to finance the acquisition or use
of electric-powered vehicles or their fueling infrastructure,</quote> after
<quote>demand</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H8E094C4416254E7783D1E0B6208C1600"><enum>102.</enum><header>Demand response
programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 543 of the
National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB676F1EC2BDA4B9D8C1BB37AF00C9DD0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
the second subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FBD368AE39F4AEB8071144E722D09C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H717DCFBFFFB84B6C93EE7D4C02AE964E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HB8221D9D507D405591390118858381FC"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Demand response
programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out this
section, a Federal agency shall participate in demand response programs offered
by electric utilities, Independent System Operators, Regional Transmission
Organizations, and demand response aggregators, where such programs are
available, if such participation does not conflict with the primary mission of
the agency or facility, in order to support electric grid reliability and
security and reduce energy bills for the agency or
facility.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H40C94A98687B46B58B3C0E9723049005"><enum>103.</enum><header>Federal data
center consolidation</header>
<subsection id="H9BFB5F2338824EC1B80D85C631D9D084"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>Federal
data center</quote> means a room or space in a Federal building that is used
for housing computer servers, data storage devices, or network equipment,
including server closets.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA33ED7E902F249F0A854C4CE11FB0DC3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>OMB
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of
the Office of Management and Budget shall direct the Federal Chief Information
Officer to—</text>
<paragraph id="H1E80A028961D4D28BDC8A89F37D519E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require that agencies, when updating their
Federal data center inventories in the third quarter of each fiscal year, state
what actions have been taken to verify the inventories and to identify any
limitations of this information;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H98CF25352283461285A3247A1744684B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require that
agencies complete the missing elements in their respective plans and submit
complete Federal data center consolidation plans, or provide a schedule for
when they will do so, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4376F190DA174E1199B74196CCB5DE5E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>require agencies
to consider consolidation challenges and lessons learned when updating their
consolidation plans; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H26395AA0E0B749D7A91314AA4332653E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>utilize the
existing accountability infrastructure by requiring the Data Center
Consolidation Task Force to assess agency consolidation plans to ensure they
are complete and to monitor the agencies’ implementation of their plans.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6F9D1BB1076A476B873A6A0BAB677461"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Department and
agency requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each of
the department secretaries and agency heads of the 23 departments and agencies
participating in the Office of Management and Budget’s Federal data center
consolidation initiative shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H454105894887436487ECBA5E7E8866B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>direct their
component agencies and their Federal data center consolidation program managers
to complete the missing elements in their respective Federal data center
consolidation inventories and plans; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9BCA6F14A2FC4160AE7D8F9B8ACE8B4E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require their
Federal data center consolidation program managers to consider consolidation
challenges and lessons learned when updating their consolidation plans.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H90481DCB5E994FC98385A18C85E92D03"><enum>104.</enum><header>Adoption of
personal computer power savings techniques by Federal agencies</header>
<subsection id="H51403FA967DE40EDBBACEF9A7C5BD9B1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 360
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
and the Administrator of General Services, shall issue guidance for Federal
agencies to employ advanced tools allowing energy savings through the use of
computer hardware, energy efficiency software, and power management
tools.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H18F8C90530CC4E94981F1BA9165C4E08"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports on plans
and savings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
180 days after the date of the issuance of the guidance under subsection (a),
each Federal agency shall submit to the Secretary of Energy a report that
describes—</text>
<paragraph id="HEB1106F28F1147BC83C7C1F124B3A58F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the plan of the agency for implementing the
guidance within the agency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H177FCD98498140E38D76033B6BE7AB9A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">estimated energy and financial savings from
employing the tools described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H464533D3005040C8A1D55391534C34D0"><enum>105.</enum><header>Best practices
for advanced metering</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
543(e) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8253">42 U.S.C. 8253(e)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1FC114F19E544B9A3E2FF888688C8C6" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE874BEA632674565AA4F62320B4A8D46"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Plan</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HCFE03661CD5942DC836901AEC6E6AE40"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date on which
guidelines are established under paragraph (2), in a report submitted by the
agency under section 548(a), each agency shall submit to the Secretary a plan
describing the manner in which the agency will implement the requirements of
paragraph (1), including—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HE60F3F2D1A174A168A4B799F339FD648"><enum>(i)</enum><text>how the agency
