[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6538 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6538

   To authorize certain long-term contracts for Federal purchases of 
                                energy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2018

 Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Norman) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
  addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize certain long-term contracts for Federal purchases of 
                                energy.

    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 ``Renewable Energy Certainty Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTRACTS FOR FEDERAL PURCHASES OF ENERGY.

    (a) In General.--Part 3 of title V of the National Energy 
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 554. LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR ENERGY.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 501(b)(1)(B) of title 
40, United States Code, an agency may enter into a contract for the 
acquisition of energy generated from renewable energy sources or from 
cogeneration facilities covering a period of not more than 30 years.
    ``(b) Standardized Energy Purchase Agreement.--Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, 
through the Federal Energy Management Program, shall publish a 
standardized energy purchase agreement, setting forth commercial terms 
and conditions, that agencies may use to acquire energy generated from 
renewable energy sources or from cogeneration facilities.
    ``(c) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide technical 
assistance to assist agencies in implementing this section.''.
    (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents for such 
Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such part 
3 the following new item:

``Sec. 554. Long-term contracts for energy.''.
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