will designate personnel primarily responsible for achieving the requirements;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HDCC4EB9F7B2D498899874DD70FA17F69"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a demonstration
by the agency, complete with documentation, of any finding that advanced meters
or advanced metering devices (as those terms are used in paragraph (1)), are
not practicable.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC30A25C8200A41F09D02768361F7A3FA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>Reports
submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be updated annually.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H36A05437672F41A58442678F737FD794"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Best practices
report</header>
<subparagraph id="HEEBD5AFC7AD4461DA96D8FB6A4A20065"><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>Smart
Energy Act</short-title>, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of General Services, shall develop,
and issue a report on, best practices for the use of advanced metering of
energy use in Federal facilities, buildings, and equipment by Federal
agencies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B86905592EA4F38AFB16FD692C05F41"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Updating</header><text>The
report described under subparagraph (A) shall be updated annually.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D9C568D8F2044B5A21828F824C5B10F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The
report shall include, at a minimum—</text>
<clause id="HF94FAE77A4E746A5B9669F4C9B0B38DF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>summaries and
analysis of the reports by agencies under paragraph (3);</text>
</clause><clause id="H7519BB89188F4DC79C5D5EDF92C71856"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recommendations
on standard requirements or guidelines for automated energy management systems,
including—</text>
<subclause id="H14256BE3DEC3451782B45F73FE9EBB57"><enum>(I)</enum><text>potential common
communications standards to allow data sharing and reporting;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H207D07A68039465CB72402D32719D060"><enum>(II)</enum><text>means of
facilitating continuous commissioning of buildings and evidence-based
maintenance of buildings and building systems; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H89557FBF072049AB9A4D8106495C2A7F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>standards for
sufficient levels of security and protection against cyber threats to ensure
systems cannot be controlled by unauthorized persons; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HAB777B9ADFCA47EBBB92322B332AD34F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an analysis
of—</text>
<subclause id="H8C35D2C473C942ACBCA9FB5675734808"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the types of
advanced metering and monitoring systems being piloted, tested, or installed in
Federal buildings; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF4B45ABF5115443AB09AC7BB156E943B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>existing
techniques used within the private sector or other non-Federal government
buildings.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HB0C06BDF18874FD29ACCBDEF6C782CDD"><enum>106.</enum><header>
Federal energy management and data collection standard</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—</text>
<paragraph id="HA0F865546F8D4FF095FF09936C96736D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
the second subsection (f) (as added by section 434(a) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/140">Public Law
110–140</external-xref> (121 Stat. 1614)) as subsection (g); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9488AAF15F52475CB91B9A51211BE379"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(7), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B39303FF6E64446BBA344487ECFF7FD" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HDD65F53810C74C9EB3D787DF9FD398EC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For each facility that meets the criteria established by
the Secretary under paragraph (2)(B), the energy manager shall use the
web-based tracking system under subparagraph (B)—</text>
<clause id="HA262200F86FE46A5B3D09434F50D24EB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
certify compliance with the requirements for—</text>
<subclause id="H441E5C2717D7446BB73EA13E892E04E8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>energy and water
evaluations under paragraph (3);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE7D854AD00874F889D1C1D0E06BA0E02"><enum>(II)</enum><text>implementation of
identified energy and water measures under paragraph (4); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA4EF6ABB221C4D05B26E9AC95972FD48"><enum>(III)</enum><text>follow-up on
implemented measures under paragraph (5); and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C7CB3F7C29343A998E4B4237B846739"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to publish energy
and water consumption data on an individual facility
basis.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Providing
Opportunities for Energy Efficiency in Business and Industry</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3AD01DC6F654869A7171628A1306226" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Loan program for
energy efficiency upgrades to existing buildings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16511">42 U.S.C. 16511 et
seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82063838ABC84043AB570A6AB0146CFA" style="OLC">
<section id="H2E4F008B54324ACAA95096B4262DC884"><enum>1706.</enum><header>Building
retrofit financing program</header>
<subsection id="H54D22DAFDA2E4CD7BD11B9BAB5E5E12F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H10140EF63A2F4F3EBF833A6DA8A06C1A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Credit
support</header><text>The term <term>credit support</term> means a guarantee or
commitment to issue a guarantee or other forms of credit enhancement to
ameliorate risks for efficiency obligations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H101738DF65A7486C8DDF14AC0B592A43"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Efficiency
obligation</header><text>The term <term>efficiency obligation</term> means a
debt or repayment obligation incurred in connection with financing a project,
or a portfolio of such debt or payment obligations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H67E68F4A80334B2CAE582182554742C6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project</header><text>The
term <term>project</term> means the installation and implementation of
efficiency, advanced metering, distributed generation, or renewable energy
technologies and measures in a building (or in multiple buildings on a given
property) that are expected to increase the energy efficiency of the building
(including fixtures) in accordance with criteria established by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCCF8D8E30EFD49A888FF6C040710CD0A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
projects</header>
<paragraph id="H0812301B56D24F57BA8D1DD2A42DD026"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding sections 1703 and 1705, the Secretary may
provide credit support under this section, in accordance with section
1702.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB18AD09CB98B4FF49A8F970DBA750831"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Buildings
eligible for credit support under this section include commercial, multifamily
residential, industrial, municipal, government, institution of higher
education, school, and hospital facilities that satisfy criteria established by
the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA0B216295E6D4BB6956E66D94348187D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidelines</header>
<paragraph id="H9C805A256A7F47028F5854EB49FFAB99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this section, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF59A0B05684A4E269155885B0DBF65AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish
guidelines for credit support provided under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2BDEBE918A6A4FD9A67797B2A11E341F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publish the
guidelines in the Federal Register; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8184EE2998254BE38164A59391780182"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide for an
opportunity for public comment on the guidelines.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB45F0F9506C149EE8EC301D128B3DB40"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
guidelines established by the Secretary under this subsection shall
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA468F7B287074F6BB087D60A3AC48374"><enum>(A)</enum><text>standards for
assessing the energy savings that could reasonably be expected to result from a
project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF63F84EACEAF4667BD79D79E9774AA2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>examples of
financing mechanisms (and portfolios of such financing mechanisms) that qualify
as efficiency obligations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D89A40C74A444A2A8F7210532BF3504"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the threshold
levels of energy savings that a project, at the time of issuance of credit
support, shall be reasonably expected to achieve to be eligible for credit
support;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H189085426F93479A82F9C2EDAC32DB95"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the eligibility
criteria the Secretary determines to be necessary for making credit support
available under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84D77AE40E754D5ABF756B08E570F6C4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>notwithstanding
subsections (d)(3) and (g)(2)(B) of section 1702, lien priority and credit risk
protections established by the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget, which shall include—</text>
<clause id="H2F0146880C9048729E0114F80315FE0F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requirements to
preserve priority lien status of secured lenders and creditors in buildings
eligible for credit support;</text>
</clause><clause id="H17617E91C7EE453696F73A90F3531F3A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>remedies
available to the Secretary under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/176">chapter 176</external-xref> of title 28,
United States Code, in the event of default on the efficiency obligation by the
borrower; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6C78097CB34A4FD5B8D3621945F49D62"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>measures to
limit the exposure of the Secretary to financial risk in the event of default,
such as—</text>
<subclause id="HAB326165B8D4409BAA76F7A5DEF489BB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the collection of
a credit subsidy fee from the borrower as a loan loss reserve, taking into
account the limitation on credit support under subsection (d);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7146BDAF0B754C1F93E42EA2445F53E0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>minimum
debt-to-income levels of the borrower;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H157DA5A8B8B64AA1BF3E1A85284407DE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>minimum levels
of value relative to outstanding mortgage or other debt on a building eligible
for credit support;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H78509C724175462492928C177116CA6D"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>allowable
thresholds for the percent of the efficiency obligation relative to the amount
of any mortgage or other debt on an eligible building;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H05AFDB6914EE4A1C8F11D95925C8AE66"><enum>(V)</enum><text>analysis of
historic and anticipated occupancy levels and rental income of an eligible
building;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB19E5D813CFA4F32A5E609F282A78C95"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>requirements of
third-party contractors to guarantee energy savings that will result from a
retrofit project, and whether financing on the efficiency obligation will
amortize from the energy savings;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA97CCA30FC9F4B30A719BB19AB737CD4"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>requirements
that the retrofit project incorporate protocols to measure and verify energy
savings; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H11ECF9B3D7C34F8C8673C33186789A07"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>recovery of
payments equally by the Secretary and the retrofit.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD3CBFE32792A4F26BCD79CE8FD12AE93"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Efficiency
obligations</header><text>The financing mechanisms qualified by the Secretary
under paragraph (2)(B) may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE55905679A9443FF86F8904DAFF2C76E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>loans, including
loans made by the Federal Financing Bank;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32D2E4F50219408095EEC9AEF6E49541"><enum>(B)</enum><text>power purchase
agreements, including energy efficiency power purchase agreements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47B5197351E04AADB7413143A414CA0C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>energy services
agreements, including energy performance contracts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6F5C341EEA647D0856420F21F514B35"><enum>(D)</enum><text>property assessed
clean energy bonds and other tax assessment-based financing mechanisms;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFB30E20284743C0B9FBD6BAF9380DFB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>aggregate on-meter
agreements that finance retrofit projects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3B75344E34946B1AF0151814E52DAB7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any other
efficiency obligations the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA1431F360095438C9D2B5792F58E8D01"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>In
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall prioritize—</text>
<subparagraph id="H136527A66D1348749B54D2AA83A6D750"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the maximization
of energy savings with the available credit support funding;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD13313AFCC9046FF88FB4AB309D2B415"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the establishment
of a clear application and approval process that allows private building
owners, lenders, and investors to reasonably expect to receive credit support
for projects that conform to guidelines;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D4A4D1DBFFE4C5AB81DA47AD8893706"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the distribution
of projects receiving credit support under this section across States or
geographical regions of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H230AF66A39D44622A6A36D6DDCDDC433"><enum>(D)</enum><text>projects designed
to achieve whole-building retrofits.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD9F7B6FB3D684B8F8D60714BCC89989F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 1702(c), the
Secretary shall not issue credit support under this section in an amount that
exceeds—</text>
<paragraph id="H9923997095EA4144B69F95FEF61A8297"><enum>(1)</enum><text>90 percent of the
principal amount of the efficiency obligation that is the subject of the credit
support; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H149590A91777415980A91E10C7CB3585"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$10,000,000 for
any single project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDB1E88807072442D8C67AD1632392509"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Aggregation of
projects</header><text>To the extent provided in the guidelines developed in
accordance with subsection (c), the Secretary may issue credit support on a
portfolio, or pool of projects, that are not required to be geographically
contiguous, if each efficiency obligation in the pool fulfills the requirements
described in this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H92C289FCB74E49C3BBBDED565DD8DE9A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="H45E1F6D3212245B3BA194811C8114A28"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive credit support under this
section, the applicant shall submit to the Secretary an application at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
determines to be necessary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B54D08CDF3647EF814E123BD867D97F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>An
application submitted under this section shall include assurances by the
applicant that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9C15D5CA469C450BA5CA2AFA7ACCCCB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each contractor
carrying out the project meets minimum experience level criteria, including
local retrofit experience, as determined by the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06D4373C91CA47AF9EADB828BA02942E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the project is
reasonably expected to achieve energy savings, as set forth in the application
using any methodology that meets the standards described in the program
guidelines;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B0D11DEE3384124815FF5FA778EC3DE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the project meets
any technical criteria described in the program guidelines;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E9D4A13C92E4B9480F81157263812B7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the recipient of
the credit support and the parties to the efficiency obligation will provide
the Secretary with—</text>
<clause id="HCE267CA41E4C43F59D8699500195A76E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any information
the Secretary requests to assess the energy savings that result from the
project, including historical energy usage data, a simulation-based benchmark,
and detailed descriptions of the building work, as described in the program
guidelines; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9F36EF15FF96452188B49BAB299D4EA1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>permission to
access information relating to building operations and usage for the period
described in the program guidelines; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H116644A2F3F34490AA6F9EEA058275EA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other
assurances that the Secretary determines to be necessary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB5E8A9D31A8743E2A3746BAA216A3244"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after receiving an application, the Secretary shall make a
final determination on the application, which may include requests for
additional information.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H71DC22E37E4142FC86CF476573AE6D03"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Fees</header>
<paragraph id="H9CEA006D32A14240B1556ECCF38AF769"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In addition to the fees required by section 1702(h)(1),
the Secretary may charge reasonable fees for credit support provided under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F7F1C35808845FEAEEBF7BB4EA90DE4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Fees
collected under this section shall be subject to section 1702(h)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4514BF89374D4C1E99404ADEF1374287"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Underwriting</header><text>The
Secretary may delegate the underwriting activities under this section to 1 or
more entities that the Secretary determines to be qualified.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H30988ABF2BE44290B4DCA12F77510716"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after commencement of the program, the Secretary shall submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes in reasonable
detail—</text>
<paragraph id="HF66CF1CD3DF147058EC2344E9347D8DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the manner in
which this section is being carried out;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2595BC34BC64F299B880BA949E8A089"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number and
type of projects supported;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD3680499A0F74BC99DF66AB329BFF5DE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the types of
funding mechanisms used to provide credit support to projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H616255F64C564B26B8607B342BE0054E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the energy savings
expected to result from projects supported by this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE9DD5C0370EB4254988532C9A033548E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any tracking
efforts the Secretary is using to calculate the actual energy savings produced
by the projects; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF776996177F14727A045BBE614BD653C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any plans to
improve the tracking efforts described in paragraph
(5).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HB1DC53D9C02143CE8007DD1FFA1CEF8C"><enum>202.</enum><header>Coordination of
research and development of energy efficient technologies for industry</header>
<subsection id="HFE7EBB3A01674E389991AADAFBCAE439"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As part of the research and development activities of the
Advanced Manufacturing Office of the Department of Energy, the Secretary of
Energy shall establish, as appropriate, collaborative research and development
partnerships with other programs within the Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy (including the Building Technologies Program), the Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, and the Office of Science
that—</text>
<paragraph id="HBFA68CCCC24041668C2ED6DDD8003ADD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>leverage the
research and development expertise of those programs to promote early stage
energy efficiency technology development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF2ACE3BA701E4DE58AB5CA3A380258F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>support the use of
innovative manufacturing processes and applied research for development,
demonstration, and commercialization of new technologies and processes to
improve efficiency, reduce emissions, reduce industrial waste, and improve
industrial cost-competitiveness; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14D9CFF612DC48B7824F6C49E7ADA823"><enum>(3)</enum><text>apply the
knowledge and expertise of the Advanced Manufacturing Office to help achieve
the program goals of the other programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6FE9B289E6EA4432ACED8F873FFDA684"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act and biennially
thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report that
describes actions taken to carry out subsection (a) and the results of those
actions.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HFBF26F6E3B774E74A60DC4B5A05922D5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header>Combined heat and
power and waste heat recovery</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HE028BCD11F0C4886AF1202E8F4EDF3F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Goal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the goal of the United States to, not
later than December 31, 2020, achieve a doubling of the production of
electricity from combined heat and power and waste heat recovery in the United
States from the current level of approximately 85 to at least 170 gigawatts by
2020 and thereby improve the energy efficiency of the industrial sector.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0290211B0508457AB0B831E52116DF02"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Strategic
plan</header>
<paragraph id="H189208AA8A454C87BD0EBBE4311CB41B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the
Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Secretary</quote>), in cooperation with the heads of other appropriate
Federal agencies, shall transmit to the Congress and make available to the
public a strategic plan, or update thereof, to achieve the national goal
established under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD3FAEF1C6E33483D92AB8773ACFE62C6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public input and
comment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
develop the strategic plan in a manner that provides appropriate opportunities
for public input and comment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H030C7295467A43A3ADD2A5CFE97E2C63"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Plan
contents</header><text>The strategic plan shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7C27A06221394F6BA65F268C70F96667"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish policy
priorities and identify requirements to ensure compliance with the national
goal established under subsection (a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD61ED8A8DD91489FBC31E4E26CC609B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include estimates for achievable increases
in combined heat and power and waste heat recovery production and for energy
savings that will be achieved by those increases; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD63206AF89B94AC681D4A35B6E79EC9E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>include data
collection and compilation methodologies used to establish baselines and
document energy savings data.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H71485EF755014D0590E6F3856C26761B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Plan
updates</header>
<subparagraph id="HA2DFD6514DA64EEBBF8D1042B53384E7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Inclusion in
national energy policy plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall include each updated
strategic plan in the National Energy Policy Plan required by section 801 of
the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7321).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79E936D579C74C4B95FAE54BF9335050"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In
updating the strategic plan, the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="H93F8D332ABE3418F8875E47737844746"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report on progress made toward implementing
combined heat and power and waste heat recovery policies to achieve the
national goal established under subsection (a); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4350B627FD5040C3A6B6D573403E1C26"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>verify, to the
maximum extent practicable, energy savings resulting from those
policies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>